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[a. 2025-1335 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RE: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND JDE COMPUTER STAFFING, INC. ]
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DATABASE OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE ADDITIONAL WORK WAS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE INITIAL CONTRACT, AND THE AMENDMENT INCREASES THE COST OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE AGREEMENT FROM 50 TO 90,000. YEARS TWO AND FIVE TO REMAIN AT 50,000 ANNUALLY. AND CHRIS IS HERE. CHRIS, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? YEAH. SO ESSENTIALLY OUR CONTRACT WITH JDI, IT'S FOR REGULAR DATABASE MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR EXISTING DATABASES. IT'S A MAINTENANCE THAT'S PREDICTABLE. INTO THAT BUDGETED AMOUNT, WE ALSO HAVE KIND OF A BUFFER FOR IF WE NEED STAFF AUGMENTATION FOR ANY SPECIAL PROJECTS OR ANYTHING SMALLER THAT'S UNEXPECTED. THE DATABASE THAT THE SHERIFF'S USED WAS STOPPED BEING SUPPORTED BY THE VENDOR, I THINK TWO YEARS AGO. WAS IT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SO IT IT PRETTY MUCH HAD TO BE BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP TO BECOME FUNCTIONING AGAIN. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS RELATIVE TO THIS DOCKET? GO AHEAD CHAD. IS THAT JUST A PORTION OF THE SHERIFF'S OPERATIONS, THAT COMPUTER PROGRAM, OR IS IT MEGA THAT'S THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF THE HOUSE. JAIL RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS SEPARATE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THERE BEING NONE, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THEY WILL PASS THAT
[b. 2025-1381 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RE: APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL LICENSES UNDER ENTERPRISE ENROLLMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND MICROSOFT CORPORATION, THROUGH AUTHORIZED RESELLER, DELL MARKETING, L.P. ]
DOCKET. WE'LL GO ON TO DOCKET NUMBER 1381. WHICH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN AN ADDITIONAL 650, 656 SOFTWARE LICENSES FROM DELL MARKETING. THE INITIAL THREE YEAR CONTRACT WAS FOR 1600 LICENSES FOR COUNTY USERS AND MACHINES. THE ADDITIONAL LICENSES WOULD INCREASE THE CONTRACT PRICE BY $74,900 FOR THE BALANCE OF THE AGREEMENT, RAISING THE TOTAL TO 1.8 MILLION. THE CONTRACT EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 28, AND THIS IS REALLY A MANDATED DOCKET, CORRECT? AND SO ESSENTIALLY, THE TWO MAIN INFLUENCES FOR THIS IS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PERSONNEL TO GET EMAIL ACCOUNTS FOR EVERY SINGLE COUNTY USER.THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THAT DON'T HAVE THEM. THIS WILL ENABLE THEM TO ACCESS THE NEW PERSONNEL PLATFORM THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO DIGITALLY SUBMIT TIME CARDS, ACCESS THEIR ACCRUAL INFORMATION AND ALL PERSONNEL TYPE DOCUMENTATION. IT'S ALSO FOR WE ARE I BELIEVE IT WAS RECENTLY THE SPOS. THEY'RE ALL WITH THEIR BODY CAMERAS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY HAVE TO PLUG THE BODY CAMERA IN AT THEIR LOCATION, AND THEY HAVE TO ASSIGN THEIR NAME TO THE SPECIFIC BODY CAMERA. SO ALL OF THIS WILL COVER THE LICENSING NEEDED FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS RELATIVE TO THIS DOCKET? OKAY. THERE BEING NONE, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY
[c. 2025-1612 – COUNTY ATTORNEY RE: APPROVAL OF AN EXTENSION OF BOARD OF LEGISLATORS APPROVAL GRANTED UNDER RESOLUTION 330 OF 2022 REGARDING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF LAW, AND WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION ]
