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Resolution No. 2017-195: Appointment of Election Commissioner for 2018-2019 (ID #7321)
WHEREAS, Election Commissioner Elizabeth W. Cree's term is due to expire December 31,
2017, and
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Republican Committee, at its September 21, 2017, meeting
recommended Elizabeth W. Cree for reappointment to a two-year term, now therefore be it
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Resolution No. 2017-196: Approval of Budget Transfer to Fund the 2017 Search for County
Administrator (ID #7311)
WHEREAS, the Department of County Administration has incurred over $7,000 in unanticipated
expenses for advertising and other costs related to the search for the new County Administrator and will
incur additional such costs of unknown amounts, and
WHEREAS, the Department of County Administration has requested to transfer available savings
in personnel lines to another budget line within the same unit in order to cover the costs of the County
Administrator search, and
WHEREAS, the Department of County Administration agrees that any unspent or unencumbered
funds at the end of the 2017 fiscal year resulting from this budget transfer will not be eligible for any
2018 rollover requests and will be returned to the General Fund, now therefore be it
FROM: Amount
1230.51000261 COMPLIANCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR $10,110
1230.51000360 ADMIN SPECIALIST $2,200
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TO: Amount
1230.54402 LEGAL ADVERTISING $18,381
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Resolution No. 2017-197: Budget Adjustments for Revenue Increases for Both National Family
Caregivers Act and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act (ID #7348)
WHEREAS, pursuant to Administrative Manual Policy 05-02, Section 4.02 B, all adjustments
over $5,000 must be reviewed by the Director of Finance and must be approved by the program
committee of the budgeting unit and the Legislature, and
WHEREAS, the Office for the Aging hereafter known as COFA must adjust Federal revenues
in two accounts to reflect 2017 increases, and
WHEREAS, COFA is carrying over $6,069 in unclaimed 2016 Federal revenues from the
National Family Caregivers Act program hereafter referred to as Title III-E (Account 6781), and
WHEREAS, COFA has received final Notification of Grant Award for Title III-E that resulted in
an increase of $12 in funding in Federal revenue, and
WHEREAS, COFA plans to expend the total of the two amounts listed, $6,081, to fund caregiver
respite services, and
WHEREAS, COFA has been awarded $11,327 in Federal funding (Federal CFDA No. 93.071;
Account 6793) for the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, and
WHEREAS, this funding is a continuance of a grant that began four (4) years prior, and
WHEREAS, COFA will use these funds to coordinate efforts with Lifelong to reach, counsel,
and/or provide application assistance to individuals potentially eligible for the Low-Income Subsidy
and/or Medicare Savings Programs, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the
Director of Finance be and hereby is directed to make the following adjustments:
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Resolution No. 2017-198: Authorization to Accept Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) Funds and Execute Associated Contract -
Social Services Department (ID #7365)
WHEREAS the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the
Federal Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Tompkins County Family Treatment
Court a 5-year grant worth $500,000 annually, and
WHEREAS the approved grant budget included $45,000 for the Department of Social Services to
purchase from Liberty Resources, Syracuse, New York, the services of a Social Worker to work with
Family Treatment Court client families, and
WHEREAS the grant year corresponds to the Federal Fiscal Year, which runs from October 1 st
through September 30th, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the
Department of Social Services is authorized both to accept its share of the SAMHSA grant and to execute
100%-funded agreement with Liberty Resources to provide psycho-social assessments of Family
Treatment Court participants,
RESOLVED, further, That the Director of Finance be and hereby is directed to make the
following adjustments to the 2017 Budget (a second resolution to adjust Social Services 2018 budget to
follow early next year):
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Resolution No. 2017-199: Budget Transfers Across Budgeting Units Environmental Health (4090),
Medical Examiner (4014), and Planning and Coordination, Children
with Special Care Needs (4047) Health Department (ID #7364)
WHEREAS, pursuant to Administrative Manual Policy 05-02, Section 4.01, Item B, Transfers
Between Budgeting Units or Programs, require program committee and Legislative approval, and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Health budgeting unit had additional needs due to staff
resignations and retirements, and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Health budgeting unit had a supervisory change related to the
Healthy Neighborhoods Grant where .20 FTE of a Sr. Public Health Sanitarian is now funded by
