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Votes at a glance: Montgomery County Legislature approves slate of budget amendments, grants, contracts and appointments
Summary
At its January meeting the Montgomery County Legislature approved a long slate of resolutions — accepting grants, amending the 2025 budget for carryovers, awarding contracts and making appointments — largely by voice vote with sponsors noted for each item.
The Montgomery County Legislature on Jan. 1 approved a slate of resolutions covering grants, budget amendments, contracts, procurement actions and board appointments.
The meeting record shows the legislature passed multiple budget-amendment resolutions to realize grant carryovers and new grant awards, authorized contracts and agreements, accepted donated funds, and confirmed appointments to county boards. Most measures passed by voice vote with sponsors recorded on the floor and no roll-call tallies provided in the transcript.
Key items approved (resolution number, short description, sponsors, outcome):
- Res. 9 — Authorizes the county executive to sign an agreement with Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1 for treatment and disposal of landfill leachate. Sponsors: Sweet, Kowalczyk. Outcome: Passed (voice vote).
- Res. 10 — Authorizes the county executive to sign a professional services agreement and amend the 2025 operating budget for the Nelliston/Fort Plain Brownfield Opportunity Area Plan grant. Sponsors: Sweet, Kowalczyk. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 11 — Authorizes revolving loan fund agreement for Conti AG Properties and Building Blocks Childcare and Learning Center. Sponsors: Pep, Wilson. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 12 — Accepts a grant from the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund for an old courthouse façade improvement project and amends the 2025 operating budget. Sponsors: Majewski, Kowalczyk. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 13 — Awards an asbestos-abatement contract at 9 Park Street, Fonda (Old County Courthouse). Sponsors: Wilson, Kelly. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 14 — Authorizes the county executive to sign the 2024 insurance renewal for Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1. Sponsors: Sweet, Allen. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 15 — Amends the 2025 operating budget to realize revenues from equipment sales. Sponsors: Hedwell Jr., Kowalczyk. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 16 — Authorizes the county executive to sign potential change orders and agreements related to construction support, design and inspection. Sponsors: Pep, Wilson. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 17 — Amends the 2025 operating budget for carryover of the 2021–2022 statewide interoperable communications grant. Sponsors: Kelly, Kowalczyk. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 18 — Accepts the FY2024 State Emergency Management Performance Grant (New York State Homeland Security) and amends the 2025 operating budget. Sponsors: Sweet, Hedwell Jr. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 20 — Amends the 2025 operating budget for carryover of the FY2022 State Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) grant program. Sponsors: Majewski, Hedwell Jr. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 21 & 22 — Amend the 2025 operating budget to carry over Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (various fiscal years) through the Division of Criminal Justice Services. Sponsors: Pep, Kelly; Sweet, Pollock. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 23 — Amends the 2025 operating budget to carry over FY2024 State Homeland Security Program funds for the sheriff’s office. Sponsors: Majewski, Kelly. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 24 — Amends the 2025 operating budget to carry over the 2023 State Interoperable Communications Grant Program. Sponsors: Pep, Kowalczyk. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 25 — Amends the 2025 operating budget to carry over FY2021 State Homeland Security Program cybersecurity funds. Sponsors: Sweet, Kelly. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 26 — Amends the 2025 operating budget to carry over the 2022 statewide interoperable communications grant targeted program. Sponsors: Pep, Sweet. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 27 — Amends the 2025 operating budget for gifts and donations. Sponsors: Sweet, Hedwell Jr. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 28 — Accepts the Division of Criminal Justice Services FY2020 Edward Byrne JAG grant and amends the 2025 operating budget. Sponsors: Kelly, Kowalczyk. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 29 — Establishes a full-time temporary deputy sheriff position. Sponsors: Sweet, Allen. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 30 — Authorizes the county executive to execute a memorandum of understanding with the New York State Division of Homeland Security. Sponsors: Sweet, Hedwell Jr. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 31 — Amends the 2025 operating budget for gifts and donations. Sponsors: Kelly, Wilson. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 32 — Amends the 2024–2025 Dwyer funds (details not specified in transcript). Sponsors: Pawlik, Majewski. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 33 — Amends the 2025 operating budget for mental health (details not specified in transcript). Sponsors: Kelly, Pat. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 34 — Amends the 2025 operating budget to carry over 2024 educational program funds. Sponsors: Pollock, Wilson. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 35 — Introduces Local Law No. 1 of 2025 establishing a salary schedule (introductory local law). Sponsors: Pep, Pollock. Outcome: Passed (introductory local law adopted on first reading).
- Res. 36 — Amends the 2025 budget to fund an agreement between the County of Montgomery and Council 82 Correction Supervisors. Sponsors: Majewski, Kowalczyk. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 37 — Amends the 2025 operating budget (details not specified). Sponsors: Wilson, Majewski. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 38 — Confirms appointments to the Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors. Sponsors: Pep, Majewski. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 39 — Appoints a member to the Montgomery County Jury Board. Sponsors: Majewski, Pep. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 40 — Appoints members to the Montgomery County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board. Sponsors: Hedwell Jr., Kowalczyk. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 41 — Appoints a legislator to the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Fulton and Montgomery Counties Association Board of Directors. Sponsors: Sweet, Majewski. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 42 — Authorizes the county executive to submit an initial response to an audit. Sponsors: Kelly, Papp. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 43 — Appoints a member to the Montgomery County Law Library Board of Trustees. Sponsors: Wilson, Pep. Outcome: Passed.
- Res. 44 — Approves the abstract of audited claims. Sponsors: Hedwell (sp?), Majewski. Outcome: Passed; transcript records at least one abstention (identified in the record as "abstain" by a participant who the transcript labels as "Legislative suite").
Most items were routine and moved with no discussion recorded on the transcript. Where the transcript gives only a title and sponsors, the article reports those details as “not specified” for additional substantive content.
No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; outcomes are listed as passed where the minutes record a voice vote or the chair’s announcement of passage.
