Tompkins County Legislature
Regular Meeting
May 16, 2006 - 5:30
p.m.
Legislature Chambers
Chair
Joseph called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Members
and guests participated in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Present: 14 Legislators. Excused: 1 (Legislator Robertson).
Presentation
of Proclamation(s):
Chair
Joseph presented the following proclamations:
Mental
Health Awareness Month in Tompkins County - May, 2006, to David Buckley of the Mental
Health Association;
Tompkins
Community Action Month in Tompkins County - May, 2006, to Lee Dillon, Executive
Director, Tompkins Community Action; and
Older
Americans Month in Tompkins County - May, 2006
Allen
Lambert, City of Ithaca, spoke regarding the rules used by the Assessment
Department in cases of small apartments and other small commercial
businesses. He said he owns a
small four-unit apartment complex which experienced a significant increase in
assessment and feels the reasons for the determination made by the Department
were unfair and will eventually lead to property owners not being able to
afford properties in Tompkins County.
Beverly
Livesay, Town of Ithaca resident, read and submitted the following statement
for the record:
"Good
evening. My name is Beverly
Livesay. I am speaking to you on
behalf of the League of Women Voters Committee studying the unmet needs of
young children living in poverty in Tompkins County in support of the
resolution authorizing the application for the JARC grant.
"Among
our more alarming findings are that 17% of children under 5 live in families
that are below the poverty level, and that in a service-rich County there are
many children whose needs are not being met. Some of the barriers we encountered are waiting lists for
services, and inadequate access to transportation to health care, parents'
jobs, childcare and food resources.
"Our
study is ongoing and we will doubtless be back to you again as we seek your
actions to help ensure that all children in Tompkins County get the start in
life that will help them to achieve their full potential. In the immediate future, the
opportunities presented by this grant to help with some of the transportation
needs are timely and should not be missed."
Privilege of the Floor by Legislators
Presentation of Distinguished Youth Award
Mr. Proto, District No. 7 Legislator, presented Thomas Schwartz of Danby, with the Distinguished Youth Award for May, 2006. Thomas was given this award in recognition of his service as a volunteer member of the Danby Volunteer Fire Company. Thomas joined the Volunteer Fire Company as a Junior Firefighter in December of 2004 and has since been on the scene at fire and rescue calls. During his volunteer work with Danby Volunteer Fire Company, he completed extensive Fire Course and Medical training. After his 18th birthday, Thomas moved up to adult firefighter status. He received the Rookie of the Year award at Danby Volunteer Fire Company’s Recognition Dinner held April 6, 2006.
Mr.
Koplinka-Loehr, District No. 11 Legislator, announced the Tompkins County
Diversity Consortium will be sponsoring a Community Diversity Roundtable that
will take place on June 1st and encouraged others to attend. The registration fee is $20.
Mr.
Proto, District No. 7 Legislator, said he is having distributed to Legislators
a copy of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network's "Smart Steps for Clean
Water". He called attention
to the NYSEG's proposed utility rate change on electric utilities and said it
now appears Elliot Spitzer is taking NYSEG's side against the Public Service
Commission. He said they are
currently under a six to nine year contract period with whoever they are buying
electricity from and are proposing changing that to a year-to-year
arrangement.
Mr.
Proto also announced that Memorial Day festivities, include the Dryden Parade
and the ceremony at Dewitt Park Monument.
He said participation is appreciated.
Ms.
Herrera, District No. 5 Legislator, reminded the public that today is school
election day and encouraged everyone to vote. She also announced the Ithaca Festival will begin on
June 1st.
Mr. Squires reported the sale of seven foreclosure properties will take place this evening at the Human Services Building. He also said he will be bringing a recommendation for bond counsel forward at future Legislature meeting.
It was MOVED by Ms. Mackesey, seconded by Ms. Kiefer, and unanimously adopted by voice vote by members present, to approve the following resolution(s) under the Consent Agenda:
RESOLUTION
NO. 75 - BUDGET TRANSFER – OFFICE FOR
THE AGING
MOVED
by Ms. Mackesey, seconded by Ms. Kiefer, and unanimously adopted by voice vote
by members present under the Consent Agenda.
