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WHAT'S GOING ON. IN THIS ROOM. TWO OF THE THREE AFTER MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, SO WE GOT EVERYBODY
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THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET FOR THIS ONE. SO LET'S GET STARTED. ORDER FIRST. THIS ONE'S FOR[Dockets]
COUNTY ATTORNEY. AND IT'S THE APPROVAL OF A SETTLEMENT OF ASHLEY ROWAN VERSUS COUNTY OF ONEIDA. IF THERE'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE, I'LL PUSH IT TO THE END AND WE CAN GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ANYBODY HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? I DON'T, MISTER CHAIR.I THINK WE SHOULD BE FILLED IN ON WHAT'S GOING ON. PERHAPS. OKAY, I'LL PUSH THIS ONE TO THE END AND WE'LL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SOUNDS GOOD. THEN NEXT UP IS BUDGET 2026 392. AND THAT'S TRANSFER AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS OF SPECIFIED VARIOUS DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACCOUNTS AS REQUIRED UNDER GAAP. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED PASSES. NEXT UP, AIRPORT 2026 3073. THIS IS APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL BUDGET H. AIR. 103 56 102. CAPITAL OUTLAY GRIFFITHS AIRFIELD BUILDING 101.
ROOF REPAIR AND BUDGET TRANSFER OF $354,478 TO A NINE 99,901 900, 105 TRANSFER TO OTHER FUND CAPITAL PROJECT FUND QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I GUESS WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES. NEXT UP, COUNTY EXECUTIVE. THIS IS 2026 3093. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY. QUESTIONS.
AND WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES PUBLIC HEALTH 2026 3090. THIS IS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $95,000 TO A 40, TEN, 40, 18 TO 2 51000 AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT A 4010 40, 12 TO 9100 OTHER EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND A 4010 4010 FOR 95000 OTHER EXPENSES. PUBLIC HEALTH QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. OKAY. COUPLE FOR FINANCE. FIRST UP, 2026 3048. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MORTGAGE TAX RECEIPTS AND DISTRIBUTION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 2026. CAN I ASK YOU THIS ONE ON ONE? BUT I THINK MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE ANSWER. WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF RECORDED TAX? THE FORMULA IS WHERE IT'S COLLECTED. SO IT GOES BACK TO THE DISTRICT THAT'S COLLECTED IN OR PARDON IN TOTAL. YES. BUT IF IT HAS A VILLAGE AND THE VILLAGE GETS A PORTION OF IT, WHICH IS EQUAL TO ONE HALF OF THE VILLAGE VALUE, TAXABLE VALUE IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE ENTIRE VALUE OF THE TOWN. SO. THE SHORT ANSWER IS IT GOES BACK TO THE DISTRICT IT CAME FROM. AND IF IT COMES FROM A PARTICULAR TOWN THAT HAS A VILLAGE, PART OF IT GETS SHARED WITH THE VILLAGE. AND THEN DO YOU TAKE AN ADMIN CUT? DOES THE COUNTY TAKE. YES, THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. AND YOU APPROVE THAT EVERY YEAR IN A RESOLUTION. COUNTY CLERK WORKS OUT THOSE COSTS WITH THE STATE AND THEN BRINGS IT TO YOU TO PASS THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THOSE COSTS. AND THEY TAKE THAT AND BRING IT INTO THEIR BUDGET AS A REVENUE EACH YEAR FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS TAX.
