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The board approved two scheduling resolutions (Intro Nos. 107-25 and 108-25) that change the date/time of the first regular May meeting to May 7, 2025, at 10 a.m., and move the second regular July meeting to July 23, 2025. Legislator Stocken moved the vote, seconded by Legislator Root; the measure was approved by voice vote after brief explanation that staffing availability motivated the May change.

The board also approved a grouped package of staffing resolutions (Intro Nos. 109-25 through 111-25) to create three full-time positions across the county’s defender offices: one junior accountant in the public defender’s office (Intro 109-25), one full-time legal services case manager in the public defender’s office (Intro 110-25), and one full-time legal services case manager in the conflict defender’s office (Intro 111-25). The motion to approve those resolutions was made by Legislator Havey and seconded by Legislator Rickett Swails. A roll-call vote recorded 10 ayes and 1 no (Legislator Ricky voted no); three legislators were absent. The clerk announced the outcome as approved.

Separately, the board accepted a donation (Intro 112-25) of 200 building kits from Lowe’s in Hornell, New York, to support the county’s Joseph P. Dwyer Peer-to-Peer Support Program. The acceptance was moved by Legislator Stockton and seconded by Legislator Root and approved by roll call.

The chairman also announced a joint appointment: W. Brooke Harris, chairman of the Allegany County Board of Legislators, together with Andrew Burr, chair of the Cattaraugus County Board of Legislators, appointed Christopher Chase of Universal Primary Care in Olean to serve on the Cattaraugus Allegany Workforce Development Board for the remainder of Carrie Haley’s three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2025. The announcement described the appointment as effective immediately; no separate roll-call vote on the appointment was recorded in the transcript excerpt.

Other items received for the record included interfund transfer and tax-bill correction reports approved by the county administrator, notice of an IDA public hearing for a proposed Wellso Business Park LLC project, a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes application between the Allegany County IDA and Indus Hotels Inc., correspondence from Assemblyman Sempulinski concerning two resolutions (numbers cited as 94-25 and 96-25 in the record), a notice about a Bliss Wind Repowering Project 3-day notice of intent to file with state siting authorities, and a notice of a PILOT between the IDA and Alley Cat Wind Energy LLC. Those items were received by the board as correspondence and not debated in the meeting excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Allegany Legislative Board Meeting - March 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 12 meeting the Allegany County Board of Legislators approved two meeting-schedule changes, created three full-time positions in defender offices in a 10–1 roll call, accepted a donation of 200 building kits for a peer support program, and announced a workforce board appointment.","taxTitle","Allegany County, New York","taxId",73159,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6277004,"Allegany County proclaims March 2025 as Agricultural Month; Farm Bureau highlights Ag Literacy and National Ag Day",589,199000,788000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2658317-54c120f787d675e5e3f95eeacceb3ace&start=199&end=788","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2658317-54c120f787d675e5e3f95eeacceb3ace/thumbnail_199000.jpg","/articles/6277004/Allegany-County/New-York/Allegany-County-proclaims-March-2025-as-Agricultural-Month-Farm-Bureau-highlights-Ag-Literacy-and-National-Ag-Day","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6277004-af5ec8e0cf3dd04f2f731299d626d8a9/orig.mp4?Expires=1773309294&Signature=e3YT-tFMyBm-KTjHuwhdPlXw2k~JrtigXpbmgRSaeC0qokzkrv79gdxwZ3THEA~njBe4YsxXJlRWKPgT7lsmgZS647uHX8FX-copwTDYrv6c718aZ-uSj3TGOU26jcIb-w-LneP2WIPoBqxT~oErubxwJNvrWLPJzAfC4POASbJLpodd3luIU2B4E2yWr7Qt4iyVUSdVtM-kzYvFUihIdu2~aS7cRDflQ8REIfJaoSjoi9SgqvYU~kf8beZcsaUZNV1L2MwbZXbCIFVafUfvVVOEsr3HPyOXf2-mIEVo~lsomhLGUjWOrOHutkJeZ2U4sB~k9JTGceDpy8smzQxfJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Allegany County Board of Legislators on March 12 proclaimed March 2025 as Agricultural Month after a brief presentation by representatives of the Allegany County Farm Bureau.

Nora, speaking on behalf of local farmers, told the board that agriculture “is part of our history, our heritage, our values and it continues as an important part of our culture and our rural economy.” The board’s chairman, W. Brooke Harris, read the proclamation and formally declared the month in a statement to the chamber: “I, W. Brooke Harris, chairman of the Allegany County Board of Legislators, do hereby proclaim the month of March 2025 as agricultural month in Allegany County.”

The proclamation draws on statewide figures cited at the meeting to frame the importance of agriculture: New York State is said to be home to more than 33,000 farms, about 6,900,000 acres of operational farmland and to have contributed more than $5.7 billion in agricultural sales last year. The presenters asked the board to join Farm Bureau efforts to raise awareness of farming’s role in the local economy and in community life, and to support Ag Literacy Week activities for young students.

At the podium with Nora was Diane Foster, introduced as director of the Allegany County Farm Bureau and a co-presenter; Foster was identified as one of the owners/operators of Windfall Farms in Friendship during remarks. The Farm Bureau noted that National Agricultural Day is scheduled for March 18, with the national theme this year, “Together We Grow,” and described Ag Literacy Week as a local outreach effort to teach children about how food is grown and processed.

Chairman Harris and other legislators joined the presenters briefly for photographs after the proclamation was read. The board’s remarks and the proclamation were recorded as part of the public record and no formal vote on the proclamation was required or recorded during the session.

The presentation and proclamation occurred during the board’s “privilege of the floor” segment, before the meeting recessed for a short break.","The Allegany County Board of Legislators proclaimed March 2025 as Agricultural Month after a presentation from the Allegany County Farm Bureau highlighting Ag Literacy Week and National Agricultural Day on March 18.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Allegany County Board approves schedule changes, new public defender positions and a donation

Allegany County proclaims March 2025 as Agricultural Month; Farm Bureau highlights Ag Literacy and National Ag Day