At its organizational meeting, the Cayuga County Legislature administered the oath of office to new and returning members and moved to fill leadership roles.

Legislators repeated the standard oath — "I do solemnly swear or affirm" — pledging to support the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New York and to "faithfully discharge the duties of the office." The clerk recorded roll call; Ben Vitale was noted as excused. Members recorded present included Tom Winslow, Bob Shea, Aileen McNabb Coleman, Hans Petcher, Mark Strong, Heidi Nightingale, Elaine Daley, Amy Sargent, Brian Muldrow and Jonathan Annas.

A member nominated "John Annas" for legislative chairperson; the transcript records the nomination and a vote ('All in favor? Aye.'; 'Any opposed? Opposed.') but does not provide a roll-call tally or a clear recorded second for the nomination. The roll-call portion of the transcript earlier listed "Jonathan Annas," creating an inconsistency in how that legislator’s name appears in the record. The transcript does not resolve the difference; this article reflects both forms exactly as they appear in the record.

Tom Winslow was nominated and seconded for vice chair and the motion drew an "Aye" vote; the presiding member congratulated the new vice chair.

The meeting concluded after brief additional procedural confirmations and a motion to adjourn was moved and seconded. The clerk called the vote and the meeting was closed.

The transcript contains several garbled or inconsistent name spellings and titles in places (see audit). Where the record is unclear, this report notes the ambiguity rather than making assumptions.