Oswego County Legislature Chairman James Weatherup (District 9, Hastings) announced appointments to the County Legislature’s standing committees for 2023. The seven committees oversee departments of county government and make budgetary and policy recommendations to the full Legislature.

The 2023 standing committees are:

• Government, Courts and Consumer Affairs: David Holst (District 4, Amboy) chairman; Edward Gilson (District 3, Pulaski) vice chairman; Noelle Beckwith-Salmonsen (District 21, Hannibal), Michael Solowy (District 23, Granby), James Scanlon (District 16, Oswego), Robert Wilmott (District 18, Oswego) and Michael Yerdon (District 1, Redfield).
  • The committee oversees the Board of Elections, Clerk of the Legislature, County Attorney’s Office, County Clerk’s Office, County Legislature, Office of the Chairman, Real Property Tax Service and Weights and Measures Office. It meets at 9 a.m. on Monday one week before the full Legislature meeting.
• Public Safety: Marc Greco (District 24, Fulton), chairman; Richard Kline (District 12, Pennellville), vice chairman; Frank Bombardo (District 7, Mexico), Frank Castiglia, Jr. (District 25, Fulton), Mary Ellen Chesbro (District 10, Pennellville), Nathan Emmons (District 15, Oswego), Laurie Mangano (District 17, Oswego) and Herbert Yerdon (District 2, Pulaski).
  • The committee oversees the District Attorney’s Office, E-911 Office, Emergency Management Office, Fire Coordinator’s Office, Probation Department and Sheriff’s Office. Meetings are held at 11 a.m. on Monday one week before the full Legislature meeting.
• Human Services: Roy E. Reehil (District 5, Constantia) chairman; James Scanlon, vice chairman; Bombardo, Emmons, James Karasek (District 22, Granby), Tim Stahl (District 20, Oswego), Herbert Yerdon and Michael Yerdon.
  • The committee oversees the Office for the Aging, Department of Social Services, Veterans’ Services, and Oswego City-County Youth Bureau. It meets at 2 p.m. on Monday one week prior to the full Legislature meeting.
• Economic Development and Planning: Tim Stahl, chairman; Mary Ellen Chesbro, vice chairwoman; Beckwith-Salmonsen, Gilson, Paul House (District 8, Hastings), Reehil, and Marie C. Schadt (District 19, Oswego).
  • The committee oversees the Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning and several authorized agencies. It meets at 9 a.m. on Tuesday one week before the Legislature’s full meeting.
• Health: James Karasek, chairman; Michael Solowy, vice chairman; Castiglia, Emmons, Greco, Kline and Scanlon.
  • The committee oversees the County Health Department and meets at 11 a.m. on Tuesday one week before the full Legislature meeting.
• Infrastructure, Facilities and Technology: Stephen M. Walpole (District 14, Oswego), chairman; Paul House, vice chairman; Holst, Linda Lockwood (District 11, Volney), John J. Martino (District 6, West Monroe), Schadt, Patrick Twiss (District 13, New Haven), Wilmott and Michael Yerdon.
  • The committee oversees the County Airport, Energy Recovery Facility, Highway Department, Facilities and Technology Department and Solid Waste Department. The committee meets at 3 p.m. on Tuesday one week before the full Legislature meeting.
• Finance and Personnel: Laurie Mangano, chairwoman; John J. Martino, vice chairman; Holst, House, Lockwood, Twiss and Walpole.
  • The committee oversees the County Audit Office, County Administrator’s Office, County Treasurer’s Office, Human Resources Department and Purchasing Department. It meets at 2 p.m. on Thursday one week before the full Legislature meeting.

This year the Oswego County Legislature is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9; 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9; 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13; 2 p.m. Thursday, May 11; 7 p.m. Thursday, June 15; 2 p.m. Thursday, July 13; 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 (at the H. Douglas Barclay Courthouse, Pulaski); 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14; 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12; 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9; and at 2 and 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14.

Committee meetings and Legislature meetings are open to the public and held in the Legislative Office Building at 46 E. Bridge St., Oswego unless otherwise indicated. Meeting agendas are posted on the county’s government website at www.oswegocounty.com.

For more information, contact the Office of the Chairman of the County Legislature at 315-349-8230.