Votes at a glance: Allegany County legislators approve sales tax request, grants, staffing and audit

The Allegany County Board of Legislators approved multiple resolutions and agreements at its Feb. 27 meeting, acting on sales tax legislation requests, grant applications for public safety and sheriff's office programs, human-services contracts, personnel changes, and the county audit.

Key approvals included:

- Resolution Intro. 93-25 — Requesting state legislative representatives to introduce and seek passage of legislation authorizing the County of Allegany to continue the additional 1½ percent county sales tax rate for two years. Vote: roll call recorded 11 yes, 2 no, 1 absent; resolution approved.

- Resolution Intro. 94-25 — A resolution supporting proposed New York State bills (identified in the meeting as A4616 and S1300) to provide for payment of state aid to the town of New Hudson for state lands; approved by voice vote.

- Resolution Intro. 95-25 — Set public hearing date for the 8-year review of Agricultural District No. 4; approved by voice vote.

- Resolution Intro. 96-25 — Resolution opposing any New York Power Authority increase in preferential power rates for customers receiving hydropower from the Niagara and St. Lawrence projects; approved by voice vote.

- Resolution Intro. 97-25 — Approval of a grant application to the New York State Office of Mental Health CARESUp Sustainability Initiative for uniform personnel organization for the sheriff's office (as described in the meeting). Vote: roll call 13 yes, 1 absent; resolution approved.

- Resolution Intro. 98-25 — Approval of a grant application to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (program described as "grants development equipment grant" in the transcript) for the sheriff's office; roll call 13 yes, 1 absent; approved.

- Resolutions Intro. 99-25 through 101-25 — Reappropriation of unspent State Homeland Security Program and Emergency Management Performance Grant funds for the Office of Emergency Management; these were moved as a block and approved (roll call recorded in the meeting as 13 yes, 1 absent when taken up).

- Resolutions Intro. 102-25 and 103-25 — Agreements between Allegany County and Accord Corporation for non-residential domestic violence services and the "women's chances" program for the Department of Social Services; roll call 13 yes, 1 absent; approved.

- Resolution Intro. 104-25 — Approval of an MOU between Allegany County and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for the Office of Emergency Management; roll call 13 yes, 1 absent; approved.

- Resolution Intro. 105-25 — Approval of an agreement between the county and Cornell Cooperative Extension for public benefit services; roll call 13 yes, 1 absent; approved.

- Resolution Intro. 106-25 — Creation of two full‑time election clerk positions within the Board of Elections; roll call 13 yes, 1 absent; approved.

- Audit approval — The board read totals for general fund, payroll and taxes, capital and other funds and approved the audit by roll call (reported as 13 yes, 1 absent).

Most resolutions brought before the board were presented as committee-approved items and carried either by voice vote or by recorded roll call. When the transcript recorded a roll call, the meeting recorded each legislator's vote; where the meeting used a voice vote, no numerical tally was provided in the transcript.

Several informational correspondences were also noted on the record, including notices from NYSERDA and the New York State Public Service Commission, a pipeline notice related to Douglas Pipeline Company and a certificate of withdrawal of a delinquent tax lien filed by County Treasurer Terry Ross. The chairman also appointed Paula Van Dyke (Belmont District 2) to the Allegany County comprehensive planning board for the remainder of the two-year term ending Dec. 31, 2025.

Votes and formal actions listed below are drawn directly from the meeting transcript; vote tallies are presented where the roll call was recorded.