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          GOES DOWN. THANK YOU. IT'S NICE TO BE NEEDED. WE'LL CALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING 
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TO ORDER. MIKE'S ALL SET WITH THE ROLL CALL. HERE. JULIAN WATERMAN PRESENT. KOENIG. 
          DIMAGGIO. CLARK HERE. WHITE. RUDE. LEONE. HERE. IRVING. ALL RIGHT, I'M ON MY WAY. IT'S A NEW RESPONSE. HE LEFT. HE'S GOT TO CLOSE THE STORE. FIRST UP IS DOCKET 2026 3848 FOR THE 
          [a. 2026-3648 – DISTRICT ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: T. CARVILLE RE:     APPROVAL OF A GRANT AWARD FOR DISCOVERY AND PRETRIAL REFORMS  FOR SFY 2025-2026 BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES]
DISTRICT ATTORNEY. IT'S AN APPROVAL OF A GRANT AWARD FOR DISCOVERY AND PRETRIAL REFORMS FOR FY 2025 THROUGH 2026 BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH A DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? GOOD, GOOD. GOOD EVENING. YES. SO THIS IS A OVER $1 MILLION GRANT FOR DISCOVERY PURPOSES. 
          MUCH OF THAT IS USED. 10% OF IT IS USED FOR ALL OF MY ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S SALARIES. 
          SINCE THE DISCOVERY REFORM, WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO COMPLYING WITH DISCOVERY. EIGHT PARALEGAL POSITIONS ARE COMPLETELY FUNDED BY THIS. THIS GRANT. WE ALSO HAVE 50% OF ONE OF OUR GRAND JURY REPORTERS SALARIES COVERED BY THIS GRANT AND SOME TRANSCRIPT FUNDS. AND THEN WE ALSO SHARE WITH THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND 13 POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH DISCOVERY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? I JUST HAVE ONE. IF THIS GRANT COVERS ALL OF THOSE SALARIES, ARE WE GUARANTEED TO GET THIS EVERY YEAR? OR WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T? SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF EVOLVED. IT USED TO COME UNDER OUR AID TO PROSECUTION GRANT. NOW THEY'VE THEY'VE KIND OF CUT IT UP. AND THUS FAR, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE RECEIVED THESE FUNDS FOR THOSE PURPOSES. SO THANK YOU. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET IT TO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL 
          [b. 2026-3676 – DISTRICT ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: T. CARVILLE 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]
THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. NEXT UP IS DOCKET 2026 3676. IT'S AN APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. THIS IS OUR GRANT FOR THE GUN INVOLVED VIOLENCE ELIMINATION GRANT. A PORTION OF THIS GRANT GOES TO OUR SALARIES FOR FOR ADAS WHO HANDLE OUR GUN INVOLVED VIOLENCE AND ELIMINATION CASES. WE ALSO HAVE A INVESTIGATOR WHO IS 75% OF THEIR SALARY IS PAID THROUGH THIS. THIS GRANT TO REFLECT THE WORK THAT IS DONE BY THAT INVESTIGATOR ON THESE TYPES OF CASES. IT ALSO PAYS FOR OUR SAVE OUR STREETS DIRECTOR ROOSEVELT PATTERSON'S POSITION. AND WITH THE REMAINING MONEY, WE USE IT FOR TECHNOLOGY, FOR CELL PHONE INVESTIGATION, FORENSIC EVALUATIONS, AS WELL AS FROM VEHICLES THAT CHIP OFFS THAT WE DO FOR FOR INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET WITH SEEING NONE, WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. NEXT 
          [c. 2026-3604 – SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: R. MACIOL RE:                 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $2,682.00 TO A 3110 3110.451-100 – AUTOMOTIVE PARTS & SUPPLIES REPAIRS (SHERIFF)]
UP IS DOCKET 2026 3604 FOR THE SHERIFF. IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $2,682 TO A 31. 
