[0:04] LAST MEETING. DO WE HAVE THREE. WE'RE GOING. OKAY. HOW ARE YOU? I'M SORRY, YOU'RE NOT A GOLFER, I DO NOT KNOW. I PROBABLY WILL FIX IT. GEORGE. YOU'RE HERE. TIM, I AM I AM PRESENT. WE'RE GOING TO CALL ATTENDANCE. MIKE WATERMAN. I DON'T KNOW, COLIN IS NOT HERE, NORM, YOU GOT HERE. MR. KOENIG HERE. KEITH. HERE. STEVE. ERIC. CHAD. HERE. DAVE HERE AND MARIA HERE. ARE YOU GOOD? I DON'T WANT TO GO. OKAY, SO I DON'T. ROLE IS DONE. WE'LL CALL WAYS AND MEANS TO ORDER DRESSED UP TODAY. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT ONE NEW DOCKET AT THE END. EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKS LIKE IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, SO WE'LL JUMP RIGHT IN. START OFF WITH WORKERS COMP. IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED ON THIS ONE, AND WE PROBABLY HAVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO. DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON 2026 3521 QUESTIONS? IF SO, WE'LL CALL. WE'LL PUSH IT TO THE END AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMITTEE TO SHARE. YEAH. SO EVERYBODY'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THEN IF EVERYBODY'S GOOD, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED PASSES TO RAISE THEIR HANDS. SO FOR THE CHAIR. GOOD. ORDER MY FOAM FINGER FOR YOU. THAT'S GOOD. WHICH FINGER? IS NUMBER ONE? ALSO WITH WORKMAN'S COMP 2026, 3524. AND THAT'S THE PROPOSED WORKER'S COMPENSATION BUDGET FOR 2027. QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSED. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEALTH 2026 3490. AND THIS IS LOCAL LAW INTRO B OF 2026 PROHIBITING THE SALE OF KRATOM IN ONEIDA COUNTY. DISCUSSION. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D JUST LIKE TO STATE AGAIN THAT NOT ONLY DO I AGREE WITH THIS, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD NEED TO GO HAND IN HAND AND SHOULD GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE LEGISLATION ON THE CONVENIENCE STORES THAT WE SHELVED LAST YEAR, BUT SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK OUT TO ADD TO THE ABILITY TO POLICE THIS. SO I WOULD STAND BY THAT. I AGREE WITH THIS. I'M VOTING FOR THIS, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO GO TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER TO REALLY CEASE THIS SCOURGE. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? GOTCHA. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REGULATED TO I KNOW THERE'S A CERTAIN PARTS OF THE NATURAL PLANT THAT PEOPLE BELIEVE ARE NOT DANGEROUS, BUT THE WAY IT'S PACKAGED RIGHT NOW AND MARKETED FOR SOME WITH THE THE DEATHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, EVEN IF IT'S A SMALL NUMBER, IT'S RUSSIAN ROULETTE. AND I DON'T EVER BELIEVE IN PUTTING PRODUCTS OUT THERE THAT INVOLVE RUSSIAN ROULETTE, EVEN IF IT'S 1 OR 200. SO I HAVE TO VOTE NO UNTIL IT'S BETTER REGULATED. SO THIS IS. YEAH. YES, IT MEANS YES. HE MEANS IN FAVOR OF IT. YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THE NO, I'M AGAINST HIM. I'M VOTING NO. I MEAN, I'M VOTING IN FAVOR OF BANNING IT. RIGHT. YOU'RE VOTING YES. SO THAT'S A YES. YES. THAT'LL BE A YES VOTE. YOU'RE AGAINST IT. BUT YOU'RE VOTING YES BECAUSE THAT WE'RE OUTLAWING. YEAH, WE'RE DOING THAT. WE'RE DOING WHAT YOU WANT. I'M GLAD, I'M GLAD FOR CLARIFICATION. I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH CHET SAID WHAT HE SAID. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ON TO PERSONNEL 2026, 32, 73. THIS IS APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT WITH NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS TO ADMINISTER THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR 57 PLAN. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES.