Environmental Health, and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Health budgeting unit increased hours for two Sr. Public Health
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Sanitarian's, and
WHEREAS, resignations of the Deputy Medical Examiners allowed the department to contract
for Deputy Medical Examiner services, and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Planning and Coordination of Children With Special Care
Needs budgeting unit due to vacancies earlier in the year, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the
Director of Finance be and hereby is directed to make the following budget transfers on his books:
Health Department
FROM Title Amt TO Title(s)
4047.51000580 Comm. Hlth. Nurse $4,575 4090.51000049 Project Assistant
4047.51000580 Comm. Hlth. Nurse $9,500 4090.51000607 Sr. Public Hlth. Sanitarian
4047.58800 Fringe $6,110 4090.58800 Fringe
4014.51000166 Deputy Med. Exam. $9,747 4014.54442 Professional Svc. Fees
4014.51600 Longevity $70 4014.54442 Professional Svc. Fees
4014.58800 Fringe $2,718 4014.54442 Professional Svc. Fees
4014.58800 Fringe $550 4014.54412 Travel & Training
4014.58800 Fringe $220 4014.54416 Membership Dues
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WHEREAS, the County has received a grant offer from the New York State Department of
Transportation (NYSDOT) in the amount of $86,127 to help finance the Rehabilitation of the General
Aviation (GA) Apron, Installation of Perimeter Fencing, and Installation of Apron Flood Lighting at the
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, and
WHEREAS, the budget for this project will be $1,722,527 and the financing is as follows:
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee, That the grant
offer from the NYSDOT in the amount of $86,127 be and hereby is accepted and that the County
Administrator, or his designee, is authorized to execute the required documents.
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WHEREAS, the County has received a grant offer from New York State Department of
Transportation (NYSDOT) in the amount of $48,376 to help finance the Installation of a Passenger
Boarding Bridge at the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, and
WHEREAS, the budget for this project will be $967,515 and the financing is as follows:
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee, That the grant
offer from NYSDOT in the amount of $48,376 be and hereby is accepted and that the County
Administrator, or his designee, is authorized to execute the required documents.
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Regular Agenda
Resolution No. 2017-202: Authorization to Implement the Acceptance of Credit and Debit Cards
(ID #7335)
WHEREAS the Finance Department has researched the benefits and costs of implementing the
acceptance of credit and debit cards for payments in the Treasury Division, and
WHEREAS the Government Operations Committee has deliberated upon the merits of accepting
credit and debit cards for payments in the Treasury Division of the Finance Department, and
WHEREAS a variety of customers of the Treasury Division of the Finance Department would be
able to make payments by credit card or debit card for the following fees, taxes, and charges, including,
but not limited to:
Real estate taxes
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WHEREAS payments by credit and debit cards would be voluntary and no taxpayer or customer
would be required or forced to pay by credit or debit card, and
WHEREAS Systems East, Inc., the current provider of the Finance Departments Tax Collection
software, offers a module called Xpress-pay that would allow the Treasury Division of the Finance
Department to accept credit and debit card payments from its customers, at no cost to the County, with the
cost borne by the customer, and
WHEREAS it has been determined it would be in the best interest of Tompkins County to enter
into an arrangement with Systems East, Inc., 6 Locust Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045, to provide Tompkins
County with Xpress-pay as a means to accept credit and debit card payments in person and by computer
or mobile devise, now therefore be it
1. Tompkins County Finance Department is hereby authorized to enter into an arrangement with
the Systems East, Inc., to provide Tompkins County Finance Department with the ability to
accept online payments, which is the ability to accept payments via credit or debit card. There
will be no cost for Tompkins County; any transaction fees will be paid by the customer.
2. The County Administrator, or his designee, be and hereby is authorized to execute any and all
contractual agreements with Systems East, Inc., to effectuate the implementation of online
payments, which is the ability to accept payments via credit or debit card.
RESOLVED, further, That information will be provided to taxpayers regarding service charges
and fees associated with payment by credit card.
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Resolution No. 2017-203: Amendment to Resolution No. 2017-149 - Authorization of New York
State Department of Transportation Master Mass Transportation
Capital Project Agreement Tompkins County and TCAT, Inc.
