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Committee members discussed the dollar figures listed in the draft documents. One committee member raised that the draft included both a $250,000 figure and a $125,000 figure in different clauses; other members clarified that the $250,000 amount applied to a separate resolution and that the financial-impact figure for this ordinance was $125,000 as written in the ‘‘whereas’’ and ‘‘resolved’’ clauses. After that clarification the committee voted to move the resolution forward.

The vote on the resolution was taken during the committee meeting and carried; the sponsors listed on the motion in the hearing were Chair Pepp and Legislator Majewski. The resolution text submitted to the committee had blank or overlapping fields that committee members corrected during the discussion; the record shows the Virdenburg Group will be added to the agreement as the consultant and the financial-impact language in the package was confirmed during the hearing.

No implementation schedule, consultant contract value, or contracting timeline beyond the vendor name and the grant-noted amounts was provided in the committee discussion. The resolution was moved forward to the full board for final action.

Ending: The committee recorded the vote to advance the resolution; the full board will receive the finalized agreement language and any contract dollar amounts in a future agenda packet. Documentation in the meeting record indicates staff will circulate corrected language and the final dollar amounts to legislators by e-mail after bids and budget clarifications are finalized.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","MONTGOMERY COUNTY LEGISLATIVE MEETING: JULY 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A committee of the Montgomery County Legislature voted to approve a resolution authorizing the county executive to sign an agreement for broadband planning and a technology-assistance grant and to add the Virdenburg Group as consultant.","taxTitle","Montgomery County, New York","taxId",69377,"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},6517078,"Votes at a glance: county committees advance local laws, leases, appointments and budget items",2083,13000,2096000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5423012-8b8975da205b1e8fdbf2ce6124018985&start=13&end=2096","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5423012-8b8975da205b1e8fdbf2ce6124018985/thumbnail_13000.jpg","/articles/6517078/Montgomery-County/New-York/Votes-at-a-glance-county-committees-advance-local-laws-leases-appointments-and-budget-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6517078-c620c9d6abf56b6e33bbcc7a6ca27d68/orig.mp4?Expires=1776393575&Signature=FkeN7HQLEUSSjBVBUUIx4sOPsynFpHt5X6me-9wlTDm0JR~VeovytDfMi21YZLLZOVGXQVCavNA46tetfMoptzf8zD-z3xsdpl9nyXpyPajzIlWYPs3A4YutoGl7DaXIvS5zLtpQNLIcHk1pNWmS5B-jjmD171U8TlLiyfIpfvQfn1RA8dB2higVf2LLqUMKK4exJoe98xPhDWLYs2NzZeeynIfqjNXYUIldGi~Kx3rRRNf1Hs-ijlUZGkU1s8EVhUO69bzIQ89rdPNFJzJjGLCJg~tvxniMr84lRjVgp-xOuwexP1ZtqczlZA4D9k5L-PD6jCbZZhFFEwsQJzQyxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A series of routine resolutions and local laws were advanced to the full board after brief committee consideration across multiple committees of the Montgomery County Legislature.

Key items advanced to the full board included:

- A resolution supporting the Montgomery County consolidation funding application tied to the Creek Trail expansion plan. Sponsors and seconds were recorded in committee and the resolution was advanced.

- A resolution authorizing an intermunicipal agreement for leachate disposal involving a municipal partner described in the packet; committee members asked for more detail on joint costs and requested a budget breakdown for future packets. The committee moved the resolution forward.

- A resolution to authorize a concrete-floor replacement project was advanced; bids were due later in the week and the resolution included blank contractor name and dollar-amount fields pending bid openings. Staff said the project will be funded from the county’s critical-maintenance line, which currently had just under $1 million available for critical maintenance across all facilities.

- Multiple local laws and local-law rescissions were adopted at committee, including changes to the county’s volunteer firefighter and ambulance-worker real-property tax exemption rules (amending local law 3 of 2023 pursuant to real property tax law section 466-a), lease options for telecom towers, and rescissions of earlier local laws; committees recorded sponsors and seconds and moved the items forward.

- The committees also advanced the FMCC (Fulton-Montgomery Community College) 2025–2026 operating budget item and approved sending a successor agreement between FMCC and CSEA Local 1000 (09/01/2025–08/31/2028) out of committee; the successor agreement was discussed in executive session and returned to open session with no action taken in executive session.

- Budget and finance committees approved forwarding the abstract of audited claims to the full board.

