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READY, MIKE? ALL SET? WE'LL CALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER. FIRST UP IS
[a. 2025-1508 – EMERGENCY SERVICES RE: APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECT H EMG 145 EMERGENCY SERVICES – SI24-1028-E00 SICG ]
DOCKET 2025 1508 EMERGENCY SERVICES. IT'S AN APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECT HMG 145 EMERGENCY SERVICES C 24 128 00CG. MR. DAN EPLER IS HERE TO EXPLAIN THIS DOCKET AND ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A GRANT THAT'S PARTIALLY FOR WELL MORE THAN PARTIALLY 650,000 WILL GO TOWARDS A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA FOR RADIOS THAT WE JUST PURCHASED FOR POLICE AND FIRE, AND THE REMAINDER WILL GO TO RADIO EQUIPMENT. THAT COULD BE STUFF WE NEED ON OUR TOWERS OR OTHER RADIOS, IF WE SO CHOOSE TO DO THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET FOR DAN? WE DON'T WANT TO LET HIM OFF TOO EASY. GO AHEAD. IT'S MY FIRST TIME. LET ME OFF EASY. CERTAINLY HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT THE RADIO SYSTEMS IN THE FACILITY AS OF LATE, BUT RECENTLY I THINK THERE WAS A FIRE CHIEF FROM OUT BY WESTERN.WESTERN. YEAH. HAD SOME COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT IT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BEING ADDRESSED? IS THERE A IS IT IS THAT ACCURATE OR IS THAT ARE WE STILL GOING DOWN THE SAME PATH? IT'S NOT WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD. WE DID OUR OWN TESTING AND EVERYTHING WE DID. I WAS ON A PORTABLE IN MY OFFICE AT 120 BASS ROAD. FRED WENT UP AND WENT TO ALL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT WESTERN, AND WE TESTED THEM AND PORTABLE TO PORTABLE. WE WERE READING EACH OTHER LOUD AND CLEAR AND HE WAS ON THE NEW RADIOS. WITH THAT ARE THE APEX AND ALSO THE LEGACY. AND THERE WAS THERE WAS NO ISSUE WHEN WITH WESTERN. WE DID DO SOME INVESTIGATION INTO THAT. AND WITH MOTOROLA'S HELP, IT WASN'T JUST US DOING IT, SAYING, NO, WE'RE RIGHT HERE.
THEY WERE SHOWING THAT AT ONE INSTANCE THAT HE SAID THAT THERE WAS RADIO PROBLEMS. ONE OF HIS GUYS WAS ON THE WRONG CHANNEL AND HE WAS ON A DIFFERENT CHANNEL. ARE THERE DEAD SPOTS? ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S DEAD SPOTS ALL OVER, BUT WE ARE LOOKING INTO IT. ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE NOT JUST BLOWING THEM OFF, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM AND GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. BUT WE CAN'T REPLICATE WHAT THE, THE NO SERVICE THAT HE'S SAYING HE HAD. WHEN YOU GO OUT AND DO THOSE TYPES OF TASKS, WOULD IT MAKE ANY SENSE TO BRING. THEM ALONG AND SAY, SHOW US WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU COULD REPLICATE IT AT THAT TIME. WE COULD CERTAINLY DO THAT. ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT YET, BUT WE CERTAINLY COULD. YEAH. SURE. WE SHARED OUR FINDINGS WITH HIM IN THE MAPPING AND STUFF, BUT ABSOLUTELY, WE COULD WE COULD BRING HIM ALONG. SURE. YES, SIR. WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THE. PROGRAM? THE YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THAT WAS A COMPLAINT THAT THEY HAD SO MANY RADIOS, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THEM WEREN'T BEING PROGRAMED. SO, YOU KNOW, ARE WE CLOSE TO GETTING THAT DONE? ARE WE WORKING ON THAT? YEP. WE ACTUALLY EVEN REACHED OUT TO HIM AND SAID, HEY, GET US EITHER ONE RADIO, BECAUSE THE WAY FRED'S GOT A PROGRAM, IT HE'S GOT TO WRITE A CODE. IT'S BEYOND MY PAY GRADE. WHAT HE'S WHAT HE DOES WITH THESE RADIOS, BUT HE HE'S GOT TO WRITE A CODE. SO HE SAID, HEY, MIKE, GIVE ME ONE RADIO AND I'LL TRY TO WRITE THE CODE BECAUSE FRED WAS GOING ON VACATION, OR HE GOES TO EVEN DROP OFF ALL 16 AND WE'LL I'LL WORK ON IT. BUT HE AGAIN, FRED WENT ON VACATION AND