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Tory said department staff are also working on a stream permit for the Village of Cuba in Griffith Creek and resuming a range of projects as weather improves. He reported uncertainty about continued federal funding for a climate-resilient farming program that he described as “around 8” and said the department is monitoring the program’s status. The department is also continuing work with the Town of Independence on storm damage from last August, and Tory said FEMA processes are moving slowly.

The updates were delivered as part of the department’s routine report. The archaeological survey is tied to FEMA project work on the Genesee River; Tory said approval from FEMA had finally come through and the on-the-ground survey had been completed within the prior 24 hours. He characterized the climate-resilient farming funding as unclear, saying the grant’s future is “questionable” because it is federally funded.

The stream-permit work for the Village of Cuba in Griffith Creek is in progress; Tory did not provide a permit application number or projected approval timeline. On storm recovery work for Independence, he said FEMA activity appears slow and commented that he was unsure whether delays reflected federal-level developments in Washington.

No formal committee action was taken on these items during the meeting. The report concluded with an opportunity for questions; none were raised that changed staff direction.

The county did not provide additional written details about the climate-resilient farming funding level beyond Tory’s remark of “around 8,” and the department did not present a timetable for the stream permit or for completion of the Independence storm-recovery tasks.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Allegany Resource Management Committee Meeting - April 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Scott Tory, Water and Conservation Executive Director, told the Allegany County Resource Management Committee on April 2 that FEMA approved an archaeological survey in Belfast connected to a Genesee River project and that the survey work “was completed last night or today.”","taxTitle","Allegany County, New York","taxId",73159,"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},6092129,"Resource Management Committee approves requests to fill beach lifeguard positions; swim-grant and lease renewal noted",41,275009,317000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856472-7678cef0026dfa0dac1e4682108d8d78&start=275&end=317","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856472-7678cef0026dfa0dac1e4682108d8d78/thumbnail_275009.jpg","/articles/6092129/Allegany-County/New-York/Resource-Management-Committee-approves-requests-to-fill-beach-lifeguard-positions-swim-grant-and-lease-renewal-noted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092129-2a78cd6fafc5d7e3141d77ca74b46e89/orig.mp4?Expires=1771086398&Signature=QJYwuFJgDT-x19VnB~a1ySMfgpOEefF4BAoUz3A7U5a77mQzwWhATbu9sGnxB018fFo6LHUXuOkiF6n4QFuhfigXI4mpPwtfq1x4fzC7oQMEOLujnoqlCHjyqSW9RJIzsreAjBHdWO0Ny4zIut~m22XGv4sUenzuauo9MK~Q3ICq7Hzygdn0N9Ea1yS7n9EJv8Y0-UmS8Rw2B6LP08NaYEIq7FNXKfcUJp~ThOPG1uYVTEPd98Id42vbPYS~z5ON6--bLuXnAubKWY5B4D-k2YYxbS7znXVzPfjD0gpB-Ld~ALq9d7BYB7jZ8s4y72mIpIoaEsFKKRy1vjvp85ylag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Allegany County Resource Management Committee on April 2 approved requests to fill beach seasonal positions, including up to 10 lifeguards, and approved a second beach staffing request later in the item.

Carissa (staff member) presented the request forms and answered committee questions about typical lifeguard staffing levels. She said the office usually fills most lifeguard slots: \"Some years we get all that. Some years we're a little low. My understanding is last year we were able to man every single day except for 1 day,\" and noted a pre-COVID year when the beach had to close early because student lifeguards returned to college. She also confirmed the seasonal coordinator will return: \"Yes. We we have her all lined up and ready to go. Good. She does a good job.\"

A committee member moved and another seconded the first request; the chair called the vote and the motion carried. The second, separate beach staffing request was also moved, seconded, and approved. The meeting record does not give a named mover or seconder for those specific votes beyond the generic motion language recorded in the transcript; individual roll-call votes were not read aloud.

Carissa told the committee to expect two related items at next month’s meeting: acceptance of a SWIMS grant to help cover personnel costs and a maintenance-of-effort (MOE) action to renew the county’s beach lease with the Rushford Lake District.

The committee did not discuss contract values or grant amounts for the upcoming SWIMS grant at the April 2 meeting.","The committee approved two requests to fill beach positions including up to 10 lifeguards, heard that the seasonal coordinator will return, and was told a SWIMS grant acceptance and a maintenance-of-effort lease renewal with the Rushford Lake District will come to the committee next month.",{"_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},6092133,"Cornell Cooperative Extension to hire external auditor after SNAP grants push local budget over threshold",57,151080,209000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856472-7678cef0026dfa0dac1e4682108d8d78&start=151&end=209","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856472-7678cef0026dfa0dac1e4682108d8d78/thumbnail_151080.jpg","/articles/6092133/Allegany-County/New-York/Cornell-Cooperative-Extension-to-hire-external-auditor-after-SNAP-grants-push-local-budget-over-threshold","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092133-946970f29c0d914dcaf7eb4ef3b3ee9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771086398&Signature=aenEbnN~uvtWgFyONiGoIEFD9mXF-62h72ABozT~Zqch1F~9On5NWtTFmHA49JyxCYpXonINonsL7WC3toBzVOLkMKHIGP7lU8fE~0qLO5x1gdnj-IKnp7fcSeF8R-7gD0uoOeNf2dmpyuIc2734bpgUy5RczMgTvt04IY57Fre9RYMuLVRk587~FfGwBgaqAfTftmnSHTEM9lh6Xjgh5RdKQ0pn1IBzyWTSFEPnhVoFcsRBcLrkvyhjNDyIdP7gniBC-gs9g3Rx9YPZvAHXr-R0uY~OXErRrKpLrfTi8ttXu2QZeGNXNmhJs~~02vJpprn~mnBzHUtezR~4OD1MiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A representative from Cornell Cooperative Extension told the Allegany County Resource Management Committee on April 2 that the office must hire an outside auditing firm because SNAP grant receipts have pushed its budget over the state financial-system limit for in-house auditing.

The extension representative, identified in the meeting as Laura, said the office selected the Bonadio Group, which performs audits for extension offices in Erie, Wayne and Onondaga counties and serves as lead organization for regional SNAP grants. Laura said the Bonadio Group expects to complete the audit by June and that work may begin after April 15, though she did not provide a firm start date.

Laura asked for volunteers to serve as fair judges and reported that ag literacy week drew record participation; she described the audit procurement as the principal administrative item currently affecting daily operations.

No committee action was taken during the report. The extension did not provide a written contract amount or an exact start date for the audit at the meeting.","Cornell Cooperative Extension staff told the Resource Management Committee that SNAP grant receipts raised their budget above a state-system threshold and the extension has engaged the Bonadio Group for an audit to meet state requirements; the audit is expected to finish by June.","actionData","errors"]

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Allegany County water and conservation director reports FEMA survey complete, federal grant for climate-resilient farming uncertain

Resource Management Committee approves requests to fill beach lifeguard positions; swim-grant and lease renewal noted

Cornell Cooperative Extension to hire external auditor after SNAP grants push local budget over threshold