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District Attorney Pay Raises, PAID BY THE
COUNTIES,
Arising from Judicial Salary Raises
click here
for:
statutory link between judicial salaries & D.A. salaries;
reimbursements to counties
COUNTIES WITH
POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 40,000
ESSEX COUNTY – 39,370
SCHOHARIE COUNTY – 32,749
SENECA COUNTY – 32,251
LEWIS COUNTY – 27,087
YATES COUNTY – 25,348
SCHUYLER COUNTY – 18,343
HAMILTON COUNTY – 4,836
On this topic,
watch these 2 videos --
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VIDEO of CJA's oral testimony
at the Legislature's January 30, 2017 budget hearing
on "local gov't
officials/general gov't
VIDEO
of CJA's oral testimony
at the Legislature's February 6, 2013 budget hearing
on “public protection”
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District Attorney Salary Reimbursement to
the Counties
(It's in the Aid to Localities
Budget Bill
--
and is "notwithstanding" what the Judiciary Law & County
Law provide)
FISCAL YEAR 2011-12: $2,282,000
FISCAL YEAR 2012-13: $2,812,000
--
plus $700,000
FISCAL YEAR 2013-14: $3,862,000
FISCAL YEAR 2014-15: $4,212,000
FISCAL YEAR 2015-16: $4,212,000
FISCAL YEAR 2016-17: $4,212,000
FISCAL YEAR 2017-18: $4,212,000
FISCAL YEAR 2018-19: $4,212,000
FISCAL YEAR 2019-20: $4,212,000
FISCAL YEAR 2020-21: $4,212,000
FISCAL YEAR 2022-23: $4,212,000 (at p. 95)
Here's the "Plan"
D.A. salary reimbursement plan -- 2014-15
D.A. salary reimbursement plan -- 2015-16
D.A. salary
reimbursement plan -- 2016-17
D.A. salary reimbursement plan --
2017-18
D.A. salary reimbursement plan -- 2018-19
D.A. salary
reimbursement plan -- 2019-20
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CJA's FOIL REQUESTS PERTAINING
TO D.A. SALARY REIMBURSEMENT
& THE AID TO LOCALITIES BUDGET BILLS
- 2016-2020
starting with:
The 3 FOIL requests discussed by CJA in testifying
at the Legislature's January 30, 2017
budget hearing
--
each part of the 10th cause of action
of
the
September 2, 2016 verified complaint in CJA's 2nd citizen-taxpayer
action
#1
(Ex I-1 to Sept. 2, 2016
verified complaint)
CJA's July 11, 2016 FOIL request
to Criminal Justice Services & Division of the Budget
--
“The ‘plan’ to reimburse counties not covered by
Judiciary Law §183-a for district attorney salaries:
fiscal years 2016-17,
2015-16, and 2014-15”
Division of Criminal Justice Services
July 15, 2016
acknowledgment
August 12, 2016 extension
October 26, 2016 extension
November 10, 2016
extension
December 12, 2016 extension
January 27, 2017 response
letter
Attachments:
(i)
D.A. salary reimbursement plan -- 2016-17
(ii) Statewide Financial System Records
here-2014-15,
here-2014-15,
here-2014-15,
here-2014-15,
here-2015-16,
here-2015-16
(iii)
D.A. salary reimbursement plans: 2014-15; 2015-16; 2016-17
Division of the Budget
July 25, 2016 acknowledgment
October 27, 2016 extension
December 22,
2016 extension
January 27, 2017
response
Attachments:
(i)
DA. salary reimbursement plan 2016-17
(ii) Statewide Financial System Records
here-2014-15,
here-2014-15,
here-2014-15,
here-2014-15,
here-2015-16,
here-2015-15
(iii)
D.A. salary reimbursement plan -- 2014-15;
&
2015-16;
&
2016-17
#2
(Ex. J-1 to Sept. 2, 2016 verified
complaint)
CJA's July 13, 2016 FOIL request
to Comptroller
--
"State Aid to the Counties for District Attorney
Salaries
for Calendar Years 2010-2016”
Comptroller's
July 20, 2016
acknowledgment letter
Comptroller's July 22, 2016
responding letter
"unable to locate any records that satisfy
your request"
#3
(Ex. K to Sept. 2, 2016 verified
complaint)
CJA's September 1, 2016
FOIL request
to Division of Budget Director; Comptroller,
Senate, Assembly,
Criminal Justice Services
--
"Director of the Budget's certificate of approval of the Division
of Criminal Justice Services' budget for fiscal year 2016-2017,
contained in Aid to Localities Budget Bill #S.6403-d/A.9003-d -- &
any certification by the Division of Criminal Justice Services of
its own budget"
Legislature
Senate's September 9, 2016 e-mail -- "no documents / records"
Assembly's September 9, 2016
letter -- "no records"
Division of the Budget
September 9, 2016 letter
October 7, 2016 extension
December 22, 2016 extension
November 10, 2017 response
enclosure #1
enclosure #2
Comptroller
September 12,
2016 letter
October 11, 2016 extension
Division of Criminal Justice
Services
September 7, 2016 e-mail acknowledgment
October 5, 2016
extension
November 10, 2016
extension
December 10, 2016
extension
February 14, 2017 extension
March 21, 2017 extension
May 18, 2017 extension
June 29, 2017 extension
November 13, 2017 response -- "no records"
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CJA's July 14, 2016 FOIL
request
to NY's 56 counties
whose judicially-linked D.A. salaries are paid
