HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 1 f: ,,— � /MswsIQttrtor \\ 014 : 4111) \ ., 1 11,44.40..m. L i E mployaas and Retirees I...„ of Tompkins County (-------\ r — ---,..\ 7 . 1 i E 1 1,4: I ` \ \ : \oloo f \\ r 1 ' \\ ‘__, ,i L irrr rrr ` *4 1 � * lir * ,-1 � r l T r • y .......j, 1 , . , _ „,4 0, , ,-N : ,f, GOOD LUCK TO ED FROM . THE STAFF ON THE HILL 1,,. + . 4 WI 4 - _ . _' 4 1 ,,_ _ 11 1 :,.t.. ,, , , , ., : „I...4.x By: The Sheriff Department Staff , y On December 31 the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office will bid farewell to a long- - `• • time employee, Undersheriff Edward R. Mikula, who is retiring after 32 years of service. t ' �'�"" ,� .. ; ,t , .. Ed started as a Deputy with the Sheriff's Office in July of 1959. He left the Sheriff's Of '� F 't p 'r Tice for a short stint with the Ithaca Police Department. Ed returned as a Deputy in 4 1962. In 1966 Ed was promoted to Chief Criminal Investigator and held that position for �'?` ,., seven years until he was promoted to the rank of Undersheriff. Undersheriff Ed is the second in command of the Sheriffs Office, requiring a work- ing knowledge of the entire Sheriff operation. Ed is well schooled in civil matters and On October 2nd (left to right) Dan Corrections Law, as well as Road Patrol and Criminal Investigation. In fact it is common Winch, Bill Mobbs, Beverly Livesay, Bar - knowledge at the Sheriff's Office that if you have a question that needs answering, Ed bara Eckstrom, and Bob Watros broke Mikula is the man to see. ground for the Solid Waste Office Build - Ed has served the County and the Sheriff's employees well, not only as a supervisor ing on Commercial Avenue. but also as a friend. Ed was always willing to lend a hand to anyone who needed help, or, lend an ear or offer advice to anyone who asked. For the last three years the Solid Waste. Ed is well respected in the law enforcement community locally and statewide. His staff has been working in temporary work - knowledge and leadership will be sorely missed and his shoes hard to fill. Ed will keep ing trailers next to the Highway Depart - busy after retiring with hunting and fishing and enjoying his family. ment. So, Undersheriff Mikula (Ed) from all of us on the hill — good bye, good luck and good health — enjoy your retirement! The office building is scheduled to be completed in the spring. Foster Parents Needed The Tompkins County Department of Social Services is seeking foster parents to open their homes and hearts to care for and nur- ture children while helping to bring them and their families together again. If families can not be reunited, foster families help children move into adoption. As foster parents, you will provide a vital service to children and families of the community. Foster homes are especially needed for sibling groups of 3 -5 children and for minority children. If you are interested in being a foster parent, please call Beth Jolles at 274 -5266 or Mark Crimmins - Murdock at 274 -5615 at the Department of Social Services. C.'9 bilo it 1 a 101014144° A COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT UPDATES: COUNTY BUDGET, SOLID WASTE FEE, CAPITAL PROJECTS, EMPLOYEE SECURITY The new fee will be based not on the value senger facility charge that will be added to By: Scott Heyman — County Administrator of properties, but on an analysis of the all tickets sold at the Airport have previously average amount of refuse produced by been received. COUNTY BUDGET: various property categories. The new fee will be much less accurate as EMPLOYEE SECURITY: The County Board of Representatives a user fee than the old per -ton fee, and all adopted a 1993 County Budget and Capital who have been involved in this process agree Courthouse Complex employees Program on December 1, 1992, that this is to be regretted. The public received the fright of their lives on Friday, The plan permits a 3.8 percent decrease strongly supports charging people for November 6th, when they noticed their in real property taxes from $4.68 per $1,000 precisely the amount of waste they produce, buildings being surrounded by City Police, of taxable property to $4.51. and this was shown by the County-wide sur- State Police, and Sheriff Department The spending plan exceeded targets es- vey completed this year; nonetheless, a fee vehicles. Word spread quickly that someone tablished by the full Board in its Fiscal Plan as high as $145 could not be sustained had threatened employees of the Family adopted in February by nearly $900,000. The without prolonged litigation that would have Court. bulk of this will be used to prevent layoffs in put the County at risk. If anyone asks you The whole incident occurred just before the Sheriff's Department, discontinuance of why a new