The Clinton County Legislature met Sept. 23, 2026, receiving a public presentation on an American Revolution ABC book and upcoming American 250 events, holding a brief public hearing on Clinton Community College’s proposed budget with no public comment, receiving committee and liaison reports, approving resolutions #718–#758, and entering executive session to discuss contracts, litigation and potential property sale.
Discussion Points
•Approximately $40,000 remains available for tree-replacement projects in the Chazy/Altona area.
•Association distributed over 3,200 books to 35 schools across three counties and organized related student events.
•Association identified lack of age-appropriate Revolutionary War materials for local schools and produced a new ABC book.
•Board approved payments for completed projects and discussed adding two commissioner seats to enhance technical capacity.
•Clerk read the public‑hearing notice and the Legislature opened and promptly closed the hearing with no public speakers.
•Committees placed multiple resolutions on the agenda, including contract-related items for Buildings & Grounds and airport operations.
•County Attorney requested executive session to discuss contracts, litigation, potential sale of property and provide advice of counsel.
•Director Jeff Sisson delivered corporate-compliance training.
•State clarified Public Health Infrastructure Grant funds cannot be used for infrastructure improvements.
•Two nurse positions and the Office Manager position were recently filled.
Decisions
•District has not decided to present formal expansion proposal to Legislature
•Entered executive session at 5:55 p.m.; exited at 7:00 p.m.
•Public hearing record created with no testimony
•Resolutions #718–#758 recorded as approved in minutes
Directions
•Board to review applications and schedule interviews for the next Director of Public Health.
•Legislators were invited to attend and encouraged to volunteer for events.
The Clinton County Legislature met Sept. 9, 2026, heard public comments on food insecurity, coroner staffing and redevelopment of the Bluff Point/Clinton Community College property, received committee reports, heard a staff update on a water-district easement at Morrisonville Elementary School, approved Resolutions #667–#717 and entered executive session on a personnel matter.
Discussion Points
•Appointments of deputies and new death-certificate position questioned.
•Concerns about long-term use of an Essex County-elected interim coroner.
•Executive session held to discuss employment of a certain individual with motions recorded as 9-0-1.
Director of the Clinton County Historical Association gave a public talk at Champlain Memorial Library outlining Indigenous history, town settlement dates, hamlets, museums and a planned mapping of historic markers.
Discussion Points
•Active archaeological site on private Peru property
•Battlefield Memorial Gateway as a tourism asset
•Collect photos and descriptions
•County name history and administrative changes
•Create countywide list of historic markers
•Descriptions of perimeter and escape reports in the 19th century
•Difference between initial settlement dates and formal town creation dates
•Map markers with GPS
•Prison established to provide labor to mines
•Rededication of Peru monument with panels and flag
•SUNY Plattsburgh conducts summer fieldwork
Directions
•Town historians asked to contribute photographs and descriptions
The Clinton County Legislature met Aug. 12, 2026. The body received committee reports, placed multiple resolutions on the consent calendar, withdrew two procurement items, tabled adoption of a county logo, held an executive session on litigation, and approved the remaining listed resolutions before adjourning.
Discussion Points
•Airport Director discussed vendor contracts, hangar issues, and upcoming Part 139 inspection.
•Budget kickoff announced; departmental submissions due Sept. 1.
•Committee reports across multiple standing committees presented numerous resolutions for placement on the agenda; several procurement items and contracts were reviewed.
•County Administrator outlined budget kickoff and strategic-plan next steps; Airport marketing and website modernization in progress.
•Director Eric Day presented the FY2025 State Homeland Security Program grant application at Public Safety Committee.
•IT director presented Acceptable Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies policy alongside technology supply-chain and phone-system upgrades.
•Strategic planning work in progress with presentation to Finance Committee anticipated.
•The resolution was placed on the agenda and later included in approved resolution batches.
Decisions
•Airport resolutions placed on agenda and included in broader approval batches.
•Legislature approved the resolution batch that included the grant application.
•Resolutions #581–#585 and subsequent grouped batches approved as listed; Resolution #592 tabled; Resolutions #586 and #655 withdrawn; Executive session held on litigation.
Directions
•Committees approved moving Public Safety and Personnel meetings to Sept. 8.
•If awarded, Emergency Services will follow standard grant acceptance and implementation procedures.
