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June 2006 Vol.
XX, No. 6 |
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SMALL
CITY SCHOOL DEBT CEILING BILL ON THE MOVE |
The Canestrari/Volker debt ceiling
bill, A.10559/S.6929, has received much attention in both Houses this
session. This bill would amend the Local Finance Law to allow small city
districts to deduct building aid from the total of debt includable under
the 5% Constitutional debt ceiling. The bill is on the Senate Calendar
poised for approval and, in the Assembly, is on the Local Governments
Committee agenda with a recommendation to report from Leadership. While
certain technical objections have been raised, we believe the bill will
continue to move and be passed by the Legislature before the end of
session. |
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2003 STATEWIDE
DEBT CEILING REFERENDUM REVISITED |
Movement this month in the Senate and
Assembly on the Canestrari/Volker debt ceiling bill (A.10559/S,6929) has
prompted the Association to take a look back at the November 2003
statewide proposition to amend the constitutional debt limitation
imposed on small city school districts. Below is an analysis of vote
results by city and by county. Twenty four small cities passed this
resolution. Of the remaining small cities, many that did not pass were
defeated by a small margin, some districts by a mere handful of votes.
In Beacon, the proposition was voted down by seven votes, in Rensselaer
it was ten and in Glens Falls the proposition failed by thirteen votes.
The following is a list of other small cities that failed to pass the
resolution by fewer than 100 votes: Mechanicville (21), Newburgh (32),
Peekskill (47), Hornell (55), Rome (61), Port Jervis (73), Little Falls
(82), and Hudson (98).
Below are the results of the
referendum. Please feel free to contact our office with any questions.
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VOTES BY
SMALL CITY |
% of vote |
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yes
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no
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yes |
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albany |
5,190 |
3,997
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56% |
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cohoes |
820 |
683
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55% |
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watervliet |
479 |
449
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52% |
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binghamton |
2,756 |
2,270
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55% |
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salamanca |
522 |
885
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37% |
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olean |
1,062 |
938
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53% |
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auburn |
1,618 |
1,572
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51% |
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dunkirk |
902 |
843
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52% |
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jamestown |
2,411 |
2,186
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52% |
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elmira |
1,080 |
1,367
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44% |
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norwich |
376 |
544
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41% |
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plattsburgh |
702 |
658
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52% |
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hudson |
463 |
561
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45% |
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cortland |
1,273 |
1,070
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54% |
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beacon |
652 |
659
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50% |
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poughkeepsie |
1,437 |
1,216
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54% |
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tonawanda |
1,162 |
1,266
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48% |
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lackawanna |
1,042 |
1,279
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45% |
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johnstown |
382 |
547
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41% |
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gloversville |
564 |
723
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44% |
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batavia |
968 |
879
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52% |
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little falls |
361 |
443
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45% |
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watertown |
798 |
1,390
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36% |
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oneida |
931 |
623
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60% |
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amsterdam |
929 |
1,379
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40% |
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glen cove |
1,313 |
1,293
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50% |
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long beach |
1,546 |
1,384
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53% |
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niagara
falls |
2,001 |
2,811
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42% |
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north
tonawanda |
1,710 |
2,617
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40% |
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lockport |
1,238 |
1,793
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41% |
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rome |
1,839 |
1,900
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49% |
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utica |
2,638 |
4,668
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36% |
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vvs* |
858 |
647
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57% |
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geneva |
661 |
912
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42% |
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canadaigua |
934 |
734
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56% |
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middletown
enlarged |
265 |
250
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51% |
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newburgh |
432 |
464
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48% |
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port jervis |
643 |
716
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47% |
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oswego |
1,368 |
1,459
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48% |
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oneonta |
671 |
446
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60% |
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rensselaer |
468 |
478
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49% |
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troy |
2,872 |
2,693
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52% |
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ogdensburg |
369 |
355
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51% |
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saratoga
springs |
2,604 |
2,510
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51% |
