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          HIGH. 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. 
          SHIVA. ALMIGHTY GOD, GUIDE US IN OUR JUDGMENTS AND DELIBERATIONS TODAY. AMEN. AMEN. ROLL CALL PLEASE. SHIVA. HERE. HERE. LEACH. ROGERS. HERE. WATERMAN. HERE. BOUCHER. FIORINI. HERE. 
          BLEZNICK. HERE. HERE. JOSEPH. KOENIG. HERE. WHITE. HERE. NEWTON. HERE. DAVIS. HERE. 
          GABEL. REAL. HERE. PRATT. HERE. DIMAGGIO. HERE. DANIELS. HERE. JULIAN. IRVIN. HERE. WASHBURN. 
          HERE. MCNEIL. HERE. GENTILE. HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. MISS THOMAS, COUNTY EXECUTIVE. MR. VICENTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I JUST WANT TO 
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ADDRESS YOU ON ONE RESOLUTION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TODAY. THAT IS WAS A KIND OF A LAST MINUTE ADDITION, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPERATIVE THAT THIS COUNTY TAKE A STAND AND REALLY BE PREPARED. WE HAVE ALL BEEN FOLLOWING WITH GREAT INTEREST THE ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON THE STATE'S CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. OBVIOUSLY, THE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH PARTICULAR DEATHS ARE TROUBLING TO ALL OF US AND CONTINUE TO BE SO. AND THE ISSUE OF THE STRIKE AND THE WORKING HOLDUP THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE, THE FACILITIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE HAS BEEN CERTAINLY IN THE IN THE NEWS EVERY, EVERY DAY. REPEATEDLY. THE ISSUE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, DOES HAVE AN IMPACT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THESE THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE MANY WHO HAVE HAD MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. NOW, WHAT HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY, OBVIOUSLY, THE, THE STRIKE, AS IT'S BEEN CALLED, TOOK SOME SERIOUS ACTION OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS WITH SOME, YOU KNOW, BACK AND FORTH WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ADMINISTRATION AND THE UNION. AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED, OR AT LEAST IN PRINCIPLE, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. BUT ON ON MARCH THE 10TH, JUST THIS PAST MONDAY, GOVERNOR ISSUED WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 47.3, WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HAS A NEGATIVE ACTION ON A VARIETY OF COUNTY LAW. ARTICLE FIVE AND THE GENERAL POWERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH REALLY APPLIES TO THIS BODY AS WELL TO COUNTY SHERIFFS. COUNTY LAW SECTION 450 AND I CAN GO ON. 
          THERE ARE NUMEROUS COUNTY LAWS AND PROVISIONS THAT THIS THAT THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DEALS WITH. 
          AND QUITE FRANKLY, QUITE FRANKLY, IN OUR OPINION, OUR LEGAL OPINION, BUT IN OUR COUNTY'S OPINION AND THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AS WELL, IT INTENDS, YOU KNOW, IT IS WE BELIEVE IT UNLAWFULLY ACTS UPON THE COUNTY'S POWERS OF HOME RULE. THE COUNTY CHARTER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS WELL AS THE NEW YORK STATE AND THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. WHAT THAT ORDER DOES AND SAYS IN IN, IN PRINCIPLE HERE IS THAT THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN FIRED BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER THIS ORDER FROM CORRECTIONS, WHICH AMOUNT TO ABOUT 2000 AS OF THIS MOMENT, THAT THEY WILL, FIRST OF ALL, NO LONGER HAVE STATUS AS PEACE OFFICERS AND WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE REGISTRY. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT THAT MEANS THAT, YOU KNOW THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA, OR ANY COUNTY FOR THAT MATTER, CANNOT HIRE THOSE EMPLOYEES AS CORRECTION OFFICERS OR PEACE OFFICERS IN OUR FACILITIES IN CONSULTATION AND WORK WITH THE SHERIFF OFFICIAL 