•Policy placed on the agenda for legislative consideration; no separate recorded vote on the AI item in the meeting minutes.
•Proceed with contract processing and prepare for inspection follow-up.
•Staff directed to proceed with agenda items as placed; follow-up items to be addressed in committee.
•Staff to prepare budget materials; Finance Committee to receive strategic-plan framework in Sept/Oct.
Clinton County Legislature held a regular session featuring committee reports, dozens of resolutions (many approved on voice or roll-call), discussion of a large increase in rock-salt bids and a last-minute 13.2 purchase of highway trucks, and an executive session on proposed litigation.
Discussion Points
•Clerk read dozens of resolutions (Res. 581 onwards).
•Committee and floor moved to authorize Tetra Tech contract.
•Committee approved 13.2 purchase for trucks to avoid higher 2027 prices.
•Committee discussed CCIDA and UMS Property LLC project.
•Committee withdrew and will resolicit bids.
•Contracts with Samaritan Hospital for SANE program oversight and claims processing recorded.
•DA's office and Child Advocacy Center grant and contract approvals.
•No further public discussion in transcript.
•Policy title read by clerk; motion and second recorded.
•Resolution 591 was placed on the agenda and carried.
•Resolution 592 was tabled during floor action.
•Salt bid single-response far higher than prior year.
•Several measures were passed with minimal debate.
•Some items were withdrawn (Res. 586, 655) or tabled (Res. 592).
•Transcript records roll call and carriage of the resolution.
•Treasurer authorized to increase appropriation and revenue for the Center.
Clinton County Legislature met for a regular session that included a MEGA scholarship presentation, a detailed briefing on Plattsburgh International Airport service challenges and strategy, committee reports across departments, votes approving multiple resolutions and an executive session before adjournment.
Discussion Points
•Clerk read a long list of resolutions from different committees; some items were pulled or withdrawn and others were placed on the agenda by committee recommendation.
•Penning presented data showing marked decline in Canadian crossings and lower passenger demand from Montreal; he argued that route suspensions are related to low load factors and higher fuel costs.
•Penning recommended targeting international low‑cost markets and leveraging Plattsburgh’s lower fees to attract carriers.
•Presentation of the MEGA member scholarship and explanation of selection criteria and award amount.
•Several staffing backfills and grant acceptances were approved; some items used roll call votes.
Decisions
•Informational recognition only; no legislative action taken.
•Multiple resolutions carried (see actions list); legislature entered and exited executive session and activated three resolutions under rule 13.2.
•No formal legislative action on airport strategy; approved outreach and preparation for upcoming EAS procurement (informational).
Directions
•Staff to meet carriers and develop business cases through fall/winter; attend Routes World (October) and Routes Americas (February).
•Treasurer and relevant departments to implement approved contracts, transfers and hiring actions.
The Clinton County Legislature held its regular session on July 15, 2026. The board heard two presentations (a MEGA scholarship presentation and an airport strategy briefing), received multiple committee reports, approved the bulk of resolutions on the agenda, and held an executive session regarding an employment matter.
Discussion Points
•County Attorney reported submission of 33% engineering plans and upcoming field work and meetings with town supervisors.
•Kelleher requested executive session to discuss an employment-history matter.
•LaVigne described MEGA’s scholarship program, eligibility focus on STEM and public policy, and that two Clinton County students won this year.
•Major blocks of agenda items were approved; several resolutions were withdrawn prior to consideration.
•Penning recommended county monitoring of the Essential Air Service contract and active outreach to carriers.
•Penning warned of reduced Canadian traveler volumes, higher fuel costs, and exchange-rate effects.
Decisions
•Approvals and withdrawals as recorded; executive session held on a personnel matter.
•Executive session request granted and later closed; no public outcome recorded.
•No formal county action recorded; awards were presented as a recognition item.
•No formal decision recorded; the presentation concluded with information and recommended follow-up actions.
Directions
•County engineers to continue submission and coordination with town supervisors; follow-up meeting in six weeks (as recorded).
•None recorded as a formal direction in the transcript.
Opening ceremony for the 2026 Clinton County Fair featured remarks from fair officials, clergy, local and state elected officials, a state announcement about fair funding and a $1,000,000 marketing campaign, scholarship awards and a ceremonial ribbon-cutting.
