Rensselaer County Legislature approves series of grants, budget amendments, appointments and recognitions in Feb. 11 meeting

The Rensselaer County Legislature convened Feb. 11 and approved a series of resolutions and routine actions covering grants, budget amendments, contracts, appointments and recognitions.

Highlights: the body approved purchase and equipment contracts for emergency communications and elections systems, accepted multiple state and federal grants for law enforcement terrorism prevention and public health programming, amended county budgets for several departments, confirmed an appointment for Deputy County Executive and adopted ceremonial resolutions recognizing community groups and coaches at Hudson Valley Community College.

A set of mostly uncontested G (government) resolutions were introduced by named legislators (frequently Grant, Maloney, Weaver, Grama and others) and passed by voice vote or roll call; the clerk recorded 18 ayes for most items. Examples include G25 25 (dispatch console monitors and wiring), G28 25 and G29 25 (grant awards from the New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services), G30 25 (ARPA expenditures), G31 25 (CentralSquare 911 system equipment and support renewal), and a sequence of budget amendments and grant acceptances affecting the sheriff's office,…