Saratoga County holds public hearing on proposed 2025 pay increases for certain county officials; no public comments

Saratoga County Board of Supervisors convened a public hearing on Jan. 15, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. at 40 McMaster Street in Ballston Spa on a proposed local law identified as Introductory No. 5, Print No. 1 of 2024 to amend the 2025 county compensation schedule to provide salary and cost-of-living increases for certain county officials.

The Clerk of the Board read the notice of the public hearing, which cited Resolution 305 of 2024 as amended by Resolution 357 of 2024 and invited public comment in person, by email, or by mail. The notice set a deadline of Jan. 15, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. for written communications and said copies of the proposed local law were available in the clerk’s office and on the county website (saratogacountyny.gov). The Clerk read, as printed, the hearing notice: "Take notice that pursuant to resolution 305 of 2024 as amended by resolution 357 of 2024, the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on January 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM..." (Clerk of the Board).

No members of the public signed up to speak at the hearing, and the board reported that no written communications had been received by the stated deadline. A roll call was taken at the start of the meeting; multiple supervisors were recorded as absent. The hearing provided the formal opportunity for public input required before the board may consider final action on the proposed local law.

The notice described the scope of the local law generally as providing a salary and cost-of-living increase for certain county officials; the transcript did not specify which officials or the amounts involved. The board did not take a vote on the local law during the public hearing. Further proceedings or a decision on the proposed local law were not announced in the hearing record.