Monday, June 10, 2013

MADISON CO. - June 11 Upcoming Supervisors Meeting

Oneida Dispatch's Catlin Traynor gives us a good summary for the Madison Co. Board of Supervisors' meeting, tomorrow, June 11.

**In the wake of their disestablishment of the county’s public transportation system, Madison County officials are appealing to the New York State Department of Health for transportation arrangements asking the Department of Health to expedite efforts to fill a gap in Medicaid-related transportation needs.

**The appointment of temporary Director of Community Mental Health Services Teisha Cook as the permanent director at the established 2013 salary of $75,120. Continued

**The county will use $12,500 of a $38,250 New York State Environmental Protection Fund grant to operate its aquatic mechanical vegetation harvester. Several lake associations within the county, including DeRuyter, Moraine, Eaton Brook, Gorton, Lebanon, Craine, Tuscarora and Leland’s Pond, are set to use the weed-pulling service, at a cost of $31 an hour.


•The abolishment of a full-time sheriff’s deputy position in exchange for a full-time sergeant’s position at a rate of $26.17 per hour.

•Accepting a $4.2 million Statewide Interoperable Communications grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.

The board is scheduled to meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the county office building.

Check out her article at:
http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2013/06/09/news/doc51b369f504167219926429.txt