Ways & Means Committee - Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER: By Hon. Elane Daly, Chair

MEMBERS: Legislators Brian Muldrow, Amy Sargent (Vice Chair), Robert Shea, and Mark Strong

MINUTES TO APPROVE: August 18, 2026

APPOINTMENTS: None

David Dempsey (Treasurer) -

- The collection of County and Town tax liens, Auburn Enlarged City School taxes, and 2026 Town & County taxes continues. - Notice of Lien warning letters will be mailed out for parcels still owing 2026 Town & County Taxes. - The 2025-2026 Foreclosure process is ongoing. Auction dates are August 28th to September 11th. Deposits for winning bids is due September 15th. - The 2026-2027 Foreclosure process is ongoing. Title Searches have been completed from Vanguard Research & Title Service and invoices are being processed. - Receiving and disbursing of bail funds and court fees and fines is ongoing. - Installment Agreements payments continue to be received and processed as well as new Installment Agreements continuing to be written and started. - Many Certificates of residence continue to be issued for County residents going to community colleges outside of Cayuga County. - The collection of room occupancy tax continues for the 2nd quarter of 2026, as well as registration of new room tax vendors. Late notices have been sent out. - Continued administration of estates by Treasurer with outside attorneys.

Grace Blowers (Finance) –

- Continue to work with Auditors to Finalize 2025 year-end. - Received the Final Draft of the Health Consortium Financials – Audit is now complete. - Answered and provided some additional information for the County’s Single Audit. Received 2025 Draft Financials for review. - Updated the Sales Tax Report through September. - Completed the 2027 Finance Department Budget and met with the Chairman and Budget Director to review and discuss. - Provided Clerk of the Legislature with information for several FOIL requests. - Payroll Specialist had meetings with various departments re: OBBBA. - Met with fiscal staff from Mental Health & Health to go over instructions on how to complete the OBBBA qualified overtime calculations worksheet. - Met with Highway to go over available reports to determine the most efficient and accurate way to report the Department’s qualified overtime. - Collaborated with Junior Accountant in Finance to complete the DSS overtime worksheets. - Payroll Benefits Specialist has been meeting with retirees to switch them to ACH payments. This creates a more efficient payment process and less paperwork. - Monthly meeting with Accounting and Payroll staff - Participated in the Monthly Health Consortium Meeting. - Met with Justin King from CCPUSA to go over accounting services and provide historical, fiscal information. - Meeting with Tompkins Bank, County Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer, for our semi-annual Cash Management Relationship Review. - Continue to work in collaboration with the Treasurer to strategically move the necessary cash to process monthly warrants, payroll, and Health Insurance payments.

Jennifer Indelicato (Real Property) –

○ Completed school tax roll and bill processing. All tax bills have been mailed and tax data delivered to the Tax Collectors, banks, and State. ○ Migration of Tax Map Online (TMO), new Septic Locator (Environmental Cartography Online), and District Locator to a new server and update to the most current version of ESRI completed. ○ School tax bills are now available for online viewing on new TMO. Due to issues with server migration and staffing, school bills were posted a week later than normal. ○ Online Tax Foreclosure Auction is scheduled to close on September 11th. Auction results will be provided next month. ○ Real Property Advisory Group met to discuss a negotiated sale request from Little Tags Inc. to acquire a parcel located at 1159 Lake Como Rd that was previously tax foreclosed and transferred to the Town of Summerhill. Deed from the County to the Town included a reverter clause. Little Tags Inc has submitted their request for no consideration. To avoid constitutional issues of gifting a property to a private entity, the Advisory Group recommends no action unless consideration is for the amount of delinquent taxes at the time of transfer to the Town.

Diann Ferris (Human Resources/Civil Service) –

• We continue to work with various departments on their recruitment and hiring needs; ○ We currently have 46 positions authorized to fill • We conducted annual training for the Highway Dept and Municipalities; • We will be attending the Sheriff’s Open House to recruit candidates for the upcoming Deputy Sheriff (Road Patrol) exam; • Scheduled and participated in interviewing candidates for the 911 Administrator position; • Scheduled and participated in interviews for a STOP DWI Coordinator; • We are working on posting job vacancies for BOCES and various outside jurisdictions; • Currently working on some employee and Union issues with Counsel; • We are working on processing annual payroll certifications; • We are working with employees who are currently out of work on approved FMLA leaves; • SEACC and DSPA Union negotiations are continuing; • We are preparing rules resolutions to be submitted to NYS Civil Service Commission

