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15 MARZO - 15 ABRIL, 2015 - www.RochesterLaVoz.com 1 L AVOZ :: A BILINGU A L PU B LIC A TION White House designates Rochester as TechHire Community WWW. ROCHESTERLAVOZ.COM 15 MARZO - 15 ABRIL, 2015 OUR CITY | OUR CULTURE | OUR VOICE 15 MARZO - 15 ABRIL, 2015 - www.RochesterLaVoz.com 1 2 15 MARZO - 15 ABRIL, 2015 - www.RochesterLaVoz.com LOCAL RCSD Superintendent Bolgen Vargas sues School Board By Staff due to Vargas’ SEG hiring, as well as Modica specifically cited legislation non-compliance with state law as sponsored by Assemblyman David Rochester City School District reasons for the move. Gantt in 1997, which gave former Superintendent Bolgen Vargas filed Rochester superintendent Clifford a lawsuit against the RCSD Board of However, in advance of last Tuesday’s Janey the ability to hire and assemble Education, claiming breach of contract; vote, Vargas’ lawyer, Steve Modica, his own management team. violation of education law; retaliation; wrote a letter to the board, stating it and improper use of taxpayer funds as was the board members who were in Gov. George Pataki approved the causes for the action. violation of the law, not Vargas. legislation at the time, writing: Vargas filed the suit after board members “I have advised Dr. Vargas that the “Current law deprives the Rochester voted to require the superintendent to proposed board resolutions are illegal superintendent of the basic and receive board approval before he can and will severely impair his ability to essential power to assemble his Rochester City School District Superintendent hire or fire any of the 32 members of manage the RCSD. Left unchallenged, own senior management team. This Bolgen Vargas his Superintendent Employee Group they will impair him and future RCSD is contrary to sound management (SEG) Tuesday. Superintendents (and his colleagues principles that require the chief the board intentionally acted beyond in other large districts) from executing executive of any organization to have the scope of its authority, by violating The board also approved a resolution their responsibilities as CEOs,” Modica the authority to assemble a team of the education law, individual board to hire an outside contractor to review wrote. “Although we hope that legal senior managers who share common members should be held individually whether all of the SEG members in action is not necessary, I want you to be goals and a common philosophy.” liable for their attorneys’ fees, and the Vargas’ cabinet should legally be part aware that we are prepared to litigate superintendent’s attorney’s fees.” of the group. this matter to vindicate Dr. Vargas’ Currently, Vargas’ suit has asked rights if he authorizes us to do so.” the court to overturn the board’s An RCSD spokesperson said Vargas will Board members cited spending issues resolutions, stating,” If the court finds only comment on the matter through his attorney. El Servicio de Tránsito Regional (RTS) cancelara algunos viajes de autobuses en las mañanas By Staff designados en rutas de la mañana las compras, las citas médicas, y otros Velázquez dijo que otra nueva clase pueden no estar disponibles hasta destinos. Dado a nuestro sólido comenzará en abril. El Servicio de Tránsito Regional (RTS) ha nuevo aviso. historial de fiabilidad y de puntualidad anunciado que algunas rutas pueden que constantemente supera el 90 por Funcionarios del servicio de tránsito ser canceladas temporalmente en las Las rutas afectadas serán: 1, 8, 9, 10, ciento, nuestros clientes han llegado a (RTS) publicara alertas de servicio horas de la mañana entre 5:30 am y 13, 14, 16, 24, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, esperar y depender de nuestro servicio. diario en myRTS.com, entre las 5:15 am las 7:30 am de lunes a viernes, en 23 40, 47, 48, 57, 81, 82, 102, y 103. Estamos trabajando agresivamente y las 8 am; así como los sitios de medios líneas de autobús debido a la escasez para llenar estas vacantes imprevistas”. sociales. Además, los funcionarios de operadores de autobuses. “Lamentamos las molestias que esta del Centro de Tránsito RTS harán situación temporal ha causado a Además, Velázquez dijo que algunos anuncios diarios. Los clientes pueden Funcionarios de RTS informaron que nuestros clientes”, dijo el Director operadores actualmente han asumido inscribirse para recibir notificaciones la organización tiene una escasez de Operaciones de RTS Miguel las horas extras o turnos adicionales, diarias a través de texto, de voz o de temporal de unos 20 operadores de Velázquez. “Mientras que el 99 por con el fin de compensar la escasez. correo electrónico por Internet en autobuses debido a una alta tasa ciento de nuestro servicio programado RTS ha acelerado también una clase myRTS.com, contactando RTS Servicio inusual por enfermedad, ausencias y se encuentra todavía en operación de adiestramiento reciente, que debe al Cliente al 585-288-1700, 07 a.m.