ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE 2009 MAJOR ISSUES AND PRIORITIES

CHAIR LYNN M. MARINELLI

MAJORITY LEADER MARIA WHYTE

COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT
CHAIRPERSON BETTY JEAN GRANT

• Buffalo Urban Arts Center
• ECC Budget (June & July)
• ECCRAB Process Review
• Student Housing
• ECC Charge backs
• Buffalo/Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau's Strategic Plan

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAIRPERSON TIMOTHY M. KENNEDY

• IDA Reform (state-wide)
• Employee Free Choice Act
• Lowest Responsible Bidder Local Law
• Apprenticeship Law
• Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. (focus on inner and outer Harbor Development)
• Skyway Removal
• Transportation Subcommittee & Related Issues
• Road & Bridge Infrastructure throughout Erie County
• Implementation of Federal & State Stimulus Packages and their impact on Public Works Projects in Erie County
• Road & Bridge Infrastructure throughout Erie County

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
CHAIRPERSON DANIEL M. KOZUB

• Parks- Intermunicipal Agreement
• Parks- Forestry Program/ Maple Sugar Operation
• Erie County Water Authority
• Olmsted Conservancy Reserve Account- Plan Development & Approval
• Administration's Proposed Rebranding of Department of Env. & Planning

FINANCE & MANAGEMENT
CHAIRPERSON KATHY KONST

• Sales Tax Renewal (Home Rule Required)
• Technical Amendments for 2009 Budget
• 2009 Capital Borrowing
• Monthly Monitoring of 2009 Budget (revenues & expenses)
• Identifying, Analyzing and Adjusting 2009 Budget based on state budget impacts
• Mid-year Budget Hearings (July, 2009)
• Efficiency Grant Proposals
• Six Sigma Initiatives & Performance-Based Budgeting

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
CHAIRPERSON BARBARA MILLER-WILLIAMS

• Erie County Planning Board
• 21st Century Commission
• Whistleblower Policy
• Help America Vote Act (HAVA) & Board of Elections Related Issues

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
CHAIRPERSON THOMAS J. MAZUR

• Appointment of Commissioner Department of Social Services
• ECMCC Board Appointments & other Related Issues
• Comptroller Audit of Department of Senior Services
• DSS Four Year Plan
• Impact of State Budget Cuts
• Realignment of Youth Bureau into Division of Youth Services (Local Law)

PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAIRPERSON TIMOTHY M. WROBLEWSKI

• Probation Commissioner
• Sheriff Department:
  • Overtime Issues
  • Overcrowding
  • Road Patrol
• Central Police Services- Commissioner
• Emergency Services: 911 issues
• City of Buffalo

Distressed Real Property Task Force
CHAIRPERSON ROBERT REYNOLDS

Green Initiatives
Led by MICHELE IANNELLO

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