[5:08] IT20263493. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. FINANCE. GOT A COUPLE HERE. 2026 3397. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT FOR PRINTING SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND MADISON ONEIDA COUNTY BOCES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. STICKING WITH FINANCE 2026 3372. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF ONE REFUND AND FOR CORRECTIONS TO VARIOUS ERRONEOUS TAX ASSESSMENTS. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES. 2026 3380. THIS IS FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ROME. NEW YORK INC. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. BACK TO PERSONNEL 2020 63377. THIS IS THE APPROVAL TO ELIMINATE EIGHT POSITIONS FROM VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. QUESTIONS. AND WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC DEFENDER 2026 2796. THIS IS CERTIFICATION OF SECTION 606 EXPENSES FOR THE ONEIDA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. GOT A COUPLE FOR SHERIFF HERE. FIRST ONE UP 2026 3495. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF A TEMPLATE FOR SPECIAL PATROL OFFICER SERVICES TO BE USED BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. QUESTIONS, GEORGE. THEY'RE BOTH THERE. WE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU OUT THERE WITHOUT THE UNIFORM DRESSED AS RANCHER ROB TODAY. MY WIFE. WHATEVER THE PAYROLL ADDITIONS ARE ON TOP OF. IT'S NOT FRINGE. IT'S NOT HEALTH INSURANCE. IT'S THE ADDITIONAL COST OF HOURLY RATE THAT THE COUNTY HAS TO COVER. WHAT WOULD THAT BE? YES. I'M SORRY. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUCK. LOOK AT BUCK. IT'S SPOKEN LIKE A GUY WHO DOES PAYROLL. IT'S A GROSS PAY. THAT'S A BOILERPLATE. WELL, THAT'S OKAY, IT'S IMPORTANT. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. IT'S CRITICAL FOR SCHOOL SAFETY, SCHOOL STARTING TRUST FUND TO BE IN OUR SCHOOLS. I HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE INCREASE IN THE RATE. IT WAS GREAT. THERE'S NO ISSUE ABOUT THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. HOW MANY SCHOOLS ARE LEFT OUTSIDE THE PROGRAM? SO ORISKANY HANDLES THE RISK. ANY NEW YORK MILLS HANDLES NEW YORK MILLS, NEW HARTFORD HANDLES NEW HARTFORD, AND UTICA HANDLES HALF. WE DO THE TEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN UTICA. UTICA P.D. DOES THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE. THE HIGH SCHOOL AND HANDLES ROME PD. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE, EVERY SINGLE ONE IN THE COUNTY, WHICH IS AWESOME. YEAH. YOU KNOW, FIVE YEARS AGO THAT WASN'T THE CASE. BUT BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM AND YOUR SUPPORT, WE HAVE ARMED PERSONNEL IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY. YEAH. AND THAT WAS THE POINT OF MY QUESTION. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD JOB TO HAVE SO MUCH COVERAGE. SCHOOLS FULLY FUNDED 100%. YES. OH, YES. IT'S BEEN I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR THAT THEY. THANK YOU. YEP. ANYONE ELSE SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. NEXT UP IS 2026 3501. AND THAT'S TRANSFER
[10:01] OF 15,100 TO THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSCRIBED AND SUMMARIZED. EXCELLENT. PERFECT. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW. THANKS, MARY. TO 831 1031 5229000 INMATE COMMISSARY. OTHER EQUIPMENT, REPLACEMENT OF ONE OF THE WASHING MACHINES IN THE JAIL AND 100% COMMISSARY. OKAY. DID YOU GET HELP FROM TIM ON THAT ONE? I DID NOT GET YELLED AT THE LAST MEETING. NEXT TIME IS QUESTIONS. COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS DISTRICT ATTORNEY. GOT A COUPLE HERE. FIRST ONE UP IS 2026, 3128. AND THAT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $16,743 TO A 1165, 1165 FOR 951 60 OTHER EXPENSE GRANT FUNDED EXPENDITURES. I SAW TODD EARLIER. OH, THERE'S TODD. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR TODD ON THIS ONE? YEAH I KNOW, SORRY. WE JUST MADE YOU WALK UP HERE. SO NO QUESTIONS. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES 2026 3127. APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED PASSES. DID I SKIP OVER 3127? NO. OKAY. NEXT UP, 2026, 3386. AND THAT'S THE CERTIFICATION OF 606 EXPENSES FOR THE ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES. SORRY FOR BRINGING YOU UP THERE FOR NOTHING. NEXT UP IS EMERGENCY SERVICES 2026 2839 IS THE APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FOR THE ADDITION OF TITLE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS COORDINATOR TO ONEIDA COUNTY CLASSIFICATION PLAN? WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. THIS WASN'T ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A POSITION THAT'S FILLED RIGHT AWAY, JUST CLARIFYING THE TITLE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES. ON TO PUBLIC WORKS 2026 3138. AND THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE SCHAEFER THEATER, LIGHTING UPGRADES AT WILCOX HALL AT MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UTICA. CAMPUS QUESTIONS? COME ON, BUCK, I KNOW YOU GOT ONE. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. 2026 2854. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND LEO E GILMAN AND GRANT D GILMAN. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES 2026 2925. THIS IS THE APPROVAL TO ABANDON AND TRANSFER A SECTION OF UNUSED HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY ON MARTIN STREET IN THE CITY OF ROME TO WEST NOVA, LLC. QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES 2026 3200. THAT'S THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS. PC QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? NOTED. PASSES. YOUR ARMS GREW TWO INCHES TODAY. 2026 3358. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS. PC QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. 2026 3544. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT. HDPW 105 CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROJECT AND DPW 071 COMPREHENSIVE BUILDING PHASE FIVE AND A TRANSFER OF $200,000 TO A 9900 9901 9900 000.
