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1 CORTLAND COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS October 2016 *N/C - Appts. processed through a nominating committee County Airport Citizen’s Advisory Committee Established via Resolution No. 213-15; 9 members with two-year terms. Contact: P. Krey, 753-5103 8 At-Large 1 Superintendent of Highways 1 Legislative Liaison Function: To provide advisory opinions to the Highway Committee and Legislature on airport operations and improvements, and goals for future development and financial security of the Cortland County Airport. Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board - State-designated Established via Resolution No. 182 of 1993; 11 members (at least four shall be ex-officio and shall serve as a condition of their position) with four-year terms, limit two terms (unless beneficial for a member to serve additional terms). Bylaws adopted August 14, 1996. Contact:, 4 representatives of farming 1 Agriculture Land Preservation representative 1 County Legislator 1 Agri-business representative Ex-officio members (voting members): Terms coterminous with tenure in such office: Planning Commissioner or Designee Cooperative Extension Agent Director of Assessment or Designee Chair, Soil and Water Conservation District Associate Members (non-voting) – two-year term Function: The purpose of this Board is to encourage farming in Cortland County through initiatives which create favorable conditions that allow farmers to operate economically viable enterprises; advise the Cortland County Legislature on establishing, modifying, continuing, or terminating agricultural districts; review Notice of Intent filings pursuant to Agricultural and Markets Law 25AA Sections 305.4 and 305.1; and submit to the Cortland County Legislature an Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan for Cortland County. Board of Health N/C Section 340-343 of Public Health Law; 8 members with six-year terms. Bylaws adopted 8/1/76. Contact: 753-5135, Health Department 3 physicians 1 County Legislator 4 At-large members Function: The purpose of this Board is to formulate, promulgate, adopt, amend, or repeal and publish rules, regulations, orders and directives for the security of the life and health in the health district, which shall not be inconsistent with the Public Health Law of State Sanitary Code. These rules, regulations, orders, and directives are known as the County Sanitary Code. Capital District Regional Off-Track Betting Public Benefit Corporation formed in 1975. County appointed Director to Corporation; serves at the pleasure of the Legislature. 1 County representative Contact: Peter Testa Central New York Regional Market Under New York Public Authorities Law – Title 2 – Section 827 Board of Directors. Member serves at the pleasure of the Board appointing. 1 County representative Contact: Eric Mulvihill, 753-5049 Central New York Regional Planning and Development Established as a public agency in 1966 under the provisions of Article 12B of the New York State General Municipal Law for the purposes of providing a comprehensive range of planning services associated with the growth and development of communities in Central New York. Selected by County Legislative Chair. Term – ex-officio directors shall serve for duration of elected terms. Other members one-year term and shall continue until successor appointed. County Legislative Chair (ex-officio) County Legislative Planning Committee Chair (ex-officio) From the following six categories, three directors will be selected: County Legislator/Executive County Chief Highway Officer County Chief Fiscal Officer/Treasurer Local Elected Official (City, Town, or Village) County Planning Board Chair ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 County Planning Department Director Contact: Dan Dineen, 753-5043 Chemical Dependence Subcommittee N/C Legislature appoints 9 members; 4 year terms. Contact: Gail Spitzer 428-5482 6 Community Member representatives 3 Mental Health Board representatives Function: Responsible for program planning and program evaluations of the agencies assigned to them. They will review all new program proposals and will develop the local governmental plan for the disability they represent. They bring their written recommendations on the above to the Community Services Board for its consideration. Community Services Board (Mental Health) N/C NYS Section 41.11 Mental Hygiene Law. Mental Health Board Established November 16, 1965 via Local Law No. 1; revised bylaws approved October 24, 2013; 15 members with four-year staggered terms; no limit on the number of terms a member may serve. Contact: Gail Spitzer 428-5482 1 Certified or licensed physician (may be filled with at-large if no or physician applies) 1 Licensed physician (may be filled with at-large member if no physician applies) 13 At-large members (to include representatives from community agencies for persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and those suffering from alcoholism and substance abuse. Function: The Board is responsible for developing the community preventative, rehabilitative and treatment services offering continuity of care; for improving and expanding existing community programs for individuals with mental illness, developmental disabilities and those experiencing or recovering from substance abuse or substance dependence. Planning for the integration of community and state services and facilities for the mental disabled and for cooperating with local governments and with the state in the provision of joint services and sharing of resources. *There are three subcommittees consisting of nine members each with four-year terms. Each subcommittee has three members of the Community Services Board plus six community member seats. Contact Gail Spitzer, Cortland County Mental Health, 428-5482. Substance Abuse Subcommittee Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee Mental Health Subcommittee Criminal