‘Vokume 11, Number 14
March, 1973 ~
Albany, New York
Pension
Reduction Proposed
Everyone expected it would be bad,
‘but few thought it wold be that bad.
The State's Permanent
Commission on Publi
Pension and Retirement Syste
issued a lengthy list of
‘ecommendations which, if adapted
by the Legislature, spell the end of
any hope for esonamie decency: fa
tens af thousands of public
Commission, created tw
or Rocketeer,
pensions off the bargaining table
move up the retirement age to 65 f
fll beatfits sa reduce benefits 8
wine 25 pe wwrtrss thes bad
for th rns afte
Council 82 esecutive divector, Carl
vay immediately blasted the
Commission's proposals. and. called
fon all Council 82 members to urge
their representatives in the
Legislature to reject the plan,
“We intend to mount a majar drive
10 sbi thee Laoghaire
tat this plan
wes otis bark te the Tih
Mr, Gray pointed out that although
pln“ wil poset al fat
harried penn right
the State espeet 10 fl
the oe 7 tn
The Give f ulti
fused oH to
admin
people can get a fair shake. He ought
to straighten out his own financial
affairs before messing up ous,"
Gray saic
‘The following ix the text of a
release from the Commission which
outlines its arguments — and
recommendations:
ider the present arrangement there
are duzens of different plans under eight
retirement systems or administrative
the
pendent reiement
Wet they
would all have to pay exactly the same
benefits to new employees under the
an,
‘since every New York public
employee is covered by a constitutional
Continued on Page
Drug Plan
Attacked
Council 82 executive director Carl
Gray has characterized Governor
etl fr dein
“fomiination i pol
Drilliaee with an appalling, hick of
Iknunlede sbont thie prisons and the
same ¢
tempt for drug traffickers
as everyone else, Correction affieers
feel the sume fiust
inns with the
ceriminal justice system as everyone
else, anid perhaps mare, The officers
go on vecued
Sumy supporting
efforts to destray the de traffie and
fer their help an aie mg
those cffurtsa succes
sould be disastrous ‘Unfortunately
freee cht tas he pi
fof the: men Wty Kina the
west, Litt
Will be phy siew
Continued on Page 2,
=
storic Meeting Held
‘Commissioner Russell G, Oswald respends to # point made hy a Council 82
member during the historie meetit
held recently.
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 will wo
down in history, From anid
to midafternoon Correction officers
from throughout the State outline in
detail the facts of life in
institutions today, On the listening
end was Commissioner Oswald
Fxecutve De “my Dunbar and Mssrs
and Bu
were pnches ple
were spelled out by
officers from each institution and for
the first time ever, the story was told
straight. The summit” meeting
resulted from a resolution of the
Corrections Policy committer on
January’ 18 when the conclusion was
drawn that conditions for officers and
inmates alike were simply not
improving. If anything, conditions
were getting worse.
A suggestion to eliminate one
source of inmate friction in ie
institutions was made
Maloney of Auburn Local 1447 “n
said that working in the Mess Hall
ning
the
job for inmates, He said that if the
mates gut more pay and respect
the food situation would improve and
the inmates would mot look down
upon others: whe work in the Mess
Hall, Al, better fowd would deter
visitors from bringing #» many food
packages in to inmates,
‘The visitors’ food situation was
brought up by Andy: Criseuka of
Greenhaven who said that the
correction officers found
impossible to detect weapons being,
brought in inside food items because
the volume was so great, He said that
all the home-cooked foods being
brought in presented a health
problem and created problems
inmates because all
‘sometimes one inmate's home-made
lasagna would get spilled on another
inmate's new shirts,
Mr. Criseola also wamed of the
danigerous visiting situation at
Greenhaven, He said that security
was near clapse because there were
cof the
Jo many visitors, who (bet
Continued on Page
i
President
John Casey
Vice President
Joxeph Ph Gugino
Wiliam Clay
Charlton Burse
Howard Caruso
Vincent Dio
Ol Pirates of Conseil 8 APSCW— APLC
Executive Director
Carl Gray
Thomas Holland
Executive Board
Thomas Francisco
Thomas Graham
Vincent Maney
Telephone 518-489-8424, Printed in Albony by Clarity Publishing, Inc. Writes
‘and designed forthe Council by Pathfinder Associates.
Secretary
Robert Graham
rustees
Gory Tavormina
George Carr
Alfred Schneller
Charles Severance
Peace Officer
Legislation
Is Proposed
‘Thirteen pieces of legislation
calling for peace officer status for a
wide range of Council 82 members
fare now before the Senate and
Assembly
Under the bills, peace officer
status would be extended to narcotles
correction officers, warrant or
transter officers empl
He offleers,
officers, institution safety officers,
supervising safety officers, chief
safely ollfleers, campus security
officers, campus security specialists
and bullding,
guards,
incl 82 executive director Car
Gray advises thove affected to
contact their legislators to support
these measures, A close look,
however, isin order
Senate bill 36, introduced by
Senator Mason affects security
officers; institution safety officers,
campus security officers, specialists
and building guards, ‘This is the only
bill affecting them.
For narcotics correction officers,
warrant and transfer officers,
however, there are a series of
different’ them,
Senate 1870 (von Luther) — to
include “Narcotic correction officer,
tr anger tation unit.”