[15:06] TRANSFER TO OTHER FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND. GEORGE. YEAH. THIS CAR MAKES A PART. AND THERE'S THE MONEY AND. SHOWING GOOD FAITH. I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD. I TALKED WITH TONY ABOUT PUTTING THE PAYMENT OF THIS. NOW. FINDING THE FACILITY. AND IT'S REALLY COMING ALONG. BUT IT'S MAYBE NOT MOVING IN THE DUE DILIGENCE OF THE CONTRACT. I IMPLIED THIS WAS A COST I THINK NEEDS TO, YOU KNOW, SOME CLARITY BEFORE WE PAY IT 135 000 AND QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. AND SO I ASKED. IS TO HOLD UP THE PAYMENT. WITH MY BUSINESSES. A SIMPLE SOP EQUALS SOPC. THE PERFORMANCE EQUALS P TO PAYMENTS, B TO PAYMENT EQUALS B TO PERFORMANCE. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE WE SHOWED THAT. WORKERS WASN'T REALLY AS ROBUST AS THEY. ANYWAYS, WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AT SOME POINT IN. SO WE WILL WE WILL SHOW IN GOOD FAITH WE WILL PASS THIS. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? THEN WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NOTED. THANK YOU. SEE, MY MIDDLE NAME IS CHRIS. HOW DO YOU GET A MIDDLE NAME AS A CHILD? IT'S CALLED. YOU STILL ARE, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO PLANNING 2026 3446. THIS IS THE ONEIDA COUNTY TITLE SIX MOBILITY MANAGEMENT PLAN. QUESTIONS. JAMES. WAKE UP. UNLESS HE WANTS TO. OH, IF YOU WERE CLOSE, YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD ME. YEAH. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES 2025, 3278. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT H PLAN 81 PLANNING FTA 5311 TRANSIT PROJECT. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. MOVING ON TO WATER POLLUTION 2026 3368. THIS IS ONE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW DETERMINATION BY THE ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS FOR AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT FOR WASTE ACCEPTANCE AT THE ONEIDA COUNTY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, AND TWO, THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND CHENANGO COUNTY. QUESTIONS. IS THIS THE INDUSTRY AS FAR AS. SO IN THIS CASE, IT ONLY ALLOWS US TO TAKE WASTE WITHIN THE COUNTY AREAS. IN THIS CASE, WE'RE DOWN IN CHENANGO COUNTY. THE ONLY WAY WE COULD. WE CAN'T JUST ISSUE THEM A PERMIT. THE ONLY WAY WE'RE ALLOWED TO ISSUE A PERMIT IS AN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS WITH THIS EFFORT. THE REASON WE'RE DOING IT IS THAT WE. IS THAT THE WASTEWATER, THEIR WASTEWATER PLANT THAT THEY DISCHARGE TO IN CHENANGO COUNTY OR IN NORWICH IS GOING UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS SO THAT THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO SEND THEIR LEACHATE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO THAT'S THEY HAD REACHED OUT TO US AS BEING A POTENTIAL SOURCE. SO IT'S NOT VERY FRIENDLY, BUT IT'S IT'S NOT UNUSUAL. IT'S NOT UNUSUAL. NO. AND THIS IN THIS CASE, IT'S GOING TO BE JUST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE UPGRADES AT THE AT THE NORWICH WASTEWATER PLANT. SO JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHY IS THERE A RULE AGAINST MOVING MOVING IT FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY OR. THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE THE LOCAL LAW WAS WRITTEN. THE SEWER USE. ONEIDA COUNTY SEWER USE RULES AND REGULATIONS WAS A. IT'S A LOCAL LAW AND THERE'S A CLAUSE IN THERE. AND IT WAS ADOPTED AT THE TIME THE PARK COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT WAS WAS CREATED, WHICH IS PARTS OF ONEIDA AND HERKIMER COUNTY. SO THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE REGULATION AND THE LAW WAS WRITTEN AT THE TIME. CAPACITY THING AT THE TIME. YEAH. TRUST FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, YOU