fee like this one is being enacted, the end of business on that day, and most of TOMTRAN'S rural routes and tell them there are two choices -- property employees quietly proceeded home under layoffs in the Probation Department. taxes, or a County takeover of responsibility the watchful eye of the various police agen- The budget is based on estimates that will for trash hauling. cies. As they went home they could see restore the County's General Fund Balance police cars patrolling the approach roads to 5 percent of all expenditures and will CAPITAL PROJECTS: from west of Ithaca. restore the deficit that emerged in solid The Intermunicipal Transit Facility is Given the already raw nerves produced waste revenues during 1992. finished and open, on time and under its by the multiple slayings in Watkins Glen, budget by $800,000. employee awareness of their own security SOLID WASTE USER FEE: The Old Jail project is approaching com- needs has never been higher. pletion and moving arrangements are being The building safety committee at Biggs A While the County Board continues its made. It is also on time and under budget. has already made a number of changes and deliberations on the County budget, it also The new Solid Waste Office building on has several more in the works to improve moved toward adoption of a new Solid Commercial Avenue, off Elmira Road, is personal safety. Waste User Fee. The fee is necessitated by under construction. Courthouse Complex employees have the "hauler revolt" of 1992 which in turn The Hillview Road closure project has been petitioning for various improvements forced Board members to reduce the per- shut down for the season and will be com- that will be reviewed by a new Building ton fee at the transfer station gate by ap- pleted next spring and summer. Security Committee. proximately 50 percent from $145 to $95 per The award of bid to construct a new Air Everyone's best efforts will be needed in ton. The Board can make up for the lost port Terminal is on hold until negotiations this regard -- it makes no sense to "just do revenues from this either through property are completed with U.S. Air that will something" about employee safety and taxes or the new user fee. Property taxes guarantee funds are available for the security. When something is done, it needs would leave 40 percent of the property value project. Approvals of FAA discretionary to be well - thought - through so that it can be of Tompkins County exempt. and entitlement funding and of a new pas- effective and really make people safer. _ * Are You An Older Worker , Looking For A Job? ' y * ' Off ice 's su Job e ' FI 5 5+ Fair was h eld the on Aging October very 15 1992 ccessful in th II OB EPA , to , ..- , , Pyramid Mall, with over 20 employers par - ll 4,,, for , Y,l AM \PM • 4i ' 11 ,, ,, PYQA""9 " ticipating (see picture at left). If you are age 55 or over and looking for l Y g g j ,, employment, please call Marilyn Strassberg at 277 -0148 to hear about our job listings. COFA ER is also still accepting listings from employers looking for reliable older workers. 1 Let's Talk Shop! EMPLOYEE COUNCIL By: Cheryl Nelson — Public Works C HAIR'S REPORT The issue of the newly imposed agency By: Cheryl Nelson — Public Works shop fee was raised at the December 2,1992 Employee Council meeting. It was stated New officers were elected at the October 7th Council meeting. The officers elected were that a large number of county employees Cheryl Nelson, Chair, Frank Justice, Acting Chair, and Pat Nowakowski, Secretary. The have questions about this imposed fee. The committee assignments are as follows: imposition of this fee affects all employees Communication - Carolyn Hewitt, Bill Chapp, Phil LaPadula; Reward & Recognition - except management, confidential, and Leighann Baldwin, Margo Koonce, David Chase, Xiaoxia Williams, Marty Bleiweiss, Peter Sheriff Dept. The following information will Coats; Human Resources - Marnie Kirchgessner, Frank Justice, Sophie Stark, Barbara hopefully help to answer some of the recur - Karaviotis, Henry Chan, Pat Nowakowski; Professional Growth & Development - Valeria ring questions that employees have had: Coggin, Sherry Conover, Chris Decker, Hiroshi Takashima, Mike Conklin, Tom Cannon. 