[Dockets] [00:05:33] RESOURCE ALLOCATION PLAN. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. [00:05:38] ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. AGAIN. YOUTH BUREAU SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $165,202 TO VARIOUS. DFCS. YOUTH BUREAU ACCOUNTS. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS. SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NEXT WE MOVE ON TO 0269. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SERVICES. AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND CAYUGA HOME FOR CHILDREN, DBA CAYUGA CENTERS. AGAIN, 0269 QUESTIONS DISCUSSED LAST WEEK IN COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. IT'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? 0831 APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE OF FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE CHILDREN'S HOME OF POUGHKEEPSIE. 0831 QUESTIONS COMMITTEE. ANYONE? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? 0555 APPROVAL OF FIRST RENEWAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESCUE MISSION OF UTICA, INC. QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. 0568 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. 0568 AGAIN, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR DOCKET? SINCE I SEE NO QUESTIONS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NEXT. 0327 APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE HOUSE OF GOOD SHEPHERD QUESTIONS COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOVING ON TO HEALTH. THIS WOULD BE 0906. APPROVAL AND AMENDMENT TO GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 0906. ANYBODY, THIS IS DAN. DAN PRESENTED AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR DOCKET FOR THE FIVE YEARS ON THIS, SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH. RIGHT, MIKE? YEP. THERE'S QUITE A FEW DOCKETS HERE. AND. ASHLEY COVERED ALL QUESTIONS. THERE MIGHT BE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. LOOKING TO PUSH ALL THESE TOGETHER, MIKE? YEAH. SO IF YOU WOULD QUICKLY LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING DOCKETS. 0988096409651011096809670986098, AND 1018. AGAIN, WE HAD QUESTIONS ON THURSDAY THROUGH COMMITTEE. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PARSE OUT ANY OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS TO DISCUSS AND OR VOTE SEPARATELY ON. IS THERE ANYBODY. IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON ALL OF THOSE DOCKETS. AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF THEM. MIKE. RIGHT. 123456789 1011. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GETTING? OKAY. [00:10:01] AS A PACKAGE, ALL THOSE RESOLUTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO OPPOSITION. LET'S GO TO 0679. I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON 0679. AND I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THE SECOND FROM BOARD OF ELECTIONS, WHICH IS 1013. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP AND WE'LL SAVE THEM FOR LAST. I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE I BELIEVE THERE'S GOING TO BE QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION ON ESPECIALLY THE SECOND EXCUSE ME DOCKET. SO LET'S, LET'S HOLD OFF ON, ON THOSE DOCKETS AND GO RIGHT TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THAT WAS WITH CHRIS ANSWERED QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO 0900 APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT AND RENEWAL AGREEMENT AND STATEMENT OF WORK BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECH AND TRAINER ASSOCIATES. THAT WAS FOR WEBSITE WORK. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? 0934. AGAIN. CHRIS WAS THERE THURSDAY ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DOCKET 093 FOR APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND. PROVISION INCORPORATED QUESTIONS ON THIS SPECIFIC DOCKET. ANY QUESTIONS? SINCE I SEE NO QUESTIONS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? 0935 APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY AND JD COMPUTER STAFFING FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. IT AGAIN. THIS IS 0933 APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CONSOURCE, INCORPORATING QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? NO. LET'S MOVE ON. 0974 FINANCE ANTHONY KARVELIS DEPARTMENT AND SOMETHING WE OBVIOUSLY DO APPROVAL OF SEVEN REFUNDS AND NINE CORRECTIONS TO VARIOUS ERRONEOUS TAX ASSESSMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PARTICULAR DOCKET FROM THIS COMMITTEE? SINCE I DO NOT SEE ANY. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO 0956. APPROVAL OF MORTGAGE TAX RECEIPTS AND DISTRIBUTION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 2024. WE DO THIS TWICE A YEAR. MY RECOLLECTION IS IT'S QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. 1.7 MILLION. I DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT FIGURE, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT. SINCE WE HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE. NOBODY OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. LET'S GO TO ED. EMERGENCY SERVICES. ED, ARE YOU READY? YES. ALL RIGHT. EMERGENCY SERVICES, ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECT. HEMG130. GRANT. 2023. THIS IS AGAIN KEEPING THESE DOCKETS STRAIGHT. ALL THE DOCKETS STRAIGHT. RADIO INTEROPERABILITY GRANT FROM THE STATE. AM I CORRECT ON THAT? OH, I'M SORRY HAZMAT. I STAND CORRECTED. OKAY. NO. EXCUSE ME. WE'RE AT 0937. WE'RE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CAPITAL PROJECT. GO AHEAD IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON THAT. WITH THIS ONE, ACTUALLY, YOU'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY APPROVED IT. OKAY. AT THE TIME, THE ACCOUNT WAS NOT SET UP. WE'RE ASKING THAT THE ACCOUNT WAS SET UP FOR THAT. OKAY. QUESTIONS TO ADD. AND ED ANSWERED QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS AND DID GIVE US QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION AT THURSDAY'S MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO OPPOSITION. THAT PASSES. LET'S GO TO OH 743. THIS IS HAZMAT GRANT FOR PURCHASING OF SOME EQUIPMENT, WHICH WE WE'VE GOTTEN BEFORE. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT? I CAN'T LET YOU KNOW. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ACTUALLY GET EVERY YEAR. I WAS HERE ACTUALLY LAST MONTH ON ONE OF THEM, BECAUSE THE STATE ACTUALLY COMES IN A LITTLE LATE WITH ACTUALLY PUSHING THE MONEY OUT. SO THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY A 2022 GRANT THAT IS GOOD FOR THE YEAR 2024 TO 2025. AND THIS YEAR [00:15:05] FOR THIS PARTICULAR GRANT OR WHAT THIS WILL BE FUNDING IS A DECONTAMINATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, KITS AND SUPPLIES FOR A TOTAL OF 10,400. OBVIOUSLY PPE, WHICH IS SUITS, GLOVES, BOOTS ETC, WHICH IS 80,000. AND THE MAJOR PORTION OF THAT THIS YEAR IS MULTI GAS HEATERS AND RADIATION DETECTORS. $50,000. THE HAZMAT TEAM IS MADE UP FROM MEMBERS MOSTLY OF THE UTICA AND ROME FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND THEY RESPOND NOT ONLY WITHIN OUR COUNTY BUT IN HERKIMER COUNTY ALSO. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE FOR ED? I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS. ED. HOW OFTEN ARE THEY CALLED? IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN TO A DOZEN TIMES A YEAR. THAT MUCH I WOULD SAY. AND THIS YEAR, I'VE NOTICED IN THE PAST THAT THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE MORE THAN USUAL. I MEAN, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE. WE HAD ONE AT HOOD, WE HAD A COUPLE OVER HERE AND ONE IN TOWN. THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES, ESPECIALLY ON A BIGGER INDUSTRY THAT'S DEALING WITH THINGS LIKE BASKETS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN. THEY ACTUALLY WILL ALSO RESPOND TO THE AREA PRISONS. ANYTIME THAT THERE IS A WHITE POWDER SUBSTANCE TO SOME OF THE OLD THINGS THAT DOES HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THEY ARE CALLED IN FOR A HAZMAT SITUATION LIKE THAT WHEN WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF THOSE THIS YEAR ALSO. OKAY. SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT OBVIOUSLY HAS TO BE CHANGED OUT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF WHAT IS BEING DONE SO THAT THAT GETS EXPENSIVE. YEAH, CORRECT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ACTUALLY BUY IS TEST STRIPS ALSO FOR VARIOUS THINGS, THEY HAVE TO HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON THEM. SO IF THEY DON'T GET USED BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GETTING OUT OF THIS SOMETHING FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE MILITARY BASES, THEY ALSO HAVE TO DO THAT TO INCLUDES EVEN THINGS LIKE THE PPE THAT THAT ACTUALLY HAS A SHELF LIFE OF USABILITY, THAT EVEN IF IT'S NOT USED, THEY HAVE TO USUALLY BUY THAT ON A YEARLY BASIS. QUICK STORY ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST SAID. WHITE SUBSTANCE. MY WIFE WAS SECRETARY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AT ONE OF THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AND SHE WAS IN CHARGE OF GOING THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENTS MAIL. IN ONE INSTANCE, SHE OPENED AND THERE WAS A WHITE SUBSTANCE. NOW SHE HAD TO BE QUARANTINED FOR, FOR A NUMBER OF, OF HOURS. AND SHE WAS KIND OF PLEASED BECAUSE SHE WAS QUARANTINED FOR ME. SO SHE, SHE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME SO THAT THAT WAS A POSITIVE. BUT IT IS CONCERNING WHEN IT'S A QUICK OVER THE SUMMER. THERE WAS ONE AT MOHAWK AND ROME. IT WAS A WHITE POWDERY SUBSTANCE. THEY ACTUALLY END UP RUNNING A DEVICE AND WITHIN THE OUT, WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF THAT THEY ACTUALLY BECOME VOTING POWER. SO THAT'S PEOPLE'S MIND AT EASE. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE STILL CENTRAL HOSPITAL TO GET CHECKED. BUT YOU KNOW, ONCE THAT'S DONE, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST SIMPLE ANXIETY WHERE THEY THINK, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FEELING DIZZY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST SIMPLY NOT ONLY FOR THE FACILITY, BUT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WERE EXPOSED TO SUCH A MIND AT EASE A LOT QUICKER. THANK YOU. WHAT DO WE HAVE? GO AHEAD. KEITH. YEAH. YOU MENTIONED THE HOOD ONE, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT'S VERNON. YES. SITUATION IN THE COMMUNITY. DAYLIGHT. AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS RESPOND. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE GOING INTO. AND AS I RECALL FROM THAT, IN TALKING WITH SOME OF THEM, IT SHUT A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY DOWN OF THE ROADS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T SURE OF HOW TOXIC AND WHERE THE GASES WOULD GO. SO IT DOES HAPPEN. WE TAKE IT, YOU KNOW, FROM YOUR SITUATION, RICK, IT'S ISOLATED, SMALL TOWN. BUT AS WE SEE SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL IN THE COMMUNITIES, YOU COULD HAVE A SPILL OR AN ACCIDENT, GET AWAY QUITE QUICKLY. AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DON'T ALWAYS KNOW THE BEST SOLUTION AND HOW TO DO IT. SO VERY SUPPORTIVE AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE GRANTS. GO AHEAD MIKE. YEAH. DOVETAILING OFF OF THAT WAS THAT. THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE HOSPITAL. RIGHT. THE HOOD PLANT IS THAT IS THAT ONE. THAT'S VERNON ONE. THE VERNON ONE. OKAY. BECAUSE THERE IS. CORRECT. THAT'S THE 9 TO 1 YOU'RE THINKING OF IS IN THE CITY OF ONEIDA, MADISON COUNTY. THERE'S ALSO A VERY SIGNIFICANT PLANT RIGHT IN THE VILLAGE IN VERNON, RIGHT OFF ROUTE FIVE. JUST THINKING, YOU MUST HAVE I'M SAYING YOU MUST. THERE MUST BE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG AT THAT PLANT THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOSPITAL, THAT THERE'S CERTAIN PROTOCOL IN PLACE TO, THEY WILL HAVE A PLAN. AND ACTUALLY, EMERGENCY SERVICES WOULD HAVE THAT PLAN. AND IT'S USUALLY FULL FOR EVACUATION AND SUBSEQUENT THINGS THAT WOULD COME UP. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PLAN FOR THE PLANT, AND THEN THEY SHARE THAT WITH THE COUNTY. IN A CERTAIN SENSE, I GUESS WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL BECAUSE MANY YEARS AGO PEOPLE DIED. ANTHRAX WAS WAS NOT PREVALENT, BUT PEOPLE DIED VIA VIA MAIL, WHICH IS WHICH IS PRETTY SAD. OKAY, LET'S VOTE ON THIS. 0743 HAZMAT GRANT 2022. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. [00:20:06] OPPOSED? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES. WE'RE STILL. WE'RE STILL ON EMERGENCY SERVICES. 0885, THIS IS AN APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT OF MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND UNITED RADIO SERVICES. THIS THIS IS OUT OF SYRACUSE COMPANY. THIS IS A SERVICE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR THE JAIL RADIO SYSTEM. THIS IS UNITED RADIO BASED OUT OF SYRACUSE, OKAY. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. EMERGENCY SERVICES AGAIN. 0436. APPROVAL AND EXTENSION TO SOFTWARE SUPPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND TRITECH SOFTWARE SYSTEMS QUESTIONS COMMITTEE. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. 0746. AGAIN. EMERGENCY SERVICE APPROVAL AND EXTENSION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY, EMERGENCY SERVICES. QUESTIONS COMMITTEE. SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. AGAIN, EMERGENCY SERVICE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PRACTICES, LLC. QUESTIONS? COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. AND I THINK THAT'S IT FOR YOU. YEP. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON. WE'RE GOING. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICE. QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WENT THROUGH. COMMITTEE DA WAS HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AGAIN. DISTRICT ATTORNEY 0710. APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. COUPLE DIFFERENT GRANTS. WE TYPICALLY GET QUESTIONS FOR THE DA. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. PROBATION. HOLLY WAS HERE THURSDAY, I BELIEVE. 0902 PROBATION. APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. THIS IS 0902. QUESTIONS. COMMITTEE QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. 0695 PROBATION. APPROVAL OF AN INITIAL RESPONSE TEAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT PAYING. WE'RE GETTING MONEY FOR THIS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? I BELIEVE IT'S 14,500, IF I RECALL. THAT'S FOR PROBATION. NEXT, LET'S MOVE ON TO 1020. SHERIFF. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT TRANSFER 70,000. VARIOUS ACCOUNTS. QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SHERIFF? NO QUESTIONS. SHERIFF, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SHERIFF. NEXT. 0790 APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO MASTER SERVICES AND PURCHASING AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND AXON ENTERPRISE INCORPORATED. QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMITTEE ON. GO AHEAD. SHERIFF. ONE OF THE THINGS I DO IN MY SPARE TIME IS I WATCH A LOT OF POLICE VIDEOS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE I'M A BIT OF A DEGENERATE, I GUESS. BUT THE ONE THING I NOTICE IS THAT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING HAS AN AXON LABEL ON THE CORNER OF THAT SCREEN, FROM BODY WORN CAMERAS AND CAR CAMERAS. