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The committee approved ten distinct items by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. Motions were made and seconded by committee members and each resolution was announced as \"carried\" after the voice vote.

Votes at a glance

- Authorize agreement with the Development Authority of the North Country for an easement for placement of fiber-optic cable. Mover: Legislator Ferris; second: Legislator Potter. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: introduction and \"carries\" at 31:19–31:26.)

- Amend the 2025 county budget for the district attorney's office related to a general ledger coding review. Mover: Legislator McBride; second: Legislator Grant. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 31:26–31:33.)

- Authorize implementation and 100% funding of the replacement of Weaver Road over Skinner Creek; project may be eligible for federal or state aid or reimbursement from Bridge NY funds; appropriating funds and amending the 2025 budget and capital plan. Mover: Legislator Potter; second: legislative second recorded as \"legislative affairs\" in the transcript. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 31:53–32:12.)

- Authorize federal-aid project funding language for Weaver Road over Skinner Creek (first-instance federal and state aid eligible costs) and amend the 2025 budget and capital plan. Mover: Legislator Ferris; second: Legislator Grama. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 32:14–32:38.)

- Authorize an amended agreement for statewide expansion of the Harrell Herring settlement relative to indigent defense. Mover: Legislator Bolio; second: Legislator Potter. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 32:57–33:20.)

- Take a previously tabled resolution off the table and introduce it for consideration (resolution tabled Feb. 11 at General Services). Mover: Legislator Bolio; second: (second recorded). Outcome: approved (motion to take from table and introduce). (Transcript: 33:24–33:43.)

- Authorize an agreement with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and amend the 2025 county budget for fiscal year 2024 Operation Stone Garden. Mover: Legislator Potter; second: Legislator Ferris. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 33:44–34:02.)

- Amend the 2025 budget related to unauthorized waste at the recycling center and transfer station. Mover: Legislator Bolio; second: Legislator Grant. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 34:06–34:26.)

- Authorize agreements for the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee’s STOP-DWI visibility enforcement grant and amend the 2025 County budget accordingly. Mover: Legislator Potter; second: Legislator Fares. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 34:27–34:58.)

- Move the June Board of Legislators session to Monday, June 2 at 6 p.m. Mover: Legislator Potter; second: Legislator Ferris. Outcome: approved (voice vote). (Transcript: 35:00–35:40.)

Details and context

Most votes were approved by unanimous voice vote and announced as \"carries\" in the meeting record; the transcript does not provide individual affirmative/negative counts or roll-call votes. Several resolutions reference potential outside funding eligibility: the Weaver Road replacement was described as eligible for federal or state aid or reimbursement from Bridge NY funds. The Operation Stone Garden item amends the county budget to accept state homeland-security grant funds related to FY 2024. No dollar amounts or detailed budget line items were stated aloud in the transcript.

A committee member thanked Sheriff staff for providing requested information on the Stone Garden/related public-safety material; that member said the materials helped inform but that he planned to vote no at the full board meeting. Committee members also praised recent work on repairs at the recycling center in a separate comment after the formal business.

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\"Access control is the foundation of a good security program,\" Caulfield said, describing it as \"the first line of defense\" for county buildings. He told the committee that public-facing facilities must balance openness with employee safety and that staff sometimes allow unscreened people in through side doors, which undermines access controls.

Caulfield outlined several recurring problems: agitated visitors who escalate quickly, unhoused people loitering and sleeping on county property, and thefts linked to substance-use issues. He described a recent apparent fentanyl exposure at a DMV counter after a visitor produced a white powder while surrendering license plates; staff closed and decontaminated the area, and Caulfield said the substance was later identified as a fentanyl derivative. He said the county has obtained Narcan and sent staff for Narcan training.

To address those risks, Caulfield described a series of operational and physical measures already in use and planned for the Human Services Building (HSB) and other county locations: limiting public entry to designated doors, badge-based card-reader access for employees, on-site security guards (county guards and contracted armed guards), camera monitoring, a silent desk-phone alert for staff and tailored staff training including workplace violence and active-shooter response.

On planned facility upgrades at HSB, Caulfield said BCA Architects and Engineers is developing conceptual remodel plans that would add a walkthrough metal detector and a baggage-inspection screener so all clients entering HSB would be scanned, similar to airport screening. \"Anybody entering will have to go through the metal detector. Everybody will have to get their bag or other items screened. If you do not, you do not get in the building,\" Caulfield said. He explicitly said the county currently has no plans to make employees pass through the new screening.

Caulfield said the county already uses two classes of guards: county building guards and contracted armed security guards, the latter able to \"delay and defend in an emergency.\" He recommended expanding armed security coverage to additional sites, saying, \"My recommendation would be armed security at all locations. For example, HSB, done. County Office Building, done. Public Health, done. Historic Courthouse, it would be nice to have an armed guard downstairs here.\"

Legislator Freeman told the committee that the metal detector equipment is on order and that once it arrives the county plans to install it in-house; Freeman said staff hope installation will take place this summer. Caulfield confirmed the county is moving its badge and camera systems toward Genetec (currently using Winpak and Genetec for cameras) and described a recently implemented Cisco desk-phone silent alert—colloquially called a \"jerk button\"—that notifies security without an audible alarm.

Caulfield stressed training and the human element, saying staff must practice situational awareness and that the county provides tailored training such as de-escalation and active-attacker response. He said security footage is provided to law enforcement on request and that guards monitor surveillance to detect patterns of loitering or suspicious behavior.

No committee action or vote was taken on Caulfield’s recommendations during the presentation. Committee discussion included clarifying the installation timeline for screening equipment and operational details for the silent alert and contracted guards.

Looking ahead, Caulfield asked the county to remain flexible and allocate resources to locations with the greatest risk; he said the Human Services Building currently has the highest assessed risk and that planned screening and staffing changes are intended to reduce that risk.

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