WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MEETING

Monday, March 31, 2025 - 10:00 AM

 

 

James Monty, Chairperson

Charlie Harrington, Vice-Chairperson

 

Vice-Chairman Monty called this Ways and Means committee to order at 10:00 am with the following Supervisors in attendance: Clayton Barber, Matthew Brassard, Chris Clark, Robin DeLoria, Derek Doty, Shaun Gillilland, Charlie Harrington, Kenneth Hughes, Steve McNally, Jim Monty, Cathleen Reusser, Favor Smith, Matthew Stanley, Davina Thurston, Michael Tyler, Joe Pete Wilson, Meg Wood and Mark Wright.

 

Department Heads present: Linda Beers, Michael Diskin, James Dougan, Judith Garrison, Krissy Leerkes, Dan Manning, Michael Mascarenas, David Reynolds and Matt Watts.

 

Also present:  William Tansey, Lindsey Java, Elizabeth Lee and Richard Preston.

 

MONTY:  It’s 10 o’clock we’ll call the ways and means to order if you will join me in the pledge to the flag. Thank you.  Before we get started with our roll call here I would just like to like everyone know again of the passing of Chesterfield Supervisor, Gerry Morrow. Gerry was a colleague.  He became quite a good friend.  I enjoyed my years sitting beside Gerry.  In honor of Gerry I ask Mr. Tyler to move over a chair and we are leaving Gerry’s chair empty for the ways and means committee this morning and I’d like to also ask for a moment of silence.

 

MOMENT OF SILENCE UPON THE PASSING OF GERRY MORROW, TOWN OF CHESTERFIELD SUPERVISOR

 

MONTY:  Thank you. I would also like to say that Judy is collecting donations the family requested donations go to the United Way of Clinton, Essex and Franklin County and Judy will be collecting those donations to send as a group from the board.  This morning I sent out an email when the services were finalized and Judy said she will get out to us again and we are discussing the possibility of a bus or buses from DPW transporting everybody.  That information will come out at a later time.  That’s it for me to start with.  Judy, if you want to do roll call please.  Thank you.  We have no guests.  Moving onto resolutions.

 

PUBLIC SAFETY

Monday, March 10, 2025

Chairman – K. Hughes     Vice-Chairman – I. Tyler

 

1.    RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK AS APRIL 13-19, 2025.  Tyler, Reusser

 

2.    RESOLUTION AUTHORIZNG A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT INCREASING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,836.83, NYMIR INSURANCE RECOVERY VEHICLE/DEER.  DeLoria, Reusser

 

3.    TABLED:  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE OF $2,500.00 PER YEAR FOR ON CALL ATTORNEYS IN THE PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM HURRELL HARRING INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES FUNDS.  Gillilland, Hughes

 

MONTY:  Discussion?

 

MASCARENAS:  I’m going to ask that the board consider tabling this resolution at this time. We are in the process, I met with the attorneys now a couple of weeks ago and when I say attorneys I mean attorneys from Public Defender’s office, Conflict Defender’s office, District Attorney’s office and Department of Social Services. While this money is approved in terms of the state budget in what we get I think it would be premature to offer one group of attorneys an on call wage when we are not really certain of what the ask is of all these other departments so we’re struggling to get attorneys primarily in the DA’s office and in social services.  They do have some on call responsibilities so we need to get that straightened out and I’d like to come with a recommendation for all attorneys in terms of the pay scale and how that’s going to work moving forward and if we can come up with something that makes sense instead of siloing this approach from department to department. I think that would be a little more prudent and responsible.

 

MONTY:  Motion to table, Mr. Gillilland second, Mr. Hughes. Any further discussion on the table?  No further discussion all in favor signify by saying aye, opposed – carried.

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Monday, March 10, 2025

Chairman – I. Tyler    Vice-Chairman – C. Barber

 

4.    RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXCLUSION OF THE ONE PARCEL OWNED BY VALERIA M. BODNAR, IN THE TOWN OF WESTPORT FROM THE ESSEX COUNTY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.  Tyler, Wilson

MONTY:  Discussion?