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMPANY THAT EVEN DOES THIS, OR IS IT JUST NOT WORTHWHILE? IT SEEMS TO BE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. TASERS. HEATHER. DRONES. THEY'RE NOW INTO THE MS. BUSINESS. IT DOESN'T AFFECT US. SURE. FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM IS NOW A SUBSIDIARY OF ALASKA. SO THEY LITERALLY BECOME THE POLICING IN AMERICA AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY. THEY OWN THE MARKET, RIGHT? SO THAT'S I MEAN, THAT'S FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, IS THERE [00:25:05] SOMETHING CHEAPER OR LESS OR BETTER OR WHATEVER, THIS IS IT. I MEAN, EVERYTHING IS LINKED. SO IF AN OFFICER HAD TO PULL HIS TASER AND HE FORGETS TO TURN HIS BODY CAMS OR LINKED TOGETHER. THAT COMES OUT OF THE HOLSTER, THE BODY CAMERA IS ACTIVATED. IT'S ALL AND IN A WIDESPREAD INVESTIGATION, REAL NICE. HE'S GOT TO PAY FOR THAT. SO IN A WIDESPREAD INVESTIGATION, I MEAN, THIS IS VERY HELPFUL THAT YOU HAVE THAT TYPE OF INTEROPERABILITY WITH THE STATE POLICE AND WITH EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S. YEAH, EVERYBODY. GREAT. NOW THAT'S ALL I HAD. I JUST I SAW THAT I FOUND THAT INTERESTING. AS WE SEE AXON I SEE KIND OF SEE IT EVERYWHERE. SO I RECOMMEND IT STEVE YOU OUGHT TO WATCH THOSE VIDEOS. YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY. IT IS A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. OVER $6 MILLION. OBVIOUSLY IT'S ESSENTIAL. IT'S SOMETHING WE GOT TO HAVE FOR OUR PROTECTION AND INMATES PROTECTION. SO IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF THIS STORY FOR BODY CAMERAS. THE CAMERAS THEMSELVES ARE NOT AN EXPENSIVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. IT'S A STORY. AND YOU HAD WARNED US ABOUT THAT YEARS AGO WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT BODY CAMERAS AND STORAGE AND MAINTAIN MAINTAINING THIS EQUIPMENT. IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE EASY. IT WAS GOING TO BE TIME CONSUMING AND COST QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. IT'S EXPANDED INTO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF STATEWIDE AND NATIONWIDE INTO PROBATION. I MEAN, EVERYONE'S GOING DOWN THE AXON ROAD, AND IT'S NOT JUST CORRECTIONS, IT'S SPOS AND ROAD PATROL. THAT IS CORRECT. WE ARE EXPANDING ALL DIVISIONS A LITTLE BIT, AND IT'S GOING INTO THE SVO DIVISION FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT'S OKAY BECAUSE AGAIN, OUR SPOS, WHETHER THEY'RE DEALING WITH A VOLATILE SITUATION OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL OR AT UNION STATION OR WHEREVER, THEY'RE DEALING WITH THE SAME ELEMENT THAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE GOOD QUESTIONS. ANYBODY, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, GEORGE, ARE YOU READY FOR A QUESTION OR NOT? OKAY, WE'LL ASK A QUESTION. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. YIN TO MY YANG, BABY. OKAY, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? IT CARRIES. THANK YOU. SHERIFF. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO 0868 PUBLIC WORKS. A LOT HERE IN PUBLIC WORKS WENT THROUGH MIKE'S COMMITTEE. HE DID COVER IT. HE GROUPED THESE TOGETHER. I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT. WE'RE GOING TO GO QUICKLY AND GO THROUGH THEM. A LOT OF THEM ARE BRIDGE AND CULVERT PROJECTS. MIKE'S BEEN THAT CHAIRPERSON FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. HE KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OBVIOUSLY A BRIDGE AND A CULVERT. AND THE FINANCING HERE IS LOCAL CHAIR MIKE 5% IN STATE FEDERAL 95%. AND ON MOST OF THESE PROJECTS HERE. SO LET'S GO TO 0868, AUTHORIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING OF THE COST OF A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, WHICH MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL AID AND OR STATE AID OR REIMBURSEMENT FROM NEW YORK BRIDGE, NEW YORK FUNDS. OKAY, THIS IS 0868. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOVE ON. 0878 PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL OF A CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BARTON AND LOGIUDICE DPC. QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. NO QUESTIONS TO CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOVING ON TO 0901 PUBLIC WORKS RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT THE ONEIDA COUNTY DPW FULL STORAGE DISPENSING FACILITIES PROJECT IS AN UNLISTED ACTION AND WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING TO JEOPARDIZE THE ENVIRONMENT. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THAT PASSED OH 911 PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO CONSULTANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS PC. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET FROM PUBLIC WORKS? SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES. LET'S MOVE ON TO 0958 AGAIN. PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL OF AN INTERIM MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE TOWN OF TRENTON. YOU'RE GOOD ON THIS ONE, GEORGE. ALL RIGHT. I WOULDN'T I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SPEAK WITH CHAD. CHAD WOULD BE QUESTIONING A LOT OF THESE DOCKETS. HE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS KIRKLAND DOCKET. I KNOW OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH CHAD. IT'S GOT SOME ISSUES GOING ON. AND I THINK HE'S GETTING BETTER, BUT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IT. SO I KIND OF WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT EARLIER AND I FORGOT TO. BUT ONCE KIRKLAND CAME UP, I KNEW CHAD WOULD HAVE BEEN BEEN SPEAKING ON [00:30:06] IT. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES. LET'S GO. PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORIZING IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING OF 100% OF THE COST OF A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, OF WHICH QUALIFIED COSTS MAY BE REIMBURSED FROM BRIDGE NEW YORK FUNDS. THIS IS 0866. AND IF I'M LOOKING RIGHT, IT'S FOR 891,000. IS THIS THE CORRECT ROAD OVER SHERMAN BROOK IN KIRKLAND? AM I RIGHT ON THAT ONE? OKAY. CHAD WOULD HAVE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT THIS ONE, TOO. OH, NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON. APPROVAL OF INTERNATIONAL INTER MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE TOWN OF KIRKLAND, 0938. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S NORTHERN AVE OVER RUSKIN. CORRECT. A LOT OF MONEY HERE. OVER 2.5 MILLION ON THIS. MIKE, YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS? NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, RICK, THAT A LOT OF THESE. NOW THE STATE'S BREAKING IT DOWN INTO TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS ON EACH PROJECT. SO FOR THREE BRIDGE PROJECTS THERE'S SIX CONTRACTS. SO IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THERE'S DOUBLES. IT'S NOT IT'S A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AND THEN THE STATE AND THE MUNICIPALITY. THAT. THANK YOU 5%. SO THAT'S HANDY. YOU WOULD KNOW THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT GOES ALONG WITH KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BRIDGE AND A CULVERT. RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. EXPAND ON THAT. IT'S ABOUT THE SPAN RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM FROM COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS GEORGE. NOTHING. OKAY. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. PUBLIC WORKS AGAIN. 0899 AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING OF THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, WHICH MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL AID AND OR STATE AID OR REIMBURSEMENT FROM BRIDGE NEW YORK FUNDING. 08990899 QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. THIS CAMDEN. 938. YEAH. THIS ONE. IS A BIG ONE. OVER 2 MILLION, 2.7 MILLION FOR ONE OF THE THREE IS THE. THAT'S A BIG PROJECT THAT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT. NICE JOB MIKE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S VOTE ON IT. UNLESS WE HAVE QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? 0899? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? 0908 PUBLIC WORKS. AGAIN. APPROVAL OF CHANGE. ORDER NUMBER ONE TO ENGINEERING SERVICES. AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CNS ENGINEERING, INC. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. NO OPPOSITION. MIKE, HOW ARE WE DOING? OKAY. AM I GOING TO KEEP IT WITHIN AN HOUR? WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION FOR THIS PORTION? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1032. PUBLIC WORKS TRANSFER. TRANSFER OF 273,000 TO VARIOUS DPW ACCOUNTS. AND I BELIEVE MATT COVERED THIS IN COMMITTEE AND WENT THROUGH MIKE'S COMMITTEE AGAIN. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? NO OPPOSITION. IT CARRIES 086 FOR PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL OF AN INTER-MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE TOWN OF CAMDEN, OH EIGHT FOUR. QUESTIONS, NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO MVCC. DOC. YOU'RE HERE. YOU READY? YEAH. OKAY. THIS IS 1030 MVCC APPROVAL OF A WORK ORDER BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THIS IS 1030 QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS. 1030 PAINE HALL, ROOM 102 ADDITIONAL CONSULTANT WORK CONSULTATIONS. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS. SORRY. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. PLANNING 0929. APPROVAL OF A FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE TOWN OF CAMDEN. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HERE? IT'S A BIG ONE. THIS IS A BIG ONE. A LOT OF WORK UP THERE. I WAS TOLD THE BIG BRIDGES. DO YOU WANT TO HAVE JAMES HERE? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HAVE HIM [00:35:01] TALK. DID HE? IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT UNDER AN HOUR, THEN DID HE ACTUALLY DRESS FOR THIS MEETING OR WHAT? OKAY, THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. LET'S. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? LET'S MOVE ON TO 1022. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL. APPROVAL AND AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL. AND HENNINGSON DURHAM AND RICHARDSON ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERING AND PC. DON'T RECALL THIS THIS FIRM BEFORE, BUT MAYBE I'M NOT REMEMBERING CLEARLY, BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? BACK TO PLANNING. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 200,000 TO K 8221 8222145495160. OTHER EXPENSES. GRANT FUNDED. EXPENDITURES. PLANNING QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES PLANNING AGAIN. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO GRANT AGREEMENT AND A REVENUE SHARING BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING. ADIRONDACK, TEX. LLC. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY, WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE HERE. 0952. AND THE EDGE. APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. GROWTH. ENTERPRISE CORPORATION. THAT'S WHAT EDGE STANDS FOR. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISE CORPORATION. MOHAWK VALLEY EDGE. SEAN. AND CONGRATULATIONS. ARE YOU HERE? THANK YOU. WELL DESERVED. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB. SO YOU'RE OFFICIALLY THE PRESIDENT, RIGHT? SO DO YOU GUYS. DO YOU GUYS WANT TO VOTE IT DOWN? JUST SO YOU KNOW, START ON A GOOD TRACK? I'LL ALL KIDDING ASIDE, WE WISH YOU THE BEST. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB UNDER STEVE'S TUTELAGE. WE MISS HIM. HE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT WE GET FROM THE COUNTY. OKAY 0952 AGAIN, EDGE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO ZERO 824 AIRPORT. ED WAS HERE FOR THESE. RIGHT, BOB? OKAY. APPROVAL TASK ORDER 27, MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTATION SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND CNS ENGINEERS. QUESTION ON THIS, BOB. IF YOU WANT TO INTERVENE AT ALL, JUST LET ME KNOW. THIS IS THIS IS YOUR COMMITTEE. YOU KNOW A LOT MORE THAN I DO ABOUT THIS. TEN ZERO TEN ZERO FOR AIRPORT APPROVAL AND AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT H.R 0098 56 102. CAPITAL OUTLAY APRON ONE AND TWO REHAB PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? 1003 AIRPORT APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT. AIR. AIR. 104 CAPITAL 56 102 CAPITAL OUTLAY. OBSTRUCT. OBSTRUCTION MITIGATION PROJECTS OR PROJECT, I SHOULD SAY. QUESTION FROM COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES OH 942. TRANSFER OF 175,002 5610 5627 POINT 4495 500. OTHER EXPENSES. MARKETING EXPENSES AT THE AIRPORT 175,000. QUESTIONS. COMMITTEE NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOVE ON TO 0943. AIRPORT TRANSFER OF 280,000 AND $500 TO A 5610 5627 .495000 OTHER EXPENSES. AIRPORT QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMITTEE NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THIS PASSES AIRPORT APPROVAL. TASK ORDER 26, THE MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTATION SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND CNS ENGINEERING. AGAIN, THIS IS OH 821. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. NO OPPOSITION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT, LET'S KEEP GOING. WE GOT ABOUT 20 MORE. YOU STILL DOING OKAY? HERE WE GO. OKAY, OKAY. THIS IS 106. EXCUSE ME, 1006 1006. DESIGNATION OF THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS OF THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA AS LEAD AGENCY [00:40:04] RESPONSIBLE FOR STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW SEEKER FOR THE AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT GRIFFITHS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. QUESTIONS. WAS THERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THIS, BOB, PERTAINING TO THIS? NO THERE WASN'T. THIS IS BIG NEWS. THIS IS GOOD STUFF AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. SO LET'S VOTE ON IT AND APPROVE IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. IT CARRIES AIRPORT ESTABLISHMENT, ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT OF CAPITAL PROJECT H.R 137. AIRFIELD LIGHTING UPGRADES. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. YOU READY, STEVE? GOOD. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT PASSES 1028. APPROVAL OF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN TRIANGLE PROJECT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION. GRIFFITHS UTILITIES SERVICES CORPORATION. IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMPONENT WITH OUR TRIANGLE AND WHAT WE HOPE TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT WE HOPE TO DO THERE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ABOUT THIS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OPPOSITION. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1027. APPROVAL TO SET THE SALARY OF THE POSITION, TITLED DIRECTOR OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, UAS AT GRADE 46 M STEP. ONE $103,144. THAT'S MORE THAN ALL YOU LEGISLATORS SITTING AT THIS TABLE. JUST ABOUT JUST ABOUT. MIGHT BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ALL LEGISLATORS. ALSO, ANY ANY ANY DISCUSSION, BOB, ABOUT THIS THAT WE NEED TO REHASH OR YOU'RE GOOD WITH IT. NO. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS. SO NOW, RICK, YOU TALK ABOUT THE SALARY AND I READ IT IN MORE DETAIL. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM DIRECTOR I USED TO FLY PAPER AIRPLANES IN SEVENTH GRADE. WELL, I SHOULD YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT IN FOR. IT. OKAY. I'LL GIVE YOU. AN INTERVIEW. YEAH, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN INTERVIEW. GOT MY SUPPORT ON THIS ONE. FLYING. OKAY, 103,000. