Town of Guilderland, NY - Town Board Minutes 01/01/2010

Town Board Minutes 01/01/2010

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING JANUARY 1, 2010

The Organizational Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Guilderland was held at the Town Hall, Route 20 McCormick’s Corners, Guilderland, N.Y. on the 1st day of January 2010 at 10:00 AM. 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 Redlich

Councilwoman Slavick

Councilman Pastore

Councilman Grimm

Supervisor Runion

ALSO PRESENT: Richard Sherwood, Town Attorney

Supervisor Runion wished everyone a Happy New Year and welcomed everyone to the morning’s meeting.

The Guilderland Explorers presented the Flags of the Town and State.

Father James Belogi, Pastor of St. Madeleine Sophie Church gave the invocation.

Supervisor Runion stated that it was the first meeting of the year and that the Organizational Meeting was held in order to appoint officials for the 2010 Town year as well as to set forth the general guidelines for business to be conducted during the year.

He welcomed honored guests, Judge Anthony Cardona, Presiding Judge of the Third Department of the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division who swore in the Elected officials, Albany County Executive, Michael Breslin, Senator Neil Breslin, Assemblyman John McEneny, and Albany County Conservative Chairman, Richard Stack.

Congressman Paul Tonko, D- Amsterdam, United States House of Representatives, spoke a few congratulatory words.

The first item on the agenda of the 2010 calendar year was Oaths of Office taken by the following elected officials by Judge Anthony Cardona:

Kenneth D. Runion, Jr. – Town Supervisor

Patricia Slavick –Town Board Member

Paul Pastore – Town Board Member

Rosemary Centi – Town Clerk

Denise Randall – Town Justice

Jean Cataldo – Receiver of Taxes

MOTION #1 Councilman Pastore moved to Re-Appoint Richard Sherwood

Town Attorney (Term expires Dec. 31, 2011). Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Opposed
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Opposed
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #2 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Re-Appoint Stephen Feeney – Chairperson of the Planning Board. Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye– “I had the privilege of serving with Mr. Feeney when I served as Counsel to the Planning Board. He is professional and competent and I wholeheartedly endorse him.”
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #3 Councilman Pastore moved to Re-Appoint Paul Caputo Planning Board Member (Term expires Dec. 31, 2016)

Councilman Redlich	Opposed
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye– “I had the privilege of serving with as well when I served as Counsel to the Planning Board. He has most competently and capably served the residents of this Town of quite some time and his insight into the Glassworks Village Project was particularly helpful to this Board.”
Councilman Grimm	Opposed
Supervisor Runion	Aye- “I am in favour of the motion and I just want to echo the comments of Councilperson Pastore. Paul Caputo also served this Town as a former Town Board member as well as a Planning Board member. I have known him for probably over 15 years, has done an excellent job and I fully support his appointment”.

MOTION #4 Councilman Redlich moved to ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS (ONE YEAR TERM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED):

Kimberly Jones – Appointed Planning Board Member ( unexpired term of Lindsay Childs – Dec. 31, 2011)
Linda Clark – Re-Appointed Deputy Town Attorney (Planning Board)
Peter Barber – Re-Appointed Chairperson of Zoning Board of Appeals
Michael Marcantonio – Re-Appointed Zoning Board of Appeals Member (Term expires Dec. 31, 2014)
Charles Cahill – Re-Appointed Alternate Member Zoning Board of Appeals
Stephen Parker – Appointed Assistant Town Attorney (Zoning Board of Appeals)
John Wemple – Re-Appointed Chairperson & Member Environmental Conservation Advisory Council
Herb Hennings – Re-Appointed Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
Stuart Reese – Re-Appointed Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
Stephen Albert – Re-Appointed Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
Gordon McClelland – Re-Appointed Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
Steven D. Wickham – Re-Appointed Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
David Heller – Re-Appointed Environmental Conservation Advisory Council Member
William Young – Re-Appointed Chairperson & Member Industrial Development Agency
James Shahda – Re-Appointed Industrial Development Agency Member
Michael Bopp – Re-Appointed Industrial Development Agency Member
Christopher Bombardier – Re-Appointed Industrial Development Agency Member
Anthony Carrow – Re-Appointed Industrial Development Agency Member
Hodgson, Russ LLP, Re-Appointed Joseph Scott of Counsel, Attorney to Industrial Development Agency
Dr. Don Doynow – Re-Appointed Medical Director, Paramedics
Alice Begley – Re-Appointed Town Historian
Jean Cataldo – Re-Appointed Registrar of Vital Statistics
Karen VanWagenen – Re-Appointed Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
Rosemary Centi – Re-Appointed Passport Agent

Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION # 5 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Authorize Town Supervisor to make provisional appointments. Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Opposed
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Opposed
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #6 Councilwoman Slavick moved to 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. Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #7 Councilman Pastore 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. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #8 Councilman Redlich moved to Authorize Supervisor and Comptroller to sign checks on behalf of the Town. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #9 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Designate Boswell Engineering, Delaware Engineering, Barton and Loguidice, Clough Harbour and Spectra Engineering to serve as Town Designated Engineers for 2009. Councilman Redlich seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #10. Councilman Redlich moved to Set meeting dates for the Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Guilderland Conservation Advisory Council as per Schedule A. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye– Thanked the Supervisor and the rest of the Board for accommodating his concerns.
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye– Stated that there may be a change in a date relative to Primary Day.

MOTION #11 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 Redlich seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #12 Councilman Redlich 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 Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #13 Councilman Redlich moved to Designate the respective Fire Chiefs as Fire Wardens, Appoint a Fire Investigation Team and designate Fire Inspectors for 2009 per Schedule B. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #14 Councilman Redlich moved to Designate the Town Supervisor as Affirmative Action Officer. Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #15 Councilman Redlich moved to Designate the Town Supervisor as Emergency Response Officer. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #16 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Designate the Town Board members/Officials as Liaisons to various Town Departments for 2010 per Schedule C. Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Opposed
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Opposed
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #17 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Designate Altamont Enterprise as Official Newspaper of the Town of Guilderland. Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #18 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Approve holiday schedule for Transfer Station for the year 2010 per Schedule D. Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #19 Councilwoman Slavick moved to Approve holiday schedule for non-union Town employees (other than Transfer Station) for 2010 per Schedule E. (Union Town employees’ holidays are per contract). Councilman Pastore seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye
Supervisor Runion	Aye

MOTION #20 Councilman Redlich moved to Adjourn the 2010 Organizational Meeting at 10:47 AM. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:

Councilman Redlich	Aye
Councilwoman Slavick	Aye
Councilman Pastore	Aye
Councilman Grimm	Aye– Wished all the appointees good luck and thanked them for their service to the Town.
Supervisor Runion	Aye

Respectfully submitted,

Rosemary Centi