MIKE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S WE'LL WAIT TILL YOU GET BACK FROM VACATION. SO WE'RE WORKING THIS WESTERVILLE. THE ONLY IS ONLY FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH THAT ISSUE OF NOT HAVING PROGRAMED RADIOS. OR IS IT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT WE HAVE RADIOS OUT THERE THAT OUR PROGRAM, EVERYBODY EXCEPT WESTERN AND FLOYD, AND THEY'RE NOT THAT IT'S A WE NOT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS ON PURPOSE, BUT THERE'S ISSUES WITH HIM STILL UTILIZING THE THREE DIGIT NUMBERS AND NOT COMPLYING WITH COUNTY POLICY. SO WE'RE SAYING, GEEZ, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU LITERALLY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF COUNTY PROPERTY AND YOU'RE NOT COMPLYING WITH OUR RULES AND REGS. IT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT IT'S GOT TO BE A TWO WAY STREET. YEAH, I GET THAT I GET THAT. BUT JESUS, YOU JUST MENTIONED WESTERN AND FLOYD.
WOULD THE ONLY PROGRAM ON PROGRAMED RADIOS ARE JUST MY DISTRICT. YES SORRY ABOUT THAT.
BUT EVERYBODY ELSE THAT HAS THEM LIKE ORISKANY FALLS, WHO'S HAD AN ISSUE WITH THESE RADIOS. NO
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COMPLAINTS. SO DID EVERY DEPARTMENT GET SOME OF THE RADIOS? YES. WAS THERE ANY WAS THERE A FORMULA TO HOW MANY? WE GAVE EVERYBODY FIVE. SO IT WAS RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. WHETHER YOU'RE A PARIS HILL AND YOU ONLY HAVE FOUR MEMBERS, YOU GOT FIVE RADIOS. SO SAYING THEY GOT SO MANY, HE BOUGHT THEM. HE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT SO, SO HE'S, HE'S GOING TO GET FIVE OF OURS, THE COUNTIES. AND THEN HE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED HIS OWN. BUT HE DID NOT PURCHASE THE, THE ONES WITH THE CELLULAR CAPABILITIES. HE PURCHASED THE BASIC MOTOROLA RADIO. THAT'S WHAT. YES. THANK YOU. DAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. DOCTOR PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP IS
[b. 2025-1679 – DISTRICT ATTORNEY RE: APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES ]
DOCKET. 2025 1679 FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. AND THE DA IS HERE TO EXPLAIN THIS DOCKET AND ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS WE MAY HAVE. YES. THANK YOU. THIS IS A WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE CAAP GRANT. IT'S CRIMES AGAINST REVENUE. IT PAYS FOR TWO FULL TIME INVESTIGATORS IN MY OFFICE, AS WELL AS A PART TIME INVESTIGATOR. AND THOSE INVESTIGATORS ARE SPECIFICALLY TASKED WITH CRIMES AGAINST REVENUE CRIMES. A LOT OF UNTAXED CIGARETTES, A LOT OF THE.BODEGAS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WE GET VAPES FROM AS WELL. THEY'RE CRUCIAL IN THOSE INVESTIGATIONS. AND THIS AGAIN, THIS THIS GRANT COVERS THEIR SALARY FOR THOSE THREE POSITIONS. ARE THESE INVESTIGATORS YOU ALREADY HAVE. YES. ON STAFF. YES. EVERY YEAR WE'VE RENEWED THEIR POSITIONS WITH THIS GRANT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET FROM THE COMMITTEE. VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. NEXT UP IS DOCKET 2025
[c. 2025-1404 – DISTRICT ATTORNEY RE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND THE JOHN F. FINN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, INC. ]
1404 FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE JOHN F FINN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, INCORPORATED.YES. SO THIS IS THE STRIVE GRANT IS A NEW GRANT THIS YEAR FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK. DCJS FOR STATEWIDE TARGETED REDUCTIONS IN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. IT'S A NEW INITIATIVE TO DEAL WITH INTERMITTENT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. HERE IN ONEIDA COUNTY. WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE UTICA POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE YWCA.
