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Votes reported to the floor

- Ways & Means 9 — Bond resolution (authorized amount described): Committee on Ways & Means reported a bond authorization package totaling approximately $64,640,416 in appropriations, with proposed state and federal matches and serial bond financing for the balance. Motion to authorize bonding moved and approved in committee; action forwarded to the floor for final consideration.

- MAV 2 — Veterans Service Agency budget amendment: Committee on Military Affairs and Veterans reported a request to add one Veteran Services Officer to the agency budget (internally posted); forwarded to the floor for budgetary action.

- LinkWell software agreement — Environment, Conservation, Renewable Energy & Parks: A five-year software and maintenance agreement with LinkWell for electric vehicle charging stations at 388 and 420 Broadway was reported to the floor. Committee discussion noted LinkWell’s local manufacturing and free hardware upgrades as part of the multiyear agreement.

- LCS 13 — Labor & Civil Service personnel and salary adjustments: A consolidated set of position creations, eliminations and title changes spanning Social Services, IT, the nursing home and the district attorney’s office was reported to the floor. Committee discussion described position realignments, CNA trainee slots and pay-title corrections.

- HHHS 14 — Acceptance of St. Peter’s Health Partners funding for maternal education programs: Committee on Health, Housing and Human Services reported acceptance of increased funding to support maternal education and an additional program location in partnership with Young Parents United.

- HHHS 15 — Department of Social Services budget amendments: Committee reported reallocating previously accepted state funds for the family services-centered plan; the county will use a community-based organization (SCAP) to administer the program and remove two planned county positions from the budget.

- PS 10 — Acceptance of STRIVE state grant funding (~$1,177,000): Committee on Public Safety reported acceptance of STRIVE funds distributed among city, county and nonprofit partners; committee approved acceptance and directed staff to proceed with subrecipient agreements and implementation steps (see separate article for details).

Process note: Several committees briefed the legislature on non-voting items as well (for example, Metroplex’s five-year capital plan was presented as required by statute and did not require a committee motion). Following committee reports, Ways & Means also moved remaining dual-referral items to the floor by unanimous committee consent.

What’s next: Each reported item will appear on the full Schenectady County Legislature agenda for consideration and potential final votes. The transcript shows committee-level voice votes and motions to report; full roll-call votes are held at the legislature floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Schenectady County Legislature Committee Meeting - June 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Committees reported multiple resolutions and budget actions to the legislature’s floor; the county advanced bonding authorization, personnel and budget amendments, grant acceptances and procurement for EV charger software maintenance.","taxTitle","Schenectady County, New York","taxId",14533,"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},6544523,"Schenectady accepts roughly $1.18 million in state funds to reduce intimate partner violence",652,2591000,3243000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3639756-c69f1797540de83dcc93ac338cb74166&start=2591&end=3243","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3639756-c69f1797540de83dcc93ac338cb74166/thumbnail_2591000.jpg","/articles/6544523/Schenectady-County/New-York/Schenectady-accepts-roughly-118-million-in-state-funds-to-reduce-intimate-partner-violence","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544523-08ecad475fa534acd949a36e2d7e9fe7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916363&Signature=aYnMlaFjQKcwn2wDPrM-FWOJL8NGH-hrqDJisO1wtflnOdBtAI3vglbrdrPQVlbZm3Lih7sj-yGhNgNjwnYkBXj81Km8RjuMZqAZfIS6TnuhyK2mw8OlQakmTL~ZB6ytlLF9FG27mCNjgA7okWBEh9js-ZZvTOznmRbC5nNcgUnlO-C-YIDoAWAXQ2mynreFi1gy636Ea5NrNf253ieyL~UbXL0UduSF~ByVk1bapiyWraW5tsgbGnfgyobFOZODJXe2-0c5TS~ZBXBYhYe0~x8s7cm0eOT06BryqMmapC-qE5lELOrOsZgqAFX5JJ6~zYjkTxSOn~3tmSeSysP3lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Schenectady County Committee on Public Safety voted June 10 to accept approximately $1.177 million in state STRIVE (Statewide Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence) grant funds allocated for local programming to reduce intimate partner violence.

The county’s allocation is split among municipal and county partners, including the City of Schenectady, the Schenectady Police Department, the YWCA (the county’s designated domestic violence service provider), the District Attorney’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office, probation and the County Legislature’s public safety staff. District Attorney Robert Carney and Deputy Director of Probation Andrew Johnson briefed the committee on intended uses.