(K007262) (ID #7331)
WHEREAS, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has awarded a Mass
Transportation Capital Project Agreement (K007262) to authorize payments to Tompkins County for mass
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transportation capital aid over a five-year period from 2017 to 2021, and
WHEREAS, the State Mass Transportation Capital Project Agreement provides reimbursements
of 10% for capital projects eligible for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant funding and up to
100% for New York State funded capital projects, and
RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator, or his designee, be and herby is authorized
to execute the Mass Transportation Capital Project Agreement (K007262) and subsequent supplemental
agreements awarded by NYSDOT,
RESOLVED, further, That a certified copy of this resolution be filed with the New York State
Commissioner of Transportation by attaching it to any necessary Agreement.
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Resolution No. 2017-204: Resolution of the Tompkins County Legislature, as the Elected
Legislative Body of Tompkins County, New York, in Accordance with
Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as Amended (the
"Code"), Approving the Issuance by the Tompkins County
Development Corporation of up to $26,500,000 Aggregate Principal
Amount Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds (Ithaca College Project), Series
2017 (ID #7325)
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Legislature (the "Legislature"), as the elected legislative body
of Tompkins County, New York (the "County"), has been advised by the Tompkins County Development
Corporation (the "Issuer") that, in order to assist in the financing of a certain Project (as defined below)
for the benefit of Ithaca College (the "College"), a not-for-profit corporation and organization described in
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Issuer proposes to
issue, contingent upon the adoption of this Resolution, its Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds (Ithaca College
Project), Series 2017 in one or more series, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $26,500,000
(the "Bonds"), and
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WHEREAS, the project (the "Project") shall consist principally of: financing all or a portion of
the cost of a certain project (the "Project") consisting of:
(A) the advance refunding of the outstanding principal amount of the Issuer's $25,905,000
original principal amount Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds (Ithaca College Project), Series 2011
(the "Series 2011 Bonds"), the proceeds of which were used to finance a certain project (the
"2011 Project") consisting of: (1) the acquisition of a parcel (or parcels) of land located at
1031 Danby Road, Ithaca, New York, and containing in the aggregate approximately 30.5
acres (the "Land") and the existing improvements situated thereon consisting principally of
21 apartment buildings containing in the aggregate approximately 286,000 square feet of
space and 150 residential units, parking areas containing in the aggregate a capacity for
approximately 659 vehicles and other related improvements (the "Existing Apartments"), and
a community building containing in the aggregate approximately 7,800 square feet of space
(the "Community Building" and, together with the Existing Apartments, the "Existing
Improvements"); (2) (i) the renovation, rehabilitation, and general upgrading of the Existing
Improvements and (ii) the construction on the Land of up to 5 new apartment buildings and
an addition to be added on to the community building containing in the aggregate
approximately 133,000 square feet of space and 78 residential units, parking areas containing
in the aggregate a capacity for approximately 85 additional vehicles and other related
improvements (collectively, the "Improvements"); (3) the acquisition and installation in and
around the Existing Improvements and the Improvements of certain items of machinery,
equipment, and other tangible personal property (the "Equipment" and, collectively with the
Land, the Existing Improvements and the Improvements, hereinafter the "Facility"); and (4)
paying certain costs and expenses incidental to the issuance of the Bonds (the costs associated
with items (1) through (4) above being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "2011
Project Costs"); and
(B) funding of a debt service reserve fund, if any and certain costs incidental to the issuance of
the Bonds (the costs associated with items (A) and (B) being hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Project Costs"), and
WHEREAS, the Issuer proposes to assist in the financing of the Project by issuing the Bonds to
(i) pay all or a substantial portion of the cost of financing the Project and (ii) pay reserves and costs
incidental to the issuance of the Bonds, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Code, interest on the Bonds will not be excluded
from gross income for Federal income tax purposes unless the issuance of the Bonds is approved by the
Legislature after a public hearing to consider both the issuance of the Bonds and the nature and location
of the facilities financed therewith has been conducted following reasonable public notice, and
WHEREAS, October 4, 2017, at the South Hill Business Campus, 950 Danby Road, Ithaca, New
York 14850, the Issuer held such a public hearing upon proper notice in compliance with Section 147(f)
