MONTGOMERY COUNTY LEGISLATURE MEETING OCTOBER 20, 2026

Montgomery County Legislature committee and budget meeting — October 20, 2026. Committees advanced several spending and procurement items to the full Legislature. The Public Safety Committee advanced a 2026 Sheriff’s budget amendment to close out construction costs for the EMS facility; the discussion cited an $85,960.17 adjustment to revenue and appropriations and a revised Westland deduction of $78,565.19. It also advanced a Sheriff’s budget amendment covering two Dodge Durangos, to be obtained through Johnson’s piggyback bid, and a compact tractor with attachments; discussion referenced $181,000 in motor-vehicle equipment. The Budget and Finance Committee advanced a resolution for a $400,000 generator replacement at the County Sanitary District No. 1 Fort Plain pump station, financed through $400,000 in county serial bonds. The Economic Development Committee advanced a lease and sublease arrangement with Ultimo for office space for a tourism satellite office; no lease amount was stated.

Other budget discussions covered proposed staffing changes, state-reimbursable public health and mental health services, and Sheriff’s EMS revenue. Officials discussed potentially issuing a future RFP for an 18-bed residential substance-abuse program, but no RFP was approved at this meeting. Legislators also discussed setting aside future EMS revenue for ambulance replacement—estimated in the discussion at roughly $250,000 per vehicle—but took no action on a reserve or purchase. Committee votes generally sent resolutions forward to the full Legislature; the transcript does not establish final full-board approval of these items.