Ways & Means Committee - November 12, 2026

The Allegany County Ways & Means Committee met November 12, 2026. The committee approved several funding and grant-related actions: a county fund transfer (the amount and destination are unclear in the transcript), an appropriation and a budget modification tied to the Accelerated Transit Capital program, and acceptance and appropriation of a New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services grant extension for family-defense quality improvement and caseload reduction. It also approved applications for a National Association of County and City Health Officials grant, in partnership with the CDC, to support environmental-health collaboration; an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant; and $170,690 in funding to enhance county fire-investigation capabilities and support fire prevention. No contract awards or vendor selections were identified.

The mayor of Alfred asked the committee to consider sharing county sales-tax revenue with the village, citing its limited taxable property and financial pressures. He estimated that a 1% share would provide about $314,000 and said the funds could help reduce village taxes. Committee members expressed sympathy and said they would review the information, but no action or vote on the request was recorded. The committee also approved the audit and discussed a resolution concerning health-insurance eligibility for part-time attorneys; no procurement decision was identified in those items.