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STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, 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 PRATT, ALMIGHTY GOD, GUIDE US IN OUR DELIBERATIONS TODAY. AMEN. AMEN. CLERK. WILL CALL THE ROLL. IZZY. HERE.
LEACH. ROGERS. HERE. WATERMAN. HERE. LUCIA, HERE. PIERINI HERE. WISNIK HERE. BUCK. HERE. JOSEPH.
KOENIG. HERE. WHITE. NEWTON. DAVIS. HERE. GABEL. REAL. PRATT HERE. DIMAGGIO. DANIELS. JULIAN.
IRVIN HERE. WASHBURN. HERE. MCNEIL. GENTILE. HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. I NOW CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MVCC BUDGET TO ORDER. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THAT ISSUE? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. GOOD. KIDS FIRST. SPEAKER TWO SPEAKERS
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FIRST. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS TODAY. NATHAN. NATHANIEL. TOUGH. NATHANIEL.YES. RIGHT THERE. PLEASE. HELLO? LET ME SEE. OKAY. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. WHAT? I'M ABOUT TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY CONCERNING IS SOMETHING THAT I SEE THAT IS GROWING, AND IT'S KIND OF GETTING OUT OF HAND. THERE IS A DRUG IN UTICA CALLED TUNECHI. SOME PEOPLE CALL IT TOOK, SOME PEOPLE CALL IT TUNECHI. BUT THE EFFECTS OF IT IS DRAMATIC. I LIVE IN THESE AREAS. I'M BORN AND RAISED IN UTICA. MY WHOLE LIFE THEY'RE SELLING THIS DRUG OUT OF THE CORNER STORES. THEY'RE SELLING THESE DRUGS OUT OF THESE CORNER STORES, MOSTLY ARAB STORES. A LOT OF THIS DRUG HAS FENTANYL IN IT. IT'S KILLING OUR CHILDREN. I KNOW AT LEAST 7 OR 8 PEOPLE THAT HAVE OD'D OFF OF IT. AND IT'S ALMOST AS IF. IT'S ALMOST AS IF TO ME, TO WHERE IF YOU HAVE THIS DRUG AND YOU WANT TO GET YOU AND YOU WANT TO GET RID OF IT, COME TO UTICA BECAUSE NOBODY'S GOING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I'M UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT MAYBE THIS WAS BROUGHT UP BEFORE AT SOME MEETINGS OR SOMETHING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM AND THERE'S A SITUATION, IT'S ONLY GOING TO GROW. I KNOW IF IT'S NOT DEALING WITH YOUR JURISDICTION, THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU MAY NOT HAVE AS MUCH CONCERN. BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE BASEMENT OF A HOUSE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE ROOF. I TOOK A VIDEO THREE DAYS AGO. IT'S GOT LIKE 48,000 HITS ON IT, 48,000 VIEWS ON IT. THERE'S PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE CONTACTING ME BACK BECAUSE IT'S IN THEIR CITY. IT'S IN THEIR TOWN TO. BUT UTICA IS THE WORST.
IT'S THE WORST. I LOST A FATHER TO DRUGS. MY SON'S MOTHER. HAS BEEN MISSING FOR THREE YEARS.
BECAUSE OF DRUGS. ON THE 4TH OF JULY, I TRIED TO GET MY SON TO COME TO 4TH OF JULY FOR BARBECUE. HE DIDN'T WANT TO COME BECAUSE HE WAS SO MUCH ON DRUGS. NOW, LIKE I SAID, IT MAY NOT AFFECT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, BUT IT AFFECTS THE PEOPLE. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. THESE, THESE THESE THESE THESE ARE PEOPLE. THEY HAVE BLOOD. THEY HAVE FEELINGS. THIS IS SOMEBODY'S CHILD, SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER, SOMEBODY'S MOTHER. I WANT THE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BE LIKE THIS YOUNG GROUP, GO PLAY BASEBALL, HAVE A NORMAL LIFE. WE ALLOWED SOME OF THESE PEOPLE TO COME HERE. WE GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO COME AND HAVE A LIFE OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM AND GET EDUCATION. SO IF THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THESE ARE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. WE'VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. WE FOUGHT THE CRACK. WE FOUGHT THE COCAINE WARS. WE'VE NEVER FOUGHT A WAR BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN YOUR BLOOD
