The Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency opened a public hearing at 8:00 a.m. Dec. 3, 2024, to consider a proposed amendment to its Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP), then adjourned the hearing at 8:15 a.m. without receiving any public comments.
An agency representative identified in the record as "Unidentified Speaker 2" read the published notice and described the amendment: "The agency is considering a proposed amendment to the uniform tax exemption policy, the UTEP, in connection with undertaking of certain projects, the proposed amendment." The speaker said a copy of the proposed amendment is available on the agency's website and that printed copies would be provided at the hearing.
The notice for the hearing, the speaker said, was published Nov. 15, 2024, in the legal section of The Times Telegram and was posted on the agency website. The representative also provided a written-comments address: John J. Pissick Jr., chief executive officer, Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency, 420 East German Street, Suite 101 A, Herkimer, New York 13350, and a contact telephone number, 315-866-3000.
At the opening of the hearing an unnamed presiding officer (recorded as "Unidentified Speaker 1") appointed Victoria Adams to record the minutes. The agency invited members of the public to comment; the record notes that, "as of this time, there is no one in attendance." With no speakers coming forward, the agency adjourned the hearing at 8:15 a.m.
No formal motions or votes on the amendment were taken at the hearing; the session served to present the proposed UTEP amendment publicly and to collect comments by deadline or written submission. Next steps for the agency were not specified in the record.