1. Do I have to join the CSEA? No, mem- These committees are actively working on projects. Communications will be publishing bership is optional. However, the agency a quarterly bulletin on communications etiquette entitled "Oh ?" Reward & Recognition is shop fee will be deducted from your pay investigating economical ways to boost employee morale such as a mid- winter fun day or check whether or not you join the union. bus trips for employees and families. Human resources is acting as a liaison between the 2. Do I have to pay the agency shop fee? employees and Personnel on issues pertinent to employment. Professional Growth & Yes, the collection of this fee was passed by Development is developing a performance evaluation procedure to be used for evaluation the state legislative bodies. Certain por- of all employees. Lions: of the fee that are collected from you, I intend to meet with County employees and their Employee Council representatives to however, are optional. You need to contact discuss issues face to face instead of using so many forms and surveys. The council can only the CSEA to find out the process involved. be effective if it is dealing with relevant and pertinent issues. 3. How long will the agency shop fee be It became very apparent to me during the "campaign" for the chair of Employee Council taken from my paycheck? The present law that there are a large number of County employees that do not know who their Employee directing the imposition of this fee expires Council representative is. The council's goal is to be an advisory body within County on 10/1/93. The agency shop fee will be government whose purpose is to foster a work place where all employees can see their role deducted from your paycheck until that in the larger department, County and community picture, where their work is acknow- time, regardless of whether or not you join !edged, recognized, evaluated and rewarded fairly and consistently; where adequate the union. However, if 70% of Tompkins resources are provided so they can accomplish the work expected of them; where profes- County employees join the union, agency sional growth is fostered; and where they have opportunity for involvement in decisions shop becomes permanent under Tompkins affecting their work areas and programs. These ideals should be important to all County's present local contract with CSEA. employees. I hope people get involved, get motivated and speak out on issues that are 4. How do I get a copy of the law that the contrary to these ideals. That is the only way change comes about. The Employee Council state passed regarding the imposition of is for all employees. All employee concerns may not be able to be dealt with by the Council this fee? Contact your state representative but my goal is to make sure that concerns be directed in the right direction and not just and ask for a copy of Assembly bill #10106 forgotten or overlooked. and the Memorandum of Introduction that The following is the list of present Employee Council members and their area of goes with it. The bill is dated 3/3/92. representation. Be sure you know who your representative is and be sure he /she knows your 5. Are there alternatives to union repre views, comments and concerns. The Employee Council is not an "elitist clique" - it is, sentation and /or agency shop fee? Yes, however, a team of dedicated employees working to make Tompkins County a great place there are alternatives: A. Contact your state to work. But, we can only be successful if we are acting on behalf of those we represent. representatives and state your opinion on the issue of agency Be sure that he/she WORK LOCATION LINE STAFF MANAGEMENT knows how you want him /her to vote on this Greater Downtown Area Valeria Coggin, Marty Bleiweiss Pat Nowakowski bill when it comes up for a renewal vote in Bi Bldgs B Peter Coats, Carolyn Prince Sherry Conover 1993, B. The bill states that New York's Mental Health Chris Decker Barbara Karaviotis municipal employees must pay for repre- Public Safety /Airport Sophie Stark, Craig Fuller sentation by a bargaining body. That does Biggs Bldg A Marnie Kirchgessner Frank Justice not mean that CSEA has exclusive right to Xiaoxia Williams the job. The employees could form their own Dept. Social Services Henry Lee Chan Phil LaPadula bargaining unit such as has been done at Bill Chapp David Chase the Sheriff's Department. Again, any type of Hiroshi Takashima changing of the present representation Dept. Public Works Leighann Baldwin, Mike Conklin Cheryl Nelson must be done within prescribed guidelines. Margo Koonce Tom Cannon* 6. What is the Employee Council going to *presently underfilling an open management position do about this agency shop fee'.' The Employee Council has not taken a stand to If you have any questions or suggestions concerning: Career Development, Management date on the issues of the agency shop fee or Training, or Performance Evaluation, the members of the Professional Growth and representation. These questions and Development Committee would like to hear from you: Valeria Coggin - 274 -5517; Chris answers are being offered as factual infor- Decker - 274 -6332; Mike Conklin - 277 -5290; Hiroshi Takashima - 274 -5204; Sherry mation to try to answer employees ques Conover - 274 -6658; Tom Cannon - 277 -5290 tions. PERSONNEL NOTES FROM YOUR PERSONALS WELLNESS COMMITTEE... CONGRATULATIONS TO... Thank you to all County employees who participated in Wellness- sponsored activities THOSE RETIRING: during 1992 and made this a successful year. We appreciate employee suggestions and response to our programs. * Bill Schaufler — Public Works The Weight Watchers At -Work Program is in full swing again, meeting on Wednes- * Ed Mikula — Sheriff (retiring 1/1/93) days at the Biggs A Building. Low impact aerobics with Marilyn Nihill began on Novem- NEW STAFF: ber 30 and the two four -week sessions will end on December 23, 1992. We hope to continue these programs during 1993. * JoAnn Horton, Psychiatric Social The Wellness Committee has been toying with the idea of having a "cabin fever" day Worker — Mental Health some time later on after the busy -ness of the holidays; the Employee Council and Vending * Susan Reisbord, Psychiatric Social Machine Committee may cooperate on this. This event would be open to all County Worker — Mental Health employees, retirees and families at a minimal cost. We will be working on this over the * Jack Hunter, Mail Courier — Purchasing next two months -- if you have suggestions for food, activities, locations, etc., please feel and Central Services free to contact a member of one of the three committees and we'll attempt to "funnel" * Henry Peterson has joined Childrens all suggestions into one area. More on this later. Services (DSS) as Caseworker replacing The Wellness Committee will be working with the staff at our Employee Assistance David King who left to work as an adult Program to schedule some seminars during 1993 on dealing with stress for blue collar educator in Cayuga County. and non - supervisory employees. We hope we will see good attendance -- employees often * Kathryn Wilsea has joined the clerical complain their "stress Level" is high, so we hope those folks will take advantage of any pool in DSS as a Keyboard Specialist. opportunities offered in this area to help bring stress or feelings of stress under control. * We at DSS are grateful to have eight stu- On behalf of the Employee Wellness Committee, Pam Purvis has been hard at work dents who are interning for the Services measuring a walking path at the Biggs Complex; signs will be erected soon. In the Division. not - too - distant future, we hope to have a downtown walkway also measured off. County * Shermon Kelly, a Syracuse University employees might enjoy using this for noon -time walking "tours ". graduate school of Social Work student, We hope 1993 will be an even better and busier year for the Wellness Committee, but is interning at the Office for the Aging. we need your input and help. Let us hear from you. * Evelyn Kalish has joined the Office for Best Wishes to all for a very wonderful Holiday Season, and let's hope 1993 is an even the Aging as Caregiver Coordinator. better year than 1992! PROMOTIONS: * Mary Church, Case Aide — Mental Health Satellite Clinic, a daughter Kara, born * Investigator Rolland Manley to Chief 4/21/92 Criminal Investigator — Sheriff's Office * Louis Loiselle II (Public Works) on the arrival of his new son, October 18, 1992, and * Investigator Mark Dresser to Senior to the proud grandparents, Louis (DSS) and Liz (Comptroller)! Criminal Investigator — Sheriff's Office * Donald and Bonnie Scutt (Purchasing) on the birth of their second child, David * Deputy Daniel Drew to Criminal Ines- Michael Benjamin, 11/16/92. tigator — Sheriff's Office GET WELL WISHES TO ... * Deputy John Payne to Criminal Inves- tigator — Sheriff's Office * Howard Stevenson - Public Works (retired) * Deputy William George to Sergeant * Ed Kellogg - Public Works Road Patrol — Sheriff's Office * Heidi Hartman, daughter of Cheri Hartman of DSS and Van Hartman, Sheriff's * Deputy Lynn Watros to Sergeant Civil Department was in an automobile accident on August 26, 1992. Heidi is now in Division — Sheriff's Office rehabilitation at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Get well cards and letters would * Allison Kolins, our former Cornell stu- be greatly appreciated to cheer Heidi while she recovers. Anyone wishing to send dent who later became our Case Aide cards or letters may send them to: (DSS), in now our Independent Living Heidi Hartman, St. Mary's Hospital, 89 Genesee St. Room 5133, Rochester, NY 14611 Coordinator in Children's Services. The * Don Franklin - Assessment vacant Case Aide position has been * Sally Lewis - DSS filled be Peggy Kristof, who comes from * Any other County employees/retirees who are "under the weather" or recovering the Human Services Coalition. from an illness, we wish you all a return to 100% good health in the very near future. TRANSFERS: MARRIAGES: * Iretta Ellis, from Public