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Description
The Committee reviewed Ordinance 32.101.19 and Ordinance 34.101.19. Ordinance 32.101.19 waive the fee for obtaining a marriage license for those members of the public who are serving active duty in the United States Armed Forces and to reduce the fee for a certificate of marriage from $15 to $10. Ordinance 34.101.19 raises the fee for birth and death records to $15.
A
B
Courting
alright,
so
this
is
the
Tuesday
November
12th
key
of
the
council
Operations
Committee
present
arm
myself,
councilmember
Conti,
chair
and
committee
members,
council
members
holy
and
Anna
nany
and
councilmember
Flint,
not
a
member,
but
here
and
also
City
Clerk,
Daniel,
Gillespie
purpose
of
the
meeting
is
to
consider
three
ordinances.
Thirty
two
point:
one:
zero
one
point:
nineteen
in
relation
to
fees
for
certificate
of
marriage
and
ordinance.
Thirty
four
point:
one:
zero
one
point:
nineteen
in
relation
to
fees.
B
C
It
will
do
two
things,
one
one.
It
will
allow
us
to
correct
the
fees
that
are
incorrectly
listed
thanks
to
section
two,
forty,
five,
nine
or
ten,
which
states
the
cost
for
a
certified
copy
of
a
marriage
record
is
fifteen
we're
required
by
state
statute
to
only
charge
ten.
So
that's
the
second
piece,
but
the
first
piece
and
the
most
important
piece
is
the
governor
signed
into
law,
the
ability
for
the
state
to
waive
their
fee
that
they
charge
active-duty
military
in
the
application
process
for
a
license.
C
So
we
basically
want
a
mirror
and
commemorate
what
the
governor's
doing
by
enacting
legislation
that
would
allow
us
to
waive
the
city
portion
of
the
fee
and
it
just
kind
of
on
those
veterans,
those
active-duty
military,
that
you
know
put
their
their
life
on
the
line
for
their
for
their
country.
So,
okay,.
D
Any
questions
yeah
I
just
want
to
you
know,
commend
the
governor
and
also
commend
you
also
for
either
definitely
looking
into
this
again.
This
is
about
honoring
and
appreciating
the
men
and
women
who
have
sacrifice,
we
owe
a
debt
I'm,
a
great
amount
of
debt
to
the
veterans
and
I
think
that
is
just
a
small
token
of
our
appreciation.
B
B
B
C
B
Had
to
that,
Laster
I
had
to
get
the
certificate
of
birth
record,
but
I
had
to
go
down
to
get
to
the
New
York
City
Department,
because
I
always
going
down
there
and
then
the
two
departments
are
separate.
The
way
it's
handled
so
I
have
to
go
down
there.
I
had
to
do.
Is
the
mail
and
expediting
anything
else,
but
I.
F
C
For
me,
this
is
a
barometer
you
can
always
go
back
in
and
make
an
adjustment
to
the
legislation
and
do
additional
increases.
You
don't
want
to
run
out
of
the
gate
and
price
it
too
high,
because
there'll
be
a
lot
of
complaints
that
come
before
the
council
and
the
mayor's
office.
$5
is
a
minimal
amount
and
it
will
not
hurt
the
constituents
that
much
for
the
funeral
homes
to
do
business
in
the
city
of
Albany,
because
people
die
in
the
city
of
Albany
have
to
come
in
to
get
a
certificate
itself.
G
D
B
D
G
B
D
But
you
know,
if
you
look
at
other
municipalities
that
are
on
here,
that
have
a
higher
increase
I,
don't
believe
that
they
face
some
of
the
challenges
that
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Albany
faces.
When
you
look
at
our
median
income
here
in
the
city,
and
so
many
of
the
population
are
working,
poor
and
I.
Just
don't
believe
that
increasing
this,
we
need
it
to
balance
the
budget.
D
What's
not
understand
why?
But
it's
just
something
that
I
don't
feel
comfortable
right
now
at
this
moment,
supporting
even
if
it's
a
$5
increase,
but
I
am
willing
to
compromise
I've
spoken
to
the
Budget
Office
about
this,
as
relates
to
the
revenue,
if
we're
able
we
cannot,
and
some
of
the
compromise
that
were
made,
is
that
if
we
do
make
this
increase,
there's
a
possibly
that
we
could
determine
as
a
council
where
we
want
this
money
to
go.
But
right
now,
I
don't
see
myself
support.
B
D
D
Did
speak
to
the
budget
director
about
this
specific
legislation?
I'm,
not
a
favor
of
passing
this
unless
I
know
that
we
are
going
to
make
a
difference
with
the
revenue
and
something
that
I
would
like
to
see,
especially
all
of
us,
we
keep
talking
about
senior
services.
Maybe
we
could
put
some
of
this
revenue
towards
helping
seniors
in
the
city
of
Albany
right
now,
I,
don't
see
myself
supporting
this
legislation,
that's
another
option.
A
C
Some
of
that
increase
supports
the
cost
of
doing
business.