District Attorney Carney said the county’s DA office portion — $254,454 — would fund an entry-level assistant district attorney to support the Special Victims Unit, a confidential investigator, expert witness costs and equipment to support prosecutions. “It’s one of the hardest crimes to do something about, but giving us more resources to do better what we're already doing is something we welcome,” Carney told the committee.

Deputy Director Andrew Johnson said probation’s award is $150,000; most of that would offset an existing specialized domestic-violence unit position, expand cognitive-based interventions and increase home-visit and group programming aimed at changing behavior among probationers. “The request amount that our department has been awarded is a hundred and $50,000,” Johnson said.

Committee members moved and approved the grant acceptance by voice vote. The funds will require subrecipient agreements among city, county and nonprofit partners and will be subject to state grant terms and local contracting processes.

The STRIVE program is part of a $23 million statewide initiative; local documentation reported to the committee explained the program is intended to improve coordinated community response, increase offender accountability through high-risk teams and reduce homicides and serious violence related to intimate partner abuse.","Law enforcement, the district attorney and probation outlined a multiagency program funded by a statewide STRIVE grant; the county portion will fund prosecutors, investigators, probation services and community supports focused on high-risk intimate-partner violence cases.",{"_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},6544527,"Schenectady committee confirms Marine Corps veteran as director of county veterans service agency",318,2822000,3140000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3639756-c69f1797540de83dcc93ac338cb74166&start=2822&end=3140","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3639756-c69f1797540de83dcc93ac338cb74166/thumbnail_2822000.jpg","/articles/6544527/Schenectady-County/New-York/Schenectady-committee-confirms-Marine-Corps-veteran-as-director-of-county-veterans-service-agency","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544527-92e89adebc1d152029887faeaf4a7fd1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916363&Signature=LCReJzbmTK6E3sMeMNjTcvp-7gr3Y6bZUDFtfdAHyXq9jHwCMC9zX-Y0-gjMh38AEGk3uVDKsYOB9KoZUjyqxRYTvnLjJJ-x9K7qr2FuDy7SaE~VK6kKOqJpTh-~zWEmHY5k-iEoDwxhJAPYtQYdTnpZaZNxCfpGfAGjRi2ltXGRBBu88WdmQAG9k6riTsees9ppKcs68fS0gt6g~7ewBA6sdrrspLYik9zA~sWU0~WUOs99z3F7bSg1KvDkj8SSDwqu5QrQEu6OrB0Qt5CJFZUYDaRd4CqjuleiMxTC8SnYJe6BU059ICJJefrN6QkLjJXoVk84SKrN~j~3QPaWKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Schenectady County Committee on Military Affairs and Veterans confirmed the appointment of Steve McCutcheon as director of the Schenectady County Veterans Service Agency during the June 10 meeting.

Steve McCutcheon, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former military justice clerk who later served as a paralegal at the Washington Navy Yard, told the committee he views the role as a way to serve county veterans and help them navigate veterans’ benefits. “As a veteran myself, there's there's no greater thing that I can think of than serving our veterans,” McCutcheon said during his introduction.

Committee members praised McCutcheon’s background and cited his experience working in county government. Legislators noted about 7,000 veterans live in Schenectady County and said the office needs a director who can help veterans access benefits and services. The committee moved to confirm the appointment by motion and voice vote.

Separately, the committee considered MAV 2, a budget amendment that would add an additional veteran services officer (VSO) position in response to increased outreach and demand, particularly among female and younger veterans. County officials said the position would be internally posted and the county hopes an internal candidate will fill the slot. The budget amendment was reported to the full legislature for placement on the agenda.

