The Lewis County Board of Legislators approved a claims audit and a series of resolutions during the meeting, including agreements for public-safety software, a six-month renewal for armed security services at the Human Services building and a revision to a demolition contract award.

Notable outcomes

- Resolution 212 (auditing and allowing claims): moved, voted and recorded. Legislator Mosher abstained; other recorded legislators voted yes during the roll call. The resolution was adopted.

- Resolution 221 (in support of Congressman Nick Langworthy's Energy Choice Act and in opposition to government-mandated natural gas bans): moved by Tom Kalmus, carried on voice vote.

- Resolution 223 (authorizing long-term leases with purchase options between Lewis County and BOCES for educational centers): moved and carried; some legislators expressed concern about valuation before the roll call adopted the resolution.

- Resolution 224 (setting a second public hearing for the Lewis County housing rehabilitation CDBG program administered by Snowbelt Housing): moved and carried.

- Resolution 227 (parking lot lease authorization) and Resolution 228 (landowner access agreements for recreation parking lots): moved and carried.

- Resolution 229 (agreement with Motorola Solutions for public-safety software and maintenance): moved by Vince and carried; discussion noted future IT support needs for sheriff’s technology.

- Resolution 232 (six-month renewal with ICU Security for armed security guard services at the Social Services/Human Services building): moved and carried.

- Resolution 236 (support for Kraft Heinz and the North Country Regional Economic Development Council’s application for a New York State Achieve grant): moved and carried.

- Resolution 237 (rescinding and terminating a bid/contract with Elite Excavating and awarding the demolition contract to DNS Excavating LLC for the building at 6314 West Main Street, Turin): moved and carried.

Several consent items were pulled for separate consideration (including multiple numbered items listed by the chair) before the board voted on the remaining consent packet. Where roll-call votes were recorded, the minutes reflect the individual responses captured on the record.

Provenance: each resolution and vote is recorded in the meeting transcript at the resolution announcement and roll-call moments; roll-call for Resolution 212 is recorded starting at 00:46:52.