We
print
out
certified
transcript,
so
we
print
out
the
actual
transcript
which
the
paper
cost
about
$3,000
right
just
to
get
the
paper
because
has
to
have
security
features
and
the
state
dictates
the
types
of
security
features
that
have
to
appear
on
that
type
of
paper.
That
paper
is
extremely
expensive.
Another
cost
is
our
seal.
C
And
then
we
need
an
additional
microfilm
reader,
those
microfilm
readers
cost
about
fifteen
thousand
dollars,
so
there's
a
certain
cost
of
doing
business.
So,
yes,
there
will
be
some
additional
revenues,
but
I
also
have
to
look
at
replacing
a
machine,
and
this
year
we
add
an
additional
staff
member
to
that
department.
So
we
are
more
efficient
than
we
have
been
in
past
years
with
our
ability
to
be
responsive
to
the
constituents.
So
it's
not
just
an
increase
for
the
sake
of
an
increase,
but
some
of
that
increase
there's
a
direct
cost
of
doing
business.
B
C
And
then
there's
also
in
the
statute
that
governs
the
issuance
of
birth
and
death
records,
the
state
dictates
when
we
are
required
to
waive
the
fee,
and
then
the
state
gives
me
personal
latitude.
So
there
have
been
situations
where,
as
a
city,
we've
done
waive
the
we've
waived
fees,
because
there
were
blocks
that
there
were
fires
and
the
people
lost
everything
if
they
lived
in
that
block.
We
waive
the
fee
if
the
certificate
is
in
connection
to
an
application
for
public
relief,
food
stamps
or
just
general
public
assistance.
C
D
D
C
I
did
when
we
did
our
budget
presentation.
I
did
talk
about
some
improvements,
I'd
like
to
make
just
recently
one
of
our
microfilm
readers
have
not
been
performing
to
the
level
that
we
needed
to
perform
so
that
we're
able
to
provide
this
valuable
service
to
the
city
of
Albany
residents
and
people
who
are
born
or
died.
You
know
family
members,
so
just
recently,
I
have
discovered
that
I
may
need
to
replace
them.
A
microfilm
reader
and
they're
very
expensive
I,
try
and
purchase
refurbished
machines
only
because.
D
C
Was
nothing
specific
about
replacing
the
microfilm
reader
because
that
just
became
an
issue
after
we
had
to
submit
our
budgets,
but
I
have
to
say
that
the
budget
office
has
been
very
responsive
because
they
realized
that
I'm,
a
good
steward
of
taxpayer
dollars
and
I?
Don't
ask
for
things
that
I
really
really
don't
need,
so
they
have
been
very
responsive
to
me
when
I've
come
and
asked
for
things.
If
that
answers
your
question
now.
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C
C
Because
by
state
law,
if
they
need
a
birth
certificate
to
enroll
in
pre,
preschool
or
kindergarten,
I
have
to
wait
to
see
if
the
application
is
connected
to
a
food
stamp
application
that
I
have
to
waive
the
fee.
We
do
ask
for
documentation
which
we
will
attach
to
the
application
to
make.
It
seem,
like
you
know,
we're
not
just
waiving
fees
for
the
sake
of
weight,
right,
yeah
but
yeah.
So.
B
G
D
Didn't
say
that
he
said
he's
open
to
it.
I
don't
know
if
you
said
you
had
a
conversation,
but
he
said
he
would
be
open
to
it.
Me
personally
I
believe
that
it
goes
today
over
the
past
couple
of
months
walking
around
the
neighborhood
talking
to
them.
They
feel
like
City
Hall
here
in
a
year
out
on
nickel
and
diming
of
whether
it's
the
tragedy
weathers,
but
this
fee
or
this
field,
it's
a
small
increase
and
people
are
paying
attention.
D
D
F
D
G
D
C
F
A
D
Goes,
oh
I
understand
it,
but
again
the
budget
director
has
made
has
had
a
conversation
and
he
said
he's
open
to
allocating
this
revenue
towards
something
that
we
are
concerned
about,
which
is
Senior
Services
or
issues
in
the
clerk's
office.
If
I
could
get
a
commitment
from
him
saying
that,
where
it's
going,
I'll
I'll
be
a
little
bit
more
open
and
comfortable
with
supporting
this,
but
that's
right
now,
I
just
don't
see
myself
supporting
this
increase.
G
Actually
I
missed
my
own
committee
meeting
dude
fairly
sick
for
one
recreation
came
in
the
mayor's
budget.
Message
already
says
that
we're
increasing
services
for
seniors
did
he
talk
about
Jonathan
Jones
talk
about
that
because
I
was
fabulous,
one
of
the
questions,
I
put
it.
Yes,
it's
like
you
know.
How
are
we
going
about
increasing?
G
B
Let's
spectra
of
fees
for
services
we
have
fees,
there
meant
to
support
the
programs
that
those
fees
are
for
and
you're
not
supposed
to
use
to
generate
revenue
for
other
purposes
outside
that
program.
