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Peter Criswell elected chair as Ulster County Legislature adopts four organizational resolutions
Summary
At its organizational meeting, the Ulster County Legislature swore in members, elected Peter Criswell chair by a 19–4 roll-call vote and adopted four procedural resolutions (rules, clerk appointment, standing committees and official newspapers) as a 23–0 block; no public speakers registered.
Peter Criswell was elected chair of the Ulster County Legislature on a 19–4 roll-call vote during the body’s organizational meeting, which also swore in new and returning legislators and advanced four routine organizational resolutions as a unanimous block.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence before Justice David m Gandon administered the oath of office to legislators. After swearing in and brief housekeeping, members moved to select a temporary chair to run the nomination process for the permanent chair. Amy Chatel was nominated and assumed the gavel as temporary chair to oversee the election.
Why it matters: The election determines who presides over the legislature’s agenda and committee assignments for the year; the adopted resolutions set the legislature’s procedural rules, designate a clerk, establish standing…
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