AND WE WILL ALSO LATER ON BE ASKING FOR THE GRANT THAT WILL SPECIFICALLY FUND TWO ADA POSITIONS IN OUR OFFICE. THIS IS FOR TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE THE CRIME ANALYST POSITION AND THE STRIVE COORDINATOR POSITION. THEY'RE SEPARATE AND APART FROM OUR OFFICE. THEY'RE NOT POSITIONS THAT ARE IN MY OFFICE. HOWEVER, WE ARE UTILIZING THE INSTITUTE AS THEIR EMPLOYER AND GOING TO REIMBURSE THE INSTITUTE THROUGH THIS GRANT. IT WAS PART OF THE GRANT WAS FOR THESE TWO POSITIONS. WE JUST TOOK ON THE ONUS AS THE COUNTY TO RECEIVE THE MONEY AND THEN PAY IT OUT TO THE INSTITUTE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET FROM THE COMMITTEE? WOULD BE NONE.
WILL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? DOCKET PASSES. AND THE DA. OKAY, SO I SEE THE GOVERNOR PASSED SOME OR SIGNED SOME NEW DISCOVERY LAWS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HURT YOU MORE OR IS THAT GOING TO BE MORE PROBLEMATIC? I DON'T THINK IT CAN HURT US ANY MORE THAN IT ALREADY HAS. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO HELP. IT'S A WE WANTED TEN YARDS. WE GOT ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF. IT'S SUPPOSED TO CHANGE A COUPLE THINGS AS FAR AS WHAT OUR OBLIGATIONS ARE FOR WHAT IS DISCOVERABLE. IT PUTS A 35 DAY TIMELINE ON THE DEFENSE. ONCE WE FILE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE ANY OBJECTIONS TO WHAT WE'VE GIVEN THEM, BECAUSE WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW, WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS, IS DEFENSE COUNSEL HAS BEEN LYING IN WAIT, PUSHING THINGS OFF UNTIL THE SPEEDY TRIAL CLOCK TIMES OUT, AND THEN SAY THAT THEY DIDN'T GET SOMETHING AND TRYING TO GET A DISMISSAL ON A TECHNICALITY. AND IT'S WORKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BOTH IN THIS COUNTY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THAT'S LED TO UNJUST RESULTS. SO HOPEFULLY. BUT IT'S NOT AS FAR AS WE WANTED. WE WANTED TO TAKE 3030 AWAY FROM THAT CALCULATION, BUT CLOSER. YES. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE MORE DOCKET THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON
[k. 2025-1806 – DISTRICT ATTORNEY RE: APPROVAL OF THE 2024 EQUITABLE SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ]
YOUR DESK. NEXT UP IS DOCKET 2025 1806. IT'S APPROVAL OF A OF THE 2024 EQUITABLE SHARING[00:10:07]
AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. YES. SO WE HAVE A EQUITABLE SHARING FUND FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR ASSET FORFEITURE IN FEDERAL CASES INVOLVING AGENCIES THAT THAT GETS BROUGHT BACK TO ONEIDA COUNTY. LAST YEAR, WE SPENT OUT OF THAT BUDGET, OUT OF THAT FUND, $188,292.54. WE STILL HAVE A BALANCE OF $94,711.94. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BECOME COMPLIANT WITH THE EQUITABLE SHARING FUND, BECAUSE THE PAST ADMINISTRATION HAD OUTSTANDING CHARGES THAT WE NEEDED TO GET A HANDLE ON AS TO WHAT THEY WERE PAID FOR IN ORDER TO BECOME COMPLIANT. SO THIS IS JUST THE NEXT STEP IN DOING THAT. AND THEN WE WILL START RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGAIN FOR ASSET FORFEITURE. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET FROM THE COMMITTEE SEEING NONE WILL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED DOCKET PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MIX IT UP A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE[i. 2025-1225 – PROBATION RE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT TO LEASE EQUIPMENT AND FOR RELATED SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS PROBATION DEPARTMENT, AND BUDDI US, LLC ]
