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Delaware County Legislature adopts multiple budget amendments, schedules occupancy-tax hearing and appoints fire advisory board
Summary
The Legislature approved a series of 2024–2025 budget amendments and grants (resolutions 21–29 and 32), appointed the county Fire Advisory Board, introduced local law No. 1 on an occupancy tax for lodging and short-term rentals and scheduled a public hearing for Feb. 26; the body also moved into an executive session on negotiations.
The Delaware County Legislature approved a group of budget amendments and grant acceptances and took several procedural actions during its meeting, adopting resolutions numbered 21 through 29 and 32, appointing a Fire Advisory Board, and introducing local law No. 1 on an occupancy tax for lodging establishments and short-term rentals.
Resolutions passed on the consent of the Legislature included budget amendments for 2024 and 2025 across several departments — including legal aid for indigence, the sheriff’s office, the county correctional facility, the Department of Mental Health, and Social Services — and acceptance of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to enhance adult protective services. Several actions were adopted by roll-call vote or voice vote; where the transcript did not record individual mover/second names or explicit tallies, those details were not specified.
Notable items approved or advanced: - Resolution No. 21: 2024 budget amendment — legal aid to indigence (adopted). - Resolution No. 22: 2024 budget amendment — appropriation of funds to the sheriff’s office (adopted). - Resolution No. 23: 2024 budget amendment — appropriation for Delaware County Correctional Facility (adopted). - Resolution No. 24: 2024 budget amendment — transfer of funds for the Department of Mental Health (adopted). - Resolution No. 25: 2024 budget amendment — acceptance of additional intervener funding for PSL Article 7 Clean Path transmission project proceedings; rescinds Resolution No. 103 of 02/2024 (adopted). - Resolution No. 26: 2025 budget amendment — ARPA grants to enhance adult protective services, Department of Social Services (adopted). - Resolution No. 27: 2025 budget amendment — family-centered case management services program, Department of Social Services (adopted). - Resolution No. 28: 2025 budget amendment — acceptance of tourism promotion matching funds, Department of Economic Development (adopted). - Resolution No. 29: 2025 budget amendment — amendment related to the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, HUD and FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for a voluntary flood buyout in the Town/Village of Sidney (adopted). - Resolution No. 30: Appointment of the Delaware County Fire Advisory Board (adopted by voice vote). - Local Law No. 1 (Delaware County occupancy tax law for lodging and short-term rentals): introduced and advanced; meeting notice said the existing local law expires in February and the Legislature scheduled a public hearing on Local Law No. 1 for Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. - Resolution No. 32: Standard work day and reporting resolution for the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System (adopted).
At the close of the public portion of the meeting, a motion to enter executive session for negotiations was made and seconded and carried; the presiding officer asked that Shelly, Nick and Kevin Young remain for the executive session.
Why it matters: the batch of budget amendments and grant acceptances authorize spending and grant receipts across multiple county departments and programs. The introduction of a local occupancy tax law and scheduling of a public hearing sets the process for potentially renewing or amending lodging and short-term rental tax collection.
