In re the Claim of Cass

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 21, 2001, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was *760ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

It is uncontested that during the period when claimant was receiving unemployment insurance benefits, he was actively serving as an elected official. He was a member of the Geneva City Council, receiving a salary of $208.33 per month, until January 1, 2000, when he was sworn in as the Mayor of the City of Geneva, a part-time position for which he was paid $625 per month.…