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THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 9TH. PLEASE COME TO ORDER. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
LEGISLATOR WILL ALMIGHTY GOD GUIDE US IN OUR DELIBERATIONS AND OUR JUDGMENTS TODAY? AMEN.
ROLL CALL. PLEASE. YES, THIS IS MY FIRST. LEACH, ROGERS. WET. WATERMAN. BOUCHER. YES. FIORINI.
HERE. LESNICK. BUCK. JOSEPH. KOENIG. WHITE. NEWTON. HERE. DAVIS. HERE. GABLE. REAL PRATT HERE. DIMAGGIO. DANIELS. HERE. JULIAN. IRVIN HERE. WASHBURN HERE. MCNEIL. HERE. GENTILE,
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HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE RAVEN MANCHESTER. THERE YOU GO. GOOD AFTERNOON. HELLO. SO MY NAME IS RAVEN, AND I AM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR BRIDGES, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN ONEIDA, NEW YORK. I WORK IN OUR ADVANCING TOBACCO-FREE COMMUNITIES PROGRAMING AND COVER ONEIDA-HERKIMER AND MADISON COUNTIES. MY PROGRAMING COUNTERPART, VALERIE, IS ALSO HERE WITH ME TODAY. BRIDGES ATFC PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT FUNDED BY THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BUREAU OF TOBACCO CONTROL. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH COMMERCIAL TOBACCO THAT EXISTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WHILE YOUTH TOBACCO PRODUCT USE IN NEW YORK STATE HAS DECLINED FROM A PEAK OF 27.4% IN 2018 TO 18.7% IN 2022, THERE IS STILL A HUMAN COST AND AN ECONOMIC BURDEN TO NEW YORKERS, BUT THERE ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LASTING CHANGE THAT CAN PROTECT US. IN DECEMBER OF 2022, WE RELEASED OUR LOCAL LEVEL DATA COLLECTION PROJECT THAT WAS COMPLETED IN ONEIDA COUNTY. WITH THIS PROJECT, WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT DATA FROM ADULT RESIDENTS ABOUT OPINIONS SURROUNDING THE TOBACCO. THE TOPIC OF TOBACCO PRODUCT USE, AND OUR PROGRAMING INITIATIVES. 62.9% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE IN FAVOR OF A POLICY THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN STORES THAT ARE LOCATED NEAR SCHOOLS. 65% OF ADULT RESIDENTS BELIEVE THAT SEEING TOBACCO PRODUCTS DISPLAYED AND ADVERTISED IN RETAIL STORES INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHILDREN BECOMING SMOKERS, AND 73% OF PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT CANDY AND FRUIT FLAVORS THAT ARE ADDED TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOUTH TO START USING THESE PRODUCTS TO RECRUIT YOUNG SMOKERS AND RETAIN CURRENT ONES. TOBACCO COMPANIES MUST KEEP THEIR PRODUCTS AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND APPEALING. MOST ADVERTISING IS PLACED IN CONVENIENCE STORES WHERE 75% OF TEENS SHOP WEEKLY, ACCORDING TO THE US SURGEON GENERAL. NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE MORE LIKELY MORE DENSELY POPULATED WITH STORES SELLING TOBACCO MAY PROMOTE ADOLESCENT SMOKING NOT ONLY BY INCREASING ACCESS, BUT ALSO BY INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL CUES TO SMOKE. IN NEW YORK STATE FOLLOWED THE INTRODUCTION OF FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES IN 2013. YOUTH TOBACCO PRODUCT USE SURGED BY 167% FROM 2014 TO 2018. THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY OF YOUTH TOBACCO PRODUCT USE IS THAT THE MORE KIDS SEE TOBACCO, THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO START USING THESE PRODUCTS. IN ONEIDA COUNTY ALONE, THERE ARE OVER 222 ACTIVE LICENSED TOBACCO AND VAPOR PRODUCT RETAILERS. THE PROPOSED SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA RETAIL CONTROL ACT, WHICH AIMS TO DECREASE THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS THAT TARGET OUR YOUTH POPULATION, IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF POLICIES THAT ARE BEING INTRODUCED ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. ALBANY COUNTY HAS INTRODUCED A QUIT ACT, WHICH PUTS A BAN ON VAPE PRODUCTS THAT LOOK LIKE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND INCREASES FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS VAPING, AND THE CITY OF CORTLAND INTRODUCED A LOCAL LAW EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT PUTS BUFFER ZONES FOR TOBACCO AND VAPOR PRODUCT RETAILERS AROUND ALL AREAS SCHOOLS, THE YMCA, THE YWCA, CORTLAND, AND MANY MORE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO US SPEAK ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE, AND FOR ALL THE AMAZING WORK YOU DO FOR THIS, FOR THE GREATER ONEIDA COUNTY AREA AND ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT R M A N C H E S T E R AT BRIDGES COUNCIL. .ORG. WE SINCERELY, SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JANET CURRIE. NOT HERE JOHN. AHEAD. SO[Public Hearing]
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I'LL NOW CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER ON THE 2025 ONEIDA COUNTY BUDGET. THERE WERE NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AT THIS POINT? SEEING NONE, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. UNDER RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 345, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR[Resolutions]
PACKET, WAS A LOCAL LAW ENACTING THE SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA RETAIL CONTROL ACT THAT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM CONSIDERATION FOR THIS MEETING. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 346 IS A LOCAL LAW INTRODUCTORY. 2024 A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING ONEIDA COUNTY TO CONDUCT REGULATORY INSPECTIONS AND TAKE ACTIONS TO ENFORCE NEW YORK STATE CANNABIS LAW PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE CANNABIS LAW, SECTION 131. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION, SIR. CHRIS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT PEOPLE ENTERING THESE FACILITIES, AND I THINK THAT THE POLICING SHOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE POLICE AND I, YOU KNOW, I, I HAVE PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME. I HAVE SEVERAL APARTMENTS DOWN IN THE INNER CITIES WHERE A LOT OF THESE SMOKE SHOPS ARE AND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING. AND I'M TALKING ABOUT POLICE TRAINING, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY FROM PUBLIC HEALTH SHOULD BE ENTERING THESE FACILITIES. I WANT TO LEAVE THIS UP TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'LL BE A NO ON THIS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CALL THE VOTE. WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR? THIS? CHRIS. VOICE CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 347 IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF SARAH BORMAN AS COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE ON THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.YES WE WILL. THANK YOU. THE VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 362 IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF NICOLE SHORTELL AS COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. I NEED A WAIVER ON THIS. 1255 YARD. THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. AND THE RESOLUTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. ROLL DOES CARRY. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 348 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED WORKERS COMPENSATION BUDGET FOR 2025. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOICE CARRIED.
