Greene County Committee Meetings - 11/09/2026

Greene County, New York committee meetings — November 9, 2026. The Greene County Emergency Medical System (GCEMS) presented its 2025 activity and 2027 budget request, which is about 8% higher. The request includes roughly $100,000 more for medical equipment as the service begins replacing Medtronic LifePak cardiac monitors (reported to have increased from about $35,000 to $65,000), and a $1-per-hour paramedic wage increase. A proposed county contract with GCEMS was withdrawn for further review, with the item expected to return the following week. Members also discussed a possible additional BLS ambulance, but no decision was reported. Separately, officials discussed using approximately $1.67 million in fund balance to reduce the proposed tax levy and prevent increases for affected towns; no vote on that proposal was reported.

The County Services Committee approved advertising food and supply bids for the Departments of Human Services, Aging, and Sheriff, and authorized the Social Services Commissioner to execute annual mandated court-ordered contracts and MOUs. The Public Works Committee approved a resolution to implement and fund the initial stage of a roadway-departure safety plan, establish Capital Project No. 185, and pursue eligible federal and state aid and grant funding. It also approved a lease of county-owned property at 105 Mitchell Hollow Road in Windham and an award described in the transcript as a bid for “provision removal for ’27” (the wording is unclear). Highway and solid-waste projects were updated, including the Windham transfer-station construction and completed Catskill maintenance and scale-house facility; no additional awards or spending decisions were identified in those updates.