 

REUSSER:  Should we put the tax ID number of the parcel in there?

 

GARRISON: Yes, it will be in the final resolution.

 

REUSSER: Thank you.

 

MONTY: Any other discussion?  No other discussion all in favor signify by saying aye, opposed – carried.

 

5.    RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND PLACING ON FILE THE 2024 ROOST (REGIONAL OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM) ANNUAL YEAR-END REPORT. Stanley, Wilson

MONTY: Discussion?

 

WILSON: Just one quick comment I read the report.  I thought it was filled with data, it was really good so I commend ROOST on a really good data filled report and I appreciate that.

MONTY: Thank you.  Further discussion?  All in favor signify by saying aye, opposed – carried.

 

HUMAN SERVICES

Monday, March 10, 2025

Chairman – JP. Wilson   Vice-Chairman - C. Harrington

 

6.    RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND APPROVING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND  HOME HEALTH SERVICES WHICH WERE  APPROVED BY THE PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC), PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PHAC) AND THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, ON MARCH 4, 2025.  Wright, Brassard

 

7.    RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT INCREASING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $676,515.46, CARRY OVER 2024 UNEXPENDED DSRIP FUNDS.  Reusser, Barber

 

8.    RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT INCREASING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,966.25, CARRY OVER 2024 UNEXPENDED RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION FUNDS.  Wood, Thurston

 

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

Monday, March 17, 2025

Chairman – R. DeLoria     Vice–Chairman – C. Barber

 

9.    RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING IN THE FIRST INSTANCE 100% OF THE FEDERAL-AID AND STATE “MARCHISELLI” PROGRAM-AID ELIGIBE COSTS OF A TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL-AID PROJECT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE.  Tyler, Clark

 

10.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH ING CIVIL TO DEDUCT A CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF ($41,282.50) FOR THE ENSIGN POND ROAD OVER MILL BROOK CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF MORIAH.  Brassard, Clark

 

11.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS INCREASING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,600.91, 2024 CARRYOVER FUNDS LED LIGHTING FIXTURES. Wright, Doty

 

12.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH ATLANTIC TESTING LABORATORIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,659.00, TO PERFORM AN ASBESTOS SURVEY FOR THE FORMER PROBATION BUILDING WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM BUDGETED FUNDS.  Brassard, DeLoria

 

13.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH H&T ENGINEERING, PLLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $37,000.00, FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO INCLUDE PRELIMINARY DESIGN, SOIL BORINGS AND PERMITTING FOR THE LINCOLN POND ROAD OVER AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO THE BOQUET RIVER CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN.  Reusser, Thurston

14.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,274.51 FOR REPAIRS TO THE MAIN COMPLEX ELEVATOR WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM INSURANCE RECOVERIES.

Wright, Tyler as corrected.

 

MONTY:  Discussion?

 

MASCARENAS:  Dan I don’t know if you want to amend the resolution or we could just correct the amount for the full board.  The amount, it needs an additional $1,038.17 the full bill wasn’t available at the time the resolution was submitted. The total should be $10,274.51.

 

MANNING:  That’s fine. We will correct it now and we don’t need to go through an amendment, because this is a committee and not full board.

 

TYLER: Should I just make the motion to add that full amount?

 

MONTY:  Entertain a motion to add that correction to the original resolution, Mr. Tyler, second Mr. Hughes.  Further discussion?  No further discussion all in favor signify by saying aye, opposed – carried.

