I'm nominating
him because he is an outstanding example of what a public servant is and
should be. Lou works for all of us in Broome County. He's the total package
of public service and here's why.
Lou has served as Clerk of the Broome County Legislature since January of 1998. Mr. Augostini brought to the office, a broad depth of public and private sector experience. Following military service with the U.S. Army in Europe, he worked as a reporter and later worked for and retired from the IBM Corporation where he was an Information Developer and Planner. He previously served as a Village Trustee for the Village of Johnson City, NY and was elected to 5 terms as a member of the Broome County Legislature.
As Clerk, he has incorporated special software into the process of retrieving information from Indexes to the Journal of Proceedings, which have been scanned back to 1961. Minutes since 1991 are available in an electronic format. The cumbersome searching by viewing each 'journal' is now a thing of the past. The Clerk's Office is right up to date with their index, their minutes, and their Journals of Proceedings.
The Clerk's Office processes over 600 resolutions and local laws each year, writing many of the resolutions which frees up some staff in the County's Law Department for other important duties.
Mr. Augostini serves as the County's Records Access Officer and handles all Freedom of Information Requests in an efficient and friendly manner. He also distributes ethics disclosure forms for the County's Board of Ethics and works with the Board to assure timely filing from Elected Officials, Legislators, and certain designated public officials.
The Clerk's Office has utilized PC/CodeBook and an Internet subscription
to assist the public and various County Departments in keeping up to
date on Broome County's rules and regulations.
All of this has been done with a lot of work behind the scenes, but always with a smile. More public officials should adopt Lou's personal phrase: "Remember, I work for you."