WHEREAS,
transfers from personnel lines require Legislative approval, now therefore be
it
RESOLVED,
on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the Director
of Finance be directed to make the following budget transfer on his books:
Revenue
Acct
Title Amt Approp
Acct Title
6772.51000529 Salary $1,400 6777.54491 Subcontract
6772.51000559 Salary $4,156 6777.54491 Subcontract
Explanation: Restoration of funding for Foodnet to
correct error made in budget.
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It
was MOVED by Ms. Mackesey, seconded by Ms. Kiefer, and unanimously adopted by
voice vote by members present, to approve the following appointment(s) under
the Consent Agenda:
Harmony Ayers-Friedlander
- Term expires December 31, 2006
Advisory Board on Indigent
Representation
Diane
V. Bruns - term expires December 31, 2007
Stanley T. Marcus - Town of Dryden representative;
term expires December 31, 2007
Presentation of Resolution(s) from the Planning,
Development, and Environmental Quality Committee
RESOLUTION NO. 76 -
AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR 2006 FEDERAL JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE
GRANT (JARC) – TOMPKINS CONSOLIDATED AREA TRANSIT AND TOMPKINS COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
MOVED
by Ms. Herrera, seconded by Mr. Proto. Ms. Herrera spoke in support of this program. Ms. Carey, Commissioner of Social
Services, said this is a new way of looking at this funding. Three years ago the same grant was
received; however, at that time the funding was used to look at increased and
fixed-route issues. This time they
are looking at splitting the money in half with half going to TCAT to address
some of the route issues and the other half going to DSS to focus on specific
issues regarding low- income individuals living in
the community who are having transportation needs related to employment. A voice vote resulted as
follows: Ayes - 14, Noes - 0,
Excused - 1 (Legislator Robertson).
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
WHEREAS,
the Federal Transit Administration Section 5316, Job Access and Reverse Commute
Program (JARC) has two goals: to provide transportation services to low and
moderate income individuals to access employment opportunities, and to
encourage coordinated transportation planning and service delivery between
transportation agencies, human service and social service agencies,
metropolitan planning agencies, states, employers and affected communities and
individuals, and
WHEREAS,
Tompkins County was appropriated $544,963 in JARC funds by Congress in the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA-LU) of 2005 (CFR Vol. 70, No. 229, November 30, 2005), and
WHEREAS,
Tompkins County proposes to use these JARC funds as follows:
For
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit - $297,201 for public transit service
expansion targeted to underserved employment centers, a guaranteed ride program
for TCAT pass users and marketing for the JARC Program, during the period of
July 2006 to June 2009,
For
the County Department of Social Services - $247,762 for a travel broker, night
taxi service, subscription van, flexible services, car-share and public
information, during the period of July 2006 to June 2009,
WHEREAS,
these uses of JARC funds implements service priorities identified in JARC
Program Plans of 2000 and 2002 (County Resolution No. 129 of 2002), as revised
in 2006, now therefore be it
RESOLVED,
on recommendation of the Health and Human Services and the Planning,
Development, and Environmental Quality Committees, That the Tompkins County
Legislature authorizes the application of $544,963 in Job Access and Reverse
Commute funds to the Federal Transit Administration,
RESOLVED,
further, That the Tompkins County Administrator or his designee is authorized
to sign the application for the County and:
Any and all Agreements between Tompkins County, the
Federal Transit Administration and Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit for the
above named project;
Any and all agreements between Tompkins County and
any third party contractor necessary to complete the project, if applicable,
RESOLVED,
further, That upon receipt of the grant, the appropriate Committee of the
Legislature will receive regular updates over the grant’s three-year period.
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Presentation of Resolution(s) from the Health and
Human Services Committee
RESOLUTION
NO. 77 - SUPPORT OF PANDEMIC FLU
PLANNING EFFORTS – HEALTH DEPARTMENT
MOVED
by Mr. Proto, seconded by Mr. Booth.
