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Albion board adopts resolution urging New York to modernize AIM funding
Summary
The Village of Albion Board of Trustees adopted Resolution 2026‑03 on April 22, urging Governor Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature to baseline Temporary Municipal Assistance into the Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) formula, create an AIM Redesign Task Force, and provide automatic inflation adjustments to stabilize local revenue.
The Village of Albion Board of Trustees on April 22 adopted Resolution 2026‑03 urging Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature to increase and modernize Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) funding.
Trustee William Gabalski moved to adopt the resolution and Trustee Jami Allport seconded. The motion carried with Mayor Timothy McMurray, Trustee Jami Allport, Trustee William Gabalski and Trustee Kevin Sheehan voting Aye; Deputy Mayor Greg Bennett was recorded as absent.
The resolution asks the state to permanently baseline existing Temporary Municipal Assistance (TMA) allocations into the AIM formula, to establish and fund an AIM Redesign Task Force with representation from rural and high‑poverty communities, and to provide annual, automatic inflation adjustments so AIM funding does not erode in real terms. The village cited local fiscal stress in the resolution, saying the Village of Albion has a median household income of approximately $45,000 and family poverty above 20 percent.
The resolution states that AIM is the primary source of unrestricted state revenue sharing enabling local governments to provide core services such as public safety, public works and water and sewer infrastructure, and argues that the current AIM baseline has remained effectively flat for more than a decade. It calls TMA a short‑term measure that should be made permanent and formula‑driven to reduce volatility and protect low‑income residents.
The Board directed the Village Clerk to forward certified copies of the resolution to Governor Kathy Hochul, Senator Robert Ortt, Assembly Member Steven Hawley and the New York State Conference of Mayors (NYCOM).
The resolution took effect immediately upon adoption.