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WHO WAS HERE WITH ME. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS AND ON THE PHONE WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, THE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION AS WELL. BUT IT GOES EVEN FURTHER THAN THAT BECAUSE IT ALSO STATES THAT NONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS CAN BE HIRED NOT ONLY AS CORRECTION OFFICERS OR APPLY FOR A PEACE OFFICER OR POLICE OFFICER STATUS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE, BUT NO MUNICIPALITY CAN HIRE THEM IN ANY ROLE THAT THEY SO CHOOSE NOW. YOU KNOW, OUR OUR OUR RESPONSE TO THAT IS THAT'S COMPLETE OVERREACH BY THIS GOVERNOR, THE SAME GOVERNOR WHO HAS SAID THAT SHE WOULD TAKE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN DISMISSED BUT NOW ARE TELLING THE COUNTIES THAT YOU CANNOT TAKE ANY OF THESE EMPLOYEES AND UNDERSTAND. AND AGAIN, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SHERIFF, WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM NUMEROUS CORRECTION OFFICERS PRIOR TO THE STRIKE, PRIOR TO THESE INCIDENTS TO, YOU KNOW, COME OVER TO WORK IN ONEIDA COUNTY GOVERNMENT. AND AS CORRECTION OFFICERS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SPOKEN MANY TIMES OF OUR SHORTAGES IN THIS IN THIS VERY CHAMBER AND THE STRUGGLES THAT THE SHERIFF HAS AND OUR OVERTIME PIECES AS WELL. SO THERE HAVE BEEN SOME STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESIGNED WHOSE RESIGNATIONS WERE NOT ACCEPTED, WHICH I'M NOT. AGAIN, NOT BEING THE LAWYER THAT'S LEFT TO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY AND HER STAFF TO LOOK INTO. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN REJECT A RESIGNATION, A FORMAL RESIGNATION FROM AN EMPLOYEE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS MEANS THAT WE COULD NOT HIRE THESE CORRECTION OFFICERS. THEY WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM BEING HIRED BY ANY MUNICIPALITY. 
          THEY COULD NOT WORK, YOU KNOW, LET ALONE WORK AS A CORRECTION OFFICER. THEY CANNOT BE EMPLOYED IN THE 911 SYSTEM. THEY COULD NOT BE EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THEY COULD NOT BE EMPLOYED IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THEY COULD NOT BE EMPLOYED ANYWHERE OR IN THE CITY OF UTICA, CITY OF ROME, THE TOWN OF WHITESTOWN, THE TOWN OF CAMDEN, WHEREVER THAT IS OVERREACH. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE AS A GOVERNMENT ALSO HAVE TO STATE. YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR HERE. SO THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU IS TO ALLOW ME TO INSTRUCT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO PURSUE AND TO LOOK AT ANY LEGAL ACTIONS THAT ARE AFFORDED TO THAT WE COULD ENACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE LAW THAT AGAINST THESE VARIOUS AREAS OF OVERREACH BY THE GOVERNOR, SOME OF THE SOME OF THE LAWS THAT I THAT I HAD MENTIONED IN TERMS OF IN IN TERMS OF THE PROVISION OF COUNTY LAW AND VARIOUS OTHER AREAS THAT IT WOULD GIVE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY THAT ABILITY TO RESEARCH, WORK WITH OTHER COUNTIES, WORK CERTAINLY WITH THE SHERIFF, MYSELF, MY OFFICE, BUT THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND SHERIFFS TO SEE WHAT OUR RECOURSE IS. NOW, THESE ARE THIS DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING INTO COURT THIS AFTERNOON. IT JUST MEANS WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE WHAT IS IN OUR IN OUR BASIS AND IN OUR RIGHTS TO LOOK AT. BUT I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH, THIS IS YOU KNOW, THIS IS ANOTHER ACTION BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO VIOLATE HOME RULE. AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT TOO OFTEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE SAW IT LAST YEAR IN THE ELECTION CASE IN WHICH THEY TRIED TO SEEK THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE WHEN THE ELECTIONS THAT THIS GOVERNMENT HAS DEEMED AS PART OF THEIR PROCESS, AND THE CHARTER THAT WAS ENACTED OVER 60 YEARS AGO. AND NOW WE'RE SEEING IT AGAIN IN IN TERMS OF TELLING US WHO WE CAN HIRE AND HOW THAT'S OUR DECISION, THAT'S OUR CHOICE. THAT AND IF FURTHER, YOU KNOW, INFRINGES ON THE RIGHTS OF THESE PEOPLE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THEY EITHER RESIGNED OR WERE FIRED FROM THESE JOBS FOR REASONS THAT LOOK, THAT IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUALS, OBVIOUSLY, AND IT IS UP TO THAT