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Oneida County May 10, 2017 Meeting
Oneida County May 10, 2017 Meeting
Highlights
May 10, 2017 Oneida County
Board of Legislators Meeting
Approval of Local Law A of 2017, Repealing Local Law No. 1 of 1991 and
Creating the Ethics Law of Oneida County:
o The local ethics law has not been updated since 1991.
o The changes to the local ethics law bring it in line with the current state ethics
law.
o The local law will repeal the existing law and replace it, in its entirety with the new
local law.
o The proposed changes require the Ethics Board to meet a least once a year. The
current version does not have any such requirement.
o The proposed changes call for a 5 member board (instead of the current 7
member board).
o A public hearing will be scheduled for the local law.
Significant Resolutions
Approval of the 2017 Contract between Oneida County and Mohawk Valley
EDGE: in which the County agrees to pay Mohawk Valley EDGE $349,874 for
the purposes of promoting economic and industrial development and growth in
Oneida County.
o The contract runs from January 1, 2017 and ends December 31, 2017.
Approval of Appointments to the Office for the Aging and Continuing Care:
pursuant to Resolution #56 of 1977 and Section 2002 of the Oneida County
Charter, County Executive Anthony Picente recommended and the Board
approved, the appointment of the following individuals:
o Rose Ann Convertino, Oneida County Legislator, Utica
o Kelly Waters, Exec. Director Parking Senior Center, Utica
o Craig Grant, Homeownership Center, Utica
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Approval to Create Five Part Time Special Patrol Officer Positions: for
$25.48 per hour, Grade 32W, Step 2 to assist with the county-wide regional night
court plan with the 5th Judicial District.
o The patrol officers will provide security at night court arraignments for
court seven days a week for five hour shifts in the evenings.
o Night court arraignments will be held in the lobby of the Public Safety
Complex on Judd Road.
total for each municipality will not exceed $13,2000 for a term beginning May 1,
2017 and ending December 1, 2017.
o Augusta
o Ava
o Bridgewater
o Camden
o Floyd
o Kirkland
o Lee
o Marcy
o Marshall
o New Hartford
o Paris
o Sangerfield
o Steuben
o Verona (not on the 2016 list)
o Vienna
o Westmoreland
o City of Rome
Approval of an Agreement between Oneida County Office for the Aging and
Continuing Care and Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders
Association, Inc.: for an amount not to exceed $182,000, to provide respite
services for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimers and other dementia related
disorders.
Approval of an Agreement between Oneida County Office for the Aging and
Continuing Care and the Department of Veterans Affairs through its
Veterans Health Administration: for $625,000, to provide flexible consumer-
directed services that will assist veteran consumers to remain in the least
restrictive environment.
o This is a revenue generating agreement as the County will be providing
the services.
Approval of an Agreement between Oneida County Office for the Aging and
Continuing Care and Presbyterian Residential Community, Inc.: for an
amount not to exceed $73,000, to provide community based long-term care
services to the frail and elderly and to assist older consumers to delay or divert
nursing home placement.
Approval of an Agreement between Oneida County Office for the Aging and
Continuing Care and Central New York, Inc.: for an amount not to exceed
$62,000, to delay or divert nursing home placement.
Approval of an Agreement between Oneida County Office for the Aging and
Continuing Care and Utica Senior Citizens Recreation Center, Inc.: for an
amount not to exceed $225,934 for fiscal intermediary services for Oneida
Countys aging programs.
Approval of an Agreement between Oneida County Office for the Aging and
Continuing Care and U.S. Care Systems, Inc.: for an amount not to exceed
$238,700, to provide in-home care services to divert or delay nursing home
placement.
social recreation, transportation and various residential services for adults with
serious and persistent mental illness.
Petitions
There are several committee meetings scheduled for May and June at the
Oneida County Office Building. For more information, see the Boards website:
http://ocgov.net/leg
MVHS President Scott Perra attended Mays Board of Legislators meeting to
update the county legislators on the status of the downtown hospital.
The next Board of Legislators meeting is Wednesday, June 14, at 2:00 p.m. in the
County Office Building, 800 Park Avenue, Utica on the 10th floor.