[20:05] KNOW, SO THE SERVICE DISTRICT IS UNDER ONE IMPRESSION. AND IF YOU CHANGE THAT, YOU HAVE TO CORRECT. THE SYSTEM WAS SIZED TO HANDLE THE POPULATION, AND IT WOULDN'T BE PRUDENT TO JUST ARBITRARILY START TAKING IN WASTE FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA WITHOUT DOING SOME LEVEL OF DUE DILIGENCE. FAIR ENOUGH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. 2026 3392. THIS ONE'S FOR AIRPORT. AND THIS IS APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT H AIR 06956102. CAPITAL OUTLAY PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PHASE TWO AND A TRANSFER OF $224,109 TO A 9900 9901 900 000 TRANSFER TO OTHER FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS. FUND QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. ALL RIGHT. CHOBANI PROJECT 2026 3440. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER MSA CS2633 TO A MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND CNS ENGINEERS, INC. QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES. STICKING WITH CHOBANI PROJECT 2026 3508 THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND MARC E LARAMEE P E QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES. OKAY, THIS ONE'S FOR US. BOARD OF LEGISLATORS 2026 3570. APPOINTMENT OF JEFF GOLDEN TO THE CENTRAL NEW YORK REGIONAL MARKET AUTHORITY. GEORGE. YEAH. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WHEN I FIRST CAME ON THIS BOARD, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. I KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW WHO I REPRESENTATIVE WAS. EXACTLY ON THAT, WHICH HAS BEEN A KIND OF A DYNAMO FOR ANOTHER COUNTY TO REPRESENT US THROUGH MARTY'S. HEALTH. PROBLEMS. HE HAD. A WHILE AGO, I ASKED KEITH TO STEP UP. IT WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT TIME IN THEIR STRUCTURE. THEY WERE GOING THROUGH SOME MISDEEDS AND AND SOME FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. KEITH, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP BECAUSE YOU REALLY PUT YOUR HEART INTO IT. AND, AND BROUGHT BACK INFORMATION. WHAT'S GOING ON? SO YOU DID THE HARD WORK. THE NEXT PHASE IS AS THEY GO FORWARD. AND JEFF GOLDEN IS A LOCAL, I GUESS, RESTAURATEUR, BUT HIS HISTORY IS TO FOOD SERVICE. AND HE'S THE HEAD OF FOOD SERVICE AT COLGATE UNIVERSITY, BUT CHOSE TO COME BACK IN A SMALL WAY AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THAT INTERCHANGE OF PUBLIC MARKET AND IDEAS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP. SO WHEN WE HAD A VACANCY, HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON I THOUGHT OF. I THINK HE'S WELL SUITED FOR IT. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE DOES, I THINK IT'S GOOD KNOWING THAT HE WILL DO A GOOD JOB, WHATEVER IT IS. SO LET'S GO BACK. YOU WERE A DYNAMO. TWO. HOW ARE YOU? SO I HADN'T GIVEN A REPORT BACK TO THIS BOARD IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. BUT AS GEORGE ALLUDED, THE FIRST MEETING WAS WE HIRED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BECAUSE OF A FIRING, IF YOU WILL, OR ELIMINATION OF THE EXISTING ONE AND INHERITED A $5 MILLION DEFICIT FOR AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THAT. PRETTY HEFTY IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THAT THAT'S BEEN REDUCED DOWN TO TO AROUND $3 MILLION. A LOT GOES TO THAT BOARD OF THEIR CURRENT LEADER OF HOW THEY'VE REORGANIZED IT. AND AS GEORGE MENTIONED, I BELIEVE IT'S APPROVED NOW IN THE DESIGNS OF A $30 MILLION UPGRADE IN FACILITIES. SO THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. AND HOPEFULLY, WE CONTINUE TO HEAR POSITIVES FROM THAT. THAT BOARD. THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP TO BETWEEN THE FUNDING AND THROUGH EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT AND MOHAWK VALLEY DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS SOMETIMES COMPETE HEAD TO HEAD FOR THE SAME STATE. DOLLARS. AT
