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Department Head Meeting Minutes PHCP 70th ANNIVERSARY
December 7, 1995 Special Meeting CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL CARE NEEDS
1. Topic: Action taken by the Board of Representatives County Celebrates Physically Handicapped Children's Program
at their December 19th meeting in regards to Families who need help paying for the medical
reappropriation of unspent funds.
Scott described the action taken by the Board of care of their children under age 21 who have physical
Representatives in relation to an amendment to the disabilities or chronic illnesses may be able to get help
fiscal policy,proposed by Representative Proto, to limit through the Tompkins County Physically Handicapped
rollover to departments to 75% which passed in a 9 to Children's Program (PHCP), according to Ellen
5 vote. This was a shock considering a vote in June Brazauskas, Supervisor of the Children with Special Care
Needs Unit.
of 11 to 4 in the opposite direction. If you have or know of children with special care
Department heads voiced concern over this needs, call or visit the Health Department and find out
sudden change in policy, feeling it was in bad faith. more about Tompkins County PHCP. We're joining with
Many felt that it would just encourage department the NY State Health Department to celebrate the
heads to use up all their money on frivolous items so program's 70th anniversary.
that no rollover remains. "PHCP is invaluable to families. It covers drugs,
Scott suggested that department heads talk to visits to physicians, as well as equipment related to the
their Committee Chairs and to also prepare individual child's health needs, such as wheelchairs," said
statements to the Board on how this change will affect Brazauskas. "Many families with little or no health
their department. Irene, Aurora, and Jim Hanson will insurance usually are eligible. Currently, 125 of
begin preparation of a joint statement from department
heads as well. Tompkins County's children are being helped, with a
Scott will ask the new budget committee chair to range of medical needs," she added.
put the fiscal policy on the first agenda of the new year. The Tompkins County PHCP also has case
He said that the new committee would most likely be managers who work with families of children who have
formed by the second Board meeting on January 16th. physical disabilities or chronic illnesses. Case managers
provide parents with information about their child's
condition, assist families in negotiating the often complex
New Years Resolutions care of services for their children with special health
care needs, and help arrange for medical visits and
by Scott Heyman, County Administrator necessary services. They also insure participation in
One form of New Year's Resolution is the goals recreational activities; help increase normal linkages
and objectives that most County employees establish for between the medical and educational systems; advise
themselves and discuss with their supervisor each year. families of other services and benefits and, when
My supervisor is the County Board and I go necessary, help them obtain needed services and
through this process with them each year. benefits.
Two of my goals are probably not of great The Physically Handicapped Children's Program
interest to very many employees: 1) Ensure that Board was created by the NY State Legislature in 1925. The
members get the information they need to make policy Children's Court Act expanded health services for
decisions; and 2) Supervise 18 County department heads handicapped children, with the state and county
in a way that supports them and enables them to be governments sharing the costs of providing care. Now,
effective. PHCP assists more than 12,000 families each year.
Three other goals that I have set for 1996 may The program covers a variety of severe chronic
be of some interest to you. They are: illnesses and physical disabilities: cardiac defects; gastro-
1) Support the Partners for Quality initiative; in intestinal, genito-urinary tract and other congenital
particular, improve education and training offerings to anomalies; hydrocephalus and convulsive disorders;
employees, support County managers in a way that hearing impairments; long-term diseases that cannot be
enables them to lead more effectively, and work with the cured or completely corrected; missing limbs; genetic and
County Board to develop a long range plan that chronic disorders and permanent disability resulting from
becomes a guiding force in the development of the trauma.
County budget. For more information, contact Tompkins County
2) With Board members, staff, and Public Health Department, Ellen Brazauskas, 274-6644.
Information Coordinator Julie Crowell, to improve the
quality and quantity of information about County
government that reaches the public. Millions of Americans aren't working ...
3) Complete the budget reorganization process but thank goodness they've got jobs!
by determining success indicators for all County
programs, and include that information in budget "013000.1 _
documents.
