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Staff displayed draft sign designs showing a Purple Heart designation; committee members discussed placement and size, noting that signs on higher-speed state roads would be larger per MUTCD sizing than town-road signs. Staff said signs would be installed on roads leading into Washington County and that final sizing and placement would follow MUTCD guidance and road classification.

Separately, a committee member requested approval to stay overnight during a multi-day advocacy visit to Albany focused on local roads. The committee approved the request; members noted the county has historically approved similar travel for the local roads advocacy effort and discussed room-sharing logistics when appropriate. Staff clarified the additional overnight request was an amendment to the travel plan and would be reflected in travel paperwork.

Both items were handled as informational/travel approval items and passed by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Washington County Board of Supervisors' Public Works/Public Safety Meetings 3.4.25","oneSentenceSummary","The Washington County Public Works Committee reviewed design concepts for Purple Heart County roadway signage and approved overnight travel for a county official to attend an advocacy event for local roads in Albany.","taxTitle","Washington County, New York","taxId",56999,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6284387,"Committee approves dash cameras for foreman trucks and authorizes purchase of replacement foreman truck using carpool surplus",834,1482000,2316000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2582120-55afd88432992c1a69e98e19a92c035f&start=1482&end=2316","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2582120-55afd88432992c1a69e98e19a92c035f/thumbnail_1482000.jpg","/articles/6284387/Washington-County/New-York/Committee-approves-dash-cameras-for-foreman-trucks-and-authorizes-purchase-of-replacement-foreman-truck-using-carpool-surplus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284387-ae6625bfe245ee4768d2c0a974f47e0e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152178&Signature=JGUfNT9kkJVsYoxV64Jea9OXGZMW-CEZIHiOaNtgqzVWehhQuhzy3kiiI7urhLFvMZ7hvhp3DzgJZKXZvkPxYIkH5PT4xe4GAFAgKi6-jk4AL73PsoiJHc36dhlz71jHmpOpO6O5OTBw1N~9~WKtRgHmzoyisSpGbtky508WMPfxC7I6nZK4YN115YPmCWVUEaY9idGSFiYtaDUf4fJGQDGfkR47gpPqgF9qTsFVh4ojvHOt2gLeKt6do74g7jO-~1BiK~Ii3dPejLNWtyTngRFNECnf3lIlCpXN~T3WewIC3vk~~uObcuEK7TCpAHAqwSQ9RE~eJEd~WyvoHl8RDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Washington County Public Works Committee on March 4 approved a county proposal to equip foreman trucks with forward-facing dash cameras and authorized purchasing a replacement foreman truck with surplus funds from the county carpool account.

Staff said the camera system being considered (through the vendor Samsara) records front-facing video, stores footage in a cloud service and costs roughly $360 per unit per year. Committee members asked about retention policies, public-records obligations and whether cameras record continuously or only on incident triggers. Staff said the cameras are always on and rely on triggers (crash detection or a manual save) to preserve footage; they also said the vendor cycles video in the cloud and that the county will seek specifics on retention windows before full deployment.

Legal counsel and committee members raised questions about public-records retention and whether routine footage would create obligations to retain large volumes of data; staff said they would follow up with the county's records/insurance and report back. Committee members also discussed potential insurance discounts and the cameras'value as evidence after collisions; staff said the impetus for the purchase included a recent incident in which a foreman truck was totaled and the county is attempting to recover costs from another party's insurer.

The committee approved a motion to move forward with an initial purchase (staff said existing budget lines cover the initial units) and requested follow-up details on contract terms and storage retention. Immediately afterward the committee approved spending remaining carpool surplus to purchase a replacement foreman truck; staff said if the county recovers insurance money from the ongoing claim, any recovered revenue would be returned to county revenue and would not automatically be spent without further committee or board approval.

Committee members emphasized that any dash-camera policy should be consistent across departments, include retention rules and address live-view concerns; staff agreed to provide a policy concept and more detail on storage duration at a future meeting. The motions carried by voice vote.","The Washington County Public Works Committee approved buying dash cameras for foreman trucks at about $360 per unit per year and authorized purchasing a replacement foreman truck using surplus carpool funds; members discussed data retention, live-view concerns and insurance implications.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6284388,"Committee rejects noncompliant truck bid, moves forward on multiple vehicle, materials and tree contracts",204,349000,553000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2582120-55afd88432992c1a69e98e19a92c035f&start=349&end=553","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2582120-55afd88432992c1a69e98e19a92c035f/thumbnail_349000.jpg","/articles/6284388/Washington-County/New-York/Committee-rejects-noncompliant-truck-bid-moves-forward-on-multiple-vehicle-materials-and-tree-contracts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284388-cf1bd3d9f57ab2439dba96b22250072c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152178&Signature=kYkC9Qtjf~DpApHzBZRlt0p0XzA4Foas30z4f5PnJ3LlXTog~yeprhCS712l5dDtYgx-Zxgda65QYJ7JIDGHlOtibMb3k-DSYS1kN9izGdjf7-HjeS4ukHXjJcnWyrZGvSveVR6~LIT6IIc-LWOMYnYEucGySHO3tUBr1I8zzJ06UYu8w31w-PrS2wPZfWeMFbFGjpixOOqK8~FVATTisTVt-60kqJ1eo2gpxwOCNgTyogrcrrS61L4mukZsUXF1nZdqFA3B861sLr~0ZbQn1OpI87Jcx42JRMqkFc0JLc8rB9wIYFZZWfCl98OUZrPWbe4eaX7-OM~LobR6fpg86A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Washington County Public Works Committee on March 4 rejected a noncompliant bid for one procurement lot and approved multiple other vehicle, equipment and materials contracts, including a tree-removal contract.

