“Common sense is not so common.” -Voltaire PAF 101 Module 4, Lecture 4 “Common sense is not so common.” -Voltaire

Class Agenda Announcements Nick Pirro Assignment for Next Class

Excel is life. According to The Wall Street Journal: “The Key to a Good-Paying Job is… Microsoft Excel?”

PAF VITA Site Initiative and WhiTax The EITC is a refundable tax credit working families receive through their tax return being filed Depends on income, marital status, number or children Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Sites – get tax returns done for free Become Tax Certified to volunteer at a VITA site in the Spring Receive PAF 110 credit for about 25 hours of volunteering and 10 hours of training All day training session Saturday November 12th from 9 am to 4 pm If interested please email Nate Birnbaum at ngbirnba@syr.edu

Competition Points Winners Losers As of 10/28/16 Group # Points 9 27 8 26 2 25 15 24 3 23 14 22 18 21 5 17 20 7 19 13 10 6 12 16 11 1 4 Winners Losers As of 10/28/16

Speaker Survey For each speaker, complete a survey using the URL we provide before the start of the next class OR LOSE 5 POINTS

County Executive COUNTY EXECUTIVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN THE COUNTY!

Budget Differences Onondaga County Budget is nearly twice as big as the Syracuse City Budget 2014-2015 City of Syracuse Budget $660 million city budget 2014 Onondaga County Budget $1.21 billion county budget

County Organization 3,800 employees 93 departments & agencies 8 unions $350 million payroll (salary & fringe) 17 member Legislature

Cities, Towns and Villages Syracuse City 19 Towns 15 Villages What is the difference between a town and a village?

Districts 18 School Districts 59 Fire Districts Others like Sewer, Water and Lighting

County Human Service Mandates County administers and co-funds: Medicaid Public Assistance Food Stamps Child Welfare (including foster care and adoptions) Juvenile Delinquent Care Pre-K education for Special Children Public Health programs Mental Health programs

Broad Range of Services Example--County Criminal Justice Services Direct police protection--Sheriff Jail for inmates prior to trial Defense of accused--Legal aid Prosecution of accused—District Attorney Court facilities Penitentiary for those convicted Probation for those released

Municipal Services Parks Highway Maintenance Police Central Library -Including a zoo and stadium Highway Maintenance Police Central Library Planning

Nicholas J. Pirro Onondaga County Executive (1988 – 2008) President of the New York State Association of Counties (2000 – 2001) President- NP Associates, LLC

Major Accomplishments Onondaga Community College Gifford’s Zoo City of Syracuse/County of Onondaga Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission Onondaga County Public Library System Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant upgrade

Community Involvement Mental Health Association Scouting for Food Success by 6 The Americanization League Central New York SPCA

PAF 410 - Practicum in Local Policy Taught by Nick Pirro himself Offered every Fall Semester Features decision making exercises Class determined field trips during class time! Permission only, see Coplin

Module 4 Newsletter… …has been posted

8.2A: Class Topic Problem: the dropout rate at Syracuse University, in Syracuse, New York, is too high. Proposed Policy: Increase all scholarship assistance to sophomores with above a 3.0 GPA by $2,000

For Next Class Competition workshop Complete Ex. 8.2A on Class Topic Meet in competition locations Regrades are due next class Module due 11/9