 

15.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH AES NORTHEAST PLLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.00 FOR PROFESSIONAL  ENGINEERING SERVICES TO INCLUDE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF A REPLACEMENT ELECTRICAL TRANSFER SWITCH FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM BUDGETED FUNDS.  Brassard, DeLoria

 

16.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH LUCK BROTHERS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,512.99, FOR SOIL INVESTIGATION AND THE INSTALL OF TEMPORARY H PILES FOR COUNTY ROUTE 18 OVER AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO THE FRANKLIN FALLS FLOW CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF ST. ARMAND WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM BUDGETED/FEMA FUNDS.  Thurston, Doty

 

17.  RESOUTION SETTING THE DATES AND LOCATIONS OF THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY EVENTS FOR 2025.  Wright, Thurston

 

18.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO GO OUT TO BID THE HURRICANE ROAD OVER SPRUCE HILL BROOK CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT.  Wilson, Stanley

 

19.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH JFP ENTERPRISES IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,958.00 TO FURNISH AND INSTALL A NEW ACOUSTICAL CEILING GRID AND TILE IN THE REAL PROPERTY OFFICE WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM BUDGETED FUNDS.  Barber, Stanley

 

20.  RESOLUTION OF CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BEN WEAVER FARM FOR RECEIVING THE 2024 HUGH HAMMOND BENNETT NATIONAL PRODUCERS AWARD.  Stanley, unanimous

 

21.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO PURCHASE A 1 LOT G BUS FROM STATE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $136,751.50, IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT UNEXPENDED 2023 CAPITAL FUNDS AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE SAME.  Thurston, DeLoria

 

22.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT INCREASING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,713.84, INSURANCE RECOVERY BUS #33.  Thurston, Clark

 

PERSONNEL

Monday, March 17, 2025

Chairman – M. Wood     Vice-Chairman – JP. Wilson

 

23.  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH DR. SIKIRICA FORENSIC MEDICAL SERVICES, PC FOR FORENSIC MEDICAL SERVICES (AUTOPSIES) AT THE RATE OF $1,700/AUTOPSY, FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM JANUARY 1, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025, FROM BUDGETED CORONER FUNDS.  DeLoria, Reusser

 

 

FINANCE/TAX REDUCTION/MANDATE RELIEF

Monday, March 17, 2025

Chairman – S. McNally     Vice-Chairman – R. DeLoria

 

NO RESOLUTIONS

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

24.  RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING LONG TERM EMPLOYEES FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.  Gillilland, unanimous

 

25.   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN EASEMENT WITH NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC AND GAS (NYSEG) FOR THE LOCATION OF AN ELECTRIC POLE SITUATE ON THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ESSEX COUNTY TAX MAP NO. 55.84-3-26.200 AND TAX MAP NO. 55.83-3-17.110 TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO ALLOW NYSEG TO CUT ANY AND ALL TREES EXISTING WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE EASEMENT.  Doty, Wright

 

MONTY:  Judy, before we go into this resolution I’d like to offer the floor to Linda Beers.

 

BEERS:  Thank you it will only take a minute.  I’m here today to tell you that next week we’ll start the National Public Week so I’m just going to read this quickly.

Whereas the week of April 7, 2025 is the 30th Anniversary of celebrating National Public Health Week;

Whereas the theme for National Public Health Week in 2025 is “It Starts Here”; 

Whereas, thanks in large part to public health efforts, Americans live an average of 35 years longer today than they did when the American Public Health Association (APHA) was founded over 150 years ago; 

Whereas the goal of National Public Health Week in 2025 is to recognize the achievements of public health and emphasize that Public Health starts with each of us making a difference in our homes and our communities –  

Resolved,  that the Essex County Board of Supervisors — 

(1) supports the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week 2025; 

(2) recognizes the efforts of public health professionals, municipalities, local communities, and individuals to prevent, prepare for, withstand and recover from the impact of a full range of health threats, ranging from infectious disease outbreaks to natural disaster preparedness; and 

(3) reinforces the role of public health in preventing disease and injury; promoting health, equity, and justice; and protecting life and safety.  

 

MONTY:  Thank you.

