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Albany County committee approves measure to let departments submit grant applications without separate legislative approval
Summary
The committee approved a measure to authorize county offices to submit grant applications without a separate legislative vote, with a procedural change that departments notify legislative leaders when they apply.
Albany County's Law Committee approved a measure authorizing county offices and departments to submit grant applications without seeking individual legislative approval for each application. The change is intended to streamline the grant-application process and avoid missed deadlines.
Mr. Feeney described the proposal as an efficiency measure so departments need not repeatedly appear before the legislature to ask permission to apply. Committee member Paul (last name not specified in the transcript) suggested adding a notification requirement: departments should inform the chair, the majority leader and the minority leader when they submit a grant application so legislative leadership is aware of significant grant activity. County staff said they were comfortable with that change and that it would not create any veto power over grant submissions.
Committee members supported the measure as a way to reduce administrative delays that can cause departments to miss grant application cycles. The committee voted to advance the change and staff said the final language will be updated before the full legislative meeting.
