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Doug Ververs, executive director of the cooperative extension, asked legislators for $10,653 to use toward cost of living increases for staff. He said there has not been a salary adjustment in three years, and not including an increase in this year's budget would make it four. He was concerned, he said, that he would "begin to lose a talented staff."聽

"I fully understand that we're not a mandated service," Ververs said. "I appreciate your consideration for that salary adjustment."

Chairman Keith Batman asked Ververs if he would consider making that $10,653 a one-time bonus to staff members instead. Ververs said he would consider it.

"Because of the agricultural nature of our county, I think it's a great investment," said Legislator Tim Lattimore. "I think we need to keep it well and healthy."

Following Ververs was Charlie Greene, former town of Niles supervisor. Greene requested legislators invest $150,000 each year toward Owasco Lake, and requested various municipalities, the county and others to come together and create a $10 million trust fund for the lake. He also suggested the county buy two more weed harvesters to mow the lake.聽

Legislator Aileen McNabb-Coleman said while she's concerned about the health of the lake, she's concerned about getting clean drinking water to residents next year. Thursday morning she had discussed emergency management plans should high levels of toxins be detected in the drinking water with various municipalities served by the city of Auburn and town of Owasco. The cost of the plans worried her.

"It's hard for me to sit here and listen because you have an idea here, and this morning I got rained on thinking about the future," she said. "I think the water is going to be our primary problem and our primary worry."

Finishing out the meeting, Lattimore requested that $25,000 placed in contingency for the聽Cayuga County Public Utility Service Agency be put back in the 2017 budget. Batman said Lattimore could request that at the full Legislature meeting on Nov. 22.

"I'm not opposed to spending the money for a productive thing, but we do not put money in anyone's budget based upon the fact that you might have an idea, you might have a need, you might come up with something," Batman said to Lattimore. "My advice to you is, say, 'OK,' and get busy and come up with a plan."

While walking out of the meeting, Lattimore told Batman he was upset that the funding had been moved to contingency in the first place.聽

In other news

鈥� Despite being pulled from the agenda, the Cayuga County Legislature will still hold a public hearing on a local law that would have charged interest on those paying their taxes in two installments. Batman said because the body had set the public hearing already, it would remain on the calendar even though no legislators have expressed support for it.

The law will not be voted on at the full Legislature meeting unless someone brings it back to the floor. The hearing followed by the full Legislature meeting will be held 5:30 p.m., Nov. 22 in the Sixth Floor Chambers of the Cayuga County Office Building, 160 Genesee St., Auburn.