Chairman Harrington called the meeting to order at 10:06 and led the salute to the flag. The Clerk called the roll and all members were recorded present and LD#13 recorded vacant. On the motion of Mr. Dwyer, seconded by Mr. Cornell and adopted, all members present voting aye, the minutes from the previous session were approved.

On the motion of Mrs. Price, seconded by Mr. Cornell and adopted, all members present voting aye, the proclamation for National Parliamentarian Week was ordered received and filed.

On the motion of Mrs. Price, seconded by Mr. Dwyer and adopted, all members present voting aye, the proclamation for the Zonta Club's Women of Achievement was ordered received and filed.

On the motion of Mrs. Richards, seconded by Mr. Cornell and adopted, all members present voting aye, the proclamation for National Administrative Assistant Week was ordered received and filed.

On the motion of Mr. Cornell, seconded by Mrs. Richards and adopted, all members present voting aye, the legislators went into executive session at 10:07 am to discuss contract negotiations and litigation. On the motion of Mr. Dwyer, seconded by Mrs. Brown and adopted, all members present voting aye, the executive session ended at 10:55 a.m.

ARTICLE TABLED TO DAY CERTAIN

Mr. Wern withdrew Agenda No. 01 (Authorize Fee For Cortland County Sheriff's Office Criminal Background Checks, Sheriff's Department) when County Attorney Knickerbocker said he was still uncertain about the legality of the action and requested additional time to research the issue.

On the motion of Mr. Harrington, seconded by Mr. VanDee and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 02 became RESOLUTION NO. 171-03: CHANGE MEETING TIME, CORTLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE, APRIL 23, 2003.

On the motion of Mr. VanDee, seconded by Mrs. Brown and adopted on a roll call vote, with all members present voting aye, except Mr. VanDonsel voting nay and LD#13 recorded vacant, Agenda No. 03 became RESOLUTION NO. 172-03: HOME RULE REQUEST, SALES TAX.

On the motion of Mr. VanDee, seconded by Mr. Cornell and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 04 became RESOLUTION NO. 173-03: CORRECT TAX WARRANTS, ROLLS & BILLS, REAL PROPERTY TAX SERVICES, TOWN OF VIRGIL.

On the motion of Mr. VanDee, seconded by Mr. Ross and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 05 became RESOLUTION NO. 174-03: AMEND BUDGET, AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT, OCCUPANCY TAX AUDIT.

On the motion of Mr. VanDee, seconded by Mr. Cornell and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 06 became RESOLUTION NO. 175-03: CORTLAND COUNTY POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR AUCTIONING TAX SALE PROPERTY, TREASURER' OFFICE.

On the motion of Mr. VanDee, seconded by Mr. Teeter and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 07 became RESOLUTION NO. 176-03: AMEND BUDGET, AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT, CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CORTLAND COUNTY.

On the motion of Mr. VanDee, seconded by Mrs. Brown and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 08 became RESOLUTION NO. 177-03: AMEND BUDGET, AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT, CITY OF CORTLAND/MUSIC ON MAIN STREET SERIES.

Agenda No. 09 (Authorize Memorandum of Agreement, Mental Health Department [NYS Office of Mental Health]) generated a number of questions regarding Cortland County's obligation if NYS did not fund the positions and the possibility of another organization running/supervising the program. On the motion of Mr. O'Mara, seconded by Mrs. Brown and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 09 was tabled to the end of the session.

On the motion of Mrs. Richards, seconded by Mr. Steger and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 10 became RESOLUTION NO. 178-03: AMEND BUDGET/ACCEPT FUNDS, HEALTH DEPARTMENT/SPECIAL PROGRAMS, BREAST & CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM.

On the motion of Mrs. Richards, seconded by Mr. Steger and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 11 became RESOLUTION NO. 179-03: AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT (ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER).

On the motion of Mr. Teeter, seconded by Mr. Allen and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 12 became RESOLUTION NO. 180-03: FIRE ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACT, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, TRI-COUNTY SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.

On the motion of Mr. Teeter, seconded by Mrs. Contento and adopted, all members present voting aye, a friendly amendment was added to Agenda No. 13 & 14 (changed number of days of employment to a maximum of 90 days).

