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Rensselaer County Legislature elects leadership, adopts procedural resolutions at organizational meeting
Summary
At a Jan. 7, 2006 special organizational meeting, the Rensselaer County Legislature elected its chair and other leaders, administered oaths, and approved a slate of procedural resolutions including appointments for clerk and county auditor and designation of the official newspaper.
The Rensselaer County Legislature met in special session on Jan. 7, 2006, in the legislative chambers at the Rensselaer County Office Building in East Greenbush to organize for the legislative term, elect leaders and approve routine procedural resolutions.
Chairman Hoffman was nominated and elected by voice vote; the legislature recorded 18 ayes and no opposition. In brief remarks after the vote, Chairman Hoffman said he was "humbled and appreciative" and that he takes the responsibility seriously.
The body then moved through officer elections and committee leadership. Mister Leverage was elected vice chair by voice vote. Legislators also selected majority and minority leaders by voice vote; the motions carried with 18 ayes. During the session, Mister Grant moved the nomination of Robert Bailey to serve as vice chair of the finance committee; that nomination carried.
The chair invited Judge Deb Young to administer oaths to leadership and two legislators who had missed the earlier swearing-in; the chair asked members who had not yet signed the oath book to do so after the meeting.
On the business agenda, the legislature approved a series of routine resolutions introduced by Chairman Hoffman. The body appointed Jess Charette as clerk (Resolution P1 26) and approved the appointment of Jonathan as county auditor (Resolution P2 26); both appointments were carried by recorded voice votes of 18 ayes. The legislature also adopted its rules of procedure (P3 26), appointed a records access officer and designated a denial access appeal officer (P4 26), and designated the official newspaper for Rensselaer County (P5 26) by roll-call responses totaling 18 in favor with one legislator absent.
During the roll call for P5 26 members answered individually on the record. The clerk announced there were 18 present and one absent (Mister Koloski).
The meeting concluded with the reading of the index of resolutions, an opportunity for legislator privileges, and a motion to adjourn by Mister Maloney that was seconded and carried. Chairman Hoffman closed by welcoming new and returning legislators and wishing members a safe trip home.
The legislature did not take up any contested policy debates or external contractual votes at this session; items were procedural and organizational in nature.
