🏢 Orleans County Legislature

Orleans Legislature Approves $160K Payment for Scrapped EMO Project, Seeks State Funding for Jail Addiction Treatment

2025-03-25 · 16576 words

Key Actions & Decisions

◆ Approved final payment of $160,187.26 to LaBella Associates for the cancelled Emergency Management Office building project.
◆ Adopted resolution urging NYS to increase Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) funding for county jails by $11 million.
◆ Authorized the Sheriff's Office to apply for a $5,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation for the "Shop with a Cop" program.
◆ Approved nearly $500,000 in grant funding for law enforcement technology upgrades.
◆ Authorized expenditure of $37,839.90 in grant funds for new mobile radios and accessories for Emergency Management.
◆ Approved agreements with Ernst’s Lake Breeze Marina for marine fuel and vessel servicing for the 2025 season.
◆ Authorized filling vacancies in the Sheriff’s Office, including a full-time Deputy Sheriff and part-time Corrections Officers.
◆ Recognized Corrections Officers Brandi Brege and Lt. Danny Woodward for saving the life of an incarcerated individual.

The Orleans County Legislature authorized a final payment of over $160,000 to LaBella Associates for a now-cancelled Emergency Management Office building project during their March 25 meeting. Lawmakers also unanimously approved a resolution urging Governor Hochul and state lawmakers to increase funding for mandated medication-assisted treatment in county jails.

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) Robert Ortt (New York State Senator) Steve Hawley (New York State Assemblyman) Merle Draper (Orleans County Legislator) William Eick (Orleans County Legislature Vice Chairman) Claudia Tenney (United States Congresswoman) Lisa Stenshorn (Clerk of the Orleans County Legislature) Kimberly DeFrank (Orleans County Treasurer) John Fitzak (Orleans County Legislator) Justin Niederhofer (Orleans County Director of Emergency Management) Holli Nenni (Orleans County DSS Commissioner)