[a. County Executive Budget Presentation]
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UM, FOR THEIR WORK EVERY DAY WITH ME IN THIS ADMINISTRATION, ESPECIALLY CHAIRWOMAN MARY AUSTIN PRATT, WHOSE PARTNERSHIP IN HER FIRST YEAR HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
I HAD LIKE TO THANK, UH, TAKE A MINUTE TO ALSO THANK ALL OF MY DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT ARE HERE AND, AND THAT SERVE EVERY DAY.
MY EXECUTIVE STAFF, MY BUDGET TEAM OF TOM KEELER, DMITRI VIC, ANTHONY CARELLI, AND HIS STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
IT'S NOT EASY PUTTING A BUDGET TOGETHER OF THIS, OF THIS SIZE, BUT THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR AND THEY HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB AGAIN, WORKING WITH US.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, THE FELLOW ELECTEDS IN PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, UH, STARTING WITH CONTROLLER AND ESA CARBONE FOR HER WORK ON THIS BUDGET AND, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE AND TO MY OTHER PARTNERS IN GOVERNMENT, UH, THAT I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL THE TIME.
UH, THE CLERK OF ONEIDA COUNTY, MARY FINNEGAN, SHERIFF ROB MAHA, AND, UH, DISTRICT ATTORNEY TODD CARVILLE WHO ARE WITH US TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
SO WHAT HAS ENTAILED IN THIS IN EVERY BUDGET IS A SERIES OF HARD CHOICES.
THIS IS THE 20TH BUDGET THAT I HAVE PRESENTED TO THIS BOARD.
DURING AMERICA'S 250TH YEAR, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT OUR VISION FOR THE NEXT 250 YEARS.
THIS BUDGET REFLECTS ON THE PRIORITIES OF OUR TWO 50 FORWARD INITIATIVE AND ALLOWS US TO BUILD UPON OUR SUCCESSES SO PARENTS KNOW THAT THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO STAY HERE.
WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT SUSTAINED FUTURE EVERY DAY.
OVER THIS PAST YEAR, I'VE HEARD QUITE A BIT ABOUT THE TIME I'VE SERVED IN THIS POSITION AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THIS BEING MY 20TH BUDGET, I'VE BEEN THINKING A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THAT MYSELF.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS TO ME.
IT MEANS EXPERIENCE AND IT MEANS KNOWLEDGE.
IT MEANS THAT I'VE ALSO MADE THE HARD CHOICES.
WHEN OUR NATION WAS GOING THROUGH A RECESSION, THE HOUSING BUBBLE BURST AND WE HAD TO REBUILD OUR ECONOMY.
I'VE MADE THEM THROUGH NATURAL DISASTERS FROM FLOODING TO DEVASTATING TORNADOES, AND NOW TOGETHER WE HAVE INVESTED MILLIONS ON MITIGATION AND RECOVERY, LEAVING OUR COMMUNITIES REBUILT AND BETTER FOR IT.
I'VE MADE THOSE CHOICES WHEN PARENTS AND EDUCATORS WERE AFRAID THE NEXT SCHOOL TRAGEDY WAS GOING TO STRIKE THEIR COMMUNITY.
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WITH SHERIFF MACIO, WE HAVE SAFETY PROCEDURES AND ARMED PATROL OFFICERS IN EVERY SCHOOL BUILDING.I MADE THEM THROUGH THE LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN THE LAST 100 YEARS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE THE FIRST TO CLOSE, BUT WE WERE ALSO THE FIRST TO REOPEN.
I MADE THEM THROUGH THE OPIOID CRISIS AND WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN FATALITIES.
WE CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION BY BANNING CRETO AS WELL AS K TWO SPICE DEUCE AND OTHER SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS.
I MADE THEM WHEN PATHS TO ECONOMIC REJUVENATION WERE UNCERTAIN.
I CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE MARCY NANO CENTER SITE WHEN IT SEEMED LIKE AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM AND NOW TODAY IT IS REALITY.
WITH WOLF SPEED AND DAN FOSS, I WAS COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN GRIFFITH AND NOW IT IS A LEADER IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT THAT AT THE TRIANGLE SITE WITH NO TENANT IN PLACE WAS A HARD CHOICE.
