ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: Impacts of the 2010-11 State Budget on the Staffing Levels and Programs of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
PURPOSE: To review the DEC’s implementation of the State Budget, staffing levels, and the impacts on State environmental programs
ALBANY
Thursday
November 18, 2010
10:00 a.m.
Hamilton Hearing Room B, 2nd Floor
Legislative Office Building
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is responsible for conserving and improving New York’s natural resources, managing the State’s fish, wildlife and marine resources, and controlling water, land and air pollution to enhance the health, safety and general welfare of the State’s residents. The State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2010-11 State Budget provides over $1 billion for the environment. The purpose of this hearing is to review the DEC’s implementation of programs funded through the SFY 2010-11 State Budget, staffing levels and the overall impact of the Budget on the State’s environmental programs.
Persons wishing to present pertinent testimony to the Committee at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation. Oral testimony will be limited to ten minutes duration. Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.
In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.
Robert K. Sweeney
Member of Assembly
Chairman
Committee on Environmental Conservation
PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM
Persons wishing to present testimony at the public hearing on the impacts of the 20010-11 State Budget on the Department of Environmental Conservation to be held on November 18, 2010, or who wish to submit written testimony, are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail, e-mail or fax it to:
Michelle Milot
Principal Legislative Analyst
Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation
Room 520 - Capitol
Albany, New York 12248
Email: milotm@assembly.state.ny.us
Phone: (518) 455-4363
Fax: (518) 455-5182
I plan to attend the public hearing on Budget Oversight to be conducted by the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on November 18, 2010.
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
DEC bumping & layoffs to start
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 3:17 PM
Subject: Reduction in force (layoffs)
At this morning's DEC Executive staff / Regional Director / Division Director meeting, we were further briefed on the current status of DEC's layoff plan:
- DEC Executive staff met with Union representatives last Friday (11/5) afternoon and discussed the current status of DEC's workforce reduction plan.
- DEC's plan has not been finalized, but should be submitted to DOB this afternoon (11/8) or tomorrow morning
- DEC will send out letters to affected staff and potentially affected staff (via seniority and horizontal/ vertical displacement (ie "bumping")) by the end of this week or early next week. These letters will be hand delivered to staff by Division Director, Regional Director or staff supervisor. Individuals will have one week to respond to the letter.
- DEC is using the "one choice" method, based on seniority and the assumption that an affected (or potentially affected) individual will accept a "displacement" (move to another location/ position) instead of a layoff. In a nutshell, individuals will receive a letter that indicates their position is targeted (or may be via displacement by someone with greater seniority) and they have a choice to accept the layoff or accept the horizontal (or vertical) position indicated in the letter (ergo the "one choice").
- Staff receiving a letter will have one week to respond to DEC personnel indicating their choice (lay-off or other position).
- Based on the responses to the one choice letter, there may be other scenarios that will play out (e.g. if a more senior person opts for retirement or a lay-off instead of the other position), and these may be discussed via telephone or other more rapid communication with DEC Personnel Office.
- On December 10, all staff affected by the layoff will receive a letter confirming such.
- All staff being laid off will be off the payroll effective cob 12/31/2010.
Additional points:
- No one at DEC has actually gone through this layoff/ bumping scenario before (certainly not at this scale) so we are proceeding very cautiously and double-checking to make sure that affected/ potentially affect individuals are properly notified, and no one is unnecessarily being notified
- All DEC staff were asked in Spring 2009 to confirm their seniority from the seniority list provided by Civil Service and there has been few new hires since that time
- Anyone questioning their seniority should contact DEC Personnel and discuss
- For each targeted position, there are approximately 3 letters being sent out due to seniority and horizontal/ vertical bumping scenarios. Therefore, for the approximately 150 targeted positions, approximately 400 - 450 staff will receive a letter.
This is a most difficult time for all DEC and other New York State agency staff. The uncertainty with these workforce reductions and who / how individuals will be affected coupled with the recent loss of staff via retirements and the pending Holiday season pose significant challenges to us all. Now, more than ever, we need to be supportive of each other.
I have tried to disseminate this fairly widely to DFWMR staff, but please share with others I may have missed.
Doug
Douglas Stang
Assistant Director
Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources
New York State Dept. Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12233-4753
Subject: Reduction in force (layoffs)
At this morning's DEC Executive staff / Regional Director / Division Director meeting, we were further briefed on the current status of DEC's layoff plan:
- DEC Executive staff met with Union representatives last Friday (11/5) afternoon and discussed the current status of DEC's workforce reduction plan.
- DEC's plan has not been finalized, but should be submitted to DOB this afternoon (11/8) or tomorrow morning
- DEC will send out letters to affected staff and potentially affected staff (via seniority and horizontal/ vertical displacement (ie "bumping")) by the end of this week or early next week. These letters will be hand delivered to staff by Division Director, Regional Director or staff supervisor. Individuals will have one week to respond to the letter.