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'D APPROVE THAT FOR YOU. WELL, YOU MIGHT REDUCE. ALL RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE NEWS. WE'VE HEARD. WE'VE SEEN DRONES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S BEEN DRONES, THOUSANDS OF THEM OUT COMMERCIAL. AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME FALSE SIGHTINGS. BUT THIS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT IMPORTANT GO AHEAD GEORGE. IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF WHAT WE DO AT THE AIRPORT. GO AHEAD GEORGE. THANK YOU. IT'S MY EXPECTATION THAT HIS POSITION IS GOING TO REPLACE THE CONTRACT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH AN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM THAT LACKS ENTERPRISE. DOES THE DRONES I MEAN, WE PAY THEM OVER 300,000 JUST TO MARK IT ON THE SITE. SO THE INTENT IS THIS PERSON CAN YEAH, THE INTENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT OR, YOU KNOW, DEBATING IT. FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD WE'VE HAD OUR ISSUES ON THE AIR SIDE OF THINGS CHANGED OVER, HAD ACTS AS THE MANAGER. BUT WE REALLY NEED I MEAN, AND YOU'RE SEEING IT CLEARLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, NOT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT WHAT I RAISED IN TERMS OF THE POINT, THE STATE OF NEW YORK NOT INVESTING PROPERLY IN THIS SITE, NOT MARKETING THIS SITE, NOT DEALING WITH IT. AND WE ARE A TEST SITE IN NEW YORK STATE. NUMBER SEVEN, WE SHOULD BE CHARTING OUR OWN COURSE. AND THAT'S WHY THIS POSITION IS ESSENTIAL. ALL RIGHT. SO TONY, IN ESSENCE WE'RE GOING TO SAVE MONEY ON ONE HAND. ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BETTER SERVICE PROVIDER. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROLE OKAY. THAT DOESN'T REMOVE THEIR ROLE. AS, YOU KNOW, OPERATIONS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT'S A MORE DEFINED AND SPECIFIC TASK OF THE OPS CENTER TO RUN THE TEST SITE. THIS POSITION WOULD OVERSEE THE SCHEDULING AND THE MARKETING AND REALLY KIND OF BE THE GO TO ON THAT SITE, WHICH WE NEVER, YOU KNOW, WITH ALBANY, OBVIOUSLY, HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB, HIS TEAM. BUT WE REALLY NEED AT THIS STAGE A UAS DIRECTOR. SO DID I MISSPEAK WHEN I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO SAVE MONEY? ARE WE GOING TO STILL HAVE MORE MARKETING AND MORE TESTING BEING DONE, WHICH WE CHARGE FOR? OKAY. SO IT'S A IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S BOTH SIDES GEORGE ARE GOOD WITH THAT. I AM BECAUSE I THINK AS WE SAID IN CAPITAL PROJECTS EARLIER ON THE BUDGET SIDE, THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO DO A REEVALUATION [00:45:06] OF THE WHOLE FUNCTION OF THE AIRPORT AND HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF WHAT WE HAVE. I THINK EDDIE, HE SHARED WITH ME THIS WEEK THAT THE FAA HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY'D BE INTERESTED IN DECOMMISSIONING SOME OF THE TAXIWAY. RAMP SPACE, SOME OF THAT STUFF THAT WE MAINTAIN THAT WE COULD BE MOWING GRASS INSTEAD. SO I THINK THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO DO A REEVALUATION. SO I THINK IT ALL COMES HAND IN HAND. JUST TO CONFIRM, GEORGE, YOU DID BRING IT UP AT THE BUDGET MEETINGS AND SEVERAL OTHER LEGISLATORS SPOKE ON THE AIRPORT AND THE NEED TO MOVE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AS A LOSS LEADER. THE AIRPORT, OBVIOUSLY, WE SUPPORT AND WE SPEND QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. WE CAN'T HAVE A LOSS LEADER IN AN AIRPORT APPROACHING ALMOST A $6 MILLION DEFICIT, YOU KNOW, THREE, 4 MILLION DEFICIT IS SIGNIFICANT. BUT IT'S CREPT UP AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD MOVE TOWARDS SHRINKING HOPEFULLY THAT THAT DEFICIT GOING FORWARD. SO ALL IN FAVOR LET'S. OPPOSED ANYBODY THAT PASSES. LET'S GO AND CONTINUE WITH AIRPORT. 1029 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE 2025 GRIFFITHS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RATES AND FEE SCHEDULE. AIR AIRPORT FINANCE PLAN. THIS AGAIN WAS DISCUSSED AT BUDGET ABOUT FUEL COSTS AND RATES ON ON DIFFERENT SERVICES AND PEOPLE THAT WE GET MONEY FROM AGAIN ANOTHER ONE BROUGHT UP BY GEORGE. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR ED ON THIS. GO AHEAD. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE I'M ACTUALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THEY'VE GONE THIS WAY. THIS WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED IN THE VERY BEGINNING, AND WE HAD JUST ONE FLAT RATE. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT USE IT DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND THERE SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT RATE THAN THOSE THAT ARE JUST COME AND USE IT SPECIFICALLY. YOU'RE TALKING TENANTS, YOU'RE TALKING SOME OF OUR TENANTS AND OKAY, I HAD GONE IN AND ASKED, LOOKED AT THE RATES SCHEDULE AS TO AND I COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. I THOUGHT IT WAS IN LINE FOR TESTING. OBVIOUSLY WE WANTED TO PROVIDE MORE OF A MENU OF TESTING THAT'S BALANCED FOR OBVIOUSLY ANY OF THE TENANTS THERE THAT ARE DOING THAT, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT FITS IN LINE WITH JUST LOOKING AT THE WHOLE US SIDE OF TESTING. AND WE'RE WE'RE IN A COMPETITION. WE'RE ALSO OUR FORMER PARTNER LEFT IS TAKING IT WITH THEM TO SYRACUSE. AND WE NEED TO BE COMPETITIVE AND NEED TO STEP UP OUR GAME AND GET THE STATE TO RECOGNIZE WHERE THE TEST SITE ACTUALLY IS. SO ALL OF THESE THINGS FALL IN LINE WITH THAT. AND I THINK THIS IS A MORE BALANCED AND, YOU KNOW, STRATEGIC. RATE SCHEDULE. WELL, I THINK IT'S FAIR FOR THE PEOPLE WHO USE IT MORE. YEAH, THEY USE IT MORE. YEAH. AND THE BALANCES THINGS OUT SO THAT THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, GETTING HIT OVER THE HEAD IF THEY'RE IF THEY'RE A CONSTANT USER. BUT THEN THE ONES THAT COME IN AND OUT ARE PAYING WHAT THEY SHOULD. IT'S A COMBINATION. AND SO YEAH. THANK YOU TONY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET. AGAIN IT'S 1029 QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S MOVE IT. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. AIRPORT. WE'RE FINISHED WITH AIRPORT, I BELIEVE. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1037 BONDING RESOLUTIONS. THERE'S SEVERAL IN HERE. MIKE, CAN WE VOTE? ALL IS ONE. GO THROUGH THEM REALLY QUICKLY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE, PLEASE SHOUT OUT. RAISE YOUR HAND. THIS IS BONDING RESOLUTIONS. THE FIRST ONE $5 MILLION FOR COMPREHENSIVE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. PHASE FIVE. THE SECOND ONE BE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RECONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING COUNTY ROADS IN AND FOR THE COUNTY, $3 MILLION. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT MORE THAN THAT GOING FORWARD. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT MORE ON ROADS IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IN LEGISLATORS THAT REPRESENT THE SUBURBS AND RURAL AREAS, I THINK HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED ABOUT WHAT HAS GOTTEN DONE, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON ON THAT RESOLUTION RIGHT THERE, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COUNTY [00:50:02] BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS? THIS WOULD BE $4.5 MILLION. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S MOVE ON. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION TO 121 SECOND STREET BUILDING FOR CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. THIS IS 500,000. AND THIS IS JUST IS THAT PART OF THIS WHOLE PROJECT? GEORGE? THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF MONEY, A LOT MORE THAN 506 MILLION PLUS DOLLARS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. WE'LL MOVE ON. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ASBESTOS REMOVAL. THIS IS THE SEVENTH FLOOR, TO MY RECOLLECTION, $2 MILLION. AND WE'VE AGAIN TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT COST 20 YEARS AGO COMPARED TO WHAT THEY COST NOW, $2 MILLION BONDING. ANY QUESTIONS THERE? THERE'S NONE. LET'S MOVE TO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COUNTY COUNTYWIDE COMPUTERIZATION 1.1 MILLION. NO QUESTIONS. MOVE ON. THAT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RECONSTRUCTION EXPANSION OF MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCIENCE AND TECH ON UTICA CAMPUS. $14.415 MILLION. THIS IS THIS IS A BIG ONE. ESTIMATE COST IS OVER 42. GOING OUT TO BONDING AGAIN. 