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Committee members moved and carried multiple listed resolutions by voice vote with limited discussion. Items included carrying forward unspent Technical Assistance Program funds, carryover of unspent rural communities-of-practice grant money, budget amendments to support short-term rental registry software, authorization of AED purchases for Public Health, and approval of new office furniture for the McGowan campus. The committee also appointed Kevin Mahoney to a county industrial development agency board and moved mortgage-tax warrants and a supplemental mortgage-tax authorization.

Public works and capital items were considered as part of the consent list; the committee approved a cost-shift contingency for a capital project (Project No. 130, Middle Barn) explained by staff as an accounting exercise rather than new money. Several of the resolutions were presented as contained in the packet and approved by unanimous voice vote.

The committee chair noted a forthcoming revised occupancy-tax/short-term-rental resolution to be circulated to board members prior to the next full-board meeting, and staff said the change was primarily to align language with a recent state statutory change regarding two-year registration timing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Washington County Finance and Personnel Committee Mtgs. - May 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Supervisors in committee approved a batch of routine resolutions: carrying over unspent grants and technical-assistance funds, amending budgets for short-term rental software, approving public-health equipment purchases, appointing an IDA member and moving mortgage-tax warrants and capital cost shifts.","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},6049842,"Supervisors approve contract steps to privatize jail nursing; staff say short-term savings may become long-term cost and leverage issue",2282,1797000,4079000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3507390-a4a51a8a227553752ffb392cfe850856&start=1797&end=4079","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3507390-a4a51a8a227553752ffb392cfe850856/thumbnail_1797000.jpg","/articles/6049842/Washington-County/New-York/Supervisors-approve-contract-steps-to-privatize-jail-nursing-staff-say-short-term-savings-may-become-long-term-cost-and-leverage-issue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6049842-c710301f085f35074edfc394719bbe1b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172827&Signature=bizfOsVUR0adbgAd6E9m6bCXgRgEqIZ~8PxMkXtjGWf3HuF5v1WzbzrwzUs5KcEx1badT1eh4VaHKME~GfYMdRHcR5PgFntd1KTRsMwHlpjak6L3329nCcE3UKbl9AsSAXaXQtdc03Z7uiktyH9KksA-mgwzwxPn5d2g9RiGg9rWmW7zQolvLfMyGy6aOa20X~P2es-Im7LNeYbyywK3s~C4~Q5YQa1wPW4zxV5SD4KG1Ac1~eS-iZlEXntdGMAxpcPdORZuNvLNqk2ZpczASkHQjt5qvGZtTtZYm8hSaSvpU5SgZplSZ5gVj1YfunP4rY8NJv3Fsr2vuyGansRI7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Washington County supervisors reviewed a proposal to contract with an outside vendor for nursing services at the county jail and voted in committee to adjust staffing patterns in advance of the contract.

County staff presented a line-by-line cost comparison between continuing county-employed nursing staff and the vendor proposal from Eden (vendor name provided in the presentation). The county’s budgeted nursing salaries and the estimated savings from eliminating internal positions were compared with the vendor’s contracted price. “So the total is $4.64 $6.00 5. And then on the right side, you see the Eden proposal is $5.24,” said the presenter, who walked supervisors through monthly and seven-month cost projections. After accounting for a budgeted vacancy that staff had expected not to fill, the staff analysis calculated a modest net savings of about $26,005.94 for the remainder of 2025.

Supervisors raised several concerns: benefits loss for county employees who might move to the vendor, the erosion of bargaining leverage if the county eliminates internal nursing capacity, and whether commissary or other restricted revenue streams could lawfully cover the contract. The presenter said most nurses indicated they would accept the change and that public-health vacancies could offer county employees alternate roles. “One RN that’s full time…there is an option…if you want to go to public health and keep your county benefits,” staff said.