 

26.   RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK.  Hughes, unanimous

 

27.  RESOLUTION URGING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO RESCIND EXECUTIVE ORDER 47.3 DECLARING A DISASTER EMERGENCY AND ORDERING THE SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TO BE USED IN PLACE OF STRIKING CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND ESTABLISH A STATE POLICY BARRING THE HIRING OF INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE STRIKE.  Tyler, unanimous

 

MANNING: I just want to comment on this.  You probably all know this but that executive order expires on the 9th and the Governor indicated they are not going to renew the executive order however, unfortunately it looks as though under the law the corrections officers that did separate from services as a result to the strike are going to lose their peace officer status and if they apply for any job that requires peace officer status, they are going to have to recertify for police officer status so that’s basically it.  The whole thing expires on the 9th but I think it’s important to send this resolution to show support and it was unfounded, the whole thing is wrong.

 

MONTY: Any further discussion?  Comments?  No further discussion all in favor signify by saying aye, opposed – carried.  Thank you Dan.

 

GARRISON: Everyone has a copy on their desks from DPW resolutions.

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, 100% OF THE COSTS OF A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT OF WHICH QUALIFIED COSTS MAY BE REIMBURSED FROM BRIDGE NY FUNDS – TRACY ROAD OVER THE ROE POND OUTLET CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT.  Brassard, Doty

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH CREIGHTON MANNING ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING, PLLC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO INCLUDE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DESIGN, PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR THE TRACY ROAD OVER THE ROE POND OUTLET CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM CULVERT NY FUNDS.  Brassard, Thurston

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT TO THE WHALLONSBURG GRANGE HALL FOR THE USE FO THE COUNTY ROADWAYS FOR THE 2025 CHAMPLAIN AREA TRAILS GRAND HIKE TO BE HELD SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025.  Hughes, Doty

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO BRONZE CONTRACTING LLC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $101,854.00 FOR ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AT THE FORMER FRONTIER TOWN MAIN STREET STRUCTURES PROJECT LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HUDSON WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM BUDGETED RESTORE NY GRANT FUNDS AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID CONTRACT.  Clark, Wood

 

MONTY:  I do want to offer a resolution of condolence to the family of Jerry Morrow from our board.

 

RESOLUTION OF CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY OF GERALD MORROW.  Monty, unanimous

 

MONTY:  Thank you.  Are there any other further resolutions?

 

REUSSER:  Yes, I’d like to offer condolences to the family Willard J. Kohen who was a well-respected English Teacher here at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School for many years.  He really made our English class interesting. He had a huge focus on J. R. Tolkien and Shakespeare.  He really enjoyed English class.  He passed this past week. Thank you.

 

RESOLUTION OF CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY OF WILLARD JAY KOHEN.  Reusser, unanimous

 

MCNALLY:  A resolution to authorize to change the hours in office of the Essex County Treasurer to be open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. beginning May 5, 2025 through August 29, 2025.

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TO CHANGE THE HOURS IN THE OFFICE OF THE ESSEX COUNTY TREASURER TO BE OPEN FROM 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM BEGINNING MAY 5, 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 29, 2025.  McNally, Smith

 

MONTY: I would also like to offer a resolution of condolence to the Lillian Crowningshield family.  Pam is a long time employee of Essex County over in DMV as well as the Town Clerk for the Town of Lewis.

 

RESOLUTION OF CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY OF LILLIAN CROWNINGSHIELD.  Monty, unanimous

 

MONTY:  Any others?

 

MASCARENAS:  I have a request to utilize the Office of Mental Health clinic enhancement grant funding to purchase 150 neurodiversity training handbook resource tool kit and an additional 60 navigating neurodiversity which is a separate handbook at a cost of $9,070.00.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO PURCHASE 150 HANDBOOKS ON “NEURODIVERSITY TRAINING HANDBOOK RESOURCE TOOLKIT” AND 60 BOOKS – “NAVIGATING NEURODIVERSITY AN AFFIRMING GUIDE FOR ADULTS, IN THE MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT FROM A SOLE SOURCE SUPPLIER, ADAPTED 4 SPECIAL ED IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,070.00 WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM CLINIC ENHANCEMENT GRANT FUNDS.  Wilson, Reusser

 

MONTY:  If there is nothing else we will adjourn shortly but I just want to remind everybody quick Mr. Chairman that the Office of the Aging has offered a tour of the nutrition site, the nutrition kitchen in Westport which will happen immediately following our meeting here or we’ll say 11 o’clock.  With that being said – Chairman.