Works Ad- * DSS personnel congratulate Marisa Biasillo and Herb Rycoff on their November, ministration to Airport 1992, marriage! * Jacki Lent is working temporarily in the Legal Unit (DSS) but will be going to GOODBYE: the PA undercare unit as a Keyboard Specialist. * Sue Miller, Keyboard Specialist — DSS, has left to get married and moved to Ohio. MISC. NEW PARENTS: * Sylvia Fish, supervisor of Services Intake- Homefmding unit - DSS, returned from leave on 11/25/92. This unit is looking for a Caseworker. * Becky Kafka, Administrative Assistant - * DSS Undercare Unit III would like to congratulate and thank Sandra Clark, Senior Mental Health Administration, a Welfare Examiner for a GOOD year. daughter Amanda Jean, born 9/26/92 BEDKNOBS BROOMSTICKS AND HOLIDAY HINTS THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT from the Healthy Heart Program �t T� The holidays are a time of celebration Y t with family, friends and community. As the 'i calendar fills up with work and school parties and "open houses ", we find ourselves filling � " y r w, ,. ` up on the holiday food that is the focus of t;',,4 those celebrations. That's why it's not a good time to think about making big changes in the ° wig ' way we eat; we should allow ourselves to " • a � enjoy the festivities. But if you want to main - t` - "" -r `� twin a low -fat eating plan or are looking for ' ' ` , '1 . some cast' ways to cut the fat calories in some t = "�«. of your holiday favorites, the Healthy Heart ! .` c:, a 1304.0r Program has a few suggestions: ' • When roasting a turkey, baste it with Ar chicken broth or vegetable juice in- $ ,,4 . stead of its own fatty drippings. Before roasting or broiling any meat or poultry, place it on a rack in a pan so the meat doesn't soak in its own fat. By: Cheryl Nelson • Make a low -fat version of gravy this year. Use chicken broth or de -fatted Several of the employees of the Public Works Department once again celebrated the turkey drippings, skim milk and spirit of Halloween. As you can see, there was a variety of characters including a vampire seasonings instead of pan drippings. and a vampire slayer, a cowgirl, a skunk, a bum, a bird, a tourist, an ATV racer, witches, Or make your favorite gravy and gypsies, clowns and even a shotgun bride, and the Pillsbury Dough boy! The annual event separate the fat with a gravy skimmer was completed by a pizza party luncheon. Voting was done for scariest, funniest and most original. The winners in each category before serving. are listed below: • Start with half of the margarine your recipe calls for when making crumb Scariest - Vampire & Vampire Slayer - (Margo Koonce & crusts for pies and other desserts. Leighann Baldwin) Then add only as much fat as you Funniest - (3-way tie) - Pillsbury Dough Boy (Shirley Hilker); Shotgun need to moisten the crumbs. Bride (Bara Hotchkiss); Clown (Ceil Grier) • Skip the salami, liverwurst and similar Most Original - Shotgun Bride - (Bara Hotchkiss) cold cuts for this year's party platters. Instead stock up on sliced meats like So, be advised that if you ever pass by or stop in at any of the Public Works locations on roast beef, roast turkey breast and Halloween, be prepared because you never know what you might see. lean ham. • Skimp on the high fat calories and not the taste by sprinkling just a little !!CONTEST!! shredded cheddar cheese on hot vegetables instead of a blanket of cheese sauce. • 'Tis the season for gum drops - a fat free alternative to chocolate kisses. Shoulda Woulda Coulda! These suggestions were adapted from There's the title; you write the article. Submit your entry to County Environmental Nutrition, November 1992. Corridors, c/o Purchasing and Central Services, on or before January For more tips call the Healthy Heart Pro - 11, 1993. (Anonymous entries not accepted.) gram at 274 in Tompkins County. And stop by the Healthy Heart Program's lending library (located in the health department) to borrow cookbooks for more holiday recipes. 1 , CASEWORKER OF THE YEAR RED CROSS TEACHES BABYSITTERS By Mary Carnal Kim Dickerson a Caseworker at the in the best interest of the child and that is a 1 Department of Social Services, was recently difficult decision to make." aro selected by Tompkins County foster parents lw rti 7 as "Caseworker of the Year." Kim has been Mary — Why do you think the work is a Caseworker with DSS since August 1990. important? I asked Kim to answer some questions about Kim — "The work is important because I t 9 t 1992 the work she does so that people would have am helping children have a safe, stable en- a better understanding of the work done at vironment, whether that be in their own Want to be a star babysitter and make DSS and the Foster Care System. home or in foster care. Hopefully families