Discussion Points
•Local officials described a roughly $55,000 appropriation for a fair-related project and thanked staff for finalizing an agreement under budget.
•State investments in fairs and a planned $1,000,000 marketing campaign were announced by the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets.
•Two $500 scholarships were awarded to local graduating seniors.
Historian Dr. Patrick Desrois (University of Maine) gave a public lecture in Champlain tracing four centuries of Franco‑American migration, settlement and cultural organization in the Champlain Valley, followed by a Q&A and brief community announcements.
Discussion Points
•Desrois argued New York State hosted substantial Franco‑American populations distinct from the New England mill‑town narrative.
•He identified two migration streams: early settlers and political refugees from the 1837–38 rebellions.
•He noted parish formation, Oblate missionary activity, and French‑language newspapers as key community institutions.
Clinton County Legislature met June 24, 2026, approved a package of resolutions including several airport contracts and temporary coroner coverage, heard staff reports including a U.S. Supreme Court decision on tax-sale compensation, and recognized local scholarship recipients.
Discussion Points
•Airport committee recommended a group of airport-related contracts and solicitations; Chamber agreed to cover travel cost for airport manager trip.
•Isabella County’s case has been remanded to lower courts to examine alleged irregularities.
•Presentation of scholarship recipients and review of their extracurricular achievements
•Supreme Court ruling sets constitutional baseline for compensation at auction sale price minus tax debt.
•Two appropriations to increase revenue and spending authority for insurance reimbursement and a peer-to-peer veterans program grant.
•Whether the temporary coroner contract would increase county expenses (committee and floor discussion said it would not increase ongoing costs).
Decisions
•Informational staff report; no legislative action taken.
•Resolutions 473–483 approved by roll call; executive session called to discuss personnel matters.
•Two scholarships presented; recipients identified and congratulated.
Directions
•Coroner office to finalize temporary coverage contract while incumbent is absent.
•Purchasing to solicit bids for T‑hangar design and construction per Resolution 478.
The Clinton County Legislature met June 10, 2026 in Plattsburgh and approved a large set of resolutions and several contracts, heard committee reports on building, public safety, health and transportation items, received an administrator update on collective bargaining and strategic planning, and briefly entered executive session to discuss the employment history of a county employee.
Discussion Points
•Collective bargaining for Correction Officers has begun and a second meeting was held.
•Committee reports summarized multiple recommended resolutions and contract items across county departments.
•County Administrator reported on collective bargaining, training, and strategic planning.
•Department-head training on customer service is scheduled for June 11.
•Health committee recommended grant acceptance (Overdose Intervention Initiative) and school-district related contracts.
•Initial stage of the county Strategic Plan has started.
•Legislators moved to enter executive session to discuss an employee's employment history.
•Multiple committees recommended contracts and program actions for full-legislature votes, including building repair contracts and procurement for sewer and turf work.
Decisions
•Committee recommendations forwarded to full Legislature; many items were then approved on the consent calendar.
•Information received; no formal bargaining outcomes recorded in the minutes.
•Resolutions #401–#425 and #427–#471 approved; Resolution #426 approved with one abstention; Resolutions #472 approved; motion to enter and exit executive session carried.
Directions
•Full Legislature to consider and vote on committee-recommended resolutions (many approved later in the meeting).
•No formal direction to staff recorded in minutes beyond informational updates.
•None recorded directing staff to take specific follow-up actions in the minutes.
•Resolutions approved direct staff to proceed with the authorized contracts and actions.
The Clinton County Legislature met June 10, 2026, approved a broad package of resolutions including a contract with The Strand Center for the Arts (one abstention), received committee reports across county departments, entered and exited an executive session on an employee matter, and adjourned at 6:11 p.m.
Discussion Points
•A contract with The Strand Center for the Arts was recommended and later carried; one legislator abstained.
•County Administrator reported collective bargaining was underway and that the second meeting "is going well."
•Multiple committee reports presented contract, grant and policy items for committee-recommended resolutions.
Decisions
•Entered and exited executive session on a personnel matter
•Meeting adjourned at 6:11 p.m.
•Resolution #426 approved with one abstention (Kretser)
•Resolution #472 approved
•Resolutions #401–#425 approved
•Resolutions #427–#471 approved
Directions
•Committees scheduled tentative follow-up meetings in July for items requiring further action.