Justice Advisory Board Est. by Resolution No. 131-05 under NYS Executive Law Section 261(2). Two-year terms. Bylaws adopted March 24, 2005 Contact: Dianna Claflin, 753-5044 The law specifies at least eight of the members must be from following categories: At least one County Court Judge, appointed by the Administrative Judge for Cortland County City Court Judge, as appointed by the Administrative Judge for Cortland County District Attorney Public Defender Chair Judiciary & Public Safety Committee County Director of Probation County Administrator, or their designee A representative of local police agencies, other than the chief administrative officer, selected by the heads of all such agencies to represent their joint view Representative of a private organization operating within the County who has experience and involvement in alternatives to incarceration programs or pre-trial service programs (BOCES/Jail Transition Coordinator) Chairman County Legislature or their designee Director of Community Services as defined in Section 41.03 of Mental Hygiene Law Other potential members (not required but may be on Board) Alternatives to Incarceration staff member Representative from Catholic Charities Drug Court Coordinator At least two representatives from local police agencies other than the agency represented in previous listing Sheriff’s Department Jail Administrator Sociologist/Criminologist from one of the local colleges Local town or village justice Function: This Board studies and identifies needs and recommends effective methods for meeting the needs of the County’s criminal justice system. The Board also prepares and supervises the County’s Alternatives to Incarceration Plan. Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board Established via Resolution No. 283-84, restructured via Resolution 196-04. Bylaws adopted June 23, 2004 and amended 2005; terms Two-year terms. Up to 21 members. Membership shall consist of one representative and one alternate from each of the following agencies: Transport Agencies with primary operating territory in Cortland County ---PAGE BREAK--- 3 First Response Agencies designated by the New York State Department of Health with an agency code Industrial First Response Agencies (ex-officio without vote) Law Enforcement – one position representing Cortland County Law Enforcement (ex-officio without vote) Hospital representative familiar with EMS Cortland County Member of the Regional EMS Council (ex-officio without vote) Cortland County Legislature (ex-officio without vote) Cortland County Fire Coordinator Function: Advisory Board to Cortland County Legislature and assist other regulatory agencies in the coordination of emergency medical services programs within Cortland County, including but not limited to, utilizing, updating, and keeping current with the needs of the County and communicating with other agencies in the County. Contact: Contact: David Butler, TLC EMS Ethics Advisory Board Under New York State General Municipal Law Sections 806(1)(a), 808(1) and 808(3). Chair is appointed by the Chair of the Legislature; 5 members with four-year terms. Contact: Eric Mulvihill, Clerk of the Legislature 753-5049 4 County residents 1 Elected or Appointed County Official Function: This Board shall meet at least once per year and within thirty days after receipt of written complaints of alleged unethical practices, which may be brought forward by a County employee or official. The Board renders advisory opinions to the County concerning conflicts of interests and to the County Code of Ethics. This Board shall also review annual financial disclosure forms and conflict of interest statements. Fish and Wildlife Management Board Environmental Conservation Law Sec. 11-0501. Two-year terms; a member may only serve four successive terms. Alternate representatives may be appointed and have voting privileges. Contact: NYSDEC 1-[PHONE REDACTED] 1 Landowner representative 1 Sportsmen's representative 1 County Legislator Function: To develop fish and wildlife practices that will preserve and develop resources of the State and improve access to them for recreational purposes by the people of the State. Fire Advisory Board Est. via Resolution voted on December 18, 1950 under the provisions of Article 10, Section 209-k of the General Municipal Law. Bylaws approved November 28, 1984, amended via Resolution No. 156-07 on April 26, 2007 and Resolution 164-16 on April 28, 2016. 21 voting members with one-year terms; one non-voting Legislature Representative. NOTE: Listed current makeup of Board after latest resolution. Contact: Scott Roman, Department of Emergency Response 753-5064 3 City of Cortland Delegates 1 Town of Cincinnatus Delegate 2 Town of Cortlandville Delegates 1 Town of Cuyler Delegate 1 Town of Harford Delegate 3 Village of Homer Delegates 2 Town of Marathon Delegates 2 Town of McGraw Delegates 1 Town of Preble Delegate 2 Town of Truxton Delegates 2 Town of Virgil Delegates 1 Town of Willet Delegate 1 Legislator Function: To develop and maintain programs for fire training and mutual aid in cases of fire and other public emergencies in which the service of fire and other emergency personnel would be used. To work with the Cortland County Legislature and County Fire Coordinator in connection with establishment and maintenance of a County fire training school, mutual aid programs and perform other duties the Legislature may prescribe in cases of fire training, fire service related activities and mutual aid in cases of fire and emergencies in which the services of fire and other emergency personnel would be used. Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Est. 1987 under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (SARA Title III) - appointments made by the Cortland County Legislature with the approval of the New York State Disaster Preparedness Commission. Bylaws established January 1988, amended February 2016; 17 members with no set terms. Contact: Scott Roman, Director of Emergency Response 753-5064 Elected Local Official Elected State Official Emergency Management Representatives Law Enforcement Representatives Fire Service Representatives ---PAGE BREAK--- 4 Public Health Representatives Environmental Group Representatives Hospital Representation Transportation Representatives Broadcast Media Representative Print Media Representative Community Group Representative Private Facility Owner/Operator Reps Public Facility Owner/Operator Reps Utility Facility Owner/Operator Reps Other Representatives (i.e. SUNY Cortland, County/City Planning, County/City Safety Officers, O-C-M BOCES, NYS OEM) Function: The principal duty of the LEPC is to develop an emergency response plan for Cortland County and the municipalities and organizations, businesses and industrial facilities within the County. Mental Health Subcommittee N/C Legislature appoints 9 members; 4 year terms Contact: Gail Spitzer 428-5482 9 Community Member representatives 3 Mental Health Board representatives Function: Responsible for program planning and program evaluations of the agencies assigned to them. They will review all new program proposals and will develop the local governmental plan for the disability they represent. They bring their written recommendations on the above to the Community Services Board for its consideration. Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance Established through Tompkins County via Res. No. 237 of 2001. A Not-for-Profit Local Development Corporation under Section 1411 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York. Cortland County as a member county appoints one representative. As a representative they are authorized to execute any agreement with MEGA on behalf of Cortland County. Appointed by the Chair of the Legislature. Contact: Jennifer Luu, 274-7526 1 Director Function: To achieve the most competitive prices for electricity and natural gas for its members in order to minimize the cost of energy in the near term. The Corporation also supports energy cost savings in the long-term through promotion of energy conservation and development of alternative energy resources. Planning Advisory Board Est. 5/8/68 pursuant to Section 239b of General Municipal Law, Restructured via Local Law No. 3 of 1975. Revised bylaws approved June 12, 1975 via Resolution 75-14. 14 Members – 4-year terms. Contact: Cortland County Planning Department 753-5043 11 Members include a broad cross section of interests within the county 4 Ex-officio members (with vote) – Legislature Chair, County Treasurer, Superintendent of Highways Function: The purpose of this Board is to provide the Cortland County Legislature and the Planning Department with advice on comprehensive land-use planning and matters relating to regional, County, and municipal planning consistent with Article 12-A of the NYS General Municipal Law (GML). Records Management Advisory Board Established as Records Management Program via Resolution No. 89-217; Restructured to Records Management Advisory Board via Resolution No. 153-97. Provides advice to the Records Management Officer on the development of the Records Management Program; reviews the performance of the program on a continual basis and proposes changes and improvements; review retention periods proposed for records not covered by State Education Department schedules; provides advice on the appraisal of records for archival value; review requests for disposition of records and grant final approval before disposition occurs; actively supports the program and promotes it among all departments and agencies of County government in the local community. Legislature Chairman County Treasurer County Attorney County Clerk/Records Management Officer County Historian Two Additional Legislators Up to Eight representatives of Towns, Villages, and City of Cortland Contact: Elizabeth Larkin, 753-5021 Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board (STERPDB) Created in 1975. Bylaws adopted 1975, revised with most current February 25, 2000. Term shall be up to four years or expiration of elected office; county planning directors may be made to coincide with their county office (shall continue until successor appointed). Three members from each county as follows: County Legislator Elected Official from any City within the Member County ---PAGE BREAK--- 5 County Planning Director Non-Voting Members (Ex-Officio): County Planning Director Chairman of Standing Committees of the Regional Board Contact: Dan Dineen, 753-5043 Function: To focus public action on the comprehensive needs of the region, including the fostering of grown of the region’s economy, the planning for necessary public facilities, and the encouragement of orderly community and regional development of land use patterns including residential, business, industrial and public for present and future use. Tompkins Cortland Community College Board of Trustees Est. via Resolution No. 129 of 1966. Ten members – nine members with seven-year terms and one with a one-year term. Contact: Cathy Northrup, TC3 844-8211 4 Members appointed by the Governor 3 Members appointed by Tompkins County 2 Members appointed by Cortland County 1 Student Trustee (one-year term) Function: All affairs, property, business, and policies of the College are under the control of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees establishes polices and delegates the responsibilities for administration of those polices to the President. OTHER BOARDS CAPCO Developmental Disability Subcommittee Chemical Dependency Subcommittee Mental Health Subcommittee Convention and Visitors Cornell Cooperative Extension Board Environmental Hearing Officer Environmental Improvement Committee Finger Lakes Tourism Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors Jury Board Law Library Board of Trustees NYS DEC Open Space Commission Occupancy Tax Allocation Committee Soil and Water Conservation District Syracuse Regional Airport Authority TC3 Oversight Traffic Safety Board