HOLLY GO NEXT. NEXT UP IS DOCKET 2025 1225 FOR PROBATION. AN APPROVAL OF A GRANT. APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT TO LEASE EQUIPMENT AND FOR RELATED SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND. BUDDY. BUDDY. YES, BUDDY US LLC. YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THIS? SO WE'VE BEEN CONTRACTING WITH BUDDY FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THEY HANDLE OUR GPS BRACELETS, SO WE LEASE THEM FROM THEM AND WE PAY 380 A DAY FOR EACH PERSON WHO'S ON. WE'VE BEEN UTILIZE THEM UTILIZING THEM A LOT MORE FOR A LOT OF THE CHILDREN NOW, SINCE THEY'VE CLOSED SO MANY DETENTION CENTERS, WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF THESE GUN OFFENDERS ON GPS BRACELET. WE HAVE PEOPLE ON CALL WHO MONITOR THEM 24 SEVEN. SO I DO GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM RAISE THE AGE, THE STSP, THE STRIVE GRANT IS GOING TO BE REIMBURSING US TO FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS. AND THE GIVE GRANT ALSO REIMBURSES US. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET FROM THE COMMITTEE, I HAVE ONE QUICK ONE. SO DOES THIS STOP US FROM ACTUALLY INCARCERATING PEOPLE? THIS KIND OF OR. NO, NOT NECESSARILY. BUT I MEAN, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN INCARCERATING. SO RATHER THAN JUST HAVE THEM OUT ON THE STREET, WE PUT THEM ON A GPS BRACELET. SO AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE BATTERIES DON'T DIE BECAUSE THEY ONLY LAST FOR LIKE TWO DAYS WITHOUT A CHARGE, A GREAT SAVINGS IF IT WAS KEEPING THEM FROM BEING INCARCERATED VERSUS RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S THEY'RE NOT PUTTING THE KIDS IN DETENTION. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE SINCE THEY'RE NOT GOING AWAY. SO THANK YOU. YEP.ANY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE NONE. WELL, MR. JULIAN, WE LOSE A LOT OF THESE OR SOME OF THESE OR ANY OF THESE. THE GPS BRACELETS, THEY CAN'T CUT. THEY CAN'T CUT THROUGH THEM UNLESS THEY HAVE. WE'VE HAD. WELL YES. SO THERE ARE A LOT HARDER I THINK SOME ONE PERSON DID GET IT CUT OFF. I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DID IT, BUT IT WAS ALL MANGLED. THEY DID FIND IT EVENTUALLY BECAUSE WE CAN STILL TRACK IT. SOMEBODY HAD SLID IT OFF BEFORE AND THREW IT IN THE SEWER, BUT THEN AGAIN WE FOUND IT BECAUSE WE COULD TRACK IT. SO WE DON'T. I MEAN, WE HAVE A FEW DAMAGED ONES, BUT WE'RE USUALLY ABLE TO LOCATE WHERE THEY ARE. BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN. NOT LIKE THE DOMICILE RESTRICTION BRACELETS, THOSE THEY CAN CUT OFF. GOOD TO KNOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I SEE. SLIDE IT OFF. TO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY YES. YES, YES. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
[j. 2025-1655 – PROBATION RE: APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES ]
SORRY, I STILL SEE HOW THEY'VE GOT IT OFF HIS LEG. 2025 1655 AN APPROVAL OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY THROUGH ITS PROBATION, DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. THIS IS FOR THE RAISE THE AGE GRANT THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. IT CARRIES THIS IS LIKE IT ACTUALLY ENDED 2025, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THE CONTRACT SO THAT THEN WE CAN GET REIMBURSED. THEY ALWAYS DO IT A YEAR LATE, LIKE WE JUST PUT IN FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THIS COVERS A SUPERVISOR FOR STAFF MEMBERS. THEIR SALARY INFRINGES ALONG WITH ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION, WHETHER IT BE GPS BRACELETS OR[00:15:04]