from their county
budgets --
"Salaries & Other 'Compensation & Non-Salary Benefits' --
for
District Attorneys and Other Full-Time Elected County Officers"
CJA's August 8,
2016 FOIL request
to NY's 62 counties whose judicially-linked D.A. salaries are paid
from their county budgets --
"State Aid for District Attorney Salaries"
CJA's October 7, 2016 FOIL request
to Gov, Senate & Assembly --
"chapter amendment to the 2016-17 State Budget referred-to by
Resolutions #382-2016 & #381-2016
of the Lewis County Board of Legislators,
adopted October 4, 2016"
Assembly's October 14, 2016 response &
enclosure
See:
A.10152
S.7408
Senate's October 17, 2016 response
"no agreed to chapter amendment
related to the issue in question"
Governor's October 17, 2016 acknowledgment
Governor's November 4, 2016 response
"does not possess
records responsive to your request"
CJA's January 25, 2018 FOIL request
to Division of Criminal
Justice Services & Division of the Budget --
"The 'plan' for reimbursement to counties for district attorney
salaries –
and the dollar reimbursement for each county:
(1) Governor
Cuomo’s Aid to Localities Budget Bill for fiscal year 2018-2019: #S.7503/A.9503;
(2) Governor
Cuomo’s Aid to Localities Budget Bill for fiscal year 2017-2018: #S.2003-D/A.3003-D
Governor Cuomo's Aid to Localities Budget Bill #S.7503/A.9503
Division of Criminal Justice Services
February 1, 2018 acknowledgment
May 24, 2018 response
attachment:
D.A. salary reimbursement plan --
2017-2018
Division of the Budget
February 7, 2018 acknowledgment
CJA's February 27, 2019 FOIL request
to Criminal Justices Service
& Division of the Budget --
"Plan for State Reimbursement to Counties for District Attorney
Salaries
for Fiscal Year 2018-2019"
Criminal Justice Services
March 6, 2019 acknowledgment
April 5, 2019 extension
April 12, 2019 response &
attached D.A. salary reimbursement plan -- 2018-2019
Division of the Budget
March 6, 2019 acknowledgement
April 12, 2019 response &
attached D.A. salary reimbursement plan -- 2018-2019
CJA's January 29,
2020 FOIL request
to
Division of Criminal
Justice Services
& Division of the
Budget
--
"The
'plan' for
reimbursement to the
counties for
district attorney
salaries --
and the
dollar reimbursement
for each county:
Governor Cuomo's
enacted Aid to
Localities Bill for
fiscal year
2019-2020:
#S.1503-D/A.2003-D"
Division of
Criminal Justice
Services:
February 4, 2020
acknowledgment
March 5, 2020
extension
March 18, 2020
response
& attached
D.A. salary
reimbursement plan -- 2019-2020
Division of
the Budget:
February 6,
2020 acknowledgment
March 6, 2020
extension
CJA's July 1, 2020 FOIL request
to Division of Criminal Justice
Services & Division of the Budget --
"The
'plan' for
reimbursement to the
counties for
district attorney
salaries --
and the
dollar reimbursement
for each county:
Governor Cuomo's
enacted Aid to
Localities Bill for
fiscal year
2020-2021:
#S.7503-C/A.9503-C"
Division of Criminal Justice Services:
August 5, 2020 acknowledgment
August 7, 2020 response
Division of the Budget:
July 8, 2020 acknowledgment
click here for:
Legislature's
incompetent D.A. salary reimbursement legislation
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D.A. salaries in counties (outside NYC)
with populations over 500,000,
linked to S. Ct. salaries:
$136,700 salary prior to March 31, 2012
As a result of
the fraudulent
Aug 29, 2011
report of Commission on Judicial Compensation
April 1, 2012 --
$160,000
April 1, 2013 -- $167,000
April 1, 2014 -- $174,000
April 1, 2015 -- $174,000
As a result of the fraudulent
Dec
24, 2015 report of Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive
Compensation
April 1, 2016 -- $193,000
April 1, 2017 --
$194,900
April 1,
2018 -- $208,000
April 1, 2019 -- $210,900
D.A. salaries in counties with
populations over 100,000
OR, if under 100,000, with full-time
D.A.s, linked to County Ct. salaries
Some variations, but
here's an example
Increase in D.A. salaries as a result of
the fraudulent
Aug 29, 2011
report of Commission on Judicial Compensation
April 1, 2012 --
$147,100
April 1, 2013 -- $153,500
April 1, 2014 -- $159,900
April 1, 2015 -- $159,900
As a result of the fraudulent
Dec
24, 2015 report of Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive
Compensation
April 1, 2016 -- $183,400
April 1, 2017 --
$185,200
April 1, 2018 -- $197,600
April 1, 2019 -- $200,400
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CJA's February 15, 2019 FOIL request
to Senate & Assembly --
"Oversight hearings of NYS' district attorneys & of their salaries &
'state aid'/
reimbursement to the counties by any Senate and Assembly
committee, in the past 40 years"
Senate's February 25, 2019 response
Assembly's February 25, 2019 response
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