Wish me luck. I'll let you know in December or "We're all in this alone." Lily Tomlin
January how I think I did.
1
JANUARY, 1996
Recycling Program Update
For All County Buildings
For the past seven years,Tompkins County employees have been separating out office
paper for recycling. In 1993, the program added glass containers,metal cans, corrugated
cardboard,and mixed paper to the list of recyclables. Now it's time for another improve-
ment to the program that will divert even more material from employee waste baskets.
Effective immediately, you may now add boxboard,magazines,opened mail,envelopes
and phone books to the other recyclable papers (see the complete list on the back). You
may mix them together in your deskside bin and then put them in the appropriate hall-
way storage bin. Similarly, all recyclable containers may now be mixed together. This will
help increase the amount of recyclable material being diverted from the trash from
County buildings and will streamline collection. There is no longer a requirement to keep
all the paper or container types separate. All recyclables now come in to the Recycling and
Solid Waste Center in two groups-mixed paper and mixed containers-where they are
sorted into many different categories for sale to manufacturers.
Look for the larger storage bins for mixed paper and mixed containers near your work
area. Please turn this sheet over to see the list of recyclables with guidelines for their
preparation.
A Note About the County Recycling Law:
As a gentle reminder, all residents,businesses and institutions in Tompkins County are
required to recycle, and that includes County government. If we all do our part by putting
recyclables in the proper recycling bins, we will have much less trash left to throw away.
NEED A RECICLING BIN I OR IOI;R DESK OR 11ORK STATION? 44
The Tompkins County Solid Waste Management Division has small deskside
recycling bins that can fit under or next to your desk. If you would like a bin,
please speak to the cleaner in your building or call Barb O'Brien at Buildings and
Grounds and she will see that one gets delivered to you. She can be reached at
274-5299,Monday through Friday until 1:00 pm.
Solid Waste Management Division and Buildings and Grounds staff are working together
to make the program convenient and efficient. Please watch County Corridors for notices
about future recycling program changes. We welcome your suggestions or comments. For
questions about recyclables, call the Solid Waste Management Division at 273-6632; for
questions about collection procedures, call Buildings and Grounds at 274-5292.
(Over,please.)
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Recyclable Paper Recyclable Containers
Newspaper =i Glass Bottles and Jars r
YES Glossy inserts and magazines are OK. .��
�8 clear,green and brown bottles and jars 1
r~5`wT5 YES Food and beverage containers only.Discard lids and ' y
c-- 't '1, caps.Rinse clean.Labels and neck rings are OK. '
NO Plastic bags,plastic wrap or string. � �
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NO Plastic bags,plate glass,drinking glasses,crystal, ----- = .)
Pyrex®,Visionware®,light bulbs and tubes, 'e"tit
medicine bottles,ceramics,hazardous product
bottles,wire,caps or lids.
Corrugated Cardboard and Boxboard ■��
multi-layer cartons and single-layer cardboard
YES Clean corrugated boxes;paper grocery bags;cereal, r/i Metal Cans and Aluminum Foil
cracker,cake mix,pasta,shoe and tissue boxes;paper Allir food and beverage cans,empty aerosol cans and aluminum foil 4•...
egg cartons.Remove plastic windows and liners. *-iii
Flatten boxboard and put in with other paper. YES Rinse clean.Carefully place metal lids inside can and `±
Flatten corrugated cardboard.Pieces must be no Ws � pinch top together.Labels are OK.Aerosol cans must
n�ur
larger than 4'x 4'.Stack next to or in recycling bin. It�% be empty and without caps;use contents up according '�----" �_
�fr.sr to directions.Save pesticide aerosols for a special or9r`•'_'al
,� Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off program. r—
NO Wax-or plastic-coated boxes,wood,plastic or
ilf �t1ii1°.-......-
string;no leftover food-grease stains are OK. SND NO Plastic bags,food residue,pesticide aerosol cans, � _y
No milk or juice cartons or boxes from wet syringes,gas or propane containers.
foods,such as ice cream,frozen foods or
take-out foods.