Board members debated the trade-offs. One supervisor said contracting could remove administrative burden and recruiting difficulties; another warned privatization can lock the county into higher prices later because the county would no longer have its own staff to provide competition. “You’ll be further ahead to lock into a 2 or 3 year contract,” one member said; another replied that options and contract terms can mitigate immediate leverage loss.

Personnel staff explained that if the contract is executed, the committee must change the official staffing pattern and remove the nurse positions; the committee approved removing 12 nursing positions from the staffing pattern effective one day prior to the contract start date, contingent on the contract’s execution. Committee discussion emphasized clarity on effective dates and contract provisions for staffing shortfalls. A committee vote carried the staffing-pattern change, with staff noting the removal will be timed so payroll obligations are not incurred incorrectly.

Staff also said that larger medical contracts previously proposed to the county had been far greater in cost; the vendor Eden currently provides medical PAs to the jail and proposed to add nursing functions as a bundled service. Supervisors asked for appropriate contractual safeguards — such as refund or staffing-performance clauses — before the county signs a final agreement.","The board discussed and approved moving ahead with a contract to have an outside vendor provide nursing services at the Washington County Jail, with staff presenting a cost comparison showing a modest 2025 savings but higher projected costs in 2026 and concerns about future leverage over contractors.",{"_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},6049849,"SUNY seeks Washington County sign-off to list Sanford Street lot for sale",357,1220000,1577000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3507390-a4a51a8a227553752ffb392cfe850856&start=1220&end=1577","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3507390-a4a51a8a227553752ffb392cfe850856/thumbnail_1220000.jpg","/articles/6049849/Washington-County/New-York/SUNY-seeks-Washington-County-sign-off-to-list-Sanford-Street-lot-for-sale","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6049849-63d09e8a3974ad10790d1931bfe5c4ef/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172827&Signature=KkTsB0aiLVE~9miEhyzgA-SILAcFteCKQLVn6RVA71OGjNVkwT2mJy~7BtJ3n4Y9tTDoUm~uqjwGVgWjCqEFbciiwHGU3y9RsvgWsbPA0TON3YGy01Ut96JpNQcwq6Y968BazEtL3IthQrWhR2uh5wWgknrTeRiCtKdFKzbNZT2pl0USij-~OvmqJhgvkmhD5lHLH18L5FIQR~q88bqfed77fMTK-SrD3yW1R1Q0VFGXhz3ir7UlVQAErAwrGxojSyNRclS4tbhvjRsSnEqfc4H4Jr3ENIhBeEkUPn2HoYfkS9ak~EINVdcc6OYt93EPRf~0S-CUVZBhkpKj3juhag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","SUNY representatives told Washington County supervisors Wednesday they would like county approval to sell a parcel on Sanford Street in Glens Falls that the college received from a benefactor in 1980.

At a personnel/administrative briefing, a SUNY spokesperson said the 3.5-acre parcel has not been used for at least a decade and has become a maintenance liability. The college said it is legally required to list the property at appraised value; a 2023 appraisal set a market estimate near $100,000 after reviewing comparable vacant lots. “We are legally required to list it at the appraised value,” the SUNY representative said, and asked the county for a resolution that would allow the sale to proceed and give the counties an interest in the transfer.

County supervisors asked how sale proceeds would be used; the representative said funds would be unrestricted if the college sells the lot. Supervisors also noted a prior attempt to swap the parcel with the city of Glens Falls for parking, but said the swap discussions fell through. A motion to send the resolution to the full board was made and the committee recorded unanimous voice support to forward the item to the board for final action.