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SYSTEM. PEOPLE ON PAROLE, THEY SMOKE IT. IT'S HARD TO CATCH. THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS STOP IT FROM ENTERING OUR CITIES. STOP IT FROM ENTERING OUR CORNER STORES. AND LIKE I SAID, WE GAVE PEOPLE PERMISSION TO COME HERE, TO HAVE A LIFE OF FREEDOM, TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME HERE AND SELL DRUGS, YOU DON'T NEED TO BE HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF POLITICS OR WHAT TYPE OF SITUATION IT IS THAT IS STOPPING US OR YOU GUYS, BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE THE AUTHORITY FROM DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE IT'S SPREADING. IF YOU GO OUT BY ONEIDA SQUARE. I GREW UP IN UTICA. IT USED TO BE A WONDERFUL PLACE. PIZZA PLACES, BUSINESSES, PROGRESS. AND YOU, YOU GO THROUGH THERE NOW AND YOU SEE PEOPLE SLEEPING ON THE GROUND, LITERALLY SLEEPING ON THE GROUND. PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES. PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS. AND SO THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO. THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. SO THEY'RE SLEEPING IN THE FESTIVALS OF CHURCHES. AND THEN WHEN THE POLICE COME, THEY DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. THEY REMOVE THEM. AND PEOPLE ARE LIVING OUT OF BUGGIES. WE GOT TO DO BETTER THAN THIS, AND WE SHOULD DO BETTER THAN THIS. WHEN YOU ARE GIVING A POSITION OF AUTHORITY, YOUR POSITION IS TO HELP. IT'S NOT TO SIT THERE AND PLAY THE TIT FOR TAT GAME. YOUR POSITION IS TO HELP HELP THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY NEED IT. SO I'M COMING TO YOU AND I'M PRESENTING MYSELF TO YOU TODAY BECAUSE MAYBE YOU JUST DON'T KNOW. MAYBE WHEN YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE WORK, YOU GO UP TOWARDS THE MOUNTAIN SOMEWHERE. I LIVE HERE, AND THIS IS WHAT'S TAKING PLACE HERE. AND I'M BEGGING YOU. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SO IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF STIPULATIONS THAT'S PREVENTING US FROM DOING CERTAIN THINGS, WE NEED TO GO AROUND IT. WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO. THERE IS SUCH A THING CALLED CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. THERE IS SUCH A THING OF CALLED HUMANITY. THESE PEOPLE, THEY'RE NOT EVEN LIVING LIKE HUMANS. SORES ALL OVER THEIR BODY. A LOT OF THEM ARE SICK. THE AMBULANCES ARE DRIVING RIGHT BY THEM TODAY BECAUSE WHA? OUR SYSTEM IS COMPACT WITH DIFFERENT SITUATIONS AND DIFFERENT SCENARIOS TO WHERE THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM, TO WHERE THEY CAN'T STOP AT EVERYBODY THEY SEE. I TOOK A VIDEO AND I PULLED OVER ON ELM AND EAGLE, AND I SEEN THIS YOUNG, THIS YOUNG LADY, THIS YOUNG CAUCASIAN GIRL. THIS IS THE THIRD PERSON THAT I'VE HELPED LAYING ON THE GROUND. AND I SAID, WELL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER? AND THEY SAID, WELL, SHE'S ON UK, SHE'S ON TUNECHI. AND I'M LIKE, WELL, THIS IS HOW IT MAKES YOU ACT LIKE SHE'S SHE'S ALMOST INEBRIATED. SO CAN YOU IMAGINE A YOUNG GIRL IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME AND SHE SMOKES THIS ONE TIME, ONE TIME, ONE TIME. AND SHE'S HOOKED. SHE'S HOOKED. SHE NEEDS HELP. AND JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED HELP DON'T MEAN WE SHOULDN'T HELP THEM. SOME OF THESE GIRLS ARE GETTING RAPED. THEY'RE GETTING MOLESTED, AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. THEY'RE ASLEEP. THEY'RE KNOCKED OUT. SO I'M ASKING YOU. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO? SHOULD WE DO SOMETHING? CAN WE DO SOMETHING? LET'S DO SOMETHING.
WHEN YOU'RE IN A POSITION, YOU'RE IN A POSITION TO HELP PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE IN A POSITION FOR. WHETHER IT'S TO HELP YOUR CITY, YOUR TOWN, YOUR JURISDICTION. BUT PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE NEED HELP. AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE, SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE SPOKE TO, I WANTED TO MAKE A BETTER REPRESENTATION TO YOU GUYS. BUT I WAS IN SUCH OF A RUSH AND I HAD PICTURES AND I GOT PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTATION OF SOME OF THESE PEOPLE'S LIVES. AND IT'S SAD. IT'S SAD. IT BRINGS DOWN THE PROPERTY VALUE. IT BRINGS DOWN. NO ONE WANTS TO LIVE NEXT TO AN AREA THAT'S FILLED WITH DRUGS. ONEIDA STREET, I MEAN, ONEIDA STREET. WE HAD WHAT WE HAD OVER THERE. WE HAD A DUNKIN DONUTS OVER THERE. NOBODY WANTS TO GO TO A DUNKIN DONUTS. SO GUESS WHAT? THE DUNKIN DONUTS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. NOBODY WANTS TO OPEN IT BACK UP BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO BE AROUND ALL OF THIS DRUGS, WE CAN IGNORE IT.
