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The motion was moved by Matt (last name not specified) and seconded by Joe (last name not specified). Committee members voted \"Aye\" and the clerk recorded a 5-0 vote in favor.

The transcript does not include the full text of the resolution; committee members described it at the meeting as \"Resolution 1 to modify the 20\" and then moved and approved it. Because the motion text is not recorded in full in the transcript, the body and financial details of the modification are not specified in the meeting record.

No additional immediate actions or amendments were recorded on the floor at the committee meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sullivan County - Management & Budget Committee on 2025-06-12 9:30 AM - Jun 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Management and Budget Committee voted 5-0 to adopt a budget modification resolution; motion was moved by Matt and seconded by Joe.","taxTitle","Sullivan County, New York","taxId",14534,"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},6529843,"Committee hears data on correction-officer double overtime as policy nears sunset",100,819000,919000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789465-286916ad48791f109248c8dc3ae509ca&start=819&end=919","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789465-286916ad48791f109248c8dc3ae509ca/thumbnail_819000.jpg","/articles/6529843/Sullivan-County/New-York/Committee-hears-data-on-correction-officer-double-overtime-as-policy-nears-sunset","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6529843-1628963e3ebf313f50dca1fa0b68682e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775362346&Signature=Ez7QyhCtkNV4Afr1HcIofnC9Uqikos1LLUDRCFvYvGjWFjdTI2JTfxupdRVIELNjL7fCp8l302WtRb9Inz11iV3zRPmZtSbREaUfnv6LDLxOHAR2-xOAenN-DEFdGSYu8E8PywTqw-I5TqfJpMTnyxPvoSk~J-M0GTa1wbvubysT6DLnaaBsF1Sx1y~4fvWpBE-z33ur2X3MHrdD-FpEqKveEVKx1lVJZaNOUdLX9lM18Zsd7aun1YMv0tO-Cq0AUttu1K4nq57qxAlGZJI2jag5ZXXV~NsWkNCFMxKUUwPGzYEWCadr8r7nJ4sX23MqZtXTWnL-KxnLFYCrjtdiog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff told the Management and Budget Committee that double-time payments for correction officers in May totaled $31,007.38 and that cumulative double-time costs since Feb. 1 amount to $122,004.66. Staff said the double-time provision is scheduled to expire on July 31.

The presenter noted that Human Resources has reported the jail is now fully staffed and that, based on that report, the committee should consider stopping the double-time authorization immediately. \"Based upon the HR report... I think we can have that policy stopped today,\" one committee member said, adding the department could return to the committee if staffing problems re-emerge.

Committee members discussed procedure for rescinding the earlier resolution that authorized the double-time payments. One member said a rescission would likely have to be done at the full board next week. Members asked Louie Alvarez, chair of public safety, to reach out to the sheriff’s department to notify them of the committee’s position following the HR report and budget figures.

No rescission occurred at the meeting; staff agreed to prepare a draft resolution to amend resolution 13-25 for consideration at the next executive/board meeting.","Staff reported May double-time payments for correction officers and a cumulative total since February; members discussed rescinding the double-time authorization and asked public safety leadership to coordinate next steps.",{"_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},6529848,"Committee reviews senior exemption options and possible cost to county levy",691,1943000,2634000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789465-286916ad48791f109248c8dc3ae509ca&start=1943&end=2634","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789465-286916ad48791f109248c8dc3ae509ca/thumbnail_1943000.jpg","/articles/6529848/Sullivan-County/New-York/Committee-reviews-senior-exemption-options-and-possible-cost-to-county-levy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6529848-b3657604f93d980a3e825e52deb57ab2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775362346&Signature=Kf10LFUtgxvQ2~YeXK-zRvtUak4Y-TMMfYp5ZjmK3dgre6Ze089Mv-Hs77tzUVssgoGRZAT4Yw-tCTv-~SwAG00Kko6-8mWkuHqaZf45AHcq7MYM7UGAoWEH4RG5BUL6LqMhgxLUjsGYQl-ouBSFDAP5tW7v~6UHedMum453GZqxFN3z-q3AohFAAwwOxa3h1iREvBsnC5kkRq6uSm3eRqfzt1qXgZG9DGcnyamCCDsNgAZioRG1AFLnw7vDHZwu2qsPH8zS-Gq-3X04EdWayU7zwF-2LrfavwNtpMVOWyMGBIpVPpqiEIpDz7RJnAoHcq-eJCMVaejddUeEFL6jVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff presented an analysis of the senior property tax exemption options and the estimated fiscal impact on the county levy if thresholds were raised.