M, THAT'S 20,000 OF THAT. ALSO, SOME TRAVEL EXPENSES. SO THE TOTAL FOR THAT YEAR FROM APRIL OF 24 TO MARCH OF 25, WAS UP TO $479,897. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? DOCKET PASSES. THANK YOU. I KNEW WITH THE TRACKER YOU GO FISHING.[d. 2025-1781 – SHERIFF RE: APPROVAL OF A FOOD SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND TRINITY SERVICES GROUP, INC.]
OKAY. NEXT UP IS THE SHERIFF DOCKET 2025 1781, AN APPROVAL OF THE FOOD SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND TRINITY SERVICES GROUP, INC. HELLO, EVERYBODY. HELLO, SHERIFF. SO THIS IS OUR FOOD CONTRACT FOR THE JAIL. IT'S A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE OPTION FOR TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS I'M TRYING TO JUST FIND. SO I GIVE YOU THE PRICE PER MEAL. I THINK THE FIRST TIME WE SIGNED WITH TRINITY MANY YEARS AGO, WE WERE PAYING LIKE A DOLLAR FIVE A MEAL. AND OBVIOUSLY THE PRICES HAVE CHANGED. THERE WE GO. IT'S LIKE A $1.85 LAST YEAR WASN'T IT? YEAH. SO WE ARE AT 238, 238 PER MEAL. AND THEN FOR KOSHER MEALS IT BUMPS UP SIGNIFICANTLY TO 695 PER MEAL. WE'RE ACTUALLY BRINGING IN A CONSULTANT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF INMATES WHO NOT A PAID CONSULTANT, BUT A LOT OF INMATES WHO ARE REQUIRING KOSHER MEALS, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S A DIFFERENT QUALITY AND A MUCH MORE POPULAR, BUT IT COMES AT THREE TIMES THE COST. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A RELIGIOUS EXPERT TO DETERMINE IF THAT INMATE OR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL IS IN FACT, ENTITLED TO A KOSHER MEAL. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH, WITH, WITH A RABBI WHO'S ASSISTING US TO ENSURE THAT THE ONES REQUESTING IT ARE THE ONES WHO ARE ENTITLED TO GET THAT KOSHER MEAL. BUT THAT'S A TREND THAT JAILS ARE SEEING ACROSS THE STATE. SO, YEAH, IT'S LIKE SLIPPING OFF THE BRACELET, YOU KNOW, HE SAID. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW IF I EVER GET THERE AND I WANT TO REQUEST KOSHER MEALS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE COMMISSIONER CORRECTIONS REQUIREMENTS. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RABBI ASSIST US WITH WITH THAT PROCESS. SO EVERY DAY IT'S SOMETHING NEW FOR THE SHERIFF. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WOULD BE[e. 2024-1096 – SHERIFF RE: APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ]
NONE WILL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. NEXT UP IS 2024, 1096, APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. THIS IS A STEP GRANT FOR OUR VEHICLE LOCATORS, LAPTOPS IN THE CARS. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS GRANT THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT OF FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? DOCKET[f. 2025-1653 – SHERIFF RE: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $11,300.00 TO A 3110 3150.493-000 – MAINTENANCE, REPAIR & SERVICES CONTRACT (SHERIFF) ]