- DEC is using the "one choice" method, based on seniority and the assumption that an affected (or potentially affected) individual will accept a "displacement" (move to another location/ position) instead of a layoff. In a nutshell, individuals will receive a letter that indicates their position is targeted (or may be via displacement by someone with greater seniority) and they have a choice to accept the layoff or accept the horizontal (or vertical) position indicated in the letter (ergo the "one choice").
- Staff receiving a letter will have one week to respond to DEC personnel indicating their choice (lay-off or other position).
- Based on the responses to the one choice letter, there may be other scenarios that will play out (e.g. if a more senior person opts for retirement or a lay-off instead of the other position), and these may be discussed via telephone or other more rapid communication with DEC Personnel Office.
- On December 10, all staff affected by the layoff will receive a letter confirming such.
- All staff being laid off will be off the payroll effective cob 12/31/2010.
Additional points:
- No one at DEC has actually gone through this layoff/ bumping scenario before (certainly not at this scale) so we are proceeding very cautiously and double-checking to make sure that affected/ potentially affect individuals are properly notified, and no one is unnecessarily being notified
- All DEC staff were asked in Spring 2009 to confirm their seniority from the seniority list provided by Civil Service and there has been few new hires since that time
- Anyone questioning their seniority should contact DEC Personnel and discuss
- For each targeted position, there are approximately 3 letters being sent out due to seniority and horizontal/ vertical bumping scenarios. Therefore, for the approximately 150 targeted positions, approximately 400 - 450 staff will receive a letter.
This is a most difficult time for all DEC and other New York State agency staff. The uncertainty with these workforce reductions and who / how individuals will be affected coupled with the recent loss of staff via retirements and the pending Holiday season pose significant challenges to us all. Now, more than ever, we need to be supportive of each other.
I have tried to disseminate this fairly widely to DFWMR staff, but please share with others I may have missed.
Doug
Douglas Stang
Assistant Director
Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources
New York State Dept. Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12233-4753
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
POLITICO: Maffei-Buerkle update in NY-25 - Maggie Haberman - Maffei-Buerkle update in NY-25
I shoot quite bit and have beat the other fella by as much as a thin line~
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Senator Mike Nozzolio on Election Day
Fellow firearms owners & sportsmen! Mike has fought for our Second amendment rights for many years. He has fought against micro-stamping , COBIS & is "our" Senator who stands up to those on the other side of our values.We have to hold our slim majority in the NY Senate, if we loose our very slim majority you can guarantee NY states Legislative leaders will redistrict the state..and to be blunt; if you think we're getting short change now~ well you get the picture!
Regards, "BlackPowder" Bill www.blackpowderbill.com
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SENATE CANDIDATE Ed O'Shea Opposes Your SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS!
State Senate candidate Ed O'Shea, a liberal college professor, wants to restrict your Constitutional right to bear arms. Ed O'Shea has explicitly stated that he supports: ·
Wasteful and outrageous micro stamping for law-abiding gun owners; ·
New intrusive restrictions on purchasing firearms; ·
More unnecessary regulations on law-abiding gun owners;
Please take the time to exercise your right to vote on Tuesday, November 2nd and help defeat Ed O'Shea - a liberal Democrat and Working Families Party candidate who wants to take away one of your most fundamental American rights - the right to bear arms! Senator Mike Nozzolio has earned our support.
He opposes any effort to restrict our Second Amendment Rights.
Senator Mike Nozzolio has always received the highest ratings from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Shooters Committee on Political Education (SCOPE), and was awarded this month as PATRIOT of the YEAR by the Wayne County Division of SCOPE.
Senator Nozzolio has been honored in the past as “Legislator of the Year” by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association.
Please vote for Senator Mike Nozzolio on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2nd P.S. Please share this message with others who are as concerned as you are about preserving and protecting your 2nd Amendment Rights.
Regards, "BlackPowder" Bill www.blackpowderbill.com
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SENATE CANDIDATE Ed O'Shea Opposes Your SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS!
State Senate candidate Ed O'Shea, a liberal college professor, wants to restrict your Constitutional right to bear arms. Ed O'Shea has explicitly stated that he supports: ·
Wasteful and outrageous micro stamping for law-abiding gun owners; ·
New intrusive restrictions on purchasing firearms; ·
More unnecessary regulations on law-abiding gun owners;
Please take the time to exercise your right to vote on Tuesday, November 2nd and help defeat Ed O'Shea - a liberal Democrat and Working Families Party candidate who wants to take away one of your most fundamental American rights - the right to bear arms! Senator Mike Nozzolio has earned our support.
He opposes any effort to restrict our Second Amendment Rights.
Senator Mike Nozzolio has always received the highest ratings from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Shooters Committee on Political Education (SCOPE), and was awarded this month as PATRIOT of the YEAR by the Wayne County Division of SCOPE.
Senator Nozzolio has been honored in the past as “Legislator of the Year” by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association.
Please vote for Senator Mike Nozzolio on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2nd P.S. Please share this message with others who are as concerned as you are about preserving and protecting your 2nd Amendment Rights.
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