IT IS NOW, IT WILL NOW BE HOME TO CHOBANI, A MAJOR BOON TO OUR AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY AND OVER 1200 JOBS WHEN OUR HOSPITALS IN UTICA AND ROME NEEDED TO BE MODERNIZED.
I COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN HEALTHCARE.
IT MADE THEM WHEN IT WAS WAY PAST TIME TO PUT LONG STANDING DISPUTES WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TO REST.
AND NOW THE ONEIDA INDIAN NATION AND ONEIDA COUNTY, OUR PARTNERS IN THE, IN THE TRUEST SENSE OF THE WORD, THIS AGREEMENT HAS YIELDED $260 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR ONEIDA COUNTY SINCE 2014.
WE NOW FIND OURSELVES FACED WITH MORE HARD CHOICES CONCERNING HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE SAFETY OF ALL OUR CITIZENS.
AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES IN THIS CHAMBER, THIS BUDGET IS THE BLUEPRINT FOR HOW WE ACCOMPLISH OUR TASKS DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
IN ESSENCE, IT'S HOW, HOW WE MAKE THESE HARD CHOICES.
MY CONSERVATIVE PHILOSOPHY HAS NEVER CHANGED.
DON'T BORROW MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD.
BECOME MORE EFFICIENT CUT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT DON'T WORK.
WHILE BEING SURE TO FUND THE ONES THAT DO TACKLE THIS COMMUNITY'S BIGGEST ISSUES HEAD ON.
IT'S EASY TO TALK ABOUT THIS PHILOSOPHY, MUCH HARDER TO GOVERN BY IT.
I'M PROUD THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS ALWAYS PRACTICED WHAT IT PREACHES.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S START WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR THERE IS NO RAISE TO THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY.
IN THE LAST 14 BUDGETS I HAVE PROPOSED TO YOU, YOU HAVE VOTED FOR 12 ZEROS.
YOU ONE INCREASE IN ONE DECREASE TO THE LEVY.
TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, TO RUN THIS GOVERNMENT IN THAT TIME, WE HAVE ASKED FOR 69 CENTS MORE PER PROPERTY TAXPAYER ONLY 69 CENTS.
I OFTEN GET ASKED ABOUT THE COUNTY TAX RATE, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE LEVY, BUT THERE'S GOOD NEWS THERE AS WELL.
DURING THE SAME TIMEFRAME, THE TAX RATE ON FULL VALUATION HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE THE LOWER THE RATE THE BETTER.
AND WHILE THERE ARE FORMULAS AND EQUALIZATION RATES AND A SLEW OF OTHER MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS INVOLVED, THE ANSWER IS MUCH LESS COMPLICATED THAN THAT.
IN 2013, THE RATE ON THE FULL VALUATION OF THE COUNTY WAS $7 AND 6 CENTS PER 100 PER 1000 OF MARKET VALUE AND NOW IT IS $3 AND 95 CENTS.
CURRENTLY A DECREASE OVER 6% FROM THE RATE OF FULL VALUATION OF $4 21 CENTS IN 2026, WHILE WE HAVE KEPT THE LEVY, THE TAX LEVY FLAT PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE UP AND THE COUNTY TAX RATE HAS GONE DOWN.
THAT MEANS WE ARE GROWING AND WITH GROWTH COMES OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE CAPITALIZED AGAIN AND AGAIN SINCE 2013, TOTAL TAXABLE PROPERTY, TOTAL
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TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY IN ONEIDA COUNTY HAS GONE FROM JUST OVER $10 BILLION TO JUST SHY OF $21 BILLION IN 2027.AN INCREASE IN MARKET VALUE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF OVER 100% AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS PART THAT IS IN PART BECAUSE OF THE WORK WE DO HERE TOGETHER AND IS REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET.
WE HAVE KEPT THE TAX LEVY FLAT AND AS PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE UP, THE COUNTY TAX RATE ON FULL VALUATION HAS GONE DOWN.
THAT'S WHY WITH A 2027 BUDGET THAT STANDS AT JUST OVER $577 MILLION AND A CAPITAL PROGRAM THAT RETIRES JUST SHY OF 19 MILLION IN DEBT AND ONLY INCURS 17.9 MILLION IN NEW BORROWING, YOU AND EVERY RESIDENT CAN REST ASSURED THAT WE ARE STAYING TRUE TO OUR WORD.