AND YOU CANNOT LET IT SINK IN. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T EXIST. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S NOT THERE. SO I HOPE I'M MAKING A PROPER REPRESENTATION TO YOU GUYS TO JUST TELL YOU WE NEED HELP ON THIS. IT JUST IT JUST DIDN'T REACH YOUR AREA YET. I HAD SOMEBODY FROM CORTLAND THAT SAYS, I HOPE IT DON'T COME OUT HERE BECAUSE IT'S ON IT'S WAY OUT HERE. WE LIVE IN A DECENT AREA, AND I REMEMBER THAT UTICA WAS A WONDERFUL PLACE. YOU GOT PEOPLE SLEEPING ON THE STATUE ON ONEIDA STREET WHERE THE WHERE THE TURNAROUND, WHERE THE TURNABOUT IS. AND I JUST FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO DO MORE ABOUT IT. I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. I FEEL LIKE IF YOU SIT BACK AND WE DO NOTHING, THEN YOU'RE JUST AS GUILTY. WHY? BECAUSE YOU'RE
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DOING NOTHING. YOU'RE JUST AS GUILTY. EVERY ONE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE OD'ING. I'M NOT COMPLETELY BLAMING EVERYTHING ON YOU. I'M JUST SAYING THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO. SOME OF THE BLOOD IS ON SOME OF YOU GUYS HANDS, TOO, BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THERE WAS A TIME TO WHERE MAYBE SOMEONE PROBABLY BROUGHT IT UP WHEN IT WASN'T AS BIG OF A PROBLEM AND WE DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. NOW IT HAS OUTGROWN. IT'S IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S IN DIFFERENT HOODS. THE STREET I GREW UP ON, IT'S ON THAT STREET. IT'S EVERYWHERE. AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE MY FRIENDS. SOME OF THESE PEOPLE I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH. AND THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY NEED HELP. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE DRUGS, THEY NEED HELP. I GOT A FRIEND OF MINE. HE LIVES WITH ME. HE'S DISABLED. HE USED TO SMOKE IT. HE TOLD ME THAT WAS THE WORST THING THAT HE EVER DID IN HIS LIFE. HE SAID THAT'S THE WORST THING HE EVER DID IN HIS LIFE. HE SAID WAS SMOKING. ONE TIME. HE SAID HE NEVER FELT LIKE HE WAS IN SUCH A DARK SPACE, SUCH A DARK HOLE, EVER. SO THIS DRUG IS EXTRAORDINARY WHEN IT COMES TO DESTROYING LIVES. SO THIS IS JUST ALL I WANTED TO SAY. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. I'M JUST TELLING YOU SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. BEN SIMON. WELL, I'D LIKE TO LIGHTEN THIS UP A LITTLE BIT. SO FIRST OF ALL, I'M HERE TODAY. BEN SIMMONS, FARMER BEN IS A LOT OF YOU KNOW ME TO INVITE YOU AND TO TALK ABOUT THE BOONVILLE ONEIDA COUNTY FAIR. SO I'D LIKE TO YIELD A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF MY TIME TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOONVILLE ONEIDA COUNTY FAIR, DAVE HYATT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I'M SHORT AND SWEET. I'M NOT BEN SIMMONS. I'M SWEET. BUT I CAME HERE TODAY BECAUSE I WANT TO INVITE ALL OF OUR COUNTY LEGISLATORS TO OUR CHICKEN BARBECUE, WHICH IS ON THURSDAY, THE WEEK OF THE FAIR. AND OUR SPEAKER THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE COLEMAN BROTHERS SHOWS. THEY HAVE BEEN WITH US 75 YEARS. THEY'VE BEEN VERY FAITHFUL TO US, AND IT'LL BE VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE OF COURSE, WE HAVE HEARD THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE, BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY I, I WANT TO TRAVEL THE ROADS LIKE THEY DO, AND I GIVE THEM A LOT OF CREDIT, AND THEY PUT ON AN EXCELLENT SHOW FOR EVERYBODY IN ONEIDA COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ENJOY HAVING YOU COME. WE ENJOY ALL THE HELP THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US OVER THE YEARS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE THAT I JUST COULDN'T LET GO, AND THAT WOULD BE OUR FAVORITE HISTORIAN OF THE BOONVILLE ONEIDA COUNTY FAIR, CARL TRAYNOR. THERE WE GO.GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE. IF YOU VENTURE UP TO BOONVILLE THIS YEAR FOR THE FAIR. AND I HOPE YOU DO. WE'VE GOT A GREAT WEEK ON TAP. AND WE'RE ALSO FEATURING ANTIQUE SNOW THAT IS SNOW FROM SEVERAL WINTERS AGO THAT IS JUST BECOME EXPOSED AND IS NOW MELTING. SO THINGS ARE GOOD IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. BUT THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT IN THE TOUGH WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN, AND YOU HAVE MADE ONEIDA COUNTY A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, EVEN IN THE ARCTIC DISTRICT. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE FAIR. ANY TOWN, VILLAGE, MUNICIPALITY THAT IS HAS A FAIRGROUNDS AS VERY FORTUNATE. A FAIRGROUNDS IS A LITTLE ECONOMIC ENGINE. AND FROM BECAUSE OF YOUR HELP ON VARIOUS PROJECTS, OUR FAIRGROUNDS IN BOONVILLE IS MORE THAN A LITTLE ECONOMIC ENGINE, BOTH IN MONEY THAT'S TURNED OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM DURING THE FAIR AND ALSO FOR THE WELFARE, THE YOUTH, THE BUILDING UP OR WHATEVER OF OUR YOUTH, OUR CHILDREN AND WHAT THEY