NUMBER 349 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HEALTH RESEARCH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. THANK YOU. VOTE IS CARRIE.
INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 350 IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 351 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO A MASTER CONTRACT FOR GRANTS BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY TO ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND NEW YORK STATE TO ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. CARR. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 352 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 500,000 TO A6010 6141.495651. OTHER EXPENSES OF DISASTER. HOMES PROGRAM. DFCS SOCIAL SERVICES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER
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353 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 100,000 TO 843 TEN. THAT 495-1 75 OTHER EXPENSES GRANT FUNDED MENTAL HEALTH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 354 IS AN APPROVAL OF AN EARLY VOTING POLL SITE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 355 IS A TRANSFER OF 131,000 TO VARIOUS 1420 COUNTY ATTORNEY ACCOUNTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED.INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 356. IS THE APPROVAL TO SET THE SALARY FOR THE POSITION. TITLE OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR. GRADE 33 M. STEP ONE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. THE VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 357 IS A TRANSFER OF $1.1 MILLION TO VARIOUS SHERIFF AUTOMOTIVE ACCOUNTS, AND IT WAS AMENDED IN WAYS AND MEANS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION? YES.
MR. NEWTON. YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. SURE. YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS LONG AND HARD AND, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, TERMINATION OF THIS LEASE AGREEMENT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS HIDDEN. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED IN MONTHS BEFORE, SHOULD HAVE COME UP WITH SOME PLANS AND SOME OPTIONS FOR GOING FORWARD. I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THE BAND AID PLAN THAT WE'VE PUT FORWARD. AND I THINK THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE GOING AFTER THIS GOES THROUGH, BECAUSE I'M SURE I'M GOING TO BE THE ONLY NO VOTE AGAIN. BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OPTIONS OTHER THAN JUST STRAIGHT OUT PURCHASING VEHICLES AND MAYBE A HYBRID VERSION WHERE PERHAPS SOME OF THE VEHICLES ARE ON LEASE. SOME OF THE VEHICLES ARE PURCHASED, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT LONG BEFORE THE TERMINATION OF THE LEASE. SO I'M GOING TO BE IN NO ON THIS ALSO. THANK YOU, MISTER. THANK YOU MISTER NEWTON. CALL THE VOTE. I'M SORRY RICK. I'M SORRY. HOW DID I MISS YOU? LEGISLATOR NEWTON WAS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THIS IS A BIG MISS ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ACCORDS.
NUMBER ONE, THE LEASE AGREEMENT REALLY WASN'T A LEASE AGREEMENT. SO IT WAS. I THINK, POORLY WRITTEN. AND I THINK OTHER PEOPLE WOULD CONCUR WITH ME ON ON THAT. OBVIOUSLY COVID HAD A BIG EFFECT ON GETTING VEHICLES. WHEN THAT HIT IN 2020, WE DIDN'T GET THE VEHICLES WE NEEDED AND EXPECTED, WHICH COMPLICATED MATTERS FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, I'VE BEEN ONE, ALONG WITH ESPECIALLY LEGISLATOR WATERMAN, THAT HAVE HARPED FOR YEARS ABOUT THINGS COMING TO THIS BOARD LATE PAST DATE. AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME FOR THIS BOARD TO SCRUTINIZE WHETHER WE SHOULD VOTE YES OR NO OR OR TABLE A, I, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THIS THIS WENT DOWN, AND I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. I KNOW WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD. I THOUGHT WE COULD WAIT ONE MORE MONTH DURING BUDGET DELIBERATIONS TO GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE. I VOTED FOR THIS AFFIRMATIVE IN WAYS AND MEANS, BUT I WILL BE VOTING NO. THANK YOU. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRY. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 358 IS THE APPROVAL OF A SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY TO ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. DO
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YOU HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 359 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS BUREAU OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND MARKETS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. THE VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 360 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND WATER POLLUTION AND THE ONEIDA COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT. CONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITIES. IN RELATION TO NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES FUND. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. WHO'S THAT? DIMAGGIO D. THANK YOU. NOW THE VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 361 IS THE ADVANCED APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY TO ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THROUGH ITS FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. YES. SECRETARY. YES. WATERMAN. OH! OH. YES. VOTE IS CARRIED. WAYS AND MEANS WILL MEET RIGHT AFTER THE BOARD MEETING. WE'LL GIVE YOU TEN. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME TO WORK* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.