Legislative Board Meeting - October 14, 2026

At the October 14, 2026, Allegany County Board of Legislators meeting, members approved several funding and service-agreement actions. These included applications for New York State tourism-promotion and countywide resilience grants; acceptance and appropriation of state aid and donations for employment and training, aging, victim assistance, addiction services, and mental health programs; preschool service-provider amendments; renewal of the WIC agreement; and an agreement with Prime Care Medical of New York and Prof Care Medical Practice for 730 examinations. The meeting also approved insurance payments for vehicle repairs and the sale of 2026 tax-sale properties. The transcript did not provide dollar amounts for these individual actions.

The board approved a transfer to the capital vehicle-purchase replacement account to address vehicle needs in the Sheriff’s Office, Public Works, and Health Department; it passed 11–3, with one absent. A separate transfer from contingency to the E911 repairs account for removing unused broadband equipment at 911 tower sites passed 13–1, with one absent. Members also heard a public comment from a Public Employees Federation representative regarding ongoing county contract negotiations and a tentative wage increase, but no labor agreement was voted on. The county’s support for Accord’s domestic-violence services was discussed in connection with budget funding, without a new spending resolution identified.