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County Attorney briefs water agency on County Law and sewer-district role
Summary
Rich Mitchell, Oswego County attorney, provided members with County Law §§ 251–253 and explained the agency's authority to review sewer resources and advise the legislature on formation of sewer districts and related county sewer affairs.
At the March 3 meeting, Oswego County Attorney Rich Mitchell distributed County Law §§ 251, 252 and 253 and briefed the Water Agency on its statutory authority.
Mitchell told members the agency's principal role will be to review sewer resources across the county and make recommendations to the county legislature about the possible formation of sewer districts and the county's current sewer affairs. The distribution of the three statutory sections was recorded in the minutes as part of the meeting packet for members' reference.
The briefing was presented as informational; the minutes do not record any formal direction to staff or a binding decision tied to the statutes. Members set a tentative follow-up meeting for March 31 at 3:00 p.m.