Assembly 364 (Mason) — to
inchde "Security officer, Institution
Safety Officer, Supervising Safety
Officer, Chief Safety Officer,
Campus: Security Officer, Campus
Security Specialist and Building
Guard,
STATE OF NEW YORK
- a
we
17-114 Ragu Seuss
IN ASSEMBLY
AN ACT
ead pean ten aa
er ee eg tic ce
ee oe
ened td
Committe
‘The right of Locals to he
represented at the bargaining table is
being contested by the State Office of
Employee Relations and, asthe
Review goes to press, the forecast for
ssnonth siegotiations under the wae
per bok hea
Only eight
epresentatives will he
Couned
ulministrative ‘cave
satiations, if the OE
Council 82 filed on Keb
improper labor practice hare
pledging that “the Union intends to
Fixit it out all the way.”
According to Council 82 ¢
director Carl Gray, the Stal
ty cut the Union's negotiations
committee by nearly 75 percent
“Their gua,” said Grays “is to
hamper our ability to properly
represent all facet the Union and
deprive usof our rights to bargain.”
‘The charge says the State “has to
date prevented any meaningful
bargaining by attempting to control
e Is Issue
‘and/or dictate who shall or who shall
not be granted administrative leave
to conduct good faith bargaining by
the Union as intended by Civil
Sevvice Law, Article 14, Seetion 204,
paragraph 2
since the Union began banging
for the security unit employees, Mr
Gray pointed ont the reotitins
omimittee has heen comprised of at
Teast one representative from every
Iocal. Under the state's new position,
this representation would be totally
undercut, with the vast majority: of
locals having no representation atthe
bargaining table
ay assailed the move as “a
deliberate attempt to divide and
conquer by cutting us off from the
membership.”
“The State probably defends its
lan by saying it will be more
economical and easier to work with,”
Gray said, “but the real effect is to
take away the most precious right
any Union member has — the right to
be represented at the bargaining
table.”
Drug Plan
Continued from Page 1.
impossible to recruit and adequately
train the vast numbers of new
officers to meet the needs of an
asda 6300 inmates. This
cially in light of the fact that the
State Budget Director has already
ruled out a training academy for
correetiofices
nd, the 1972 Lewislature
ruled out any type of maximaxi
facility: and there is still no word on
the plan to establish minimum
security, community: based facilities
throughout the State.”
“Third, the influx of thousands of
new inmates faced with an absolute
dead-end would create a risk to the
officers, the other inmates and the
be he eto etd te
1 amg a ih la ee
‘The following is the exact language
of each bill, the bill's number and the
sponsor:
Senate 1255 (Calandra) — to
include “narcotic correction officer.”
performance of official duties.”
Senate 674 (Meyerson) — “a
warrant or transfer officer employed
by the narcotic contro! commission."”
(Note the difference between this bill
and Senate 1725)
ate 1481 (Beatty) — same as
674
Senate 60 (Meyerson) — to
include “Narcotic Parole Officer.”
Senate 189 (Marchi, Beatty) =v
narcatie cor
Assembly 1542 (Wright) — to
include “a warrant or transfer officer
employed by the narcotic control
1541 (Wright) — to
role officer.”
Assembly 2165 (Velella) — to
ince ‘a_narcotic correction
officer
Ascembly 2177, (Wright) — to
include “a narcote correction officer
employed in a city having a
population of one milion or more
inhabitants.
Assembly 3133 (DiCarlo) — to
include “a warrant and transfer
officer of the narcotic addiction
control commission while inthe
performance of official duties.”
Page, COUNCIL AT REVIEW, MARCH, 1915,
“Maintaining security and a
minimum of discipline is becoming
nearly’ impossible as it is. Comstock.
and Green Haven ave teetering on
the edge of disaster. The flow of
drugs into the institutions is on the
rise, Even f there were ten officers to
a company of 50 inmates (instead of
the present one to forty ratio), the
risk would be unacceptable for
inmates who had nothing whatsoever
tose.”
“The Governor claims the benefits
outweigh the risks, but we refuse to
see how trading our safety and ou
lives for the lives of drug traffickers
makes any’ sense."
“Why didn’t the Governor and the
Legislature insist on reforming the
courts years ago when the need was
just asapparent?"
“Why does the present law allow a
known criminal to ‘cop out” by going
into the Narcotic Adition Control
Commission progeam.”
“What happens to the lessons
leamed at Attica?”
“What about efforts o rehabilitate
inmate
“Where is the corrections maste:
blan prised by the Departient
supposedly geared to genuine
reform?”
“What happened to the
Department's. promises to provide
adequate food and clothing and
educational programs and less cell
time?”
“It is only in the political sense
that the benefits of Governor
Rockefeller’s proposal outweigh the
sks.”
Legislation
Affects Us
With the 1973 session of the State
Legislature now underway, all Locals
are urged to follow closely legislation
which directly affects their
departments and their rights. to
bargain under the Taylor Law.
Now is the time to set up meetings
with legislators from your area to
determine their positions on such
critically important issues as the
pension plan, the Governor's
narcotics proposal and your
department's budget. If your Local
does not have a list of the names and
addresses of all legislators and the
list of the members of the various
committees, call the Couneit afc
and they will be out
immediately
Richard Willhoff and Nicholas
Gant, Council 82-members. from
Masten Park Rehabilitation center,
were awarded overtime payment in a
grievance settled in their favor in
Novenbe
Representatives atthe hearing
were: Robert Walker, Council 82
staff representative; Joseph Gugino,
vice-president of Council &2; William
Deni, chief steward of Local 2072;
and Nicholas Gant, vice-president of
Local 2072.
‘The grievance, denied at p
steps by the Narcotic Addiction
Control Commission, resulted from
the appearance of four officers in
court to press charges against a
previous resident of Masten who had
threatened them with a knife.
