Bryan Bailey

The key discussion topics for this meeting include the approval of minutes from the February 10, 2026 session, review of grievances, and various department requests. The Law Department will address Notices of Claim(s). Information Technology will review a Corrective Action Plan. Real Property Tax Service Agency items involve extending the contract for tax bill printing and mailing, addressing a Tax Certiorari in the Town of Hornellsville, and amending Local Laws concerning enrolled volunteer firefighters/ambulance workers and Senior Citizens Exemptions. The Commissioner of Finance agenda covers extensions for the Granicus and Armory Associates, LLC contracts, and authorization to contract with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP as Bond Counsel for the Landfill Expansion. Personnel requests include the creation of new positions within Community Services (Senior Social Work Assistant) and Social Services (Help Desk Technical Assistants, Caseworkers, and Computer Operations Supervisor). The County Manager items involve the Enterprise Fleet Management Contract, Empire Access Contract Extension, a claim from the City of Corning, review of the Recruiting Services RFP, and Administrative Code Amendment(s).

The committee addressed several departmental requests. Buildings & Grounds sought authorization to issue an RFP for Engineer and Architect Services for the renovation of the County Office Building Bathrooms, and a bid award was made for a Ferris Zero Turn Mower or equal after declaring the low bidder non-responsive, alongside awarding the generator maintenance bid. The Historian's office requested and received authorization to accept $15,000 from the NYS 250th Commemorative Committee. Discussions were held regarding an upcoming America 250 Commemorative Event, the potential creation of a Steuben County America 250 Committee, the county's 230th anniversary, and the recognition and support for adding plaques to the Hornell Civil War Soldiers Monument to list soldiers negatively affected during the war. The Planning section covered an announcement for a Renewable Energy Farmland Summit and concerns regarding the utilization of funds by Chambers of Commerce, leading to a discussion about establishing application criteria. The County Manager sought consensus to apply for the County Infrastructure Grant on behalf of the City of Hornell for the West Street housing development and a resolution was memorialized to the New York State Public Service Commission regarding electric delivery charges. Updates from Cornell Cooperative Extension included work on their 2026-2028 Strategic Plan and efforts to continue funding for the SNAP Ed program. The Steuben County Industrial Development Agency provided updates on the Park Grove Housing Project, an LP expansion, marketing efforts for the Gunlocke facility, progress on the Curtiss School roof replacement, and challenges with solar/wind projects due to interconnection costs and policy impacts, as well as the status of the Philips site remediation.

The Public Safety & Corrections Committee meeting included several key actions. Authorization was requested and approved to enter into a memorandum of agreement with IPPC Technologies for electronic monitoring of sex offenders, with probationers bearing the monthly fee. The Sheriff's Office received authorization to accept the NYS OMH Cares Up Grant of $40,000 per year for three years and to enter into an agreement with the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. The committee also authorized the amendment of the contract with ViaPath regarding inmate telephone services to reflect new FCC rate changes, which will impact commissary commissions. The Sheriff was authorized to accept a donation of a boat slip valued at $2,352. Significant discussion occurred regarding the continuation of housing ICE detainees and applying for related reimbursement funds ($130,000 total). The committee favored the Sheriff moving forward with ICE housing and applying for reimbursement funds. For Emergency Services/E-911, authorization was granted to develop a student field internship agreement template, enter into an agreement with Mission Critical Partners for Automatic Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) for $8,040, solicit bids for an EMS Stair Chair, and standardize the purchase of cardiac monitors through Stryker. Regarding a proposed Animal Cruelty Local Law establishing a registry, amendments were presented, focusing on requirements for pet transfers and the challenge of notifying the Amish population about the registry requirements; the committee approved the amendments.

Key discussions and actions during the meeting included the presentation of the monthly Treasurer's Report, showing a balance of $659,825.32 as of February 28, 2026, and the acceptance of the 2025 audit report. Several projects were reviewed: the Fenderson Street project is 30 percent complete; groundbreaking for the Townsend Avenue new build is scheduled for April or May; deed documents were signed for the 1A Erie, Cohocton project. For the 8 O'Connor Avenue property, the bid to demo interior walls down to the studs was awarded to A.J. Creighton for $16,000. Status updates were provided for properties on West Denison/Gorton Street, Manning Avenue, Delaware Avenue, First Street, Second Street, and East Elm. Authorization was granted to accept the donation of 29 Delaware Avenue in Hornell for a future BOCES house project, and authorization was granted to acquire the tax-exempt property at 9665 CR 46 in Dansville for a demolition project. Discussions also covered the status of the next funding round application, which is on the docket for April approval. The session concluded with a discussion of litigation matters during an executive session.

Key discussions and actions included authorizing the roll-over of unused 2025 Opioid Funds ($1,723.57) to the Family Service Society due to staffing shortages. The committee authorized accepting $15,474.65 from the Office for the Aging (OFA) Advisory Council. In Social Services, authorization was sought for a contract with Rachel Gardner for psychological evaluations and acceptance/appropriation of a $288,412.00 NYS Office of Victim Services Grant, which includes purchasing a colposcope. Public Health requests involved entering into an inter-municipal agreement with Chemung County for preschool transportation services, soliciting bids for those services, and approving adjustments to private pay rates for several vaccines. Furthermore, the committee approved rolling over $4,717.09 in unspent 2025 Opioid campaign advertising funds to 2026. Finally, several personnel actions were approved, including creating one Senior Social Work Assistant position in Community Services, and creating two Help Desk Technical Assistant positions, two Caseworker positions, and one Computer Operations Supervisor position within Social Services.