ГлавнаяMy WebLinkО нас1993-07 :. Y{ A Newsletter for ry_ }: • Employees and Retirees i:;,h:: i ::'r C:•'`::i'iJ'r::'r <:: {:i::ii:::: >: �:; ,r..'. of Tompkins County ......:::..::::..... ..... . ( ..........::... . f 4\f . ...\„ 1993 Volume 6 Number 7 WE'VE MOVED! Family & Children's Service . i , Employee Assistance Program ti '� �r moved to , , 521 -523 West Seneca Street i -•' = on July 14, 1993. 1 ..;' Fl Ks R pot A, Come see our new offices. 11 , " �"" '� 11 Same telephone number / w _ � ^ _ :^ (607) 273 -1129 ., • � ., � 5 �ve l 0 �� dbi Q se " S a Day-for Setter Health! `...... HEALTHY HEART 1993 COUNTY PICNIC WILL BE AUGUST 29 (See inside for details). WINS AWARD The Healthy Heart Program A TIME TO SHINE FOR GRANDPARENTS has been awarded one of two prizes from the Society of In honor of GRANDPARENTS DAY, September 12, 1993, we are again asking for Nutrition Education for its pictures of grandchildren. Also, this year we'd like to know by what name your grandchildren identify you. Are you "Nanna" or "Goompa" or ? ? ? ? ?? Let us know. "GIMME FIVE" Please send clear photographs (color or black and white) and please include their musical promoting 5 servings of name and age. Send your photos either by inter - office mail or by U.S. mail to: fruits and vegetables a day. Ruth Pond Thirty-five organizations from Tompkins County Purchasing around the country competed for 125 East Court Street the two $1,000 annual awards Ithaca, NY 14850 funded by the National Potato Please also include your name and address (or department) so your photos can be Board. The musical play was the returned to you. Do not send "irreplaceable" pictures. creation of Jan and Janice Nigro. PHOTOS MUST BE RECEIVED BY AUGUST 2 See County Corridors for April, SO DO IT NOW! 1993 for more details. 4 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT by ScoU Heyman NEW FACES GRACE US This year has been the busiest I've ever experienced in terms of filling positions. Five new faces - two of them new to County government, three of them new to their positions - have been appointed to serve as Commissioner of Personnel, Public Health Director, Director of Computer Services, Employee Safety and Health Coordinator, and Secretary to the County Administrator. Please welcome them. Anita Fitzpatrick was appointed to a six year term as Commissioner of Personnel. Anita started as a Social Welfare Examiner in the Social Services department, was promoted there twice, was appointed Personnel Associate in 1988 where she spearheaded the Countywide position classification study, and had served as Acting Commissioner since Hugh Hurlbut retired last October. Alice Cole has been appointed to a six year term as Public Health Director. Alice was the Director of Nursing at Oak I -Till Manor Nursing Home and the Director of Patient Services in our Health Department. Alice's appointment is a joint one by the Board of Health, the County Administrator and the County Board. Dean Eckstrom will assume the position of Director of Computer Services on 2 August. Dean has worked in Computer Information Technologies at Cornell and for Digicomp of Ithaca. He has already established at Cornell systems that are as complicated, and in many cases more complex, than anything currently in use in County Data Processing. County departments are asking for more computer education for their staff and Dean has extensive experience providing that. Dean happens to be the spouse of Solid Waste Division Manager Barbara Eckstrom. Frank Croteau has been appointed Tompkins County's first Employee Safety and Health Coordinator. The position has been slated for the Department of Administration but may be moving to the Health Department even before Frank starts his duties. Frank managed a bridge crew for the U.S. Army as a Major for a number of years, and more recently served as Safety Coordinator for two industrial firms in Elmira. Kathleen Drew is the new Secretary to the County Administrator. She moves "down the hill" from DSS where she was Secretary to the Commissioner. Before that she worked in Probation and at the County home. Many thanks to the staff and Board members who volunteered to serve on the selection committees for all of these positions. EMPLOYEE COUNCIL CHAIR'S REPORT by Cheryl Nelson WHO'S ON FIRST, WHAT'S ON SECOND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE ANYONE IS! Have you ever felt perplexed or wonder where your fellow employees are located and how to reach them? Have all of the recent moves left you feeling confused? Well, the Employee Council's Communication Committee, chaired by Bill Chapp, has come to your rescue. At the Employee Council meeting on July 7th, a draft Tompkins County Phone Directory was distributed to Council members by Bill Chapp. Council representatives will be circulating their copy to constituents for review and correcting of any information listed. Please take a moment to review the directory. The Communication Committee has requested that any corrections be made and returned to Bill Chapp by July 31s1. The intent is to have this directory published twice annually in order to keep the information current. The Employee Council appreciates your taking the time to review the information listed and correcting it if needed. In other Council business, revised Council bylaws went to the Board for action on July 13 and the Performance Review Policy will go August 10 for action. A