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Commissioners approve consent agenda including animal-board appointments, training contract renewal and small community grants; public commenters press on water

Allegany County Board of Commissioners · November 6, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a 10-item consent agenda that named new Animal Control Board and Ethics Commission members, renewed an employee-training contract with HSI/ThinkZoom, authorized equipment and maintenance contracts, and approved small community grants; public commenters urged expedited correspondence on a 17% water-rate increase and questioned the HSI training's purpose.

The Allegany County Board of Commissioners approved a 10-item consent agenda that included appointments to boards, contract renewals and small community grants and heard public comments on county training and a pending water-rate increase.

Appointments and contracts: Administrator Bennett reviewed the items and the commission approved them by voice vote. Item E (amended) appointed John Gustafsson, Christina Getty (record also shows Christina Gaddy in the transcript), Linda Steele and Regina Hamm to the Allegany County Animal Control Board, and allowed ex officio members Brian Dickin (health officer designee) and Brett Leisinger (sheriff’s designee) to serve; the amendment authorized Brett Leisinger to serve as chairman for the first year and…

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