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Chairman flags governor's data-center moratorium and upcoming SNAP administrative cost shift
Summary
The Chairman reported an unexpected governor's executive order imposing up to a one-year moratorium on data-center construction and warned of an October 1 SNAP administrative cost shift increasing counties' share to 75%; statewide advocacy is seeking a delay.
The Chairman updated the Board that the New York governor issued an executive order imposing up to a one-year moratorium on data-center construction statewide; he said the most significant local impacts would be in neighboring Genesee County where large projects had been planned. "This week, there's been a lot of advocacy with NYSAC and even Senator Schumer trying to delay that cost shift," the Chairman said when discussing related state actions.
The Chairman also warned the Board to expect a major SNAP administrative cost shift effective Oct. 1 that would raise the county share of program administration from 50% to 75%; he said the federal government will continue to pay benefits themselves but that the county will absorb more administrative cost and that statewide associations are advocating for a two-year delay. The Board noted potential budget impacts and said it will monitor advocacy outcomes and budgetary implications.