Mr? Willhoff and Mr, Gant sought
overtime payment for five hours
Grievance Settled
because the court day was their
scheduled pass day. When overtime
was submitted, it was denied by the
facility director Mr. ALL. Cid,
However he had allowed payment of
‘an overtime meal for the day in
question
‘The position of NACC was that the
facility: director had acted in good
faith but had made an error in the
judgement about the overtime,
‘The hearing officer decided that
Mr. Gant and Mr. Wilthoff had
acted in accordance with instructions
and conchided that the case-was not
simply a misunderstanding of
existing policy. He deemed it
appropriate that overtime and
overtime meal allowance be paid and
suggested that a uniform policy on
cases such as this be enunciated to
avoid further misunderstandings
Palisades Parkway News
Pil, Leonard Lewis, a member of
Local 1874 — Palisades. Parkway
Police, had the distinction of being
forgotten when the Parkway Police
went Civil Service more than three
years ago. At the time, he was a
full-time temporary who had
completed the
member who failed was given a
permanent position. The other
‘member was working in a seasonal
position,
PUL Lewis complained to the Dept.
of Parks and Recreation, Civil
Service, and the Palisades Interstate
for base police traning. He was one
four men who were waiting for
ure status when the Police
went Civil Se
Tt was believed that these men
would all be blanketed in when the
department went Civil Service. But,
they were told they would have to
take the Civil Service test. At that
time, Lewis and another of the four
were too old to take the text
However, Lewis took the test and
never received a reply — presumably
because of his age disqualification
‘The other over-age member did not
take the test but instead obtained a
lawyer and was given a permanent
position, Of the other two, one passed
‘and the other failed the test. The
From ell reports, it appears that,
the Civil Service text was not used
it, Lewis’ name was left off the list
submitted by the police department
to the Civil Service Department. It is
not known why’ his name was lft off,
but, all others named on the list
received Civil Service status
After allthis, Lewis has been a
he has a full-time position with
department, but that he will as
remain as a temporary full-tit
patrolman, Figure that one out
ewis was put in the position of
having to hold down two jobs because
orn
of the situation.
November, field
representative Charlie Keller began
investigating Lewis’ situation,
Eastern Charge Filed
Council 82 has filed an Unfair
Labor Practice Charge against Supt
Jerome W. Patterson of Eastern New
York Correctional Facility. stating
that he flagrantly and willfully
Violated the agreement between the
union and emphyer, the Executive
Branch of the State of New York.
ome union further charges that Mr
tterson does not seek to promote
harmon employee relations and
does not seek to establish an
auitable resolution of differences,
nt. 26, Mr. Patterson refused
to ‘alow ‘Gary Tavormina to atend a
meeting with Thomas Mitchell,
acting president of Local 1041, and
himself. He said, “I don’t need you
here, and I don't want you here, s0
leave.
‘Mr. Tavormina’s presence at the
‘meeting had been requested by Mr.
Mitchell who had been accused by
Mr. Patterson of bargaining in bad
faith.
‘The union charges that, despite
employer orders to the contrary, Mr.
Patterson took back the correction
officers badges which had been
promised for use on the summer
uniforms. a Patterson had taken
the bai
badges according to Mr. Tavormina,
“This is defamation of a correction
‘ id Mr.
er,"
‘Tavormina,
‘Mr. Mitchell has also charged that
‘Supt. Patterson is changing the
vacation schedules around saying ‘'!
can make whatever changes Ihave to
‘in order to run the Ins
this js right in the Rule Bogk,
Union Grows
Council 82 membership ix
~ Decision Made
‘The Office of General Serviceshas
stipulated that it would reemploy
melius M, Berry ax a Senior
Capital Police Officer effective
approaching mark
according to Carl F. Gray, executive
director.
Niagara .
Decision
As a result of the following notice
rt of the
Niagara Parkway Police was given
March 9, 1973. The offer of of discipline, Thomas Gilber
;eemployment was extended with the
that Mr. Berry servea an
probationary period of 26 weeks and
during that Lied will be evaluated
Health Proposal Noted « toa
One of the proposals for reopened
negotiations was inadvertently left
‘out of the last issue of the bulletin,
‘The proposal read:
HEALTH INSURANCE
A— The employer shall pay for
cpl aed dependents the full
of. the State health insurance
pn Such plan mnt nae optical
benefits.
B — Major medical shall ve
increased to $100,000 and shall
include payment for radiologists and
anesthetists
= The employer shall pay the
full cost of health insurance for the
spouse and dependents of deceased
ees.
D — Retired employees, regular
and disabled and their dependents,
shall continue at no cost to the
retiree, to be covered in the plan by
the State,
E— Allemployees shall be covered
by the dental plan including major
medical with benefits similar to the
for tardiness,
failure to obey a direct order and
being away from his post and out of
uniform,
‘As a result of the guilty plea
entered by Mr. Berry and his
representatives, Carl Gr
executive director of Council 82; an
William Clay, President of Capital
Police Local 1870, Mr. Berry was
terminated from service asof Feb, 7.
Present atthe decision, which gave
Mr. Berry another chance, were Mr.
Gray, Mr. Berry, Mr. Clay and David
R. Rings, principal labor relations
representative, designee of the
rating. Council 82
is now appealing the case, charging
harrassment, according to Thomas
Francisco of Local 1875, Niagara
Parkway Police, The notice is as
follows:
At approximately 3:30 A.
