Board approves appointments, grants, capital projects and multiple agreements in Feb. 25 session
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Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting the Allegany County Board of Legislators approved a slate of appointments, capital-project accounts for bridges and culverts, multiple grant acceptances and contracts (including towers and jail food services); votes were recorded by roll call, typically 13 ayes, 2 absent.
The Allegany County Board of Legislators on Feb. 25 approved a group of resolutions that included reappointments, board and agency appointments, capital project accounts, grant acceptances and vendor agreements.
Key actions included the reappointment of Rita Selbick Lynch as director of employment and training (Resolution intro 10326) and the reappointment of Amy Chu as part‑time county historian (10426). The board also appointed seven members to the Allegany County Industrial Development Agency (10526). Several capital-project accounts were established for local bridges and culverts (Resolutions 10626–10926) to fund repairs and modifications in Willsville, Belfast, Independence and Rushford.
The board approved multiple grant acceptances, including a New York State CARES/US Up grant for veteran service organizations (11126) and two awards from the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services for the public defender's office (11226–11326). Agreements to provide mental‑health services and psychological evaluations for the probation department (11826 and 11926) and contracts with Patriot Towers Inc. (antenna/911 communication tower work) and Trinity Services Group Inc. (jail food services) also passed on roll call votes.
Most measures passed unanimously among those present; one item, Resolution intro 12326 (agreement with Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Allegany County), passed with 12 ayes, 1 abstention and 2 absent after Legislator LaForge declared an abstention because he serves on that organization’s board. The board approved a non‑prefiled infrastructure grant application for the County Road 51 Gateway Development site (12426) after invoking a two‑thirds vote to consider and then voting to approve.
Where members spoke, remarks were procedural or expressions of thanks to applicants and staff. Funding details, contract terms and implementation schedules were generally referenced by resolution title or board materials rather than discussed at length during the open meeting.
