Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks’ 2014 budget proposal passed last night with a party-line vote. The 19 Republicans voted in favor, while all 10 Democrats voted against. The final budget is unchanged from Brooks’ initial proposal, with one significant exception. Prior to the meeting, Republicans announced that they would eliminate a proposed $37,000 pay increase […]
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O’Flynn questioned over proposed raise
When it comes to his potential $37,000 raise, Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn has his story and he’s sticking to it. During a County Legislature committee meeting tonight, Democrats questioned O’Flynn about the raise, which he’d receive under the 2014 proposed county budget. The county administration has said that O’Flynn included the raise as part of the […]
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Interfaith group calls for child care funding boost
An interfaith group is calling on Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and County Legislators to restore $1.3 million in proposed cuts to day care subsidies. And it wants the county to put in an additional $600,000 on top of the $1.3 million. The $1.3 million cut is included in Brooks’ 2014 budget proposal and comes […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Open-air drug markets, O’Flynn raise, day care cuts
Rochester City Council member Adam McFadden will hold a public forum to discuss open-air drug markets at 6:30 p.m on Wednesday, December 4, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 30 Church Street. McFadden has proposed legislation to create drug-free zones in the city. The legislation would create a new section of City Code to prohibit loitering […]
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Monroe County’s Obamacare benefit
Heading into 2014 budget preparations, Monroe County officials anticipated a 1 percent increase in Medicaid costs. Instead, the county should see a decrease. During last night’s County Legislature Human Services Committee meeting, officials acknowledged that the decrease is due to the federal Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The benefit to the county’s 2014 […]
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County officials say day care subsidies are a state issue
Local children’s advocates and faith groups have flooded County Executive Maggie Brooks’ office in recent months with letters requesting a $1 million increase in local funding for low-income child day care subsidies. But the push is apparently not sitting well with county officials. During a Legislature committee meeting last night, Kelly Reed, commissioner of the […]
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Dems attack big pay raise proposed for Sheriff O’Flynn
Last night, County Legislature Democrats had a chance to question county officials about a proposed $37,000 raise for Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn. The Sheriff’s Office is within the purview of the Legislature’s Public Safety Committee. But Dems help back. They appear to be holding their questions until the Lej’s Ways and Means Committee meeting on Thursday, […]
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Dems call for Legislature to investigate LDC’s
Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature say they want a committee of legislators to take over an internal investigation into two county-linked local development corporations.
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No LDC action in Lej, but secondhand dealer proposal revived
Democratic legislators’ efforts to advance a package of local development corporation reforms during Tuesday’s Legislature meeting were short-lived. The caucus had unveiled and introduced the legislation, which called for eight specific reforms, earlier in the day. The sponsor, Legislator Paul Haney, submitted them as matters of urgency so that, with Adair’s consent, they could be […]
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Brooks unveiling budget today
Much of the news coming out of the Monroe County government lately has focused on the state Attorney General’s Office probe into local development corporations. But today, County Executive Maggie Brooks will take care of a bit of routine county business. Brooks will unveil her 2014 budget proposal to the County Legislature at 6 p.m. today. […]
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[UPDATED] WEEK AHEAD: More LDC action, Krenzers fight for their farm, downtown master plan
The boards for the two local development corporations at the center of an attorney general’s office investigation will hold special meetings early this week. Both meetings are open to the public, though the boards will probably go into closed sessions. The Upstate Telecommunications Corporation board will meet at 1 p.m. today (Monday, November 11) at […]
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Cases closed
Committees of the Monroe County Legislature have agreed to accept a $50,000 grant to help staff in county Child Protective Services wrap-up outstanding cases. The legislation goes to the full Legislature for a vote on Tuesday, November 12. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. | CPS staffing levels and caseloads have been major concerns of […]