PASSES. NEXT UP IS 2025, 1653. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $11,300 TO A 31 1031 50.493000 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND SERVICES CONTRACT. THIS IS A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT FOR OUR NEW FULL BODY SCANNER THAT WE GOT IN THE JAIL LAST YEAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE THROUGH THROUGH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE TO US WHEN IT COMES TO CONTRABAND COMING IN THE FACILITY. AND AGAIN, IT'S A HIGH TECH MACHINE THAT REQUIRES APPROVAL AND CONTINUOUS INSPECTIONS BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. BUT THIS IS A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT. SO. THAT'S JUST THE THAT'S JUST THE CONTRACT FOR THE ONE MACHINE. ONE MACHINE. IT'S A IT'S A MASSIVE IT'S A WALK IN JAIL. THIS IS JUST FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. SOME OF THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE OBVIOUSLY DOING BODY SCANNERS WITH VISITATION COMING IN. WE JUST HAVE ONE MACHINE SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY. SO THE DMV HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE METAL DETECTOR. THIS IS A BODY SCANNER LOOKING FOR ITEMS HIDDEN WITHIN A PERSON'S BODY. SO VERY SIMILAR. YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? SEEING NONE WILL TAKE THE VOTE.[g. 2025-1698 – SHERIFF RE: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $150,000.00 TO A 3110 – VARIOUS SHERIFF ACCOUNTS ]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? DOCKET PASSES. NEXT UP IS 2025, 1698, SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $150,000 TO A 3110 VARIOUS SHERIFF ACCOUNTS. THIS IS FOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE.SO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE AWARE OF OUR PURCHASING ISSUES WITH CARS. SO BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PURCHASED AS MANY CARS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE RUN INTO ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR WE'RE PURCHASING I'M LOOKING AT ALL THE PRINTOUTS HERE, PURCHASING MORE TIRES, ROTORS, BRAKES, LUBE OIL FILTER. NOW WE'RE PURCHASING MUFFLER SYSTEMS, WHICH WE REALLY DIDN'T
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BECAUSE WE WERE TURNING OVER OUR CARS QUICKER. SO OUR MAINTENANCE COSTS BETWEEN DPW CREWS THAT ARE DOING OUR MECHANIC WORK AND THEY'VE HAD TO SEND OUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF WORK THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH, WE'VE HAD TO SEND OUT OUR VEHICLES TO OUTSIDE SERVICE GARAGES FOR REPAIR BECAUSE DPW CAN'T KEEP UP WITH IT. SO I KNOW IN IN THE 26 BUDGET, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PROPOSING TO ADD A MECHANIC TO OFFSET SOME OF THESE COSTS AT DPW. BUT SO THIS TRANSFER IS TO COVER VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, PARTS, SUPPLIES AND OUTSIDE REPAIR SERVICES. AGAIN, WE'RE CHANGING IN-HOUSE. WE'RE CHANGING THE I JUST A COUPLE NOTES HERE. BALL JOINTS. THOSE ARE THINGS WE NEVER DEALT WITH BEFORE BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING SUCH HIGH MILEAGE ON OUR CARS.SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET FOR THE SHERIFF? SEEING NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE
[h. 2025-1617 – SHERIFF RE: APPROVAL OF A CANAL DEVELOPMENT FUND GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS CANAL CORPORATION ]