14.415 MILLION QUESTIONS. AND THE LAST BONDING RESOLUTION IS AUTHORIZING RECONSTRUCTION OF MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING ON THE ROME CAMPUS FOR DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM. IN AND FOR THE COUNTY. MAXIMUM COSTS 4.5 MILLION. AND IF I'M THINKING RIGHT, WE SPENT SOME ARPA MONEY ON ON THAT ALSO. IN ADDITION, I MIGHT BE WRONG, BUT TONY, DO WE SPENT ARPA MONEY ALSO ON THAT HYGIENE ROOM TWO. BESIDES THE BONDING FOR THIS, WE DID OKAY. THANKS, KEVIN. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON ALL OF THEM AS ONE. MIKE. OKAY. SO LET'S BACK UP AND LOOK AT THE DOCKET. IT'S 1037 BONDING RESOLUTIONS. SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IT'S A LOT OF MONEY THERE. A LOT OF LOT OF BONDING. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO FINANCE 1071 WATER RENT, SEWER CHARGES, OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES TO BE LEVIED ON PEE ON PROPERTIES IN SPECIFIC TOWNS. ALSO IT'S APPROVAL OF SPECIFIED AMOUNTS TO BE LEVIED AGAINST UTICA AND SPECIFIED TOWNS FOR DELINQUENT SEWER CHARGES. DO IT EVERY YEAR AND APPROVAL HIGHWAY ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR. HEALTH, FIRE PREVENTION. GENERAL WELFARE. SPECIFIC SPECIFIED DISTRICT TAXES TO BE LEVIED AGAINST TOWNS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PAGE. NEXT PAGE. LAST PAGE AS WE LOOK AT AMOUNTS TO BE LEVIED AS PART OF COUNTY TAX AND EXTEND EXTENDED AGAINST PROPERTIES IN VARIOUS TOWNS AND CITIES. WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? BEFORE WE VOTE ON 1071, SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON THAT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO OPPOSITION. ALL RIGHT. ARE WE JUST BACKING UP WITH TWO OR WHAT ADDITIONAL ONES DO WE HAVE ANY ANY LATE ONES. JUST COME. NOPE. NO TIME. IS IT. 1255 1255 WE'RE GOING TO BE DONE BY I'M PREDICTING. 1105 103 THREE OF THE NEXT DAY. OH, WOW. OKAY. LET'S GO. LET'S LET'S GET TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND GO THROUGH THAT. IT'S 2024 0679. APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND THE CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. TWO YEARS AND IT GOES UP, I BELIEVE, A LITTLE BIT THE SECOND YEAR THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE THURSDAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS DOCKET? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. NO OPPOSITIONS. LET'S. AND THIS IS IT. RIGHT, MIKE? YES. OKAY. SO WE SAVE THIS TO LAST. IT'S 1013 BOARD OF ELECTIONS APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE ONEIDA COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FROM TWO YEARS TO FOUR YEARS, AMENDING THE RESOLUTION NUMBER THREE FOUR, THREE OF 2024 TO AMEND THE TERM OF NICHOLE SHORTELL AS THE REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS FOR ONEIDA COUNTY, AND ALSO AMENDING THE RESOLUTION OF 343 OF 2024 TO AMEND THE TERM OF SARAH F BORMAN AS A DEMOCRATIC COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS FOR [00:55:06] ONEIDA COUNTY. QUESTIONS. STATEMENTS. GO AHEAD, MARY, I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT, BECAUSE THIS DID GO THROUGH MY COMMITTEE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON IT, AS YOU KNOW, AND I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR IT, BUT I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PRESENT AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CONTINUITY. AS I STATED AT MY COMMITTEE MEETING THE OTHER DAY, WE JUST WENT THROUGH A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THERE ARE TWO COMMISSIONERS, DID A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THEIR TEAM AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. AND I JUST THINK THERE'S A BIG LEARNING CURVE IN THAT DEPARTMENT NOW WITH DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE. SHOULD WE LOSE ONE OF OUR ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FOR WHATEVER REASON, AT ANY TIME? I'M NOT LOOKING TO SEE YOU GONE, BY THE WAY. I THINK IT THE FOUR YEARS WOULD BE A GOOD RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION POLICY AS WELL. SO I'M STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THIS, AND I'M SUPPORTING IT. AS I MADE KNOWN AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING THE OTHER DAY. AND I THINK I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT THEM AGAIN ON THE ELECTION. THEY GOT A GREAT COMPLIMENT FROM THE STATE BOARD. IT WAS EVIDENCE THAT WE WERE THE FIRST COUNTY IN THE STATE TO COME IN, AND I JUST THINK THE FOUR YEAR TERM IS JUST A GREAT IDEA. AND THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. MARY. STATEMENTS FROM THIS COMMITTEE, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WITH OUR NEW RULES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK WHILE OTHER COMMITTEES ARE IN PROCESS, IF YOU'RE NOT ON THAT COMMITTEE. I KIND OF SAT BACK AND LISTENED LAST THURSDAY AS WE WENT THROUGH THE LITANY OF REASONINGS, BOTH FOR AND AGAINST WHAT WE LOOKED AT. AND, I MEAN, SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MADE SOME COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO WHAT AND WHY WE SHOULD DO THIS. MR. SCHEIBEL STATED HOW HE TURNED DOWN LAST YEAR OUR OWN FOUR YEAR TERM, BUT KIND OF COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES THERE, BECAUSE TIED TO THAT FOUR YEAR TERM WAS TERM LIMITS OF 12 YEARS FOR ALL OF US. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MENTIONED IN TALKING WITH WHY THAT REALLY GOT SHOT DOWN. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SHERIFF COULD BE ELECTED AND TURN AROUND AND WALK AWAY THE NEXT DAY, AND THAT VERY WELL COULD HAPPEN. ALTHOUGH I REALLY, TRULY BELIEVE THAT ANYONE WHO RUNS FOR ONE OF THESE POSITIONS WITH THE FULL INTENT OF SERVING THAT OUT, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE THEM DOING THAT AND TURNING AROUND AND WALKING AWAY FROM THEIR DULY ELECTED POSITION. MY COLLEAGUE SITTING BEHIND ME, MIKE GENTILE, MENTIONED HARD TO FIND GOOD PEOPLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE CHIEF OF STAFF'S JOB AT THE CITY OF UTICA FOR FOUR YEARS, IF IT WASN'T FOR FOUR YEARS. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT MAYOR GILLIAM CAN WALK IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW AND FIRE YOU ON THE SPOT. MIKE. NO OFFENSE. I HOPE HE DOESN'T, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS SOMETHING THAT COULD OCCUR. TALK ABOUT A LEARNING CURVE SAYING THAT WE NEED THAT FOUR YEARS FOR A LEARNING CURVE. YET THE TWO COMMISSIONERS WHO SIT IN FRONT OF US TODAY ASKING FOR THIS FOUR YEAR DIDN'T GET THAT LEARNING CURVE AND HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB, AS EVERYONE CLEARLY ADMITS, IN DOING THAT. ONE OF THE OTHER COMMENTS WAS, IT'S HARD TO GIVE UP GOOD JOBS TO COME HERE AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR JUST A TWO YEAR TERM. YET AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT THEY EXACTLY DID. THEY LEFT AND THEY CAME HERE AND THEY DID IT FOR TWO YEARS. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEY JUST ACCEPTED THE TERM FOR TWO YEARS. AGAIN, NOT TWO MONTHS AGO. WHEN QUIZZED ON THAT, ONE COMMISSIONER STATED, WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHAT A GOOD JOB WE COULD DO FIRST. DOES THAT MEAN IF THEY DID A POOR JOB, THEY HAD THAT TWO YEARS AS A BACKUP AND SAID, WELL, WE CAN LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOB BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH US? AGAIN, I THINK IT'S JUST SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE THAT I DON'T THINK IT DOES. WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT TO BE REAPPOINTED AFTER THE ELECTION THEN? IF YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO DO AND KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT GOOD A JOB AGAIN, WAS IT INSURANCE? THE OTHER STATEMENT NOBODY IS LEAVING. I THINK WE'VE ALL SEEN, EVEN OVER THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I'VE BEEN HERE, WHETHER IT'S IT, WHETHER IT'S PERSONNEL, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO'VE LEFT ALL CARRYING WITH THEM MANY TIMES INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, THAT WOULD BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. YET GOVERNMENT AS WE KNOW IT HAS GONE ON. AND GOVERNMENT DOES GO ON. AND BELIEVE ME, I'M ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO TELL YOU THAT IN GOVERNMENT YOU ARE REPLACEABLE ALL THE TIME. I RODE THE ELEVATOR THE OTHER DAY ON THURSDAY WITH THE PISTOL LICENSING CLERK, AND THE PISTOL LICENSING CLERK IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT JOB WITH EVER CHANGING RULES FROM NEW YORK STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THAT POSITION DOESN'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF PROTECTION, AND THEY HAVE A NEVER ENDING FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO DEAL WITH YEAR ROUND. AND MANY TIMES THEY'RE DEALING WITH IRATE INDIVIDUALS, AND THEY GET [01:00:01] REWARDED FOR DOING THAT JOB BY GETTING PAID HALF OF WHAT OUR ELECTION COMMISSIONERS MAKE AND ACTUALLY LOST A PART TIME POSITION THIS YEAR. IS THIS BEING DONE FOR JUST ONE PERSON? IS ONE PERSON CREATING THIS? AND THE REASON I ASKED THAT IS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WELL, IF SOMETHING CHANGES, WE CAN PULL THAT BACK TO TWO YEARS. WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR TO CHANGE? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S JUST GOING TO OCCUR? AGAIN? THE JOB WAS DONE, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE JOB WERE PAID, WERE PAID $117,000 A YEAR. AND THAT IS IN CASE NO ONE REALIZES ABOUT FOUR TIMES THE AVERAGE SALARY IN ONEIDA COUNTY, FOUR TIMES THE AVERAGE SALARY IN ONEIDA COUNTY. SO AS WE LOOK AT THIS, ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS LOOK AT IS WE'RE TAKING POWER AWAY FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NOT JUST US AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, BECAUSE WE CAN CHANGE THE WAY THAT THIS DOES. WE ARE THE FINAL WORD ON WHO THESE COMMISSIONERS ARE. BUT LET'S NOT FORGET ALL THE COMMITTEE PEOPLE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS AS WELL. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T THINK THAT DID YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT PETITIONS. AND IF SOMEONE ELSE RAN AGAINST YOU IN YOUR DISTRICT, DID YOU RUN FOR THAT ELECTION? YOU DID ALL THOSE COMMITTEE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR THESE TWO YEAR TERMS NOT TWO MONTHS AGO, ARE NOW BEING OVERRIDDEN BY THIS POLICY HERE. AND I THINK PERSONALLY, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO GO TO REFERENDUM, NOT REFERENDUM OF THIS BOARD, BUT REFERENDUM OF THE COMMITTEES AT THE VERY LEAST. AND IF NOT THE COMMITTEES, THEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MY OPINIONS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? GO AHEAD GEORGE. MORE OR LESS TO SORT OF GIVE SOME HISTORY ON. HISTORY ON THE STATE OF BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SET THIS PROCESS UP YEARS AGO BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT'S A POLITICAL ENTITY THEY'RE DEALING WITH. BUT TO REMOVE THE POLITICAL PART OF IT FROM THE JOB OF CONDUCTING THE ELECTIONS, THAT BEING SAID, IT, THE RESPONSIBILITY WAS GIVEN TO AN ELECTED BODY, NOT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, NOT, YOU KNOW, A STATE REPRESENTATIVE, BUT A BODY THAT'S DULY ELECTED TO OVERSEE AND RUN BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE MANNER THAT THEY FEEL IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT THEY SERVE. TWO YEARS, FOUR YEARS. WE'VE SEEN WHERE WE'VE HAD DYSFUNCTION IN THAT OFFICE. IT'S RIPE FOR DYSFUNCTION. YOU DON'T. IT'S THE ONLY OFFICE THAT YOU ONLY YOU DON'T HAVE ONE PERSON IN CHARGE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CO-MINGLING OF IDEAS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE COMPATIBILITY, AND YOU HAVE TO DO THE PEOPLE'S WORK IN A VERY PUBLIC WAY. AND TO HAVE FUNCTION IS EXTRAORDINARY. I HAVE NOT HEARD THROUGH LITERALLY HOURS OF COMMENTS PEOPLE HAVE MADE THAT ANYBODY HAS DERIDED THE ABILITIES OF THE COMMISSIONERS. THEY'VE ALL COMPLIMENTED THEM, COMPLIMENTED THEM HOW THEY GET ALONG, HOW THEY OPERATE THEIR JOB FROM SOMEBODY WHO HAS SEEN DYSFUNCTION AT THAT OFFICE. I LOOK AT FUNCTION AND I'M GOING TO SUPPORT FUNCTION OVER DYSFUNCTION. THE OTHER THING IS IT'S KIND OF RESENTFUL IS THAT WHEN YOU SEE THE INTERVENTION OF THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP THAT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION AND INTERJECT INTO THIS ISSUE, THEY WERE PART OF THE DYSFUNCTION. AND I'M NOT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NEW CHAIRMAN IN ONE SIDE, BUT WE HAVE. BUT IN THE PAST I'VE SEEN THAT AND THAT THAT WAS THE REASON THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT IT HAD TO BE THE AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF THE OFFICE TO HOLD IT. AND WHAT I'M HEARING SUBTLY, THE UNDERCURRENT HAS BEEN WE WANT TWO YEARS. SO IF THEY'RE NOT DOING IT, WE CAN REMOVE THEM. THAT'S A PRETTY POOR IDEA TO ALWAYS COME INTO IT THINKING YOU'RE GOING TO REMOVE PEOPLE IF THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB, KEEP THEM, GET BEHIND THEM, DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN SO THEY CAN CONTINUE DOING A GOOD JOB. IT WORKS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. HOPEFULLY IT WILL WORK IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, BUT THOSE THAT YOU KNOW DO A GOOD JOB. IT'S ON MERIT AND THEY'LL ALWAYS HAVE A JOB TO ALWAYS HOLD IT AS A CUDGEL OVER THEM. THAT WILL DO A TWO YEARS. AND IF THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T AGREE ON [01:05:04] THINGS, WE'LL REMOVE THEM. AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST. AND I WANT TO PRESERVE IT FOR THE FUTURE, THAT THAT WON'T HAPPEN. SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS. ANYONE ELSE STATEMENTS ON THIS RESOLUTION? I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON THIS SPECIFIC RESOLUTION. I WILL BE VOTING NO. AND I'M GOING TO SAVE MY RATIONALE WHY I'M VOTING NO FOR THE FULL BOARD, BECAUSE THIS WILL PASS THIS COMMITTEE, I KNOW, GO AHEAD. YEAH. LIKEWISE, MR. CHAIR, I'LL RESERVE MOST OF MY COMMENTS FOR THE FULL BOARD, BUT I WANT TO TAKE UP LEGISLATOR JULIAN'S COMMENTS. I DO OWE HIM AN APOLOGY, BECAUSE RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING LAST THURSDAY, HE SAID, HEY, SHEBA, THAT YOU'RE COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT NOW. ONE MOTION WAS TO EXTEND HIS OWN PERSONAL TERM LIMITS TO FOUR. THE OTHER ONE IS FOR OUR LEGISLATORS. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. AND I ALSO WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO THE SHERIFF. I MADE A COMMENT THAT HE COULD JUST JUST NOT DO HIS DUTY AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, AND I WANTED ON THE OFFICIAL RECORD THAT HE DID STAY, EVEN THOUGH HIS DOCKETS WERE SOME OF THE LAST ONES. HE WAS NOT IN UNIFORM. HE WAS IN PERSONAL STREET CLOTHES THAT HE WAS LATE GETTING TO A PARTY AFTERWARDS, YET WOULD RATHER BE HERE WITH US DEBATING THAT. SO I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE, SHERIFF, IF I SAID ANYTHING OUT OF LINE AND DO RECOGNIZE YOUR COMMENT IN THE OFFICE, MISTER CHAIR, I WILL RECEIVE OTHER THAN ONE OTHER COMMENT, AND IT KIND OF DOVETAILS ON WHAT GEORGE SAID. YOU AS CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE? MR. FLYNN JUST POINTED OUT, WE JUST POUNDED THROUGH 71 DOCKETS IN PAST, BINDING FOR OVER $40 MILLION OF PROJECTS. AND YET, MR. BULLARD WILL ATTEST, EVERY VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. THE CHAIR OF GOVERNING GOV APPS MENTIONED. THIS WAS DEBATED THE OTHER NIGHT. WHY IS THE DEBATE CONTINUING? THE PUBLIC PUTS TREMENDOUS CONFIDENCE, AS GEORGE SAID, IN THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY, WE'RE DEALING IT WITH IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A CHAIRMAN THAT BROUGHT IT FORWARD TO THIS COMMITTEE. THIS IS A TIME SENSITIVE ISSUE. UNLIKE WHAT WAS STATED ON THE RADIO EARLIER, BECAUSE ONCE THE TERM IS STARTED, IT'S NOT EXTENDED. IT'S NOT THAT AMENDABLE. HERE IT IS. WE PUT IT IN PLACE. IT'LL START JANUARY 1ST. