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Delaware County adopts 2026 budget, approves watershed intergovernmental agreement and names FOIL officer
Summary
The county board adopted the 2026 budget (Resolution 203), carried a set of routine budget and tax resolutions, approved an intergovernmental agreement to protect watershed lands and programs, and appointed County Attorney Amy Merkman as FOIL officer.
The Delaware County board adopted its 2026 budget and approved a suite of related resolutions during its regular meeting following a public hearing. The board also passed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) intended to protect watershed programs and prioritized land-acquisition efforts in sensitive areas; the county attorney was named the county's FOIL officer.
The formal adoption of the 2026 county budget passed as Resolution 203 after a roll-call vote. The meeting record shows a series of mostly uncontested resolutions (Res. 191–205) approving budget amendments, tax apportionments, year-end accounting modifications and appropriations that were moved, seconded and carried by roll calls or voice votes.
Resolution 206 authorized the execution of a mitigation/intergovernmental agreement with partners listed in the summary: the Coalition for Watershed Towns (CWT/CWC naming appears in the record), New York City and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Shelly, a county staff member who gave the public summary at the board's…
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