Committee approves minutes, budget adjustments and IDA/TCDC appointments; amendment to at-large appointee adopted

The Tompkins County Legislature's Housing & Economic Development Committee on Jan. 9 approved a set of routine procedural items and appointments.

The committee unanimously approved the minutes of its Dec. 4 meeting after a motion moved by Veronica and seconded by Annie.

Two budget adjustments that roll unspent Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Community Housing Development Fund (CHDF) awards from 2024 into 2025 were approved unanimously. The committee described these as usual start-of-year procedural adjustments; the CDBG budget adjustment was moved by Veronica and the CHDF adjustment moved by Anne (both seconds noted in the meeting record), and both passed unanimously.

The committee also considered Resolution ID 13027 to appoint at-large members to the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the Tompkins County Development Corporation (TCDC) board of directors. The committee's role was limited to appointing at-large members; legislative chair appointments will be filled later. The resolution was moved by Travis and seconded by Annie. During discussion a committee member moved to amend the resolution to replace John Gutridge with Jerry Dietz as a named at-large appointee; the amendment was accepted and the resolution, as amended, passed unanimously.

Why it matters: These votes fill routine governance roles and move previously awarded housing and community development grant funds into the current fiscal year so projects can proceed.

Ending: All motions on the consent and appointments agenda passed unanimously at the committee meeting.