The Seneca County Board of Supervisors will tackle a full slate of fiscal, public safety, and operational matters on Tuesday, beginning with a special Ways and Means Committee meeting before the regular board session.
The committee meets at 4 p.m. to review the tentative 2026 county budget. The finance director and budget officer are scheduled to present the spending plan, which will guide next year’s tax levy and departmental funding. The committee is also expected to advance a resolution scheduling the required public hearing for December 9.
The board will convene at 6 p.m. for its regular meeting, starting with a public hearing on Local Law 6 of 2025. The proposal sets 2026 salaries for elected officials and senior managers and applies the county’s management pay schedule for next year.
Supervisors will also hear two presentations. The New York State Sheriff’s Association will deliver a reaccreditation presentation for the county’s Corrections and Court Security divisions. Beverly Animal Shelter is scheduled to speak about its 2026 budget request and ongoing concerns about dog shelter capacity.
The agenda includes more than two dozen resolutions spanning information technology, public health, public safety, elections, public works, and administrative policy.
Supervisors will consider authorizing nearly $60,000 to replace aging network switches, adopting equalization rates for 2026 tax apportionment, and formally advertising the 2026 budget hearing. A series of health-related resolutions would reappoint Dr. Dale Frier to the county Board of Health, renew Seneca County’s membership in the Pivital Public Health Partnership, accept more than $85,000 from the University of Rochester to support opioid-use services, and approve the regional workforce development plan.
Public works items include purchasing two Ford pickup trucks for the highway department, renewing the county’s snow and ice agreement with the Town of Fayette, approving additional funding for John Snyder Architects for OFA and security renovation work, and declaring several surplus vehicles and equipment for auction.
Supervisors will also weigh a resolution supporting state legislation that would allow municipalities to opt out of certain Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act mandates, along with several staffing and administrative changes. Those include creating a full-time paralegal position in the District Attorney’s Office, updating the county’s FOIL policy to meet new state requirements, purchasing a Ford Explorer for the Code Enforcement Office, and restructuring an addictions counseling role in Mental Health.
Two state election grants are also on the agenda, covering operating costs and vote-by-mail postage. Public safety items include accepting a $1.26 million NG911 grant, authorizing the Sheriff’s Office to apply for a law-enforcement technology grant, renewing a contract with United Medical Resources to process inmate medical claims, and approving an intermunicipal agreement with the Town of Tyre for court security services.
Supervisors will also consider two resolutions urging the state to revise Raise the Age provisions and increase funding for medication-assisted treatment programs in county jails.
The meeting is expected to close with an executive session to discuss litigation.
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