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Budget committee approves grants, tax extension and multiple budget transfers
Summary
Tompkins County Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee on Jan. 9 approved a set of routine grant acceptances, contingent fund transfers and a request to extend a 1% sales tax; all roll-call items passed unanimously.
Tompkins County’s Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee voted unanimously on Jan. 9 to approve several resolutions including acceptance of a state grant, capital fund adjustments, an opioid‑settlement contract amendment, and a request to renew an additional 1% sales tax.
The committee, chaired by Mike Lane, approved acceptance of a New York State Criminal Justice Discovery Reform grant (ID 12970), a contingent-fund transfer to close a voting‑machine capital project (ID 12986), an amendment to an opioid settlement contract with Keuka Addiction Recovery Services, and a resolution to request authorization to extend an additional 1% county sales tax rate. The committee also moved an appropriation from the contingent fund into the legislature’s travel and training line for 2025.
Why it matters: The approvals allow the county to receive and allocate state and settlement funds, close an outstanding capital project for voting machines, and seek continuation of a revenue source (the additional 1%…
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