of the Code, and
WHEREAS, to aid the Legislature in its deliberations, the Issuer has made available to the
members of the Legislature prior to this meeting (a) the College's application to the Issuer for financial
assistance; (b) the notice of public hearing published by the Issuer in The Ithaca Journal on September
20, 2017, along with the affidavit of publication of such newspaper; and (c) the minutes of such public
hearing held on October 4, 2017, and
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WHEREAS, the Legislature, after due consideration of the foregoing, as the "applicable elected
representative" of Tompkins County, New York, within the meaning of Section 147(f)(2)(E) of the Code,
desires to approve the issuance of the Bonds, provided the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the
Bonds shall be special obligations of the Issuer and shall never be a debt of the State of New York (the
"State") or any political subdivision thereof, including without limitation the County, and neither the State
nor any political subdivision thereof, including without limitation the County, shall be liable thereon, now
therefore be it
Section 1. For the purpose of satisfying the approval requirement of Section 147(f) of the
Code, on the prior recommendation of the Tompkins County Planning, Development, and Environmental
Quality Committee, the Legislature hereby gives its approval of the issuance by the Issuer of the Bonds
and related acts to be taken by the Issuer as part of the Project, provided that the Bonds, and the premium
(if any) and interest thereon, shall be special obligations of the Issuer and shall never be a debt of the
State or any political subdivision thereof, including without limitation the County, and neither the State
nor any political subdivision thereof, including without limitation the County, shall be liable thereon.
This approval is given pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Code for the sole purpose of qualifying the
interest payable on the Bonds for exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes pursuant
to the provisions of Sections 103 and 141-150 of the Code.
Section 2. This Resolution shall be deemed to be made for the benefit of the holders of the
Bonds.
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Resolution No. 2017-205: Adoption of Amendments to the 2018 Tentative Tompkins County Budget
and 2018-2022 Capital Program (ID #7303)
WHEREAS, amendments to the 2018 tentative budget and 2018-2022 capital program were
recommended and filed by the Expanded Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee on October 16, 2017,
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and
WHEREAS, a public hearing is scheduled for October 30, 2017, 7:00 p.m., at the Legislative
Chambers, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, further, That this action also results in an increase of $11.14 on a median-priced
home assessed at $178,000,
RESOLVED, further, That this amended tentative budget will be presented at the October 30,
2017, Public Hearing on the budget.
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Resolution No. 2017-206: Authorization to Execute Three Ten-Year Contracts with Foodnet Meals
on Wheels to Provide Nutrition Services to County Residents 60 Years of
Age and Older - Office for the Aging (ID #7370)
WHEREAS, the Office for the Aging wishes to renew its contracts with Foodnet Meals on
Wheels, Ithaca, New York, and
WHEREAS, the ability of Foodnet Meals on Wheels to plan to meet future demands would be
enhanced by three ten-year contracts to provide home-delivered meals, congregate meals, nutrition
education, and nutrition counseling, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the
Legislature approve contracts for:
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RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator or his designee be and hereby is authorized
to sign these agreements and any amendments related to the agreements,
RESOLVED, further, That these contracts are contingent on availability of Federal, State, and
County funding.
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Resolution No. 2017-207: Authorizing Supplemental Agreement No. 4 with C&S Companies for
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Application - Administrative Services
at the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ID #7354)
WHEREAS, authorization is required to designate and pay for administrative services of the
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, and
RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator be and hereby is authorized to execute the
required documents,
RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director be authorized to make payments from the
appropriate accounts.
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Resolution No. 2017-208: Authorizing Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with C&S Companies for
Passenger Boarding Bridge - Gate 3 - Design & Bidding Services at the
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ID #7353)
WHEREAS, a Supplemental Consultant Agreement No. 1 with C&S Companies for the
Passenger Boarding Bridge - Gate 3 - Design & Bidding Services is estimated to cost $50,450.00, now
therefore be it
RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator be and hereby is authorized to execute the
required documents,
RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director be authorized to make payments from the
appropriate accounts.
