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: Legislator Davis. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). Notes: voice vote, individual tallies not specified. - Resolution 209-25 — Authorization to pay claims (highway). Motion: Legislator Lennon; Second: Legislator (second name not specified). Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 210-25 — Set public hearing on local law intro. no. 2 of 2025 (amend local law no. 4 of 2023 regarding supervised hunting by 12- and 13-year-old licensed hunters). Motion: Legislator Hobart; Second: Legislators Lucas, Laurenson and Chairman Linder. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 211-25 — Set public hearing for 2025–26 operating budget for Greene County Community (title not fully specified in transcript). Motion: Legislator True; Second: Legislator Holvar. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 212-25 — SEQRA notice of intent to declare lead agency for construction of the Greene County Community Services building. Motion: Legislator Davis; Second: Legislator Handoff. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 213-25 — Authorize agreements/grant applications for Big Valley Trailbreakers snowmobile trail development and maintenance 2025–26. Motion: Legislator Lennon; Second: Chairman Linder. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 214-25 — Authorize advertisement for bids: cleaning services for county facilities. Motion: Legislator Bridal; Second: Legislator Gulich. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 215-25 — Authorize advertisement for bids: refuse removal from county facilities. Motion: Legislator Thornton; Second: Legislator Hamble. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 216-25 — Award bid for propane. Motion: Legislator Martinez; Second: Legislator George. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 217-25 — Accept RFP/proposal for feasibility study for potential relocation of Greene County Highway Garage No. 3. Motion: Legislator Thornton; Second: Legislator (second name unclear). Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 218-25 — Authorize county highways superintendent to advertise for bids for raises (transcript text unclear). Motion: Legislator Leg; Second: Legislator Thornton and Chandler Langer. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 219-25 — Amend Resolution 206-22 authorizing purchase of two single-axle chassis with stone/ice control equipment. Motion: Legislator Martin Ennis; Second: Legislator Leonard. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 220-25 — Authorize purchase of a new 2024 Ford Super Duty F350 truck. Motion: Legislator Lennon; Second: Legislator Handel. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 221-25 — Authorize purchase of one diagnostic scan tool and associated software. Motion: Legislator Martinez; Second: (second not fully specified). Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 222-25 — Award bid for #2 diesel fuel. Motion: Legislator Buick; Second: Legislator Licht. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 223-25 — Award bid for gasoline. Motion: Legislator Martin Ness; Second: Legislator Bridal. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 224-25 — Award replacement of County Route 2 culvert over Coving Creek (Town of Prasco). Motion: Legislator Thornton; Second: Legislator Lague. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 225-25 — Authorize contract for transportation and disposal of solid waste (Salica Metals, Inc.). Motion: Legislator Village; Second: (second not fully recorded). Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 226-25 — Authorize extension of solid waste disposal agreement. Motion and second recorded; Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 227-25 — Authorize purchase and implementation of hardware/software for the existing scale software program. Motion: Legislator Martinez; Second: Legislator Gulish. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 228-25 — Authorize rental agreement: Greene County Department of Human Services Aging and Athens Senior Citizens Club. Motion: Legislator Leg; Second: Legislators Lucas and O'Connell. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 229-25 — Owing meat, canned goods and frozen supplies line to Ginsburg's for July 1 through 12/31/2025 (title not fully precise in transcript). Motion: Legislator Handel; Second: (second not fully recorded). Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 230-25 — Authorize agreement: Greene County Mental Health (NMSR 3 — transcript abbreviated). Motion: Legislator Davis; Second: Chairman. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 231-25 — Reappoint director of real property tax services. Motion: Legislator Martinez; Second: (several legislators recorded). Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 232-25 — Budget amendment: Greene County Board of Elections, absentee ballot prepaid postage. Motion: Legislator Handel; Second: Legislators Lucas and O'Connor. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 233-25 — Budget amendment: Greene County Highway consolidated global street and highway improvement program. Motion: Legislator Hamill; Second: Chairman Springer. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Resolution 234-25 — Budget amendment and authorizing purchase of new firearm inventory for the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. Motion: Legislator Martinez; Second: Legislator Hanwell. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). Notes: Discussed earlier in the meeting; sheriff’s office representatives said different models will be used by patrol, investigators and corrections staff; total sworn count cited as 109 with about 74 patrol officers who will receive certain models. - Resolution 235-25 — Budget amendment: insurance recovery, Greene County Sheriff. Motion: Legislator Handel; Second: Legislator Martinez. Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

Most votes were taken by voice; if a specific roll-call tally was required it was not recorded in the meeting transcript provided. The legislature also announced chairman’s appointments to the Greene County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board by authority of a prior resolution (transcript references resolution “236Dash93”) naming Rebecca Jonk and Deborah Tabakos to four-year terms ending Aug. 18 (term year not fully specified in the transcript).