MidHudsonNews [dot] com is reporting Republican Gregg Pulver has been re-elected Dutchess County Legislature Chairman. After being elected to his second term in the position, he set some specific priorities for 2019, including the implementation of a new ethics code and reapportionment. The existing Code of Ethics has not been updated since 2004. The proposed new code was "crafted by carefully dissecting codes from throughout the state and compiling the worthiest sections," Pulver said. A review of the new code will begin in February. Reapportionment was approved overwhelmingly by the voters in November, by a three-to-one margin. Redrawing the districts will be done by an independent commission. Pulver was reinstalled as chairman on a mostly part-line vote. Minority Democrats nominated their Assistant Minority Leader Kristofer Munn. Read the full story at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.