The Washington County Board of Supervisors held its 2025 organizational meeting and elected Robert Hanke as chairman and Cassie Fedler as vice chairman, then unanimously adopted a set of organizational resolutions and announced an executive session on a contract matter.

The board opened nominations from the floor and nominated Robert Hanke for chairman; the nominations were closed and the board voted by voice to elect Hanke chairman. Nominations for vice chairman produced a single nominee, Cassie Fedler; the board closed nominations and elected Fedler by voice vote.

The board then took up a series of routine organizational items. Resolution No. 1, authorizing a bond of the chairman and vice chairman, was moved and adopted by voice vote. Resolution No. 2, to designate the county depository, was moved and adopted. Resolution No. 3, appointing a member to the Soil and Water Conservation District board, and Resolution No. 4, an appropriation for the Washington County Extension Service, were each moved and adopted by voice vote.

Following those actions, the board approved Resolution No. 6, titled authorization for designated officials to approve corrections of real property tax errors under New York State law for amounts less than $1,500. That resolution was moved and carried by voice vote.

At the end of the public portion, Chairman Robert Hanke requested an executive session to discuss a contract matter and advised the gallery that the board would likely take action when it returned from executive session. Vice Supervisor O'Brien seconded the request and the board entered executive session.

Votes at a glance

- Election of chairman: Robert Hanke — elected by voice vote (nominations closed; voice vote carried).
- Election of vice chairman: Cassie Fedler — elected by voice vote (single nomination; voice vote carried).
- Resolution No. 1 — Bond of Chairman and Vice Chairman: adopted (voice vote).
- Resolution No. 2 — Designate Depository: adopted (voice vote).
- Resolution No. 3 — Appointment to Soil and Water Conservation District board: adopted (voice vote).
- Resolution No. 4 — Appropriation for Washington County Extension Service: adopted (voice vote).
- Resolution No. 6 — Authorization for designated officials to approve certain real property tax corrections (New York State Real Property Tax Law, < $1,500): adopted (voice vote).

The meeting moved into executive session to discuss a contract matter; the public portion ended before any contract action was recorded in the transcript.