GOVERNMENT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, WE I MEAN, WE GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. SO LET US LET US INTERVIEW THEM, LET US REVIEW THEM. LET US DO THE BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE NECESSARY, BUT LET US DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT THEM TO WORK FOR US. SO YOU HAVE THAT RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU. I SEEK THIS BOARD'S SUPPORT AND APPROVAL AS WE GO FORWARD, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE STAND UNITED AS A COUNTY, WHICH THIS BOARD AND I HAVE ALWAYS DONE, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF IN, IN SITUATIONS OF, 
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OF SERIOUS CONCERNS SUCH AS THIS ONE. SO YOU HAVE THAT BEFORE YOU AND I ASK THAT YOU THAT YOU ACT ON THAT TODAY. AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE UNLESS YOU DO. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. AND THE RESOLUTIONS. INTRODUCTION. NUMBER 49 IS ESTABLISHING THE ONEIDA COUNTY 250TH AMERICAN REVOLUTION COMMISSION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. 
          WAS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 50 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 300,000 TO 826 414.495 PLANNING OC REGIONAL ASSISTANCE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. THOSE CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 51 IS A TRANSFER OF $687,281 TO VARIOUS SALARY AND RELATED PERSONAL SERVICE ACCOUNTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. 
          I THINK WE'RE GOOD. HE JUST VOTED. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 52 IS A TRANSFER OF $11,587,087. THE VARIOUS SALARY AND RELATED PERSONAL SERVICE ACCOUNTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. THE VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 53 IS THE APPOINTMENT OF LANDOWNER REPRESENTATIVE STEVE DIMAGGIO TO THE REGION SIX FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT BOARD. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. CARRY. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 54 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND STEPHEN HAGGIS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 55 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. 
          INTRODUCTION. NUMBER 56 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE CITY OF UTICA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. I'LL BE. I'LL BE EXPANDING INTO CENTRAL CONTROL. THANK YOU. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. 
          INTRODUCTION. NUMBER 57 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FOR ONEIDA COUNTY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. WE HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. YES. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 58 IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A FISCAL YEAR 2425. FEDERAL SECTION 5311. 
          GRANT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. THE VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 59 IS THE TRANSFER OF 150,000 TO 8400 2480 5-4 95 298. COMMUNITY COLLEGE MVCC INCUBATOR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. MR. SCHREIBER? I THINK MOST OF THE LEGISLATORS DESK. THERE'S AN UPDATE OF FOUR CASES OR BUSINESSES THAT WAS ON YOUR DESK. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THAT AT SOME POINT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. 
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INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 60 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF IT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 61 IS THE APPROVAL OF FIVE CORRECTIONS TO VARIOUS ERRONEOUS TAX ASSESSMENTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. THE VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 62 IS THE APPROVAL OF A FIRST EXTENSION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND VANESKI TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 63 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN EXTENSION TO LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND NEXTERA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. 
          INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 64 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT TO EXTEND MUNICIPAL SNOW AND ICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND NEW YORK STATE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 65 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS FOR THE PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DESIGN CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE ACADEMIC BUILDING, ROOF REPLACEMENT AND MVCC. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 66 IS A TRANSFER OF $131,687 AND AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT H. DPW CAPITAL OUTLAY BRIDGES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 67 IS THE APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER NUMBER TWO TO A MASTER AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH HIS DEPARTMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION CONTROL AND GHD. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. THE VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 68 IS THE APPROVAL OF A DEDICATED ROAD PATROL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE VILLAGE OF CLINTON. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. MR. DAVIS? OKAY. 
          DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. DISCUSSION. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 69 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT H. AIRPORT CAPITAL OUTLAY. GRIFFITHS AIRFIELD BUILDING. ROOF REPAIRS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. IS. ABSOLUTELY. I ALREADY GOT IT DOWN. THAT. CORRECT? RICK. THANK YOU. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 70 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $284,357 TO 89,900 BUDGET CAPITAL FUND. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 71 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AVIATION CAPITAL PROJECT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTION. NUMBER 72 IS ADVANCE APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THROUGH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. DO I HAVE A 
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SECOND? DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 73 IS THE AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR THE ONEIDA-HERKIMER SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY. REDUCED FEE PROGRAM FOR DISPOSAL OF DISASTER DEBRIS. AND THIS IS IN NEED OF A WAIVER. MOTION TO WAIVE 12 AND 55. 
          SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. I OPPOSE ON THE RESOLUTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DISCUSSION. MR. SHIBA? SURE. MY COLLEAGUES ARE AWARE OF THE IMPACT, THE HOW SEVERE THIS WINTER STORM WAS IN THE AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY. SEVERAL BUILDINGS HAVE COLLAPSED WITHIN THE COUNTY, MOSTLY IN THE NORTHERN AREA AND SEVERAL LARGE DAIRY FARMS LOST FACILITIES WHEN THE BARNS COLLAPSED. MANY OF THEM HOUSED ANIMALS INSIDE AND UNFORTUNATELY LOST THOSE ANIMALS AND CLEANING UP AFTER SUCH A DISASTER ON A FARM. IT'S NOT ONLY REBUILDING THE STRUCTURE, BUT THE LOSS OF THE ANIMALS AND DISPOSING OF THOSE ANIMALS. SO A BIG THANKS TO SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY AND FORMER LEGISLATOR JIM DINOFRIO FOR KIND OF GUIDANCE AND POINT, AND A HUGE THANK TO THE TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT ON THESE FARMS AND THE COMMUNITY AND DISPOSING OF THOSE ANIMALS AND ALL THAT TRAUMA THAT COMES TO MOSTLY THOSE FAMILY FARMS. SO ON BEHALF OF THAT, I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM COLLEAGUES ON THIS MOTION. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 74 IS THE AUTHORIZATION AUTHORIZING LITIGATION REGARDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 47.3 OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, CONCERNING COUNTY HIRING OF FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. AND THIS IS ALSO IN NEED OF A WAIVER. MOTION WILL WAIVE 1255. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED. 