WE ARE INVESTING IN WHAT WILL MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD WHILE RUNNING A GOVERNMENT THAT DOESN'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.
THIS BUDGET WAS AGAIN FILLED WITH HARD CHOICES.
THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FORCED THAT UPON US.
THEY HAVE LESS LEFT US HOLDING THE BAG ON MANY OF THEIR PRIORITIES.
THIS BUDGET REMAINS 90% MANDATED BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS SIMPLY PUT, WHEN THEY WANT SOMETHING, THEY MAKE US PAY FOR IT.
HOWEVER, AND IF YOU THINK IT'S BAD NOW, IT'S ABOUT TO GET EVEN WORSE.
IN JUST THE LAST YEAR, THEY'VE DONE IT WITH OUR ELECTIONS, RENEWABLE ENER ENERGY AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO IT WITH HOUSING.
THESE DECISIONS ARE MEANT TO BENEFIT DOWNSTATE ALL AT THE EXPENSE OF UPSTATE EVEN.
SO WE HAVE TO PREPARE IN THE BEST WAY WE CAN FOR THE UNKNOWN.
WE NEED TO KEEP MAKING HARD CHOICES.
WHEN THE STATE OF NEW YORK CONTINUES TO MAKE OUR JOB HARDER, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE CUT MANY OUTSIDE AGENCIES UP TO 12% IN THIS BUDGET.
ALSO, OUR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING IS DOWN 200,000 FROM THIS CURRENT BUDGET OF 2026.
COST SHIFTS ARE MADE, ARE PART OF THOSE MANDATED SERVICES AND THERE'S NO SHOCK TO ANYONE.
THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEVER SEEM TO SHIFT THE COST BACK TO THEM AND AWAY FROM US.
THAT TREND WILL ONLY INTENSIFY AS THE YEARS GO ON.
DUE TO FEDERAL LEGISLATION, WE'LL BE FORCED TO TAKE ON MORE OF THE SNAP AND HEAT PAYMENTS, WHICH WE HAVE ANTICIPATED TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AND ARE REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN HARD COSTS SUCH AS FUEL EQUIPMENT AND UTILITIES REMAIN HIGH.
I OFTEN RE REMIND PEOPLE THAT YES, WE HAVE TO PAY THOSE BILLS.
ALSO THOSE LINES ACROSS THIS BUDGET TOTAL $9.8 MILLION AND WE, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN OUR WORKFORCE.
BUT FOR US, THE STAKES ARE, ESPECIALLY HIGH COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS MANY CRITICAL SERVICES TO DELIVER AND WE CAN'T ACCOMPLISH THAT WITHOUT ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE BEST WORKFORCE POSSIBLE.
AND I'M PROUD OF THE WORKFORCE HERE IN ONEIDA COUNTY THAT I'VE OFTEN CITED AS THE BEST IN NEW YORK STATE.
OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ARE NOW REFLECTING THAT REALITY BY COMPENSATING POSITIONS ACCORDINGLY AND THEREFORE REDUCING OUR VACANCIES.
THESE ARE MORE HARD CHOICES, BUT THEY'RE ESSENTIAL ONES TO MAKE.
AS WE SOLIDIFY THIS GOVERNMENT AND THIS COMMUNITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, IT IS VITAL THAT THIS BUDGET REFLECTS THE PRIORITIES THAT CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS COMMUNITY FORWARD.
IN MY STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS, WE ANNOUNCED THE HOME FORWARD INVESTMENT FUND.
THIS THIS FUND IS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING OUR HOUSING MARKET INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND REACHING OUR GOAL OF 6,000 NEW UNITS.
BY 2040, THE OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH THAT GOAL ARE THERE.
CHOBANI IS COMING ONLINE AND WILL BE EMPLOYING, AS I SAID, OVER 1200 PEOPLE.
THE INVESTMENT IS MAR AND MARCY IS CONTINUING IN ORDER TO ATTRACT MORE COMPANIES TO JOIN WOLF SPEED AND DANFOSS.
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THE HOUSING TO MATCH IT.I WANNA DISCUSS ACTIONS COMING FOR 2027 THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS.
