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Committee approves grant, capital and tax measures; several routine budget moves pass unanimously
Summary
The Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee approved five resolutions including a state discovery reform grant acceptance, a contingent fund transfer for voting machines, an amendment to opioid settlement contracts, extension of a 1% sales tax authorization, and an appropriation for legislator travel; all passed unanimously by roll call.
Tompkins County’s Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee on Jan. 9 approved five resolutions related to grants, capital project closeouts, opioid-settlement spending, the county sales tax authorization and a transfer for legislator travel and training.
The committee voted unanimously on each item, with Chair Mike Lane and legislators Shauna Black, Rich John, Deborah Dawson and Lee Shirtliff recorded as voting “yes” on the measures during roll-call votes.
The measures included acceptance of the 2024–2025 New York State Criminal Justice Discovery Reform grant (ID 12970); a contingent fund appropriation to close a voting-machine capital project (ID 12986); an amendment to a Tompkins County Opioid Settlement Fund…
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