Sept. 10, 2012. Legislator Mark H. Akins, R-Lisbon, absent.

Authorized the chairwoman to sign the memorandum of understanding for the creation of the Northern New York Region Interoperable Communications Consortium.

Authorized the chairwoman to sign the memorandum of understanding for membership in the hazardous material consortium with Essex, Clinton, Franklin, Warren, Washington and St. Lawrence counties.

Authorized filling a registered professional nurse position in the Public Health Department.

Authorized setting the 2012 Certified Home Health Care program rates.

Proclaimed September as suicide prevention month.

Authorized the chairwoman to sign the local plan for the county Workforce Investment Board.

Authorized filling an assistant conflict defender position in the Office of the Conflict Defender.

Authorized the county treasurer to authorize the sale and issuance of $12 million in revenue anticipation notes.

Scheduled a public hearing on a local law prohibiting the use of tobacco products on property owned or leased by the county for 6:30 p.m. today in the boardroom.

Authorized the chairwoman to sign the emergency preparedness program contract for the Public Health Department.

Modified the 2012 sheriff’s office budget.

Authorized the chairwoman to sign an extension of contract for snow and ice control on state highways.

Authorized the chairwoman to sign a contract with Barton & Loguidice to prepare an all-hazards multijurisdictional hazard mitigation plan.

Authorized the chairwoman to sign the memorandum of understanding for the creation of the Adirondack regional interoperable communications consortium.

Authorized the chairwoman to sign a contract for the Division of Criminal Justice Services aid to defense grant.

Modified the 2012 budget for assigned counsel.

Modified the 2012 Planning Department capital project budget for the former J&L site environmental remediation program.

Authorized the chairwoman to sign a contract with Nancy Rose Stormer P.C. and Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP for the recovery of local Medicaid dollars.

Appointed Dr. Gregory J. Healey to the Board of Health.

Legislative Chairwoman Sallie A. Brothers, D-Norfolk, appointed Legislators Vernon D. “Sam” Burns, D-Ogdensburg, Anthony J. Arquiett, D-Helena, and Donald A. Peck, R-Gouverneur, to a committee to review the annual report of the Industrial Development Agency.

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