Chemung County committees approve routine vendor agreements, grant applications; several items postponed

Chemung County legislators in a series of committee meetings March 3 approved a string of routine resolutions to extend vendor agreements, apply for state and federal grants and update retiree medical coverage, while postponing several items for further review or because of a lack of quorum.

The aviation committee approved a resolution authorizing an advertisement agreement with Townsquare Media Binghamton on behalf of the Elmira/Corning Regional Airport. The buildings and grounds committee approved an extension of purchase agreements with vendors supplying lumber, HVAC parts and miscellaneous building materials for the county Department of Buildings and Grounds. The motions in both committees passed on voice votes.

At the multi‑services committee, members approved several items including a procurement resolution for Phoenix Graphics Inc. on behalf of the Board of Elections, a purchase agreement for MA Police Consulting Inc. for the county Information Technology Department, two applications for U.S. Department of Transportation rural and tribal assistance pilot program grants through the planning department, and other routine items. Committee members postponed one application for an Empire State Development Infrastructure Grant so the county could clarify which…