Interim Tompkins County Administrator Lisa Holmes presented an overview of the $19.8 million of one-time American Rescue Plan funds made available to the County, including key dates, restrictions on use of the funds, and options for use of the funding for one-time expenses in the Capital Program at the County Legislature meeting on June 15. Holmes explained that proposals regarding the Capital Program would enable more flexibility in target funding for departments and agencies as well as long-term budget stability and fund balance, while supporting emissions reduction goals that were adjusted during the pandemic.
The presentation outlined the 2021 budget impacts on the County from the pandemic including the elimination of 47 full time equivalent positions (inclusive of 41 retirements), a 6% ($11.5M) reduction in spending, capital program and agency funding cuts and reduced sales tax.
IRONTON — A Morgantown, West Virginia, woman pleaded guilty in a drug case Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court and faces more than a dozen years in prison.
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Mary Collins, 38, earlier pleaded guilty in the drug case before being sentenced by Judge Christen Finley.
In an unrelated case, Katherine Stephens, 23, of the 2800 block of 3rd Avenue, Huntington, pleaded guilty in a drug possession case.
Stephens was placed on community control sanctions for four years and was ordered to complete up to a 135-day program at the STAR Community Justice Center. She also was ordered to do 400 hours of community service.
In other cases:
Quentin White, 25, of Southfield, Michigan, pleaded guilty in a drug possession case. White was placed on community control sanctions for four years and ordered to do 400 hours of community service. He also agreed to participate in the re-entry court program Finley oversees.