The Seneca County Board of Supervisors will consider a wide-ranging slate of proposals tonight, including hiring a full-time airport manager, spending nearly $100,000 in opioid settlement funds to improve overdose tracking, and approving AI-powered transcription tools for the county’s mental health department.
The agenda for the May 26 committee meetings also includes support for legislation protecting white deer tied to the former Seneca Army Depot, a new court security agreement with the Town of Romulus, and more than $53,000 in upgrades to the county’s 911 recording system.
One of the most significant staffing proposals would create a full-time airport manager position at Finger Lakes Regional Airport with a salary range between $67,485 and $89,499. County officials say the move is part of a long-term succession plan ahead of anticipated retirements in 2027 and comes as activity and investment at the airport continue to grow. The airport is preparing for major construction projects next year, including new tee-hangars and a maintenance facility.
Supervisors will also review a proposal to spend $98,996 in opioid settlement funding through an agreement with the National Opinions Research Center, or NORC, to improve how Seneca County tracks opioid overdoses and suicide deaths. County officials say overdose deaths are often underreported and that inaccurate data can affect funding allocations and public health responses. The project would create and test a standardized data collection process tailored specifically to Seneca County.
Another proposal would authorize a $30,000 agreement with Heidi Health for AI-powered medical transcription services in the county’s mental health department. Officials say the technology could improve documentation workflows, billing efficiency and patient care. The service would be fully funded through a grant with no county match required.
Public safety items include a $53,497 contract with Motorola Solutions to upgrade the Seneca County 911 Center’s NICE recording system, which stores all emergency calls and radio transmissions. The county says the upgrade is required to maintain compliance with state law and would be paid for through a state interoperability grant.
Supervisors are also expected to approve emergency out-of-state travel for the county fire coordinator to transport a breathing air trailer to Pennsylvania after the trailer’s diesel engine reportedly suffered catastrophic failure. The trailer is used to refill SCBA cylinders during major fire and hazardous materials incidents.
In environmental matters, county supervisors are poised to formally support state legislation that would prohibit hunting leucistic and melanistic deer on public lands. The proposal specifically references the white deer population associated with the former Seneca Army Depot as a major tourism and cultural asset for the region.
Other agenda items include transferring a vacant, tax-foreclosed property at 19 Locust Street in Waterloo to the Finger Lakes Regional Land Bank for $65,000, distributing more than $318,000 in mortgage tax revenue to municipalities across the county, and approving a two-year, $118,986 service contract with Stark Tech for county generator, boiler and HVAC maintenance.
The committee meetings begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Seneca County Office Building in Waterloo.
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