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EXPERIENCE BY BRINGING THEIR ANIMALS TO THE FAIR. OTHER EXHIBITS AT THE FAIR, COMING TO THE FAIR, THE HANDICAPPED CHILDREN PROGRAM. THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU. I HOPE WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE CHICKEN BARBECUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CARL, I'D LIKE TO ALSO INTRODUCE SUE ALGER. OUR TREASURER LADY KEEPS TRACK OF OUR MONEY AND DOES ALL THE GRANTS. IF YOU'D WAVE. HELLO.HOW ARE YOU? AND OUR SECRETARY TO THE BOARD, BETH FOX. HI, BETH. AND THEN FARMER BEN FROM THE BOARD. ALL RIGHT, SO FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, FORGET THE FIRST OF ALL. SO WE WANT TO I WANT TO I'M HERE TO REPORT THIS YEAR I GOT NOMINATED BY THE BOARD TO BE THE LIAISON FOR THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, WHICH YOU GUYS HERE, THE BODY HERE IS VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY SUPPORTIVE. AND I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A REPORT THAT IS BASICALLY ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR OLD THIS YEAR SO FAR. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 733 YOUTHS ENROLLED TO COME TO THE CHILDREN'S DAY PROGRAM WITH 100 CHAPERONS ON TOP OF THAT. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S 833 THAT ARE ENROLLED. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I THANK THIS BODY FOR PUTTING THAT IN THE COUNTY BUDGET THIS YEAR AND FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THAT PROGRAM. IT IS A HUGE PROGRAM, VERY WELL SUPPORTED, AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND LET YOU KNOW WHO THE PARTNERS ARE, BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NO WAY WITH THE SIZE OF THIS PROGRAM NOW THAT WE COULD HANDLE THIS ALONE.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE FUNDING THAT YOU GIVE TO THAT PROGRAM. I WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THIS FELLOW BEHIND ME, AND THAT IS KEVIN GREEN FROM THE ONEIDA COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU. HE IS OUR CONNECTION TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CHILDREN ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT, KEVIN? YES, ALL ALL THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE YOUTH BUREAU. HE'S OUR LIAISON TO THEM. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE THANK CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, PUTTING THIS THING TOGETHER AND KEEPING IT GOING AND ORGANIZE IT. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE MARY BETH MCEWEN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GETS APPRECIATED FOR THAT. AND THEN ALSO THE BOONVILLE ONEIDA COUNTY FAIR FOR HOSTING IT. THIS PROGRAM HAS GOTTEN SO BIG, WE HAD TO REACH OUT FOR PARTNERS TO MAKE IT WORK. AND SO I WANT TO THANK THOSE PEOPLE. SECOND OF ALL, THIS YEAR YOU GUYS HAVE GIVEN US A NICE ENDOWMENT FOR, AS YOU HAVE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING THAT MONEY ON PAVEMENT. WE'RE ABLE TO GET DIFFERENT GRANTS FROM STATE AG AND MARKETS TO HELP RUN THE FAIR AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS AT THE FAIR, BUT THEY'RE VERY STRICT ON THEIR ITEMIZING OF WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THOSE FUNDS. AND SO, WITH THE HELP OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE AND YOU GUYS, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE ANTHONY PICENTE, FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS IN THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE ENOUGH FOR THE SUPPORT THEY'VE GIVEN THE BOONVILLE ONEIDA COUNTY FAIR THIS YEAR. WE GOT QUITE A BIT SOME NEW CHANGES. WE GOT RACING PIGS COMING THIS YEAR, PONY RIDES FOR ALL THE LITTLE KIDS, AND OUR PHOTO ART EXHIBIT. WE HAVE A LADY THAT STEP FORWARD THAT WANTS TO MAKE IT EQUAL OR COMPARED TO THE STATE FAIR. SO IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY BIG. WE WANT YOU TO GET OUT AND SEE THAT THE PIE AUCTION THAT I RUN EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE BENEFICIARY THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN ONEIDA COUNTY. I BELIEVE THERE'S SIX OF THEM. KEITH, AM I CORRECT? THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE BENEFIT. THANK