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Resolution No. 2017-209: A Bond Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Up to $325,000 Serial
Bonds and Notes of the County of Tompkins, New York, to Pay a
Portion of the Cost of Reconstructing and Resurfacing a Portion of Ellis
Hollow Road (ID #7259)
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WHEREAS, the County of Tompkins, New York (the County) is a local agency pursuant to the
New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), ECL Section 8-0101, et seq., and
implementing regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617 (the Regulations), and
WHEREAS, the County has reviewed the classifications of actions contained in the Regulations,
and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the undertaking and financing of the Project, now
therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee and the Budget,
Capital, and Personnel Committee, That the County Legislature of the County of Tompkins, New York,
(by favorable vote of not less than two thirds of said County Legislature) determines as follows:
Section 1. That the Project constitutes a Type II Action pursuant to Part 617.5(c)(4) of the
Regulations and as such is not subject to review under SEQRA.
Section 3. That the maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is
$325,000 and that the plan for the financing thereof is by the issuance of up to $325,000 serial bonds, or
such lesser amount as may be necessary, hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to this bond resolution
and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the County to pay the principal of said
bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and payable, and by the application of state
and/or federal assistance available or to any revenues available for such purpose from any other source.
Section 4. That the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or
purposes is 15 years under subdivision 20(c) of paragraph a. of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It
is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the serial bonds herein authorized will exceed
five years.
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Section 5. That, subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize
the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial
bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the County Director of
Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form, and contents, and shall be sold in
such manner, as may be prescribed by said County Director of Finance, consistent with the provisions of
the Local Finance Law.
Section 6. That the faith and credit of said County of Tompkins, New York, are hereby
irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same
respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to
pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall
annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County a tax sufficient to pay the principal of
and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.
Section 7. That such bonds shall be in fully registered form and shall be signed in the name
of the County of Tompkins, New York, by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Director of
Finance and a facsimile of its corporate seal shall be imprinted or impressed thereon and may be attested
by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Clerk.
Section 8. That the powers and duties of advertising such bonds for sale, conducting the
sale, and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the County Director of Finance, who shall advertise
such bonds for sale, conduct the sale, and award the bonds in such manner as he or she shall deem best for
the interests of the County; provided, however, that in the exercise of these delegated powers, he or she
shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State
Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds. The receipt of the County Director of Finance shall
be a full acquittance to the purchaser of such bonds, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of
the purchase money. The County Director of Finance is hereby further authorized to execute and deliver
all additional certificates, instruments, and documents and to do all other acts as may be necessary, or in
the opinion of the County Director of Finance, desirable or proper to effectuate the purposes of this Bond
Resolution.
Section 9. That all other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds including
determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and
all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds,
prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents
for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed
in the name of the County by the facsimile signature of the County Director of Finance, providing for the
manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the County), the date,
denominations, maturities, and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the
consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the County Director of Finance. It is hereby
determined that it is to the financial advantage of the County not to impose and collect from registered
owners of such serial bonds any charges for mailing, shipping, and insuring bonds transferred or
exchanged by the fiscal agent, and, accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local
Finance Law, no such charges shall be so collected by the fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain
substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and
shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required by section 52.00 of
the Local Finance Law, as the County Director of Finance shall determine.
Section 10. That the temporary use of available funds of the County, not immediately
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required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised, or otherwise created, is
hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Local Finance Law, for the capital purposes
described in this resolution. The reasonably expected source of funds to be used to initially pay for the
expenditures authorized by this resolution shall be from the Countys General Fund. It is intended that
the County shall then reimburse expenditures from the General Fund with the proceeds of the bonds and
bond anticipation notes authorized by this resolution and that the interest payable on the bonds and any
bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of such bonds shall be excludable from gross income for
federal income tax purposes. This resolution is intended to constitute the declaration of the Countys
official intent within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 to reimburse the expenditures
authorized by this resolution with the proceeds of the bonds and bond anticipation notes authorized
herein. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are reasonably expected to be, reserved,
allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the objects
or purposes described herein.
Section 11. That the validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested
only if:
1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County
is not authorized to expend money, or
2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication
of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit, or
proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the
date of such publication, or
3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the
Constitution.
Section 12. That this resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in full in
The Ithaca Journal, the official newspaper of said County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the
County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.