          1031 10.4 51-1 HUNDRED AUTOMOTIVE PARTS AND SUPPLY REPAIRS. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS INSURANCE RECOVERY AND MONEYS GOING RIGHT BACK INTO THE ACCOUNT IN WHICH IT CAME OUT OF TO DO THE REPAIRS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? BUT SEEING NONE, WE'LL 
          [d. 2026-3590 – SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: R. MACIOL RE:                 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $69,601.00 TO A 3110 3152.290-000 – OTHER EQUIPMENT (SHERIFF)  ]
CALL THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OPPOSED DOCKET PASSES. NEXT UP IS 2026 3590. FOR THE SHERIFF, IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $69,601 TO A 31. 1030 152.290-000 OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR THE SHERIFF. THIS IS COMMISSARY FUNDS. SO THERE'S NO TAX DOLLARS IN THIS. THIS IS TO REPAIR A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS ORIGINAL WITH THE WITH THE THE NEW JAIL. THIS TRANSPORTS 
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ALL THE INMATE PERSONAL ITEMS. WHEN THEY COME IN, WHEN THEY COME IN ITEMS, THEY GATHER. 
          SOME OF THEM OBVIOUSLY ARE WITH US FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME. AND IT'S HELD IN ANOTHER PART OF THE FACILITY DOWNSTAIRS. IT'S THE CONVEYOR BELT THAT BRINGS IT BACK TO TO THE AREA WHERE THE INMATES, WHEN THEY'RE RELEASED FROM OUR CUSTODY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS DOCKET 2026 3696. 
          [e. 2026-3696 – EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: F. MANFREDO 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 163 SICG GRANT 2025-26 C197295]
EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR FRAN. AN APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNITED 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 HEMG163SICG GRANT 2025 2026 C 197295. YEP, YES, ICG GRANT. IT'S FOR 1.7 MILLION. IT'S TO 25 AND 26 GRANT WHICH WE'RE GOING TO USE FOR 2627 US $650,000 EACH YEAR, PAYS FOR OUR RADIO LEASE AND ANOTHER 203,000 FOR 15 EACH YEAR IS FOR RADIO EQUIPMENT AND TOWER SITE UPGRADES. IF ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET WITH BEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          [f. 2026-3610 – EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: F. MANFREDO RE:     APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES  ]
OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. NEXT UP FOR FRAN IS 2026 3610. AN APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. THAT'S OUR GRANT. SO THIS GRANT IS FOR 446,000 266. IT PAYS FOR FOUR DISPATCHERS. IT'S A AGAIN, IT'S A 2526 GRANT, BUT WE'RE USING IT FOR 2627. IT PAYS FOR FOUR DISPATCHERS EACH YEAR, 223,000 113 EACH YEAR. 
          QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET. YEAH, THIS IS FOR DISPATCHERS, FOR THIS FOR DISPATCHERS, IT PAYS FOR FOUR EACH YEAR. THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE. WE WERE SHORT. THIS IS ARE WE FULL NOW? WE'RE NOT QUITE FULL. I THINK WE HAVE TWO OPENINGS. THREE COMPARED TO THE 15 WE HAD. OH YEAH. YEAH WE HAVE, WE HAVE WE JUST CUT SOME PEOPLE LOOSE. WE HAVE 13 DISPATCHERS IN TRAINING. I THINK 2 OR 3 ARE READY TO BE CUT LOOSE. THE OTHER TEN WILL FOLLOW THROUGH. AND WE'RE LOOKING TO FILL THE REST OF THE POSITIONS, WHICH WE THINK WILL DO BY THE END OF THE MONTH. 
          THANK YOU. ON THEIR OWN. SORRY. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THE 12 HOUR SHIFTS HAS HELPED YOU FILL? SO THE 12 HOUR SHIFTS HAVE BEEN A GREAT BENEFIT. IT REALLY BRINGS STABILITY TO TO THE, YOU KNOW, TO THE DEPARTMENT AND, YOU KNOW, THE OVERTIME WHILE WE'RE STILL INCURRING SOME OVERTIME BECAUSE OF THE THE TRAINING PROCESS, THE OVERTIME, I EXPECT TO TAKE A TREMENDOUS DIP NEXT YEAR AS WE FILL THE POSITIONS AS AS WE CUT PEOPLE LOOSE FROM TRAINING. AWESOME. 
