Tompkins County Legislature

Action Summary for Resolutions

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 5:30 PM
Legislature Chambers

Regular Agenda

Resolution No. 2018-22: Appointments to Industrial Development Agency (ID #7598)

RESULT: RECOMMENDED [10 TO 3]

MOVER: Anna Kelles, Member
SECONDER: David McKenna, Member
AYES: Amanda Champion, Rich John, Anna Kelles, Daniel Klein, Michael Lane,
Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, David McKenna, Glenn Morey, Martha Robertson,
Michael Sigler
NAYS: Shawna Black, Deborah Dawson, Henry Granison
EXCUSED: Anne Koreman

WHEREAS, Section 856 of the General Municipal Law authorized that the Tompkins County
Legislature designate the members of the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) by
resolution, and

WHEREAS, members of the TCIDA who are also members of the Tompkins County Legislature
shall be appointed annually by the Chair of the County Legislature subject to the approval of the
Legislature, and

WHEREAS, non-legislator board members shall be appointed for a term of two years by the
same process, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Planning, Development, and Environmental Quality

Committee, That the following members be appointed to the Industrial Development Agency to serve at
the pleasure of the Legislature, effective immediately:

Rich John - Member, Tompkins County Legislature

Martha Robertson - Member, Tompkins County Legislature
Leslyn McBean-Clairborne - Member, Tompkins County Legislature
Mike Sigler - Member, Tompkins County Legislature
Laura Lewis - Member, At-Large (term expires 12/31/19)

RESOLVED, further, That Rich John serve as the Chair of the Industrial Development Agency,

RESOLVED, further, That the following members are continuing in their terms on the Industrial
Development Agency:

Jennifer Tavares - TCAD representative (term expires 12/31/18)

Grace Chiang - Member, At-Large (term expires 12/31/18)

RESOLVED, further, That the Clerk of the Legislature is authorized and directed to file with the
Secretary of State a Certificate of Appointment.
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Consent Agenda

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Anna Kelles, Member
SECONDER: Amanda Champion, Member
AYES: Black, Champion, Dawson, Granison, John, Kelles, Klein, Lane, McBean-
Clairborne, McKenna, Morey, Robertson, Sigler
EXCUSED: Koreman

Resolution No. 2018-23: Budget Adjustment - Interdepartment Revenues - Department of

Probation and Community Justice (ID #7572)

WHEREAS, pursuant to Administrative Manual Policy 05-02, budget adjustments exceeding

$5,000 require Legislative approval, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Public Safety Committee, That the Director of Finance
be directed to make the following budget adjustments on his books for 2017:

Revenue Acct Title Amt Approp Acct Title

3140.42771 Interdepartment Revenue $ -1,576 3141.58800 Fringes
3142.42771 Interdepartment Revenue $-10,565 3142.58800 Fringes

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Resolution No. 2018-24: Approval of Appointment to the Tompkins County Council of

Governments (TCCOG) (ID #7585)

WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Council of Governments is an association of local

governments organized to provide a forum of discussion, study, and negotiation leading to agreements for
more efficient, improved, and/or less costly delivery of government services, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Government Operations Committee, That Martha

Robertson be appointed as a member and Anna Kelles be appointed as the alternate member to the
Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG).
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Resolution No. 2018-25: Approval of Designations of Successors to Serve in the Absence of the
Department Head (ID #7587)

WHEREAS, Section 3.03(e) of the County Charter specifies that the County Administrator and
specified department heads shall designate in writing, and in order of succession, the deputies (or in the
absence of officially designated deputies, the employees of the department) who shall possess the powers

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and perform the duties of the principal in the event of the latter's absence from the County or inability to
perform or exercise the powers of the office, and

WHEREAS, the Charter further requires those designations, except department heads elected on a
countywide basis, to be approved by the Tompkins County Legislature annually, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Government Operations Committee, That the following

designations of successors are hereby approved,

RESOLVED, further, That this list is complete and supersedes all previous designations:

Designations of Successors Designation

Department of County Administration: County Deputy County Administrator
Administrator
County Attorney
Director of Finance

