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Legislature invokes public hearing and refers Local Law B to require health department alerts for elevated drinking-water contaminants
Summary
Albany County invoked a Rule 11 public hearing and referred Local Law B, which would require the County Health Department to notify local officials when elevated contaminants are found in drinking water, to the law and health committees for review.
The Albany County Legislature invoked Rule 11 and held a public hearing on proposed Local Law B, a measure that would amend the county code to require the Albany County Department of Health to notify local officials when elevated contaminant levels are detected in drinking water.
Clerk read the public hearing notice and the local law text; the chair announced the referral to the legislature's law and health committees for consideration. "Public hearing on proposed local law number B for 2025... setting forth requirements that the Albany County Department of Health notify local officials regarding enhanced contaminant levels found in drinking water in Albany County," the clerk read aloud.
The invocation of Rule 11 and the committee referral mean the proposal will receive formal committee review and potential revision before any final vote by the full legislature.
The motion to invoke Rule 11 was made and seconded on the floor; the chair called the vote and Rule 11 was invoked. The clerk then read the proposed local law language and the chair said it would be referred to the Law Committee and the Health Committee.
No final legislative disposition was taken at the meeting; the matter proceeds through committee review and any required additional public hearings.