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mechanicville |
139 |
160
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46% |
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schenectady |
2,963 |
3,306
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47% |
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hornell |
374 |
429
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47% |
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corning |
507 |
826
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38% |
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ithaca |
1,172 |
1,060
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53% |
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kingston |
2,212 |
1,910
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54% |
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glens falls |
174 |
187
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48% |
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mount vernon |
902 |
1,144
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44% |
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new rochelle |
2,572 |
3,306
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44% |
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peekskill |
924 |
971
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49% |
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rye |
869 |
1,041
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45% |
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white plains |
1,684 |
1,853
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48% |
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Total |
67,802
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72,750
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48% |
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VOTES BY
COUNTY
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% of vote |
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county |
yes
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no
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yes |
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albany |
19,220 |
17,467 |
52% |
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allegany |
1,888 |
2,607 |
42% |
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broome |
9,774 |
9,380 |
51% |
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cattararaugus |
4,722 |
5,549 |
46% |
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cayuga |
4,307 |
4,969 |
46% |
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chautauqua |
8,741 |
8,705 |
50% |
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chemung |
2,891 |
4,135 |
41% |
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chenango |
1,910 |
2,678 |
42% |
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clinton |
3,828 |
4,399 |
47% |
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columbia |
4,673 |
5,279 |
47% |
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cortland |
3,631 |
3,852 |
49% |
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delaware |
2,071 |
2,737 |
43% |
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dutchess |
13,398 |
15,143 |
47% |
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erie |
64,210 |
63,946 |
50% |
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essex |
2,698 |
2,912 |
48% |
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franklin |
2,458 |
2,480 |
50% |
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fulton |
2,154 |
3,436 |
39% |
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genesee |
2,856 |
2,984 |
49% |
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greene |
2,768 |
3,642 |
43% |
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hamilton |
648 |
805 |
45% |
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herkimer |
2,759 |
3,852 |
42% |
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jefferson |
3,282 |
5,427 |
38% |
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lewis |
1,729 |
2,460 |
41% |
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livingston |
2,611 |
4,307 |
38% |
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madison |
2,999 |
2,886 |
51% |
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monroe |
39,028 |
59,501 |
40% |
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montgomery |
2,300 |
3,965 |
37% |
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nassau |
52,409 |
52,381 |
50% |
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niagara |
9,553 |
13,708 |
41% |
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oneida |
11,165 |
14,683 |
43% |
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onondaga |
22,513 |
19,732 |
53% |
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ontario |
5,984 |
7,428 |
45% |
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orange |
14,303 |
15,411 |
48% |
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orleans |
1,568 |
2,427 |
39% |
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oswego |
5,468 |
6,716 |
45% |
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otsego |
3,533 |
3,645 |
49% |
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putnam |
3,708 |
4,533 |
45% |
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rensselaer |
10,419 |
11,650 |
47% |
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rockland |
11,444 |
15,053 |
43% |
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st. lawrence |
3,874 |
4,498 |
46% |
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saratoga |
11,736 |
12,449 |
49% |
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schenectady |
9,588 |
11,282 |
46% |
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schoharie |
1,756 |
2,427 |
42% |
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schuyler |
679 |
1,062 |
39% |
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seneca |
1,762 |
2,630 |
40% |
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steuben |
3,677 |
6,027 |
38% |
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suffolk |
61,885 |
107,838 |
36% |
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sullivan |
273 |
454 |
38% |
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tioga |
2,229 |
2,956 |
43% |
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tompkins |
5,213 |
5,532 |
49% |
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ulster |
14,571 |
15,897 |
48% |
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warren |
4,613 |
4,816 |
49% |
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washington |
2,459 |
3,112 |
44% |
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wayne |
3,333 |
6,885 |
33% |
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westchester |
35,929 |
36,629 |
50% |
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wyoming |
1,766 |
2,395 |
42% |
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yates |
959 |
1,195 |
45% |
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total nyc
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184,987 |
197,132 |
48% |
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richmond |
12,579 |
20,360 |
38% |
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queens |
42,327 |
49,670 |
46% |
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kings |
43,084 |
56,142 |
43% |
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new york |
69,048 |
47,327 |
59% |
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bronx |
17,949 |
23,633 |
43% |
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totals
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710,269 |
844,979 |
46% |
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20th ANNUAL
CONFERENCE –
GOLF, POLITICAL PREDICTIONS AND
INTEREST BASED BARGAINING
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The Association hosted
its 20th annual conference, May 21st and 22nd
at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga. Although Sunday was a day of
rain and gray skies, a few hardy members did brave the weather and golf!
