medium.com There has been little debate throughout the past few months among local officials surrounding one key aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic: the financial impact on municipalities, including Chemung County, will be substantial. Sales tax proceeds, a key component of most municipalities' operational budgets, has diminished drastically since March. Specifically, Chemung County is approximately $2.5 … Continue reading Widespread financial impact of COVID-19 on local municipalities beginning to take shape
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Looking ahead to a new year in the Chemung County Legislature
Image: WENY 2019 was an interesting year for Chemung County government. With new people serving in scores of critical roles - including County Executive, Deputy County Executive, County Treasurer, County Attorney, Legislative Attorney, Sheriff, Industrial Development Agency Director, IT Director, Aviation Director, Department of Social Services Director, Sewer District Director, Legislative Chairperson, Legislative Clerk as … Continue reading Looking ahead to a new year in the Chemung County Legislature
2020 Budget Process Underway
Image: remiamibeach.com This morning County Executive Chris Moss gave a presentation to local government officials, business leaders and the media highlighting certain aspects of his proposed 2020 budget. Moss' presentation kicked off the budget season in Chemung County, an important undertaking that is particularly critical this year as Moss and almost half of the legislators … Continue reading 2020 Budget Process Underway
More from the City-County Committee, including its termination by County Executive Moss
On August 6th the City-County Committee presented its report and recommendations to a large crowd at Mandeville Hall. Fresh off the excitement from last night's event, I wrote a Facebook post just after waking up this morning: However, while writing this blog post I learned by letter that County Executive Moss has abruptly terminated the … Continue reading More from the City-County Committee, including its termination by County Executive Moss
City-County Committee completes report, announces presentation date
On February 11, 2019, the Chemung County Legislature unanimously passed a resolution allowing Chemung County Executive Christopher Moss to form a temporary committee to identify ways the county and city can work together to assist the city with studying possible cost-saving measures that could improve the city’s financial health and benefit the community. The committee … Continue reading City-County Committee completes report, announces presentation date
Update: Legislative Salaries, Prevailing Wage and the City-County Committee
Legislative Salaries The Chemung County Legislature's ad hoc Compensation & Benefits Committee held its initial meeting last night. The Committee is comprised of five legislators including John Pastrick, Mike Smith, Rodney Strange, Bill McCarthy and myself. Together we are charged with evaluating the salary and benefit package offered to legislators and recommending what changes, if … Continue reading Update: Legislative Salaries, Prevailing Wage and the City-County Committee
Chemung County update on…a bunch of things
Image: Shutterstock I have had a crazy few weeks as my daughters' school and spring sports ended while a number of my cases at the Ziff Law firm started really cranking. As a result I have not been able to put together a update-style post in quite a while. The list below demonstrates that there … Continue reading Chemung County update on…a bunch of things