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Village Board of Trustees Minutes 01/07/2008
Board of Trustees
Village of Tarrytown
Regular Meeting No. 22
January 7, 2008  8:00 p.m.

PRESENT:  Mayor Fixell presiding; Trustees Basher, Butler, Hoyt, McGee, and Zollo; Village Administrator McCabe; Village Engineer McGarvey; Chief of Police Brown; Village Attorney Shumejda; and Village Clerk Booth

ABSENT:  Trustee McGovern

The meeting began with the Pledge to the Flag.

REPORTS

Mayor Fixell stated that in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, our next regular Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 22nd at 8 p.m.

Trustee Butler stated that the Comprehensive Plan Committee continues to review our zoning code and will propose changes in an effort to make it easier to use.  All changes to the code will be subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, with appropriate public involvement.

Trustee Basher wished everyone a Happy New Year.

Recycling Update

Michael McGarvey, Village Engineer stated that in an effort to increase recycling throughout the County, Westchester County has started this week to further enforce the recycling laws.  The Village of Tarrytown will not be able to pick up any recycling products that may be thrown in regular garbage bags.  If the Sanitation Department notices recycling material in your regular garbage, they will not take it and a red sticker will be put on the garbage bag that says “oops.”  The resident would then have to go through and take out the recycling product(s) and then put the garbage bag out again for pick up.  The red sticker policy will begin on February 1, 2008.  At this time, the County or Village of Tarrytown will not be requiring clear garbage bags.  Materials to be recycled are plastic bottles (#1 and #2 only), newspapers, clean cardboard, glass bottles and aluminum cans.  Styrofoam and packaging material are not recycling products.  The Westchester County’s website, www.westchestergov.com/recycling, has a chart of recycling do’s and don’ts.  The third annual Waste Reduction Recycling Seminar will be held on Friday, January 11th at 12:30 p.m. at the Tarrytown Senior Center for superintendents and building managers of Apartment Buildings, Co-ops, and Condominiums.  Mayor Fixell stated that the Village faces potential fines if recycling products are mixed with regular garbage.  This is a Westchester County mandate and as it develops, changes may need to take place.  The Village Board along with the Environmental Council has arranged installation of recycling containers on Main Street, Broadway, and also our Parks for public recycling of plastic and glass bottles.  The recycling law will also include public garbage.  Trustee Zollo stated that it costs the Village to dump regular garbage by the ton.  However, recycling products does not cost the Village at all.  Therefore, recycling saves tax dollars and the environment.

PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE LOCAL LAW REGARDING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD APPLICATION PROCESS  (Adopted Local Law No. 1 of 2008)

Mayor Fixell asked Attorney Shumejda to explain the proposed amendment:

Attorney Shumejda stated that the current law requires an applicant before the Architectural Review Board to give notice by certified mail return receipt requested to all property owners within 100 ft.  This legislation would curtail that to only the property owners immediately adjacent on all four sides of the property and the property
owner across the street and also will require the applicant to post a sign 10 days in advance of the meeting.

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo and unanimously carried that the public hearing be opened.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown will hold a public hearing on the 7th day of January, 2008, at 8 PM, in the Municipal Building, 21 Wildey Street, Tarrytown, New York 10591, to hear, discuss and to act upon a proposed amendment to the Code of the Village of Tarrytown by amending §9-8 of the Code of the Village of Tarrytown entitled "Notice of meetings; filing of affidavit." A summary of the legislation is available at Village Hall.  The complete text of this legislation follows:

A LOCAL LAW to amend the Code of the Village of Tarrytown by amending §9-8 of the Code of the Village of Tarrytown entitled "Notice of meetings; filing of affidavit."

SECTION 1.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS OF FACT.

A.      Findings of Fact.

The Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown has determined that the required notice provisions currently mandated by the Code of the Village of Tarrytown for approvals before the Architectural Review Board may be burdensome on some residents especially in the case of minor modifications to property.

B.      Legislative Intent.

The intent of this amendment is to modify the notice mandates of the Code of the Village of Tarrytown for approvals before the Architectural Review Board such that the Architectural Review Board has the discretion to require enhanced notice when the circumstances warrant.

Material to be deleted appears in parenthesis, material to be added is in bold typeface.

SECTION 2.  Amendment to §9-8 of the Code of the Village of Tarrytown entitled "Notice of meetings; filing of affidavit."

§9-8. Notice of meetings; filing of affidavit.

