Upcoming Planning Agency Meeting 

May 31, 2022  9am - Virtual & In-Person     View Referrals for April 26th 

 Remote Public Meetings

On January 14, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into Law Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2022 amending Chapter 417 of the Laws of 2021 to authorize any public body (as that term is defined by §102(2) of the Open Meetings Law) “to meet and take such action authorized by law without permitting in public in-person access to meetings and authorize such meetings to be held remotely by conference call or similar service, provided that the public has the ability to view or listen to such proceeding and that such meetings are recorded and later transcribed.”

Chapter 1 takes effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed upon the expiration or termination of the state disaster emergency declared pursuant to Governor Hochul’s Executive Order 11 or any extension or modification thereof. As of the date of this memo, Executive Order 11.2 had extended Executive Order 11 through April 15, 2022.Updates will be posted when available.

https://opengovernment.ny.gov/extension-chapter-1

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If you have any questions you may reach out to County Administration at (518)746-2590                      or contact Pamela Landi at plandi@washingtoncountyny.gov     Planning                                                      & Laura Oswald at loswald@washingtoncountyny.gov     Economic Development

Look forward to hearing from you!