August 18, at Big Six Boat Basin,
Island, New York, Officers
justifiable cause, fire several shots
from his issue service revolver at a
ih vation ofthe Penal Law ofthe
State of New York and consequently
constitutes a violation of Article Rule
1 subdivision ¢, d, and g of the Rules
‘and Regulations for the Park Patrol
of the Niagara Frontier State Park
State Health
‘COUNCIL #3 REVIEW, HARON, 1978 Page
From The Governor’s Proposed Budget
Department of
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
‘The Department of Correctioual Services is responsi-
Bh fr the car, treatment ail etalon of al
oflenders sentenced tots ination The Depart
ment, therefore, see!
secure custodial ‘care of committed of-
2 Retail committed offenders by providing
meaningful educational and vocational oppor-
tunities and counseling, so that they may be
prepared for their role in society upon release;
8 Assist committed offenders in adjusting to ¢
‘munity life upon release by establishing accept
able patterns of behavior to reduce recidivism.
To meet these objectives, the Department performs
the following function
1. Confining, disciplining, assigning, treating and
rehabilitating all offenders sentenced to its insti-
2. Assisting inmates and parolees to find employ-
ment
3. Supervising and counseling inmates upon their
lease from correctional institutions;
4, Collecting and reporting of statewide inmate and
criminal statistics;
Tempesti and reps all State ad oa or
rectional institutio
6 Establishing, maintaining and operating basi
ional training programs for local corree-
final personne
The budget for the Department refets anticipated
spending in four major program ares
1
4, staan and Supervision of Ofenders
3 Correctional Industry
inspection of Peal Inst
Chapter 337 of the Laws of 1972 authorizes the utili-
zation of the Health and Mental Hygiene Facilities Im-
provement Corporation and State Dormitory Authority
to enable the Department of Correctional Services to
my, ‘out a construction program through the use of
To provide a mean of repaying the bond inde
ness, anew fund et part.
af Cortona Series Fund wl be eased
Htective April 1, 1973. AIL revenues of the Depart
ment will be de
after the indebtedness has been satisfied, will be trans-
ferred to another new fund, also effective April 1, 1973,
entitled the Correctional Services Development Fund.
This surplus ean then be used for the general operation
of the Depriment of Caretoal Seve
The 1973-74 recommended appropriation for the
State Purposes Fund incades the reuirments forthe
Correctional Industry Program. The State Purposes
Fund appropriation for 12-13 hax been adjsted fo
inclu the {arretnat Industry Fund requirements
for comparison pi
Tn addition to the fel requirements shorn below,
funds for the Depa construction requirements
are provided forin the Capital Construction section
of this budget
Fiscal Requirements for Departmental Operations
Availabe 1972-73
Pre
Progam Regul
Adsisiatration 6,44,
SSR pi edn. MU
ered. 1,728,185
Inspection of Pua! Toaituions.
(Ord Tota Fel Year 31,690,554
om Correctional Services Development Fund!
‘Not Grand Total Fea! Yeu
ue:
Ba isc ey ty
‘Tranalered to Bate Purposer—Miselanoas “H100
Appropriate 1972-73, 15,984 500
Tn 1972-73, the Correctional Industry Fund.
‘Tneudes $1,605,100 appropritad for parosal servic to Ube Corretional Industry Fund.
‘Two adult camps, which will house 100 inmates each,
ert lauded in nike Department's 1872-18 budget.
established one camp, Camp
Monlet by tempera Toasng the inmates at the
Adcndact Coreonal Trouet aad Brain
Center. The pad cm will become operational by
A pew ant nomena © be established in an
existing ¢ Beacon complex which will
low the Department satan ar ed tr
ment program for the aged and physically handicapped.
Thin anit wil house apyreringtcly 00 fomate 8
ninimum security setting.
To eliminate the dependene on lng term hoot
and to Ne reilintion of he mentally
ofender,intensfcation ofthe trestoent prom
Correct
fhe Corre tional Center for Medical Services at Sean
dh provide intensive cone
for approximately 250 inmates who have a fiory 3
nareoti In din to thin pec alized program,
the Depertment «Fee eat nb
grand ria oni roving
Meeed tou the Bpdal Noone Court
Establishment of evening industrial programs at
institutions will allow the Department to extend ater
cell time for spproximately 1,000 inmates.
‘Faget COUNCIL AE REVIEW, MARCH, 1975
Inmate Care and Treatment
‘Through the use of Federal funds, the Department
hhas established new dietary standards and clothing
requirements However Federal funda for these pur
will not be available in ont, and the Depart-
ment jue these items at the
ital medical activities require 1
ised medical services not available at, ‘nado
{natttions "Expanding se of thee ese specialized ser-
vices at various hospitals near the institutions is recom-
‘mended in 1973-74
Tn 1972-78 the Department increased its standard
inmue of sheets, blankets and pillows for inmate use and
: aed the ‘matron in the housing units, The
initial put rhasog and fentory sant aired
for these articles has been accom; =
he maintenance wage sale for tamate ‘asigned to
bs and to school will be
revised in 1978-74. “In edition fo increasing the ast
sum daily rate by 10 pe cent, major change are the
en of emt wal “for student and the
redaction in the waiting period to progea fom the
nium to the maxima in euch pay grade,
Staff Uniforms
In 1972-13, under the Security Services Unit em-
ployee relations agreement, the Department was re-
quired to provide al util pera! with a om
pletely new t form, the fate only wore
Beal Neos wl te replaced
COMMUNITY TREATMENT
Fa Supervision ‘of Parolees
projected number of parol supervision
of 10 for 4010-74, an maces rome
1972-73 estimate, don current trends. ‘The
approved stafing formule for pele seer caseloads
indicates a need for additional staff for supervision
oe
‘Through the use of Federal funds, the Department
has eaabbed Reena ‘Treatment Centers on a con-
ents cavlir than ther expected ease date, tha
uals participate in community sed eda
programs or employment while housed in & finited-
{ontrol residential environment
Work-Release
ap Wotkeelease rem allow eiaibe inmaten to leave
expand the Green Haven program to in
250 inmates and establish a 1004
ity.