YOU. THERE'S GOING TO BE ALL THE BENEFIT FROM THE AUCTION. SO IF I COULD TALK TO YOU GUYS ALL INTO BRINGING SOMETHING FROM YOUR DISTRICT, YOU'VE ALL BEEN VERY GRACIOUS IN THE PAST, RIGHT? STEVE AND MARIE, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS AND KEITH AND EVERYBODY. AND GEORGE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE GEORGE JOSEPH FOR THE GIFTS THAT HE GIVES FROM HIS NORTH STAR ORCHARD. AND THEN WE HAVE AN AUCTION, AND THE AUCTION IS AT 4:00 ON THURSDAY. YOUR CHICKEN BARBECUE IS AT, I BELIEVE, 5 A.M. I RIGHT? SIX SERVING AT SIX. SO COME FIVE FOR THE SOCIAL HOUR. AND THEN I'M GETTING READY TO WIND THIS UP. AND SO ALSO BEFORE YOU GUYS ALL LEAVE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SEE BETH FOX IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. SHE BROUGHT HER SHEET WITH HER TO FOR RESERVATIONS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH CHICKEN AND SEATS FOR EVERYBODY THERE. AND ALSO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS AND I AND OUR BOARD RECOGNIZES STEVE BOUCHER FROM YOUR BODY. HE STAYS RIGHT IN TOUCH WITH ME. HE STAYS IN TOUCH WITH OUR TREASURER, SUE ALGER, TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOING GOOD AND TO HELP OUT WHATEVER THE COUNTY CAN DO. AND ALSO, I WANT
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TO MAKE SURE I SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS AGAIN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT. JERRY'S GOING TO BE MAD AT ME, SO I WON'T MENTION HIS NAME. YOU TOLD ME NOT TO MENTION YOUR NAME, SO I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION HIS NAME, BUT BECAUSE JERRY WILL BE RETIRING THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING VERY, VERY, VERY SPECIAL AT THE CHICKEN BARBECUE. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL OF YOU GUYS COME OUT AND HELP US CELEBRATE ALL THE MANY YEARS OF SUPPORT. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE. AND ANTHONY PICENTE. I DIDN'T MENTION HIS NAME, TONY. AND AGAIN, I REALLY I GOTTA SAY, I WANT TO SAY THIS WHENEVER WE NEED ANYTHING, THE COUNTY FAIR, YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES THEY COME TO. BUT I ALSO I GO TO COUNTY EXECUTIVE ANTHONY PICENTE AND HIS STAFF, AND I JUST CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH SUPPORT WE GET FROM THEM. SO AGAIN, TONY, ON BEHALF OF THE BOONVILLE ONEIDA COUNTY FAIR, OUR HAT OFF TO YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, BEN. THANKS FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO. WELL THANK YOU STEVE. AT THIS TIME,[Executive Update]
I'D LIKE TO CALL UP MR. BUCK. TO THE PODIUM HERE. BOBBY COLEMAN. KOENIG. AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, MR. PICENTE. THREE WISE MEN. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO THANK SHERIFF MITCHELL FOR INVITING BEN SIMMONS TODAY TO SPEAK. AND THE ICE CREAM AND THE ICE CREAM THAT THE SHERIFF. IF ANYBODY IS COUNTING, THE SHERIFF'S ON NUMBER FIVE. OH, OUCH. ALL RIGHT. AND, MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSTANT HUMOR. AND BUT WE ARE HERE FOR ANOTHER REASON. TODAY.OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE THE GREAT PLEASURE OF RECOGNIZING ANOTHER GREAT TEAM IN HERE IN ONEIDA COUNTY. THE ORISKANY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM THAT IS JOINING US HERE TODAY. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HERE WHO ALSO SITS, YOU KNOW, ON THIS BOARD, MR. BUCK AND MR. KOENIG, WHO'S THERE'S ANOTHER KOENIG ON THAT TEAM THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THEM ACTUALLY, THAT ARE HERE, BUT I'M HERE TO JOIN THEM IN RECOGNIZING THE ORISKANY SKYHAWKS FOR WINNING THE NEW YORK STATE CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT, GREAT TEAM, GREAT LEADERSHIP. HEAD COACH ENOS, WHERE ARE YOU? THERE YOU ARE. YOU BLEND RIGHT IN WITH THE GUYS. WHY DON'T YOU BRING THEM ALL UP HERE SO THAT WE CAN PAY PROPER HONOR TO THEM? SO WE HAVE BEEN WE HAVE BEEN HERE THIS YEAR WITH OTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS. MVCC, YOU KNOW, AND THIS ONE THAT WAS THE HAWKS. THESE ARE THE SKYHAWKS. MR. MISTER PRESIDENT. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, BUT I WANT TO COMMEND THIS GREAT TEAM AND THEIR LEADERSHIP, THEIR COACH AND THEIR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, OF COURSE, FOR NOT JUST WHAT THEY DO ON THE FIELD, BUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE OFF THE FIELD. THIS IS A GREAT TEAM, A GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG MEN, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IN THE FUTURE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THEM AND MANY OF THEM AS THEY CONTINUE, BUT THEY EXEMPLIFY THE VALUE AND THE QUALITIES OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF ONEIDA COUNTY.