Clinton County Legislature approves resolutions, hears request to fund special election and holds executive session on opioid litigation

The Clinton County Legislature met March 28, 2018, in the Legislative Chambers at 137 Margaret Street in Plattsburgh and approved Resolutions #243 through #260, the body announced. Chairperson Harry McManus called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m., and the Legislature carried a motion to accept the minutes of its March 14 regular session.

Former Area 3 legislator Samuel Dyer, now supervisor of the Town of Beekmantown, told the Legislature he resigned his seat in January expecting the Legislature would make an appointment rather than hold a special election. Dyer asked the Legislature to consider using unspent funds that would otherwise have covered his salary for January through March 2018 to help offset the cost of the special election held earlier that week. County Administrator Michael E. Zurlo said the request will be discussed at the Finance Committee meeting on April 10.

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