Madison County board approves change of hearing location for proposed Local Law No. 3; Local Law No. 4 hearing location moved with vote not recorded in minutes

Pete Walrod, chairman of the government operations committee, opened the meeting by introducing a resolution to change the location of a regular board meeting and related public hearing arrangements.

The body voted on a resolution to change the public hearing location for proposed Local Law No. 3 for the year 2025. A motion to adopt the resolution was moved and seconded; the transcript records a roll-call outcome described as “1,209 votes in favor.” Meeting discussion and roll call entries also show that 1,098 votes were present at one point and that the resolution required a three‑quarters majority (1,125 votes) to pass; the recorded 1,209 votes in favor met that threshold.

Matt Roberts, chairman of the finance ways and means committee, moved a separate resolution later in the meeting. The body also considered a final item described…