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SCHOOL BOARD WITH A. BEEN TRYING TO GET RID OF SUPERINTENDENT. NO. ALL RIGHT.
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WE'LL CALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER. MIKE IS GOING TO CATCH UP ON THE ROLL CALL WHEN WE FIGURE OUT OUR IT STUFF. FIRST UP IS DOCKET 2026, 30, 23. AND JUST[a. 2026-3023 – SHERIFF RE: APPROVAL TO SET THE HOURLY RATE OF THE POSITION TITLE SPECIAL PATROL OFFICER (SPO) AT $33.50]
FOR EVERYBODY'S AWARENESS, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST FOUR DOCKETS AND THE VOTE ON THEM TOGETHER. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL FOUR OF THEM FIRST. 20, 2630, 23. IT'S AN APPROVAL TO SET THE HOURLY RATE OF THE POSITION TITLE SPECIAL PATROL OFFICER SPO AT $33.50. ACTUALLY, YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON EACH ONE, BUT WE'LL VOTE ON THEM TOGETHER. SURE. SO. WE BEGAN OUR SPO PROGRAM IN 2015 AND HOURLY RATE THEN WAS $25 AN HOUR. AND THEN IN 2017 IT GREATLY EXPANDED. WE ADDED ON AFTER THE PARKLAND SHOOTING, WE WENT INTO EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY SOMEWHERE AROUND 2017. THAT'S WHEN IT CHANGED TO ITS CURRENT RATE OF 2650, AND IT'S BEEN AT THAT FOR NEARLY NEARLY TEN YEARS. EACH TIME WHEN WHEN BUDGET REVIEW COMES UP, I'VE I'VE DISCUSSED THIS AND CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WAS WAS TRYING TO GET A RAISE. AND WE'RE HERE TODAY HOPING THAT WE CAN GET THIS MUCH NEEDED ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE THE ISSUE WE HAVE ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES, ALL OF OUR CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES, THEIR SPO PROGRAMS, BECAUSE THEY BUILT THEIRS OFF OF OURS. WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES IN, IN, IN THE STATE TO HAVE SPOS. AND THEY'VE ALL FAR SURPASSED US NOW WITH OUR HOURLY RATE. SO JUST TRYING TO STAY WITH KEEPING OUR PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE, WE MAN 56 DIFFERENT POSTS PER DAY EACH AND EVERY DAY, JUST, JUST WITH OUR BASIC SVO STUFF THAT WE PROVIDE TRANSFERS, WE ARE RIGHT IN THE BALLPARK SOMEWHERE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF SOME WERE EQUAL TO, BUT OUR CONCERN IS THAT IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THESE PEOPLE. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SCHOOL CONTRACTS, THEY'LL BE OBVIOUSLY, WE BUILD THEM FOR THE FOR THE AMOUNT. SO THAT'LL BE COMING BACK TO US. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? MR. JULIAN? SURE.WELL, THIS IMPACT THEIR HOURS. THEY CAN WORK. IT WILL NOT KNOW WILL NOT KNOW WHERE THEIR.
CAN'T THEY ONLY MAKE A CERTAIN AMOUNT BECAUSE ALL THE RETIREES, THE STATE HAS GRANTED ALL OF THEM THE WAIVERS SO THAT THEY CAN THEY DON'T THEY THEY CAN EXCEED THE CAP. OKAY, GREAT.
YEAH. MR. WATERMAN SO SCHOOL BUDGETS JUST PASSED THIS AFFECT THEIR BUDGET CYCLE NOW OR IT WILL, I'M ASSUMING OBVIOUSLY. BUT THERE IS A CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT. CJ I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE IT. THERE IS. I JUST HAVE TO NOTIFY THEM. IT'S A VERY SHORT WINDOW, BUT MANY OF THEM ARE AWARE THIS IS COMING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A LOT OF THEM. SO YEP, THEY ALL PASSED THEIR BUDGETS BEFORE THE STATE PASSED THEIRS. YEAH, YEAH YEAH YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY ARE THERE A LOT OF OPENINGS NOW? WE DO HAVE OPENINGS. IT'S NOT ANYTHING ALARMING AT ALL. WE WE TYPICALLY WILL GET RESIGNATIONS AFTER EACH SCHOOL YEAR. WE HAVE A FEW THAT HAVE ARE RESIGNING AS SOON AS THE SCHOOL YEAR IS OVER. JUST BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE IT FOR A LONG TIME. BUT IT'S A IT'S AN EASY IT'S A RELATIVELY EASY POSITION TO RECRUIT FOR.
YEP, YEP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
[b. 2026-2802 – SHERIFF RE: APPROVAL OF A TEMPLATE FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SERVICES TO BE USED BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES]
OPPOSED? IT DOESN'T MATTER. THAT'S NOT WORKING. NEXT UP IS DOCKET 2026 2802 AN APPROVAL OF A TEMPLATE TEMPLATE FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SERVICES TO BE USED BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE, COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. THIS IS NOT OUR SPOSE. THESE ARE OUR SROS THAT ARE AT BOTH BOCES. WE HAVE THEM. AND IN ADDITION TO WESTMORLAND. SO THIS IS JUST THE CONTRACTS TO RENEW THE BOILER PLATES. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? MR. NEWTON, FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE A POOR MEMORY, COULD YOU REVIEW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN. ABSOLUTELY. SO AN SPO.THEIR BASIC JOB IS TO STOP ANY THREAT THAT COMES IN THE BUILDING. THEIR JOB IS TO TO, GOD FORBID, AN ACTIVE SHOOTER CAME IN. THEIR JOB IS TO TO REMOVE THE THREAT. THEIR JOB IS TO. IF THERE'S A FIGHT, THEY BREAK UP A FIGHT AND THEY DETAIN THEM. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY ARE PEACE OFFICERS, NOT POLICE OFFICERS, SROS, THOSE ARE ACTUAL DEPUTIES.