Department of Assessment: Director Assistant Director

Department of Finance: Director Director of Accounting Services

Treasury Manager

Department of Law: County Attorney Deputy County Attorney

Department of Human Resources: Commissioner Deputy Commissioner

Department of Health: Public Health Director Public Health Administrator

Director of Community Health
Environmental Health Director

Medical Examiner Deputy Medical Examiner

Deputy Medical Examiner

Department of Planning and Sustainability: Deputy Commissioner

Commissioner
Planning Administrator

Department of Airport: Director Deputy Director Airport-

Operations/ARFF Chief
Deputy Director Airport-
Administration
Senior Airport Operations/Firefighter

Department of Facilities: Director Assistant Director

Department of Highway: Director Assistant Director

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Department of Recycling and Materials Assistant Director

Management: Director
Communications and Administrative
Coordinator

Department of Social Services: Commissioner Deputy Commissioner

Program Development Specialist
Director of Administrative Services
Director of Services

Department of Mental Health Deputy Commissioner/Director of

Services: Commissioner Community Services
Fiscal Administrator
Medical Director

Board of Elections: Democrat Commissioner Deputy Commissioner

Board of Elections: Republican Commissioner Deputy Commissioner

Department of Probation and Community Justice: Deputy Director

Director

Department of Youth Services: Director No Designee

Office for the Aging: Director NY Connects Coordinator

Department of Emergency Response: Director Assistant Director, Fire &

Emergency Management
Manager, Communication Center

Department of Information Technology Services: Deputy Director Information

Director Technology Services

Elected Officials: For Information Only

Sheriff: Undersheriff
District Attorney: Deputy District Attorney
County Clerk: Deputy County Clerk

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Resolution No. 2018-26: Adoption of List of Designated Officers and Employees Required to File
an Annual Financial Disclosure Form (ID #7590)

WHEREAS, State Law requires employees "who hold policy-making positions, as annually
determined by" the County to fill out financial disclosure forms, and

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Law No. 2 of 1997 and Administrative Manual Policy 01-29,
Standards of Conduct, "key employees" shall be determined by separate resolution of the Tompkins
County Legislature, and

WHEREAS, the list of "key employees" required to file the annual financial disclosure form has
been updated, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Government Operations Committee, That the following

list of designated officers and employees required to fill out the annual financial disclosure form be
adopted:

Title Department/Division
Contracts Coordinator Administration
County Administrator Administration
Deputy County Administrator Administration
Airport Director Airport
Deputy Airport Director (2) Airport
Director of Assessment Assessment
Assistant Director of Assessment Assessment
Valuation Specialists (2) Assessment
Real Property Appraiser (3) Assessment
Senior Valuation Specialist (1) Assessment
Assistant Real Property Appraiser (1) Assessment
Supervising Attorney Assigned Counsel
Program Coordinator Assigned Counsel
Elections Commissioner (2) Board of Elections
Deputy Elections Commissioner (2) Board of Elections
Director, Office for the Aging Office for the Aging
NY Connects Coordinator Office for the Aging
County Attorney County Attorney
Deputy County Attorney County Attorney
County Clerk County Clerk
Deputy County Clerk County Clerk
District Attorney District Attorney
Deputy District Attorney District Attorney
Director, Emergency Response Emergency Response
Communications Center Manager Emergency Response
Assistant Director (3) Emergency Response
Director of Facilities Facilities
Assistant Director of Facilities Facilities
Director of Finance Finance
Deputy Director of Finance Finance
Treasury Manager Finance
Public Health Director Health
Public Health Administrator Health
Highway Director Highway
Assistant Highway Director Highway
Director of Human Rights Human Rights
Director, Information Technology Services Information Technology Services

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Deputy Director, Information Technology Serv. Information Technology Services

Clerk of the Legislature Legislature
Chief Deputy Clerk of the Legislature Legislature
Legislators (14) Legislature
Commissioner of Mental Health Mental Health
Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health Mental Health
Commissioner of Human Resources Human Resources
Deputy Commissioner of Human Resources Human Resources
Commissioner of Planning and Sustainability Planning and Sustainability
Deputy Commissioner of Planning and Sustainability Planning and Sustainability
Probation Director II Probation and Community Justice
Deputy Director of Probation Probation and Community Justice
Sheriff Sheriff
Undersheriff Sheriff
Captain of Corrections Sheriff
Lieutenant of Road Patrol Sheriff
Commissioner of Social Services Social Services
Deputy Social Services Commissioner Social Services
Director of Services Social Services
Director of Administrative Services Social Services
Program Development Specialist Social Services
Recycling and Materials Management Director Recycling and Materials Management
Assistant Recycling and Materials Management Director Recycling and Materials Management
Director of Weights and Measures Weights and Measures
Employment and Training Director Workforce Development
Workforce Development Director Workforce Development
Youth Services Director Youth Services
Administrative Assistant Youth Services