          AND THE RESOLUTION MAY HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION. TOSHIBA. EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE ADDED TO THIS ONE THEN. RICK. GO AHEAD. EXCUSE ME. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THIS RESOLUTION. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE COULDN'T BE MORE RIGHT ABOUT WHAT HE SAID. HE WAS RIGHT ON POINT. THIS THIS ACTION BY THE GOVERNOR, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. AND HE STATED IT VERY WELL, DOES DOES THREE THINGS. IT TESTS OUR HOME RULE, OUR SELF-GOVERNANCE WITH OUR CHARTER. THAT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS. IT SPEAKS TO LIBERTY, CIVIL LIBERTIES, PEOPLE THAT RESIDE IN OUR COUNTY AND OUTSIDE OUR COUNTY THAT WANT TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT AND ACTUALLY WORK FOR OUR COUNTY. AND THIRD OF ALL, WHAT IT DOES, BASICALLY IT IT INHIBITS US FROM HIRING EMPLOYEES THAT COULD FILL OUR VACANCIES OR SOME OF OUR VACANCIES IN OUR COUNTY JAIL. WE HAD A RESOLUTION EARLIER TODAY, RESOLUTION 52, WHICH WAS A TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE SHORT WITH FUNDS FROM DEPARTMENTS AND LINES THAT HAVE OVERAGES. AND IF YOU PAID ATTENTION TO THE BIGGEST ONE THERE, YOU SAW ALMOST A $4 MILLION TRANSFER. AND WHERE WAS THAT FROM? THAT WAS FROM OVERTIME AT THE JAIL. THIS MAY NOT BE THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE OUTLINED, BUT FOR US AND FOR TAXPAYERS, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. IF WE CAN HIRE EVEN ONLY 20 OR 30 X CORRECTIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, BOY, THIS THIS WOULD HELP FILL A BIG VOID WE HAVE AND HAVE HAD IN THE COUNTY JAIL AS FAR AS CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS. SO I APPLAUD THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, AND I'M SURE FELLOW LEGISLATORS WILL VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. MR. DAVIS. NOW THAT I SEE THIS NOT ONLY AS AN OVERREACH, BUT VINDICTIVE AND IT BORDERS ON, IF NOT IN FACT VIOLATES CIVIL RIGHTS. SO I CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY STRONG OVERREACH. I'LL BE VOTING WITH THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CALL THE VOTE. OTIS, CARRY. ANY OTHER THING TO COME 
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BEFORE THE BOARD. MR. JOSEPH. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO RECTIFY AN OVERSIGHT THAT HAS HAPPENED FOR FAR TOO LONG. IT'S PROBABLY CLOSE TO 40 YEARS OR BETTER OVER THE 20 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. IT'S A TREMENDOUS OVERSIGHT. ON MARCH 3RD. THE CHAIRMAN HAD A BIRTHDAY. OH, GIVE ME A BREAK. I'M GOING TO CALL ON MY. I'M GOING TO CALL ON THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO SPEAK AND OFFER A RESOLUTION TO TOTAL BULL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. USUALLY WHEN I PRESENT PROCLAMATIONS, I DON'T READ THEM ALL, BUT I'LL MAKE AN EXCEPTION TODAY BECAUSE IT'S A BRIEF ONE IN WHICH THE CHAIRMAN LIKES. BECAUSE, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE CHAIRMAN LIKES VERY TIMELY SHORT SPEECHES, WHICH I DON'T COMPLY WITH ANYTIME HE ASKED, BUT I WILL, WHEREAS ON THIS ONE, WHEREAS THE ILLUSTRIOUS CHAIRMAN OF THE ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATURE, GERALD J. FIORINI, HAS TURNED. I THINK IT'S 34 YEARS OLD. I CAN'T I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES ON, BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD. AND THIS MOMENTOUS WHEREAS THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION OF CHAIRMAN FIORINI'S BIRTHDAY HAS NEVER BEEN MARKED BEFORE, DURING HIS DECADES LONG REIGN OF TERROR. OH! I'M SORRY. REIGN OF POWER. REIGN OF POWER. I'M SORRY. REIGN OF POWER. AND, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY MANY MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD. AND WHEREAS I COUNTY EXECUTIVE INTEND TO CORRECT THIS UNFORGIVABLE INJUSTICE. AND WHEREAS FROM HERE ON, ONEIDA COUNTY WILL CELEBRATE THE GREAT JERRY FIORINI'S BIRTHDAY FOR ALL OF ETERNITY. AND I URGE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTY TO JOIN ME IN WISHING JERRY A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. FOR. 
          YOU. GOT ONE COMMENT, BIG GUY? YOU TOO. LISTEN, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE. WARM BIRTHDAY. WHATEVER IT IS, IS, AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I ALSO APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU GUYS ALL THIS T IT. MR. CHA, WE HAVE A CAKE FOR YOU TOO. NO YOU DON'T. WE HAVE ONE. IT'S HERE. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ASK IF THERE WAS CAKE. IT'S AT THE AIRPORT.
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