sincere thank you goes to all of the employees who worked so diligently on both of these items. They are both jobs well done. COME ONE COME ALL TO THE SIXTH ANNUAL COUNTY PICNIC Sunday August 29, 1993 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm NEWHART'S LODGE (Map on Back) -6 d- Music Provided Steak Sandwiches Baked Beans Volleyball, Horseshoes, Hot Dogs Macaroni Salad fun and Games for Kids !!! Barbecued Chicken Tossed Salad (If you wish to play ball Sausage Sandwiches Watermelon bring bats, balls & gloves) Pita Bread/Salsa Chips Fresh Raw Vegetables Non - Alcoholic Beverages (Chicken Served Between 1 -2) - P 9 Return To: BIGGS A - Michel Kelly, DSS (85.00 for Adults and Children over 10) BIGGS B - Carolyn Hewitt, Public Health (82.50 for Children ages 4 - 10 ) MOTOR VEHICLES - Coral McLaren (Free for Children under age 4) PUBLIC WORKS - John Davis, Highway MENTAL HEALTH - Judy DeGrusso COURTHOUSE & OTHER LOCATIONS - Lori Parker, Budget & Finance OR Angie White Data Processing RETIREES MAIL TO: RETURN Lori Parker, Budget & Finance BY 320 N. Tioga Street AUGUST Ithaca, NY 14850 6TH Completed Registration form and money are due back by AUGUST 6TH (Make Checks Payable to "Tompkins County ") EMPLOYEE or REIIRFE NAME Please list Family names or guests who will be attending: (Include children's ages for entertainment purposes) $ $ $ $ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $ SiCN NEWP°QtS LODGE DIRECTIONS TO NEWPORT'S LODGE : LAC OA .. From Octopus take Rt. 79 to Blackoak Road. Turn left on Blackoak Road. Go to the sign for Newhart's Lodge and turn left. There will be balloons at Blackoak Rd. & Rt. 79 and at the sign. • � J Employee Council Election 'r Candidate Information TOM CANNON has been with the County for two years and nine months as a Maintenance Worker for Buildings and Grounds. He wishes to be a candidate because he feels he could help his fellow workers. He feels that he can O be effective because he sees first hand the minor and major building problems. He feels that the priorities of the Council should be job security and informing employees, and that the Council can be most effective by communicating with management. THOMAS HERDEN has been with the County as a Microcomputer Specialist in Central Data Processing for PETER COATS has been with the County for 18 years, less than a year. He wishes to be a candidate because he serving as a Public Health Sanitarian in the Environmental wants to help make the County work better and be a better Health Division of the Health Department for the last 13 place to work. He feels that he can be effective because he years. He wishes to be a candidate because he would like is a good listener, a careful thinker, and a clear speaker to continue to serve. He feels that he can be effective and writer. because he is already serving on the Council and is involved with several committee activities. He feels that RICHELLE M. SICLARE has been with the County for the priorities of the Council have already been stated by one year, serving as a Secretary in the Health Department the Council, and that the Council can be most effective by for the last six months. She wishes to be a candidate the continued work of the effective committee. because she would like to contribute to the creation of a positive change /growth oriented working environment in VALERIA COGGIN has been with the County for seven the County. She feels that she can be effective because she years serving as a Real Property Appraiser in the Division brings the experience of a progressive working environment of Assessment for the last four years. She wishes to be a to her perspectives on the obstacles/challenges the County candidate because she is able and willing to do a good job. as employer faces. She feels that the priorities of the She feels that she can be effective because of her two years Council should be the elimination of the status quo and the of experience on the Council. She feels that the priorities promotion of continuous quality improvement through of the Council should be the interest of all employees, and communication /participation /training, and feels that the that the Council can be most effective by bringing Council can be most effective by functioning as a management and line staff together to foster understanding facilitative conduit between management, staff, and the and provide a better work place for all. Board of Reps. ... � �~ ANNIVERSARIES ^•/``� Brought to you by the Reward and Recognition Sub - Committee of the Employee Council The following is a list of employees celebrating anniversaries with Tompkins County during July and August. If you have any comments about this feature or do not wish to have your name listed in your anniversary month, please contact Leighann Baldwin at 272 -9257. JULY Carlena Garcia Terry Cicci Michael Manickham Karl Heck David Grosvenor John Davis Patricia Jebbett Diana McComb Julie Pelin Kelli -Jo McDermott Linnette Warner Michelle Benjamin Gail Zussman Alan Scheer Jack Daugherty Martha Costello Oliver French Robert Smith David Mordovanec Liza McKinney Thomas Saunders Mitzi Banner Rose Parker Mary Nowakowski Loretta Bernal Roderick Elston Nancy Demjanec Walter Cogswell, Jr. Jeanne Boodley Louis Loiselle II Shirley Hilker Maryanne Banks Roger Ganoung Margaret Arcangeli Trudy McAdams Michelle Sturm Robert Mabee Roy Butler Gary Surdell Victoria Wagner William Mobbs Oloerua