rams will allow the Department to
unter of eligible inmates participation community
‘work-release programs to 660,
Community Correctional Centers
iy its inition makeup trom
aximum to minimum security, th
anticipated housing capac
center, located i the urban areas of the State, wil
enable sleted inmates to participate in communi.
employment
m-ontrol facts daring ou
FoR
‘hile housed in mi
rogram hours,
‘The Department has established such a facility at
Rochester and will initiate five more units during
1973-14,
‘GENERAL
The Departmen is required to reinbure leslie at
a daily pe 5 for the boarding of cr
fnmates and $8 for lal reformatory eae.
in past yes, payments to New York City for thee
cats mere completely oft by funds ove by the Ci
fo the State for houing City inmate, Por ie,
that becat ceresing
foweren, te
oy mm of City inmates in tate {alien 8 com:
ol feet of State cots with Gi credits will not
ay Beare has made, and will continue to make,
use of Federal vailable under the Omnibus Safe
Strcels el at 1968 Funds for projesanecemy t
strengthen and improve the correctional aren have
Deen re ugh the auspices of the State Crime
Control Planing Baur, As mentioned above, pfjecta
found tobe of value to the Department after Federal
funds have terminated are recommended to be contin-
ted in 1978-14 from State Purposes funds,
Workload Data
Inmate Population.
few Admissions*
Institutional "Pane Case
Tnmates Participating in
Educational Courses
Number of Paroles, Active and
Delinquent, Under Supervision.
Field Investigations... :
Does not include New Yo
{A net inerease of $1,717,550 in personal service pri-
marily results
1, Pull-year salary requirements for the Commun
Prepai an Correctional Center at Albion, e«
ing 8406.51;
2 wabsig Aveda antinped Us
quiring 82 additional pos ie $815,522
Sa Fring Tatnsatve, 7 cui, 6
ral and 3 set itis
8. Boriching 4 tally il whieh
will require anda pet ious costing $419,-
7 and consisting of 7 adwinistrative,
Mie woueig a eel poitin
4 Thirteen new asiant fol wri coordinator
positions costing $1 ni required because of
the termination of Peder i;
5, Abolishing 15 positions costing #165,3% because
of redoeed neds;
6 Bariching the, amer school program and ad-
| security staff for construction costing
di
ea
crease of $142,398 in non-personal service
reals primary
1. Food ant clothing increases of $462,800 and
$970,805 epetvey, required Dems of the
termination of Federal
2% Revising the wae rage wl for imates,
conting $194
3 Expand thee tse of hospital ern in localities
the institutions and inere institutional
Rdie reueenentes ting 4113805 and
$23,830 respectively:
nln New York City inmaten,
‘ork City
Actual Estimated Projected
ig] 197-73, 973-4
15090 «14400 14,700,
7323 7580 7200
Tai8 71300 7400
76.238 90,000 95,000
10324 = 10048 =———+100,000
492 08 5200
2733 3843 2500
12832 13480 13700
14614 14870 14,700
mates,
4. Misctanons inert in sappy watery
travel and contractual servees costs, regi
5. Decreasing requirements in fuel and utilities by
© gI42897 tnd 165,169 respetively;
. Nonreeurring expenses in inmate household items
allowing a reduction of $219,850;
1. A reduction of $74.08 for rehabilitation of plant
facilities not required in ;
8 A sigieant deere a ‘ 031,390 in uniform
uirements in 1 beewuse only articles
nevessary for + lace need to be pure
‘The following State Purpows- Maintonanee Uni
tributed appropriation changes are recommen
1 periin of Parolees net
HA 366
primarily wa provide:
1 total of 31 nee postions costing
fer BH pur fer and 10 stenographer
positions because of increased workloads;
b, An increase of $31,994 in the savings factor
tw tefleet current needs;
real estate rentals requiring
ditional $46.3
4. Aw additional $65,000 to expand the emer-
geney support of parolees program;
Adequate supplies, equipment and travel for
existing and new positions costing 48,00.
2. The decreasing population of New York City in-
in State facilities and_ increase
costs for upstate pen institutions will require
5,000 in the Board of Prisoners
The planned establishuent of five additional
Community Correctional Centers, to be phases
in du will require
4, Personal service funds of $514,900 to provide
16 positions for each Center, consisting of two
fdministratis, ven counseling, three main
tena lf eel pion
b. Sonperonal server funy 19,500 :
provide the neeesary supplies materials and
Felted operating requireents
recommended funds are procated to cor
Resp with pret op
Cent
pansion of the work-relea
dates for each
program at Green
Maven and the establishment of & new unit at
mining
ial
contig of
new postions costing $266,500
counseling and 8 clerical and
administrative postions;
Continued on Page 6.
Pension...
Continued trom Page 1.
guarantee against diminution of existing
retirement benefits and ani additional
conservatively annual savings reaching
into billions of dollars as greater
and city taxation of pension payments,
“The new plan would provide the
30-year career employee of average
salary level at 65 with guaranteed
retirement income of 80 percent of
salary, an amount equal to his final
pre-retirement after-tax salary
“The 80 percent figure would inchide
fers Social Security benefit
pphis a pension fro
system. The Commission's study found
that the 80 percent retirement benefit
erin pape
on reported that, under
ree Plans, large mambers of public
employees are able to receive
tially more income in retirement
7
“The new benefit plan would save
massive aunts of axpayer mone, the
because
Txtremely costly
constitutionall-ireversible benefits of
the present plans and provides for ful
integration with Social Security. The
savings will increase substantially from
year to year, The taxpayer cost for
wvering about one milion public
empbyees under the existing plans
ranges from 20 percent to 40 percent of
pay rll — about $2billon in the current
Year. The new plan would ost 10 percent
«of payroll for new empioyees
“Contributions to New York's public
retirement plans have more than doubled
inthe past several years, and if current
plans continue available to future
emplyees, their builtin costs would
‘increase al an even more rapid rate. The
mmission notes that the State Sti
ew York City estimates
times larger than costs ten years before.
