Members of the Jefferson County Health & Human Services Committee and the Finance & Rules Committee approved a sequence of resolutions and motions covering budgets, appointments, contracts, and tax levies during the meetings recorded in the transcript.
Among the items the committees carried by voice vote were: amendments to the 2024 county budget relating to mental health programs and additional state aid for mental health; appointments to the community services board; authorization of an amended agreement with Onondaga County for autopsy and testing services for the medical examiner's office; an agreement with 1,000 Islands Emergency Rescue Service concerning COVID‑19 and communicable diseases; routine levying of 2025 town and Consolidated Health District taxes; and several other administrative budget adjustments, benefits contracts and authorizations for capital and transportation projects presented as consent blocks.
The Finance & Rules session also heard a presentation from Treasurer Peck and a partner presentation from 3+1 about liquidity management and benchmarking; committee members asked about contract structure and fee guarantees. Near the end of the session the chair moved and the committee approved a motion to enter executive session for potential litigation related to an insurance claim and collective bargaining negotiations.
The transcript records motions and voice votes with many items approved by the committee. The meeting did not include roll-call tallies for most items in the recorded segments; votes are recorded in the transcript as "Aye" or "carried."