          YES. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE 12 HOUR SHIFTS? YEAH, I'VE GOT NOTHING BUT POSITIVE FEEDBACK. 
          THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY LIKE THEIR OLD SHIFT, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD SHIFT FROM 8 TO 6 OR 6 TO 4. THEY LIKED IT. ALL THE REST OF THE PEOPLE HATED IT. 
          SO ALL THE REST OF THE PEOPLE LIKE IT. NOW THOSE PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT WEEK. NEXT UP IS 2026 
          [g. 2026-3618 – PROBATION DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: H. BOLTON RE:     APPROVAL OF AN INITIAL RESPONSE TEAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, AND THE WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  ]
3618 FOR PROBATION. IS ANYBODY HERE FROM THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT OTHER THAN KEVIN? OH, THERE SHE IS. I'M SORRY. ALEX. HELLO. THIS IS AN APPROVAL OF AN INITIAL RESPONSE TEAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND THE WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THIS FOR US? SO WE HAVE A PROBATION OFFICER WHO WORKS IN THE WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOUR AND A HALF DAYS A WEEK. HE'S BACK IN OUR OFFICE ON SUMMERS. AND WE THE WEEKS THAT THEY HAVE OFF, THEY REIMBURSE US FOR HIS SALARY AND HIS FRINGE BENEFITS AT 66%. AND MR. PFISTER IS A FINE GENTLEMAN OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. YES, THEY LIKE HIM VERY MUCH AT EVERY EVENT DURING THE SCHOOL HOURS, GAMES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WE THANK YOU FOR HIM. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. DOCKET 
          [h. 2026-3684 – PROBATION DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: H. BOLTON 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]
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PASSES. NEXT UP IS 2026 3684. AN APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THIS FOR US? SO THIS IS THE RAISE THE AGE GRANT THAT THE AGE RAISED. THE AGE WENT INTO EFFECT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WE GET REIMBURSED. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE PRETTY LATE. THEY REIMBURSE US FOR THE PRIOR YEAR. 
          SO THEY ARE REIMBURSING FOR A SUPERVISOR POSITION FOR PROBATION OFFICERS POSITIONS AND ELECTRONIC MONITORING, INTERPRETER SERVICES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? 
          [i. 2026-3390 – PUBLIC DEFENDER DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: A. DEAN RE:     APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF BUDGET, AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES]
DOCKET PASSES. THANK YOU. ENJOY YOUR NIGHT. THANK YOU JEFF. NEXT UP IS 2026 3390 FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. MR. DEAN, APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF BUDGET IN NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES. 
          WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THIS DOCKET FOR US, SIR. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS IS ONE OF THREE GRANTS THAT SUPPORTS THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. THIS GRANT ALSO SUPPORTS THE ASSIGNED COUNSEL PROGRAM. SO IT'S A $1.6 MILLION GRANT SPREAD OVER THREE YEARS. THE PUBLIC DEFENDER PORTION OF THAT PAYS FOR TWO TWO ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER SALARIES. A PARALEGAL, ANOTHER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER, SOME FRINGE, AND THEN PARTIAL SALARIES FOR TWO OTHER ATTORNEYS. THE ASSIGNED COUNSEL PROGRAM COMPONENT OF THIS GRANT IS THE BIGGEST CHUNK OF THEIR ANNUAL REVENUE. IT PAYS FOR 717,000 IN REVENUE TO THE ASSIGNED COUNSEL PROGRAM, PROVIDING FAMILY COURT, DEFENSE AND OTHER CIVIL MATTERS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET WOULD BE NONE. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. DOCKET PASSES. MOTION TO
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