On the motion of Mr. Teeter, seconded by Mr. Dwyer and adopted, all members present voting aye, except Mr. Allen voting nay and LD#13 vacant, the amended Agenda No. 13 became RESOLUTION NO. 181: APPROVAL TO FILL, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, FIVE (5) PARTS CHASERS/PARK ATTENDANTS. Prior to the vote on Agenda No. 13, Mr. Allen offered a second friendly amendment increasing the number of park attendants to 10, suggesting the staffing needs of the Highway Department were not being properly addressed. The second friendly amendment failed with Mr. Allen, Mrs. Price, Mr. O'Mara and Mr. Wern voting aye, all others voting nay.

On the motion of Mr. Cornell, seconded by Mr. O'Mara and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 14 (Approval To Fill, Highway Department, Seasonal Aide) was tabled to the end of the session when Mr. Teeter wanted to add another friendly amendment (changing number employed from 14 to 20) and Chairman Harrington refused to accept the change as a friendly amendment.

On the motion of Mr. Teeter, seconded by Mr. Ross and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 15 became RESOLUTION NO. 183-03: APPROVAL TO FILL, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, WADE POOL ATTENDANT.

On the motion of Mrs. Brown, seconded by Mr. Cornell and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 16 became RESOLUTION NO. 184-03: AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT, CORTLAND AREA CHILD CARE COUNCIL).

On the motion f Mrs. Brown, seconded by Mrs. Richards and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 17 became RESOLUTION NO. 185-03: APPROVAL TO FILL, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, CASEWORKER.

On the motion of Mr. Dwyer, seconded by Mrs. Contento and adopted, all members present voting aye, except Mr. Steve voting nay and LD#13 recorded vacant, Agenda No. 18 became Agenda No. 18 became RESOLUTION NO. 186-03: AUTHORIZE TRAVEL, LEGISLATURE (PATRICIA M. CASEY, CLERK).

On the motion of Mr. Dwyer, seconded by Mr. Steger and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 19 became RESOLUTION NO. 187-03: ADOPT POLICY, CORTLAND RECORD CENTER STANDARDS FOR PRIVACY (INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION).

On the motion of Mr. Dwyer, seconded by Mrs. Richards and adopted on a roll call vote with all members present voting aye, except Mrs. Brown, Mr. Dafoe, Mr. Mudge, Mr. Steve, Mr. VanDee and Mr. Harrington voting nay and LD#13 recorded vacant, Agenda No. 20 became RESOLUTION NO. 188-03: SET SALARIES, PART-TIME MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION EMPLOYEE.

On the motion of Mr. Ross, seconded by Mr. Cornell and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 21 became RESOLUTION NO. 189-03: RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE PROPOSED STATE 224 FUNDING REDUCTION FOR CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION.

On the motion of Mr. Cornell, seconded by Mr. Dwyer and adopted, all members present voting aye, Agenda No. 22 became RESOLUTION NO. 190-03: AMEND BUDGET/TRANSFER FUNDS, SOLID WASTE/RECYCLING DEPARTMENT, INSURANCE RECOVERY.

On the motion of Mrs. Richards, seconded by Mrs. Brown and adopted, all members present voting aye, two special articles were introduced.

On the motion of Mr. VanDee, seconded by Mr. O'Mara and adopted, all members present voting aye, Special Article No. 01 became RESOLUTION NO. 191-03: AUTHORIZE TREASURER TO ACCEPT DELINQUENT TAX PAYMENTS.

On the motion of Mr. VanDee, seconded by Mr. Teeter and adopted, all members present voting aye on a roll call vote, Special Article No. 02 became RESOLUTION NO. 192-03: AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF CORTLAND AND THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2003 TO JANUARY 1, 2006.

Chairman Harrington declared a recess at 11:55 am. The legislative session resumed at 12:20 pm.

Agenda No. 14 was reintroduced. Mr. Teeter withdrew the second friendly amendment (14 seasonal aides increased to 20). The amended Agenda No. 14 became RESOLUTION NO. 182-03: APPROVAL TO FILL, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, SEASONAL AIDE.

Agenda No. 09 (Authorize Memorandum of Agreement, Mental Health Department, NYS Office of Mental Health) was reintroduced. The discussion continued with Mr. Steve saying he hated to see the state get away with adding additional burdens to the county. Mrs. Richards reminded everyone that we were taking away the opportunity to get any funding for the positions. Mrs. Richards withdrew Agenda No. 09 when County Attorney Knickerbocker said he was uncomfortable with some of the sections. He suggested the legislators needed some definitive answers from the NYS Office of Mental Health.

On the motion of Mr. Teeter, seconded by Mr. Cornell and adopted, all members present voting aye, the session was adjourned at 12:33 am.

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