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Votes at a glance: Allegany County Ways and Means Committee, Feb. 18
Summary
The committee approved the agenda (including three added MOEs), renewed a one-year cooperative legal-services agreement with attorney Leslie Hagstrom, authorized grant applications for demolition of Allentown School and for County Road 51 infrastructure work, changed a July meeting date and authorized filling the Clerk of the Board vacancy; an executive session was then requested.
The Allegany County Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 18 approved several routine and policy actions by voice vote, including authorization to pursue grant funding for a school demolition and county road work and renewal of an outside counsel agreement.
The committee first approved an amended agenda that inserted three MOEs between agenda items 5 and 6. The panel then voted to renew a one-year cooperative purchase-of-services agreement with attorney Leslie Hagstrom and to authorize two grant applications: a congressionally directed demolition request for the Allentown School and a New York State county infrastructure grant for County Road 51. The committee also approved a change to the second July board meeting date to coincide with the Allegany County Fair and authorized filling the Clerk of the Board position. The county administrator requested an executive session to discuss a personnel/credit matter and the committee moved to convene it.
Votes recorded by voice at the Feb. 18 meeting (summary): - Approve amended agenda (add three MOEs): moved and seconded; outcome: passed (voice vote). - Resolution to renew purchase-of-services cooperative agreement with Leslie Hagstrom ($158/hour, one-year term): moved and seconded; outcome: passed (voice vote). - Authorization to apply for congressionally directed funding for demolition of Allentown School (estimated ~$750,000; application window closing in March): moved and seconded; outcome: passed (voice vote). - Authorization to submit letter of intent for NYS county infrastructure grant to complete County Road 51 work (50% match estimated, roughly $375,000 total): moved and seconded; outcome: passed (voice vote). - Change second July board meeting from July 22 to July 23 to align with Allegany County Fair: moved and seconded; outcome: passed (voice vote). - Authorization to fill the Clerk of the Board vacancy and allow subsequent internal fills: moved and seconded; outcome: passed (voice vote). - Motion to enter executive session to discuss medical/financial credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation: moved; outcome: motion made (no recorded public vote in transcript).
The committee’s actions were unanimous by voice vote where recorded. No formal roll-call tallies of yes/no/abstain were provided in the public transcript.