WE NEED TO CAPITALIZE ON EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MORE HOUSING.
OUR HOUSING PLAN OUTLINES 50 ACTION ITEMS AND IDENTIFIES DOZENS OF STATE AND FEDERAL INITIATIVES THAT HAVE HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE A COMPLICATED WEB OF REGULATIONS, DEADLINES, AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
TODAY I'M ANNOUNCING THREE SETS OF ACTIONS TO CAPITALIZE ON THESE OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS WILL BEGIN A LARGER DISCUSSION FOR 2027 WITH THIS BOARD REGARDING HOUSING IN ONEIDA COUNTY.
FIRST I'M TASKING OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY PLANNING COMMISSIONER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, DCFS, COMMISSIONER AND THE PRESIDENT OF MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
RANDY VAN WAGNER TO DEVELOP A HOUSING DIVISION WITHIN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SECOND, AS WE WORK THROUGH THOSE DETAILS IN THIS BUDGET, I HAVE PLACED $2 MILLION IN A RESTRICTED FUND IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES ONCE THE TEAM HAS FINISHED THEIR WORK EARLY IN 2027.
THIRD, I WILL CONVENE A MEETING THIS FALL WITH OUR CITIES, TOWNS, AND VILLAGES TO REINFORCE THE PRINCIPLES WE SET FORTH IN THE GUIDEBOOK.
WE PROVIDED THEM TO ERASE BARRIERS TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
WE WILL ALSO EDUCATE THEM ON THE IDA'S NEW HOUSING POLICY THAT INCENTIVIZES ALL TYPES OF HOUSING, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY UNITS.
NOW THESE ARE CRITICAL FIRST STEPS, BUT FROM ALL OUR WORK DONE TO DATE IN RELATION TO HOUSING, ONE THING WAS ALWAYS CLEAR.
THE HOME FORWARD INVESTMENT FUND REMAINS CRITICAL TO THIS PROCESS.
WHILE IT IS NOT IN THE BUDGET OR IN THIS BUDGET, I ALSO WANNA BE CLEAR, A SUBSTANTIAL CAPITAL PROJECT, A CAP, SUBSTANTIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY OUR BY THIS GOVERNMENT IS NECESSARY TO REACH THESE GOALS.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED THIS NEW PATH.
WE MUST BE ABLE TO INVEST IN A VARIETY OF ITEMS THAT ARE BARRIERS TO HOUSING CREATION.
THINGS LIKE LAST MILE, INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS, HOUSING STABILIZATION IN OUR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS, MATCHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS, ALL INVOLVED IMPACT INVESTMENT.
WE HAVE THE PLAN AND NOW WE WILL NOW HAVE THE TEAM INSIDE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND THEN WE WILL NEED LONG-TERM FINANCIAL INVESTMENT.
THIS BUDGET WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE RAMP UP EFFORTS WE HAVE SEEN IN ONEIDA SQUARE AND UTICA AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, WE ARE TAKING A HOLISTIC APPROACH.
THE ACTION WE TOOK IN ONEIDA SQUARE AND OTHER AREAS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THERE ARE REAL COSTS.
OUR EXPERIENCE IN THESE EFFORTS HAVE SHOWN A LIGHT ON HOW WE DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO EXAMINE WHAT WE DO FROM EVERY ANGLE.
WE HAVE SUSTAINED OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, INCLUDING ALLOCATIONS FOR CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, MOHAWK VALLEY EDGE, OUR HUMANE SOCIETIES AND OUR LIBRARIES, AS WELL AS MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
THIS BUDGET INCLUDES 27 MILLION FOR OUR WATER POLLUTION PLANT, 24 MILLION FOR THE COUNTY ROAD FUND AND 15 MILLION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
SO HOW DO WE DO ALL THIS AND KEEP THE TAX LEVY AT ZERO AGAIN, BY MAKING HARD CHOICES, BY BEING SMART, EFFICIENT, AND RELYING ON THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OUR WORKFORCE.
BUT THERE ARE STILL TOUGH FINANCIAL TIMES AHEAD DUE TO DECISIONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE DO NOTHING.
