The Lewis County Board of Legislators approved a package of 12 resolutions during its organizational meeting, carrying each by voice vote or roll call where noted.
Key outcomes included adoption of standing rules (Resolution 1); auditing and allowing claims totaling $2,813,209.35 (Resolution 2), during which one legislator stated a recusal because vouchers they approved were in the payment list; appointments and employment agreements for clerk, county attorney and county manager (Resolutions 7–9); authorization of 2026 budget appropriations and transfers to capital projects (Resolution 6); and setting a public hearing on a new short environmental assessment form related to agricultural land under Ag District No. 6 with review noted under SECRA and a cooperative agreement with 'New York State DAM' (Resolution 12).
Other routine items carried included a blanket undertaking covering officers and employees (Resolution 4), waiving a surety bond for the board chair (Resolution 5), authorization for a fire advisory board with a corrected dates typo noted for the 2026 term (Resolution 10), and highway department budget transfers (Resolution 11). The clerk recorded roll-call responses of 'Yes' for multiple legislators during Resolution 2 and recorded that 'Mosher' recused herself from that vote.
The resolutions are procedural organizational matters designed to enable board operations for 2026. No ordinance adoptions or contested policy changes were recorded in debate.