A. The Village, at least seven days prior to the Architectural Review Board meeting, shall place a notice of the matters to be considered by the Board in a newspaper of general circulation and shall post in a conspicuous space notice at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

B. (Additionally, all) All applicants, at least 10 days prior to the public hearing, shall send written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to owners of property adjacent to the subject property (on all sides) and across the street from the subject property and to any other such person(s) as the Architectural Review Board may deem necessary,  (to all owners within 100 feet of the property and to any other such persons as the applicable Board may deem necessary,) all at the expense of the applicant. Property owners entitled to notice shall be those listed as owners on the record in the Village of Tarrytown Tax Assessor's office as of the date of mailing. The written notice shall contain information equal to the notice published in the newspaper, and proof of mailing receipts must be furnished prior to the public hearing.

C.  Additionally, any person making an application is further required to erect a sign facing each public street on which the property abuts, giving notice that such application has been made and that a public hearing will be held. Such signs shall be obtained from the Building Inspector. Signs are to be displayed for a period of
not less than 10 days immediately preceding the hearing date or any adjourned hearing date. The sign shall not be set back more than 10 feet from any property or street line and shall not be less than two feet or more than six feet above the grade at the property line. Said sign shall be affixed to a suitable frame which will assure visibility from the street at all times.

(C)D. At the commencement of the public hearing before the Architectural Review Board, the applicant is required to file an affidavit which states that the aforementioned public notice requirements have been complied with. The affidavit shall provide the name of the applicant and the location of the property and must state the following:

That he/she has read and is fully familiar with the requirements of §~9-8 of the Code of the Village of Tarrytown and that in accordance therewith he/she has caused written notice to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to all interested parties as directed in the Code and that he/she makes this affidavit knowing that it shall be relied upon by the appropriate officials as proof of compliance with the requirements of the Code of the Village of Tarrytown.

No further changes to Section.

SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE

This local law shall take effect immediately, as provided by law.

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard.  Access to the meeting room is available to the elderly and the handicapped.  Signing is available for the hearing-impaired; a request must be made to the Village Clerk at least five days in advance of the meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN

Mayor Fixell questioned whether anyone wished to address the Board on this matter.  No one appeared.  

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee McGee, and unanimously carried that the public hearing be closed.

PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE VILLAGE’S SOLICITING AND PEDDLING LAW WITH RESPECT TO PERMITTED TIMES (Adopted Local Law No. 2 of 2008)

The proposed amendment would change the time peddlers and/or solicitors may knock on the doors of Village residents (as required to be permitted by Federal Law); however, locally we can restrict the hours.  The hours will change from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., to 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during daylight savings time, and from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at other times of the year.

Trustee Hoyt moved, seconded by Trustee McGee and unanimously carried that the public hearing be opened.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown will hold a public hearing on the 7th day January, 2008, at 8 PM, in the Municipal Building, 21 Wildey Street, Tarrytown, New York 10591, to hear, discuss and to act upon a proposed amendment to the Code of the Village of Tarrytown by amending §225-10 of Chapter 225 of Code of the Village of Tarrytown entitled "Peddling and Soliciting." A summary of the legislation is available at Village Hall.  The complete text of this legislation follows:

A LOCAL LAW to amend the Code of the Village of Tarrytown by §225-10 of Chapter 225 of Code of the Village of Tarrytown entitled "Peddling and Soliciting."

SECTION 1.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS OF FACT.

A.      Findings of Fact.

The Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown has found that the current provisions of Chapter 225 which permit solicitation and peddling until 9:00 p.m. year round should be limited to 7:00 p.m. when Daylight Savings Time (Spring/Summer) is in effect and 6:00 p.m. when Eastern Standard Time is in effect (Fall/Winter).

B.      Legislative Intent.

The intent of this amendment is limit the time when solicitation and peddling is permitted pursuant to Chapter 225 of the Tarrytown Code from 9:00 p.m. year round to 7:00 p.m. when Daylight Savings Time (Spring/Summer) is in effect and 6:00 p.m. when Eastern Standard Time is in effect (Fall/Winter).

Material to be deleted appears in (parenthesis), material to be added is in bold typeface.

SECTION 2.  Amendment to §225-10 of Chapter 225 of Code of the Village of Tarrytown entitled "Peddling and Soliciting."

§ 225-10. Hours

It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, whether registered under this chapter or not, to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of such residence for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant thereof and engaging in soliciting, hawking or peddling, as herein defined, prior to 9:00 a.m. or after (9:00 p.m. year round) 7:00 p.m. when Daylight Savings Time (Spring/Summer) is in effect and 6:00 p.m. when Eastern Standard Time is in effect (Fall/Winter).

SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE

This local law shall take effect immediately, as provided by law.

