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WHEREAS, beginning September 13, 023, the New York State Police were trusted with the responsibility to process background checks on firearm, shotgun, rifle, and ammunition transactions across New York – and the rushed implementation of this system…

RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature urges the New York State Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul to support the following legislative measures (2024 bill numbers) during the 2025 legislative session: • S.4020-C (Mayer) / A.3392-C (Otis…

5. That the Executive Chamber and the Office of Children and Families (OCFS) work towards transitioning some of the closed OCFS and/or Department of Correctional and Community Supervision facilities to accommodate the lack of specialized secure det…

WHEREAS, the law has now been in effect for five years and to build upon the success of RTA, counties have identified areas of opportunity to improve the statute; now be it RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature supports the following pr…

sales tax that could be generated for counties if S.885-C/A.4130-C, or similar legislation, were signed into law would be at least $44 million; and WHEREAS, nearly all counties, New York City and a variety of other municipalities have local oc…

RESOLVED, the Orleans County Legislature opposes S.967-A/A.1489-A and recommends Governor Hochul to veto this legislation; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Legislature shall forward certified copies of this resolution to Gover…

WHEREAS, the state’s Medicaid redesign, changes and expansions to OMH programs, and ever-increasing complexity of cases have continued to evolve the SPOA role and have resulted in a significant increase in responsibilities for these SPOA coordinato…

WHEREAS, local social service districts focus scarce resources on achieving permanent housing, preventing homelessness and providing temporary placement; and WHEREAS, counties maintain that preventing homelessness in the first place is the best…

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Legislature shall forward certified copies of this resolution to Governor Kathy Hochul, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, Congressman Joseph Morelle, Senator Robert Ortt, Assemblyma…

expeditiously implemented with minimal resource expenditure and manpower requirements, thereby augmenting the resilience and effectiveness of our emergency response infrastructure; 6.Collaborating closely with stakeholders to develop a standardi…

WHEREAS, this Legislature support the Assembly Minority Rural Equity Initiative’s focus on economic development and resurgent through the creation of the “Rural Equity Assistance Program” to foster economic development in small towns and communitie…

WHEREAS, many community colleges are at a crossroads because they are facing a decade of declining enrollment due to overall state population loss and a dramatic decline in K-12 students, more competition from 4-year schools due to special tuition …

FURTHER RESOLVED, OMH will consistently follow their agreements with the county mental health commissioners/directors of community services to provide specific and timely information on the clients/defendants ordered to restoration; and be it …

RESOLVED, that Orleans County Legislature is in full support of the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) “Rescuing Local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Package” which consists of the following proposed state legislation and programs for…

WHEREAS, the Orleans County IDA already has a long standing policy that it would not undertake any application for financial assistance in a community served by another IDA unless that IDA makes a written request that Orleans County IDA undertakes …

WHEREAS, locally owned roads and bridges account for 87 percent of the State’s 110,000 miles of roadways and 50 percent of the State’s 18,000 bridges, and 46 percent of the vehicle miles travelled in New York are on local roads so the state’s contr…

FURTHER RESOLVED, MHL § 9.33 shall allow individuals to be transferred to Article 9 facilities if it is determined that a defendant is unable to be restored; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, MHL § 43.03 shall require Local Governmental Units (counti…

services to local school districts, commensurate with their experience transporting other pupils with disabilities residing in their districts to and from special services and the cost savings for localities associated with school districts providi…

WHEREAS, because the state is withholding these federal funds it requires counties and New York City to reserve funds locally to make up for the loss, meaning local taxes have been kept higher than they need to be over multiple years, or local serv…

WHEREAS, state funding support for the Safety Net Program was cut from 50 percent to 29 percent, offset with the addition of temporary federal aid that gradually disappeared leaving the full burden on counties and New York City; and WHEREAS, t…

FURTHER RESOLVED, as part of the effort, the State must restore the Safety Net state share to 50 percent; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, counties need brick and mortar solutions to existing housing problems; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, the S…

WHEREAS, county social services commissioners and their staff are deeply involved in administering different components of Medicaid, including long term care services at the direction of the New York State Department of Health (DOH), adhering to st…

RESOLVED, the Orleans County Legislature urges the State Legislature and Governor Hochul, at minimum, to freeze the growth in county costs for all state mandated programs, and further, to include significant new funding to reduce or eliminate the $…

