The Organizational Meeting of the Town Board of Guilderland was held at the Town Hall, Route 20 McCormick's Corners, Guilderland, NY, on the above date at 5:30 pm. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Roll call by Rosemary Centi, Town Clerk, showed the following to be present:
Councilman Ricard - Absent
Councilman Pastore
Councilman Bosworth
Councilwoman Slavick
Supervisor Runion
ALSO PRESENT: Richard Sherwood, Town Attorney
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Supervisor Runion welcomed everyone to the Town of Guilderland’s Organizational meeting and expressed his appreciation to all who were in attendance and asked for a motion approving the minutes of the December 20, 2005 Town Board meeting as submitted by Town Clerk, Rosemary Centi.
MOTION #1 Councilman Bosworth moved to APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 20, 2005 TOWN BOARD MEETING AS SUBMITTED BY TOWN CLERK, ROSEMARY CENTI. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Abstained
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
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Supervisor Runion acknowledged the following special guests:
Congressman Michael McNulty
Assemblyman Jack McEneny
Former Mayor of Green Island, Jack McNulty
Village of Altamont Mayor, James Gaughan
Village of Altamont Trustee Carrie Denean and Altamont Police Chief Tony Salerno
Albany County Legislators:
Gene Messercola and Bill Aylward, Frank Commisso and Robert Beston
Albany County Executive, Michael Breslin
Albany County District Attorney, David Soares
Judge Anthony Cardona expressed his appreciation at having been invited to provide the oaths for the newly elected officials as he has been doing since 1999 and congratulated all.
He proceeded to swear in the following Town Officials:
Kenneth D. Runion – Supervisor
Patricia Slavick – Town Board
Paul Pastore – Town Board
Rosemary Centi – Town Clerk
Jean Cataldo – Receiver of Taxes
Denise Randall – Town Justice
AGENDA ITEMS:
Supervisor Runion called Guilderland Chief of Police, James Murley to swear in the newly appointed Deputy Chief of Police, Lt. Carol Lawlor. He read a brief history of her service to the Town.
MOTION #2 Councilman Ricard moved to Appoint Carol Lawlor as Deputy Chief of Police Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
Supervisor Runion expressed the Town’s appreciation for her service to the Town of Guilderland and his appreciation to the Guilderland PBA who were in attendance to honor Deputy Chief of Police, Carol Lawlor.
Judge Cardona read a special oath.
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MOTION #3 Councilman Bosworth moved to Re-appoint Richard Sherwood as Town Attorney (Term expires December 31, 2007). Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #4 Councilman Ricard moved to Re-appoint Stephen Feeney as Chairperson of the Planning Board for 2006. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #5 Councilman Ricard moved to Appoint Linda Clark as an Assistant Town Attorney and Counsel to the Planning Board. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #6 Councilman Ricard moved to Appoint Lindsay Childs as a member of the Planning Board to fill unexpired term of Linda Clark (Term Expires December 31, 2011). Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #7 Councilman Ricard moved to Re-appoint Thomas Robert as a member of the Planning Board (Term Expires December 31, 2012). Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #8 Councilman Bosworth moved to Appoint Bryan Clenehan as an Assistant Town Attorney and Counsel to the Town Court. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #9 Councilman Bosworth moved to Appoint Peter Barber as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals to fill unexpired term of Bryan Clenehan ( December 31, 2006) and as Chairperson of the Zoning Board of Appeals for 2006. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #10 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Re-appoint Sharon Cupoli as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals (Term expires December 31, 2010). Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #11 Councilman Bosworth moved to Re-appoint James Sumner as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals (Term expires December 31, 2010). Councilman Ricard seconded the motin and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #12 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Appoint Janet Thayer as Assistant Town Attorney and Counsel to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION # 13 Councilman Pastore moved to Re-appoint John Wemple, Jr. as a member of the Environmental Conservation Advisory Council and as Chairperson of the Environmental Conservation Advisory Council for the year 2006. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
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MOTION #14 Councilman Pastore moved to Re-appoint Herb Hennings, Stuart Reese, Stephen D. Wixted, Kim Jones and Lillie McNulty and appoint Thomas Kriger as members of the Environmental Advisory Council. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #15 Councilman Bosworth moved to Re-appoint Gene Therriault as Chairperson of the Ethics Board for the year 2006. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #16 Councilman Bosworth moved to Re-appoint James Shahda as Chairperson of the Guilderland Industrial Development Agency and re-appoint William Young, James Lozano and James Runko as members of said Industrial Development Agency and appoint the firm of Hodgkin & Russ, Joseph Scott of Counsel, as attorney to the IDA. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
