Greene County Legislature approves Resolutions 208–235, including highway work, bids and a sheriff firearms purchase

The Greene County Legislature voted to approve Resolutions 208–235 at its regular meeting. The approvals, mostly by voice vote, covered a wide range of routine county business: authorization to pay claims, highway claims, public hearing settings, grant applications, bid awards for propane, diesel and gasoline, construction and culvert replacement, budget amendments, and contracts for solid-waste disposal and cleaning services.

Among the items, the legislature approved a budget amendment authorizing purchase of new firearm inventory for the Greene County Sheriff’s Office (Resolution 234). Earlier in the meeting representatives connected with the sheriff’s office answered questions about the proposed firearms, explaining that not every model in the inventory will include red-dot sights and that different models are assigned to patrol staff, school resource officers, investigators and corrections personnel. The office reported there are 109 sworn members and about 74 patrol staff who will receive certain models.

Several routine procurement and highway items were approved, including advertising for bids for cleaning and refuse removal, the awarding of bids for propane, diesel #2 and gasoline, authorizing culvert replacement on County Route 2 (Town of Prasco), and authorizing construction and maintenance work related to the Big Valley Trailbreakers snowmobile trail. The legislature also approved budget amendments for the Board of Elections (prepaid postage for absentee ballots), insurance recovery for the sheriff and highway improvement funding.

The body reappointed the director of real property tax services and authorized a feasibility study on potentially relocating Greene County Highway Garage No. 3. The meeting also included a chairman’s appointment to the Greene County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board by authority of an earlier resolution, naming Rebecca Jonk and Deborah Tabakos to four-year terms.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 208-25 — Authorization to pay claims. Motion: Legislator Martinez; Second:…