Key Actions & Decisions

• ◆ • Res. 69-224: four-year agreement with Doherty Communications for 911 dispatch technician services, $55,825.00 (Feb-Dec 2024) rising to $73,740.00 by 2027. Adopted 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 70-224 through 72-224: Sheriff's Office SWAT and equipment purchases — reflex sights/mounts and Motorola radios ($7,519.08 and $6,957.16); four GETAC tablets ($20,635.00); Verizon SIM cards. All 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 73-224: Treasurer set up remaining balances from seven 2023 Homeland Security grants in the Sheriff's budget, ranging from $2,553.92 to $158,474.71. Adopted 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 74-224: authorized filling Sheriff's Corrections Lieutenant and Road Patrol Sergeant vacancies and resulting backfills, effective Feb. 28, 2024. Adopted 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 75-224 through 78-224: continued the NY-ALERT emergency messaging agreement through 2028; authorized Emergency Management to apply for a Volunteer Fire Infrastructure grant; created a countywide Technical Rescue Team after a public hearing held the same day; authorized $6,700.00 in State Homeland Security Program grant funds for radio equipment. All 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 80-224 through 82-224: appointed voting and non-voting members to the Emergency Medical Services Council, Fire Advisory Board and Radio System Advisory Board, including Albion Fire Department and Albion Police Department representatives. All 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 83-224: authorized filling a Probation Officer vacancy effective March 1, 2024. Adopted 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 84-224 and 85-224: authorized new Spectrum trunk-overflow, Ethernet and cable-TV services (including two Albion locations) and IT purchases — cameras ($13,043.81), on-site support ($6,738.91), firewall licensing ($24,595.00) and management software ($13,279.00), with a $44,612.91 budget transfer to cover them. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 86-224 and 87-224: created a temporary Systems Engineer III position pending two IT hires, and authorized the Chairman to appoint a new Director of Computer Services following Ed Moss's planned April 26, 2024 retirement, abolishing the Deputy Director position once filled. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 88-224 through 91-224: renewed a Real Property Tax Services web-hosting agreement ($3,500.00/year through Feb. 2029); approved a Personnel Department background-check contract with Allied Universal (up to $350/report); approved a merchant payment-processing agreement for the Clerk/Treasurer; signed a two-year, $4,000.00/month grant-writing contract with Upper Edge Consulting. All 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 92-224 and 93-224: authorized $35,496.00 in tourism matching funds to the Greater Niagara Region and out-of-state travel for the Tourism Director. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 94-224 and 95-224: renewed the county's $5,000.00 Mercy Flight air-ambulance agreement (unchanged since 2019) and funded $5,850.00 in Leadership Orleans tuition for three county employees. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 96-224 and 97-224: appointed H. Dale Banker to the County Board of Ethics (2024-2026) and William Eick and Fred Miller to the Local Development Corporation Board (through Dec. 2025). Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 98-224: authorized broadband capital-project payments of $100,424.59 for a Carlton radio tower and $1,950.00 for equipment installs in Medina and Albion. Adopted 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 99-224 and 100-224: approved a not-to-exceed $7,500.00 HVAC ductwork contract and a renewed $2,243.00/year sprinkler-inspection contract, both at the Public Safety Building. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 102-224 through 104-224: awarded a $250,355.00 road widener (fully reimbursed through SAM and CHIPS grants), a not-to-exceed $260,000.00 dump truck, and a not-to-exceed $65,000.00 generator to replace one that failed at Courthouse Square. All 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 105-224 and 106-224: approved a not-to-exceed $900,000.00 contract to demolish and rebuild the county's fuel farm, and a $6,500.00 transmission repair for a DPW pickup truck. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 107-224: shifted a Public Works personal-services line ($3,840.00) plus associated benefit accounts into a Job Development budget to support a BOCES diesel-mechanic internship. Adopted 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 109-224: authorized filling a Custodian vacancy and a Motor Equipment Operator vacancy in the Department of Public Works. Adopted 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 110-224 and 111-224: contracted with Tenex Software Solutions for iPad support ($6,075.00) and restructured several Board of Elections clerk positions. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 112-224 and 113-224: approved Mental Health Department agreements including $218,899.00 for Living Opportunities of DePaul housing services, plus a minor Chromebook budget transfer. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 114-224 and 115-224: authorized out-of-state travel for a Mental Health employee and filling a Supportive Case Manager vacancy. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 116-224 through 120-224: approved Public Health Department agreements and grant acceptances (including a $12,100.00 MRC-STTRONG grant and a $5,000.00 NEHA-FDA grant, both no county cost), out-of-state conference travel, and reappointed two members to the Genesee-Orleans County Board of Health. All 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 121-224: approved Department of Social Services agreements including $74,675.00 for DPW messenger/custodial services (county cost $26,136.00) and separate County Attorney contracts of $24,651.00 (county cost $10,119.00) for Temporary Assistance work and $95,932.00 (county cost $32,775.00) for Child and Family Services work. Adopted 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 122-224 and 123-224: added Saturday hours (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) at Social Services and authorized filling a Senior Account Clerk vacancy. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 124-224 and 125-224: renewed an Office for the Aging technical-support contract and adopted a resolution urging state and federal officials to increase funding for the county's 8,698 residents over age 60. Both 7-0.
• ◆ • Res. 126-224 (filling an Office for the Aging Housekeeper Aide vacancy) was withdrawn by Legislator Miller before a vote.
• ◆ • Res. 127-224 through 129-224: nominated Christina Lyons to the GLOW Workforce Development Board, authorized payment of March county claims, and approved a $6,652.00 emergency HVAC repair at the Courthouse. All 7-0.
• ◆ • Legislator Draper presented a retirement recognition to Lt. Mike Christopher after 30 years with the Orleans County Jail; Legislator Allport presented a Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month proclamation to ARC GLOW representatives; Treasurer Kimberly DeFrank reported the county had roughly $1.6 million loaned out to other funds, mostly for broadband; the Legislature also approved use of Courthouse Square for an Easter egg hunt and for an Albion Merchants Association banner promoting the Albion Sip N' Stroll event.