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VOL. 34 NO. 27 Wednesday, July 8 , 1 9 87 3 0 i PER COPY
Senator Dean G. Skelos
today announced Senate
passage of a strict ethics in
government bill. The bill,
one oi the most thorough of
its kind in the nation, estab-lishes
a code of conduct lor
state and local government
olTicials.
"1 am very proud to have
sponsored this landmark
legislation", Skelos said.
" This bill will help to pre-serve
the integrity ot
government and protect the
public trust."
The ethics measure would
apply to executive and legis-lative
branch officials and
certain state employees and
political party chairman.
Details of the legislation
include:
CONDUCT
The bill would restrict
these individuals from
representing anyone for pay
before the state and would
prohibit them from obtain-ing
state contracts without
competitive bids. The bill also
sets restrictions on lobbying
by legislative employees and
dealings between state agen-cies
and former employees.
FINANCIAL DISCLO-SURE
Government officials and
staff covered by the provi-sions
of the bill would have
to file detailed financial dis-closure
statements lor them-selves,
their spouses and
their dependent children.
ENFORCEMENT
The bill provides for the
e s t a b l i s h m e n t of three
commissions which would
monitor compliance with
the code. One commission
would cover executive
branch employees, a second
would handle the legislative
branch, while the third
would keep tabs on local
government.
PENALTIES
Those who intentionally
violate the provisions of the
bill would be subject to civil
fines of up to $10,000, and
where appropriate, liable to
criminal prosecution.
"The political scandals
that have rocked New York
City have greatly eroded
public opinion of govern-ment
officials," Skelos
added. "The abuses of the
public trust by New York
City Democrats on both the
state and local level have
made such legislation
necessary."
"Although it is impossible
to legislate away official cor-ruption,
this bill leaves no
doubt about what consti-tutes
proper conduct for
governmental officials. It is
my sincere hope that this
measure will help to restore
public faith in government,"
Skelos concluded.
Nassau Unemployment Hits
Record Low
WITH THANKS. Lynbrook Mayor William P. Geier
accepts the keys to a brand new car from Ted Anderson and
Herb Green of Crown Ford of Merrick Road, Lynbrook,
with his thanks for the company's donation of a new vehicle
for the Lynbrook Auxiliary Police Department. Joining in
are Police Chief Frank Kehr, Auxiliary Sgt. Arthur Fuchs,
and Auxiliary Sgt. David Penso. The Lynbrook Auxiliary
Police is presently conducting a membership drive to recruit
new volunteers. If you are interested in serving your com-munity,
call the Lynbrook Police Department at 599-3300
for information. (Photo by John Cribbin).
Skelos Announces
Ethics Bill Passage
Nassau County Executive
Thomas S. Gulotta today
announced that unemploy-ment
in the County reached
a record low of 2.9% in May
1987. Gulotta, noting that
the number of unemployed
residents was half the total
of just 4 years ago, termed
the low rate another practi-cal
demonstration of the
strength within the local
economy of the County.
"Low unemployment
benefits all our residents in
that it strengthens the local
economy of our County and
its composite communities,"
Gulotta noted. "This, in turn
places Nassau in the fore-front
as one of the most
desired areas in the entire
country in which to live,
work and raise a farnily."
" t h e most receiit figures
New Pastor
At
St. Johns
The Reverend Ralph
Midtlyng, together with his
lovely wife Linda and 3
children, are currently in the
process of establishing resi-dence
in the parsonage of St.
John's Lutheran Church on
Whitehall Street in Lyn-brook,
as well as organizing
his office at the church itself
on the corner of Peninsula
Boulevard and Merrick
Road in Lynbrook.
Reverend Midtlyng is the
new Pastor of St. John's and
will begin his ministry there
on Monday, July 20th - a
long awaited date - as the
congregation has been with-out
their own pastor for
almost ! '/2 years.
All are warmly invited to
attend services Sundays at
9:30AM to meet and hear
the new spiritual leader of
St. John's as well as your fel-low
townsman!!
If s Census Time
New York State Educa-tion
Law requires every
school district to conduct a
Census to obtain informa-tion
on all children and fam-ilies
in the district. The data
from the Census is then used
as a basis rt>r 'intelligent
planning.
In compli; ncc with the
provision ol ihc law. resi-dents
will be receiving a pos-tage
paid reply card in the
mail.
You arc urged to com-plete
the form and return it
as soon as possible to the
district. All residents are
requested to respond,
whether or not you have
children.
indicate that only 2.9% of
the County's civilian work-force
were without jobs dur-ing
the month of May,"
Gulotta said."Economic
experts consider such a low
rate as full employment.
This augurs well for our
County and our residents,
who continue to ride the
crest of one of the country's
most spectacular economic
success stories."
During May, according to
statistics provided by the
New York State department
of Labor, only 21,687 out of
a total civilian work force
ol747, 858 County residents
were unemployed,leading to
the unemployment rate of
2.9%. The previous record
County low was in April
1987, when 3.0% were
unemployed. Gulotta noted
that the new unemployment
figures were especially
noteworthy when compared
with the same figures from
1983. ."At the same time,
four years ago, unemploy-ment
in Nassau stood at
7.0%. Thus, in a four year
span, the number of unem-ployed
has been halved,
reaching a level which econ-omists
define as full
employment-plus."
"The strong local econo-myu
which has provided
these astonishing statistics
did not happen by accident
... it is the result of a joint
effort between our local
government officials and the
private sector. Together we
have worked hard to pro-vide
the type of atmosphere
conducive to attracting new
businesses to our County,
expanding existing busi-nesses
and modernizing
retail shopping centers. 1 am
confident that by working
together, we will continue to
provide the type of economy
which has made Nassau
County an astonishing suc-cess
s t o r y , " G u l o t ta
concluded.
July Is
Constitution
by Mildred Roemer
Gifts From the Library
Two sturdy showcases
were being removed from
the E.R. Library, looking
for a new home. Happily the
Museum was contacted and
super-happily accepted.
One has been placed on
the lower floor beneath
some photos of the Davison
family. This gave an oppor-tunity
to display Amelia
Davison's black lace shawl
along with a few other spe-cial
exhibits borrowed from
other showcases. The
second case was brought
upstairs next to the Indian
exhibit. This will contain
handwork from mostly
western Indians loaned by
the A.K. Roemers. The
library also loaned a talking
book machine (used by the
blind) so that a recording on
the U.S. Constitution mde
by "American Heritage"
magazine may be heard. Vis-itors
will be interested in see-ing
the machine and the
records made exclusively for
the blind and handicapped,
and given free through the
Library of Congress. These
records can only be played
on the special machine with
a low 8 rpm movement.
July-Constitution Month
In honor of the 200th
Anniversary of the signing
of our Constitution the
Museum's monthly-chang-ing
"fashion corner" lias been
dedicated to the Anniver-sary.
a huge Civil War flag
has been draped in back of a
Hewlett chair and a record
taken from a "talking book"
disc from American Herit-age
magazine will be heard.
The large flag is of the type
most four-story brownstone
homes used to hang from the
parlor floor to the basement.
In the larae showcase on the
Museum's upper floor there
is an "upstairs Downstairs"
display of old kitchen uten-sils
and dishes used by the
gentry "upstairs".
The 300th-Year Anniver-sary
Museum Plates are still
on sale weekends at the
Museum.
THE HUCKLEBERRY FROLIC, Hempstead Town
Presiding Supervisor Joseph N. Mondello presents an offi-cial
Town of Hempstead Proclamation to Mildred Ruemer,
Director of the East Rockaway Grist Mill Museum, where
the annual Huckleberry Frolic fundraiser was recently held.