Chemung County highway committee approves resolution requiring legislative consent to end Elmira intermunicipal agreements

The Chemung County Legislature Highway Committee approved a resolution clarifying that intermunicipal agreements with the City of Elmira may not be terminated without expressed consent by the legislature.

The resolution amends an earlier measure that authorized intermunicipal agreements with the City of Elmira and specifically states those agreements cannot be ended except by a resolution of the Chemung County Legislature. Committee members moved, seconded and approved the measure by voice vote; the transcript records “Aye” for those in favor and “No” for opposed and the chair declared the motion carried.

The item appeared under the committee’s “resolutions, motions and notices” section as agenda item number 1 and was described in the meeting as a clarification and amendment to Resolution 151114, which the committee said authorized intermunicipal agreements with Elmira. The motion on the floor was for the clarifying amendment; the transcript does not identify who moved or seconded the motion, and no roll-call vote was recorded.

No commission communications were reported at the meeting, and after the vote the chair asked for any old or new business, received none and adjourned the meeting.

The committee did not list implementation steps or a timeline for when the legislature would take further action; the transcript does not specify whether the amended language takes effect immediately or requires additional approvals by the full legislature.