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Local Law Filing New York State Department of State Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12231-0001 www.dos.state.ny.us/corps (Use this form to file a local law with the Secretary of State.) Text of law should be given as amended. Do not include matter being eliminated and do not use italics or underlining to indicate new matter. gCounty DCity DTown DVillage STATH BECOBDS Local Law No. 15 of the year 2014 DEPARTMENT OF STATE A local law Increase the Salary of County Officers Elected or Appointed for a Fixed Term During (Insert Title) The Term of Office Be it enacted by the Legislature ofthe (Name ofLegisiative Body) [x]County DCity DTown DVillage (Select one:) of Cortland as follows: See Attached (If additional space is needed, attach pages the same size as this sheet, and number each.) DOS-0239-f-l (Rev. 02/10) Page 2 of 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- (Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the fifing of this local law and strike out that which is not applicable.) 1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.) I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of on (Name of Legislative Body) provisions of law. 20 of 20 of was duly passed by the , in accordance with the applicable 2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after disapproval by the Elective Chief Executive Officer*.) I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(ViIlage) of was duly passed by the on 20 (Name ofLegisiative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the on 20 (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) , in accordance w ith the applicable provisions of law. and was (approved)(not approved) _ and was deemed duly adopted 3. (Final adoption by referendum.) I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of on 20 (Name ofLegisiative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) of 20. of was duly passed by the , and was (approved)(not approved) on 20 Such local law was submitted to the people by reason of a (mandatory)(permissive) referendum, and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors vofing thereon at the (general)(special)(annual) election held on 20 , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law. 4. (Subject to permissive referendum and final adoption because no valid petition was filed requesting referendum.) I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. the <^o£it^t^Tty^ Legislature of 20 14 of was duly passed by the on June 26 20 14 , and was appfeved) 20 ~Siieh-lo€al (Name of Legislative Body) (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) law was subject to permissive referendum and no valid petition requesfing such referendum was filed as of 20^^ , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law. * Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county-wide basis or, if there be none, the chairperson of the county legislative body, the mayor of a city or village, or the supervisor of a town where such officer is vested with the power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances. DOS-0239-f-l (Rev. 02/10) Page 3 of 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- 5. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.) I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the City of having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of section (36)(37) of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmafive vote of a majority ofthe qualified electors of such city vofing thereon'at the (special)(general) election held on 20 , became operative. 6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.) I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No of 20 of the County of ^State of New York, having been submitted to the electors at the General Election of November 20 pursuantto subdivisions 5 and 7 of secfion 33 ofthe Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmafive vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cities of said county as a unit and a majority of the qualified electors ofthe towns of said county considered as a unit vofing at said general elecfion, became operative. (If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed, please provide an appropriate certification.) I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and ofthe whole of such original local law, and was finally adopted in the manner indicated in paragraph .4 above. Clerk ofthe cotinty legislative body, City, Town orVillage Clerk or officer designated by local legislative body (Seal) Date: f - Z.o-iH (Certification to be executed by County Attorney, Corporation Counsel, Town Attorney, Village Attorney or other authorized attorney of locality.) STATEOF NEWYORK COUNTY OF CORTLAND I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and that all proper proceedings have been had or taken for the enactment of the local law annexed hereto. / Signature Karen L. Howe, County Attorney Title County City Cortland Town Village Date: DOS-0239-f-l (Rev. 02/10) Page 4 of 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- ON MOTION OF SUSAN BRIGGS, CHAIR RESOLUTION NO. 182-14 Adopt Proposed Local Law No. "15^' for the Year 2014 A Local Law to Increase the Salary of County Officers Elected or Appointed for a Fixed Term During the Term of Office WHEREAS, said Local Law has been in its final form upon the desks of the members of the Legislature at least seven calendar days, exclusive of Sunday, prior to this date; AND WHEREAS, a public hearing thereon has been held before this Legislature after publication of notice thereof as legally required; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that proposed Local Law for the year 2014 is hereby adopted and shall take effect upon the filing thereof in the Office of the Secretary of State as provided by Municipal Home Rule Law, and be it further RESOLVED, that, as this local law is subject to permissive referendum, the Clerk of the Legislature shall cause an abstract of this local law to be published in the County's official newspaper at least once a week for two successive weeks, the first publication of which shall be had within ten days after the local law is adopted; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature of the County of Cortland, as follows: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT The County Legislature hereby states the intent of this local law is to preserve the integrity of the Management Compensation Plan, the goal of which is to treat all employees equally by maintaining grade level salary increments attached to years of service to the county. It is therefore necessary for the County Legislature to extend by local law the same increase in salary for those county officers elected or appointed for a fixed term, in compliance with New York State County Law §201, as has been previously Confidential Employees through Cortland County Local Law No. 4 of 2011. SECTION II. The Cortland County Employment Policy Manual for Department Heads, Management and Management/Confidential Employees includes a Grade and Step Schedule, with salary increments tied to grade levels and years of service. Certain officers are excluded pursuant to New York State County §201, as the salary of any officer elected or appointed for a fixed term may only be increased by local law subject to permissive referendum as provided for in Municipal Home Rule Law §24(2)(h). SECTION III. The same rate of armual salary increase for fiscal year 2014 extended to Cortland County Management and Management/Confidential Employees through the modification of the Grade and Step Schedule, shall be provided to those officers elected or appointed for a fixed term, during their term of office. The aimual salary of said officers elected or appointed for a fixed ---PAGE BREAK--- term, during their term of office, is to be adjusted and paid over the balance of the 2014 calendar year, upon the effective date of this local law. , This Local Law shall function to increase the salary of the following officers elected or ' appointed for a fixed term, during their term of office: Elected officers include: County Clerk County Coroner(s) County Sheriff County Treasurer Officers appointed for a fixed term include: Commissioner of Social Services Highway Superintendent Personnel Officer Public Health Director Real Property Tax Services Director SECTION IV: This local law is subject to permissive referendum and shall not take effect until at least forty- five (45) days after its adoption as provided for by Municipal Home Rule Law §24.County Treasurer Officers appointed for a fixed term include: Commissioner of Social Services Highway Superintendent Personnel Officer Public Health Director Real Property Tax Services Director SECTION IV: This local law is subject to permissive referendum and shall not take effect until at least forty- five (45) days after its adoption as provided for by Municipal Home Rule Law §24. STATE OF NEW YORK ) SS: COUNTY OF CORTLAND) This is to certify that I, the undersigned, Clerk of the Cortland County Legislature, have compared the foregoing copy with the original now on file in this office, and that the above actions were passed by the Cortland County Legislature on the 26th day of June, 2014 and that the same is a correct and true transcript of such actions taken. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and the official seal ofthe CORTLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE, this 26th day of June, 2014. €k3^ mi tht L^psktaine € ©nami €®iiHtf