Monroe County adopts 2025 budget after amendments that trim Visit Rochester and add local program funding

The Legislature adopted Intro. 377 (24-0350), the 2025 Monroe County Budget establishing classification, compensation and the 2025 salary schedule. The main motion for adoption was recorded after lifting the item from the table; Res. 308 is noted in the minutes as passing with a recorded roll call.

Multiple amendment motions were offered on the floor. An amendment introduced as Intro. 382 initially proposed decreasing the Visit Rochester commitment appropriation by $150,000 (from $4,137,500 to $3,987,500) and increasing county contributions by $30,000 each for Friends of the Verona Street Animal Shelter, Greater Rochester Summer Learning Association, The Vineyard Farms, Freedom Scholars Learning Center, and a $30,000 increase for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County (raising that line from $582,000 to $612,000). Subsequent motions adjusted the Visit Rochester reduction to $60,000 (resulting in $4,077,500). Many line-item adjustments and departmental appropriation shifts are recorded in the minutes (including transfers affecting Parks‑Golf, Public Safety, District Attorney, Human Services, and Medical Examiner lines). The record shows multiple roll calls on amendments and final adoption of the budget; the minutes do not include full departmental budget text, only the amendment summaries and vote tallies where provided.