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Votes at a glance: Orange County Legislature actions, July 1, 2025
Summary
A summary of resolutions and formal actions taken by the Orange County Legislature at its July 1, 2025 meeting, including roll-call outcomes and notes where debate occurred.
The Orange County Legislature met July 1, 2025, and approved a slate of resolutions and bond measures. The list below summarizes each agenda item number, the short description given on the record, and the outcome as recorded in the meeting minutes.
1) Resolution approving the correction of certain errors on the 2025 tax rolls for certain towns and districts — voice vote; carried.
2) Supplemental appropriation to the 2025 Orange County budget for the Department of Finance for special district attorneys pursuant to section 4.09 of the Orange County Charter — roll call; recorded as 21 ayes; carried.
3) Resolution approving the purchase of the Sugarloaf Performing Arts Center in the town of Chester and making a supplemental appropriation to the 2025 Orange County budget for the Real Property Tax Services office (section 4.09) — roll call; recorded as 21 ayes; carried. (Debated; see separate article.)
4) Resolution approving release of the county's interest in a parcel to previous owner pursuant to Local Law No. 2 of 2010, section 5(b)(1) — voice vote; carried.
5) Resolution setting a public hearing under County Law section 268 for proposed Harriman Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements at an estimated cost of $185,000,000 — voice vote; carried. Public hearing scheduled July 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM; prior commenters remain on record.
6) Resolution authorizing the county executive to file a WQIP application with NYSDEC (sponsor Tuohy, Benelli, Menudo and Republicans) — voice vote; carried.
7) Similar WQIP authorization (different sponsors) — voice vote; carried.
8 & 9) Resolutions authorizing the Department of Public Works to set and adjust user fees for Orange County-owned electric vehicle chargers — roll call; reported as 21 ayes; carried.
10) Supplemental appropriation to accept user fees revenue from ChargePoint to be dispersed to three departments — voice vote; carried.
11) Resolution authorizing filing of an application to the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation for an Environmental Protection Fund grant — voice vote; carried.
12 & 13) Resolutions authorizing acceptance of gifts on behalf of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation pursuant to County Law section 215 — voice votes; carried.
14) Bond resolution (two-thirds required) authorizing reconstruction of the Ruth and Jim Ottaway Education Center, increasing appropriation and authorizing additional bonds (principal $750,000) — roll call; recorded as 21 ayes; carried.
15) Bond resolution for surveys and engineering work on Heritage Trail project, segment 3 (estimated maximum cost $26,000; federal funds expected to cover majority) — roll call; recorded as 21 ayes; carried.
16) Resolution authorizing implementation and funding in the first instance 100% of federal aid and state March funding for a transportation federal aid project — voice vote; carried.
17-19) Resolutions authorizing acceptance and appropriation of grants from the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services for a statewide targeted reductions in intimate partner violence initiative for DA, Probation, and Sheriff's Office — voice votes; carried.
20) Resolution authorizing reimbursement of overtime and other expenses for Hudson Valley Safe Streets task force — voice vote; carried.
21-23) Resolutions authorizing acceptance and appropriation of NYS Office of Mental Health New York CARES UP grants for Emergency Services Police Services, E-911 and Fire Services — voice votes; carried.
24-29) Multiple routine items were called for collective vote (items 24-29 were voted on collectively) — voice votes; carried.
30) Resolution authorizing filing of a WQIP application for Valley View Center for Nursing Care and Rehabilitation — voice vote; carried with one abstention. (Debated; one legislator asked for technical details and expressed concern about multiple county WQIP applications.)
31) Bond resolution for expansion and improvement of Orange County Veterans Memorial Cemetery (principal $150,000) — roll call; recorded as 21 ayes; carried.
32) Resolution authorizing inclusion of certain property in Orange County Agricultural District Number 1 pursuant to NYS Agricultural Markets Law sections 303-a and 303-b — roll call; recorded as 21 ayes; carried.
33) Supplemental appropriation to the 2025 Orange County budget for Orange County Community College capital improvement projects (amounts discussed; OSC letter cited $643,413.91 additional funds) — roll call; recorded as 21 ayes; carried. (Debated; questions on $12,025.76 in tile change orders and payment source; Commissioner Gallagher clarified payment will be from surplus and only for billed amounts.)
34) Resolution providing for a public hearing on the tentative budget for Orange County Community College for fiscal year beginning 09/01/2025 (public hearing scheduled 08/07/2025 at 3:15 PM) — voice vote; carried.
35-36) Two remaining routine items were voted on collectively — voice votes; carried.
Several items that required a two-thirds vote (bond resolutions) passed by roll call. Where the transcript recorded roll-call results, the minutes show unanimous recorded support (21 ayes). Items that drew substantive floor discussion have separate items in the Legislature's record and are summarized in standalone articles.