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard.  Access to the meeting room is available to the elderly and the handicapped.  Signing is available for the hearing-impaired; a request must be made to the Village Clerk at least five days in advance of the meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN

Mayor Fixell questioned whether anyone wished to address the Board on this matter.  No one appeared.  

Trustee Zollo moved, seconded by Trustee Butler, and unanimously carried that the public hearing be closed.

PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE VILLAGE LAW REGARDING WATER METERING WITH RESPECT TO THE INSTALLATION OF NEW METERS AT PROVATE HOMES (Adopted Local Law No. 3 of 2008)

This amendment would provide for stricter enforcement of the requirement of resident’s to allow entry to their homes for the purpose of installing new remote
controlled water meters by providing that anyone refusing such entry would be subject to fines and ultimately to shutting off of their water service.

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo and unanimously carried that the public hearing be opened.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown will hold a public hearing on the 7th day of January, 2008, at 8 PM, in the Municipal Building, 21 Wildey Street, Tarrytown, New York 10591, to hear, discuss and to act upon a proposed amendment to the Code of the Village of Tarrytown by amending §297-6 of the Code of the Village of Tarrytown entitled "Water meters." A summary of the legislation is available at Village Hall.  The complete text of this legislation follows:

A LOCAL LAW to amend the Code of the Village of Tarrytown by amending §297-6 of the Code of the Village of Tarrytown entitled "Water meters."

SECTION 1.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS OF FACT.

A.      Findings of Fact.

The Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown has provided for the installation of new water meters in all structures which can be "read" by remote access. The Board of Trustees has been advised that some property owners have refused to permit access in order to install the new meters.

B.      Legislative Intent.

The intent of this amendment is to mandate that all water consumers within the Village of Tarrytown allow the installation of new water meters that are compatible with the current water meter reading system utilized by the Village.

Material to be deleted appears in (parenthesis), material to be added is in bold typeface.

SECTION 2.  Amendment to §297-6 of the Code of the Village of Tarrytown entitled "Water meters."

§ 297-6. Water Meters

F.       Upgrade of water meters.
(1)     All water meters shall be upgraded so as to comply with the current requirements of the remote meter reading system. Property owners must allow access to their property upon 10-day notice by certified mail. If the owner is not available to provide access on the noticed day and time, the owner must provide a date and time within a 5-day period after the noticed date when access to the property will be available for the installation.
(2)     If a property owner does not provide access for the installation of said new water meters, the Village will impose a penalty of $100.00 for each month or part thereof that the property owner does not provide access.  If the owner does not pay the penalties imposed, the amount of the penalties shall be added to the property's next tax bill.
 (3)    The service of water may be discontinued if an upgraded water meter required by this article is not installed or if it is found that an upgraded water meter has been removed, tampered with or bypassed. Discontinued water service resulting from this section will not be restored until such condition is corrected.
SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE

This local law shall take effect immediately, as provided by law.

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard.  Access to the meeting room is available to the elderly and the handicapped.  Signing is available for the hearing-impaired; a request must be made to the Village Clerk at least five days in advance of the meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN

Mayor Fixell questioned whether anyone wished to address the Board on this matter.  No one appeared.  

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Butler, and unanimously carried that the public hearing be closed.

PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK/PUBLIC PROPERTY LOCAL LAW WITH RESPECT TO NOTICE REQUIRMENTS  (Adopted Local Law No. 4 of 2008)

Mayor Fixell asked Attorney Shumejda to explain the proposed amendment:

Attorney Shumejda stated that the New York State law has provided for many years a requirement before you can sue the Village or any municipality, you have to give them a notice of a defect.  In New York City it is commonly referred to as the “pot hole law.” It is currently limited to sidewalks, roads, culverts and bridges and that type of real property owned by the Village.  This law would broaden it to include all real property either owned by the Village or maintained by the Village.  This request was a suggestion by our insurance company counsel.

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee McGee and unanimously carried that the public hearing be opened.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown will hold a public hearing on the 7th day of January 2008, at 8 PM, in the Municipal Building, 21 Wildey Street, Tarrytown, New York 10591, to hear, discuss and to act upon a proposed amendment to the Code of the Village of Tarrytown by amending §216-1 entitled "Prior notice required for village to be liable." A summary of the legislation is available at Village Hall.  The complete text of this legislation follows:
A LOCAL LAW to amend the Code of the Village of Tarrytown by amending §216-1 entitled "Prior notice required for village to be liable".

SECTION 1.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS OF FACT.