Mr. Proto stated in the Health and Human Services Committee, Legislator
Robertson voted against this resolution because she was concerned that it would
be viewed as giving the Health Department an early lead in the budget process
but it really doesn't. A voice
vote resulted as follows: Ayes -
14, Noes - 0, Excused - 1 (Legislator Robertson).
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
WHEREAS,
Pandemic Influenza could cause serious illness and result in disruption of
social and business activity in Tompkins County, and
WHEREAS, the effects of a pandemic could be
less severe if appropriate preparations are in place prior to a pandemic, and
WHEREAS,
in addition to the Health Department, other agencies and the general public
will be asked to participate in planning for, coordinating responses to, and
sharing resources to deal with a pandemic, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and
Human Services and the Public Safety Committees, That the Health and Human
Services Committee, the Public Safety Committee, and the Tompkins County
Legislature consider preparedness for pandemic flu and other health emergencies
to be a high priority and pledge support of the efforts of the Tompkins County
Health Department in
coordinating the planning
for Pandemic Influenza for the protection of the residents of Tompkins County.
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Presentation
and Withdrawal of Resolution(s) from the Personnel Committee
RESOLUTION
NO. - AMENDMENT OF
TOMPKINS COUNTY DIVERSITY STATEMENT
MOVED
by Mr. Dennis, seconded by Mrs. McBean-Clairborne. Mr. Proto said most of what is in this resolution is already
contained in the Community Affirmative Action Plan; that Plan also includes the
establishment of the Community Affirmative Action Committee. He said that Committee does not
have any appointed members at the present time and the last time it had a full
complement of members was 1999. He
said there is a lot of redundancy to what is already on the books. Mr. Proto stated it is not
his intention to take away from the work of the Workforce Diversity and
Inclusion Committee; however, he believes this Legislature should be updating
the Community Affirmative Action Plan. When he asked Shawn Martel-Moore, Director of
Human Rights, if the Plan was broken, she responded that it was not. He said he cannot support this
resolution because he feels what is already on the County's books should be
implemented appropriately.
It
was MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. Kiefer, to amend Section IV.
EXPECTATIONS: No. 11, to read:
"The Commissioner of Personnel will continue to track the
interviewing, hiring, transfer, promotion, and discharge of all personnel in
order to encourage the achievement and maintenance of diversity within the
Tompkins County workforce".
Mrs.
McBean-Clairborne said she had a couple of changes she would like made to the
resolution and requested permission to have the resolution withdrawn. Chair Joseph granted permission
for the motions to be withdrawn and the resolution will be brought back to a
future Legislature meeting.
Report from the Workforce Diversity Committee
Ms.
Martel-Moore, who has been chairing the Committee in Mrs. McBean-Clairborne's
absence, said the group will
welcome any suggested changes to the previous resolution. She reported the Committee is
proceeding ahead with a marketing plan and is in the process of developing a
logo. She said a draft of
the overall Diversity Plan will be presented to the full Committee in June.
Chair's Report
Mr.
Joseph reported the State Comptroller issued an audit report today on the
Industrial Development Agency; a copy of the report is on file in the
Legislature Office.
Mr.
Joseph reported the Planning, Development and Environmental Quality Committee
is meeting Thursday and is short two members; he requested volunteers for
temporary appointment to this Committee.
Ms. Mackesey said she would be willing to serve on a temporary basis.
Mr.
Proto said three members in attendance constitute a quorum. Mr. Joseph responded that a few weeks
ago he announced that several committees had experienced a shortage in members
and were left with actions being unable to proceed forward. He notified Legislators that he intends
to fill committees whenever there are absences and he has the opportunity to
make a temporary appointment.
Mr.
Proto challenged the ruling of the Chair as to the appointment of temporary
members to a standing committee when there is quorum in order for items to not
be blocked from moving forward.
Ms.
Herrera noted that Mr. Joseph asked for volunteers which she feels is random
and impartial.
Mr.