SUNY officials said the college had tried to keep the property tidy but that continuing upkeep without program use made the parcel a liability. The college advised it will follow required public-scoped listing procedures and reduce the asking price only with documented justification. After the committee vote, staff said the item will be placed on the full board agenda with the resolution packet for final approval.","SUNY representatives asked the county to authorize a future real-estate transfer so the college can place a long-unused Sanford Street parcel in Glens Falls on the market; supervisors said approval will go to the full board after a resolution.",{"_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},6049855,"Washington County officials flag skewed sales-tax trends, shrinking fund balance and looming tax override",577,212000,789000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3507390-a4a51a8a227553752ffb392cfe850856&start=212&end=789","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3507390-a4a51a8a227553752ffb392cfe850856/thumbnail_212000.jpg","/articles/6049855/Washington-County/New-York/Washington-County-officials-flag-skewed-sales-tax-trends-shrinking-fund-balance-and-looming-tax-override","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6049855-4503c6973d4f3bcc594287b4bf8a2b84/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172827&Signature=cb5j8hSyNhmdzyFvqwXZ2UBkbLvGU0kww51NMfpHXNz43aBdfW4tMna~o8BdyIRL~bKw25EFFPhP7TDgV59-yXkSwqUTbR3q9ALk2YNmYUI2s836XqJJWxRXYCZtenvAtAdenn0VP6G4jSwqErkvOLWnIkoLb5elMxUXHs3aoHbVTQqpQJbyxiGpLScYbqbvRJtHiTcof1Lr5WaDOMXEMER8OPUhKWnz4YBCCRQSwEeA2nQAwGdryF2lvaKp1uyZpdpXrvSybkB0lbsVhe-rwtqIup7rYVK7LU6ai9~V1R-J0qbILKuaorB-CFh7afw9b-2HQA6uouyX5eao-Vd2iQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Washington County finance staff warned supervisors Wednesday that new state remittances from short-term rental platforms are distorting recent sales-tax figures and complicating efforts to judge the county’s fiscal health.

The update came during a finance briefing in which staff said sales tax collections for the county have been inconsistent: some recent months trended downward, March showed a 7% drop compared with the prior year, but the county has also seen an overall uptick in total receipts partly because the state began collecting and remitting sales taxes for short-term rentals on March 15 and April 1. “All of those short term rentals…will start to come in, and they may be big enough to kind of soften this globe,” said Brian (Staff member), describing the timing issue.

Staff said the new revenue stream makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable until the state’s remittance reporting is more detailed. The controller’s first-quarter county report showed mixed results across nearby counties; the county’s fund balance was reported at about $13.2 million at the end of 2024, below the county’s policy target of roughly 20% of operating costs. “So there is more bad news coming,” Brian said, noting the county had budgeted with assumptions that now may not hold. He told supervisors the current outlook requires a likely override of the local tax cap to balance the 2025 budget.

Supervisors pressed staff for more granular reporting on the new remittance sources, including whether cannabis sales are separately identified and whether towns and villages that opted in to local cannabis revenue will receive proper distributions. Brian said state reporting has been inconsistent and that he has requested separate remittance detail for short-term rental receipts. “When I get the report, it's three months lag from the close of the quarter,” he said. “So three months after the close of this quarter, I’ll be able to give you a report for this quarter.”

Officials also discussed other budget pressures: the county’s self-insured health fund requires significant premium increases (staff noted a 21% increase for June), and the county faces vacancies and unfilled positions that affect operations. Board members debated hiring freezes and whether program cuts — rather than personnel cuts — should be the focus if the budget requires reductions. “If you want to save money in the budget, you cut a program,” one supervisor said during the personnel committee discussion; another member urged an organizational review to align staffing with program priorities.

Finance staff recommended a separate finance meeting to review the full-year 2024 results and to provide a clearer projection for 2025; supervisors were told July’s reports will give a better read on the post-remittance trend. The county will continue to monitor remittance detail from the state and follow up with towns and villages about cannabis distribution choices.

Less urgent details include staff’s plan to publish a colored, second page of the financial packet for clarity and to circulate an updated occupancy-tax resolution for review ahead of the next board meeting.","County finance staff told supervisors that recent sales-tax figures are distorted by short-term rental collections and new state remittances, leaving officials uncertain about underlying trends as the county’s fund balance sits below policy and a tax override appears likely.","actionData","errors"]

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