General Services Committee approves 10 resolutions including fiber-easement and Weaver Road funding; moves June session to June 2

At the May meeting of the Jefferson County General Services Committee, legislators approved a series of resolutions by voice vote, authorizing intergovernmental agreements, budget amendments and capital project funding and moving the June Board of Legislators session to Monday, June 2 at 6 p.m.

The committee approved ten distinct items by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. Motions were made and seconded by committee members and each resolution was announced as "carried" after the voice vote.

Votes at a glance

- Authorize agreement with the Development Authority of the North Country for an easement for placement of fiber-optic cable. Mover: Legislator Ferris; second: Legislator Potter. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: introduction and "carries" at 31:19–31:26.)

- Amend the 2025 county budget for the district attorney's office related to a general ledger coding review. Mover: Legislator McBride; second: Legislator Grant. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 31:26–31:33.)

- Authorize implementation and 100% funding of the replacement of Weaver Road over Skinner Creek; project may be eligible for federal or state aid or reimbursement from Bridge NY funds; appropriating funds and amending the 2025 budget and capital plan. Mover: Legislator Potter; second: legislative second recorded as "legislative affairs" in the transcript. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 31:53–32:12.)

- Authorize federal-aid project funding language for Weaver Road over Skinner Creek (first-instance federal and state aid eligible costs) and amend the 2025 budget and capital plan. Mover: Legislator Ferris; second: Legislator Grama. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 32:14–32:38.)

- Authorize an amended agreement for statewide expansion of the Harrell Herring settlement relative to indigent defense. Mover: Legislator Bolio; second: Legislator Potter. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 32:57–33:20.)

- Take a previously tabled resolution off the table and introduce it for consideration (resolution tabled Feb. 11 at General Services). Mover: Legislator Bolio; second: (second recorded). Outcome: approved (motion to take from table and introduce). (Transcript: 33:24–33:43.)

- Authorize an agreement with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and amend the 2025 county budget for fiscal year 2024 Operation Stone Garden. Mover: Legislator Potter; second: Legislator Ferris. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 33:44–34:02.)

- Amend the 2025 budget related to unauthorized waste at the recycling center and transfer station. Mover: Legislator Bolio; second: Legislator Grant. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 34:06–34:26.)

- Authorize agreements for the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee’s STOP-DWI visibility enforcement grant and amend the 2025 County budget accordingly. Mover: Legislator Potter; second: Legislator Fares. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 34:27–34:58.)

- Move the June Board of Legislators session to Monday, June 2 at 6 p.m. Mover: Legislator Potter; second: Legislator Ferris. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 35:00–35:40.)

Details and context

Most votes were approved by unanimous voice vote and announced as "carries" in the meeting record; the transcript does not provide individual affirmative/negative counts or roll-call votes. Several resolutions reference potential outside funding eligibility: the Weaver Road replacement was described as eligible for federal or state aid or reimbursement from Bridge NY funds. The Operation Stone Garden item amends the county budget to accept state homeland-security grant funds related to FY 2024. No dollar amounts or detailed budget line items were stated aloud in the transcript.

A committee member thanked Sheriff staff for providing requested information on the Stone Garden/related public-safety material; that member said the materials helped inform but that he planned to vote no at the full board meeting. Committee members also praised recent work on repairs at the recycling center in a separate comment after the formal business.