-6 jubilaciones más de lo habitual. regular, sabemos que 20,000 clientes poner ocho nuevos operadores en el p.m., o enviando un correo electrónico confían en RTS diariamente para viajar camino en las próximas semanas. [email protected]. Como resultado, algunos viajes hacia y desde su trabajo, la escuela, RTS May Cancel Some Morning Bus Trips By Staff customers,” said RTS Chief Operating Officer Miguel Velazquez. “While 99 Regional Transit Service (RTS) has percent of our scheduled service is announced some weekday morning still in regular operation, we know that trips, between the hours of 5:30 a.m. 20,000 customers rely on RTS daily and 7:50 a.m., on 23 bus routes may be to travel to and from work, school, temporarily canceled due to a shortage shopping, health care appointments, of bus operators. and other destinations. Given our solid track record for reliability and on-time RTS officials said the organization has performance that consistently exceeds a temporary shortage of about 20 90 percent, our customers have come bus operators due to unusually high to expect and depend upon our rates of illness and absence, and more service. We are working aggressively to retirements than usual. fill these unanticipated vacancies.” As a result, some morning trips on In addition, Velazquez said some designated routes may be unavailable operators have currently taken on until further notice. overtime, or additional shifts, in order to make up for the shortage. RTS has The impacted routes will be: 1, 8, 9, 10, also accelerated a recent training class, RTS officials will post daily service alerts by registering online at myRTS.com, 13, 14, 16, 24, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, which should put eight new operators on myRTS.com, between 5:15 a.m. and contacting RTS Customer Service at 39, 40, 47, 48, 57, 81, 82, 102, and 103. on the road in the next few weeks. 8 a.m.; as well as social media sites. In 585-288-1700, between 7 a.m. and 6 addition, RTS Transit Center officials p.m., or by emailing Monroe@myRTS. “We are truly sorry for the inconvenience Velazquez said another new class will will make daily announcements. com. this temporary situation has caused our begin in April. Customers may sign up to receive daily notifications via text, voice or email 2 15 MARZO - 15 ABRIL, 2015 - www.RochesterLaVoz.com 15 MARZO - 15 ABRIL, 2015 - www.RochesterLaVoz.com 3 LOCAL L AVOZ Secretary of State Discusses Minimum Wage with Local Business Owners :: A BILINGU By Staff to Syracuse after his Rochester visit to continue framing the issue to local The New York State Secretary of businesses. State, Cesar Perales, was at TruForm A Manufacturing Friday morning to make Tyrone Reaves, President of TruForm, L PU the case for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s said he is a proponent of raising the B push for an increase in minimum wage. minimum wage, but has some concerns LIC it may increase the unemployment rate A Perales met with a small group of of youth. TION business owners for a roundtable discussion on the subject. He said “While the great majority of our workers there are a large number of people are skilled, and are paid well above the working fulltime, but who continue to minimum wage, we hire a number of live below the poverty level. young people over the summer who do not have the necessary skills,” Reaves “The question becomes—we have stated. “So, while I personally believe a lot of folks earning the minimum in the importance of the issue, others wage—shouldn’t they earn enough (business owners) may not look at it so that they can feed themselves, or the same way, and may cut back on are we going to have to support them their hiring.” on public assistance?” Perales said to the mostly supportive group of Reaves, who employs about 160 businessmen attending the N. Clinton people, said he feels there should be Ave. meeting. more dialogue around the matter. Business owners attending the discussion (seated left to right) included Sergio Estaban- Labella, One suggestion was to create a tiered Associates, Matt Vittorio- Vittorio Tuxedos, Cesar Perales- Secretary of State, Tyrone Reeves- The minimum wage in New York State system, one for 14- to 18-year-olds, TruForm Mfg., Tony Jackson- Panther Graphics, Harry Powell- Midnight Janitorial is currently $8.75 per hour. Cuomo’s and another for adults. plan would increase it to $10.50 across the state, and to $11.50 in New York Perales noted that, while some York released a statement Wednesday Rochester Business Alliance, headed by City. employers may say they will cut in opposition to the measure. former Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, was not workers hours because of higher named on the list.