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MOTION #17 Councilman Pastore moved to Re-appoint Donald Csaposs as Chairperson of the Economic Advisory Council and re-appoint John Decatur, Peter Sparano, James Schanz, Henry Klein and Gary Robinson as members of said Economic Advisory Council. Appoint the remaining members of Council to consist of Chairperson of Planning Board, Zoning Board, Conservation Council, and IDA. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #18 Councilman Pastore moved to Re-appoint Thomas Remmert as alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals and ZBA liaison to emergency services. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #19 Councilman Ricard moved to Re-appoint Dr. Don Doynow as Medical Director, EMS. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #20 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Re-appoint Alice Begley as Town Historian. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #21 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Re-appoint Jean Cataldo as Registrar of Vital Statistics and Cindy Wadach, as Deputy. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #22 Councilman Ricard moved to Authorize Town Supervisor to make provisional appointments. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #23 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Approve salaries for elected officials, town employees and hourly rates and salaries for Highway Department and Department of Water and Wastewater Management for 2006 per Schedule A. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #24 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Designate First National Bank of Scotia, First Niagara Bank, Citizens Bank, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and M & T Bank as official depositories of the Town of Guilderland. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #25 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Authorize Supervisor and Comptroller to invest Certificates of Deposit in any of the designated official depositories with a third party holding the securities. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #26 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Authorize Supervisor and Comptroller to sign checks on behalf of the town. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #27 Councilman Bosworth moved to Designate Boswell Engineering, Delaware Engineering, Barton and Loguidace, Clough Harbour and Spectra Engineering to serve as Town Designated Engineers for 2006. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #28 Councilman Bosworth moved to Set meeting dates for the Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Guilderland Conservation Advisory Council as per Schedule B. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
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MOTION # 29 Councilwoman Slavick moved to 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. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
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MOTION #30 Councilman Ricard moved to 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. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
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MOTION #31 Councilman Bosworth moved to Designate the respective Fire Chiefs as Fire Wardens for 2006 per Schedule C. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #32 Councilman Bosworth moved to Appoint a fire investigation team per Schedule D. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #33 Councilman Bosworth moved to Designate the Town Supervisor as Affirmative Action Officer. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #34 Councilman Pastore moved to Designate the Town Supervisor as Emergency Response Officer. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll cal vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #35 Councilman Pastore moved to Designate Town Board Members/ Officials as Liaisons to various Town Departments for 2006 per Schedule E. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #36 Councilman Pastore moved to Appoint Joseph Muia as Special Counsel to the Town of Guilderland on Water and Sewer matters. Councilman Bosworth seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #37 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Appoint Dennis Feeney as assistant town attorney for litigation/labor matters. Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #38 Councilman Pastore moved to Designate Altamont Enterprise and The Guilderland Spotlight as Official Newspapers of the Town of Guilderland. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #39 Councilman Bosworth moved to Re-appoint John M. Wemple, Mark McNulty, Abe Palma and Bruce O’Connor as Court Attendants/Security - part time. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #40 Councilman Pastore moved to Approve holiday schedule for Transfer Station for the year 2006 per Schedule F. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #41 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Approve holiday schedule for non-union Town employees (other than Transfer Station) for 2006 per Schedule G. (Union Town employees holidays are per contract). Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #42 Councilman Bosworth moved to Adjourn the Organizational Meeting of the Town of Guilderland. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
Respectfully submitted
Rosemary Centi, Town Clerk
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