The presenter summarized state-provided eligibility data for residents age 65 and older and described local options for the exemption. He said New York State allows counties to raise the senior income limit and to offer sliding-scale reductions up to a 50% assessment exemption. \"The state now allows you to raise the senior income limit for the senior exemption...to $50,000 or less for a 50% reduction in your assessment,\" he said.

Using county parcel and exemption data, staff reported 682 county parcels currently receiving the county senior exemption and said the county calculated last year’s cost of the exemption at roughly $272,000 against a county levy of about $74.7 million. Staff modeled a scenario that treated existing recipients as if they all received the maximum 50% reduction and estimated that scenario would increase county cost substantially; one figure presented was \"about a million 4\" (verbatim from meeting) when comparing broader eligibility at a $28,900 threshold, and staff cautioned this is an overstatement if sliding scales are applied more narrowly.

Staff also pulled state-supplied records showing about 2,651 parcels where residents aged 65+ had incomes at or below the state-supplied cutoff (after removing 225 parcels that represented mobile-home-park or similar 'dummy' parcels). The presenter noted these counts and the county's historic changes in threshold levels (1967, 1974, 1990, 2003, 2015) and said towns in the county have already taken differing approaches: Fallsburg and Woodridge raised limits, Fremont offered a $40,000 threshold with no sliding scales and Delaware raised to about $31,600.

Committee members asked staff to circulate a written summary and spreadsheet of the modeling so legislators and committee members could review the impacts on the levy and on the tax cap before any formal change. Staff suggested options including removing sliding scales or choosing a higher base threshold to capture more households while limiting cost.

No change was adopted at the meeting; staff will send a written report and follow up with towns as part of broader budget deliberations.","Staff presented analysis of raising income thresholds and expanding sliding-scale senior property tax exemptions; estimates range from modest increases to more than $1 million if all eligible parcels received a 50% reduction.",{"_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},6529853,"Committee debates short-term rental counts and state registry choice for Sullivan County",805,1046000,1851000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789465-286916ad48791f109248c8dc3ae509ca&start=1046&end=1851","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789465-286916ad48791f109248c8dc3ae509ca/thumbnail_1046000.jpg","/articles/6529853/Sullivan-County/New-York/Committee-debates-short-term-rental-counts-and-state-registry-choice-for-Sullivan-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6529853-fe5ae843235765438f5c930856805f88/orig.mp4?Expires=1775362346&Signature=PPz0GgnqxlnMGRz~5m7Px7d7WTS8owNxUa4Dwhc0nXsU27uEdIrkRPQzCXvAZEtvPuvjHDgeLDDiD~IlWFwx7zmseMDjChEQCTMVzJDEELQ0kGz~q9ev3rdfyEoZCES0LO2pZ3qOrc28nVEfk~drp92Zh86T4PqSKH-Sc4nCdkLDKqvwwIlqP5149C9ddGz7h6kBeYR3rhkg6T-beikrWZtJry8FUyl5IEyks9wiE~s2Dp~pqIWeaieC2jekA9BDDflhjOTkix1aJ0Mel3EuImWfNcZBYgn1uk49TH46GCT-7-lDdyIKm~l607nqloJo8OW3Fx79qG35R4xbekq72A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Sullivan County Management and Budget Committee discussed differing short-term rental tallies, the county's contract with a mapping/vendor firm, and an unclear state law that requires counties to decide whether to opt into a rental registry.

A committee member said a presentation by the new director of the Sullivan County Visitors Association listed ‘‘approximately 2,600’’ units, a figure that did not match the county’s vendor data. The member said a private company the county hired reported about 750 short-term rentals and that the county had mailed more than 700 compliance letters to suspected operators.

County Treasurer Nancy said the county has a contract with the vendor (referred to in the meeting as Decker) and that New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) has been promoting the vendor’s program to other counties. \"We were very happy with them,\" she said of Decker, adding that she had spoken with NYSAC and that the organization was advising counties about the new law.

Nancy described the state law as requiring a county-level decision on whether to participate in a registry. \"If you opt out of the registry, you can always opt in at any time. If you opt in and you don't like the way it's going, you cannot opt out later,\" she said, noting uncertainty in the law’s implementation and that NYSAC and state legislators were still clarifying details. She advised the committee not to rush the decision until more guidance is available and said the deadline for a county decision is not immediate; she noted counties have time to decide but said the question is complex because of town-level impacts.

