“Common sense is not so common.”

-Voltaire

PAF 101Module 3, Lecture

8

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

As of

10/28/2015

WinnersWinners

Losers

Group # Points

14 24

2 22

12 19

1 18

15 18

4 16

9 16

17 16

5 14

8 14

11 14

3 13

18 13

10 12

6 11

13 11

7 10

16 9

Speaker Survey

For each speaker, complete a survey using the URL we provide by the start of the next class OR LOSE 5 POINTS

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County Executive

•COUNTY EXECUTIVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN THE COUNTY!

Budget Differences•Onondaga County Budget is nearly twice as big as the Syracuse City Budget

• 2014-2015 City of Syracuse Budget• $660 million city budget

• 2014 Onondaga County Budget• $1.21 billion county budget

County Organization•3,800 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• PreK 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

PAF 410 - Practicum in Local Policy

•Taught by Nick Pirro himself•Offered every Fall Semester •Features decision making exercises

•Class determined field trips during class time!

•Permission only, see Coplin

Monday’s Speaker

•National Campus Organizer at Planned Parenthood Federation of America

•Syracuse University Class of 2014

• You can read more about Erin Carhart here: http://asnews.syr.edu/newsevents_2014/releases/Erin_Carhart.html

Erin Carhart

For Next Class

•Complete Survey Monkey by Wednesday at 12:45 or lose 5 points

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