2010 STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
ASSIGNMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(Meetings are held in the Scott Heyman Conference Room, 125 E. Court St., Ithaca, NY)
BUDGET AND CAPITAL
Dennis, (Chair), Herrera (Vice Chair), Mackesey, Stein, Robison
Responsibilities:
Appropriations, Borrowing and Debt Service, Contingent Funds, Fund Balances, Unallocated Revenues, Budget process, Fiscal Policies, TC3, Capital Programs, Finance Department, Personnel Department (Inc. Performance Evaluation and Staff Training), Workforce Diversity and Inclusion
(Meets second and fourth Monday at 3:30 p.m.)
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GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Lane (Chair), Kiefer (Vice Chair), Chock, McKenna, Pryor
Responsibilities:Tompkins County Legislature,
Administration Department,
Organizational Development,
Risk management/contract performance,
Public Information,
Information Technology Services Department,
Operational Policies,
Program Evaluation,
Law – County Attorney,
Assessment,
County Clerk,
Board of Elections,
Council of Governments,
Libraries,
History Center, Rules & Procedures of the Legislature,
Code of Ethics and Ethics Advisory Board,
Charter and Code
(Meets third Thursday at 9:30 a.m.)
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Proto (Chair), Burbank, (Vice Chair), Shinagawa, Dennis, Herrera
Responsibilities: Department of Social Services,
Mental Health Department/Agencies,
Public Health Department/Agencies,
Human Rights,
Health Planning Council,
Human Services Coalition,
Relevant Human Services Coalition agencies,
Office for the Aging,
Youth Services,
Cooperative Extension,
Tompkins Community Action,
Animal Health and Control
(Meets second Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. )
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PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Mackesey (Chair), Chock (Vice Chair), Burbank, Proto, Pryor
Responsibilities: Planning Department, Census planning/reapportionment preparation, MPO, TCAT, Soil and Water Conservation District, Flood Control/Water Quality, Environmental Management Council, Water Resources Council, Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, Land Management, Workforce Development, TCAD, Industrial Development Agency, Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Program/CVB, Strategic Tourism Planning, Ithaca Downtown Partnership, Community Celebrations and Arts, County Historian
(Meets first Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.)
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Shinagawa (Chair), McBean-Clairborne (Vice Chair), Dennis, Robison, Stein
Responsibilities:
Alternatives to Incarceration programs, District Attorney, Defense of Indigents/Assigned Counsel , Probation and Community Justice, Sheriff/JailI Department of Emergency Response, Offender Aid and Restoration, Re-entry transistion programs, Juvenile Justice
(Meets first Monday at 3:30 p.m.)
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FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Kiefer (Chair), McBean-Clairborne (Vice Chair), Mackesey, Lane, McKenna
Responsibilities: Facilities,
Bridges and Highways,
Airport,
Solid Waste/Recycling,
Public Works Administration,
Weights and Measures,
Utilities,
Public Health Department Building Subcommittee
(Meets first Friday at 9:30 a.m.)
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SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
Census Committee
Mackesey (Chair), Proto, Chock, Herrera, Lane
(Meets second Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.)
Capital Plan Review Committee
Robertson (Chair), Kiefer (Vice Chair), Lane, Herrera, Proto
(Meets second Thursday at 3:30 p.m.)
Worforce Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Archived Committee minutes
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