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Lewis County committees approve appointments, appropriations and local law; votes at a glance
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Summary
Legislative committees voted on multiple appointments, reappointments, appropriations and local actions during the Oct. 8 meeting cycle; this summary lists each adopted item and its outcome as recorded in the committee proceedings.
The Lewis County committees considered and carried a series of draft resolutions, appointments and appropriations at meetings on Oct. 8. Below is a concise list of each item recorded in the transcript and the committee outcome. Where the transcript did not record a recorded roll-call tally, the outcome is listed as carried or approved as announced.
Appointments and reappointments - Appointed Lindsay Allen of Glenfield as a member of the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Subcommittee to fill an unexpired term, effective Oct. 8, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028 — motion carried. - Reappointed Ashley Wade of Brantingham to the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Subcommittee for a four-year term, effective Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2029 — motion carried. - Reappointed Rebecca Kelly of [Wobble listed in transcript] to the Developmental Disability Subcommittee for a four-year term, effective Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2029 — motion carried. - Appointed Eric Baker of Wobble to the Mental Health Subcommittee to fill an unexpired term, effective Oct. 8, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028 — motion carried.
Appropriations, budget and plan actions - Appropriated additional state aid funds of $54,296 to community services accounts and authorized the treasurer to make necessary budget adjustments — motion carried. - Accepted and appropriated CDBG funds (CDBG 636 IT566-25) in the amount of $274,710 for the Intimate Threat Program in planning and community development accounts — motion carried. - Adopted a Health Plan Fund Balance Policy — motion carried. - Adopted Local Law No. 7-2025 to authorize overriding the tax-levy limit (GML 3-c) for the Lewis County 2026 budget — motion carried.
Other authorizations and project actions - Authorized Recreation, Forestry and Parks Director Jackie Mahoney to travel to Cleveland, Ohio on Oct. 27—Oct. 30, 2025, to attend a Rails-to-Trails conference — motion carried in committee. - Authorized application for Northern Border Regional Commission Catalyst Program funding up to $3,000,000 to implement roadway, complete-streets and supportive infrastructure projects in the Village of Port Leyden — motion carried. - Authorized undertaking a Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Plan through Planning & Community Development in collaboration with Adirondack North Country Association — motion carried.
Personnel and administrative items - Amended the Public Health compensation plan to abolish one full-time Deputy Public Health Director and one full-time Public Health Specialist and create one full-time Supervising Public Health Nurse, effective immediately — motion carried. - Adopted the standard workday reporting for Chairman Dollhoff and Deputy Election Commissioner Hannah Wilson (late draft) — motion carried.
Legislative positions and other actions - Proclaimed 2025 as the centennial year of the New York State Association of Counties — motion carried. - Adopted a resolution supporting New York State Senate Bill S-8481 (as recorded in the transcript as S 84 81), described in committee as authorizing local governments to opt out of certain CLCPA mandates; the transcript recorded a motion and carry vote and indicated the final draft would carry Herb Frost as the introduction author — motion carried.
Notes on votes and tallies: The committee proceedings recorded that motions were seconded and that items were carried with "aye" responses. The transcript did not include detailed roll-call tallies for each item or recorded "no" votes in the committee sections transcribed; accordingly, this summary reports outcomes as carried/approved where the chair announced adoption. If a record with full roll-call tallies is required, the official minutes or clerk's certified record should be consulted.
