Key Actions & Decisions

• ◆ • Resolution 210-424: approved an agreement with Houseman Refrigeration Heating and Cooling to repair and replace HVAC ductwork at the Treasurer's Building, 156 South Main Street, Albion, at a cost not to exceed $11,500.00, paid from the Buildings and Grounds Division's Maintenance Projects Treasurer line. Adopted 6 ayes, 0 nays, Chairman Johnson absent.
• ◆ • Resolution 211-424: approved an agreement with All American Fence to furnish and install a privacy fence at the same Treasurer's Building, not to exceed $34,000.00, from the same budget line, effective once the county gives notice to proceed. Adopted 6-0, Johnson absent.
• ◆ • Resolution 215-424: authorized the County Treasurer to move $130,000.00 from the Infrastructure Reserve into the Buildings and Grounds budget for the Treasurer's Office renovations, and specifically to "make the necessary adjustments to the Public Works budget accounts for project costs that have already been incurred." Adopted 6-0, Johnson absent.
• ◆ • Resolution 214-424: separately drew $85,000.00 from the same Infrastructure Reserve for a Wendel Companies contract covering "Immersion and Concept Level Design" of the county's Existing Public Safety Building and site. Adopted 6-0, Johnson absent.
• ◆ • Resolution 205-424: authorized a Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement with NY USLE Albion Long Bridge B LLC for a solar energy system at 12795 Route 31 West in Albion, pending approval from the Town of Albion and Medina Central School District. Adopted 6-0, Johnson absent.
• ◆ • Resolution 201-424: set two public hearings — May 7 and June 4, 2024, both at 7 p.m. at the Legislature Chambers, 14016 Route 31 W., Albion — on a proposed local law to establish a district court system in Orleans County under Article 6, Section 16 of the state constitution. Adopted 6-0, Johnson absent.
• ◆ • Resolution 197-424: endorsed a New York State Association of Counties legislative package addressing the statewide EMS funding and staffing crisis, citing the county's lack of "resources, flexibility, or statutory authority to develop county-wide or publicly funded EMS programs." Adopted 6-0, Johnson absent.
• ◆ • Resolution 235-424: opposed state Senate Bill S4545 and Assembly Bill A3069, which would consolidate the state's 109 industrial development agencies, including Orleans County's, into ten regional agencies. Adopted 6-0, Johnson absent.
• ◆ • Resolution 217-424: approved a $964,714.00 federal-aid project for replacement of the County Line Road Bridge over Jeddo Creek in the Town of Ridge, with the county's share set at $48,236.00. Adopted 6-0, Johnson absent.