Chris, a county GIS staffer, provided parcel and housing data intended to put short-term rental counts in context. He said Sullivan County contains 67,850 parcels and that the county’s classification data show about 38,000–44,730 residential parcels depending on definitions used; he also counted roughly 1,500 parcels classified as inns, motels or hotels. The U.S. Census estimate for housing units as of July 2024 was cited at about 51,000. Chris said camps and other recreational parcels were not included in his residential total and that some camp properties might complicate rental tallies.

Committee members emphasized the policy implications: short-term rental counts feed housing-stock and tax-revenue projections and could influence whether the county or individual towns adopt local rules or join a statewide-style registry. Nancy flagged unresolved legal details including town-level opt-in/opt-out consequences and earlier shifting language about tax collection and enforcement.

No formal county decision or vote occurred; several members asked staff to continue comparing vendor and county data and to circulate the law text and additional analysis to legislators and town officials before a future determination.

","Officials discussed conflicting short-term rental counts, the county's contract with Decker, and state law that allows counties to opt into or out of a short-term rental registry.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6529857,"Sullivan County treasurer reports drop in sales tax receipts and rising check fraud",483,61000,544000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789465-286916ad48791f109248c8dc3ae509ca&start=61&end=544","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789465-286916ad48791f109248c8dc3ae509ca/thumbnail_61000.jpg","/articles/6529857/Sullivan-County/New-York/Sullivan-County-treasurer-reports-drop-in-sales-tax-receipts-and-rising-check-fraud","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6529857-88b8f313e1ac6ac26cb88e56cb8e63d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1775362346&Signature=jNogaVV3gL~Rp-46TWKF3Pm5lo8axWRjQOfGBARK7yfr~AmY49QrzEkuVsXlxSlDF58JYfqR1Fj5etoqZWYv0vxW~PDbmFV8PjIt7DFDtHGombX35M8XzZ7wKCe75XLqjfNpoxKRue25gnLL1EXVyrrQfYE8fxsxuGqIzkFElJ-7LRmFLxjxrzZRUZnrTvKizNADLRSRAqJ0h82uUIZhAfJT5FEe2SQA5f2NUwUwuNg9IlBZXVp2P9bI58uqRH8IOokWyu56WCY9UinS1x3ST2TSiHFFhIz3taY8ylhXsRbLvaN7RJgj-Ka2JWXiPVbyHmJ~JtikCiAHUSOZOkqXog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy (last name not specified) told the Management and Budget Committee that sales tax receipts are down and the county has experienced multiple incidents of check fraud across several accounts.

Nancy said the county reviewed a state website projection that showed sales tax down by $55,000 and that the top-line decrease from prior reporting makes the shortfall closer to $100,000. \"It's down $55,000, but, hopefully, that's gonna turn around at some point,\" she said.

The treasurer gave detailed examples of check fraud dating to 2022. She said an initial incident in 2022 involved about $22,000; in 2023 the county had a $57,000 loss charged to the general fund and several other check- and ACH-related incidents. In recent weeks she reported a spike of cases: multiple accounts including the DFS account, payroll, mortgage tax, general fund and county health have been targeted. \"In the last couple of weeks, we've had in [the] DFS account, 18 of them. We're getting, like, 4 a day,\" she said.

Nancy described how fraudsters alter payee names, dollar amounts or bank routing information — sometimes producing forged copies that are difficult to distinguish from genuine checks. A recent case she flagged involved a changed vendor name on a $5,000 check; she also said the county has seen a cumulative exposure she summarized as \"214,000 with a fraudulent jack\" in recent activity.

County staff are pursuing multiple protections. Nancy said the county uses \"positive pay\" on many accounts and has pushed banks that previously lacked that protection to adopt it. \"We're trying — I just sent a KeyBank today — any accounts that we don't have on positive pay, we want them on positive pay,\" she said. The treasurer said banks have reimbursed the county so far and that staff are investigating broader use of ACH, starting with payroll-related vendors, though implementation will be phased.

Committee member Louie Alvarez and others asked whether automatic deposits could replace check payments for frequent vendors; Nancy said the county is exploring ACH but cautioned rollout requires coordination with payroll and audit processes. She also credited accounting staff for compiling the incident history and noted the county coordinates with banks and law enforcement when fraud occurs.

The committee did not take a formal vote on new authority or funding at the meeting; Nancy said staff will continue to expand positive-pay protections and review ACH implementation for high-use payees.

Less urgent budget matters and other county reports followed.","County Treasurer Nancy reported a recent downturn in sales tax receipts and a surge of check fraud affecting multiple county accounts; staff are expanding bank fraud protections and exploring ACH for payments.","actionData","errors"]

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