RESOLVED, further, That should additional successors need to fill a position that they be asked
to fill out an Annual Financial Disclosure form at that time.
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Resolution No. 2018-27: 2017 Budget Adjustments to Balance Various Payroll Accounts of the
Office for the Aging (ID #7533)

WHEREAS, pursuant to Administrative Manual Policy 05-02, SECTION 4.02 B, transfers

involving personnel lines are subject to approval of both the Program Committee and County Legislature,
and

WHEREAS, the County Office for the Aging (COFA) wishes to adjust various payroll accounts
in the 2017 budget in order to properly balance out its accounts, and

WHEREAS, COFA has a surplus of County funding within Account 6771 in the amount of
$5,937 that can be transferred to these various accounts, and

WHEREAS, COFA sees fit to utilize this surplus so as to eliminate negative balances within three

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(3) different 2017 accounts, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the
Director of Finance be directed to make the following adjustments:

From: Title Amt

A6771-51000547 Ombudsman Program & Outreach Specialist $4,140

A6771-58800 Fringes $1,797

To: Title Amt

A6772-51000529 Senior Account Clerk/Typist $1,689

A6772-58800 Fringes 733
A6787-51000517 Outreach Worker 1,900
A6787-58800 Fringes 825
A6791-51000215 Director, Office for the Aging 551
A6791-58800 Fringes 239

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Resolution No. 2018-28: Budget Adjustment to Reconcile Multi-Year Aging By Design Budget at
the Office for the Aging (ID #7567)

WHEREAS, pursuant to Administrative Manual Policy 05-02, SECTION 4.02 B all adjustments
over $5,000 must be reviewed and upon the recommendation of the Director of Finance must be approved
by the program committee of the budgeting unit and the Legislature, and

WHEREAS, Resolution 2017-182 established grant acceptance from the Health Foundation of
Western and Central New York for an Aging By Design Grant at the Office for the Aging, and

WHEREAS, the period of the grant is from October 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018, and

WHEREAS, this budget adjustment is necessary in order to reconcile the budget for the January
1, 2018, through March 31, 2018 period, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the
Director of Finance be directed to make the following adjustments:

Revenue Account Title Amt Approp Acct Title Amt

A6773-42070 Contribution from

Private Agency $12,932.47 A6773-51000215 Salary $106.00
A6773-51000546 Salary 2,077.00
A6773-51000559 Salary 2,077.00
A6773-58800 Fringes 2,102.31
A6773-54400 Prog. Exp 1,570.16

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A6773-54491 Subcont. 5,000.00

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Regular Agenda

Resolution No. 2018-29: Appropriation from Contingent Fund - Terminal-Pay Reimbursement -

Information Technology Services Department (ID #7546)

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Daniel Klein, Member
SECONDER: Rich John, Member
AYES: Shawna Black, Amanda Champion, Deborah Dawson, Henry Granison, Rich
John, Anna Kelles, Daniel Klein, Michael Lane, Leslyn McBean-Clairborne,
David McKenna, Martha Robertson, Michael Sigler
EXCUSED: Anne Koreman, Glenn Morey

WHEREAS, the Information Technology Services Department had one Systems Analyst retire
effective October 20, 2017, and

WHEREAS, the Fiscal Policy of Tompkins County allows for terminal-pay reimbursement to the
Department from the Contingent Fund, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Government Operations and the Budget, Capital, and
Personnel Committees, That the Director of Finance be and hereby is authorized and directed to make the
following budget appropriation for 2017:

FROM: A1990.54440 Contingent Fund $ 3,096.85

TO: A1680.51000719 Systems Analyst $ 2,159.44
A1680.58800 Fringes $ 937.41

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