13:49 → 14:11(22s)
Presiding member calls the roll. Tom Winslow, Bob Shea, Aileen McNabb Coleman, Hans Petcher, Archstrong, Heidi Nightingale, Elaine Daley, Amy Sargent and Jonathan Adams are recorded present; Brian Woodrow is recorded absent.
The Cayuga County Legislature heard a presentation of the countys tentative 2026 budget focusing on rising mandatory program costs (Medicaid, foster care, SNAP administration), staffing reductions, and a plan to sharply reduce planned fund-balance draws from 2025 levels. The presenter said the tentative budget combines spending reductions with a tax increase and estimates a 2026 fund-balance draw of $620,000 while highlighting larger structural budget pressures including health insurance, retirement costs and state mandate shortfalls. The meeting closed with a motion to move into executive session that was made and seconded; no vote is recorded in the transcript.
