Legislator, District 12· 2025-02-10–2027-12-01 (start 2025-02-10 per Albany County Legistar office records; sworn in for the seat at the January 2026 organizational meeting after the November 2025 election per Albany County news release; month-level end: December 2027 per Albany County Legistar office records and the Albany County BOE 2026 elected officials list)
Danielle Gillespie
Albany County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 2
- Total speaking time
- 2:34
- Avg per meeting
- 1:17
- Segments
- 29
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Correctional Facility Medical Contract and Jail Operations
$1.6 million over the five-year agreement.
County Justice Agency Staffing and Vacancies
$100,000 moved between grant-funded lines — no net county cost.
Proposed Parental Responsibility Local Law (Local Law F)
Could involve parenting-class and family counseling costs; not quantified.
Board of Elections Mandates and Equipment Upgrades
Includes an estimated $2.9 million equipment expense for state-mandated ballot marking devices.
Crime victim and sexual assault services funding
$198,618 in state grant funding for the 2025-26 contract year.
Assigned Counsel Discovery Software
Over $1.4 million in state money with no county match required.
Mental Health Services & Inpatient Hospitalization Costs
Direct services line 4310 includes $10 million in appropriations with $4 million reimbursed through service billings.
Public Defender Office Retention and Union Recognition
Potential future impact on county personnel expenditures and collective bargaining agreements.
22 Clinton Avenue purchase for indigent legal services
$749,700 in new state grant funding plus a restructured existing grant, mostly state-reimbursed.
Body-worn camera agreement with Axon Enterprise
Up to $15,151,457.43 over five years, funded through the security equipment capital plan.
Sheriff's Office budget amendments
Unknown — the dollar amounts of the budget amendments were not provided in the available materials.
Court Security Services
Brings in about $1,000,757.945 in revenue to cover security services.
Electronic monitoring services agreement
$300,000 for 2027, fully reimbursed through New York State programs.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Up to $2 million in new state funding; $40,000 maximum per rental unit.
Senior Program Outreach and Transportation Communication
$33,335, fully federally funded — no county dollars.
Gun violence reduction funding for Albany detail
Brings roughly $393,000 in state funding into the 2026 Probation Department budget.
Reentry services for people leaving jail
$356,724 in state aid, no local tax dollars.
Child Passenger Safety Program grant
Brings in $40,000 in state money, though the county spends extra from its own budget to meet demand.
Domestic Violence Shelter Capacity
Roughly $89,000 in state funds, no county match mentioned.
Transition from Coroner System to Medical Examiner Office
About $1.25 million a year in new staffing costs, partially offset by savings on the current ~$650,000 Ellis Hospital contract.
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Gillespie was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES REGARDING THE COMBINED 2025 AND 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT OPERATIONS GRANT PROGRAM…
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH BARTON & LOGUIDICE, D.P.C. REGARDING ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE FIRE TRAINING AND PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY PROJECT
Barton & Loguidice — fire training and public safety facility design services
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.