Judiciary & Public Safety Committee

February 6, 2007 at 9:30 AM

Draft Minutes

 

 

Committee Present: John Daniels, Chairman; Larry Cornell, Don Spaulding, Danny Ross Ron VanDee – Excused:  Tom Williams, Vice Chairman & Sean Clark

Others Present: Scott Schrader, County Administrator; Marilyn Brown, Legislative Chairman; Angie Wyatt, Secretary to County Administrator; Lee Price, Sheriff; Ric VanDonsel, County Attorney; Jane Goldner, Probation Director; Bob Duell, Fire/Emergency Management Director;

Dennis Whitt, County Auditor; Eric Mulvihill, WXHC Radio News Director; Corey Preston, Cortland Standard Reporter

The meeting was called to order at 9:28a.m. by Chairman, John Daniels

 

MOTION BY LARRY CORNELL –2ND BY DON SPAULDING TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 9, 2007 MEETING – ALL PRESENT VOTED IN FAVOR – PASSED – MINUTES APPROVED

                       

RESOLUTIONS:

 

Fire/EM

1.      Authorize Agreement Satellite UHF Site – MOTION BY LARRY CORNELL – 2ND BY DON SPAULDING – ALL PRESENT VOTED IN FAVOR – MOTION PASSES

Discussion:  This is to have a satellite site in the Town of Marathon for the purpose of installing additional transmission equipment to enhance the main communications from the Virgil Tower.  The only cost to the County will be approximately $75.00 per month for electricity.  Bob Duell advised the Committee that there would be more sites such as this one in the future.

 

Sheriff’s Department

  1. Amend 2007 Budget (Child Passenger Safety Program)
  2. Amend 2007 Budget (Forfeited Proceeds)
  3. Amend 2007 Budget (Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee – S.T.O.P.P.E.D.)
  4. Amend 2007 Budget (TraCS – Electronic Ticket & Accident Report Project)
  5. Amend 2007 Budget/Transfer Funds /911 Center (Personal Service Accounts)
  6. Amend 2007 Budget/Transfer Funds (Personal Service Accounts) - MOTION BY RON VANDEE – 2ND BY LARRY CORNELL TO APPROVE RESOLUTION AGENDA NUMBERS 2 – 7 AS A BLOCK VOTE – ALL PRESENT VOTED IN FAVOR – RESOLUTION AGENDA NUMBERS 2 – 7 APPROVED AS A BLOCK – PASSES

 

  1. Increase Salary Court Attendants – MOTION BY LARRY CORNELL – 2ND BY RON VANDEE – ALL PRESENT VOTED IN FAVOR – MOTION PASSES

Discussion:  Lee Price indicated that this is reimbursable by the State.

Probation Department

9.      Authorize Agreements Alternative to Incarceration (NYS Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives) – MOTION BY LARRY CORNELL – 2ND BY DANNY ROSS – ALL PRESENT VOTED IN FAVOR – MOTION PASSED

Discussion:  Probation Director, Jane Goldner provided a brief description of A.T.I. (Alternatives To Incarceration).  The A.T.I. Program provides for Pretrial Release and Community Service Programming.  Sheriff Lee Price indicated that these programs and the District Attorney’s Fast Track Program help keep the jail population down.

 

DISCUSSION/COMMITTEE ACTION

 

Department Head Forum:

Sheriff’s Department (Sheriff Price) – The jail count today is 61.  911 Dispatcher, Marie Lewis is retiring in March.  They are going pursue the sex offenders grant that Marilyn Brown provided information on at the last JPS meeting.

Fire/Emergency Management (Bob Duell) – John Daniels asked about the lease agreement with the Town of Cortlandville Fire District for the use of their building in back of the Fire Department on Tompkins Street.  Bob indicated that the lease is in the process of being approved.

District Attorney – No Report

Public Defender – No Report

Probation – No Report

Coroners – No Report

The meeting was adjourned at 9:36a.m.

Minutes prepared by Angie Wyatt, Confidential Secretary to County Administrator

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