RESOLUTION ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF SUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO INCREASE FUNDING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE STATE BUDGET WHEREAS, State University of New York’s (SUNY’s) community colleges serve the largest percentage of low income, historical…

RESOLUTION URGING LOCAL FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED FUNDING LEVELS FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE FEDERAL AND STATE BUDGETS TO ALLOCATE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW AREA AGENCIES ON AGING TO PROVIDE CRITIC…

5. That the Executive Chamber and the Office of Children and Families (OCFS) work towards transitioning some of the closed OCFS or Department of Correctional and Community Supervision facilities to accommodate the lack of specialized secure detenti…

WHEREAS, children in the EIP are going unserved or underserved due to the shortage of SLPs available to provide services; and WHEREAS, according to a survey of 48 county health departments, over 2,000 children were waiting for speech services…

WHEREAS, both school districts and municipal government have the fiduciary responsibility to be good stewards of local taxpayer money; now be it RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature calls upon the Governor and the New York State Legis…

WHEREAS, the availability of in-person services is an equity issue in the EIP, with children living in the highest poverty rural and urban areas being the most unlikely to receive in- person service delivery. WHEREAS, municipal/county data ind…

RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature calls upon the Governor and the New York State Legislature to take measures to expedite the release of the balance of the covered lives revenues to municipalities/counties for the time period covering J…

RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature commends Governor Kathy Hochul and the legislature for their ongoing commitment to assuring appropriate state investments in local roads, bridges, and culverts; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that rec…

Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and legislative leaders to commit to providing technical support for addressing these concerns in the regulatory process and to dedicate the funding necessary to cover the counties’ costs of comp…

WHEREAS, these increases are equal to 11 percent of the entire county property tax levy for SFY 2023 and will have to be supported with higher local taxes or service cuts; and WHEREAS, as recent as 2021, New York State has shifted the entire co…

RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature demands the State of New York and the federal government provide immediate financial, logistical, and resource assistance to counties and municipalities, specifically New York City, to assist in respond…

WHEREAS, the state requires counties to fund 71 percent of costs for Safety Net individuals and 100 percent of the costs of administering these programs; and WHEREAS, local social service districts focus scarce resources on achieving permane…

WHEREAS, VRBO collects state and/or local sales tax or local occupancy taxes in 44 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and has done so for years; and WHEREAS, Airbnb also collects state and/or local sales or occupancy taxes in 42…

• Ensure reforms include robust and flexible definitions of administrative expenses, • Provide liability protections to counties and tax enforcement officials that are carrying out state property tax enforcement laws, • Do not include provisions…

FIREARM AND AMMUNITION PURCHASES WHEREAS, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins sponsored Bill S51001, referred to as the "Concealed Carry Improvement Act" (CCIA) which amended the penal law, the general business law, the executive law…

5. That the executive chamber and the Office of Children and Families services (OCFS) work towards transitioning some of the closed OCFS or department of correctional and community supervision facilities to accommodate the lack of specialized secu…

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, recognizing the impacts of cost inflation for such highway construction inputs as steel, fuel and asphalt, state value of state funding to local transportation funding programs is rapidly declining, meaning fewer critical ro…

WHEREAS, as commercial production of medium and heavy-duty large-scale, electric construction vehicles is today an essentially non-existent industry, the ability of local highway departments to plan for this transition, with its concomitant mandate…

WHEREAS, changing the structure of SWCD Boards could have a significant negative impact on their ability to make decisions through informed partners on the very issues that SWCDs deal with every day; and WHEREAS, the proposed changes would als…

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Orleans County urges the Governor and Legislature to restore state matching support for Safety Net programs to 50 percent; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Orleans County urges the state to fully fund with state r…

WHEREAS, local social service districts focus scarce resources on achieving permanent housing, preventing homelessness and providing temporary placement; and WHEREAS, counties maintain that preventing homelessness in the first place is the best…

resolution to Governor Kathy Hochul, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, Congressman Joseph Morelle, Senator Robert Ortt, Assemblyman Steve Hawley, New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) and all others deemed necessary and proper. Moved, Drap…

resolution to Governor Kathy Hochul, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, Congressman Joseph Morelle, Senator Robert Ortt, Assemblyman Steve Hawley, New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) and all others deemed necessary and proper. Moved, Drap…