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Resolution No. 2017-210: A Bond Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Up to $200,000 Serial
Bonds and Notes of the County of Tompkins, New York, to Pay a
Portion of the Cost of Reconstructing the South Danby Road Bridge
Located within the County (ID #7258)
WHEREAS, the County of Tompkins, New York (the County) is a local agency pursuant to the
New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), ECL Section 8-0101, et seq., and
implementing regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617 (the Regulations), and
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WHEREAS, the County is considering undertaking a capital improvement project consisting of the
reconstruction of the South Danby Road Bridge over Sulphur Springs Creek in the County (the
Project), and
WHEREAS, the County has reviewed the classifications of actions contained in the Regulations,
and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the undertaking and financing of the Project, now
therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee and the Budget,
Capital, and Personnel Committee, That the County Legislature of the County of Tompkins, New York,
(by favorable vote of not less than two thirds of said County Legislature) determines as follows:
Section 1. That the Project constitutes a Type II Action pursuant to Part 617.5(c)(2) of the
Regulations and as such is not subject to review under SEQRA.
Section 3. That the maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is
$200,000 and that the plan for the financing thereof is by the issuance of up to $200,000 serial bonds, or
such lesser amount as may be necessary, hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to this bond resolution
and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the County to pay the principal of said
bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and payable, and by the application of state
and/or federal assistance available or to any revenues available for such purpose from any other source.
Section 4. That the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or
purposes is 20 years under subdivision 10 of paragraph a. of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is
hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the serial bonds herein authorized will exceed
five years.
Section 5. That, subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize
the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial
bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the County Director of
Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form, and contents, and shall be sold in
such manner, as may be prescribed by said County Director of Finance, consistent with the provisions of
the Local Finance Law.
Section 6. That the faith and credit of said County of Tompkins, New York, are hereby
irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same
respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to
pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall
annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County a tax sufficient to pay the principal of
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and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.
Section 7. That such bonds shall be in fully registered form and shall be signed in the name
of the County of Tompkins, New York, by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Director of
Finance and a facsimile of its corporate seal shall be imprinted or impressed thereon and may be attested
by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Clerk.
Section 8. That the powers and duties of advertising such bonds for sale, conducting the
sale, and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the County Director of Finance, who shall advertise
such bonds for sale, conduct the sale, and award the bonds in such manner as he or she shall deem best for
the interests of the County; provided, however, that in the exercise of these delegated powers, he or she
shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State
Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds. The receipt of the County Director of Finance shall
be a full acquittance to the purchaser of such bonds, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of
the purchase money. The County Director of Finance is hereby further authorized to execute and deliver
all additional certificates, instruments, and documents and to do all other acts as may be necessary, or in
the opinion of the County Director of Finance, desirable or proper to effectuate the purposes of this Bond
Resolution.
Section 9. That all other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds including
determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and
all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds,
prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents
for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed
in the name of the County by the facsimile signature of the County Director of Finance, providing for the
manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the County), the date,
denominations, maturities, and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the
consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the County Director of Finance. It is hereby
determined that it is to the financial advantage of the County not to impose and collect from registered
owners of such serial bonds any charges for mailing, shipping, and insuring bonds transferred or
exchanged by the fiscal agent, and, accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local
Finance Law, no such charges shall be so collected by the fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain
substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and
shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required by section 52.00 of
the Local Finance Law, as the County Director of Finance shall determine.
Section 10. That the temporary use of available funds of the County, not immediately
required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised, or otherwise created, is
hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Local Finance Law, for the capital purposes
described in this resolution. The reasonably expected source of funds to be used to initially pay for the
expenditures authorized by this resolution shall be from the Countys General Fund. It is intended that
the County shall then reimburse expenditures from the General Fund with the proceeds of the bonds and
bond anticipation notes authorized by this resolution and that the interest payable on the bonds and any
bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of such bonds shall be excludable from gross income for
federal income tax purposes. This resolution is intended to constitute the declaration of the Countys
official intent within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 to reimburse the expenditures
authorized by this resolution with the proceeds of the bonds and bond anticipation notes authorized
herein. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are reasonably expected to be, reserved,
allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the objects
or purposes described herein.
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Section 11. That the validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested
only if:
1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County
is not authorized to expend money, or
2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication
of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit, or
proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the
date of such publication, or
3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the
Constitution.
Section 12. That this resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in full in
The Ithaca Journal, the official newspaper of said County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the
County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.