THIS TAX IS CONSIDERED STATE AID AS WELL AND IS REPORTABLE AS STATE AID. AND UNDER THE STATUTE, IT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THIS FOR DISTRIBUTION. I MY OWN PERSONAL BELIEF IS THAT MAKES THE STATE WANTS THAT BECAUSE IT KEEPS YOU AWARE THAT THE STATE
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AID IS GOING TO THE TOWN OR VILLAGE. EACH SEMIANNUALLY. IS THERE EVER A SCENARIO THAT.THIS IS NOT CHARGED TO THE. DURING TRANSFER OF TITLE? I MEAN, DO THE IDA'S GO THROUGH THIS. I BELIEVE THERE ARE A FEW EXEMPTIONS. I COULD NOT TELL YOU WHICH ONES. THEY ARE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WITHOUT RESEARCHING IT, BUT I. I THINK THERE ARE. WHERE I'M GOING WITH ALL OF THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL NATIONALLY LOOKING AT A HOUSING DEFICIT. AND SO ANY CREATIVE WAY THAT GOVERNMENT CAN MAYBE AID AND ASSIST TOWARDS SOME RESOLUTION, THIS IS ONE COMPONENT THAT POSSIBLY. BUT I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. IF IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN DO THE RESEARCH AND GET YOU THE ANSWERS THAT YOU NEED. THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME. I COULD ASK THAT QUESTION, BUT I WOULD HAVE GONE A LONGER DISSERTATION, WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ACCURATE. SO QUICK QUESTION, TONY. SO BACK TO THE VILLAGE IN THE TOWN. SO IF THE PROPERTY WAS IN THE TOWN, NOT IN THE VILLAGE, WOULD THAT SHARING TAKE PLACE? IF IT'S IN THE TOWN, NOT THE VILLAGE. YOU KNOW, THE SHARING STILL OCCURS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED IN THE TOWN, IT WILL BE APPORTIONED BY THE THE ONE HALF OF THE VALUE OF THE VILLAGE. TAKE THE VILLAGE VALUE, DIVIDE IT BY TWO. TAKE THAT AS A NUMERATOR OVER THE DENOMINATOR OF THE WHOLE TOWN, AND THEY GET THAT PERCENTAGE.
YOU'RE SOUNDING LIKE CHAD NOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'S I'M NOT REALLY DOING A GOOD JOB AT EXPLAINING IT. I'M NOT. IT'S A HALF THE VALUE OF THE VILLAGE AS A RATIO OF THE TOWN. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. AND WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 2026, 2886.
THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THE TOWN OF WHITESTOWN. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES. MOVING ON TO SHERIFF, 20 2630, 23. THIS IS THE APPROVAL TO SET THE HOURLY RATE OF THE POSITION TITLE SPECIAL PATROL OFFICER AT $33.50. QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES. 2026 2802. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF A TEMPLATE FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SERVICES TO BE USED BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. QUESTIONS. NOW WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. 2026 2994.
THIS IS A TRANSFER OF $141,575 TO A 31, TEN, 31, 21, 101 000 SALARIES. FULL TIME QUESTIONS.
SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 2026 2993. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $214,231 TO A 31, 1031 21102000 SALARIES. PART TIME. SHERIFF. QUESTIONS.
BUCK LOOKING VERY TAN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH JULIAN. THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S. VOTE ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. PASSES 2026 2855. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. PASSES. TO EMERGENCY SERVICES 20 2630 97. THIS IS THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A MOA BETWEEN THE BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA AND ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF AND ONEIDA COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE,
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WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. DISTRICT ATTORNEY 2026 2976.THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE I PASSES. WATER POLLUTION 2026 2749. APPROVAL OF WORK ORDER 36. AMENDMENT ONE BARNES AVENUE PUMPING STATION. UPGRADES TO INCLUDE RESIDENT PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES TO THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH GHD CONSULTING SERVICES.
SOMEBODY HERE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. YES. OKAY. YEAH. THANKS, CARL. YEAH. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TOOK THIS JOB, CARL, I SAID WE'RE HIRING THE FOX TO WATCH THE THE HEN HOUSE. YOU YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CONSULTANT THAT WE WOULD HAVE. SO WHAT IS EXACTLY THIS CONSULTANT DOING THAT? WELL, SO WE'VE FROM WHAT YOU COULD DO. SO WHAT WHAT THE BARNS HAVE PUMPING STATION UPGRADES ARE GETTING READY TO START. THEY'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS MIDDLE PROCESS AND ALL. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION. AND WHAT THIS WILL PROVIDE IS THEIR FULL TIME CONSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECTOR TO BE OUT ON THE SITE AND OVERSEE THE JOB. I TOOK IT THAT IT WAS A IT WAS A LIAISON POSITION TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES. BUT IT'S NOT IT'S JUST FOR SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION? YEAH.