Mixed Paper Plastic Bottles and Jugs
includes white office paper ":Tvz:1.1 #1 and#2 narrow-necked household bottles and jugs only
YES Opened mail,white and colored office paper, YES Household product,beverage or food containers. Q)'D
magazines,flyers,posters,fax paper,non-metallic , Check The Neck-top opening must be smaller than 4,�.. .,,,,,,,,„of,..:,wrapping paper and cards,spiral notebooks,manila base.Discard lids and caps.Rinse clean,flatten if I u
folders,phone books,soft-cover books.Staples, possible.Labels and neck rings are OK.
paper clips,rubber bands,and envelope windows _
are OK. - kV NO Wide-mouth,stackable containers(yogurt or margarine �,"
��; ���,
NO Carbon paper,blueprint paper,overhead r �'; cups);pails take-out containers,microwave trays,lids, ( c
transparencies,string,Tyvek®envelopes,waxed -`, toys,pails or six-pack holders;pesticide containers; \'�� /
paper,photo paper,or non-paper items,such as w�,"W;`"; automotive oil-based product bottles;#347 plastics. V;.---Lt,
product samples. ®!�, No plastic bags.Please do not tie jugs with string.
■ Tompkins County Solid Waste Management Division
Stop by County Administration County
and brouse through our library of
books, videos and audio tapes or Administration
call Kathleen Drew at x5551 .'I!,';'' Library
and she will send your selection
to ou.
Y by Kathleen Drew
Book Author(s)
7 Habits of Highly Effective People Steven R. Covey
Customer Service in Local Government Bruce W. McClendon
Deming Management at Work Mary Walton
Deming Management Method Mary Walton
Empowered Teams Wellins, Byham, Wilson
Excellence in Government - TQM in the 90's Carr&Littman
First Things First Steven R. Covey
Knowledge for Action Chris Argyris
Leadership Counts: Lessons for Public Managers Robert D. Behn
Leading Teams Zenger, Musselwhite,
Hurson&Perrin
No Contest - The Case Against Competition Alfie Kohn
On Becoming a Leader Warren Bennis
Principle Centered Leadership Steven R. Covey
Productivity Improvement Techniques ICMA
Punished by Rewards Alfie Kohn
Putting TQM to Work Sashkin & Kiser
Quality is Free Philip B. Crosby
Recovering Prosperity Through Quality Robert A. Schwarz
Reinventing Government Osborne & Gaebler
Running Things Philip B. Crosby
Skilled Facilitator Roger M. Schwarz
The Reckoning David Halberstam
TQM in Government: A Practical Guide for the Real World Cohen & Brand
Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative Roger van Oech
What is Total Quality Control? The Japanese Way Kaoru Ishikawa
Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment Byham & Cox
dtext jtontli: Video and Audio ZapesI
Unclassifieds: Personnel Personals:
For Sale: Happy Retirement to:
Mobile Home at Hillside Acres Rt. 366
Ithaca. Need to see immediately. Asking Kay Cleland, Senior Account Clerk/Typist in Assessment.
$7,000. Call Dina at 277-1816.
Good Ford runner,Pickup body rough..351$ Windsor. MUSIC TO YOUR EARS
Good runner, body rough. $600 obo.