•Staff to continue collective bargaining and strategic planning work as noted in the administration report.
Clinton County Legislature met June 10 and approved a long list of routine resolutions, including contracts, position backfills and grant appropriations; members discussed a $5.44 million bid to rehabilitate the Keysville Main Street bridge and agreed the county could be responsible for cost overruns.
Discussion Points
•A broad package of resolutions was discussed by committee chairs and adopted mostly per committee recommendations.
•A motion to enter executive session for personnel matters was made and carried; the legislature returned and approved a 13.2 waiver and Resolution 472.
•County share reduced by about $200,000 after moving construction engineering to a separate contract.
•County will be responsible for any overages beyond federal/state caps; staff will contact Essex County about possible contributions.
•Resolution 410 was withdrawn prior to a vote; Resolution 426 passed with one abstention.
•Transportation staff reported the low bid was about $5.44 million and that federal/state contributions are at maximums.
Decisions
•Multiple authorizations for contracts, grant acceptances and personnel actions approved; Resolution 410 withdrawn; Resolution 472 reclassification approved following 13.2 waiver.
•Resolution 459 approved to award the rehabilitation bid; construction engineering will be contracted separately.
Directions
•Departments to implement approved contracts and grant appropriations and report as required.
•Staff to finalize contract award and proceed with separate construction engineering contracting.
•Staff to implement approved reclassifications and process back pay for PCN 4214.
•Staff to pursue intergovernmental funding discussions with Essex County and report back to the legislature.
Clinton County Legislature held a regular session featuring committee reports, multiple routine resolutions (including airport contracts, grant appropriations and commendations), a brief executive session, and adjournment.
Discussion Points
•College added a correctional facility to the PEPP program with approximately $50,000 in support.
•Committee reports presented for multiple standing committees, most reporting no recent meetings.
•Plattsburgh International Airport Committee reported multiple airport-related contract items and placed several resolutions on the agenda.
•Representative reported strong fall enrollment and FY25 audit completion.
•Treasurer-related resolutions established or adjusted appropriations for grant programs.
Decisions
•Multiple resolutions (382–400 range) were approved as recorded, including airport contracts, grant appropriations and commendations.
•No formal county action recorded on this report during the meeting; informational update only.
Directions
•College to follow up at June meetings (finance and regular session).
•Executive session approved to discuss the history of a particular person.
•Waiver of rule 13.2 approved to consider Resolutions 399 and 400.
The Clinton County Legislature met May 13, 2026. A resident, Shelene Britner, raised concerns during public comment about the sheriff's handling of an eviction that left an unhoused man, Edward Jarvis, unattended and later hospitalized; the Legislature then heard committee reports and approved a large package of resolutions (Nos. 307–381) covering grants, contracts, staffing, highway bids and appropriations.
Discussion Points
•Britner stated prior procedure was for sheriff to transport to Department of Social Services if no one was available; she said that did not occur in this case.
•Most resolutions were introduced as committee recommendations and carried with roll call or voice votes.
•Public comment: Britner alleged the sheriff's office left an evicted man without arranged transportation and reported he was later hospitalized.
•Several employment backfills and reclassifications drew at least one recorded 'I oppose' vote in the transcript, but motions carried.
Decisions
•No formal referral, motion, or committee assignment on this specific eviction appears in the public transcript.
•Resolutions 307–381 were approved or carried in the May 13 session according to roll calls and voice votes recorded in the transcript.
Directions
•No recorded referrals for further study on the resolutions read at this session within the public transcript.
Public commenter alleges Sheriff’s deputies did not follow prior eviction procedures for a vulnerable tenant; the Clinton County Legislature approved resolutions #307–#381 and held an executive session on property, litigation and personnel.
Discussion Points
•Britner alleged deputies left an evicted tenant without transport to social services and later rendered by ambulance to CVPH.
•Committee reports placed multiple resolutions on the agenda for approval across social services, economic development, finance, health, public safety and transportation.
Decisions
•Resolutions #307–#381 approved as a block; executive session held to discuss property, litigation, and personnel.
The Clinton County Legislature met April 22, 2026, conducted roll call, heard brief public comments and committee reports, approved a slate of resolutions including multiple personnel actions, contracts, transit grant applications and an airport parking contract extension, entered and exited an executive session, and adjourned.