[25:05] THE MEETING, I PASSED OUT THE AGENDA AND AND SEAN SPOKE THE OTHER NIGHT AT COMMITTEE THAT MOVING FORWARD, THE MEETING WE WERE AT THE TWO LEADERS OF OF THE SYRACUSE REGION AND OUR REGION, I THINK, ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY COMBINED EFFORTS GOING FORWARD IN THE STATE AWARDS, A GREATER POOL OF MONEY IF TWO SEPARATE REGIONS COME TOGETHER. AND I THINK THAT NUMBER WAS UP TOWARDS $75 MILLION. SO IT COULD BE SOME REALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT COMING BACK FROM THAT ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE SEEING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES ANOTHER ONE HERE FOR PUBLIC WORKS. THIS IS 2026, 3572. THIS IS A GRANT OF EASEMENT THROUGH PROPERTY OWNED BY ONEIDA COUNTY TO NIAGARA, MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION AND VERIZON NEW YORK INCORPORATED. QUESTIONS. NIAGARA MOHAWK, DBA. AND. I'M NOT SURE I CAN REMEMBER THEM BEFORE YOUR TIME. ANYONE ELSE SEE? NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES. AND LAST ONE UP. THIS IS A NEW ONE. 2026 3520 AIRPORT. THIS IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECT HR. 162 GRIFFITHS AIRFIELD. REPLACEMENT OF AIRPORT SWEEPER. COME UP BUDDY. SO WE HAD A FIRE. YEAH. THIS IS THE WE'RE BUDGETING FOR THE NEW SWEEPER FOR THE AIRPORT. THIS IS THE SWEEPER FIRE UP AT GRIFFITHS. SO WE HAVE TO BUDGET THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO WE'RE GOING OUT TO BID, BUT THE MONEY HAS TO BE BUDGETED TO ACCEPT IT, TO GET IT FOR THIS WINTER. AND THE RECOVERY IS AROUND 700,000 FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. SO WE'RE WE'RE RECEIVING 700,000 FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. AND THEN THE BALANCE WILL BE PAID BY ONEIDA COUNTY. SO WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE AGAIN? WHAT'S THAT? WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE? IT'S IT'S UNDER AN INVESTIGATION. NOW. THEY'RE THEY'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURER SOME SOME ISSUES THERE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS STEPPED UP AND PAID US WHAT WE HAD PAID FOR THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NEW. I BELIEVE. THAT'S RIGHT. TONY. OKAY. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO GO THEY'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO FIND THE FIRE. BUT WE WERE ON THE FIELD WITH IT. WE REFUELED IT, BROUGHT IT INTO THE GARAGE. THE OPERATOR EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHUT IT DOWN, AND AS THEY WERE LEAVING THE GARAGE, ONE GUY TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED IT SPARKS COMING OUT FROM UNDER IT AND IT CAUGHT FIRE, BUT THEY SHARP ENOUGH TO JUMP BACK IN IT AND THEY DROVE IT OUT OF THE BUILDING BECAUSE IT WAS PROBABLY SEVEN, MAYBE $20 MILLION WORTH OF EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE BUILDING. AND THEY TOOK IT OUTSIDE. AND THAT'S WHERE IT CONTINUED TO BURN. AND WE LOST IT OUTSIDE. WELL, IT'S GOOD FOR THEM TO GET IT OUTSIDE. PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO DO THAT. BUT YEAH, IF THEY LEFT IT INSIDE, WE'D HAVE A REAL PROBLEM. YEP. YEAH. I WOULD THINK I WOULD HAVE RATHER SEEN THEM JUST LET THE ENTIRE BUILDING BURN THAN HAVE SOMEBODY GET KILLED. CORRECT. RIGHT. BUT ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. AND OTHER QUESTIONS. HOW MUCH IS THIS? WE ACTUALLY BOUGHT THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS GOING TO BE AWFUL CLOSE TO THE AMOUNT 900. AROUND 900,000 $970,000. IS THAT THE COMBINATION? ONE? PARDON ME, THE COMBINATION SWEEPER AND YES. YEAH. A MULTI UNIT PLOW BROOM. IT'S IT'S ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. YES. I REMEMBER CORRECTLY WE PAID THAT MUCH FOR THE ORIGINAL ONE. SO WE DIDN'T SEE MUCH OF A PRICE INCREASE. YEAH. THE ORIGINAL ONE WAS AROUND $700,000. BUT THE REPLACEMENT NOW IS AROUND 7 OR 970. ARE THERE QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED PASSES ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR WAYS AND MEANS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND.