Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Board Resolutions topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Allegany County Board of Legislators approves broad slate of resolutions Feb. 12; grants, contracts and appropriations cleared
Summary
The Allegany County Board of Legislators approved a broad package of grant acceptances, contracts and appropriations Feb. 12, with most roll-call votes recorded as 12 ayes and 2 absences; isolated abstentions and "no" votes were recorded on a small number of items.
The Allegany County Board of Legislators approved a large package of resolutions at its Feb. 12, 2025, meeting, covering grant acceptances, contracts for social services and aging programs, interfund transfers and several procurement and insurance payments. Most measures passed by voice vote or roll call; where recorded, routine approvals carried by majorities recorded in the minutes.
Key approvals included:
- Resolution Intro Number 30625: Acceptance and appropriation of New York State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for a housing market assessment and development study (Project 20CP100 and 2024). Motion by Legislator Root; seconded by Legislator Hanchette. Roll-call result: 12 ayes, 2 absent; resolution approved.
- Resolution Intro Number 3725: Reapportionment of unspent community project funding grant funds for the Outdoor Agricultural Community Space Improvements Project. Motion by Legislator Stockton; seconded by Legislator Root. Roll-call result: 12 ayes, 2 absent; resolution approved.
- Resolution Intro Numbers 3825, 3925, 4025: Acceptance of insurance payments related to a lightning strike at the County Office Building (6/17/2024) and vehicle repairs. Motion by Legislator Stocken; seconded by Legislator Root. Roll-call result: 12 ayes, 2 absent; resolutions approved.
- Resolution Intro Number 4125: Grant application to Lifespan of Greater Rochester for a New York State Elder Abuse Education and Outreach Program community mini-grant for the Office for the Aging. Motion by Legislator Burdick; seconded by Legislator Rickett Swails. Roll-call result: 12 ayes, 2 absent; approved.
- Resolution Intro Number 4225: Grant application to FY2025 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding for the Child Advocacy Center (Department of Social Services). Motion by Legislator Burdick; seconded by Legislator Rickett Swails. Roll-call result: 12 ayes, 2 absent; approved.
- Resolution Intro Number 4325: Grant application to NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets (RFA 262) for county agriculture and farmland protection planning. Motion by Legislator Root; seconded by Legislator Hanchette. Roll-call result: 12 ayes, 2 absent; approved.
- Resolutions 44–46 (block): Multiple agreements to provide in-home care and consumer-directed services for the Office for the Aging (providers included Home and Health Care Services; Trusted Choice Home Care; AIM Independent Living Center). Motion by Legislator Burdick; seconded by Legislator Rickett Swails. Roll-call: on resolutions 44 and 45 there were 12 ayes, 2 absent; on resolution 46 the tally was 11 ayes, 2 absent, 1 abstention; all were approved.
- Resolutions 47–50 (block) and 52–60: Approvals of agreements and contracts for the Office for the Aging (restaurant meal programs, congregate-lunch lease agreements and other provider contracts). Motion by Legislator Burdick; seconded by Legislator Rickett Swails. Roll-call result for the grouped items: 12 ayes, 2 absent; approved.
- Resolution Intro Number 6125: Agreement with Center for Elder Law and Justice for legal services to Allegany County residents age 60 and over (Office for the Aging). Motion by Legislator Burdick; seconded by Legislator Rickett Swails. Roll-call result: 12 ayes, 2 absent; approved.
- Multiple resolutions (73–90 series): A block of agreements and provider contracts for the Department of Social Services (including DNA testing services, employment and education services, foster-care and family-services contracts, qualified individual evaluations, and home-care services). Motion by Legislator Burdick; seconded by Legislator Rickett Swails. Recorded result: 12 ayes on most items; for certain resolutions Chairman Harris recorded a "no" or abstention on specific numbered items (transcript notes a "no" on 75 and 77 as recorded and an abstention recorded for others earlier); overall the block passed with recorded exceptions where indicated.
- Resolution Intro Number 9125: Agreement with Dresher & Malecki LLP for continuous auditing services. Motion by Legislator Stockton; seconded by Legislator Root. Roll-call result: 12 ayes, 2 absent; approved.
- Resolution Intro Number 90225 (lawn care/snow removal): Agreement with Snow Hill Inc. for grounds and snow/ice removal at Allegany County Park and Crossroads Conference Center. Motion by Legislator Stockton; seconded by Legislator Root. Roll-call result: 12 ayes, 2 absent; approved.
Board business included routine minutes approvals, housekeeping items, committee appointments and proclamations; no contested policy debates or substantive defeats were recorded in the minutes excerpt. Several votes were performed as grouped or block motions; the transcript records roll-call tallies of 12 ayes, 2 absent for most full roll-call items and notes of isolated abstentions or "no" votes where specified in the record.
Votes at a glance (selected items and outcomes): 30625 (CDBG acceptance) — approved, 12–0–2 (ayes–noes–absent); 3725 (reapportion) — approved, 12–0–2; 30625 series and many social-services contracts — approved, primarily 12–0–2; certain contracts recorded an abstention or "no" by Chairman Harris on specific items as noted above.
Minutes show the board moved into a Committee of the Whole to meet in executive session after a five-minute recess and that no board action was anticipated from that executive session.
