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Votes at a glance: key Schenectady County Legislature actions, Feb. 3, 2025
Summary
The Legislature approved a series of resolutions including recognition of the Food Council, Black History Month observance, a land bank appointment, acceptance of federal and state grant funds, position changes, and authorization of a public defenders collective bargaining agreement and related budget amendments.
The Schenectady County Legislature took action on multiple resolutions at its Feb. 3, 2025 meeting. Below are the principal items, the outcome and the vote tallies where recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Resolution 17‑25: Recognizing and honoring the Schenectady County Food Council. Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 13 ayes, 2 excused.
- Resolution 18‑25: Recognizing and honoring Black History Month 2025 in Schenectady County. Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 13 ayes, 2 excused.
- Resolution 19‑25: Appointment to the Board of Directors of the Land Reutilization Corporation of the Capital Region (Land Bank). Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 12 ayes, 1 abstention, 2 excused.
- Resolution regarding acceptance of monies from the United States Department of Justice (Byrne JAG grant) for multi‑year allocation supporting overtime and law enforcement-related activities. Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 13 ayes, 2 excused. (Resolution number reported by committee: see agenda.)
- Resolution 21‑25 (as read): Create and eliminate certain positions at the Office of the Schenectady County Clerk. Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 13 ayes, 2 abstentions (per roll call reported in the transcript).
- Resolution calling for a public hearing on Agricultural District 1 (scheduling public hearing). Outcome: approved. Roll call/tally: not specified in transcript.
- Resolution regarding acceptance of New York State Department of Health funds for Article 6 eligible services. Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 13 ayes, 2 excused.
- Resolution regarding acceptance of monies from the New York State Office for the Aging. Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 13 ayes, 2 excused.
- Resolution to create and eliminate certain positions across county offices and departments (multiple personnel adjustments). Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 13 ayes, 2 excused.
- Resolution 28‑25: Authorize the County Manager to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with the Public Defenders Union (Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW Local 2325). Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 11 ayes, 2 nays, 2 excused.
- Resolution 29‑25: Budgetary amendments for the Office of Schenectady County Public Defender to effectuate the collective bargaining agreement. Outcome: approved. Roll call recorded 13 ayes, 2 excused.
Across the meeting, multiple committee reports were accepted and adopted by voice or roll call where noted. Several items that were presented with little or no debate were moved by committee report and approved by recorded votes, and the transcript indicates standard roll calls for each resolution.
Where the transcript does not supply a roll‑call tally for a particular item, the entry above notes that the tally was not specified in the public record excerpt.