JUST GOT TO KEEP YOU IN CHECK FOR. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
PASSES. OKAY. A HANDFUL FOR PUBLIC WORKS HERE. 20, 26, 28, 63. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF MASTER TEMPLATE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND VARIOUS MUNICIPALITY MUNICIPALITIES FOR SNOWPLOWING QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. I TRUST ALL THE TOWNS ARE HAPPY WITH IT, MATT, BECAUSE PROBABLY TEN YEARS AGO, I THINK YOU MAY RECALL, YOU PROBABLY WERE NOT IN YOUR CATBIRD SEAT, BUT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHERE KIRKLAND BASICALLY WASN'T HAPPY WITH SOME THINGS AND THEY WERE TRYING TO DO IT BY THEMSELVES. IT DIDN'T WORK OUT TOO WELL, AND THEY CAME BACK TO THE COUNTY, BUT THAT THAT $100 INCREASE, I THINK IT IS. YEAH.
AND WE'VE BEEN I MEAN, WE STAYED FLAT DURING COVID. AND SO WE'VE BEEN KIND OF UPPING IT ABOUT $100 A YEAR FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, FOR THE MOST PART, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT WE'VE KIND OF CREATED SOME GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH TOWNS.
WE HAVE HEARD SOME BALKING FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF WINTERS THAT HAVE BEEN VERY HEAVY. BUT, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO THEM, IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE SAME PRICE FOR LIGHT WINTERS VERSUS HEAVY WINTERS. SO IF THEY WANT TO START GOING THAT DIRECTION, THEN THEY'D HAVE TO DO A KIND OF T M KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE DO WITH THE STATE WHERE IT'S, WE FILL OUT SNOW TICKETS EVERY TIME WE'RE OUT THERE. WE GET REIMBURSED FOR THE HOURS DONE AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND WHICH A LOT OF TOWNS CAN'T, YOU KNOW, NUMBER ONE ADMINISTRATIVELY, BUT ALSO IT'S PART OF THEIR BUDGET, SO IT'S TOUGH FOR THEM TO DO SO. I'VE THROWN THAT OUT AT THEM. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, FOR THE MOST PART, MOST TOWNS ARE HAPPY AND THINGS ARE MOVING. WELL. YEAH, I IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT ON ONE FACTOR I WAS IN JOHN SCOTT, OUR COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENTS TRUCK AT THE BASIC COLLEGE STREET JUST BEFORE WHERE THE HILL GOES UP AND ICE HAD JUST HIT AND, AND THESE CARS WERE SLIDING BACKWARDS DOWN COLLEGE HILL. THERE WERE ABOUT 4 OR 5 OF THEM SLIDING BACKWARDS. AND. AND THEN WE REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO HAVE NOT JUST COLLEGE HILL ROAD, BUT VARIOUS HILLS THAT ARE NOT COUNTY HAS TO BE COGNIZANT WHETHER THE COUNTY IS DOING IT OR THE TOWNS DOING IT, TO KNOW WHAT THE WEATHER REPORTS ARE. YES. AND TO STAY AFTER THOSE HILLS. THANKS. APPRECIATE IT SIR. JUST FOR SOME HISTORICAL RELEVANCE, THE COUNTY HAS ALWAYS BEEN REALLY GOOD WITH THE TOWNS AND RECEPTIVE TO GIVING ADDITIONAL INCREASES WITH FUEL MATERIAL. WHEN I FIRST STARTED, THE CONTRACT WAS $2,800 A MILE. SO IN 20 PLUS YEARS, WE'VE ALMOST TRIPLED. I THINK I THINK IT'S A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. WE SHOULD DO MORE CONTRACTING THE TOWNS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING. AND THE SPECIFICS OF KIRKLAND WAS JUST THE PROXIMITY OF WHERE THE TRUCKS HAD TO GO FOR THE SALT AND
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GETTING IT ON AND GOING BACK FOR MORE. THE PROXIMITY WAS REALLY WHAT THE SOLUTIONS. AND YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE JUST GOT AUGUSTA ON, WHICH WAS KIND OF THE LAST HOLDOUT FROM TOWNS, AND THAT WAS A HUGE WIN BECAUSE IT WAS COMING FROM ORISKANY BARN. THAT ROUTE WAS ABOUT A FOUR HOUR ROUTE. SO WE GOT OUR GUYS STARTED THREE. YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO ALMOST DELAY THEM THERE TO GO OUT BECAUSE THEN THEY'D BE COMING BACK RIGHT WHEN SCHOOL BUSSES WERE GOING OUT. SO NOW THAT THEY'VE TAKEN OVER, IT'S JUST EFFICIENCY. IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE THINGS. THAT'S WHY WE DO THE STATE ROADS BECAUSE OUR BARNS ARE MORE EFFICIENT TO HIT THEIR ROADS AND THEIR, YOU KNOW, TWO BARNS VERSUS OUR THREE. AND SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST ALL ABOUT EFFICIENCY AND IT'S BEEN WORKING OUT WELL. ONE OTHER PERSONAL NOTE, I'VE KNOWN MATT A LONG TIME, AND I ALMOST NEEDED A BADGE TO, TO RECOGNIZE YOU TODAY WITHOUT A BEARD. BUT YOU LOOK TEN YEARS YOUNGER. SO KEEP IN. ANYONE ELSE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SOUND LIKE WE WERE ALL TWO IN FAVOR THERE. 