IN FAVOR OPPOSED DOCKET. NEXT UP IS 2025, 1617, AN APPROVAL OF A CANAL DEVELOPMENT FUND GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS CANAL CORPORATION. THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE'VE HAD AGAIN FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN A ROW THROUGH THE NEW YORK, NEW YORK STATE CANAL CORP. THIS IS FOR US TO PATROL THE MOHAWK RIVER, BOTH WITH OUR MARINE PATROLS AND THEN ON THE TRAILS WITH OUR ATVS AND OR MOUNTAIN BIKES AND OR PATROL CARS OR FOOT PATROLS, ANY OF THE WORK THAT WE CONDUCT ALONG THE CANAL, WE CAN PUT IN FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM CANAL AUTHORITY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. SHERIFF. ONE THING. YES, SIR, IS CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE CONTRACT FOR PURCHASING NEW VEHICLES? AND HAS THE BID COME BACK? AND WHERE DO WE. I DON'T KNOW IF I KNOW THAT THERE WERE BIDS COMING BACK. MY BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR. I KNOW ONE MAYBE OF THE BIDS CAME BACK. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY BOTH CAME BACK. WE HAVE DIFFERENT BIDS GOING OUT FOR PATROL CARS AND THEN THE TRUCK WE USE FOR THE TRUCK STYLE WE USE FOR CANINES. SO THAT I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE ARE OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO DEVISE A PLAN HERE BECAUSE I KNOW THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE HAS DIRECTED US TO HE WANTS TO END, HE WANTS TO GET OUT OF THIS ENTERPRISE SITUATION AS QUICK AS WE CAN. SO THE PLAN IS TO RETURN THE CARS THAT WERE UP IN 2025 TO ENTERPRISE, AND ALSO RETURN THE CARS THAT ARE UP IN 2026 TO ENTERPRISE RIGHT NOW.
BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, I'VE GOT TO REPLACE THOSE CARS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL IN CIRCULATION WITH MILEAGES RUNNING THROUGH THE ROOF. SO YOU KNOW HOW MANY YOU YOU PUT OUT TO BID, RIGHT, HOW MANY YOU REQUESTED OR. NO, NO, WE DIDN'T GO BY QUANTITY. WE JUST GO OUT BY ONE VEHICLE TYPE. SO THE PATROL VEHICLE CURRENTLY IS BEING USED AS THE POLICE, THE FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR. SO PURCHASING PUTS THAT OUT TO BID FOR THE SPECS OF THAT VEHICLE.
SO YOU GET IT BACK. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS. SO YOU PUT OUT FOR PATROL VEHICLE. SO THAT'S FOR THE PATROL SIDE. CORRECT. DID YOU PUT OUT BIDS FOR THE TAKE HOME CARS AS WELL? UNMARKED VEHICLES I BELIEVE SO, YES. YES THERE WOULD BE WITH PURCHASING. YES. THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ALL SEPARATE BIDS. AND WHEN WE GET THAT CAN WE SEE THE BREAKDOWN. AND SURE THAT PURCHASING HANDLES THAT I DON'T GET INTO THAT. LIKE SO YOU GET THE CARS YOU WILL. WHO ASSIGNS THE CARS TO PARTICULAR. WHOEVER TAKES TAKES A CAR HOME. YEP. I CAN GIVE YOU THAT. RIGHT. I HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, I HAVE THAT WHO'S GOT WHAT THEY'RE DRIVING NOW, WHAT THEY WILL GET AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE CARS THAT THEY'RE GETTING RID OF. CORRECT. THE CARS THAT ARE GOING OUT MOSTLY WILL BE ENTERPRISE CARS THAT GET RETURNED, AND SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE RETURNED EARLY. SOME OF THEM THAT HAVE EXPIRED IN THEIR LEASE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO LEASE THEM FOR A VERY MINIMAL A MONTHLY AMOUNT. BUT WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT THAT'S NOT THE PROPER WAY TO DO THAT.
SO AGAIN, I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY. I DIDN'T DESIGN THIS CONTRACT. I MEAN, WE'RE JUST FOLLOWING IT AND WE JUST WANT CARS FOR OUR PEOPLE. SO. MOTION TO ADJOURN.
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