A.      Findings of Fact.

The Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown finds that it is necessary to bolster the legal protection afforded to the Village under the law from tort liability and that an amendment to Chapter 216 is necessary to enhance said protection especially with respect to notice provisions required before the Village can be haled liable as a result of claims related to the maintenance of public sidewalks or other property owned by the Village.

B.      Legislative Intent.

It is the intent of the Village Board of Trustees to amend Chapter 216 of the Village Code in order to enhance the legal protection of the Village from tort liability by
bolstering the notice provisions required before the Village can be held liable as a result of claims related to the maintenance of public sidewalks or other property owned by the Village.

Material to be deleted appears in (parenthesis), material to be added is in bold typeface.

SECTION 2.  Amendment to Chapter 216: Notification of Defects, §216-1 entitled "Prior notice required for village to be liable."
§ 216-1. Prior notice required for village to be liable.
No civil action shall be brought or maintained against the Village of Tarrytown or any of its employees for damages or injuries to person or property sustained in consequence of any street, highway, bridge, culvert, sewer, sidewalk (or) crosswalk or any other property owned or maintained by the Village being defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed or in consequence of the existence or accumulation of snow or ice thereon unless written notice of the existence of such condition, relating to the particular place, had theretofore actually been given to the Village Clerk of the Village of Tarrytown and there had been a failure or neglect on the part of said village to (cause such condition to be corrected or such snow or ice to be removed or the place otherwise made reasonably safe within a reasonable time after the receipt of such notice.) correct the condition or make the location reasonably safe within a reasonable time after the receipt of such notice.
SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE

This local law shall take effect immediately, as provided by law.

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard.  Access to the meeting room is available to the elderly and the handicapped.  Signing is available for the hearing-impaired; a request must be made to the Village Clerk at least five days in advance of the meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN

Mayor Fixell questioned whether anyone wished to address the Board on this matter.  No one appeared.  

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Hoyt, and unanimously carried that the public hearing be closed.

Trustee McGee moved, seconded by Trustee Basher, and unanimously carried that the following local laws be adopted:   Approved: 6-0

WHEREAS, the Proposed Actions are Unlisted actions pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Law, and

WHEREAS, Environmental Assessment Forms [EAF] were filed for each action and,

WHEREAS, a notice of public hearing for each action was published in the Journal News on December 14, 2007, and

WHEREAS, public hearings were held for the proposed actions on January 7, 2008, and

        WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown is the only agency which has approval authority over the Proposed Actions, and is therefore the Lead Agency for the Proposed Actions.

        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

        1.      In accordance with Article 8 of the State Environmental Conservation Law and 6NYCRR Part 617, including without limitations the criteria set forth in 6 NYCRR Part 617.7(c) and based upon review of the Environmental Assessment Form and all other materials that were prepared for the Proposed Actions, the Village Board of Trustees hereby determines that Proposed Actions will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment, and hereby adopts Negative Declarations.

        NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby adopts Local Laws No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of 2008.

OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD:  SPEAKERS HAVE 5 MINUTES BEFORE YIELDING TO THE NEXT PERSON:  THEN 3 MINUTES FOR ADDITONAL COMMENTS

Mayor Fixell questioned whether anyone wished to address the Board on any matter.  No one appeared.  

RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Hoyt, and unanimously carried that the following be approved:  Approved:  6-0

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby approves to change the date of the next Regular Board of Trustees Meeting from Monday, January 21, 2008 to Tuesday, January 22, 2008 due to the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday.

RESOLUTION DECLARING THE DATE, POLLING HOURS, DESIGNATED POLLLING PLACES AND THE PAY FOR ELECTION INSPECTORS WITH ESPECT TO THE VILLAGE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 18, 2008

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried that the following be approved:  Approved:  6-0

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village Election shall be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.

The following Polling Places have been designated:

        District No. 1          - Riverside Hose Firehouse, White and                                                         Franklin Streets

        District No. 2          - Phenix Hose Firehouse, Mechanics and
                                      Central Avenues