“Commission chairman Otto Kinzel
stat
“While estimates of future public
‘onvered by the new plan.”
“Mr. Kinzel continued:
form retirement plan be
agin he ble empbyee snd
1 would
&
=
plans, bt its benefits compare favorably
with those provided in private industry
and in ater public jurisdictions
throughout the United Stat
few of the rapid rise in Socal
Security costs over the past several years
and the far-reaching changes in Social
Security enacted in 1972, the
based on the cost of living and continuing
expansion of the wage
‘according to inereases in the national
average wage.
“The
Blan keyed to 80
perce
apply to salaries up to $12,000 as of 1974
o higher salary levels as the Social
‘Security wage base rises. The plan would
retirement before 65 oF with less than 30,
of service.
‘Other provisions of the recommended
plan include:
—The plan would not require
contributions from the employees.
— Any inereases in Social Security
after the date of retirement would not be
offset against the pension but would be
additional income tothe ret
= Ea reeret twee beet,
posible at age 55 ater
inmurc five ye
Dentin Would be ested after ten
years
“Totaly disabled employees i most
° pre-disability after-tax income.
factors such as the employee turnover
rate and increases in both the number
and salaries of publ enviyes ite
Legislature enacts the new it
appears reasonable to cnimate
jobs!
to do other substantial work would
receive smaller benefits, generally
Continued on Page 6,
From The Budget ...————_ Pension...
Continued from Page
b, Non-personal servire vosts af $160,400, pri
tuarily for clothing, tuition and pocket mowey
for individuals in Sch
antivipated establish
erease of $4,604) in per
adequate funds fora nine-month nperat in
‘The establishment
in 1972-13 under a revised ower sting pattern
than orginally arp sls na savings
24,6002
8, ne repli
varions facilities allow
educational equipment items in
eluded in each institution's revonameniled equip
ent appropriation
9, Current data indivate a decreased ned in_the
f Tnmates avewunt, whieh results in a
10, Departnental “math
1 grant prog
ova if required
ailable under the Mise
Departments srtion of thi bul
pprapriated ‘intl to the
owing for a decrease of $610,
funds will not be
Department,
CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRY
The
the re
Camplosment during the time they
nent of high priority obs
tional equipment wevomplished in 73
rotor the aeuction a
229,147. Funds for further replacement of
requirements for its
for 197!
from she appropriation
of the Correctional Tndustey: Pra
litt of lenders hy roving them
The Facilites for the Department of Correctional
Services Fund will receive its revenue primarily
us the sale of instr prt wanafatured by ‘he in
Industey Proc anttes. AIL excess revenues will he transferred to the
ie fuelltex will Carreetioal Serview Developiuent Fund, when not
Manners ful
ive th provide
fe used far th
spi tie pray
197 74 are ine him after release
at six institutions
374 can be May’ inmates with
Industrial Wage
set
Carreetinal Servis. Detelapt i "ea i
nneral operations of the Department,
Daily Work Period
Th daily work ero fr the Corrina Indy
of debt serview for bonds issued
now construction projects
Correctional Industry
ded from a four. to a six-hour
raped eration ill vale an inmate
to beeen pnufie led trade
euite ood work habits whi will he beet to
‘The industrial operations are also being extended
to ine)
can in selected product manufacturing. This
ide an eight-hour evening
‘Tho establishnnent of the evening program will provide
free time during the normal insti-
tution hours in whieh they may” eng
arademie and vocational or guidance counseling
age in additional
The instil wage sale is bring revi to increase
the daily: rate an
inthe iti ye
inventive payments,
with
vonfined, Such
institutional employnent trains inmates in a vately
of trades and! eruptions
‘The aeration of the Correctional Tuustry Progra
y fi the
‘h
re April 1, 19
Facilities for the Deparinent
unl and the Correction
Sale of products
nil replace by the
wt
Servves Development
General
ional Industry
will
The nustrial en
to take ada
indi
to inmates
Av industrial program for an estimated 150 inmates
stablished “ut the Albion complex, re
ial components it thx facility il
antage of emplo
inthe surrounding communities where the majority
hased on production
Sande ow establinhe! hy the Depattnent
tly
ecurity.fwclity for mater
be de.
oyment opportunit
the inmates will return upon release.
Workload Data
1972-73
Number of inmates Employed in
the Correctional Industry Pro
gram
2078
‘Decreased sales caused hy Mtiew disturhanee.
