Legislature Chairman Herb Marshall will have another year to address unresolved issues from 2004.
The Cayuga County Legislature unanimously voted Marshall a second year in the Legislature's top slot at Monday's annual organization meeting.
"It's more meaningful this time because you've had a year to get used to me," Marshall said to the legislators.
Rather than focusing on this year's accomplishments, Marshall looked to what he expects will be big issues in 2005, like finding a new administrator for the Cayuga County Nursing Home and the county's new buildings and grounds department.
"By working together, we can accomplish what we need to and keep the tax levy to what it was this year," he said.
The Legislature's other leadership positions were filled Monday night. Sam DeRosa, R-Auburn, was reappointed to deputy chairman. The Republican and Democratic Legislature leadership also changed, with Ann Petrus, R-Brutus, appointed majority leader and Bill Catto, D-Auburn, named minority leader.
"I hope to make the issues the primary importance, not the party," Catto said after taking the oath of office.
Catto hopes his new title will give him more clout in committees. But it may cost him his post as co-chair of the Legislature's Government Operations Committee. Marshall had said that the Legislature's long-standing policy was for legislators to only have one "extra assignment" like committee chair or party leader.
Petrus was excused from Monday's meeting.
The Legislature chairman receives $65,000 a year, and the deputy chair is paid $11,000 instead of the traditional $9,500 stipend of a legislator. Party leaders receive $10,250 a year.
In other business, the Legislature appointed Alice Amoia to serve as acting administrator of the Cayuga County Nursing Home. Amoia was acting director of nursing at the facility prior to the appointment.
Former administrator Rob Flynn resigned on Dec. 22.
The Legislature also approved a contract with Deb English, head of social services at Auburn Memorial Hospital, to help in the nursing home's administration during this transitional period. Nursing home administrators need to be licensed, but Amoia does not have a license.
English will be paid $300 a week for eight hours of work a week.
Staff writer Liz Hacken can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 267 or elizabeth.hacken@lee.net
"It's more meaningful this time because you've had a year to get used to me," Marshall said to the legislators.
Rather than focusing on this year's accomplishments, Marshall looked to what he expects will be big issues in 2005, like finding a new administrator for the Cayuga County Nursing Home and the county's new buildings and grounds department.
"By working together, we can accomplish what we need to and keep the tax levy to what it was this year," he said.
The Legislature's other leadership positions were filled Monday night. Sam DeRosa, R-Auburn, was reappointed to deputy chairman. The Republican and Democratic Legislature leadership also changed, with Ann Petrus, R-Brutus, appointed majority leader and Bill Catto, D-Auburn, named minority leader.
"I hope to make the issues the primary importance, not the party," Catto said after taking the oath of office.
Catto hopes his new title will give him more clout in committees. But it may cost him his post as co-chair of the Legislature's Government Operations Committee. Marshall had said that the Legislature's long-standing policy was for legislators to only have one "extra assignment" like committee chair or party leader.
Petrus was excused from Monday's meeting.
The Legislature chairman receives $65,000 a year, and the deputy chair is paid $11,000 instead of the traditional $9,500 stipend of a legislator. Party leaders receive $10,250 a year.
In other business, the Legislature appointed Alice Amoia to serve as acting administrator of the Cayuga County Nursing Home. Amoia was acting director of nursing at the facility prior to the appointment.
Former administrator Rob Flynn resigned on Dec. 22.
The Legislature also approved a contract with Deb English, head of social services at Auburn Memorial Hospital, to help in the nursing home's administration during this transitional period. Nursing home administrators need to be licensed, but Amoia does not have a license.
English will be paid $300 a week for eight hours of work a week.
Staff writer Liz Hacken can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 267 or elizabeth.hacken@lee.net
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