extra money this school year? The American grow emotionally stronger as a result of my Red Cross Babysitting course will teach you Mary — Describe the work you do. intervention and look at different ways of the responsibilities of a babysitter, how to Kim — "I'm a Caseworker in the Children disciplining or speaking to their children. I care for infants and young children, how to Services ongoing unit. I have many different feel if the children are being loved and are supervise and play with children of different duties and responsibilities. I carry a kept safe, then I'm doing my job." ages, and how to act in an emergency. The caseload of approximately 16 families. Some course will be offered at the Tompkins are preventive — which means I am trying to Mary — What qualities do you have that County chapter of the American Red Cross make sure the children don't enter foster led to your selection as Caseworker of the Monday, December 28, through Thursday, care and some are protective — children who Year by Tompkins County foster parents? December 31, from 9:30 a.m. to noon each are in foster care. I have to meet with Kim — "I'm not sure what qualities the day. Cost for the course is $15; minimum age families at least two times per month on a foster parents felt I have that are different is 11. To enroll in this course, you must come preventive case and meet with the foster from my fellow caseworkers. I think all of us to the Red Cross to register before Decem- family and child and biological family one possess the ability to be versatile and to ber 24; students not pre - registered for this time per month on protective cases. I'm listen to each side of a dispute or complaint course will not be admitted to class. For responsible for providing transportation for and make the best possible decision for each more information contact Janice Rose at the families that need it, either coordinating it party involved. Every one of us has to have Red Cross 273 -1900. or providing it myself and for arranging pay- the ability to listen to and respond to what is ments for counseling or parent aide services. being told to us. Possibly the foster parents I coordinate and set up services, maintain a felt I was a good listener who responded to case record and keep notes of everything their needs and the needs of the children that is happening with a case. I'm respon- and their birth parents." UNCLASSIFIED S sible for ensuring that children are living in a "safe, stable, loving environment." Mary — What advice would you give to anyone considering choosing this line of • FOR SALE: White 4 - drawer dresser - Mary—What do you like about the work? work? $30 call 257 after 6pm. Kim — "It's very challenging work, yet I Kim — "That being a caseworker in the feel like I'm helping families to reunite and ongoing unit is very challenging, frustrating, • ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE for small eventually live their lives free of help from involves long and/or strange hours but it is businesses. DATA DIRECTIONS 844 - the Children's Service Unit at DSS. I like also very rewarding as I feel I am helping 3774. working with the children and their parents pave a child's future that will be free of abuse and working with the foster parents. The or neglect. That anyone who would want to • TYNYK ORIGINALS: Experienced children are usually very open and honest be a caseworker needs to prepare themsel- seamstress specializing in wedding and I find that to be refreshing." ves for heartache at times. That this line of and formal attire for women of all work is like a roller- coaster but, in the end, ages. Reasonable price quotes and Mary — What do you consider is the most when you've helped reunite a family or es assistance in material selection. For difficult part of the job? tablished some type of permanency for a Kim — "Probably the most difficult part child, the ride was worth it." more information, call 564 - 9244 even - of my job would be the legal aspect. As a ings and weekends. caseworker, I have to decide what a family's The awards were presented at a dinner • 1980 Chevy Citation - Needs car - strengths and weaknesses are. I have to for foster parents at the Ramada Inn in buretor $350. or best offer. 