OPPOSED? THANK YOU. CHRIS. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO DOCKET NUMBER 1612. AND THIS IS FROM THE LAW DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN EXTENSION GRANTED BY THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS UNDER RESOLUTION 330 OF 22, 2022, UNTIL NOVEMBER 27TH OF 25, REGARDING AN AGREEMENT WITH WEST PUBLISHING CORP. WHEN THIS AGREEMENT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE, IT WAS ANTICIPATED THE TERM WOULD END IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. A DELAY IN PROCESSING THE AGREEMENT RESULTED IN THE CONTRACT'S END DATE NOW BEING NOVEMBER 27TH 25, WHICH CREATED A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE END DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT ALLOWS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS AND USERS THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE WESTLAW'S LEGAL DOCUMENTS UNDER ONE AGREEMENT, AND I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS BESIDES LAW I BELIEVE, THAT USE THIS WEST PUBLISHING AS WELL. AND I GUESS, ANDREW, YOU'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ANDREW RELATIVE TO THIS DOCKET? GO AHEAD ANDREW. DO WE HAVE OTHER SERVICES LIKE WESTLAW LIKE NEXUS LEXIS OR. THIS IS ONE OF MANY SERVICES THAT WE DO SINCE THE BOOKS[00:05:03]
AREN'T AROUND ANYMORE. RIGHT. IT'S ALL ONLINE. IT'S ONE OF TWO WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH LEXIS.WE'RE NEGOTIATING THAT CONTRACT. FOR LAST WEEK OR SOMETHING, BUT SO THAT WILL BE TWO. IS THAT RIGHT? IS THAT GOING TO BE. FINANCIAL CATEGORIES THIS THIS AGREEMENT OR A LOT LESS. AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS THE NUMBER OF USERS THAT THE COUNTY WHO USE LEXISNEXIS IS SMALLER. I THINK I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT WHO PREFERS IT. I'M LIKE THE LAST HOLD OUT. WESTLAW IS REGARDED AS A BETTER PRODUCT, SO WE'LL SEE. I KNOW THEY VARY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANDREW OKAY. THERE BEING NONE LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY
[d. 2025-1611 – FINANCE RE: APPROVAL OF THE BIDS OFFERED AT THE MAY 17, 2025 PROPERTY AUCTION ]
OPPOSED OKAY. THANK YOU ANDREW. AND NOW WE'RE GOING BACK TO 1611 PROPERTY AUCTION BIDS. AND MR. CARVELLI IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. FINANCE SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE HIGH BIDS OFFERED AT THE LATEST TAX DELINQUENT PROPERTY AUCTION. A TOTAL OF 11 PARCELS WERE SOLD AT AUCTION, SOME SOLD FOR UNDER THE AMOUNT OWED IN TAXES, WHILE OTHERS WENT FOR MORE. THE COUNTY KEEPS ONLY THE DELINQUENT TAX AMOUNTS, AS WE KNOW IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE PROCESS BEGAN WITH 396 PROPERTIES. THE PROPERTIES ARE LISTED. I HAD A LENGTHY CONVERSATION THIS MORNING WITH TONY ON ONE OF THE PROPERTIES, BECAUSE THERE WAS QUITE AN INCREASE OF LIKE 128,000, BUT TONY'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE ON THESE.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? OKAY. THERE BEING NONE, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? TONY'S STILL HERE TO ANSWER THE NEXT ONE. TAX REFUNDS AND
[e. 2025-1598 – FINANCE RE: APPROVAL OF THREE (3) REFUNDS AND ONE (1) CORRECTION TO VARIOUS ERRONEOUS TAX ASSESSMENTS ]
CREDITS. FINANCE REQUESTS. CONSIDERATION OF THREE TAX REFUNDS AND ONE CORRECTION. THE REFUNDS TOTAL 4500, WHILE THE CORRECTIONS ARE FOR $360. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TAX REFUNDS AND CREDITS FOR MR. LAVALLE THERE BEING NONE? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? TONY. THANKS. THANKS FOR HELPING ME. AND NOW WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE LAST DOCKET. AND I DON'T THINK CHRIS IS HERE. ANYBODY FROM PERSONNEL HERE? OKAY, THIS IS DOCKET NUMBER 1688. PERSONNEL[f. 2025-1688 – PERSONNEL RE: APPROVAL OF A SECOND RENEWAL OF MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL, AND TOWNSQUARE MEDIA OF UTICA/ROME, INC. ]
SEEKS TO EXTEND AN AGREEMENT WITH TOWNSQUARE MEDIA TO PROVIDE DIGITAL MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT AND INTERNET INTERNET BASED RECRUITMENT SERVICES FOR ONEIDA COUNTY. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE YEAR RENEWAL, AND THE AMOUNT IS NOT TO EXCEED 75,000. AND ACCORDING TO THE DOCKET, THEY'VE HAD SOME GREAT SUCCESS. GOOD COLLEAGUES HERE. YOU GOT SOME STATS ON THIS. