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RESOLVED, that the Village of Albion Board strongly supports the Energy Choice Act as introduced by Congressman Langworthy (H.R. 3699) and Senator Justice (S. 1945) and stands firmly opposed to New York State’s natural gas bans, the CLCPA-driven rest…

WHEREAS, natural gas remains a dependable, cost-effective, and clean-burning energy source used by millions of New Yorkers to heat their homes, cook their food, and power their businesses; and WHEREAS, in 2019, New York State enacted the Clima…

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…