Actions/Resolutions

PACE Program - Sample resolution and information to be considered by municipalities

2012
Res. No. 001 - Resolution Urging the Governor and the New York State Legislature to Develop a Blend of Revenue Streams and Other Taxation of Natural Gas Extraction and to Establish an accurate,

2011
Res. No. 001 - Urging New York State to Significantly Cut the Unfunded Mandates that Cause Local Property Tax Increases Before Imposing a Property Tax Cap
Motion 001: Approve Gas Drilling Task Force Sponsor Cornell Law School Energy Conference
Motion 002: Authorize Don Barber, Co-Chair, to sign letter concerning Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan Five-Year Implementation Plan Update (view letter)
Motion 003: Authorize Don Barber, Co-Chair, to sign letter to Commissioner Joe Martens, NYSDEC, regarding public comment period for the revised draft SGEIS on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program for the Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling (view letter)
Res. No. 002 - Resolution to Commission a Land Use Analysis and Impact Assessment Project (see also Res. No. 003 of 2011)
Res. No. 003 - Appropriation from TCCOG Reserve Fund - Land Use Analysis and Impact Asessment Project
Motion 004: Move forward with placing the resolution entitled “Resolution to Fund a Public Hearing on the Revised dSGEIS on the next agenda with a proposed amount of $1,000
Res. No. 004 - Resolution to Appropriate Funds from TCCOG Reserve Fund for a Public Hearing on the Revised Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement
Motion 005: Establish Date of the Public Hearing on the Revised Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement
Motion 006: Approve $250 as the Voluntary Contribution to the funding reserve for the Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG) for 2012

2010
Res. No. 001 - Resolution by the Tompkins County Council of Governments to Accept the County-wide Intermunicipal Water and Sewer Feasibility Study
Res. No. 002 - Resolution in Support of Convening a County-Wide Task Force to Assist Municipalities in Preparing for Drilling Activities Associated with Extraction of Gas from the Marcellus Shale adopted at the April 22, 2010 meeting.
Motion: To Authorize the Chair to sign a retainer agreement concerning legal servces for cell towers with Silverberg Zalantis the expectation that the cost per municipality would be under $1,500. 
Res. No. 003 - Resolution to Establish a TCCOG Funding Reserve

2009
Appointment: Ric Dietrich to the Emergency Planning Committee as the TCCOG representative
Res. No. 001 - The Tompkins County Council of Governments' Support of the Greater Tompkins County Health Insurance Consortium Developed with Assistance of a New York Shared Municipal Services Program Grant Sample resolution for municipalities
Res. No. 002 - Support of the Council of Governments' Appointment of Interim Chair for the Greater Tompkins County Health Insurance Consortium
Res. No. 003 - Approval of Becoming a Member of the Finger Lakes Environentally Preferred Procurement Consortium (FLEPPC)
Res. No. 004 - Recommending Agreement for Third Party Administrator for Health Insurance - Tompkins Ccounty Health Insurance Consortium
Appointment: Glen Morey as the Tompkins County Council of Governments representative to the Environmentally Preferred Procurement Consortium
Res. No. 005 - In Support of New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Reasonable Access Highway Regulation (Amendment of Part 80000 of Title 17 of the Codes, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York)
Appointment: Recommendation that Cindy Schulte continue to represent municipal government on the Water Resources Council
Motion:To Direct Chair to request extension of Comment Period for dSGEIS
Res. No. 006 - Comments to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Draft Supplmental GEIS

2008
Res. No. 001 - Shared Municipal Services Incentive Health Benefits Grant – Legal Counsel Consulting Services for TCCOG
Res. No. 002 - Acceptance of Grant and Endorsement of Memorandum of Understanding by Tompkins County Council of Governments - Water and Sewer Infrastructure (Version for municipalities to consider)
Res. No. 003 - Accepting Formula for Dog Control Expenses
Res. No. 004 - Calling on the Governor and State Legislature to End the Practice of Passing Costs for the State Programs to Local and County Governments

2007
Res. No. 001- In Support of Changing the County Fire Advisory Board Bylaws to Modify Membership
Res. No. 002 - Supporting Measures to Keep Long Haul Trucks on Interstate Highways in Upstate New York, as Proposed by Senator Charles E. Schumer
Motion:   To allow Tompkins County to send out RFQ on SMSI Grant - Health Insurance Benefits
Res. No. 003 - Support of an Infrastructure Study Conducted by Tompkins County Area Development
Res. No. 004 - Selection of SMSI Consultant