The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted Friday, September 18 to create a Department of Finance to improve financial oversight of taxpayer funds. The vote came after the board held a public hearing for nearly 90 minutes during its regular meeting for September. More than two dozen individuals commented on the initiative, many of them expressing opposition.
After the public hearing, the Board of Supervisors held a lengthy executive session with the County Attorney, with a vote by supervisors occurring on the resolution afterward. Seventeen of 18 supervisors who were present voted for the local law. Queensbury Supervisor at-Large Doug Beaty was the only supervisor to vote against the Local Law.
A copy of the Local Law can be found here. The meeting and public hearing can be viewed on YouTube online here.
More details will be released as they are finalized by the Board of Supervisors.
Additional background information can be found here.