Hattery read the following Rule XIII from the Rules of the Legislature: "The Chair of the Legislature may
make temporary appointments to fill vacancies on any committee caused by the
absence of any of its members whenever a necessity exists for such appointment
or appointments, but this should be the exception rather than the
rule." Mr. Hattery said the
question lies in the interpretation of the word "necessity".
Mr.
Joseph said it is the ruling of the Chair to appoint members whenever there are
not five Committee members present.
It was MOVED by Mr. Proto to object to this ruling based on the reading
of the Rule of the Legislature
which indicates it needs to be a necessity to make this ruling. He said he does not believe a necessity
is apparent when there are three members of a standing committee in
attendance. The motion was
SECONDED by Mr. Hattery.
A
voice vote overruling the ruling of the Chair resulted as follows: Ayes - 5 (Legislators Hattery, Kiefer,
Proto, Randall, and Sigler); Noes - 7 (Legislators Booth, Dennis, Herrera,
Koplinka-Loehr, Mackesey, McBean-Clairborne, and Shinagawa); Excused from
Voting - 1 (Chair Joseph); Excused - 1 (Legislator Robertson). MOTION FAILED; the ruling of the Chair
was upheld.
Ms.
Kiefer said until very recently the appointment of members to fill standing
committees has been the exception rather than the rule. She said she serves on Committees
that experienced items not moving forward because of a lack of members in
attendance; however, the problem she sees with appointing temporary members to
standing committees is the lack of background information the person would have
about a particular issue being discussed.
She believes this is why the Rule states that these appointments should
be the exception rather than the rule and encouraged Mr. Joseph to return to
making these appointments in that way.
Mr.
Joseph said he decided action was needed because a couple of members of this
Legislature were on extended leaves and it was making committees not function
adequately. He would like to
discontinue making these appointments when those Legislators return to
attending meetings on a regular basis.
Mr.
Joseph announced he received an invitation to participate in Schuyler County's
Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta on June 17th and asked for anyone who is
interested to contact him.
Report from the County
Administrator
Mr.
Whicher reported on the Communications Capital Project and said the project has
received final approval from the Town of Ithaca on the South Hill site. He said most issues with the towns have
been resolved and he is very optimistic all of the concerns have been
addressed. He noted this is a
major step forward for the project.
In response to a question he explained he used the term
"approval" because stated Ithaca College is the actual applicant for
the South Hill site and the County is not applying to the Town of Ithaca;
therefore, that terminology will not be used in the future.
Mr.
Whicher requested an executive session to discuss negotiations later in the
meeting.
Report from the County
Attorney
Ms.
Hertzberg, Assistant County Attorney, had no report.
Report from the Facilities
and Infrastructure Committee
Mr.
Randall, Chair, had no report. The
Committee will meet on May 24th at 3 p.m.
Addition of Resolution(s) to
the Agenda
It
was MOVED by Mr. Dennis, seconded by Ms. Herrera, and unanimously adopted by
voice vote by members present, to approve the addition to the agenda of the
resolution entitled Ratification of Bargaining Agreement - Correction Officer
Local 2062 Union. (This resolution
was withdrawn following executive session).
Withdrawal of Resolution(s)
from the Agenda
The
following resolution(s) were withdrawn during the meeting:
Amendment
ofTompkins County Diversity Statement
Resolution
to Abolish Administrative Policy 03-04 - Emergency Fringe Pool
Ratification
of Bargaining Agreement - Correction Officer Local 2062 Union
Report from the Planning,
Development and Environmental Quality Committee
Ms.
Herrera, Vice Chair, reported the Committee met prior to this Legislature
meeting. The next meeting will be
May 18th at 3 p.m.
Presentation of
Resolution(s) from the Personnel Committee
RESOLUTION NO. – RESOLUTION TO
ABOLISH ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 03-04 - EMERGENCY FRINGE POOL
MOVED
by Mr. Dennis, seconded by Mr. Proto. Ms. Herrera said it is her understanding that some
employees are under the impression that long-term disability plans have not been
negotiated into all agreements and that some employees feel that the existing
safetynet could be fixed.
Mr.