We hope they enjoyed their outing and gave themselves a rainy-day
handicap.
After a productive
board of directors meeting, members were treated to dinner and an inside
look at the state of politics in New York by Dr. Alan Chartock. Dr.
Chartock bravely called a few races including the next gubernatorial
race and presidential race among others. Dr. Chartock also gave his
audience a look behind the current Governor’s presidential posturing. It
was an entertaining and informative night.
Monday began with a
moment of silence for Charlie Winters and his family. The Association
had just learned of the passing of Charlie’s beloved wife, Justine.
Justine most recently served as Superintendent in Onteora and will be
sorely missed. Our thoughts will be with Charlie and his family during
this difficult time.
Members then took a
look into the world of interest based bargaining beginning with a
presentation by Dr. Stephen Uebbing, Superintendent Canandaigua CSD. His
district has been using this type of bargaining for 18 years. A copy of
his power point presentation can be found on the Association website.
Sally Klingel and Ann
Martin, from Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
gave the attendees a workshop to illustrate the process of interest
based bargaining by creating and guiding groups assigned to bargain on
the issue of class size.
Thank you to all who
participated in the Association’s 20th annual conference.
Requests for materials from the conference can be made to Beth at our
office (518-475-9500 or beb@biggerstaff-firm.com). |
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SCSD ANNOUNCES
OFFICERS
2006-07
AND
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CLASS OF 2009 |
The Association
announced the newly elected class for the board of directors and
officers for the upcoming fiscal year, 2006-07 at the Annual Meeting on
May 22, 2006. Below is a listing of these positions.
Board of
Directors Term 2009
Judith Johnson,
Superintendent Peekskill CSD
Carl Militello, Superintendent Dunkirk CSD
Joan Purtell, Board Member Binghamton CSD
Thomas Woodhull, Board Member Newburgh CSD
Fred Wachtmeister, Board Member Plattsburgh CSD
Mark Ward, Superintendent Olean CSD
Officers
PRESIDENT
Judith Johnson, Peekskill CSD
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Norma Barton, Canandaigua CSD
VICE PRESIDENT
Raymond Fashano, Jamestown CSD
TREASURER
Carmen Granto, Niagara Falls CSD
SECRETARY
Edward Brown, Albany CSD |
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UPCOMING
EVENTS |
October 27, 2006
7:30am – 9:00am
Breakfast
NYSSBA Conference
NYC
November 2006
TBA
Seminar: Positioning Your District Budget for Contingency (tentative)
November 27, 2006
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting
Fort Orange Club
Albany
November 27, 2006
1:00 pm
Meeting with Commissioner Richard Mills
SED
January 21, 2007
Time TBA
Board of Directors Meeting
Desmond Hotel at NYSCOSS mid winter meeting |
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•Albany
•Amsterdam
•Auburn
•Batavia
•Beacon
•Binghamton
•Canandaigua
•Cohoes
•Corning
•Cortland
•Dunkirk
•Elmira
•Fulton
•Geneva
•Glen Cove
•Glens Falls
•Gloversville
•Hornell
•Hudson
•Ithaca
•Jamestown
•Johnstown
•Kingston
•Lackawanna
•Little
Falls
•Lockport
•Long
Beach
•Mechanicville
•Middletown
•Mount
Vernon
•New
Rochelle
•Newburgh
•Niagara
Falls
•N.
Tonawanda
•Norwich
•Ogdensburg
•Olean
•Oneida
•Oneonta
•Oswego
•Peekskill
•Plattsburgh
•Port
Jervis
•Poughkeepsie
•Rensselaer
•Rome
•Rye
•Salamanca
•Saratoga
•Schenectady
•Tonawanda
•Troy
•Utica
•Vernon
Verona Sherrill
•Watertown
•Watervliet
•White
Plains
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