Carter R. Maine, Jr. Henry Sharpsteen Richelle Siclare Shary Zifchock Judith Abair Iretta Ellis Ruth Pond Ann Bennett David Chase Jon Kloppel Linda Thayer Lawrence LaPlant Karen Duell AUGUST Harry Missirian Tom Schneider Elizabeth Smith Ruth Freeman Nancy Ronsvalle Thomas Weber Jr. Joanne Conley John Navarro Bernice Yarosh Sophie Stark Ernestine Wright Shawn Reese Peter Coats Rhonda Meyer Janice Gorovitz Edwin Breese Sheila Ferrari Sandra Fenner Frank Noguera Mary Church Jeffrey Norman Willa Mae Montejo Sharon Sorg Michelle Gladu Margaret Garvey Clifford Owens Theresa Cyr Linda Riley John Talbot Douglas Rutan Cynthia Howe David Tanner Gwendolyn Wilkinson Mary Pat Dolan Susan Jones Barbara Case Tonya Cyrus Donald Lawson Linda Slade Elizabeth Wright Paula Herman Suzanne Phillips Robert Spencer Francis Chase Kevin Banwell David Buck Joann Woodams Jerome Noshnchuk Patricia Eth Michelle Pottorff Zoltan Lovey John Beach Denise Green Rebecca Bush Brenda Vassalotti Jason Cooper Scott Heyman Linda Jones Anthony DeLuca Amelia Elmo Roger Hile Carl Czerenda Maida Gierasch Jacalyn Lent Anita Fitzpatrick Peter Morris Russell Klinger Louis Loiselle (If we have inadvertently omitted anyone, please call Leighann Baldwin at 272 -9257, and we will make sure they are properly recognized next month!) We thank you all for a job well done! 0, , ' . tr The Reward & Recognition Committee organized a bus - ' trip to the October 3 Buffalo Bills/New York «: - • Giants game. All seats HAVE BEEN SOLD! ""` �_" ,,vu. •- 1.. fi - = PERSONNEL PERSONALS TWO BEAUTIFUL WORDS - THANK YOU! CONGRATULATIONS TO: Mary Carnal, Planner at DSS sent 3 letters of appreciation received Bob Babcock (Corrections) and his wife by that department which praise the work of the DSS staff. They Sharon on the adoption of their daughter, follow: Shannara Lee. Best wishes to the three of you! * "We wish to thank everyone at the Department of Social Services, especially Beth Jolles and Kim Dickerson, for our Cathy Covert (Bd. of Reps.) on the birth of her Foster Parents' appreciation dinner. We really appreciate new son, July 10. all the work that went into making our "high school reunion" successful. It was a great boost for our morale and made us SYMPATHY TO: feel very special. Again, please accept our heartfelt thanks. Cheri Hartman (DSS) and Van Hartman It was wonderful. Sincerely, Sharon Rider, President, (Sheriff) on the loss of Cheri's father on July Tompkins County Foster /Adoptive Parents Association." 5. Our sincerest sympathy to the family. * "Debbie - I received the cowl order in the mail on Chris Brill (Purchasing) and Angie White (Data Friday. I wanted to write to thank you and Marion and Processing) on the recent loss of their Dad. Our Jack. You all were a great support to me in the last six thoughts are with you. months and it's appreciated more than 1 can express. You all are very professional yet compassionate (a rare The family of Bob King who passed away combination). Through all the tears, anticipation, fear recently. Bob was an Airport retiree. and worry you all helped me. This extra money will make my life and my daughter's much easier and there aren't GET WELL WISHES TO: enough thank yo us for that security!" Lois Hurlbut, wife of Hugh (Personnel- retired). Cards are appreciated and may be sent to her at * "To all at Support Services, Thank you for all the Tompkins Community Hospital. cooperation over the past 11 years. Respectfully, (name)." GOODBYE TO: Mary said that this last note was from a father who paid support for Elizabeth Wright, Supervising County Clinical his children through the Support Collection Unit. He sent flowers Nurse, will leave July 16 after five years at the and candy along with this note when his obligation concluded. Health Department. She was an asset to the department and will be greatly missed. We wish her all the best! Karen Bishop, who has been ) j; Y with the County for 13 years, will be promoted`T�'/ •..• ` , , Y ` O to Elizabeth's position. �� �y � '; � THANK YOU TO: 0I t Cathy Covert sends many, many thanks to all of ` 1 . � , JI�I her co- workers and members of the Board for 4040 ` the wonderful baby shower and gifts. ,,11 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES UNCLASSIFIEDS CAREGIVER PROJECT by Evelyn Kalish, Caregiver Coordinator The Office for the Aging recently received a one -year grant to APARTMENT TO SHARE: provide support and services to caregivers of adults who are Female housemate wanted to share 2 bedroom developmentally disabled. Funded by a State Office for Aging grant apt; no pets. Nice, sunny, carpeted, walking from the NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, this distance to bus. $235.00 includes all utilities. demonstration project will serve several functions: to identify Village of Newfield. 564 -0082. families in caregiver roles with adults who are developmentally -•-•- • -• -•-• •-•- •- •- •- •- •-• -•-•-• • • • •- disabled, provide counseling and/or group support, link these families with community resources, and identify unmet needs for WANTED: these families for use in developing future programs. Used Car for family use. I can fix up. The project began on July 1, and will be contacting agencies that Call 387 -3583 before 8 a.m. work with developmentally disabled adults. If you have an interest or concern in this project, please call Evelyn Kalish at the County Office for the Aging, 274 -5482.