Randall said he cannot support this resolution and many of his views about this
come from personal experience. He
said having such a plan in place can make a difference for some people to
survive through a difficult time as well as being a way for co-workers to help
someone in need.
Mr.
Dennis said he spoke with the Personnel Commissioner about this today. The program has been in a state of
limbo for approximately six months and asked Mr. Whicher to comment. Mr. Whicher said a concern was brought
to him by the Personnel Commissioner regarding problematic funding issues of
the program. He said after looking
at this with the Finance Director and the Personnel Commissioner it was
concluded that because each of the bargaining units, with one exception, have a
disability plan in place, that the program should be discontinued. The bargaining unit that does not have
a disability plan was offered that option, however, it chose to stay with a
sick-day plan.
Mr.
Joseph suggested that this resolution be withdrawn and that the Committee
discuss it again. Ms. Kiefer said
she does not feel taking this back to Committee will change the conclusion; however,
a month ago the Personnel Commissioner was asked to come back with options for
employees who want to help co-workers do so and that information has not yet
been received.
Ms.
Kiefer offered the following friendly amendment: "RESOLVED, further, That the Personnel Commissioner is
hereby requested to develop options for a new program formalizing how County
employees may help a fellow employee in a time of severe need." Mr. Dennis did not accept this as a
friendly amendment and said he would prefer this resolution be withdrawn and
taken back to the Personnel Committee.
Chair Joseph granted permission to Mr. Dennis to withdraw the resolution
from the agenda. RESOLUTION
WITHDRAWN.
RESOLUTION
NO.
- ESTABLISHING ANNUAL
SALARY FOR THE POSITION OF
COUNTY CLERK
FOR THE YEARS 2007, 2008, 2009, AND 2010
MOVED
by Mr. Proto, seconded by Mr. Stevenson.
WHEREAS, State law requires
this Board to establish salaries for the position of County Clerk, and County
Administrative Manual Policy 04-06 states that this action occur prior to the
time when candidate petitions may lawfully be passed, and the County Attorney
has advised that it is sufficient to establish such salaries prior to the start
of the term of office, consistent with State Law, and
WHEREAS, the salary for the
position of County Clerk for the years 2003-2006 was hereby established based
on inflation as represented by the average of three most recent full years
Federal CPI, namely a 2.77 percent annual increase, plus an extra $500 to be
added to the annual base salary, for each year, resulting in 2006 salary as
follows:
County Clerk - $61,203
,
now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation
of the Personnel Committee, That the salary for the position of County Clerk
for the years 2007-2010 is hereby established as reflected in the chart below:
COUNTY
CLERK %
Change
2006: $ 61,203 0.0%
2007: $ 63,957 4.5%
2008: $ 65,876 3.0%
2009: $ 67,852 3.0%
2010: $ 69,888 3.0%
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It
was MOVED by Mr. Dennis, seconded by Mr. Booth, to SUBSTITUTE the above
resolution with the following resolution with a goal of attaining financial
equity in this position and the Sheriff's position:
RESOLUTION
NO.
- ESTABLISHING ANNUAL
SALARY FOR THE POSITION OF
COUNTY CLERK
FOR THE YEARS 2007, 2008, 2009, AND 2010
WHEREAS, State law requires
this Board to establish salaries for the position of County Clerk, and County
Administrative Manual Policy 04-06 states that this action occur prior to the
time when candidate petitions may lawfully be passed, and the County Attorney
has advised that it is sufficient to establish such salaries prior to the start
of the term of office, consistent with State Law, and
WHEREAS, the salary for the
position of County Clerk for the years 2003-2006 was hereby established based
on inflation as represented by the average of three most recent full years
Federal CPI, namely a 2.77 percent annual increase, plus an extra $500 to be
added to the annual base salary, for each year, resulting in 2006 salary as
follows:
County Clerk - $61,203
,
now therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That the salary for the position of County Clerk for the year 2007 be $67,667,
RESOLVED,
further, That the County Clerk’s salary for the years 2008-2010 increase at the
same rate as the management salary.
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Ms.
