$1M of surplus money going to municipalities in Genesee County
For the second time this year, the Genesee County Legislature is doing some profit-sharing.
The group agreed to share $1 million of unbudgeted revenue with the county’s towns, villages and the City of Batavia. Those bonuses will be arriving in denominations from about $6,000 for the Village of Alexander up to just under $195,500 for the city.
It should be welcomed news for struggling municipal leaders, including Pembroke Town Supervisor Tom Schneider, who spoke up at the recent county budget hearing to remind legislators of the financial constraints that he and others are dealing with. Pembroke will be receiving $85,420.
Referred to as a voluntary distribution payment, the money is a collective unanticipated earnings from interest and sales tax proceeds. The last distribution was made in February.
The Legislature agreed Wednesday that, since “the County of Genesee recognizes the consideration and cooperation of the Towns, Villages and City of Batavia as partners in the delivery of services to our citizens,” it would like to make this voluntary distribution payment as listed below:
- City of Batavia - $195,441
- Town of Alabama - $ 32,116
- Village of Alexander - $ 5,976
- Town of Alexander - $ 34,030
- Town of Batavia - $143,474
- Village of Bergen - $ 15,520
- Town of Bergen - $ 39,781
- Town of Bethany - $ 32,507
- Town of Byron - $ 34,611
- Village of Corfu - $ 11,495
- Town of Darien - $ 73,341
- Village of Elba - $ 8,256
- Town of Elba - $ 27,495
- Village of LeRoy $ 58,008
- Town of LeRoy - $ 66,461
- Village of Oakfield - $ 15,228
- Town of Oakfield - $ 23,098
- Town of Pavilion - $ 44,522
- Town of Pembroke - $ 85,420
- Town of Stafford - $ 53,220
The funds are paid with $500,000 each of sales and use tax and interest and earnings, according to the related resolution.
