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County approves grant-funded staffing additions, sheriff grant acceptances and a jail cook hire
Summary
At an Allegany County meeting, officials approved creation and filling of multiple grant-funded positions, accepted two state public-safety grants for the sheriff’s office and authorized filling a budgeted full-time cook vacancy.
At a meeting of the Allegany County Legislature, members approved the creation and filling of several grant-funded staff positions, accepted two state public‑safety grants for the sheriff’s office and authorized hiring for a budgeted full‑time cook vacancy.
The board voted to create and fill a junior accountant role funded by a grant; the presenter said the new hire would “handle accounting matters” and work alongside the Treasury’s Office and ILS to make sure grants and financial deadlines are met. The presenter described the role as primarily administrative and said the position would replace a vacant post that would not be refilled.
Separately, the board approved two identical legal‑service case manager positions, one for the public defender’s office and one for the conflict defender’s office. The presenter said the county applied for and was awarded a $750,000 grant over three years to fund the two positions, including furniture and computers, and that the hires would be “% grant funded” and would “serve at the pleasure of” the grant’s availability. The board later confirmed a voice vote after a staff member said a vote might not have been called earlier.
Sheriff Cicarello reported two state grants for the sheriff’s office. He said the New York State 2024 Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant awarded Allegany County $736,507; the board approved acceptance of that award. The sheriff also asked the board to accept and establish a capital project for the New York State Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Operations Grant for 02/2024. He said the statewide award was distributed across 57 counties and stated, “Allegheny County shares a hundred and 27 563 dollars.” The board approved acceptance and the capital‑project establishment.
Finally, the board approved filling a full‑time cook vacancy in the sheriff’s office; the presenter said the position is in the budget.
All three staffing motions, the two grants and the cook hire were carried by voice vote; the meeting record does not include roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