The appointment is effective immediately; the budget amendment will proceed through the county’s standard legislative and budgetary review process.","The Schenectady County Committee on Military Affairs and Veterans confirmed Steve McCutcheon as director of the Schenectady County Veterans Service Agency and advanced a budget amendment to fund an additional veteran services officer.",{"_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},6544532,"Schenectady legislators press state to amend HALT Act after jail staff cite surge in assaults",2557,188000,2745000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3639756-c69f1797540de83dcc93ac338cb74166&start=188&end=2745","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3639756-c69f1797540de83dcc93ac338cb74166/thumbnail_188000.jpg","/articles/6544532/Schenectady-County/New-York/Schenectady-legislators-press-state-to-amend-HALT-Act-after-jail-staff-cite-surge-in-assaults","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544532-1776215717bef78a737ba1f008f50012/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916363&Signature=By7LGXpzNAgk5DTSzWuJigUhztHsS6c~P1-mjGVqJ0ItqBgpbjv9lkP2WWjvdgkT08FyQNie79RKbQ9c~3vPobkKTfTERXLfxzUSYL58amDvKvhSEK3FwfB0ZZl~u7IDQmC6iR0IHTjFjYf-8C2IE-4k4~PfSDCY2NLtLn8yMjGta-syG91MrPkSnqKJ23W2u5WaF-FpFNRiTTCULzW5p4RgI34QDxrGKRWrJ~Qjq0KZv47VIm4QpUW~daAtgxpL-eJIb~mhrRFluojToiCP91HSEKV4VzpwiUCb7cCMP41tsCZNoT1zABZqy7qIZ4aLThbkW6za5deY4UpZ38S5ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Schenectady County Committee on Codes, Judiciary and Consumer Affairs voted June 10 to forward a local resolution asking the state legislature to amend the HALT Act, the law that restricts certain uses of segregation in New York correctional facilities.

The committee advanced CJCA 2 after Schenectady County Sheriff’s Superintendent Ron Walsh and Brian McDonald, state political and legislative director for AFSCME, described a rise in violence in county custody and urged changes that would give local jails additional, narrowly defined tools to respond to violent incidents while preserving the law’s rehabilitative goals.

The resolution asks the state legislature to consider narrow amendments that county officials say would allow a short, investigatory cooling-off period and limited administrative segregation for people who pose an immediate threat to others. “According to the most recent data that, we have veil, Schenectady County Correctional Facility has seen an increase of incarcerated individual on incarcerated individual assaults, of about a hundred and 79 percent … and has seen an increase in incarcerated individual on staff assaults of about 40% since the enactment of the act,” Superintendent Ron Walsh said in committee testimony. Walsh told the committee the jail faces repeated incidents in which individuals assault others and are then moved from tier to tier because the facility lacks authority under the current statute to impose short-term segregation pending investigation and due process.

Brian McDonald of AFSCME urged reexamination at the state level and said unions and corrections stakeholders have been meeting with lawmakers to seek pragmatic fixes. “Ignoring the problem is not a solution,” McDonald told the committee.

Not all members supported the draft resolution in its current form. One legislator told the committee they could not support the measure as written and urged a 6-month study involving law enforcement, HALT implementation officials, mental health professionals and formerly incarcerated people to review facility conditions, resource needs and legal safeguards before advancing legislative changes. That legislator said changes should not “dismantle protections without a comprehensive review,” and recommended a fact-finding tour of the county jail and a data-driven report back to the legislature.

Committee members who supported the resolution said they sought to preserve the HALT Act’s core reforms while adding narrowly tailored tools for county jails — for example, short investigatory confinement with guaranteed meaningful human contact, or administrative segregation in limited circumstances subject to reporting and review. Supporters said the goal is to protect both incarcerated people and staff without returning to prolonged solitary confinement.

The committee voted to report the resolution to the full legislative agenda for further consideration; the committee record shows a motion to report, a second and a voice vote. The resolution will next appear on the legislature’s agenda for a floor vote.

Background: The HALT Act, signed into law in 2021 and generally effective March 30, 2022, substantially limited the use of segregative practices in state and local facilities and expanded access to rehabilitative programming. County officials said compliance data from the New York State Commission of Correction shows an overall rise in reported violence in jails statewide and that the commission has recommended legislative and budgetary options to address safety and confinement needs.

The committee hearing included detailed operational descriptions of local housing units and the limits county jails face under the HALT Act when attempting to separate aggressors from victims while meeting minimum standards for out-of-cell time and programming.

The committee’s action forwards the county’s request to state lawmakers; the legislature’s next steps and any changes to state law were not decided at the meeting.","After superintendent testimony that assaults in the county jail have risen sharply since the HALT Act took effect, the Schenectady County Committee on Codes, Judiciary and Consumer Affairs voted to send a resolution to the full legislature asking the state to consider amendments to the law.","actionData","errors"]

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