Ending: Most items were advanced with little debate and will appear on the full-board agenda. Where packet documents had missing fields or attachments (contractor names, dollar amounts, or attachments that would not open), staff offered to circulate corrected materials and hard copies to legislators prior to full-board consideration.","Multiple county-committee items — including local laws, a concrete-floor replacement, a leachate-disposal intermunicipal agreement, and college labor and budget matters — were advanced to the full board after brief committee consideration.",{"_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},6517084,"Public Safety Committee backs new part-time DA office manager and staff pay changes; state covers public-defender salary increases",282,739000,1021000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5423012-8b8975da205b1e8fdbf2ce6124018985&start=739&end=1021","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5423012-8b8975da205b1e8fdbf2ce6124018985/thumbnail_739000.jpg","/articles/6517084/Montgomery-County/New-York/Public-Safety-Committee-backs-new-part-time-DA-office-manager-and-staff-pay-changes-state-covers-public-defender-salary-increases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6517084-363aba1a84d5b8767690a2b2137dcd0e/orig.mp4?Expires=1776393575&Signature=Zn3-etx3YRAc0okpl7poyMUXs1MqEM~BHIoOSy~hqpJVdJpU4uI4IgJ3ph1EXgH8Iy09rqPsf6uIUUmmzPzODwxEJ~FfZ7ujwuB2rO3XbmRBr~vufe9ixUhjEKOABbTElzDQbCpbEQ6ILvZ-rRvR7LLodwNeq1ch38T18GdPJx1bPlsfEVmOzFzoLpC1qTF2nVWcS0lrRox8Gi0gDInc10DnslBJqZT4EPoeMZ578PUzzh7k6jDb4YL8RjYRX1pSPNoGl0sjS6dYp8lCkcyk~Omuw47myJtHmnCFXHvaAjV8lPLEQ5L30vuPHsEho2Wwrdh4A5lGA6lo3ZHPm0Mo3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Safety Committee advanced a package of personnel resolutions affecting the district attorney’s office and public defenders.

District Attorney staff presented a resolution establishing a part-time office manager position to provide day-to-day oversight of administrative functions in the DA’s office. The DA said the office currently has four administrative support staff who report directly to her and that additional management capacity is needed. For the remainder of 2025 the DA said funds would come from a $19,000 discovery grant that had been placed in an “other compensation” line; ongoing funding for the position would be addressed in the 2026 budget process.

The committee also approved a resolution authorizing state-funded salary adjustments for full-time assistant public defenders. Committee discussion noted this is funded by state resources and would bring three full-time criminal public defenders’ salaries to above $100,000, at no cost to the county. A committee member confirmed the public defenders would continue to perform arraignments and receive applicable stipends.

Finally, the committee advanced a resolution to amend the 2025 operating budget to establish a part-time assistant district attorney position (20 hours per week). The DA explained the part-time role would relieve a felony attorney who has town-court responsibilities and that the position would be paid at the same hourly rate as ADAs. For the balance of 2025 the position would be funded by reallocating the first-assistant budget; future funding would be addressed through the 2026 budget. The DA said the part-time appointment could attract candidates who maintain a civil practice outside criminal defense, and that if the office receives sufficient interest it may later convert one full-time position into two part-time positions as a cost-saving measure.

All three resolutions were advanced to the full board.

Ending: The committee recorded votes to move the personnel items to the full board for final action and staff said they would return with any additional budget detail requested by legislators.","The Public Safety Committee advanced multiple personnel resolutions: creating a part-time office manager in the district attorney's office using one-time discovery-grant money for 2025; approving state-funded salary adjustments for full-time assistant public defenders; and creating a part-time assistant district attorney position at 20 hours per",{"_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},6517088,"Health committee amends 2025 budget to recognize additional opioid-settlement funds totaling $217,884.04",178,1153000,1331000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5423012-8b8975da205b1e8fdbf2ce6124018985&start=1153&end=1331","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5423012-8b8975da205b1e8fdbf2ce6124018985/thumbnail_1153000.jpg","/articles/6517088/Montgomery-County/New-York/Health-committee-amends-2025-budget-to-recognize-additional-opioid-settlement-funds-totaling-21788404","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6517088-5525fdc8dce41e27850048ea25842096/orig.mp4?Expires=1776393575&Signature=Nx6RyjQY0z1RtMPA4V6fLruGq1U7qJI~8t07SckeEh73Zgx3Gh90JbUDJL4PThSL3C8agz2Jlcz0XMOKdXdUqmOd4ComwEWhJJVKoFpHDHk8gr4XZ-3Mrhmbp3eKS6PN5WhEGnIIsKZIDPWfJDQJHwrn~LRkB9csnOKRsAmW98eQuNXy9I7RvkZJTgU7mEqTFf0xikkPInYD583JGpo8Ebhj3A6jLr7y5C38sJTEFHsuu~lKUfqkH27LZu5gA27br3-nQ0hP~MxcjesqklXc7EGefasHAkpEBczhfVazcVcwhNKMRFWxWVuLol64Nj2FCtUsMevhE-mm~T5Rf4SeHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Health and Human Services Committee voted to advance a resolution amending the 2025 county operating budget to reflect additional opioid-settlement revenues earmarked for mental-health services and related programs. Committee staff explained the change combines three separate sources of opioid-related receipts into one budget amendment.

