Lewis County committee forwards 10 draft resolutions, approves IT migration and demolition contract

The Lewis County Finance and Rules Committee moved and forwarded 10 draft resolutions to the full board and adopted several procedural motions by voice vote during the meeting. Early in the record the committee approved two motions authorizing modifications to the Thrive Wellness and Recovery Agreement and amending the compensation plan to create a second mental health service coordinator, to be incorporated into a resolution for the March 3 full board meeting.

Key forwarded items and committee actions include: the employee meal policy amendment (forwarded); an agreement with Tyler Technologies to migrate the county to a hosted ERP platform (one-time fee $5,000; first-year licensing/maintenance $72,322 funded through the 2026 IT budget); a resolution amended to call on New York State to review energy policy (original language referencing National Grid was edited); opposition to the Rapid Act regulations limiting local authority over renewable energy projects; award of a demolition contract to Bronze Contracting LLC for a condemned building at 5508 State Route 26 under the CDBG imminent threat grant program (cost not to exceed $32,200); approval to add roughly 113 acres across three parcels to Agricultural District No. 6 with a negative environmental impact declaration; a determination that the Constableville Roadway and Complete Streets Improvement Project (funded by a $500,000 NYS ESD county infrastructure grant) is a Type II SEQRA action; authorization of a public hearing April 7, 2026 on the CDBG Lewis County Microenterprise Program; acceptance of franchise tax adjustments and an instruction to the county treasurer to apportion and charge back franchise tax payments as prescribed by law (the transcript contains a garbled figure and the exact charge-back amount is not clear in the record); and forwarding draft resolution 10 to form the Lewis County Land Bank Corporation with an 11-member board.

All of the listed drafts were moved, seconded, and forwarded to the full board by voice vote with no roll-call tallies in the transcript. The committee also approved adjourning the prior session and moved to go into an executive session to discuss an attorney–client privileged matter related to a potential contract renegotiation; the chair listed required attendees (legislators, the county attorney, deputy county manager, county clerk and Rob/Bob Loud as transcribed). The meeting record shows these items were forwarded for consideration by the full board and that staff will follow up with required paperwork and filings.