THOSE ARE POLICE OFFICERS. BUT IN ADDITION TO THEIR OBVIOUS PRESENCE FOR ANY CRIMES THAT MAY OCCUR, FIGHTS. THEY'RE ALSO THEY SERVE AS A ROLE, WHETHER IT BE MENTORING SOME KIDS, GETTING, YOU KNOW, KIDS WHO ARE MAKING POOR DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS BACK ON TRACK. SO THEY SERVE A MULTI PURPOSE ROLE. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET. AND THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY ALL OUR SROS. ARE THERE DEPUTY
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SHERIFFS? YES. YES. 100%. THERE'S NO VILLAGE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH US. NO. THERE ARE VILLAGE POLICE THAT HAVE CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS. YEAH.THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US. YEP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE BEING NONE, WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES 2026 2994.
[c. 2026-2994 – SHERIFF RE: TRANSFER OF $141,575.00 TO A 3110 3121.101-000 – SALARIES, FULL TIME (SHERIFF) ]
TRANSFER OF $141,575 TO A 31 1031 21.101-000 SALARIES. FULL TIME SHERIFF. THESE ARE THE SPOS THAT THEIR HOURLY RATE WILL CHANGE. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO WORK MORE THAN THE 20 HOURS THEY GET THE WAIVER. THAT'S THE THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT WILL GO FROM JULY 1ST THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. AND THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD RECEIVE WITH WITH OUR REVENUE COMING BACK IN. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL[d. 2026-2993 – SHERIFF RE: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $214,231.00 TO A 3110 3121.102-000 – SALARIES, P/T (SHERIFF)]
THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. NEXT UP IS DOCKET 2026 2993. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $214,231 TO A 3110 3121.102-000 SALARIES. PART TIME SHERIFF. THESE ARE THE SPOS THAT ARE PART TIME, AND THAT'S THE EXACT AMOUNT FROM JULY 1ST THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? WOULD BE NONE. QUESTION. IT'S JUST THE CONTRACT THAT STARTS JULY.NONE OF THEM ARE WORKING. OR ARE WE PAYING FOR THEIR TRAINING AS WELL. THEY'RE ALL WORKING. THESE ARE EXISTING EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING. BUT YOU'RE SAYING IT'S FROM JULY 1ST, RIGHT? BECAUSE AS OF TODAY, THEY'RE GETTING 26.50 IN ANTICIPATION WHEN IT GETS APPROVED NEXT WEEK AT THE BOARD MEETING, IT CHANGES TO THE 3350. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M REFERRING TO. I'M JUST USING SOME SPOS NOT WORKING IN THE SCHOOL AND THEY WORK YEAR ROUND. CORRECT. RIGHT. SURE. YEP. THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION. ABSOLUTELY. ALL SET. I'M GOOD. SURE. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED?
[e. 2026-2855 – SHERIFF RE: APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES]
DOCKET PASSES. NEXT UP IS 2026 2855. AN APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY, THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. SO THIS IS THE GIVE GRANT. WE HAVE DEPUTIES THAT WORK IN UTICA, IN UTICA P.D. ON A REGULAR BASIS. AT NIGHT, THEY PARTNER WITH UPD OFFICERS AND THEY GO INTO THE THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY HAVE THE MOST ISSUES WITH GUN CRIME. AND THIS IS REIMBURSEMENT FOR OVERTIME FOR THEM. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.ALL RIGHT. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. I THINK FRAN'S UP NEXT. IS HE HERE? NEXT UP IS DOCKET 2026
[f. 2026-3097 – EMERGENCY SERVICES RE: APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA, THE ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF AND ONEIDA COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC. ]
3097 FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. AN APPROVAL OF A RATIFICATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY. BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA, THE ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S AND THE ONEIDA COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC. WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THIS DOCKET? YEAH. SO I'M TRYING TO CHANGE THE HOURS, THE CURRENT WORKING STRUCTURE AT THE 911 CENTER, FROM 410 HOUR DAYS TO 12 HOUR SHIFTS. AND IT'S A DIFFERENT SCHEDULE WORKS OUT WELL. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT USES IT, GIVES IT A BETTER WORK LIFE BALANCE FOR THE FOR THE DISPATCHERS. I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK WELL. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? YES, SIR. THEY WANT THIS. WE VOTED THEY HAD A THEY HAD A VOTE. THEY HAD A VOTE. VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED. SO AWESOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? DOCKET PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP IS THE[g. 2026-2976 – DISTRICT ATTORNEY RE: APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES]
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IT'S 2026, 29, 76. IT'S AN APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. HI, BILL. BARRY FROM THE DA'S OFFICE. HOW ARE YOU? I'M SORRY.BILL BARRY FROM THE DA'S OFFICE. AWESOME. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. DO YOU WANT TO JUST EXPLAIN THIS DOCKET FOR US? SURE. THIS IS THE STRIVE INITIATIVE THAT IS MODELED AFTER THE GIVE GRANT. SO THIS IS STATEWIDE TARGETED REDUCTION IN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE.
SO THEY'VE STRUCTURED THE SUCCESS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST 11 YEARS WITH THE GUN INVOLVED VIOLENCE ELIMINATION, AND ARE NOW TRYING TO CREATE A SAME STRUCTURED POLICING TOWARD DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES, ESPECIALLY THOSE CASES WHERE WE HAVE UNCOOPERATIVE VICTIMS. THAT REQUIRES COMPREHENSIVE POLICE WORK IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN EVIDENCE BASED PROSECUTION.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? DOCKET PASSES. THANK YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU.
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