Chairman Weatherup Announces Standing Committee Assignments

by Contributor | January 24, 2026 8:54 am

OSWEGO COUNTY – Oswego County Legislature Chairman James Weatherup (District 9, Hastings) announced appointments to the Legislature’s standing committees for 2026. The seven committees oversee departments of county government and make budgetary and policy recommendations to the full Legislature.

The 2026 standing committees are:

• Government, Courts and Consumer Affairs: Chairman David M. Holst (District 4, Amboy); Vice Chairman Michael Yerdon (District 1, Redfield); Joseph Arduini (District 22, Fulton); Gena Bartlett (District 24, Granby); Edward Gilson (District 3, Richland); Linda Lockwood (District 11, Volney); and Robert Wilmott (District 18, Oswego).
  • 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, Weights and Measures Office, Assigned Council and Public Defender’s Office. It meets at 9 a.m. on Monday one week before the full Legislature meeting.
• Public Safety: Chairman Paul Connolly (District 20, Oswego); Vice Chairman Herbert Yerdon (District 2, Orwell); Frank Bombardo (District 7, Mexico); Dorothy Caldwell (District 17, Oswego); Mary Ellen Chesbro (District 10, Schroeppel); Lockwood; and Lee Walker, Jr. (District 15, Oswego).
  • 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: Chairman Michael Solowy (District 23, Granby); Vice Chairwoman Noelle Beckwith-Salmonsen (District 21, Hannibal); Arduini; Bombardo; Richard Kline (District 12, Schroeppel); Ryan Taylor (District 25, Fulton); and H. Yerdon.
  • The committee oversees the Office for the Aging, Department of Social Services, Veterans’ Services Agency and Oswego County Youth Bureau. It meets at 12:30 p.m. on Monday one week prior to the full Legislature meeting.
• Economic Development and Planning: Chairwoman Mary Ellen Chesbro; Vice Chairwoman Noelle Beckwith-Salmonsen; Gilson; Paul House (District 8, Hastings); Christine Novak (District 16, Oswego); Roy E. Reehil (District 5, Constantia); and Taylor.
  • The committee oversees the departments of Community Development, Tourism and Planning, Workforce Development; Mobility Management; and several authorized agencies. It meets at 9 a.m. on Tuesday one week before the Legislature’s full meeting.
• Health: Chairman Paul House; Vice Chairman Roy E. Reehil; Bartlett; Caldwell; Kline; Solowy; and Walker.
  • The committee oversees the Health Department and meets at 11 a.m. on Tuesday one week before the full Legislature meeting.
• Infrastructure, Facilities and Technology: Chairman Stephen M. Walpole (District 14, Scriba); Vice Chairman Patrick Twiss (District 13, New Haven); Holst; John J. Martino (District 6, West Monroe); Novak; Marie C. Schadt (District 19, Oswego); and M. Yerdon.
  • The committee oversees the County Airport, Energy Recovery Facility, Highway Department, Buildings and Grounds Department, Information Technology Department and Solid Waste Department. The committee meets at 2 p.m. on Thursday one week before the full Legislature meeting.

Finance and Personnel: Chairman John J. Martino; Vice Chairman Stephen M. Walpole; Connolly; Holst; Schadt; Twiss; and Wilmott.

• The committee oversees the Audit Department, County Administrator’s Office, County Treasurer’s Office, Human Resources Department and Purchasing Department. It meets at 3 p.m. on Thursday one week before the full Legislature meeting.

The 2026 Oswego County Legislature meeting schedule is:

• 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12
• 2 p.m. Thursday, March 12
• 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9
• 2 p.m. Thursday, May 14
• 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11
• 2 p.m. Thursday, July 9
• 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13 (at the H. Douglas Barclay Courthouse, Pulaski)
• 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10
• 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15
• 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12
• 2 and 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10

Legislature and committee 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 here: https://www.oswegocountyny.gov/government/county_legislature/meeting_agendas.php[1]

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

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