COUNTY GOVERNMENTS HAVE OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT NO OTHER GOVERNMENT HAS, AND OURS CONTINUE TO GROW WHILE OTHERS SIMPLY DO NOT.
IT ISN'T BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO, TO TO DO MORE OR CHOOSE TO DO LESS.
ALTHOUGH BOTH OF THOSE SCENARIOS MAY BE TRUE, IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE CHARGED TO DO MORE BY LAW, BY REALITY, AND BY COMMON SENSE.
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REFLECTS THOSE REALITIES.WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES JUST DO NOT HAVE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS AT $60 MILLION.
MEDICAID AT $57 MILLION JUST FOR OUR MEDICAID PAYMENTS.
PUBLIC WORKS AT 40 MILLION PUBLIC AND MENTAL HEALTH.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH.
EMERGENCY SERVICES AT $9 MILLION.
AGING IN VETERAN SERVICES AS EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION.
AND THAT'S JUST TO NAME A FEW OF WHAT'S IN THIS BUDGET CURRENTLY.
WHEN I BEGAN THIS ADDRESS, I SPOKE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE COME BEFORE THIS BODY AND THE PEOPLE OF ONEIDA COUNTY TO PRESENT A BUDGET IN CASE YOU FORGOT IT'S BEEN 20 TIMES.
IN EACH OF THOSE TIMES, MY FOCUS WHILE ON THE PRESENT HAD THE NEVER ENDING SITE ON THE FUTURE OF OUR COLLECTIVE HOME.
EACH BUDGET WAS CENTERED ON DELIVERING THE VERY BEST SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS WHILE KEEPING THEIR SHARE OF THE BURDEN AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
EACH BUDGET HAD AN EYE TO THE FUTURE OF WHAT WE COULD AND WOULD BECOME.
YES, WE HAVE THE CHALLENGES OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO DEAL WITH.
YES, WE'VE HAD OUR SHARE OF ECONOMIC AND NATURE DRIVEN STORMS. THOSE ARE REALITIES THAT IN EACH CASE WE HAVE LITTLE OR NO CHANCE TO EITHER CONTROL OR TO AVOID IN EVERY INSTANCE.
IN EVERY INSTANCE, WE COULD HAVE FOLDED UNDER PRESSURE AND TAKEN MULTIPLE STEPS BACK, OR WE COULD HAVE CHARTERED A COURSE OF GROWTH AND PROSPERITY THAT WOULD PROPEL US FORWARD WISELY.
THE UNITED COUNTY OF TODAY IS BETTER, STRONGER AND MORE FISCALLY SOUND THAN IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO BECAUSE WE MADE THE HARD CHOICES BECAUSE WE FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE AND NOT ON THE PAST.
IT IS BY THE LAYING OF A FOUNDATION OF PROGRESS AND NOT PROCRASTINATION BY ADVANCEMENT AND NOT AVOIDANCE AND BY REASON, NOT REGRET 20 TIMES.
I HAVE PRESENTED THIS BUDGET 20 TIMES WHERE HARD CHOICES WERE MADE 20 TIMES WHERE OUR FOCUS WAS ON THE FUTURE AND NEVER ON THE PAST.
I'M PROUD OF THIS BUDGET AND STAND BY ALL THE DIFFICULT CHOICES WE HAVE TO MAKE TO GET THERE.
I'M PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE TOGETHER AND IT WILL BE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE IN THE FUTURE.
THE PATH FORWARD HAS NEVER BEEN BRIGHTER.
WE'LL FACE OUR CURRENT CHALLENGES AND NEW ONES AS ALWAYS, AS WE ALWAYS HAVE HEAD ON AND TOGETHER IN THE COMING WEEKS, THIS BUDGET WILL BE GIVEN A THOROUGH REVIEW.
MY ADMINISTRATION AND I ARE EAGER AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
I THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS ONEIDA COUNTY, THE GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK AND OUR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WAYS AND MEANS WILL MEET FOLLOWING ADJOURNMENT AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AFTER WAYS AND MEANS.
ALSO, AS YOU ARE AWARE, OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND I ENCOURAGE YOU AT OUR BOARD MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY TO DRESS IN PINK FOR THE OCCASION.
OH, I GOTTA CALL FOR AN ADJOURNMENT.
YES, AND I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.