Committee members voted to reject bid 2025D after staff said the submission did not meet bid requirements (committee discussion cited an issue with the cab specification). Following that rejection the committee approved the next eligible bid in the sequence, described in the agenda as bid E, and then moved to award additional vehicle and equipment lots labeled F, G and H. The motions passed by voice vote.

The committee also approved awards for the annual material bids (several grouped lots numbered in the packet). Members opened portions of the material bids over consecutive days to shorten the meeting and then approved grouped lots 10 through 15 and later lots 4 through 9, following staff recommendations.

Separately the committee awarded the county's tree-removal contract to Bill Dornan at a rate of $200 per hour. Staff said the bid includes required details of services to be provided and that county crews will provide trucking, chipping and traffic control; committee members noted the county will stop work when the line-item budget is exhausted and that wood is offered first to landowners and then to county wood sheds per county practice.

Committee discussion also covered the weights-and-measures truck and other purchases that either were included in the adopted budget or had been approved at the previous meeting; staff noted items under $50,000 do not require a separate resolution. Members moved to accept the recommended awards and the motions carried by voice vote.

On concrete and ready-mix supply, committee members and staff discussed a separate issue: a change in state specifications that moved design responsibility to suppliers, which led to no bids for the county's concrete lot. Staff said the county will rebid concrete using prior state specifications to obtain needed material.

The committee recorded motions and carried each by voice vote. No roll-call tallies were given in the committee minutes excerpted at the meeting.","Washington County Public Works Committee rejected a noncompliant bid for a DPW truck (2025D), awarded several other vehicle and materials bids (including awards E, F, G, H and annual materials lists), and awarded a tree-removal contract to Bill Dornan at $200 per hour.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6284389,"Public Works committee OKs budget amendment for sewer capital project; seeks lead agency for control-building SEQR review",134,162000,296000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2582120-55afd88432992c1a69e98e19a92c035f&start=162&end=296","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2582120-55afd88432992c1a69e98e19a92c035f/thumbnail_162000.jpg","/articles/6284389/Washington-County/New-York/Public-Works-committee-OKs-budget-amendment-for-sewer-capital-project-seeks-lead-agency-for-control-building-SEQR-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284389-5f94b1d794bd28eabc0a5f74dbb4ea56/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152178&Signature=F-f04u7smE7NxcsZd5zxNqZRvSv2mbHl6VDmZdkzFHZ0c4yEgOJfh5H20Sepo~OB2egt4He6w9wsFDsFQAJGDpQz6yQsfxyUad3g3sp3f7FLSc45br4Bb~ACHtiNRFu65ve-iZcTk4mGjVwCG9VxeRuqxyGrXySbShCpWJ2Zs6ellaQPn6FJYX3UxI6h8dqMLI6dHob9UkhYlnQkj-0KfmXk6kemKjk4RNU6CQzaVkTWIj08DMvF2WEjjXUJ1eNfVBYagZNtoC~QfEd0l00fukMFu6Y7AjIDSB-k~00LB1vDkhlTOFM82EQS24ley-PRXmx4Msa5Loj9vxJ-bZA87Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Washington County Public Works Committee on March 4 approved a budget amendment to reclassify remaining consultant funds for an ongoing sewer capital project and asked the full Board of Supervisors to seek lead agency status and begin an environmental review for two process-control and administration building projects.

Committee members voted to move remaining funds from the consultant line into a dedicated capital project account for the sewer work. Committee staff said roughly $83,000 remains in the project account and that, when complete, the county expects to receive about $50,000 in grant reimbursement tied to the work. The motion to set up the capital project and amend the budget carried without recorded opposition.

In a separate action the committee recommended that the Board of Supervisors declare lead agency and circulate the project's Environmental Assessment Part 1 for a 30-day public review period, an initial step in New York's State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) process. County staff said the county will return with a SEQR determination after the public comment period; they indicated they expect a negative declaration but noted timing could push the formal determination to the May meetings.

Committee members discussed the timing and that the step is intended to give the community an opportunity to review the assessment. There was no formal vote recorded on the substance of a negative declaration; the committee's action was to send the lead-agency recommendation and environmental assessment forward to the full board for its decision.

The motions were presented during the committee's regular business; both carried with the committee indicating \"aye\" at the roll call.

The actions complete the next procedural steps for the sewer capital project and the county's planned process-control and administration building work. The items will next appear before the full Board of Supervisors for final determinations and any required resolutions.","Washington County Public Works Committee approved a budget amendment to set up a capital-project line for a sewer project with about $83,000 remaining and authorized the full Board of Supervisors to seek lead agency status and begin a 30-day SEQR review for process-control and administration building projects.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee previews Purple Heart County signage plan and approves advocacy travel

Committee approves dash cameras for foreman trucks and authorizes purchase of replacement foreman truck using carpool surplus

Committee rejects noncompliant truck bid, moves forward on multiple vehicle, materials and tree contracts

Public Works committee OKs budget amendment for sewer capital project; seeks lead agency for control-building SEQR review