So
the
revenue
generated
from
these
fees
appropriately
will
go
into
supporting
the
Office
of
Vital
Statistics
and
the
clerk's
office,
because
they
are
now
one
basically
for
the
services
that
they
provide.
So
that's
where
those
revenues
that
are
supposed
to
go
I
agreed.
G
A
G
G
C
I
could
track
because
I
can
look
at
a
progression
of
revenues
like
I
can
tell
you
at
the
conclusion
of
a
year
how
much
our
revenues
have
increased,
but
it's
difficult
for
me
to
determine
if
they've
increased
as
a
result
of
the
five
dollars,
sometimes
or
if
we've
had
so
many
people
died,
that
people
are
requesting
a
lot
of
death
certificates,
but
I
can
kind
of
give
you
a
snapshot
next
year
and
then
you
can
see
the
difference.
But
you
know
this
may
be
$5
increase
made.
How.
E
D
C
G
C
G
E
C
Number
of
certificates
being
requested
has
gone
up,
which
is
put
a
tax
on
the
staff
in
the
department,
because
now,
in
order
to
renew
your
drivers
license,
you
have
to
bring
you
a
certified
copy
of
your
birth
record.
A
lot
of
people
don't
have
that
so
they're
contacting
us
and
they're
contacting
us
by
phone
and
contacting
us
by
mail
and
I,
had
to
increase
and
add
an
additional
staff
member
just
to
manage
the
volume
and
some
of
her
salary
can
be
offset.
So
if
I
can
keep
that
position
over
so.
G
So
I
just
wanna
when
we
talk
about
the
cost
of
generating
these
certificates,
you
can't
generate
the
certificates
unless
you
have
them
on
file
and
you
retrieve
them,
etc.
So
it's
the
entire
filing
system
and
the
costs
of
maintaining
that
an
entire
office
because
it
exists
so
that
people
can
get
copies
of
these
documents.
So,
while
that's
a
bigger
mouth
than
I
thought
they
were
talking
about,
I
still
have
a
hard
time,
believing
that
we
can't
show
that
we're
that
it's
costing
us
that
much
and.
C
Most
of
the
the
revenues
our
department,
because
our
department
is
one
of
those
self
funding
departments.
Our
revenues
cover.
Basically,
the
cost
of
our
salaries
supplies
the
materials
and
there
are
certain
licenses
that
license
agreements
that
we
have
because
we
provide,
we
store
the
images
digitally.
So
every
you
know,
there's
an
annual
fee
associated
with
that.
We
have
service
contracts
with
the
microfilm
reader
and
that's
under
warranty.
So
most
then
we
have
supplies
and
materials
that
we
have
to
order.
C
D
B
E
D
Any
person
I'd
like
to
see
some
type
of
commitment
with
this
revenue.
It's
just
I
understand
that
this
most
likely
is
gonna
go
to
staff.
There's
nothing
that
right.
Unless
saying
that
is
gonna
work
that
this
could
go
for
all
you
know
to
the
Skyway
project.
I,
just
you
know
you
don't
know
you
just
don't
know
and
I
just
don't
feel.
G
C
D
D
B
D
B
B
C
C
If
the
former
city
clerk
in
Schenectady
had
been
working
with
his
legislator
and
his
senator
trying
to
see
what
he
could
do
to
just
allow
this
language
to
be
written
in
law,
so
that
the
different
municipalities
had
that
flexibility,
so
I
just
want
to
share
that
with
you
and
I
know,
Troy
feels
handcuffed,
I
know,
Schenectady,
feels
handcuffed
and
any
other
municipality
that
issues
birth
and
death
records
because
they
basically
have
to
provide
a
service
for
which
they
have
no
voice
on
how
much
that
service
cost.
Yes,.
B
A
B
A
A
D
Say
this
event,
a
woman
who
have
sacrificed
for
our
country.
We
owed
a
great
amount
of
debt
and
I've
been
saying
it
since
they
want
from
being
on
the
council
when
you
look
at
what
veterans
go
through
when
they
come
back
from
being
on
the
battlefield
and
the
resources,
the
lack
of
resources
that
go
towards
them.
It's
it's
horrific
and
I
believe
that
as
legislators,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
our
bravest
and
the
individuals
who
sacrifice
for
this
country,
so
we
just
enjoy
the
freedoms.
D
G
C
B
C
A
C
B
G
C
C
G
C
G
G
B
G
C
G
E
B
B
D
B
E
F
E
B
E
D
B
C
G
What
I'm
saying
is
basically
what
we're
seeing
in
the
budget
right
now
on
its
face:
mm-hmm.
Does
not
the
revenues
already
exceed
the
budgeted
costs
so
we're
in
a
budget
of
us
that
are
in
vital
statistics,
so
what
proportion
of
yours
I
mean
I
mean
who
needs
to
do
this?
We
used
to
charge
clinical
laboratories
and
they
were
in
lawsuits
all
over
the
news
Kazu
about.
Eventually
they
gave
up
the
whole
program
because
it,
but,
but
they
would
have
you
know
this
laboratory
director
over
here-
is
actually
spending
in
20
percent
of
their
time.