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM. AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY, I'D LIKE TO PROCLAIM TODAY, JULY 9TH, AS ORISKANY BASEBALL DAY IN ONEIDA COUNTY AND WISH YOU GUYS THE VERY BEST COACH. COME ON UP. TO WITH THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. TELL ME HOW YOU PUT UP WITH DAVE BUCK. PITCHER HERE. DAVE, YOU WANT TO COME OVER HERE? YOU KNOW WE CAN GO. ON. AND EACH KID, MR. BUCK, MR. BUCK, YOU'RE UP. YOU KNOW, I WANT THE COACH TO TALK ABOUT. I WANT THE COACH TO TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH OF A HARD TIME
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YOU GIVE THEM. EVERYBODY KNOWS I GIVE HIM A HARD TIME. WE SHOULD INTRODUCE EACH BALLPLAYER AND THEIR COACHES. SO THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN HERE AND HONOR THIS FINE GROUP OF GENTLEMEN HERE. LIKE WHAT? MY PASSION FOR ONEIDA COUNTY. I PUT IN AND STILL INTO MY ATHLETIC PROGRAM. AND IT REFLECTS THESE KIDS SHOW UP EVERY DAY, THEY GIVE THEIR BEST AND THEY CARE. AND THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT. WHAT IS BEST FOR THE TEAM, AS I DO FOR ONEIDA COUNTY. SO IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO BE UP HERE AND CONGRATULATE THEM AND APPRECIATE ALL THEIR EFFORT THAT THEY'VE PUT IN. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY COACHING STAFF. ERIC ENOS, HEAD COACH. MATT ERICKSON, ASSISTANT COACH. AND CODY MURPHY, OUR ASSISTANT COACH. COACH, A FEW WORDS. HE ALWAYS DOES THIS TO ME. HE SAYS, I JUST GOTTA SHOW UP, TAKE SOME PICTURES, BE FINE. AND THEN, OH, YEAH, SAY SOME WORDS. I'M NOT REALLY PREPARED FOR THIS. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT'S HERE TODAY RECOGNIZING US. IT IS A TREMENDOUS FEAT AND IT'S A LIFE LESSON AND EXPERIENCE THAT A LOT OF YOUTH DON'T GET TO EXPERIENCE. AND THESE GUYS GOT TO EXPERIENCE IT. SO IT'S A GREAT THING. AND I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US HERE TODAY. YEAH. I'M JUST GOING TO ADD A FEW THINGS. SINCE, YOU KNOW, COACH ENOS HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MODEST ABOUT THE SUCCESSES OF HIS TEAM. THIS IS A TEAM THAT WENT TO THE STATE FINALS LAST YEAR, CAME BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THEY LOST A COUPLE OF REALLY KEY GUYS. YOUNG GUYS STEPPED UP, FILLED A LOT OF HOLES. THIS IS A TEAM THAT PLACED SEVEN ALL STARS THIS YEAR. WE HAD THE CSC TWO CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR, PITCHER OF THE YEAR. THIS IS THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT SECTION TITLE. THEY'VE ADDED 317 AS A TEAM. 20 PLAYERS OVER. YEAH, THREE PLAYERS OVER 20 RBIS. THEY'VE WON THEIR THIRD LEAGUE TITLE IN A ROW. THEY ARE RANKED IN NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE PRESEASON ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THESE ARE GUYS THAT HAVE PUT THE WORK IN ON THE FIELD. YOU KNOW, THEY MADE THEIR NAME LAST YEAR AND THEY SHOWED UP AND THEY PROVED IT THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW WE HAD SEVEN SEVEN DIFFERENT PITCHERS LOGGED IN INNINGS ON THE MOUND THIS YEAR AND RECORDED A COLLECTIVE ERA OF UNDER ONE.SO THIS TEAM IS A I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A TEAM THAT EVERYBODY PITCHED IN WHEN SOME OF THE TOP GUYS HAD A DOWN DAY, SOME OF THE GUYS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LINEUP FILLED IN. EVERYBODY ALWAYS STEPPED UP AND PICKED EACH OTHER UP. THIS IS A TEAM THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN 32 YEARS SINCE THIS. THIS TEAM MADE ITS FIRST RUN AT THE STATE TITLE, AND THEY'VE BEEN THERE FIVE TIMES.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO TAKE HOME. SO NICE JOB GUYS.
EXCELLENT. A COUPLE OF OUR PLAYERS COULDN'T BE HERE. THEY ARE WORKING. SOME MIGHT EVEN BE WORKING FOR THE SUMMER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE 450 YOUTH WORKING. SO I THINK THAT IS GREAT. AND WE CONTRIBUTE THAT TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, TYLER TAMBURINO. CAMERON ZEBEC. TREY SMITH. NICK SEEWALD. THOMAS MAHER. EDDIE WRIGHT. DAWSON FOSS. JAY MALE. I'M GONNA TRY NOT TO. HE'S NOT HERE. MATT KERNAN. YOU WANT TO GIVE THESE DEAN KOENIG? CHASE KONING. GUYS, WE APPRECIATE
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EVERYTHING THESE GUYS HAVE DONE. AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE BACK HERE NEXT YEAR AT THE SAME TIME.THANKS, GENTLEMEN. I NEED. THANK YOU. THOMAS. THANK YOU.
