Warren County enacts new Ethics and Disclosure Law; public hearing closed with no comment

The Warren County Board of Supervisors enacted Local Law No. 6 of 2026 on June 18, adopting a revised Warren County Ethics and Disclosure Law that replaces several earlier local laws.

The clerk read the notice that the proposed law would revise county ethics and disclosure requirements and review nepotism provisions in accordance with Article 18 of the New York General Municipal Law. The board opened the public hearing; no members of the public spoke on the proposed local law and the hearing was closed before the board proceeded to consider the resolution.

The law was brought forward on the agenda (recorded as resolution 225) and was approved by roll-call vote (transcript of the meeting records the resolution passing "with 955 votes in favor"). The law supersedes prior local laws noted in the clerk's reading and institutes updated filing and disclosure requirements for covered persons, including elected and appointed officials and certain employees with policymaking or discretionary authority.

Why it matters: The new local law standardizes ethics disclosures and updates nepotism review language to align with state statutory provisions. County officials said a copy of the full local law is available through the Clerk of the Board and on the Warren County website for public inspection.

Next steps: The enacted law will be posted and become part of the county’s code as described in the clerk’s announcement; the clerk’s notice indicated the law will supersede prior local laws listed in the reading and that copies are available for inspection.