According to staff, the three sources include OASIS money received in 2023–24 that included a cost-of-living adjustment not previously resolved; a direct-share distribution; and a regional-abatement disbursement tied to opioid-settlement proceeds from pharmacy and distributor litigation. Staff reported that some receipts from settlements came in across multiple small disbursements (examples given ranged from $12,000 to $70,000) and that county records showed roughly $150,462 in previously unrecognized receipts for 2024.

After reconciling the three streams, staff reported a combined total of $217,884.04 to be added to the 2025 operating budget for opioid-related programs. Committee members reviewed the line-item breakdown in the attachments; a staff member acknowledged the attachments had an access problem in the packet but offered hard copies of the receipts and spreadsheet to legislators.

The committee voted to move the resolution to the full board for final approval.

Ending: The committee advanced the budget amendment; staff said they would distribute detailed receipts and the reconciliation spreadsheet to legislators in hard copy and by e-mail to ensure the record matches the amendment.","The Health and Human Services Committee combined three streams of opioid-settlement receipts and voted to amend the 2025 operating budget to appropriate $217,884.04 in additional revenue for mental-health-related uses, detailing the three source categories as OASIS money, direct share, and regional abatement.",{"_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},6517093,"Legislature advances landfill shared-services grant; project estimated at $3–4 million",181,525000,706000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5423012-8b8975da205b1e8fdbf2ce6124018985&start=525&end=706","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5423012-8b8975da205b1e8fdbf2ce6124018985/thumbnail_525000.jpg","/articles/6517093/Montgomery-County/New-York/Legislature-advances-landfill-shared-services-grant-project-estimated-at-34-million","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6517093-661a40927191ee47ff84abd30e893e8c/orig.mp4?Expires=1776393575&Signature=hefq8M~fo~zPiiJnrEVPbUPDzW3jDv2dEjmeXkY88xD-q~eE1IhUC3Bdokxa-sJRlijG4G1VWdEjXyHyVvRVyT7JN-McGmXIvoYKw820z0B0883vfvTa-S0ukStny233cwfUd8pBqW8j8z~FbwtbftBqs01twmeeg1wFWZV-mYrZ3S71t6ZqMJMG0kEnYZV16fjop2NA3~xl~OLhxNbfGOD4RvNf6FwTet1nUMAMHP4P4mlWbuboKsASd8xGWzkx~jKJRE1pFLB4wcKS8JDRPWy3fNzzYduiTWJy5G3RiuYaAZhUOt7Kbwtr97rFehtpt-JNDMoE9WGzKNz6fKmRdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Montgomery County committee voted to advance a resolution amending the 2025 operating budget to accept a local government efficiency grant for a landfill shared-services project administered by the public works department.

Committee discussion focused on project scope and cost. Staff estimated the total project cost at between $3 million and $4 million and said that the grant would “pretty much cover” engineering and permitting work; committee members asked whether the grant sum would be sufficient for construction and connectivity work. Staff replied the grant is intended to cover engineering and permitting and that additional capital would be required for construction. Members discussed that the project is intended to reduce long-term trucking costs and maintenance burdens by connecting multiple counties’ waste operations and that Scarry and Otsego counties were close to agreeing to participate.

During discussion a speaker noted the county would still need to replace an aging tank regardless of whether the shared-services project proceeds; staff confirmed a new tank is included in project planning either way. One committee member said a county share of roughly $1.6 million was plausible as an illustrative figure during a long-term return-on-investment discussion; staff emphasized the savings could accrue over decades.

The committee voted to move the resolution to the full board for final approval.

Ending: The resolution was advanced for full-board consideration; staff indicated they will return with final engineering numbers and a clearer breakdown of Montgomery County’s capital share and operating impacts.","A committee amended the 2025 operating budget to accept a local government efficiency grant for a landfill shared-services project; committee members discussed an estimated total project cost of $3 million to $4 million and possible county share and implementation steps.","actionData","errors"]

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Legislature authorizes broadband planning agreement, names Virdenburg Group as consultant

Votes at a glance: county committees advance local laws, leases, appointments and budget items

Public Safety Committee backs new part-time DA office manager and staff pay changes; state covers public-defender salary increases

Health committee amends 2025 budget to recognize additional opioid-settlement funds totaling $217,884.04

Legislature advances landfill shared-services grant; project estimated at $3–4 million