CLICK FOR FULL NYSAC REPORT April Jobless Claims In Otsego County Were 18.2 Greater Than In ’19 The NYSAC report sent to New York State’s counties this week said initial unemployment claims in Otsego County were 18.2 times greater this April than in April 2019. Initial claims rose from 126 in April 2019 to 2,296 this month, an increase of 2,170 claims, according to the state Association of Counties.…
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OTSEGO COUNTY BOARD, 5-6-20 2nd May Meeting Planned To Decide Extent Of Layoffs NYSAC Expected We’ll Lose Equivalent Of Twice Tax Levy By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Today started with bad news for Otsego County’s 14 representatives and ended with worse. When the county board’s May meeting convened at 10 a.m. via Zoom, the county reps thought they were struggling with an $11 million deficit from coronavirus-related cuts. When it end, that had doubled to $22…
LOCAL FALLOUT FROM EMERGENCY Jobless Claims Soaring; Sales-Tax Dip Expected By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In an average week, Alan Sessions, CDO Workforce disability resource coordinator, might field 25 calls about unemployment insurance. “In the last week, we’ve received 25 calls a day,” he said. “Sometimes the wait to talk with someone is an hour.” The majority of the calls, he said, are waitstaff, kitchen help and retail workers suddenly jobless as Governor Cuomo ordered stores and…
Meg Kennedy First Otsego County Rep On NYSAC Board COOPERSTOWN – County Rep. Meg Kennedy is making history. It surfaced at today’s county Board of Representative meeting that the second-term legislator has been invited and agreed to join the board of directors of NYSAC, the influential New York State Association of Counties. What’s more, she is the first representative from Otsego County ever to be so honored.…
CLICK FOR COUNTY-BOARD MEETING VIDEO NYSAC Executive Briefs County On Manager v. Exec…