* SEE RELATED GRAPH ON PAGE 8
Estimated
$11,728,000
Projected
1973-14
~"$15.300,000
4,015
Continued from Page 5,
thin of ial average salary, Death
heveits for active employees
sll rang am ae seas sary
tes about three years’ salary, with a
naira af $50) 0KH
special guaranteed retirement
alkivanee is provided for police and
foemen who may begin drawing a
ede pets et a ny we ae
“Chas in petson matters has ens
5,000 public employers
throng the state engage in elective
egotiations sith employee groups: on
pevnion matters. Heese of the
leapfrogging syndrome that
haracterized public
fdvedpments nthe late, ain vie of
the fe thatthe ew vtirement plan wil
apply uniformly throughout the state, the
Cammleien reemenens that hie
pensions no longer be subject to
ciletve nett ner the Taybi
“ie Gmemson ae recormends
that all taxpayer payments to, non
ama tune which provide additional
retirement income. ti erain. ble
emphyees, be speetically:prbited by
la
"The Comin was et pty ato
the State Legislatu
charged with sy
retirement laws, which had expanded
rapidly in the lst two deeades in cos of
diversity of provisions for
Varios occupations and governmental
“As part of its statutory responsibility,
sinee its inception the Commission has
made recomendations wo the Governor
id Legislature on of ps
bil Dring the 1973 weno re sate
Legislature, the Commission will
continue to review pension bills sed ot
the principles. and ssnidelines enunciated
in tsreport released ta
“The Commission explained that many
of Ae retreanerttenetix provided for
present public employ
Constttionallypritcted ince they
have been granted by the Legislature on
‘one year or two year renewable basis.
They inchide, among others, the
non-contributory Features of many’ plans,
inereased-take-home-pay plans, one year
final average satary formula for certain
police and i a maximum
$20,000 death benef for sate
Smplryees nate service, a he
ded for public “a
City of New
Several of these ees will expire
unless renewed by the Legislature at the
current session."
Forest Ranger
Election Held
On Nov. 21, an election committee
from Forest Ranger Local 1872
journeyed to Albany to tally votes in
the election-by-mail of the various
Local officers. The committee
inchided Charlie Severance, Ed
Jacoby and Mike Hagedorn.
‘The election results are: President,
Charlie Severance, 38 — Ed Jacoby,
10; vice-president, Bill Andrews, 27
— Bruce Coons, 20; see.-treas., John
Hurlbut, 30 — Lynn Day, 16;
three-year trustee, Pete Rossi, 30 —
Brie Mynter, 17
After Council 82 brought to light
the matter of the poseibility of the
Long Island Parkway Police being
taken off Union rolls and placed on
county payrolls, the State Office of
Employee Relations has replied that
they will not seek to remove the men
without discussing the impact with
Council 82,
In a press conference and news
release, Carl F, Gray, executive
director, and John Casey, president
of the Union which is the certified
‘Pes COUNCIL #2 REVIEW, WARCH, 1973
Long Island Parkway
representative of the employees
concerned, brought to light a bill
which would allow the transfer of
some of the Long Island Parkway
Police.
twas pointed out during the press
conference that the Union we
opposed to the men receiving
benefits from being on the county
payrolls. The union was opposed to
losing its members in a shady
political deal and stated that it could
not get the benefits for the men as
Union members across the
bargaining table,
Melvin H. Osterman of the Office
of Employee Relations in a letter to
Carl F. Gray, has assured the union
that if there is a likelihood of a
transfer, that the Stace would discuss.
the impact of such a transfer on the
terms and conditions of employment
with Council 82 as the certified
representative of the employees
concerned.
butssing-in situation) stayed all day, it
wats nearly impossible te enn
them. “On hl 1 eruvded
A Greenhaave
Beciaise of visite
becamse of the volume of visitors, he
added. ‘The other inmates: sev this
going on and have complained of the
elves, Other inmates
calousand take-out their
frustrations on other inmates, he
said. The situation is extremely
dangeroussat Greenhaven, according
ome Crisenla,
isa fot of abuse heaped upon
the refed
hours, he added,
visitors have
used obscenities and have gone fa
as to pi at the correction officers
Even the inmates have complained
‘about this situation
A suggestion was male by Jack
Malone, president of the Greenbaven
Taeal, that the visits be cut down, Fle
recommended that the panel go back
wo the pass procedure for visitors, He
also described the deplorable
situation at Greenhaven and agreed
with Mr. Criscula's suggestion that
the volume of hume-cuoked fxd
Inoeht in he lowered af
ier He aly tol
the pane that they shel cheek with
the institutions before ma
about visiting until they ehecks to sev
that they have the adequate facilities
and staff to handle an_inerease
volume of visitors
Most) Council 82_ members
described similar situations at theit
dl for additional
female correction officers to check
the female vistorswas stressed
ohn Panella of sing Sing said that
Visits there have almost tripled.
institutions
RON WERT
JOHN CASEY, RIGHT-KEVIN CASEY, LEFT
There are bid runing all ver and
he said, He
aly asked the panel what
Alone abut t
Yemale iimpersonsaturs” visiting the
inmates, Ani, he sad, corrections
not appy: with
the fact that a props! has been
nade which would require them to
bring food from the officers: mess and
it's a serious problem,
ffieers there we
serve the visitors
Ron Wert, president of the Attic
Jocal, asked the panel what happened
to the radio communivations system
whieh had been ordered for Attica
and was told that by Feb, 19, the
facility should have the sy stem
Mr Wert also discussed the
yi joblem his institution had with the
change in the route of pareels into
‘Mica, He sid that singe the wate
hhas heen changed to a less secure
‘one, 1,000 rounds of ammunition, a
as gun and a set of locks had come
fo the handsut inmates
hope that talks about
Attica and athe!
He expressed
tlhe siti
institutions would not end at the Jan
10 meeting
ele se far hi
ai that everythin
ened b
hution was reached
Mr, Wert lyn made a ple for
better inmate ehthing. He said that
the situation is dangerous, because
the inmates don’t have the: proper
Clothing and because there iso
sssem autora Hea
axlded “Our uniformsare shod
In addition, he nbn the
procedure of transfer of inmates th
court and said that the present
system was not secure
Gary Tavormina of Eastern
ity: said that the
correction officers there were being
mistreated by the superintendent. He
said that the superintendent has
threatened the men with canceling
leaves and has gone against
Correction Department orders by
taking back the corrections officers?