1972 decide what the Department will request of Ithaca. The dinner was sponsored by DSS to afamily .Ihavetomakesurethatallprogress show appreciation for foster parents. The Buick Skylark - strong running engine notes and reports are in the case record. I dinner was attended by approximately 100 - $350. or best offer. Call 277 - 8702 have to meet with the Department's lawyers foster parents, community agency repre- after 6pm . and go over the case, make up lists of wit- sentatives, and Tompkins County Depart - nesses to testify on behalf of the Depart- ment of Social Services staff, including • FOR RENT: 3 br trailer located in ment, serve subpoenas, and testify in court. Commissioner Mary Pat Dolan and Beverly Dryden Park. Call Lisa at 844 - 3656 At times, I have to decide to request that Livesay. The Board of Representatives also after 5:00 p.m. parental rights be terminated as it would be attended. COUNTY TEAMS IN !HOT! COMPETITION FOR 1992 On Sunday October 11, 1992 Healthy "WORKOUT FOR WELLNESS" Heart held a "Double Points" day at Helen Newman Hall on the Cornell campus. You could participate in a variety of activities By: Pam Purvis - Health Heart Program andstep aerobics. Afterwards you could enjoy "Heart Healty" snacks. Below are some pictures of different One - hundred and nine teams from over 35 worksites competed in the third annual activities that you could participate in. Healthy Heart Program "Work Out for Wellness ". Nearly 800 participants challenged themselves and their co- workers to make physical activity a part of their regular routine. Those people who didn't usually exercise found how easy it can be to make time in their , ,, iYe„ day to take a walk or try out an exercise machine. Those who regularly exercise, had the . , _A incentive to go an extra 20 minutes to increase their team's points. As in the past two years, ' NV ' a r ,. Courtside Racquet and Fitness Club, Ithaca Fitness Center, the YMCA and City Health Club provided free passes to their facilities during the 5 week period which ran from , -, , , z s. r , ; h , October 5 - November 8. i The Tompkins County Employee Wellness Committee sponsored an internal competi- . ,� . n „ i ' , , a { tion, paying the entry fee for county employees and providing prizes. One hundred forty 0 `, ' three employees, representing 26 teams, comprised the competition. Environmental ', - '� Health's, "Tough Cookies” took First Place in the county and cane out 6th Place in the '. °.r 'w "" overall program. The race for the 2ND and 3RD place prizes was close. "Bit By Bit ", from Data Processing won 2ND, with the Youth Bureau Blilzers' just nosing out the Probation a -, , , ,,r,-.,-4 ; " n , Department's, "CONS -R -US" for 3RD. Many people who participated this year com- 1,., . mented that they had a lot of fun and did more exercise than usual to boot! Stay tuned for ' +- :s Healthy Heart's Spring Exercise Program; it's not too soon to sign up right now. ,. The "Double Points Day" held during the middle of the campaign at Cornell was a huge .4 success. The day -long activities gave people a chance to work out together and meet the :O•. other people who were participating in "Workout for Wellness ". We decided to hold such an event based on suggestions from last year's campaign. And I'm glad we did; it gave everyone a chance to have some fun together and tally up those points. Although "Workout for Wellness" is over, I have one more tip: "Keep up the good work , and continue to be active regularly." k, 4 14r`" For more information call the Healthy Heart Program at 274 -6710. w 1 ` WORK OUT FOR WELLNESS COUNTY TEAM '�' FINAL RESULTS' ' '' .� , x 1 tiM 1 I RANK AVG /PERS/ TEAM NAME TEAM AFFILIATION WEEK 1 1 25.9 TOUGH COOKIES T.C. HEALTH DEPT. , , 2 17.4 BIT BY BIT T.C. DATA PROCESSING 3 15.9 YOUTH BUREAU BLITZERS 2 T.C. YOUTH BUREAU 4 15.8 CONS -R -US T.C. PROBATION 5 14.6 YOUTH BUREAU BLITZERS 1 T.C. YOUTH BUREAU 6 14.2 MENTAL HEALTH CSS T.C. MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC --..._. _. 7 13.6 ADVOCATES T.C. HUMAN RIGHTS 8 13.2 COFFEE BREAKERS T.C. BOARD OF REPS. x 9 13.0 LEFTOVERS T.C. HEALTH DEPT. 12.4 BOD SQUAD T.C. HEALTH DEPT. 11 11.9 HEART THROBS T.C. D.S.S. i 12 1 BUTT BUSTERS T.C. D.S.S. ", 13 10.0 HERBIE & CO. T.C. HEALTH DEPT. i! t 14 9.9 PAST OUR PRIME T.C. D.S.S. 15 9.8 LEAN MEAN WALKING Machine T.C. HEALTH DEPT. ,� 16 9.3 THE BODY BUILDERS T.C. D.S.S. , 17 9.0 HDL'S T.C. HEALTH DEPT. .. ' 18 8.7 WALLABY WALKABOUTS T.C. HEALTH DEPT. �� .� ., 19 8.1 DAIN BRAMAGED T.C. PURCHASING & CENTRAL .- - 20 7.4 WALKIE TALKIES T.C. MOTOR VEHICLES 21 5.9 GO GET EM T.C. OFFICE FOR AGING 21 5.9 A -TEAM T.C. MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 22 5.8 WAMOLAS T.C. D.S.S. n^r ' -', 23 5.3 THE PUMPING PLANNERS T.C. PLANNING DEPT. 1.4 LAW AND Disorder II T.C. SHERIFF DEPT. ^ --, 25 1.1 LAW AND DISORDER I T.C. SHERIFF DEPT. =a r t o,C „ , 1 Recycling Expansion in Site Seeing tit County Buildings 1 - Through the eyes o 'Robert Maine Jr., Heavy Equipment Operator By: Lynn Leopold — Recycling Specialist As you travel through Tompkins Coun- ty there are many exciting things to see In the next few weeks, Tompkins County * Metal cans and aluminum foil: Rinse (and some not so exciting things to see). will at last be expanding its recycling pro- clean