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Resolution No. 2017-211: A Bond Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Up to $1,000,000 Serial
Bonds and Notes of the County of Tompkins, New York, to Pay a Portion
of the Cost of Road and Highway System Reconstruction and
Improvements at Various Locations Throughout the County (ID #7257)
WHEREAS, the County of Tompkins, New York (the County) is a local agency pursuant to the
New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), ECL Section 8-0101, et seq., and
implementing regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617 (the Regulations), and
WHEREAS, the County has reviewed the classifications of actions contained in the Regulations,
and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the undertaking and financing of the Project, now
therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee and the Budget,
Capital, and Personnel Committee, That the County Legislature of the County of Tompkins, New York,
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(by favorable vote of not less than two thirds of said County Legislature) determines as follows:
Section 1. That the Project constitutes a Type II Action pursuant to Part 617.5(c)(4) of the
Regulations and as such is not subject to review under SEQRA.
Section 3. That the maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is
$1,000,000 and that the plan for the financing thereof is by the issuance of up to $1,000,000 serial bonds,
or such lesser amount as may be necessary, hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to this bond
resolution and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the County to pay the
principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and payable, and by the
application of state and/or federal assistance available or to any revenues available for such purpose from
any other source.
Section 4. That the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or
purposes is 15 years under subdivision 20(c) of paragraph a. of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It
is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the serial bonds herein authorized will exceed
five years.
Section 5. That, subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize
the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial
bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the County Director of
Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form, and contents, and shall be sold in
such manner, as may be prescribed by said County Director of Finance, consistent with the provisions of
the Local Finance Law.
Section 6. That the faith and credit of said County of Tompkins, New York, are hereby
irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same
respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to
pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall
annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County a tax sufficient to pay the principal of
and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.
Section 7. That such bonds shall be in fully registered form and shall be signed in the name
of the County of Tompkins, New York, by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Director of
Finance and a facsimile of its corporate seal shall be imprinted or impressed thereon and may be attested
by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Clerk.
Section 8. That the powers and duties of advertising such bonds for sale, conducting the
sale, and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the County Director of Finance, who shall advertise
such bonds for sale, conduct the sale, and award the bonds in such manner as he or she shall deem best for
the interests of the County; provided, however, that in the exercise of these delegated powers, he or she
shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State
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Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds. The receipt of the County Director of Finance shall
be a full acquittance to the purchaser of such bonds, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of
the purchase money. The County Director of Finance is hereby further authorized to execute and deliver
all additional certificates, instruments, and documents and to do all other acts as may be necessary, or in
the opinion of the County Director of Finance, desirable or proper to effectuate the purposes of this Bond
Resolution.
Section 9. That all other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds including
determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and
all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds,
prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents
for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed
in the name of the County by the facsimile signature of the County Director of Finance, providing for the
manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the County), the date,
denominations, maturities, and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the
consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the County Director of Finance. It is hereby
determined that it is to the financial advantage of the County not to impose and collect from registered
owners of such serial bonds any charges for mailing, shipping, and insuring bonds transferred or
exchanged by the fiscal agent, and, accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local
Finance Law, no such charges shall be so collected by the fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain
substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and
shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required by section 52.00 of
the Local Finance Law, as the County Director of Finance shall determine.
Section 10. That the temporary use of available funds of the County, not immediately
required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised, or otherwise created, is
hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Local Finance Law, for the capital purposes
described in this resolution. The reasonably expected source of funds to be used to initially pay for the
expenditures authorized by this resolution shall be from the Countys General Fund. It is intended that
the County shall then reimburse expenditures from the General Fund with the proceeds of the bonds and
bond anticipation notes authorized by this resolution and that the interest payable on the bonds and any
bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of such bonds shall be excludable from gross income for
federal income tax purposes. This resolution is intended to constitute the declaration of the Countys
official intent within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 to reimburse the expenditures
authorized by this resolution with the proceeds of the bonds and bond anticipation notes authorized
herein. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are reasonably expected to be, reserved,
allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the objects
or purposes described herein.
Section 11. That the validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested
only if:
1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County
is not authorized to expend money, or
2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication
of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit, or
proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the
date of such publication, or
3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the
Constitution.
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Section 12. That this resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in full in
The Ithaca Journal, the official newspaper of said County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the
County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.
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