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Votes at a glance: Saratoga County approves several communications and public-safety items, accepts grant funding
Summary
Saratoga County supervisors took votes on multiple communications, public-safety and administrative items at the March 5 meeting, approving a land-lease amendment for a Verizon tower, an agreement for communications equipment utilities, a veterinary services contract, a proclamation and an $842,000 discovery grant while tabling one engineering contract for further study.
Saratoga County supervisors took votes on several resolutions at their March 5 meeting. Key outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript include approval of a land-lease amendment for telecommunications, authorization of utility billing terms for equipment in a municipal communications shelter, authorization for veterinary services at the county animal shelter, a proclamation recognizing National Crime Victims Rights Week, and acceptance of a discovery grant to fund additional positions in the county district attorney’s office. One engineering contract for a proposed Stillwater radio tower was tabled for further study and outreach.
Votes and key details recorded in the meeting transcript:
- Land-lease amendment with Sal Co Partnership (DBA Verizon Wireless): Supervisors authorized the chair to amend a land lease to shift an access road and amend the lease area for a tower on county property at 6010 County Farm Road. Motion was made, seconded and carried (recorded as "Aye ... carries").
- Amendment to agreement with municipal communications shelter (274 Bly Road): Supervisors approved an amended agreement authorizing placement of communications equipment in the municipal communications shelter and at the tower site, with utilities billed at an estimated 7.6 kilowatt-hours per day (computed in the meeting as roughly $39.40 per month at a stated rate of $0.17 per kilowatt-hour) and invoices to the county issued every six months. Motion was made, seconded and carried.
- Contract change-order authorization for county hazardous materials response vehicle: The board heard a resolution to authorize the chair to approve change orders related to the county hazardous materials response vehicle (purchase previously authorized by Resolution 166 of 2023). The transcript records presentation of the resolution and discussion of timing; the meeting excerpt does not include a recorded final vote outcome in the provided transcript.
- Veterinary services contract (animal shelter): Supervisors authorized a contract with Dr. Tamara Raidu for veterinary services at the county animal shelter at a rate of $75 per hour while the county continues to recruit a full-time veterinarian. Motion was made, seconded and carried.
- Proclamation: National Crime Victims Rights Week (April 6–12, 2025): The board approved a proclamation recognizing National Crime Victims Rights Week and noted a kickoff event at the Gavin Park Multipurpose Facility on April 6 at 3 p.m.
- Discovery grant acceptance (District Attorney’s Office): The board accepted a discovery grant from the Division of Criminal Justice Services for $842,000 to fund maintenance of recording systems and to support approximately 10 full- or part-time positions in the district attorney’s office to handle increased discovery work. Motion was made, seconded and carried.
- Minutes and adjournment: The meeting record shows motions to approve the prior meeting minutes and to adjourn; both motions were seconded and passed in the excerpt provided.
Where the transcript did not capture a complete roll call or named vote tallies, the article notes the record’s language (for example, "Aye... carries") or states that the vote outcome was not specified in the provided excerpt.