273-1700. by Cheryl Nelson, PW
White wedding dress size 12 with veil. On December 19th, Linnett Warner, Doreen Schrader,
Brand new, never worn. $600 obo. Call Margo Koonce, Jackie Maloney, Michelle Eighmey, Shirley
277-6462 after 5:00 p.m. Hilker and Cheryl Nelson, all of whom are members of the Public
Attention Hunters: PSE Pulsar Works Administrative Resource Team (A.R.T.), donned their
Express. 70 lbs. Detachable quiver, Santa hats and went Christmas carolling. The A.R.T. partners
arrows, trigger release. Tuned perfectly. were joined by their carolling friends Mary Mills of Assessment,
Asking $180. 564-1088 after 6 p.m. her two sons, Matthew and Adam, and Dayton Umholtz. Lynn
Leopold of the Solid Waste Division offered her time and musical
Wanted: talents by leading the carollers and accompanying the singing by
Used kitchen cupboard bases for garage playing her autoharp which truly lent an angelic and seasonal
work space. Call Sara at 272-6394. touch to the singing.
For Rent: The original plan was to visit both the Reconstruction
One bedroom apt. In Interlaken. Large Home and Lakeside Nursing Home, but Mother Nature decided
yard, parking.$300 plus. Call 546-2068 or to turn Ithaca into a winter wonderland so the carolling was cut
275-9142. short and took place only at the Reconstruction Home. The
Service: residents and staff were very appreciative of the visit and some
Toy Trains: bought, serviced, repaired, even joined in the singing.
restored. Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, The A.R.T. partners hope to carol again next year, so, if
Ives, 0-gauge and Standard. Call Jon you would like to join them in this volunteer effort, and share in
after 5 p.m. at 838-3540. the true spirit of the season. Watch for details in future editions
of County Corridors.
TOBACCO FREE AWARENESS WEEK
January 22 - 28 Articles to be considered for the February
by Theresa Lyzcko & Sue Kilgore, H.D. issue must be received by Monday,
It's not easy being a smoker today. February 12. Send by Inter-dept. mail to
Sometimes it seems the only ones who can light Ruth Pond, Finance/Purchasing or 125
up without thinking are actors in old movies. East Court Street, Ithaca, NY 14850.
That's because the health risks of tobacco
smoke are not just the smoker's problem. FREE UNCLASSIFIEDS
Tobacco smoke hurts everyone who breathes Classified ads up to 25 words in length are free to County employees, retirees
it. And, it literally takes the breath away from and their immediate families. Ads may be for any purpose except no personal ads
people with asthma, allergies or other chronic will be accepted. No County addresses or telephone numbers may be listed in
these ads. Use this coupon to send your ad to
diseases. Corridors do Finance-Purchasing. Please type or print legibly! Thanks!
The Tompkins-Cortland-Cayuga Tobacco
Control Coalition urges: If you smoke, be a
good neighbor. Don't light up in public places.
And, it's especially important not to smoke
around children, even at home. The health risks
of tobacco smoke threaten everyone.
Cigarette smoking is estimated to be
responsible for 87% of all lung cancer deaths. COUNTY CORRIDORS
The death rate from lung cancer in both men and Articles and opinion pieces for County Corridors are selected by the
women continues to rise in Tompkins County. In volunteer editorial board based on their interest to Tompkins County employees and
men, the death rate from lung cancer in 1990 retirees. Material is solicited from current employees,retirees and others.
Material for publication is selected by the editorial board which reserves the right
was 45 per 100,000, rising to 60.3 in 1992. In to edit any submissions. The editorial board is made up of: Bill Chapp, Social
women, the death rate from lung cancer in 1990 Services;Sharon Cooper,Assessment;Iretta Ellis,Data Processing;Scott Heyman,
was 16.9 per 100,000, rising to 22.6 in 1992. County Administrator; Louise McEwen, Personnel; Ruth Pond, (Editor), Finance-
Purchasing;cancer has replaced breast cancer as the most Purchasing; Marilyn Strassberg, Office for the Aging; and Judy Tynyk, (Chair),
Weights and Measures.
frequent cause of cancer death in NY State women. Correspondence may be sent through County inter-department mail to: County
For more information about creating a smoke- Corridors,do Finance-Purchasing,125 East Court St.,Ithaca,NY 14850.
free environment, please call either Theresa or Sue at
the Health Department, 274-6710.