 

GILLILLAND:  I would like to request a short executive for an update on a personnel issue.

 

MONTY: Motion by Mr. Brassard, second Ms. Reusser.  We are going into executive session.

 

THE COMMITTEE MOVED INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:25 A.M. TO DISCUSS A PERSONNEL ISSUE AND MOVED BACK INTO OPEN SESSION AT 11:04 A.M.

 

MONTY: Okay we are back in session.  Can I get a motion?  Davina, second by Favor.  Discussion?  No discussion.  Anything else to come before ways and means?

 

GILLILLAND: I have been informed by Bill that the term limit or term law for whoever is running for one year or two years was sent back to the Court of Appeals back to the Appellate Division so they are not going to make a decision on it right now it stands the law has been struck down by the Supreme Court unless the Appellate Division and the Appellate Division hasn’t even put it on their dockets so everybody is running full terms.

 

MONTY:  Okay.  Dan.

 

MANNING: I just want to give you a brief update you all you’re probably wondering about the tax sale just some history as you know all tax sales are pursuant to a moratorium where it stayed for lack of a better word during Covid which was 2020-2021-2022 in 2023 on top of that came Tyler Hennepin decision which basically was about twenty pages of beautiful law and one line at the end that says that you have to return surplus with no direction.  After that in April, May of 2024 the State came out with its own law which tried to fill all the holes that Hennepin did not address and that law has some holes in it also.  In that law they changed some time periods, redemption period which is the period a person gets when they receive a petition to pay their taxes used to be three months they extended that to six months. They also asked us to do a homeowners notice requirement which just they didn’t fill in the blanks in that so we have to work with different counties and see how they are doing it. I won’t belabor it but is it a residential, is there a lienholder, who gets these things blah, blah, blah. So there are a whole bunch of mechanisms or hoops to jump through where you know why ’20 and ’21 taxes haven’t been foreclosed upon.   Could we have done it maybe three or four months sooner or taken a chance like some counties did yes, but we wanted to see how this state law shakes out.  The state law is now being challenged and we are part of two lawsuits and there are a bunch of lawsuits throughout the state they all have been consolidated under one district court Judge Northern District of New York so we are waiting for the decision on that.  If we had the decision on that, that would give us a lot of guidance and as you know I don’t want to belabor this but the main sticking point is retroactivity how far back from May 25, 2023 does the Hennepin decision go?  Generally Supreme Court decisions go all the way back I won’t get into the law now. The last tax sale we did we did keep all the surplus monies so we’re in good shape there.  Some attorneys have been making motions for small amounts and I’m agreeing to that at the Supreme Court level it’s all a bunch of paperwork so there’s that. So basically we filed a petition I think on the 20th of March.  Mike’s office has very furiously been putting together all the mailings.  The mailings should go out April 2, there’s a special time line for publication in the newspaper, publication has to be made once in a two month period three staggered weeks so it’s basically three times in a two month period after that period everything begins to roll.  In changing the redemption date from three months to six months that’s going to push our redemption date out to October 10 so we’re hopeful to have an auction in November and that is as soon as October 10 comes around the paperwork will be diverted to the Supreme Court and the Judge will look at it and hopefully they turn around quickly and we will have a tax sale.  Then also we’ll be working on the 2023 and 2024 taxes. The law did do us a favor in that you can’t even get a tax sale until it used to be 21 months I believe after the taxable status date so the tax due date is January 1 say of 2024 so if we were going to use the 2024 tax level with the old law we couldn’t begin it until October of 2025, they’ve scaled that back a little bit and changed it to a year which will help us get the other ones out more quickly.

 

MONTY: Thank you.  Any questions?  Thank you. We stand adjourned.

 

            As there was no further comments to come before this ways and means committee it was adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Judith Garrison, Clerk

Board of Supervisors