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Lewis board adopts slate of organizational resolutions, appointments and policies
Summary
At its Jan. 13 organizational meeting, the Town of Lewis board adopted a set of organizational resolutions including meeting schedule, banking designations, official newspaper, purchasing limits, petty cash funds and multiple personnel appointments; most measures passed unanimously.
The Town of Lewis Board met Jan. 13 for its 2026 organizational meeting and approved a series of routine organizational resolutions, appointments and administrative policies that set the town's operations for the year.
Key actions included Resolution 26-1-1 setting regular board meetings for the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.; Resolution 26-1-2 designating Champlain National Bank and NYCLASS as official depositories; and the designation of the SUN Community News as the official town newspaper for 2026. The board established petty cash funds ($100 general; $50 clerk), authorized the Supervisor to invest funds under the town investment policy, and set the current IRS mileage rate at $0.725 per mile for town officials.
The board also confirmed a range of appointments. Stephen Denton Jr. was named Deputy Supervisor for 2026 (Denton abstained on that vote); Wendy Ewald was appointed Water Rent Collector for Lewis Water District #1 at a $1,250 annual salary; Jean W. Dickerson was named Town Historian; and the Supervisor was authorized to hire a town attorney on a per-diem basis. Andy Cassavaugh was appointed Chief Water Plant Operator at an $8,000 annual salary, payable quarterly. All listed resolutions passed with recorded majorities noted in the minutes (most 5:0 votes).
The organizational package also included adoption of the town's purchasing policy (authorizing DPW superintendent expenditures up to $1,000 without Chief Fiscal Officer approval), approval to rent DPW equipment with prior authorization, and authorization for cylinder lease agreements with Airgas East, Inc. for oxy/acetylene cylinders in 2026.
The meeting minutes show routine clerical corrections were made to some resolutions (spelling/wording and year clarifications) before adoption. The organizational meeting concluded at 6:56 p.m. and continued into the regular board meeting at 7:00 p.m.
