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Transcript of “Common sense is not so common.” -Voltaire PAF 101 Module 3, Lecture 8.
“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
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FHCL7JG
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
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FHCL7JG