🏢 Orleans County Legislature

Orleans County Legislature Approves $50,000 in Grants, Raises Civil Fees for Sheriff’s Office

2025-05-27 · 8361 words

Key Actions & Decisions

◆ Authorized $40,000 grant from NYS Canal Corporation for Erie Canal patrols (7-0 vote).
◆ Approved application for Next Generation 911 grant funding to improve emergency communications (7-0 vote).
◆ Updated Sheriff’s Office civil fee schedule, including hikes for income executions and process serving, effective July 1 (7-0 vote).
◆ Accepted $10,762 state grant for Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) community service program (7-0 vote).
◆ Authorized application for federal grant to reimburse 50% of body armor vest costs (7-0 vote).
◆ Proclaimed June 7, 2025, as DAR Month and June as Elder Abuse Month.
◆ Approved banner request for Albion summer concert series at Bullard Park.

The Orleans County Legislature authorized applications for roughly $50,000 in state and federal grants during its May 27 meeting, while also approving a fee increase for Sheriff's Office civil services. Legislators also recognized the 50th anniversary of the Office for the Aging and proclaimed June as Elder Abuse Month.

Topics

Downtown Revitalization Village Budget & Tax Levy Infrastructure & DPW Projects Police & Public Safety

People

Lynne Johnson (Orleans County Legislature Chairwoman) Kathy Hochul (New York State Governor) Donald Allport (Orleans County Legislator) Merle Draper (Orleans County Legislator) John Grillo (Village Parks & Recreation Director) Lisa Stenshorn (Clerk of the Orleans County Legislature) Edward Morgan (Orleans County Legislator) Kimberly DeFrank (Orleans County Treasurer) Justin Niederhofer (Orleans County Director of Emergency Management)