627, 84 APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT. NUMBER ONE BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.AND WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 2026 2735. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS. PC QUESTIONS REMAINS ON MY LAPTOP. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES. TWO LEFT. LAST ONE FOR PUBLIC WORKS. THIS IS 2026, 2744. AND THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS. PC ARCHITECTS WITH MARCH QUESTIONS. AND THEN WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL PASSES. I ASK MY QUESTIONS DURING COMMITTEE. TIM. WOW. I ROADS ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOOD. I THINK SO. SO THERE WE GO. GIOVANNI. ALL RIGHT. CHOBANI PROJECT 2026 3123. THIS IS A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 215 OF NEW YORK STATE COUNTY LAW TO SELL AND CONVEY THE RIGHT TITLE AND INTEREST IN COUNTY OWNED REAL PROPERTY. SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ROME, GRIFFITH'S BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARK DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT GBFI FLEX INDUSTRIAL SUBDISTRICT GBC CONSERVATION RECREATION SUBDISTRICT, G B AIRFIELD, UAS SUBDISTRICT AND GBRL ROME LAB R&D OFFICE CAMPUS SUBDISTRICT WITHOUT THE NECESSITY FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING UPON TERMS, CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COUNTY. ME DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE? AND BE SHORTER THAN THAT? LET'S HOPE SO. THIS IS A LOCAL LAW THAT WILL ALLOW US TO SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS OF COUNTY LAW THAT REQUIRE US TO CONVEY PROPERTY AFTER A PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. THIS IS TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER IN EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY FOR EASEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR. NATURAL GAS LINES, ELECTRICITY LINES, AND THE COMMUNICATION LINES TO FEED INTO THE TRIANGLE SITE, AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE GOLF COURSE AS WELL. GRIFFITH'S IS THE CITY OF ROME, AND ITS ZONING CODE HAS DIVIDED THE FORMER BASE INTO, I BELIEVE IT'S EIGHT DIFFERENT SUBDISTRICTS. AND THESE FOUR THAT ARE LISTED HERE HAPPEN TO INTERSECT BASICALLY FROM THAT FINAL ROUNDABOUT ON HANGER ROAD IN 825 AND THEN GOING IN TOWARDS THE TRIANGLE SO IT TOUCHES THE FOUR SUBDISTRICTS. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO CONVEY EASEMENTS NECESSARY BEHIND THE SOUND WALL.
QUESTIONS. I GUESS YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB EXPLAINING IT. THANK YOU. I'LL CALL THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES. OKAY. RESOLUTION. OKAY. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE HERE THAT HAS BEEN ADDED. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 178. AND WHAT'S THAT? AND THAT'S THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE STANDARD WORKDAY AND REPORTING DAYS FOR THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICIALS.
QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES. ALL RIGHT.
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SO NOW WE GOT TO CIRCLE BACK. WE HAD THE FIRST DOCKET UP FOR TONIGHT, AND I'M GOING TO ASK[Executive Session]
FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO IF D ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE. ON THE DOCKET.WE'VE BEEN THROUGH OUR QUESTIONS SO WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECON
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