District No. 3               - Main Street Firehouse, 50 Main Street
                                           
District No. 4               - First Baptist Church, 56 South Broadway

        District No. 5          - Temple Beth Abraham, 25 Leroy Avenue

        District No. 6          - Tappan Hill School, 50 Ichabod Lane

District No. 7                  - Tarryhill Clubhouse, Tarryhill Road

District No. 55             - Temple Beth Abraham, 25 Leroy Avenue

        District No. 74                 - Tappan Hill School, 50 Ichabod Lane

        District No. 76                 - Tarryhill Clubhouse, Tarryhill Road

        District No. 82         - Tarryhill Clubhouse, Tarryhill Road

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the pay for Election Inspectors shall be $200.00 for Election Day. The Chairman in each district shall be paid an additional $25.00 on Election Day.  The hours for which the Election Inspectors shall be paid on Election Day shall be from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. for a total of fifteen hours.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Election Inspectors be appointed to serve on Election Day, Tuesday, March 18, 2008, in accordance with Section 15-116(1) of the Election Law.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all persons appearing on the permanent Voter Registration List provided by the Westchester County Board of Elections shall be eligible to vote.  Pursuant to Section 15-118(3) of the Election Law, the Village no longer conducts a local Village registration day;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village offices to be filled on Election Day, Tuesday, March 18, 2008, and the terms of those offices are as follows:

                        Trustees (3 seats)              Two-year term
                        
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees shall hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 10:00 p.m. at the Tarrytown Village Hall to canvass the vote of the 2008 Village Election.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees request all Election Inspectors vote in their respective, personal designated voting districts and not by absentee vote.

RESOLUTION APPROVING A CHANGE ORDER FOR MARQUISE CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE NEW VILLAGE HALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Trustee Zollo moved, seconded by Trustee McGee, and unanimously carried that the following be approved:  Approved:  6-0

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby approves change #SW-01 in the amount of $87,966 for work which was performed by Marquise Construction as part of the phase 1 contract of the Village Hall, Police Headquarters and Court, as approved by the construction managers, Savin Engineers; the architect, Pustola Associates; and the Village Engineer.

RESOLUTION REGARDING SETTLEMENT OF CROTON POINT LANDFILL LITIGATION

Attorney Shumejda stated that many years ago, the County of Westchester along with private carters paid to have the croton landfill capped at a significant cost.  The private carters filed a lawsuit against most municipalities in Westchester County claiming contributions to recoup some of the money for the capping of the Croton Landfill.  Twenty-one municipalities retained the same law firm for their defense and the municipalities agreed to settle for a total of $675,000.  The Village of Tarrytown’s contribution is approximately $34,500.

Trustee Hoyt moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried that the following be approved:  Approved:  6-0

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby authorizes the settlement of the Croton Point Landfill case as recommended by the Village Attorney.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIOZING AN INCREASE IN THE COMPENSATION OF THE VILLAGE JUSTICE AND THE ACTING VILLAGE JUSTICE

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Hoyt, and unanimously carried that the following be approved:  Approved:  6-0

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby approves an increase in the salary of the Tarrytown Village Justice from $29,000 annually to $34,800 annually, and approves an increase in the compensation of the Acting Village Justice from $3,500 annually to $4,200 annually.

RESOLUTION – FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL CHANGES

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried that the following be approved:  Approved:  6-0

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown approves the following Fire Department personnel changes recommended at the December 18, 2007 Board of Fire Wardens meeting:  Memberships:  Kevin Michael Grubb was approved to Active membership of Washington Engine Company; Brandon Dugan was approved to out-of-town Active membership of Hope Hose Company.   New Driver:  Timothy Arduino has completed driver training for Phenix Hose Company.

RESOLUTION REGARDING THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF A VILLAGE EMPLOYEE TO A NEW CIVIL SERVICE TITLE

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Butler, and unanimously carried that the following be approved:  Approved:  6-0

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby approves the re-appointment of Carol Gray as a full-time Senior Office Assistant – Police Department, Step 6 at an annual salary of $49,379 effective January 8, 2008.  Said appointment is subject to a probationary period and is subject to all applicable civil service rules and regulations.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON DECEMBER 17, 2007

Trustee McGee moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried that the following be approved:  Approved:  6-0

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby approves the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees held on December 17, 2007 as submitted by the Village Clerk.

APPROVAL OF AUDITED VOUCHERS #12

Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried that the following resolution be approved:   

RESOLVED:  The following Abstract bearing No. 11, dated January 7, 2008 containing Vouchers No. 002443 through No. 002626 is hereby ordered paid in the
following amounts as presented:
                General                  $     200,472.22
                Water                                 16,695.36
                Capital                  1,132,560.50
                Library                        7,420.52  
                Trust & Agency                   149,928.91
Total                             $  1,507,077.51

The Board was polled all voting “aye” with the exception of Trustee McGee who abstained from Voucher Numbers 002484 and 002602 and Trustee Hoyt who abstained from Voucher Numbers 002447, 002576, and 002625.   Motion carried 6-0.

ADJOURNMENT

Trustee Zollo moved seconded by Trustee Hoyt and unanimously carried, that the meeting be adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Carol A. Booth
Village Clerk