and flatten if possible. Can lids Here are a few of them. gram to collect other recyclable materials in and labels ok. No paint cans, aerosol County buildings. In addition to the existing cans or scrap metal. On Irish Settlement Road in the Town bins for office paper, there will be bins for * Corrugated cardboard: Flatten and of Dryden, there is a very unusual mail box glass bottles and jars, metal food and non- stack in cardboard boxes. No pizza that appears to be made out of a log. Off deposit beverage cans, newspaper, and boxes, waxed cartons, cereal or other Van Kirk Road in the Town of Newfield, magazines /junk mail ( "mixed paper "). paperboard boxes. Place in designated you can view a Swiss chalet. On Etna Lane Buildings and Grounds staff will be distribut- areas. in the Town of Dryden, there is a nice ing bins for these recyclable materials * Office paper: Copier paper, letterhead, young lady standing by the road holding a throughout County buildings. Staff will also stationery, computer print -out, legal mailbox. On Peruville road in the Town of designate areas for flattened corrugated pad paper. Place in designated bins for Groton near the Little Wheels' Race cardboard boxes. Most bins will be placed in office paper and computer paper as track, you will see a large pond created by hallways for easy access by employees and before. Colored paper ok. beavers that has become the home to a will have stickers to designate the recyclable * Junk mail/magazines: Junk mail, en- flock of wild geese. While taking the Route materials. There will also be posters velopes (windows and manila ok), 13 detour through Freeville, you will often mounted near the bins describing the magazines, catalogs, flyers, brochures, see the local policeman waiting on Route FAX paper, non - metallic greeting cards materials and how to prepare them for recy- and gift wrap. Do not put m office 38 near the Old Train Water Tower to give cling. paper bins. No books, carbon paper, you a written invitation to the Freeville waxed paper, blueprint, or USPS or Town Hall. As of September 1, 1992, residents, busi- Federal Express Tyvek envelopes. nesses, industries and institutions, including As our travels through the County near Tompkins County government, are all re- *There are bins out in County buildings an end, you will find that you will want a quired to keep certain mandated recyclable for phone books, which will be collected and snack....think "ice cream ". Purity Ice materials out of the trash. Buildings and delivered to the Recycling Transfer Station, Cream on Meadow Street in the City of Grounds and Solid Waste staff have been where they will be shipped to recyclers for Ithaca is the oldest Ice Cream Store in working together to figure out the logistics manufacture into new paper products. See town and has the best ice cream (in my and needed equipment to make the expan- the special Yellow Page in the new NYNEX opinion). Stop in and have a cone. sion go smoothly. directory for more information about dis- posal of home phone books. A memo has gone out to all department FREE .1/ heads to let them know about the planned Please Note: The expanded recycling = s expansion so that they can pass the word program should not interfere with the exist- 72., U N C LAS S I F I E D S along to their staff members. If any depart- ing Cans for Kids program that collects i ments would like to have a short training deposit bottles and cans in County facilities. i s session on what to recycle in County Build- It is expected that only non - deposit bottles i Classified ads up to 25 words in length= ings after the new bins are in place, call Lynn and cans would be put in the recycling bins. are free to County employees, retirees and Leopold at the Solid Waste Division, 273- i their immediate families. Ads may be for 6632/273 -5700. Thanks to all of you for your patience in " any purpose except no presonal ads will be waiting for this much - needed expansion, accepted. No County addresses or Here are the guidelines for what and how which should help keep even more good i telephone numbers maybe listed in the ads.= to recycle: recyclables out of the trash. For questions Use this coupon to send your ad to Cor * Newspaper: Place loose in bin. Glossy about preparation of recyclable materials, ridors c/o Central Services. PLEASE= inserts ok. No magazines, phone books* call the Solid Waste Division at 273 -6632 or ;TYPE OR PRINT LEGIBLY! or junk mail. 273 -5700. For questions about collection, - * Glass bottles and jars: Food and call the Buildings and Grounds Department beverage containers only. Rinse clean. at 277 -5290. Labels ok. No lids, Pyrex, ceramic, drinking glasses, broken glass or light bulbs. 41 1/40 ■lailP i Li IV?& I ■Vt , . . 4 i 1‘10 i Allittir fi i