Tompkins County Legislature
 
2009 STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
ASSIGNMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(Meetings are held in the Scott Heyman Conference Room, 125 E. Court St., Ithaca, NY)
Approach to 2009 Legislative Standing Committee Reorganization and General Charge to Committees

BUDGET, CAPITAL AND FINANCE
Dennis, (Chair), Hattery (Vice Chair), Herrera, Shinagawa, Mackesey
Responsibilities: Appropriations, Borrowing and Debt Service, Contingent Funds, Fund Balances, Unallocated Revenues, Budget process, Fiscal Policies, TC3, Capital Programs, Finance Department
(Meets second and fourth Monday at 3:30 p.m.)
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GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND WORKFORCE RELATIONS
Shinagawa (Chair), Kiefer (Vice Chair), McBean-Clairborne, Dennis, Hattery
Responsibilities:Tompkins County Legislature, Administration Department,
Organizational Development, Risk management/contract performance, Public Information,
Information Technology Services Department, Operational Policies, Performance management, Law – County Attorney, Assessment, County Clerk, Board of Elections, Council of Governments, Personnel Department and related topics (e.g., performance evaluation), Workforce Diversity and Inclusion, Staff Training, Libraries, History Center
(Meets second Friday at 2 p.m.)
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Proto (Chair), Burbank, (Vice Chair), Stevenson, Robertson, Randall
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 Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. )
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PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Mackesey (Chair), Chock (Vice Chair), Robertson, Proto, Burbank
Responsibilities: Planning Department,  Census planning/reapportionment preparation, MPO, Soil and Water Conservation District, Flood Control/Water Quality,  Environmental Management Council, Land Management, Workforce Development, TCAD, Industrial Development Agency, Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Program/CVB (temporary tourism committee), Strategic Tourism Planning, Ithaca Downtown Partnership, Community Celebrations and Arts, County Historian, TCAT

(Meets second Wednesday at 3:15 p.m.)
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Robertson (Chair), Sigler (Vice Chair), Stevenson, Dennis, Chock
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 third Monday at 2:30 p.m.)
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FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
McBean-Clairborne (Chair), Herrera (Vice Chair), Kiefer, Randall, Sigler
Responsibilities: Facilities, Bridges and Highways, Airport, Solid Waste/Recycling,
Public Works Administration, Weights and Measures, Utilities, Public Health Department Building Subcommittee

(Meets third Thursday at 3:30 p.m.)
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  Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Archived Committee minutes

LEGISLATIVE RULES AND PROCEDURES
Kiefer (Chair), Hattery (Vice Chair), Proto
Responsibilities: Rules & Procedures of the Legislature, Code of Ethics, Charter and Code, Legislative/Department Head/Administration interactions

 

 

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