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Thirty-nine Proposed Reforms Rejected by the Republican-controlled County Legislature since 2011 1. Independent Redistricting Commission for MC Legislature 2. Establishing a Bipartisan Work Group to Study the Impact of Mandates for Potential Cost Savings and Efficiencies 3. Creation of an Office of Public Integrity to Combat Public Corruption and To Restore and Strengthen the Public's Faith in County Government 4. Enforcing legislative oversight of pension amortizations 5. To protect homeowners and contractors from unscrupulous activity (registration of home improvement contractors, agreement to participate in arbitration, etc.) 6. Restoring accountability to the Monroe County budget 7. Improving community notification, management and compliance of registered sex offenders 8. Notification of sex offender registry to home buyers and renters 9. Enacting a local law to amend chapter 357 of the Monroe County code to enact a real property tax exemption for capital improvements to residential properties 10. Initiating a legislative investigation of the Upstate Telecommunications Corporation contract with Monroe County 11. Real property tax exemption for capital improvements to residential properties 12. Rescinding the pay raise for the Monroe County Sheriff 13. Amending article 6 section 545-26 (A) of the rules to the legislature of the county of Monroe (re: allowing reintroduction of previously submitted referrals) 14. Providing Accountability for the Salaries of Monroe County Elected Officials (requires pay raises for most elected to go through Compensation Policy Commission) 15. Requiring the Disclosure of Pay Raises to Monroe County Elected Officials 16. Real Property Tax Exemption for Capital Improvements to Residential Properties

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Democratic county executive candidate Sandy Frankel's list of Democratic proposals in the County Legislature blocked by the Republican majority.

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Thirty-nine Proposed Reforms Rejected by the Republican-controlled County Legislature since 2011

1. Independent Redistricting Commission for MC Legislature2. Establishing a Bipartisan Work Group to Study the Impact of Mandates for Potential Cost Savings and

Efficiencies3. Creation of an Office of Public Integrity to Combat Public Corruption and To Restore and Strengthen the

Public's Faith in County Government4. Enforcing legislative oversight of pension amortizations5. To protect homeowners and contractors from unscrupulous activity (registration of home improvement

contractors, agreement to participate in arbitration, etc.)6. Restoring accountability to the Monroe County budget7. Improving community notification, management and compliance of registered sex offenders8. Notification of sex offender registry to home buyers and renters9. Enacting a local law to amend chapter 357 of the Monroe County code to enact a real property tax

exemption for capital improvements to residential properties10. Initiating a legislative investigation of the Upstate Telecommunications Corporation contract with

Monroe County11. Real property tax exemption for capital improvements to residential properties12. Rescinding the pay raise for the Monroe County Sheriff13. Amending article 6 section 545-26 (A) of the rules to the legislature of the county of Monroe (re:

allowing reintroduction of previously submitted referrals)14. Providing Accountability for the Salaries of Monroe County Elected Officials (requires pay raises for most

elected to go through Compensation Policy Commission)15. Requiring the Disclosure of Pay Raises to Monroe County Elected Officials16. Real Property Tax Exemption for Capital Improvements to Residential Properties17. The Monroe County Sensible Opportunity for Legislative Equality (SOLE) Act18. Reinstating Legislative Debate and Oversight19. Eliminating Publicly Funded Advertisements Featuring Monroe County Public Officials20. Requesting a report on the dependent eligibility audit for county employees21. Establishing a Dignified Burial Policy22. Establishing a Moratorium on the Acceptance of Wastewater, Flowback Water or Any Fluid Waste as a

Result of Horizontal Drilling and/ or High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing23. To Require a Two-Thirds Vote to Incorporate a Local Development Corporation24. Stopping Preventable Infant Mortalities in Monroe County25. Restoring Accountability to the Monroe County Budget26. Prohibiting the Possession of Weapons in Buildings Owned or Operated by the County of Monroe27. Establishing a temporary committee to review the charter and administrative code28. Creating an Animal Abuse Registry in Monroe County

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29. Enact a Local Law to Authorize a Tax Exemption for Improvements to Real Property in Monroe County Meeting Certification Standards for Green Buildings

30. Authorizing the Creation of a Special Committee to Perform an Internal Review into Irregularities Related to Contracts with Local Development Corporations

31. Enacting a Revolving Door Ban on Employment with Local Development Corporation Contractors32. Enact a County Policy to Designate a Room for Breastfeeding and Lactating in Buildings Owned, Leased,

or Operated by the County of Monroe33. Calling for the Creation of a Committee to Create Cost Savings in Accordance with Governor Cuomo's

Property Tax Freeze Plan34. To Authorize the County Executive to Initiate a Procurement Process for a Parking Study at 691 St. Paul

Street in the City of Rochester35. To Authorize the Creation of the Industrial and Commercial Incentive Board to Recommend Eligibility for

Section 485-b Business Investment Exemptions36. Establishing a Task Force on Sex Offender Management in Monroe County37. Establishing a Local Law to Amend the Administrative Code of Monroe County with Regard to Sex

Offender Residency Restrictions38. The 'Truth in Impact on Municipal Budgeting' Act39. Amending Chapter 382 "Prohibiting Cyberbullying in Monroe County"