FOR. THAT'LL BE A NEW SHIRT. YEAH. UNDER RESOLUTIONS. INTRODUCTION. NUMBER 153 IS THE
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APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND JDI COMPUTER STAFFING. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. CALL THE VOTE. IS THAT GOOD, KEV? YEP. WHAT WAS CARRIED? INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 154 IS THE APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL LICENSES UNDER ENTERPRISE ENROLLMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MICROSOFT CORPORATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? SECOND, MR. NEWTON. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. JUST A COUPLE POINTS OF CLARIFICATION. THREE YEAR DEAL IS THIS 26 2728 FOR THIS. I'M SORRY, I'M NOT ON THE COMMITTEE. SO I DIDN'T GET TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS. YOU GOT IT RIGHT HERE. THAT'S I'M JUST NO.SO THAT'S FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTRACT WHICH IS 18 MONTHS LEFT ON IT. SO THE CONTRACT FOR THREE YEARS. SORRY. 17 MONTHS. SO. YEAH. CHRIS, THE COVER LETTER HAS A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR. IT'S ACTUALLY 24, 25, 26. AND WE'VE GOT 18 MONTHS LEFT THROUGH THE END OF 20 A LOT MORE. YEAH. SO THESE LICENSES ARE JUST FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONTRACT. CORRECT? CORRECT. ARE THEY SIMILAR LICENSES TO THE ORIGINAL LICENSES? THEY'RE ACTUALLY CHEAPER BECAUSE THE, THE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE NEEDED. WE JUST NEED THE EMAIL ESSENTIALLY. SO THEY'RE NOT THE, THE FULL LICENSES THAT A REGULAR COUNTY USER HAS. DO WE HAVE 202,256 WORKSTATIONS? IS THAT IS THAT IF HE DID THE MATH, IT'S I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. BUT IF YOU ADD THESE UP IS THAT THE COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS. OR IS THERE MORE. WELL AND IT'S NOT IT'S NOT WORKSTATIONS IT'S USERS. RIGHT.
BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE THESE USERS OBVIOUSLY, SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS RIGHT NOW, THEY DON'T UTILIZE EMAIL OR COMPUTERS. SO IT'S LIKE DPW WORKERS, THE SPOS POSITIONS LIKE THAT. OKAY. YEAH. MY ORIGINAL QUESTION WAS BASED ON THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT ITSELF.
I DID NOTICE THAT THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT LICENSES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEY. THAT'S WHY I WAS QUESTIONING WHETHER THEY WERE THE SAME LICENSES OR THEY'RE DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. THEY THEY ARE CHEAPER, YOU SAID. CORRECT. OKAY, GREAT. THAT'S IT. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. MR. DOCTOR. NUMBER 155 IS APPROVAL OF AN EXTENSION OF BOARD OF LEGISLATORS. APPROVAL GRANTED UNDER RESOLUTION 330 OF 2022 REGARDING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, US DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND
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WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED.INTRODUCTORY. 156 IS APPROVAL OF THE BIDS OFFERED AT THE MAY 17TH, 2025 PROPERTY AUCTION. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 157 IS APPROVAL OF THREE REFUNDS AND ONE CORRECTION TO VARIOUS ERRONEOUS TAX ASSESSMENTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. LOAD IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 158 IS APPROVAL OF A SECOND RENEWAL OF MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH HIS DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TOWNSQUARE MEDIA. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 159 IS APPROVAL OF A MODIFICATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. LOAD IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 160 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE 20 2526 MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPERATING BUDGET. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. GEORGE. I'M SORRY. MR. WALKER. MR. JOSEPH, GO AHEAD. AND PROVE YOU WRONG. HE SAID NOT TO PROVE YOU WRONG, BUT TO JUST HAVE A SECOND CHANCE AT A BETTER ANSWER. SO, PRESENTING THE COLLEGE'S BUDGET FOR THE 19TH TIME, I EXPECTED A LITTLE BETTER ANSWER FOR MYSELF. SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. WHEN HE SAID $2.1 MILLION INCREASE IN SALARIES SEEMS A LITTLE HIGH FROM WHAT'S NORMAL. AND I SAID NO, THAT IT FEELS NORMAL. AND SO WE WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT OUR LAST FIVE BUDGETS AND THE SALARY INCREASES LAST YEAR WAS 2.3 MILLION. SO AT 2.1, 2.3 MILLION IS ABOUT AN AVERAGE YEAR OF SALARY INCREASES. AND THE REASON WHY I DON'T KNOW WHAT NUMBER BUDGET THIS IS FOR YOU, GEORGE, BUT IT'S MORE THAN 19. I KNOW THE REASON WHY IT STOOD OUT TO YOU IS THAT PRIOR TO THAT, WHEN YOU GO BACK TO THE BUDGETS OF 22, 23 AND 24, THE SALARY INCREASES WERE ACTUALLY -500,000, BECAUSE A NORMAL YEAR WOULD BE 2.3 MILLION OF SALARY INCREASES. BUT THEN ABSORBING THE REDUCTIONS WHERE WE ELIMINATED 20 VACANCIES IN 23 AND 35 VACANCIES, WITH THREE LAYOFFS IN 24. WHILE WE WERE RIGHTSIZING OUR BUDGET, WE'VE GROWN IN ENROLLMENT EACH OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, SO 2.3 IS ACTUALLY NORMAL. SO MY ANSWER IS YES. OKAY. I ACCUSED HIM OF COLOR CODE, YOU KNOW, THINGS IN THE BUDGET. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU. OKAY I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT MVCC. THIS IS MY 22ND VOTE ON A BUDGET FOR MVCC. AND I WAS KIND OF REFLECTING BACK. AND AMAZINGLY, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER VOTED NO ON A MVCC DOCKET, WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING FOR ME.
