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Washington County board adopts corrected local law, approves grants and budget amendments; psychiatric-expense item tabled
Summary
The board amended and adopted Introductory Local Law A (renumbered to Local Law 1), approved multiple budget amendments and grant applications (including a corrected $660,000 ESD housing grant application), authorized a contract with Slick Network Solutions (Slick Fiber) and adopted the audit committee recommendation. A proposed psychiatric-expense budget amendment was tabled pending staff follow-up.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors voted on a slate of resolutions and motions at its Feb. 20 meeting, adopting an amended introductory local law, approving several budget amendments and grant applications, and tabling a psychiatric-expense budget amendment pending additional staff information.
The board considered Introductory Local Law A of 2026, described in the notice as establishing the 2026 salary schedule for listed county officers. Supervisors amended the text to change the law’s assigned number so it will be enacted as Local Law number 1 rather than number 2; the amendment passed and the board then adopted the law as amended by roll call vote.
Among notable approvals, the board authorized submission of an Empire State Development Pro Housing Grant application for a bridge upgrade project and amended the application amount from $600,000 to $660,000 before carrying the resolution. The board also authorized the chairman to sign a contract with Slick Network Solutions, Inc., doing business as Slick Fiber, and adopted an audit-committee recommendation totaling $6,140,131.54.
In contrast, Resolution 77 (an amendment to the 2025 budget to increase psychiatric expense appropriation by $373,626) prompted multiple supervisors to request that finance staff (named in discussion as Al, Brian and Rob York) be present to answer questions. A motion to table Resolution 77 was made and adopted; the clerk recorded the tabling vote as 2,785 yes, 1,712 no, with one noted absence.
Votes at a glance - Audit committee recommendation (approval): $6,140,131.54 — carried (voice vote). (SEG 093–101) - Resolution 32 / Introductory Local Law A (adopt as amended to Local Law number 1): adopted (roll call). (SEG 416–468) - Resolution 75 / ESD Pro Housing grant (Drifting Bridge upgrade): amended to $660,000, adopted. (SEG 1160–1183) - Resolution 70 / Contract with Slick Network Solutions (Slick Fiber): authorized; one abstention noted. (SEG 1074–1086) - Resolution 77 / Amend 2025 budget for psychiatric expense ($373,626): motion to table adopted (tabling vote recorded). (SEG 1198–1264)
What happens next: the psychiatric-expense amendment will remain tabled until finance staff and Rob York can be present to answer questions; other approved resolutions will proceed to implementation steps as described in their respective resolutions and by the departments responsible.