Dradges ever though there: was: an
agreement that the men cuuld keep
them for use on summer uniforms
According to Mr. Tavormina, the
superintendent said he was taking
Vitek the badges te prevent the
correction officers. from_ misusing
them, “This is a defamation of the
convection officers character.” said
M
Tavormina
Carl F. Gray, executive directo of
Council 82, suid that Council 82 ba
Iddged an labor gnacticn
F. GRAY
of Bedford Hills
Facility: was questioned by: Walte
Smith, president of that facility's
union, He was told that the
architectural recommendations were
for demolishing that institution but
that, if Gav, Rockefellers prapesal te
impose life imprisonment on drug
pushers went into effect, every
facility and then some would be
needed to house the expected
onsfanght of inmates,
Kevin Casey of Great Meader aly
discussed the manpeawer shen
his institution, He: said there: wats a
heed for an inmate and officer
rulebook and was told that it was
boeing prepared. Mr. Casey als said
that the civilian recreation director
wast’ at the institution when the
abun was being done and that
the officers were doing the recreation
work, He said that there were not
enough officers assigned to cuver
inmates whe are fo al hospital
and that 700, inmates at his
institution recently got drunk and on
another occasion staged a sitin on
the mess hall because the heat was
off in their cells,
uring certain times of the day and
that the situation was. potentially
dangerous,
Vincent Manney from Elmira suid
that his institution needed a metal
detector, And, Thomas Holland of
Matteawan said. that his institution
red at evitical manpower shortaee
ently
Commissioner
Oswald thanked
COUNCIL A2 REVIEW, MARCH, 197) Page
cipcoieoreresuani ae
newest set ae
members for their frankness and said
hat no matter how many: times ae
pers visits” an institution, he
doesn’t know as much abut the
problems a those wh work within its
walls. He sid that the and the panel
hoped to follow throats on seme of
the seommendations that were
COMMISSIONER OSWALD
Matteawan
News Noted
A day-long labor-management
meeting held Jan. 11 at Matteawan
State Hospital in. Beacon helped to
straighten outa eontroversy over
staffing there.
Representing Connell 8
meetin
ave fed "esta
Cano, president of
‘Mame Hoan anes Thos ana
Angelo Presti, dr
Caruso said that the
cooreetions officers “Were very
the job pending a solution of the
critical understaffing there, Mr
committe whet ill ok ‘unter
into the situation,
Paul Agnew, director of 1
pital onmples, said that at the
time, Matteawan was short sme
staffers inal
Canis, said that at the time,
officers balked at continuing to work,
under conditions which made both
male and female security officers
vulnerable to attack from patients, In
two officers were
some cases,
responsible for supervising wards
with 60 to 65 patients each,
He said that the temporary
agreement at Matteawan is for three
correction officers to be assigned to
each regular ward and four to the
wards with “more violent” patients
HOWARD CARUSO.
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From The Budget...
REHABILITATION AND SUPERVISION OF OFFENDERS PROGRAM
1973-74 Recommended Appropriations
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3
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‘SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
Toul __ Change
700-4. ta,
7,723,900
163,50
4,818,000
5,346.20
73357,700
9
rer
3,679 000
64,421,500
14,935,200
1,935,200
$5,511,200 -$7.008
813,000 $13,079
250 $12,108
yom 18.27
sino $19,127
$76,100 +534,382
12,888,600 $1,278,397
mm $10,857
S07 an FhTT aT
310,185,209 $81,80,888
tation and
superviton of Ofenders
Change
+81 408,574
+1730
+13/980
3,739
+042
$406,351
$25)113
44,507
165,395
6,788
185,001,700 $81,717,550
Career Ladder
Formulated
‘A career ladder was formulated
Jan, 18 and 19 when Council 82's
Corrections Policy Committee met
with Betty Miller, career ladder
expert from the International Union
‘The meetings took place at the
‘Thruway Hyatt House in Albany.
Mrs, Miller and her deput;
Pitman who are both from Career
Development in Washington, D.C.
aided the committee in formally
structuring a viable ladder for
upward advancement for members in
corrections.
After two grueling days, Mrs,
Miller and Mr. Pitman returned to
‘Washington to further structure the
career ladder, They will return thei
product to the Committee which,
after further discussion, will present
the ladder to their membership for
approval and diseussion.
‘The ladder, in its tentative stages
now, presents corrections officers
with a means for advancement into
higher positions within the
corrections department. There are
many way’ for this advancement as
presented in the ladder
final version of the ratified
career ladder will be presented to the
state when negotiations resume.
New Budgets
Are Released
asedt the
Gov, Rockefeller has
budgets for departnents whieh have
Council 820 members, The
Departments of Niveuties Addition
Control, Enviranmental
Conservation and Mental Hywiene
fare three af the major enews to
Couneil 82 members whose budgets
were released! in the Gavernir’s
Executive Budluet for 1973-1974
he new recommended burigets for
each department follawed by: last
years totals are as ato: Naveotie
Addiction — $140, to last
year's $133,347,613; Ennmental
Conservation — $68,201,000 to last
year’s $63,908,051; and Mental
Hygiene — $77,194,531 to last
‘year’s $727,971.89.
No Exit
‘The bureaucratic maze of official
Washington is now being fiven
istratior
Each veer GSA publishes a
guidebook listing all Federal
agencies, their locations, duties and
chief officers, The latest book has a
cover design which features a maze
with only one entrance and no exit.
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