Organizational Meeting Agenda
January 7, 2014
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Accept Minutes of December 17, 2013
Presentation: Patriot Guard Riders to the Guilderland Police Department
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
1. Consider making the following appointments (one Year Term, unless otherwise noted):
a. Stephen Feeney – Chairperson of the Planning Board and Planning Board Member (Term expires December 31, 2020)
b. Bruce Sherwin – Planning Board Member to fill unexpired term of Paul Caputo (Term expires Dec. 31, 2016)
c. Peter Barber – Chairperson of Zoning Board of Appeals and Zoning Board of Appeals Member (Term Expires Dec.31, 2018)
d. Sindi Saita – Zoning Board of Appeals Member to fill unexpired term of James Sumner (Term Expires Dec. 31,2015)
e. William Meehan – Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate Member
f. John Wemple – Chairperson & Member Environmental Conservation Advisory Council
g. Stuart Reese - Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
h. Stephen Wacksman - Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
i. Gordon McClelland - Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
j. Jacob Crawford - Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
k. Kevin Connolly – Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
l. Sean Maguire – Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
m. William Young – Chairperson & Member Industrial Development Agency
n. James Shahda – Industrial Development Agency Member
o. Michael Bopp - Industrial Development Agency Member
p. Christopher Bombardier - Industrial Development Agency Member
q. Anthony Carrow - Industrial Development Agency Member
r. Hodgson, Russ LLP, Joseph Scott of Counsel, Attorney to Industrial Development Agency
s. Rosemary Centi – Board of Assessment and Review
t. Dr. Don Doynow – Medical Director, Paramedics
u. Alice Begley – Town Historian
v. Jean Cataldo – Registrar of Vital Statistics
w. Karen VanWagenen – Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
x. F. Lee Jones – Ethics Board (Term Expires Dec. 31, 2016)
y. Lowell Knapp – Ethics Board (Term Expires Dec. 31, 2016)
z. James Melita - Town Attorney and Town Court Prosecutor
aa. Janet Thayer – Deputy Town Attorney, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board
bb. Abel Palma – Court Attendant
cc. Bruce O’Connor – Court Attendant
2. Authorize Town Supervisor to make provisional appointments.
3. Designate First National Bank of Scotia, First Niagara Bank, Citizens Bank, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Pioneer Commercial Bank, NBT Bank and M&T Bank as official depositories of the Town of Guilderland.
4. Authorize Supervisor and Comptroller to invest Certificates of Deposit in any of the designated official depositories with a third party holding the securities.
5. Authorize Supervisor and Comptroller to sign checks on behalf of the town.
6. Designate Boswell Engineering, Delaware Engineering, Clough Harbour, Ingalls & Associates, LLP and Spectra Engineering to serve as Town Designated Engineers for 2014.
7. Set meeting dates for the Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Guilderland Conservation Advisory Council as per Schedule A.
8. Establish mileage rate to coincide with Federal IRS approved rate per mile for reimbursement to town employees when authorized to use their private vehicles on town business.
9. Authorize the Highway Superintendent and the Superintendent of Water and Wastewater Management to spend up to $2000 per year for the purchase of tools without prior approval of the town board.
10. Designate the respective Fire Chiefs as Fire Wardens, Appoint a Fire Investigation Team and designate Fire Inspectors for 2014 per Schedule B.
11. Designate the Town Supervisor as Affirmative Action Officer.
12. Designate the Town Supervisor as Emergency Response Officer.
13. Designate Town BoardMembers/ Officials as Liaisons to various Town Departments for 2013 per Schedule C.
14. Designate Altamont Enterprise as Official Newspaper of the Town of Guilderland.
15. Approve holiday schedule for non-union Town employees (other than Transfer Station) for 2014 per Schedule D. (Union Town employees holidays are per contract).
16. Approve holiday schedule for Transfer Station for the year 2014 per Schedule E.
17. Approve salaries for all non-union employees and elected and appointed officials per Schedule F. (Union employees benefits and compensation is subject to their respective collective bargaining agreement.)
18. Consider appointing Adam Brigadier as a telecommunicator from the Albany County Civil Service List.
19. Consider approving tax assessment settlement for One Fifty Five & Twenty of Albany L.P., 2061 Western Avenue as recommended by the Town Assessor.
20. Consider adopting resolution approving the Town’s Flexible Benefits Plan as offered to the Police Benevolent Association members per their Collective Bargaining Agreement.
21. Presentation in regard to solar energy options for municipalities.
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