Mackesey said she feels when someone runs for a political office they do so
knowing what the salary is and she thinks that trying to put a political office
into a point-grade system is not a good fit. She said both positions of Sheriff and County Clerk
have people who work directly under them who take on a huge amount of
administrative responsibility and who are appropriately compensated. She said it would not be fair to
employees in other bargaining units to offer this amount of an increase to two
positions.
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It
was MOVED by Ms. Kiefer, seconded by Ms. Mackesey, to substitute the substitute
with the following resolution:
RESOLUTION
NO.
- ESTABLISHING ANNUAL
SALARY FOR THE POSITIONS OF
COUNTY CLERK
AND SHERIFF FOR THE YEARS 2007, 2008,
2009, AND 2010
A
voice vote on the motion to substitute the substitute with this resolution
resulted as follows: Ayes - 8
(Legislators Kiefer, Hattery, Mackesey, Proto, Randall, Shinagawa, Sigler, and
Stevenson); Noes - 6 (Legislators Booth, Dennis, Herrera, Joseph,
Koplinka-Loehr, and McBean-Clairborne); Excused - 1 (Legislator
Robertson). MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE
CARRIED; RESOLUTION BECOMES THE MAIN MOTION.
It
was MOVED by Ms. Herrera, seconded by Mr. Proto, to separate the two positions
of Sheriff and County Clerk into two separate resolutions. A voice vote on the motion to substitute resulted
as follows: Ayes - 11; Noes - 3
(Legislators Koplinka-Loehr, Mackesey, and Stevenson); Excused - 1 (Legislator
Robertson). MOTION TO SEPARATE
CARRIED. Mr. Sigler asked if we
have ever tied salaries to the CPI.
Mr. Whicher noted when we discuss salaries in executive session it has
been considered. Ms. Kiefer said
we used CPI for these same two positions four years ago.
COUNTY CLERK FOR THE
YEARS 2007, 2008, 2009, AND 2010
A
roll call vote on following resolution becoming the main substitute resulted as
follows: Ayes - 9 (Legislators
Booth, Hattery, Kiefer, Mackesey, Proto, Randall, Shinagawa, Sigler, and
Stevenson); Noes - 5 (Legislators Dennis, Herrera, Joseph, Koplinka-Loehr, and
McBean-Clairborne); Excused - 1 (Legislator Robertson). MOTION CARRIED.
A
roll call vote on the resolution as substituted resulted as follows: Ayes - 10, Noes - 4 (Legislators
Dennis, Herrera, Koplinka-Loehr, McBean-Clairborne); Excused - 1 (Legislator Robertson). RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
WHEREAS,
State law requires this Legislature to establish the salary for the position of
County Clerk, and County Administrative Manual Policy 04-06 states that this
action occur prior to the time when candidate petitions may lawfully be passed,
and the County Attorney has advised that it is sufficient to establish such
salary prior to the start of the term of office, consistent with State Law, and
WHEREAS,
during 2003 - 2006 the County Clerk’s salary increased 2.77 percent plus an
additional $500 each year that became part of the base pay of that year,
resulting in 2006 salary as follows:
County Clerk - $61,203
, and
WHEREAS,
it is the intention of this Legislature to continue to tie the salary increase
for this elective position for the four-year term 2007-2010 to inflation using
a standard based on the Federal Government's Consumer Price Index (CPI), and
WHEREAS,
the Federal Government's Consumer Price Index (Northeast Urban Area, including
All Items) for 2003 was 2.8 percent, for 2004 was 3.5 percent, and for 2005 was
3.6 percent, giving an average for the last three full years of 3.3 percent,
now therefore be it
RESOLVED,
on recommendation of the Personnel Committee, That the salary for the position
of County Clerk for the years 2007-2010 are hereby established as reflected in
the chart below, based on inflation as represented by the average of three most
recent full years Federal CPI, namely a 3.3 percent annual increase.
COUNTY CLERK
2006:
$ 61,203
2007: $ 63,223
2008: $ 65,309
2009: $ 67,464
2010: $ 69,691
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MOVED
by Mr. Proto, seconded by Mrs. McBean-Clairborne.
