LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Board of Supervisors is calling on the State of New York to immediately provide additional funding to the Livingston County's Public Defender's Office to cover anticipated expansions to deal with broadened eligibility for assigned legal counsel. The county Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved the resolution on Monday. Several other counties in New York are pressing the state to fund their … [Read more...]
NYS Socks Livingston County with $30K Raise for District Attorney
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Members of the Livingston County Ways and Means Committee were furious when they heard that New York State is effectively mandating an increase in pay for the Livingston County District Attorney as part of the recently passed state budget but not providing any additional money for the county to do so. The Ways and Means Committee considered retroactively paying District Attorney Greg McCaffrey $183,297.75 per year, up from … [Read more...]
Top Livingston County Officials Take Sides in State Wage War
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Some of the highest ranking elected officials in Livingston County are taking firm stances on statewide minimum wage increases that are planned to go into effect in the next few years. Though some supervisors have openly backed $15 minimum wage, the overwhelming majority supervisors have vehemently spoken out against it at Board meetings and Committee meetings. All five Supervisors serving on the county Ways and Means … [Read more...]
Avon Resident Writes Board of Supervisors Backing $15 Minimum Wage
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – At Wednesday's meeting of the Livingston County Board of Supervisors, the Board acknowledged receipt of an email from an Avon resident voicing her support for Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent mandate to raise state minimum wage to $15 an hour. Kathy Barsz's letter comes after Livingston County Supervisors showed strong opposition to the $6 increase in minimum wage. The increase would make New York's minimum wage the highest … [Read more...]
Dansville Holds Public Hearing for Possible Tax Levy Override
DANSVILLE – The Village is considering raising the tax levy for the Village to free up funds for use in Village services. On Feb. 16, the Village held a public hearing on proposed legislation that would allow the Board of Trustees to raise the tax levy, raising the amount of incoming tax money that the Village can use. Public attendance was low, possibly due to bad weather and poor driving conditions. "We are not going into this intending … [Read more...]
Village of Geneseo Increased Parking Ticket Revenue by $2,600 in 2015
GENESEO – The total number of parking tickets issued on and around Main Street increased by more than 1,200 tickets in 2015, resulting in a more than $2,600 increase in parking enforcement revenue for the Village's general fund. According to the Geneseo Police Department's Annual Report for 2015, 4,673 parking tickets were issued during 2015, which is 1,263 more tickets than the total for 2014. "The whole purpose of parking enforcement is … [Read more...]