AS YOU KNOW, RANDY, SURPRISING, SURPRISING, I KNOW FULL WELL PERSONALLY WHAT A MVCC EDUCATION IS ALL ABOUT BECAUSE TWO OF MY THREE CHILDREN DID GO TO MVCC AND ON TO FOUR YEAR COLLEGES. I WANT TO THANK FRANK AND TOM AND ESPECIALLY RANDY FOR THE JOB YOU GUYS HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS.
FOR MOST OF MY 22 YEARS, IT WAS RANDY AT THE HELM AND NOT DOCTOR SCHAEFER. SO I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR THE JOB. YOU THREE DO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CALL THE VOTE. AND MY NAME IS YES. GOOD VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY 161 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT
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TEMPLATE FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO BE USED FOR INTER-MUNICIPAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY 162 IS APPROVAL OF A TOLLING AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY TO ITS DEPARTMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO ITS US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. YES. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY. 163 IS APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $40,000 TO A3120290. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. NOW. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 164 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF ONE $149,640 TO 1165. VARIOUS DISTRICT ATTORNEY ACCOUNTS. WE HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE. IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 165 IS THE APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER NUMBER 36 TO MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND CNS ENGINEERS. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. IN MY NAME TO ALL. AIRPORT, PLEASE. GOTCHA. VOTE IS CARRIED.INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 166 IS A TRANSFER OF 17,850 TO A99 01. 900 TRANSFER TO OTHER FUND BUDGET AND AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT 098. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. YES.
VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 167 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,632 305 TO A9901 .90 TRANSFER TO OTHER FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. YES. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. VOTE IS CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 168 IS A TRANSFER OF SPECIFIED AMOUNTS TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS AS REQUIRED UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. DO I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. VOTE IS CARRIED. YES. THE LAST ONE. YEAH. THAT JUST ONE MORE INTRODUCTORY 169
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IS A LOCAL LAW ESTABLISHING A REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS AND EXTENDING THE ONEIDA COUNTY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX TO SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS THAT IS SITTING ON YOUR DESK FOR ACTION AT THE AUGUST MEETING. OKAY. THAT'S IT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS, MR. JULIAN? I APPRECIATE IT. IF I COULD JUST HAVE A MINUTE EARLIER TODAY, WE HEARD FROM MR. TOUGH WHO CAME IN AND SPOKE ABOUT A SCOURGE THAT'S GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF UTICA AND OTHER PLACES AND SOME OF THE CORNER STORES. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE EARLIER THIS YEAR PUT IN SOME LEGISLATION TO US TO START INSPECTING THESE COUNTY STORES AS PART OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S OPERATIONS. AND IT'S KIND OF FADED AWAY BECAUSE THERE WAS DISINTEREST IN IT. AND HAVING BEEN SOMEONE WHO'S DEALT WITH THESE STORES IN THE PAST, I KNOW, AND I'VE SEEN WHAT IT COULD BE AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN THROUGH SOME OF THESE PLACES, WHETHER THEY'RE PRAYING JUST ON THE POOR IN THE COMMUNITY, SELLING LOOSE CIGARETTES, SELLING LOOSE DIAPERS, WHATEVER PEOPLE CAN GET BY WITH FOR THAT MOMENT, OR WHETHER IT IS SELLING MORE EGREGIOUS THINGS. ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED THROUGH THE YEARS BY MYSELF IS PEOPLE WALK INTO THESE STORES AND WALK OUT WITH NOTHING. I DON'T GO INTO A STORE AND WALK OUT WITH NOTHING, JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WALKING INTO A STORE. AND I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE MAY FEEL AS THOUGH THIS MAY NOT IMPACT THEM UNTIL IT DOES, AND YOU MAY NOT NOTICE[00:45:05]
IT. YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT. YOU MAY NOT SEE IT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD UNTIL ONE DAY YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THERE'S A STORE THAT'S GOT STRANGE NEON LIGHTS WRAPPED AROUND THE WINDOWS. IT'S GOT SIGNAGE ENOUGH THAT IT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE IN TIMES SQUARE BLUSH. AND YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT, AND IT IS DIFFERENT. IT'S DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN. HIT YOUR COMMUNITY BEFORE. THE TIME TO GET RID OF AN INFESTATION IS WHEN IT'S SITTING ON YOUR DOORSTEP, NOT WHEN IT'S IN YOUR HOUSE. AND I THINK THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY, AS THE PEOPLE IN ONEIDA COUNTY WOULD WANT US TO DO, IS WE NEED TO PUT THIS STORE INSPECTION LEGISLATION BACK OUT HERE, LET US VOTE ON IT, AND LET'S MOVE FORWARD ON IT SO WE CAN START TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE INFESTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OUR COUNTY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK YOU HEARD SOME VERY EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY FROM MR. TUFT TODAY, AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO ACT ON THIS AND ACT ON IT AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. IT'S NECESSARY. IT'S NEEDED. AND I THINK IT'S TIME WE BROUGHT IT BACK OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AT IT AGAIN, BECAUSE THAT* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.