ALBANY, N.Y.—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent his final days in office signing several bills and granting clemency to prison inmates as workers moved his belongings from the Executive Mansion to a rented U-Haul.

The 63-year-old Democrat is expected to relinquish office at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, transition officials said, two weeks after he said he would resign as he faced an impeachment inquiry and a report from the state’s attorney general that concluded he broke state and federal sexual harassment laws.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul has been meeting with officials around the state and building a cabinet while Mr. Cuomo largely stayed out of sight last week. She is scheduled to take the oath of office on Tuesday.

A white moving van departed from the governor’s mansion in Albany last week.

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The outgoing governor finished his 10½ years in office with months of criticism over the state’s coronavirus policies and the harassment allegations. Mr. Cuomo has denied touching anybody inappropriately and said his Covid-19 policies were crafted to preserve hospital capacity during the height of the pandemic.

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On Friday, state workers were seen moving hand trucks into the mansion from a rented U-Haul. Rich Azzopardi, a senior adviser for Mr. Cuomo, declined a request to interview the outgoing governor and wouldn’t say where Mr. Cuomo intends to move.

As Hurricane Henri threatened Long Island and other parts of the state, Mr. Cuomo on Saturday held a virtual press briefing—without Ms. Hochul—in his Manhattan office. The governor declared a disaster and announced train service would be curtailed.

“I am governor today, and I am in charge,” he said. “This is also something I’ve done a few times. I will be 100% available to the people of the state of New York every minute of the day, which I have been for my entire tenure as governor.”

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned after a state report found that he had sexually harassed several women. His resignation cuts short a third term as governor that was marred by controversy. Cuomo has denied all allegations of sexual harassment. Photo: Office of the Governor of New York The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition

The governor hadn’t yet filed a resignation letter with the secretary of state as of Friday, which is required by law. On Tuesday, he applied for an estimated $50,000 pension with a retirement day of Sept. 1, according to a spokeswoman for the state comptroller’s office, which oversees the pension system.

Mr. Cuomo signed 21 bills, including measures requiring banks to prevent overdraft fees and dedicating the Detective Betsy Horner-Miller Cutrone Memorial Bridge in Nassau County. Legislative officials said they stopped sending Mr. Cuomo bills to act on after he announced his resignation.

Mr. Cuomo didn’t go to his Capitol office last week, staying instead at the nearby Executive Mansion, where he has lived since 2019. On Tuesday, the governor granted clemency to five prison inmates and pardoned five immigrant New Yorkers for whom criminal convictions could lead to deportation.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul has been meeting with officials around the state and building a cabinet.

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Meanwhile, Ms. Hochul met virtually with members of the state’s congressional delegation, toured a school in Queens and held a roundtable with union leaders on Long Island. Her chief of staff, Jeff Lewis, told employees of Mr. Cuomo’s Executive Chamber that “we need all hands on deck to refocus our efforts” and that he would meet with everyone over the next few weeks, according to an email viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Cuomo hasn’t been in touch with lawmakers in his final days, they said. State Sen. Sean Ryan, a Democrat from Buffalo, said he believed Ms. Hochul would have a style markedly different from Mr. Cuomo’s.

“The Prince of Darkness has been replaced by the light,” said Mr. Ryan, using a nickname Mr. Cuomo had when he worked as an assistant to his father, Gov. Mario Cuomo. Mr. Azzopardi declined to comment.

Andrew Cuomo on the grounds of the governor’s mansion in mid-August.

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Harold Holzer, a historian who worked in the administration of Mario Cuomo and joined with Andrew Cuomo on several public history projects, said he was sad at the son’s downfall and disappointed at how he allegedly treated some of his aides, as outlined in the attorney general’s report.

Mr. Holzer said Andrew Cuomo’s legacy would also include major gun-control legislation, the legalization of same-sex marriage and infrastructure projects around the state.

“There won’t be a passenger on a train or a plane or an automobile in New York state who won’t owe a debt to Andrew Cuomo,” he said.

Write to Jimmy Vielkind at Jimmy.Vielkind@wsj.com