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Sullivan County committee approves MOU to accept flood-mitigation equipment from NY Division of Homeland Security
Summary
The Sullivan County Public Safety Committee approved a resolution authorizing the county manager to accept flood mitigation equipment from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, with an amendment clarifying trailers will remain titled to New York State while the county will register them.
The Sullivan County Public Safety Committee approved a resolution authorizing the county manager to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to accept flood-mitigation equipment, including an amendment clarifying that trailers remain titled to New York State while the county will register them.
The amendment — described at the meeting as an addendum to the existing MOU — states that certain equipment will be delivered on trailers that the state retains title to, and that the county would complete registration of the trailers. Legislator Matt (mover) offered the amendment, Nick seconded it, and the committee approved the amendment and then the resolution as amended by voice vote.
Committee members asked that the addendum be distributed before the vote; a copy was emailed to committee staff during the meeting and distributed in paper form. Committee discussion focused on logistics and record-keeping rather than the substantive contents of the equipment package. A staff member noted that signed county contracts are available on the county website through the Office of Management and Budget for anyone who wants to review them.
The committee did not read a line-by-line inventory of the equipment during the meeting; an addendum describing the trailer-title arrangement was cited as the only change to the previously circulated resolution. No roll-call vote totals were recorded in the meeting minutes; the chair called for and received vocal “Aye” responses to both the amendment and the final resolution.
The resolution authorizes the county manager to accept equipment provided by the state via MOU and obligates the county to register the trailers while ownership remains with New York State. The committee gave no additional direction beyond approving the amended MOU and making paper copies of the amendment available to attendees.
For the public record, committee members reiterated that county contracts and executed agreements are posted online in the Office of Management and Budget section of the Sullivan County government website.