Discussion Points
•Committee reports presented across multiple committees; Buildings & Grounds recommended Resolutions 267 and 268; Transportation committee discussed transit management and grant application; Board of Health reported a nursing staff shortage; staff announced Sandy Road water district closing and relocation of artwork.
Decisions
•Resolutions 267–306 were approved (carried) by the legislature; the body entered and exited an executive session; meeting adjourned.
Directions
•Committees scheduled follow-up meetings (finance, transportation, personnel) on tentative May dates; staff to begin collective bargaining with sheriff correction officers next week.
Clinton County Legislature met Apr. 22, 2026, approved Resolutions #267–#306, heard committee and liaison reports including a nursing-staff concern at the Health Department, tourism/occupancy data from the Chamber, and updates on Clinton Community College; the body held an executive session on real property and personnel and adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
Discussion Points
•Board of Health liaison raised nursing staff shortage as a central issue at the April 20 meeting.
•Board of Health most discussed the nursing staff shortage at its April 20 meeting.
•Chamber reported occupancy tax down 3% year‑over‑year; ADR up 2%; total lodging revenue $1.9 million.
•Chamber tracking 264 short‑term rental listings with $688,000 YTD revenue and ADR $143.
•Committee reports presented and committee-recommended resolutions advanced to full Legislature.
•Community Services Board reviewed opioid-settlement fund disbursement, agency expenditures, and behavioral‑health/developmental‑disability reports.
•County Administrator reported project close-out for Sand Road Water District and upcoming collective bargaining with Sheriff's Department and correction officers.
Decisions
•Entered and exited executive session; no public details disclosed.
•Resolutions #267–#306 approved by the Legislature (individual tallies not specified).
Directions
•County Administrator requested executive session on real property and personnel, which the Legislature approved.
•None recorded in the transcript aside from committee scheduling and placement of resolutions on the agenda.
Clinton County Legislature met April 8, 2026; members heard public comments on organ donation and on rising disposable-vape waste and environmental risks, received committee reports, voted on a long series of resolutions (many approved), withdrew a proposed purchase of nine new voting machines and tabled Resolution 238, and entered executive session before adjourning.
Discussion Points
•Committee withdrew consideration of a proposed purchase of nine Dominion machines at the committee stage.
•CTIRD collected ~150 devices since January; 118 contained nicotine and none of those 118 were legal flavors in NY state.
•CTIRD is piloting collection (drop box at Champlain Mall) and working with Casella on disposal options.
•Enforcement gaps exist where products do not bear the word 'tobacco' or use synthetic nicotine to avoid regulatory language.
•Many resolutions were read and moved on the floor; most were carried following committee recommendation.
•Members discussed potential not-to-exceed amounts for a contract before deciding to table that contracting resolution (Resolution 238).
•More than 92% of collected devices were single-use disposables, creating both public-health and hazardous-waste concerns.
Decisions
•Multiple resolutions approved as recorded; Resolution 229 withdrawn at committee; Resolution 238 tabled on the floor; the legislature moved into executive session.
Directions
•Several resolutions direct county departments (planning, IT, sheriff) to accept grants or solicit RFPs as noted in the motions.
The Clinton County Legislature met April 8, 2026 in Plattsburgh. Members approved a slate of routine resolutions, heard public comments including a proclamation for Donate Life Month and a detailed presentation on disposable vape waste and youth use, and tabled a contract with Lumsden & McCormick for further executive-session review.
Discussion Points
•Casella and counsel presented on landfill expansion and permitting steps.
•Chair Henry questioned contract costs and suggested a $50,000 not-to-exceed cap given $243/hour Senior Accountant rate.
•C-TURN is coordinating with Casella Waste Management on disposal solutions.
•C-TURN presented data on local collections, nicotine content and disposable device share.
•Legislator Castine requested tabling for executive-session discussion of real property matters and contract details.
•Multiple committee-recommended resolutions were approved as a group during the meeting.
•One resolution (#238) was tabled following discussion and executive-session review.
•Presenter described enforcement limits faced by local environmental health staff and proposed policy options.
•The committee placed related resolutions on the full Legislature agenda for consideration.
•Two resolutions (#229, #259) were withdrawn by committees prior to full-session approval.
Decisions
•Resolution #238 was tabled after executive session; no authorization was granted.
