Called to Order

 Mr. Penniman called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Todd, seconded by Ms. Herrera, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to approve the following resolution and submit to the full Legislature:

RESOLUTION NO.  - APPROPRIATION FROM CONTINGENT FUND FOR APPRAISAL REPORT

 WHEREAS, the County is in the process of annually appraising all real property in the County, and
 WHEREAS, appraising certain types of properties including Electrical Generating Plants is a highly specialized field, and
 WHEREAS, the County is in need of updating the value on the AES Cayuga Generating Facility for the 2004 Assessment Roll, and
 WHEREAS, the County shall ask the Town of Lansing and Lansing Central School District, as major stakeholders, to participate in funding the appraisal update, now therefore be it
 RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Government Operations and Budget and Capital Committees, That the following budget appropriation be made:

 FROM:  A1990.54400  Contingency Fund $40,000
 TO:  A1355.54442  Professional Services $40,000
SEQR ACTION:  TYPE II-20

Mr. Koplinka-Loehr arrived at 9:09 a.m. (11 members present).

 It was MOVED by Ms. Schuler, seconded by Ms. Robertson, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to lift the recommendations of the Health and Human Services Committee from the Table.

Ms. Kiefer arrived at 9:13 a.m. (12 members present).

Department of Social Services

It was MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Proto, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to accept and incorporate the following amendments to the Department of Social Services budget into the 2004 Tompkins County Budget:
 

The following amendment will save $602,000 in net local dollars.

Acct Name Appropriation Revenue Notes
6101 Medicaid (Local)  180,000  Increase Repayments based on 2003 YTD & 2002 Actual
   (41,000) 2003 YTD figures (basis for 2004 projections) have declined
6102 Medicaid (MMIS) (140,000)  2003 YTD figures (basis for 2004 projections) have declined
   203,000  State handling FMAP/Overburden reconciliation by reducing FMAP dollars up front rather than reducing Overburden dollars afterward
6109 Family Assistance  (68,000) State reimbursement recalculated to acct for Repayments
   159,000  Fed reimbursement -- recalculated to account for additional 100% funding for EAF JD/PINS & also Repayments
  457,000   10% Cost increase in Temporary Assistance
   228,000  Fed reimbursement on above
   114,000  State reimbursements on above
6129 Foster Care (200,000)  2003 YTD figures (basis for 2004 projections) have declined
   10,000  combination Fed & State revenues to offset state-mandated 3% Recruitment/Retention add-on to foster care institutions
   (93,000) Fed reimbursement reduced with lower expenditures
6140 Safety Net Assistance  20,000  Repayments
   7,000  Refunds
 Subtotals  117,000  719,000

 Mr. Lane arrived at 9:30 a.m. (13 members present).

Office for the Aging

 No action taken.

Recess

 Mr. Penniman declared recess from 10:11 a.m. to 10:27 a.m.

Youth Services Department

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. Kiefer, to restore OTR No. 87 – Maintenance of Effort – Agency Staffing, in the amount of $14,860.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 6 (Herrera, Joseph, Kiefer, Koplinka-Loehr, Robertson, and Schuler); Noes – 7 (Blanchard, Lane, Penniman, Proto, Todd, Totman, and Winch).  MOTION FAILED.

 The following motions were separately MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr and seconded by Mr. Joseph:

 To increase OTR No. 87 – Maintenance of Effort – Agency Staffing, by $5,280.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 5 (Herrera, Kiefer, Koplinka-Loehr, Robertson, and Schuler); Noes – 8 (Blanchard, Joseph, Lane, Penniman, Proto, Todd, Totman, and Winch).  MOTION FAILED.
 The second motion, to amend OTR No. 91 – Maintenance of Effort – Staffing (Director’s salary increase), by reducing from $2,449 to zero.  This motion was withdrawn following the vote on the previous motion.

 It was MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Ms. Kiefer, to restore OTR No. 84 - Maintenance of Effort – Agency staffing, in the amount of $5,598 as target.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 4 (Joseph, Kiefer, Koplinka-Loehr, and Robertson); Noes – 9.  MOTION FAILED.

 A vote by show of hands on the recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee as amended resulted as follows:  Ayes - 11, Noes - 2 (Blanchard and Proto). MOTION CARRIED.

 It was MOVED by Ms. Herrera, seconded by Mr. Proto, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to anticipate $307 of surplus as it relates to the municipal sales tax agreement using such funds to reduce the local share of funding for OAR in the 2004 budget and increase the amount of anticipated surplus by $307.

Adjournment

 The meeting adjourned at 11:32 a.m.