Call to Order

 Mr. Penniman called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. (11 members present)

It was MOVED by Mrs. Schuler, seconded by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to table the motion to approve the recommendations of the Public Safety Committee currently on the floor.

 It was MOVED by Ms. Kiefer, seconded by Mr. Proto, to approve the recommendations of the Planning Committee.

 Ms. Blanchard arrived at 1:15 p.m. (12 members present)

Planning Department

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. Blanchard, to amend Over Target Request No. 133 - Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, in the amount of $2,300 by shifting $1,000 which is dedicated to the Farm City Day, to one-time funding.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 8 (Blanchard, Herrera, Joseph, Kiefer, Koplinka-Loehr, McBean, Penniman, and Schuler); Noes – 4 (Booth, Proto, Robertson, and Winch).  MOTION CARRIED.

 It was MOVED by Ms. Kiefer, seconded by Mrs. Schuler, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to amend Over Target Request No. 137 – Flood Hazard Mitigation Program, in the amount of $15,000 to zero, since the money will come from Soil and Water Conservation's FLLWPA grant.

It was MOVED by Mr. Proto, seconded by Mr. Winch, to amend Over Target Request No. 135 – Commercial Center Revitalization and Ithaca Downtown Partnership, in the amount of $8,000 be amended as follows:  $8,000 allocated to the Ithaca Downtown Partnership; $22,000 of anticipated Rollover Funds be allocated to the Commercial Center Revitalization Program; both as target amendments.

Mr. Lane arrived at 1:30 p.m.  (13 members present)

A vote by show of hands on the amendment resulted as follows:  Ayes – 8 (Blanchard, Joseph, Koplinka-Loehr, Lane, McBean, Penniman, Proto, and Robertson); Noes – 5 (Booth, Herrera, Kiefer, Schuler, and Winch).  MOTION CARRIED.

Cooperative Extension

It was MOVED by Ms. Blanchard, seconded by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, to amend Over Target Request No. 138 – Maintain Services – Youth Development Programs, Family and Community Well Being, Environmental Programs, Payroll, and COLA, in the amount of $151,249 by reducing this to the County Administrator’s recommendation of $117,716.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Lane, to amend the amendment, reducing this Over Target Request from $117,716 to $100,000.  MOTION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF A SECOND.

 A vote by show of hands on the original amendment resulted as follows:  Ayes – 10, Noes – 3 (Kiefer, Proto, and Robertson).  MOTION CARRIED.

 A vote on the recommendations of the Planning Committee as amended resulted as follows:  Ayes - 11, Noes  - 1 (Kiefer); Temporarily out of the Room - 1 (Proto).  MOTION CARRIED.

Dewitt Historical Society

It was MOVED by Ms. McBean, seconded by Mrs. Schuler, to amend Over Target Request No. 1 – Occupancy Costs, in the amount of $10,000 by restoring the amount to the County Administrator’s recommendation of $15,435.

Mr. Winch disclosed he currently has a contract with Dewitt Historical Society and received permission from the Chair to abstain from voting. A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 6 (Blanchard, Herrera, Kiefer, McBean, Robertson, and Schuler); Noes – 5 (Booth, Joseph, Koplinka-Loehr, Lane, and Penniman); Abstentions – 1 (Winch); Temporarily out of the Room – 1 (Proto). MOTION CARRIED.

Tompkins County Public Library

 It was MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. Blanchard, to amend Over Target Request No. 7 – Maintain Effort, in the amount of $330,224 by reducing it to $320,224.  This motion was withdrawn with the understanding Mr. LeMaro will attend a future meeting to respond to questions relating to facility costs.

Rural Libraries

 Mr. Lane disclosed he is a member of the Southworth Library Board of Trustees.

It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Mr. Booth, to amend Over Target Request Nos. 2 thru 5  - Maintenance of Effort for Rural Libraries, in the amount of $5,500 each by reducing to the County Administrator’s recommendation of $3,283.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 8 (Blanchard, Booth, Herrera, Joseph, Kiefer, Koplinka-Loehr, Lane and McBean), Noes – 4 (Penniman, Proto, Schuler, and Winch); Temporarily out of the Room – 1 (Robertson).  MOTION CARRIED.

Karen Creenan of the Fingerlakes Library System was asked to provide the Board with information about the 31 libraries included in the system, as well as local support and contributions they receive.  It was requested this information be provided by Monday, October 21, 2002.

Room Tax

It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. Herrera, to allocate from Room Tax $66,523 in 2003 to cover indirect administrative costs with this amount being returned to the General Fund.   A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 13, Noes – 0.  MOTION CARRIED.

Tompkins County Area Development

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Mr. Proto, to amend Over Target Request No. 8 – Maintain Effort, in the amount of $15,165, by reducing to zero.  A vote by show of hands on the amendment resulted as follows:  Ayes - 11, Noes - 2 (Blanchard and Lane).  MOTION CARRIED.

 A vote on the recommendations of the Economic and Workforce Development Committee as amended resulted as follows:  Ayes - 13, Noes - 0.  MOTION CARRIED.

Recess

Mr. Penniman declared recess from 3:37 p.m. to 3:53 p.m.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. Robertson, to approve the recommendations of the Government Operations Committee.

County Clerk

 It was MOVED by Ms. Herrera, seconded by Mrs. Schuler, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to increase Over Target Request No. 196 - 2001 Certified Rollover, in the amount of $24,200 to $99,200, recapturing Rollover funds.

Assessment

 It was MOVED by Ms. Kiefer, seconded by Mr. Winch, to change Over Target Request No. 182 - Real Property Appraiser Training, in the amount of $48,104 from One-Time to Target Funding.   A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes - 12, Noes - 1 (Booth).  MOTION CARRIED.

Board of Elections

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Mr. Proto, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to amend Over Target Request No. 199 - Maintain Effort, Salaries and Fringes and Over Target Request No. 200 - 2001 Certified Rollover, as follows:

 OTR 199 - Increase from zero to $51,000 as Target Funding
 OTR 200 - Restore $20,513 of Rollover Funds

Personnel

 It was MOVED by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Proto, to return $18,500 of Rollover Funds to the General Fund, and change Over Target Request No. 203 - Maintain Effort, Salaries and Fringes, from One-time to Target Funding.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes - 10, Noes - 3 (Herrera, Kiefer, and Koplinka-Loehr).  MOTION CARRIED.

County Attorney

 It was MOVED by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to approve $3,000 from the Contingency Fund, earmarked for printing of the County Charter.

County Administration

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. Herrera, to restore Over Target Request No. 179 - Maintain Services, Salary and Fringes, Public Information, in the amount of $26,327 and add $40,252 in Rollover funds to Over Target Request No. 177, 2001 Certified Rollover.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes - 12, Noes - 1 (Booth).  MOTION CARRIED.

Board of Representatives

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Mr. Proto, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to reduce Board members salaries and fringes by the amount of $9,842.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplina-Loehr, seconded by Mr. Proto, to increase Over Target Request No. 173 - Maintain Effort, Reimburse for Mileage, Phone, Conferences, in the amount of $4,000 to $8,750.

 Mr. Joseph left at 5:12 p.m. (12 members present)

 It was MOVED by Mr. Winch, seconded by Ms. Blanchard, and unanimously adopted by a vote by show of hands, to postpone this motion until October 21, 2002.

Adjournment

 The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m