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Votes at a glance: Seneca County Board actions on ClearGov, budgets, resolutions and appointments
Summary
The board approved a package of resolutions and agreements across committees, including the ClearGov contract, budget amendments, several state-level resolutions, appointments and administrative items; most passed by voice vote.
During the September 23 session the board and committees approved a series of resolutions and administrative items by voice vote. Most motions were routine and carried without roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript. The key actions recorded at this meeting are listed below with the motion language as presented and the outcome.
1) Resolution to authorize an agreement with ClearGov and amend the 2025 Seneca County budget to pay the prorated subscription fee and implementation costs — Motion carried by voice vote. (See article on ClearGov.)
2) Resolution authorizing amendments to the 2025 Seneca County budget — Motion carried by voice vote.
3) Resolution calling on the governor and state legislative leaders to permanently extend all existing local sales tax rates and allow counties to set local rates up to 4% under local law; and to reform the process for other home-rule revenue options — Motion carried by voice vote (board noted NYSAC had passed similar language at its fall seminar).
4) Resolution urging the governor and state legislature to alter state spending to avoid shifting new costs to local governments — Motion carried by voice vote (similar language adopted at NYSAC fall seminar).
5) Amendment and adoption of a resolution urging New York State to establish a working group to identify safe and sustainable alternatives to land application of biosolids contaminated with PFAS and other emerging contaminants — amendment (typo correction and removal of a clause referencing NYS Association of Counties) approved; resolution carried.
6) Appointments to Region 8 Fish and Wildlife Management Advisory Board (sportsman and landowner representatives) — Motion carried.
7) Authorization to release a request for proposals (RFP) for operation and maintenance of the NYS Route 318/Route 414 municipal sewer system — Motion carried.
8) Authorization of feasibility study funding/contract with Barton & Loguidice (Barton & Loguidice / Barton and Leudice spelling in transcript) for a new highway facility — Motion carried.
9) Authorization of agreement with John Snyder Architect for architectural and engineering services related to Health & Human Services building renovations (mental health department) — Motion carried.
10) Resolution calling on New York State to increase thresholds for public construction projects (Wicks Law thresholds) — Motion carried.
11) Health & Human Services items: approval of Office for the Aging annual plan update and associated contracts, approval of child and family services annual plan update, 2025–26 youth resource allocation plan, support for NYSAC fall seminar resolutions on childcare/family share flexibilities, and acceptance of federal weatherization funding — each motion carried.
12) Authorization to accept annual federal funding for weatherization programs — Motion carried.
Most votes were by voice with the phrase recorded as “All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed, say nay. Motion carried.” The transcript does not record roll-call tallies or individual yea/nay votes for these items.
