Audit and Finance Committee Meeting - July 30, 2026

The Albany County Legislature's Audit and Finance Committee met on July 30, 2026, to discuss several procurement and budget-related matters. Key actions included authorizing an agreement with the Advance Albany County Alliance, approving the conveyance of various real properties to the Albany County Land Bank Corporation and a nonprofit organization, and declaring certain parcels no longer necessary for public use. The committee also approved a $10 million bond resolution to finance a capital project for high-rise infrastructure and floor remodeling at the Shaker Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Additionally, the committee addressed reallocations of unspent American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funds among nonprofit subrecipients, emphasizing the need to reallocate funds from organizations unable to fully spend their grants by set deadlines to avoid returning money to the federal government. A proposed sales tax exemption on clothing was tabled pending further budget analysis. Motions related to these items were unanimously approved where votes were taken.