Key Actions & Decisions

• ◆ • Legislators re-elected Lynne M. Johnson, Chairman, and William Eick, Vice Chairman, by 7-0 roll-call votes; Nadine P. Hanlon, Orleans County Clerk, then administered the oath of office to all seven legislators.
• ◆ • The Legislature reappointed Lisa Stenshorn, Clerk of the Legislature, and Katherine Bogan, County Attorney, for a two-year term (7-0).
• ◆ • 2024 legislator compensation was set at $20,021.00 for the Chairman, $15,138.00 for the Vice Chairman, and $13,347.00 for each other member, plus mileage and per diem for county travel (7-0).
• ◆ • The Daily News was designated the county's official newspaper for 2024 and 2025 (7-0), and the Legislature set its 2024 meeting schedule, generally the fourth Tuesday of the month (7-0).
• ◆ • Donald Allport was designated Majority Leader and Fred Miller, Minority Leader (7-0).
• ◆ • Kimberly DeFrank, County Treasurer, was authorized to approve property-tax refunds of two thousand five hundred dollars or less without full Legislature review, reporting processed refunds monthly (7-0).
• ◆ • Reaffirming appointments to the Orleans County Industrial Development Agency was the meeting's only non-unanimous vote: 6 ayes, with Allport casting the lone no.
• ◆ • The Legislature authorized a 2024 agreement with the County of Orleans Industrial Development Agency (COIDA) for economic-development services at $200,000.00 annually, paid in quarterly installments of $50,000.00 (7-0).
• ◆ • A new Assigned Counsel Administrator agreement was authorized with Benjamin J. Bonarigo, PLLC (Kristie L. DeFreze, Esq.), replacing James P. Punch, Esq., ACP Administrator, and Virginia Nicholson, ACP Administrative Assistant, at $35,000.00 annually plus $6,000.00 for an administrative assistant, subject to state grant funding (7-0).
• ◆ • Legislators approved a $7,367.00 payment to NYSAC for 2024 government-consultation services (7-0).
• ◆ • Appointments were approved to the Soil and Water District Board, the Oak Orchard Watershed Board, the Genesee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council, the Open Space Regional Advisory Committee, the InterCounty Association of Western New York, and the Orleans County Jury Board (7-0 each).
• ◆ • Chairman Johnson said the next regular meeting will be held January 23, 2024; the meeting adjourned at 4:48 p.m.