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, WE BROUGHT SOME. THIS IS BASICALLY FOR THE DIGITAL MEDIA ADVERTISING AND DIGITAL INTERNET BASED RECRUITMENT SERVICES THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. I ACTUALLY BROUGHT GINA BECAUSE SHE'S OUR SHE HANDLES MOST OF THIS, BUT SO SHE CAN TELL SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE MAJOR POINTS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE NUMBERS WE'VE SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT IN OUR, OUR VACANCY RATE. SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE SEEN THAT AT THE HIGHEST IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. I THINK WE WERE CLOSE TO 30%. RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOWN TO PROBABLY 15%. SO I MEAN, THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. AND WE DO HAVE NUMBERS. AND I HAVE TO ASK GINA TO HELP ME BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN I'M NOT CLEAR ON EXACTLY, BUT IT'S LIKE IT WILL GIVE YOU THE NUMBER OF ADS THAT THEY PUT ON. HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY CLICKED ON TO THE SITE, AND FROM THERE, HOW MANY OF THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WERE DRIVEN TO OUR WEBSITE. SO BE ABLE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT WAS. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TRACK BECAUSE LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, YOU GO TO THE CIVIL SERVICE SITE. SO THEN IF SOMEONE IF YOU ASK SOMEONE WHY WE'RE TRYING TO TRACK IT BETTER, BUT IF YOU ASK SOMEBODY WHY, FIRST OFF, NOT EVERYBODY FILLS IT OUT SO YOU CAN'T MAKE THEM FILL IT OUT. BUT IF SOMEONE DOES DEPENDING HOW THEY RESPOND TO, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT. WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS THAT WE FEEL HAVE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL FROM A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE OF THE COUNTY. I MEAN, SOME OF THE THEMES, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THEM ON THE RADIO, BUT LIKE INSPIRE CHANGE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY. WHY? I LOVE TO LIVE AND WORK IN ONEIDA COUNTY. I REALLY LIKE THAT ONE BECAUSE IT KIND OF SHOWED A BROADER VIEW OF OUR COUNTY, YOU KNOW, AS A WHOLE, AND WHY IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE, TO TRY TO BRING PEOPLE IN, YOU KNOW, WANT A CAREER WHERE OTHER WHERE EVERY DAY MATTERS. SO THAT WAS THIS YEAR IS LIKE, THOSE ARE OUR CAMPAIGN THREADS. AND THEY PUT THEM THROUGH ON THE MEDIA. WE'VE HAD SOME OF THE WORKERS GIVE SELF ATTESTATIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE JOB AND WHY THEY LIKE IT. SO SOME OF THE RESPONSES HAVE BEEN THAT PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS. WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING, I THINK I SAID THIS LAST TIME. A LOT OF THE YOUNGER PEOPLE, WHEN YOU ASK THEM WHY, WHAT AN ADULT IN THEIR, I WANT TO SAY, AN ADULT, AN OLDER PERSON IN THEIR LIFE MIGHT HAVE LIKE A[00:10:05]
GRANDPARENT OR A PARENT HEARD THE AD AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND GOT, YOU KNOW, SO WE WERE HEARING THAT TOO. BUT I DON'T KNOW. GINA, IS THERE STUFF? OH, SORRY. STUFF TO ADD. I GUESS ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT WAS FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE. WE HAD 1521 APPLICATIONS IN 2024, WHICH IS A, YOU KNOW, PRETTY HIGH NUMBER. AND WE HAVE 918 THROUGH JUNE 1ST OF THIS YEAR. NOT ALL OF THOSE WILL BE APPROVED, OR OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL GO ON TO BE EMPLOYEES. AND ONE OF THE ANOTHER STRATEGY THAT WE STARTED UTILIZING JUST IN 2024 IS THE FACEBOOK LEAD GENERATOR. SO WHEN SOMEONE SEES THE FACEBOOK AD AND I'M NOT A MEDIA SPECIALIST, BUT WHEN SOMEONE SEES A FACEBOOK AD, THEY'LL GET A POP UP AND THEY CAN PUT THEIR INFORMATION IN AND ASK FOR IF THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, WANT FURTHER INQUIRY. SO WE GET A LIST OF THOSE AUTOMATICALLY COMING TO US ON A SPREADSHEET.WE RESPOND TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE WITH A EMAIL THAT SAYS, THANK YOU FOR INQUIRING ABOUT EMPLOYMENT WITH ONEIDA COUNTY. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL US IF YOU'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, REVIEW MORE JOBS. YOU CAN SEEK OUT THE CIVIL SERVICE WEBSITE. SO WE TRY CONSTANTLY. WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS, YOU KNOW, THE MORE TOUCHES, BASICALLY YOU CAN GET ON SOMEBODY WHO'S INTERESTED, THE MORE LIKELY YOU ARE TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF BRING THEM INTO EMPLOYMENT. SO THAT'S BEEN A, YOU KNOW, NEW STRATEGY THAT TOWN SQUARE HAS PROPOSED AND WE AGREED TO FOR THE LAST YEAR. SO IT'S BEEN PRETTY HELPFUL. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY. OKAY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION T
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