WHEREAS, State law requires
this Board to establish salary for the position of Sheriff, and County
Administrative Manual Policy 04-06 states that this action occur prior to the
time when candidate petitions may lawfully be passed, and the County Attorney
has advised that it is sufficient to establish such salaries prior to the start
of the term of office, consistent with State Law, and
WHEREAS, the salary for the
position of Sheriff for the years 2003-2006 was hereby established based on
inflation as represented by the average of three most recent full years Federal
CPI, namely a 2.77 percent annual increase, plus an extra $500 to be added to
the annual base salary, for each year, resulting in 2006 salaries as follows:
Sheriff - $75,371
,
now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation
of the Personnel Committee, That the salary for the position of Sheriff for the
years 2007-2010 is hereby established as reflected in the charts below:
SHERIFF %
Change
2006: $75,371 0.0%
2007: $78,386 4.0%
2008: $80,738 3.0%
2009: $83,160 3.0%
2010: $85,655 3.0%
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It
was MOVED by Ms. Kiefer, seconded by Ms. Macksey, to substitute the resolution
that was separated. A voice vote
resulted as follows on subsituting:
Ayes - 9 (Legislators
Booth, Hattery, Kiefer, Mackesey, Proto, Randall, Singawas, Sigler, and
Stevenson); Noes - 5 (Legislators Dennis, Herrera, Joseph, Kopilnka-Loehr, and
McBean-Clairborne); Excused - 1 (Legislator Robertson). MOTION CARRIED; RESOLUTION BECOMES THE
MAIN MOTION.
A
roll call vote on the main motion resulted as follows: Ayes - 10; Noes - 4 (Legislators
Dennis, Herrera, Koplinka-Loehr, and McBean-Clairborne); Excused - 1
(Legislator Robertson). RESOLUTION
ADOPTED..
WHEREAS,
State law requires this Legislature to establish the salary for the position of
Sheriff, and County Administrative Manual Policy 04-06 states that this action
occur prior to the time when candidate petitions may lawfully be passed, and
the County Attorney has advised that it is sufficient to establish such salary
prior to the start of the term of office, consistent with State Law, and
WHEREAS,
during 2003 - 2006 the Sheriff’s salary increased 2.77 percent plus an
additional $500 each year that became part of the base pay of that year,
resulting in 2006 salary as follows:
Sheriff - $75,371
, and
WHEREAS,
it is the intention of this Legislature to continue to tie the salary increase
for this elective position for the four-year term 2007-2010 to inflation using
a standard based on the Federal Government's Consumer Price Index (CPI), and
WHEREAS,
the Federal Government's Consumer Price Index (Northeast Urban Area, including
All Items) for 2003 was 2.8 percent, for 2004 was 3.5 percent, and for 2005 was
3.6 percent, giving an average for the last three full years of 3.3 percent,
now therefore be it
RESOLVED,
on recommendation of the Personnel Committee, That the salary for the position
of Sheriff for the years 2007-2010 are hereby established as reflected in the
chart below, based on inflation as represented by the average of three most
recent full years Federal CPI, namely a 3.3 percent annual increase.
SHERIFF
2006:
$ 75,371
2007: $ 77,858
2008: $ 80,428
2009: $ 83,082
2010: $ 85,823
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Report from the Government Operations Committee
Ms.
Herrera, Chair, reported the Committee will meet tomorrow at the History
Center. Mr. Stevenson
announced he spoke with Matt Braun, Director of the History Center, who asked
that any Legislator let him know if there is any issue they would like
addressed at that meeting. A tour
of the Center will take place at 4 p.m.
Report and Presentation of
Resolution(s) from the Budget and Capital Committee
Mr.
Koplinka-Loehr, Chair, reported the Committee met on May 8th and discussed the
20-year Capital Plan and financial goals. He said the Committee is trying to look at the
long-term picture in an effort to level out long-term capital decisions on the
tax levy. He reported on the
budget calendar and said the certification of Rollover funds has been pushed
one month later`.