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THOSE THINGS AND YOU SAY HERE, OUT OF 71 DOCKETS, 40 MILLION PLUS DOLLARS AND THIS IS THE ONE WE'RE DEBATING THAT THE PUBLIC'S INTERESTED. I THINK ONE OF YOU SAID IT'S NOT ONE PERSON, RIGHT. IT'S TWO PEOPLE BRINGING THIS ISSUE AND BLOWING A LOT OF SMOKE AT AN ISSUE THAT SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN UP THIS BOARD'S TIME. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SAVE SOME OF MY COMMENTS ON MY NO VOTES WHEN WE HAVE FULL BOARD VOTE. I WANT TO TALK. LET'S GO DOWN MEMORY LANE. I'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME. SEVERAL OTHER LEGISLATORS IN THIS COMMITTEE SEATED IN FRONT OF ME, HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE NEGATIVE RESULTS FROM ELECTIONS IN THE PAST. AND I'M NOT TALKING 1 OR 2. I'M NOT TALKING JUST 2020 AND THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE AND THE FIASCO THERE THAT WENT TO COURT. I'M TALKING ABOUT OTHER ELECTIONS THAT WE FAILED MISERABLY. AND WHEN I SAY WE, I MEAN WE NOT JUST THE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR STAFF, BUT THIS BOARD OF ELECTIONS, WHO ALLOCATES MONEY AND RESOURCES TO WHO, TO THAT SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT. MANY OF THE YEARS WE DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH RESOURCES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT RAN THAT DEPARTMENT. IT WAS EVIDENT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE MISTAKES THEY MADE AND THEY THEY MADE QUITE A FEW. WE KNOW THAT IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED. BUT THIS BOARD, THIS BODY THAT ALLOCATES FUNDING DID A DISSERVICE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND ONEIDA COUNTY RESIDENTS. AND WHY, WHY, WHY WOULD I EVEN SAY THAT? WE HAD REQUESTS, MANY REQUESTS FROM DIFFERENT COMMISSIONERS OVER THE YEARS FOR MORE STAFFING, FOR MORE MONEY. WE DIDN'T. FINALLY, FINALLY, RECENTLY, IN THE LAST FOUR [01:10:05] YEARS, WE'VE PUT THE RESOURCES IN THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. PART OF THE REASON IS, IS BECAUSE OUR PAST FAILURES, PART OF THE REASON IS WE'VE HAD SOME EXCELLENT RESULTS. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT PERSONALITY NOW, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT DURING THE FULL BOARD AND MY NO VOTE. BUT I GOT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, SARAH AND NIKKI, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB. YOU'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A FEW YEARS. FIRST COUPLE YEARS, THERE WERE SOME GLITCHES. THERE'S GOING TO BE PROBLEMS WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STAFFING. THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PART TIMERS. HAVING 194 VOTING DISTRICTS IN 70 PLUS SITES. THERE'S GOING TO BE ISSUES. YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S ALWAYS DIFFICULT. IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET ELECTION WORKERS, ESPECIALLY NOW, TO TRAIN THEM ON THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE FOR IN FRONT OF US. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB. YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB THE LAST TWO YEARS. THIS BODY, MYSELF INCLUDED, HAS SUPPORTED SARAH AND NIKKI SINCE DAY ONE. WE'VE NEVER OBJECTED TO YOUR REQUEST. YOUR RESOLUTIONS HAVE GONE THROUGH WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. WE'VE RAISED SALARIES IN THAT DEPARTMENT SIGNIFICANTLY. WE INCREASED STAFF STAFFING SIGNIFICANTLY. THERE WAS MANY YEARS, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY FULL TIMERS THEY RAN WITH? EIGHT. YOU DON'T HAVE EIGHT ANYMORE. WE GOT WE GOT 14. THERE'S MORE STAFFING. IF YOU LOOK AT THE STAFFING PATTERNS, WE HAVE A LOT MORE THERE. AND IT'S RIGHT. IT'S RIGHT TO HAVE MORE. AND PART OF IT IS IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND PART OF IT IS IT'S A TESTIMONY TO THE GOOD JOB YOU GUYS HAVE DONE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THERE ARE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS. IF I'M LOOKING AT NUMBERS FROM 2021, I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR. IT WAS 2.4 MILLION 2024, 4.2 MILLION. GOING FORWARD 2025, JUST OVER 4 MILLION. FINALLY, YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. YOU DESERVE GETTING THAT MONEY. AND THE RESULTS. PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING. THE RESULTS THAT WE WANT AND WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS EXPECT. GEORGE SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT DYSFUNCTIONALITY, AND IT IS TRUE IN EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTY GOVERNMENT, EVERYBODY'S PUSHING IN THE SAME DIRECTION OR SHOULD BE. AND IF THEY'RE NOT, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IT FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. ALL RIGHT. WITH BOARD OF ELECTIONS, YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO DO A FUNCTION THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS SEE, ESPECIALLY ELECTION DAY, BUT NOT ONLY DURING ELECTION DAY PRIMARIES AND SCHOOL VOTES. SO THEY GOT A JOB TO DO WITH THEIR STAFF, BUT ALSO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WEIGHING OTHER FACTORS WEIGHING ON THEM. AND PART OF IT IS HOPING THEIR SIDE, THE DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN PARTY, DOES WELL. IT'S KIND OF UNIQUE AND IT'S SOMEWHAT DYSFUNCTIONAL. BUT SPEAKING AGAIN OF PERSONALITY, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB WORKING TOGETHER AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT COOPERATION. NOT THAT IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN MY 20 YEARS, BUT YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. NOW LET ME TALK ABOUT THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS AND OUR DERELICTION OF DUTY. AS FAR AS FUNDING IS CONCERNED. I'VE ALREADY BROUGHT THAT UP. BUT I WILL MAKE MENTION OF ONE OTHER THING. WHEN WE GET DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICANS NOMINATING INDIVIDUALS, WHY DO WE GET IT? IT'S ELECTION LAW. WE GET IT. IT COMES TO US. WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND THE PRIVILEGE TO VOTE YES OR NO. I'VE HEARD IN THE PAST IT'S A RUBBER STAMP. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE OPPOSITIONAL. IT'S A COP OUT. IT'S A BUNCH OF BS. WE VOTE ON EVERY RESOLUTION AND THAT IS AND HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION TO VOTE ON. HAS ANYBODY VOTED AGAINST A COMMISSIONER IN THE PAST? I KNOW SOMEBODY THAT HAS MYSELF. I VOTE AGAINST REPUBLICAN. I VOTED AGAINST DEMOCRATIC COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE IT'S AN IMPORTANT VOTE AND I WILL NOT RUBBER STAMP. I DIDN'T RUBBER STAMP IN 2010. I WILL NOT RUBBER STAMP GOING FORWARD. IF THE COMMITTEE GIVES ME SOMEBODY THAT I CAN GET BEHIND, I WILL. IF THEY GIVE ME SOMEBODY I CAN'T GET BEHIND, I'M VOTING NO AND DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES. SO [01:15:05] AGAIN, I THINK I TALKED WAY TOO LONG, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WILL SPEAK MORE ON THIS MATTER IN FRONT OF THE FULL BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY OTHER STATEMENTS? SINCE THERE ARE NONE, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? YES. YES YES. ALL OPPOSED? NO, NO. YOU GOT THE NO VOTES. THREE OF YOU. ALL RIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.