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Livingston County Board elects leadership, sets committee schedule at 2026 organizational meeting
Summary
At its 2026 organizational meeting, Livingston CountyBoard of Supervisors elected David Grafader chairman and appointed Deb Babbitt deputy chairman, announced committee calendars and a voluntary $20 flower fund contribution, then adjourned.
The Livingston County Board of Supervisors opened its 2026 organizational meeting with roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved to select board leadership and set committee schedules.
Members nominated and voted to install David Grafader as chairman after a voice vote on the floor; the transcript records multiple 'Aye' responses and the chair announcing the motion adopted. The board also advanced appointment of Deb Babbitt as deputy chairman after a call for the question. Speaker 2 moved the nomination for chairman, saying, 'I'd like to nominate David Grafader.' The formal vote tally was recorded as voice responses in the transcript and is not specified by individual counts.
In brief remarks after the leadership votes, Speaker 2 thanked the board for its confidence: 'It's a real honor to be able to represent the board of supervisors ... and be, so involved here in Livingston County,' and said he looked forward to working with board members, administration and staff. Speaker 2 also welcomed Jonathan Cates, identified in the meeting as 'supervisor elect from the town of Lima.' The speaker asked 'mister Pingrazio, supervisor of Caledonia,' to serve as vice chairman for the year; the transcript contains inconsistent spellings for that supervisor's name.
The board set committee schedules: Human Services will meet the following morning, followed by Public Service; Ways and Means will remain on last year—s schedule alongside regular board meetings. Separately, Speaker 2 asked for a voluntary $20 contribution to a longstanding "flower fund" to help with small gestures of support to staff or constituents in need.
With no further business, Speaker 2 moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded, members voted 'Aye,' and the meeting was declared adjourned.
The meeting record contains some garbled or inconsistent transcription (notably a line referring to 'David's recruiter' and inconsistent spellings of a supervisor's name); vote tallies were recorded as voice votes and exact counts are not specified in the transcript.
