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Cayuga County Ways and Means approves audit-term cut and several budget amendments including restored highway and security staffing
Summary
At a regular and special session, the Cayuga County Ways and Means Committee approved routine year‑end resolutions, shortened a proposed five‑year audit contract to three years, and amended the tentative 2026 budget to accept new plow revenue, restore one MEO position and fund a third security guard in DSS.
Cayuga County’s Ways and Means Committee met in regular and special sessions and approved a package of routine year‑end resolutions and several substantive amendments to the tentative 2026 budget.
The committee voted to amend a proposed five‑year extension of the county’s audit contract with Drescher and Malecki, shortening the term to three years. A legislator argued a shorter term avoids binding future legislatures; the amendment carried and the contract extension as amended passed.
Finance staff gave routine reports before votes. Grace, a county finance staff member, said sales‑tax receipts through November were “about 22.18% over last year, year to date,” and cautioned that meeting budget targets will depend on remainder‑of‑year…
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