“Common sense is not so common.”

-Voltaire

PAF 101Module 5, Lecture 3

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

B 9A 6C 3D 3F 2E 1G 1H 0I 0

Winners

Losers As of 11/13/2017

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 City•19 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 police protection--Sheriff• Jail for inmates prior to trial• Defense of accused--Legal aid• Prosecution of accused—District Attorney

• Court facilities• Penitentiary for those convicted• Probation for those released

Municipal Services• Parks

-Including a zoo and stadium

• Highway Maintenance• Police• Central 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 Community College• Gifford’s Zoo• City of Syracuse/County of Onondaga Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission

• Onondaga County Public Library System• Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant upgrade

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:• Topic: Hold Syracuse University tuition increases to the rate of inflation.

• Print and bring to class or LOSE 5 POINTS!!!

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

For Next Class1. Competition Workshop on

Wednesday. 2. A- MAX 1053. E- TA Bay4. B,C,D,G,F- Auditorium 5. H,I - Foyer