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SUMMARY:Dr. Matt Cordaro\, Hurricane Preparedness from a utility exec
DESCRIPTION:Hurricane Preparedness from a utility executive perspective
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/dr-matt-cordaro-hurricane-preparedness-from-a-utility-exec/
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SUMMARY:Barry Greenspan NY State Economic Dev
DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\nBarry Greenspan gave us a very straight forward talk about the programs that are available through NY State Department Economic Development\, also know as Empire State Development\, the agency he represents. \nBarry outlined the type of qualifying businesses that would benefit from a relationship with his office. \nThe agency does not help retail businesses fro example. On the other hand a manufacturer or a distributor would qualify for help. He made it clear that a business that was starting up\, even if they qualify in every respect may not get help if they are far along in their plans\, therefore he advises get involved with NYSED early in your planning.\nThe mandate for the agency is to attract jobs\, or at least\, prevent jobs from leaving.\nMy obvious question was about being blackmailed by an employer. If an employer threatened to leave could he get some the benefits of the agency based on a threat to leave? Barry reassured us there had to be a credible threat including established contacts with out of area development offices.\nWhat kind of help? Loan participation. The agency has a direct loan program that is advanced at good rates and will support 40% of the loan. The rest of the money must be obtained through the normal banking channels.\nThose companies that create high paid jobs are given preference over employers that create low paid jobs.\nThere is also an obligation on the part of the employers to maintain those jobs over a specified time span. Those who fail to meet the promised job commitment\, or those that create jobs that rapidly disappear will be asked to return some of the help they received by a formula that the recipient accepts from the beginning. \n \nThe overriding message that I got was\, get involved with ESD early. You may have a business that does not qualify\, but there is a good chance that you will. In any event there is a revolving loan program that is available to some businesses that may not otherwise qualify for the core benefits of the agency.\n \nNext week we will have Frank Russo representing “Long Islanders for Education Reform.” \nThis is an important topic because it affects our taxes. Meanwhile\, have nice weekend.\nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/barry-greenspan-ny-state-economic-dev/
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SUMMARY:Frank Russo\, School reform
DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\nThis morning’s speaker\, Frank Russo\, who is affiliated with a group called Long Islanders for School Reform (LIFER) website\, lischooltax.com was a font of information. \n \nLong Islanders have complained about the high school taxes for many years. We appear to have thrown up our arms in surrender. Now this group emerges and they are showing us that there are ways of making our school taxes lower without the prospect of compromising the quality of education. \n \nMr. Russo pointed out to us that the school boards have powers that they simply do not exercise. For example the board has a lot of say over salaries. Each district maintains they must keep salaries high to be competitive in hiring able teachers. This argument loses credibility when each job opening in almost any school district on Long Island has between 100 and 130 applicants. Surely there are capable candidates among a pool that large.\nMandates are often cited as constraints on board decisions\, however building budgets and salaries are the largest part of the budgets and school boards have control of that. Of course there are mandates that have to be met\, and they comprise about 15% of the budget\, but state aid always more than covers that portion. \n \nOne of the factors in personnel cost is the pensions. Overtime and extra assignments in the final years of employment are used to calculate the pension amounts. This results in pensions that nearly as high as their working status pay. Only in government employment will you find this\, and no where in industry is this done\, according to Russo. \n \nContingent school budgets are allowed to be 120% higher than the CPI. Than negates the meaning of Consumer Price Index.\n \nThere were several other anomalies cites by Mr. Russo that keep these school costs spiraling upward. One of them being\, the Wicks Law which makes new construction more costly. \n \nMr. Russo was asked about school consolidation\, and he did not think that was as big a factor. I found that interesting because one of our up coming speakers will be making consolidation his central point. \n \nThis was not a fire and brimstone speech\, but rather a reasoned argument for change. \n \nNext week our speaker will be our newly elected assemblyman Mark Allessi. More on that next week. Meanwhile have nice weekend.\nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/frank-russo-school-reform/
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SUMMARY:Marc Allessi
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/marc-allessi/
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