Seneca County’s Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Waterloo, with a packed agenda that includes public hearings, budget amendments, new hires, and big-ticket infrastructure projects.
The evening starts with hearings on three proposals: a local law changing the youth hunting date in an existing law, a local law waiving the residency requirement for the deputy county manager job, and a rate hike for Seneca County Water District No. 1. The water rate proposal would raise in-district charges from $8.79 to $10.47 per 1,000 gallons and bump the quarterly operations fee from $65 to $67.50, meaning the average in-district bill would climb by $15.94.
Resolutions up for a vote span nearly every county department. Budget changes include $25,000 for adoption incentive recruitment, $21,303 for public defender legal services, and funding shifts for equipment upgrades. The board will also consider adopting the 2026 workers’ compensation budget, approving a $25,200 contract for new timekeeping software, and declaring a county truck surplus.
The Office for the Aging may get a donated van and approval to advertise its annual public hearing. Public works items include a grant-funded EV charger replacement, a $95,690 uninterruptable power supply system, and awarding a $841,697 bid to replace the Marshall Road Bridge.
Human resources actions range from abolishing the county’s COVID-19 paid leave policy to pay adjustments for new hires, reclassifying a mental health typist job, and appointing Melissa Taylor deputy county manager and Toni DiGiovanni interim emergency management director.
Other votes include approving new Tasers for the Sheriff’s Department, renewing a school resource officer contract with Romulus Central School, accepting $130,900 in grant funds for opioid treatment in the county jail, and proclaiming September 14–20 as Sheriffs’ Week. The board will also decide on purchasing hazardous materials equipment, seeking proposals for a sheriff’s wellness program, and issuing bids for food service and medical care at the jail.
Economic development business includes accepting a grant and contracts for apron repairs at Finger Lakes Regional Airport. Under new business, supervisors will consider extending the county’s extra 1% sales tax through November 2027.
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