Amanda O’Grady (Purchasing) –

○ Continuing to meet and plan details on Back-up 911 Project at AFD ○ Provided Danforth with the documents they requested ○ Completed FOIL requests ○ Continuing to work with Thaler on the HPO City Court Possible Plans ○ Completed and awarded the emergency bid for Fosterville Road Twin Culvert ○ Published bids for 3 Boiler Replacements ○ Re-published solar array bid for the Ag Museum Location ○ Met with Cayuga Gold for planning ○ Met with Tetra Tech to discuss Hazard Mitigation Update Bid ○ Met with Highway on PO Reporting ○ Met with Rob Franklin on Cayuga County Procurement Standards & NYS Laws ○ Completed a site walk at the Fleming side of Emerson Park for ARPA Bid ○ Participated in helping Cayuga Gold with an Ice Cream Appreciation Day ○ Completed a site walk at Emerson Park for Concrete Repairs for ARPA Bid ○ Assisting with Cleantec buildings complaints and meeting with the President for solutions on large site issues ○ Provided IT with the draft Time & Attendance Scope for bid and scheduling follow up meetings related to planning & scope adjustments ○ Continuing to review all purchases and get approval from the Chair for the restricted spending implementation memo he sent dept. heads ○ Provided the Attorneys office the draft scope for legal services to County and CCC for bid ○ Assisted with some draft construction contracts related to quotes and bids I have assisted with ○ Continuing to assist DMV with needs for their new space

WAYS & MEANS: NO RESOLUTIONS

Authorizing the Chair of the Legislature and the Public Health Director to enter into a five-year contract with New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to participate in the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP+) and accept funding associated with the grant for the Period 10/01/2021 through 09/30/2026

Authorizing the Chair of the Legislature and the Public Health Director to enter into a contract with NYS for the Bike/Pedestrian/Wheelsport Safety Program

Authorizing the Chair of the Legislature and the Public Health Director to enter into a contract with Dodgers Critter Getters

Authorizing the Public Health Director to fill Environmental Health Technician (Help Program) position for work on the Lead Rental Registry program

Amending the Mental Health 2026 Budget to adjust State Aid funding for Contract Agencies

Authorizing a Budget Transfer Within the Mental Health Department to Cover Psychiatric Care

Authorizing the Legislature to create and the Social Services Commissioner to fill a Case Work Aide (Help Program) position and abolish a Transportation Aide position in the Department of Social Services.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Social Services to fill a Social Services Attorney# position in the Department of Social Services

Authorizing the Commissioner of Social Services to Accept Youth Employment Program (YEP) Funding

(ADDED after HHS) Authorizing the acceptance of $10,000 in grant funding for Mobile Crisis Services

Authorizing the transfer of budgeted funds from the county attorney’s Salary line into its Professional services line monies within the Cayuga County Attorney’ 2026 to pay professional services.

Amending the 2026 county budget to allow the Court “Tenant” Work to be completed in the Courthouse and the Historic Post Office with the cost to be 100% reimbursed by the State of New York

Authorizing the Chair of the Cayuga County Legislature to enter into contracts for Cleaning Services at various Cayuga

Authorization to transfer funds in the Cayuga County Buildings and Grounds Department

Authorization for the Highway Superintendent to fill a vacant Automotive Mechanic position (Position Number 2401)

Authorization for the Highway Superintendent to fill a vacant Automotive Mechanic position (Position Number 9319)

Authorization for the Highway Superintendent to fill Sign Maintenance position in the County Highway Department

Designating the Cayuga County Convention and Visitors Bureau (“CCCVB”) as the Cayuga County Tourism Promotion Agency (“CCTPA”) for New York State Grant Funding for the 2027 State Program Year and Designating the Program Project Director

Authorizing a 5 year agreement with the Friends of Emerson Park

Authorizing a 5 Year agreement with the Friends of the Sterling Nature Center

Authorizing the Legislature to create two budgeted Emergency Services (HELP) positions in the 911 Center.

Authorizing the Chair of the Cayuga County Legislature to execute an approved 2026 -2027 Gun Involved Violence Elimination) Initiative (GIVE) grant award to the Cayuga County Probation Department in the amount of $90,800.00.

Authorizing the Chair of the Legislature to execute an approved 2026-2027 Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence (STRIVE) grant award to the Cayuga County Probation Department in the amount of $12,840.00

Authorizing the Cayuga County Legislature and Cayuga County Sheriff to create a contract with the Southern Cayuga Central School District (SCCS) to provide one (1) full-time Special Patrol Officer employed by the Sheriff's Office to the SCCS to provide School Resource Officer Services and creating and filling one Special Patrol Officer position for said purpose.

Authorizing the Sheriff to transfer monies within the Sheriff's 2026 Budget to address overtime costs in the jail due to a lack of staffing.

ADJOURNMENT: Tuesday, October 20, 2026