“Common sense is not so common.” -Voltaire - PAF 101

PAF 101 Module 5, Lecture 3

“Common sense is not so common.” -Voltaire

Class Agenda • Announcements • Nick

Pirro • Assignment for Next Class

Excel is life. According to The Wall Street Journal: “The Key to a Good-Paying Job is… Microsoft Excel?”

Competition Points Winners

Losers

As of 11/13/2017

B A

9 6

C

3

D

3

F

2

E

1

G

1

H

0

I

0

Speaker Survey For each speaker, complete a survey using the URL in the email sent by your TA before the start of the next class OR LOSE 5 POINTS

County Executive • COUNTY

EXECUTIVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN THE COUNTY!

Budget Differences • Onondaga

County Budget is nearly 5 times as big as the Syracuse City Budget • 2016-2017 City of Syracuse Budget • $288,636,000

•

city budget

2017 Onondaga County Budget

• $1,291,149,000

county budget

County Organization • 3,434

employees • 93 departments & agencies • 8 unions • $350 million payroll (salary & fringe) • 17 member Legislature

Cities, Towns and Villages • Syracuse • 19

City

Towns • 15 Villages • What

is the difference between a town and a village?

Districts • 18

School Districts • 59 Fire Districts • Others like Sewer, Water and Lighting

County Human Service Mandates • County

administers and co-funds: • • • • • • • •

Medicaid Public Assistance Food Stamps Child Welfare (including foster care and adoptions) Juvenile Delinquent Care Pre-K education for Special Children Public Health programs Mental Health programs

Broad Range of Services

Example--County Criminal Justice Services • Direct • Jail

police protection--Sheriff

for inmates prior to trial

• Defense

of accused--Legal aid

• Prosecution

Attorney

• Court

of accused—District

facilities

• Penitentiary • Probation

for those convicted

for those released

Municipal Services • Parks

-Including a zoo and stadium

• Highway • Police

• Central

Maintenance

Library • Planning

Nicholas J. Pirro • Onondaga

County Executive (1988 – 2008) • President of the New York State Association of Counties (2000 – 2001) • President- NP Associates, LLC

Major Accomplishments • Onondaga • Gifford’s • City

Community College

Zoo

of Syracuse/County of Onondaga Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission

• Onondaga

County Public Library System

• Metropolitan

upgrade

Sewage Treatment Plant

Community Involvement • Mental

Health Association • Scouting for Food • Success by 6 • The Americanization League • Central New York SPCA

SPCA Executive Director of the SPCA, holding the job as a volunteer • Requested the audit of the SPCA that led to discovery of near $500,000 in theft •

Info for cnyspca can be found at CNYSPCA.org

For Next Class • Please

complete 9.1A and B on following topic:

Hold Syracuse University tuition increases to the rate of inflation.

• Topic: • Print

and bring to class or LOSE 5 POINTS!!!

• Complete

speaker survey by 12:45 on Wednesday or LOSE 5 POINTS!!!

For Next Class 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Competition Workshop on Wednesday. A- MAX 105 E- TA Bay B,C,D,G,F- Auditorium H,I - Foyer