HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-12/27/1995 SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
DECEMBER 27, 1995
WORK SESSION
Present: Supervisor Thomas Wickham, Councilwoman Alice J. Hussies. Councilwoman
Ruth D. Oliva, Justice Louisa P. Evans, Town Clerk Judith T. Terry, Town
Attorney Laury L. Dowd.
9:10 A.M. - Philip Horton and Katherine Mayne, members of "The Commoners", met
With the Board to discuss .their proposed donation of two parcels of property to the
Town, in return for the erection of a historic marker in the vicinity of Town Hall.
They presented the Board with a draft of the proposed wording on the marker. The
Town Board is fully supportive of the proposal, and Supervisor Wickham will refer .
the project to the Landmark Preservation Commission for consultation. In the
meantime the Town Attorney will draft a deed for the transfer of the property from
"The Commoners". to the Town Trustees, prohibiting construction on the parcels,
and allowing only limited passive use.
9:25 A.M. - Joseph Gold, Chairman of the Land Preservation Committee, met with
the Town Board to report on his negotiations with John Koroleski for the acquisition
of the development. rights in his farmland at Mattituck. Mr. Gold advised the Board
that Mr. Koroleski is willing to put 64 acres in the farmland preservation program,
holding out two acres where..the house and barn is situated, and four acres. where
the greenhouse and former retail store is located. The Board set 5:00 P.M. ,
Tuesday, January 23, . 1996 ' for a public hearing on the acquisition of the
development rights (resolution 37) c.
9:45 A.M. - Data Control Supervisor Jeanne Ruland, and two representatives of
Bowne Management Systems, Inc. met with the Board to make a' presentation on their
needs assessment of . the Town's computer system requirements. (Report on file in
the Town Clerk's Office:) Ms. Ruland was asked to prepare a proposal for the
Board of key people to be' on a Technical Committee that would be responsible for
reviewing all computer activity within the Town.
10:25 A.M. - Board of Ethics members William Milusich, Chairman, Richard Ploth and
Blanche Katz met with the Town Board to review their proposed revised Annual
Financial Disclosure Statement. The Board had several questions, and the Ethics
Board will retook at the form and modify certain questions.
11 :00 -A.M. - Robert Keith appeared before the Board to review his recently
completed ."Property, Improvements in Southold Town, A Guide to Permit Procedures".
The Board had a .few modifications,as well as a suggestion that the guide incorporate
the procedures for a change of zone. Mr. Keith will revise the booklet and come
back to the Board in January.
11 :20 A.M. - Town , Board reviewed a letter from Dvirka and Bartilucci which
contained a cost estimate to perform the Closure Investigation field program as
described in the Closure. Investigation Work Plan, and prepare the Closure
Investigation Report. The .estimated budget to prepare the report is $30,200. It
was agreed the Solid Waste Management Task Force should review and evaluate the
proposal to determine whether. the Town is getting a cost effective proposal.----The
Town Board spent some time' reviewing a proposal to the Village of Greenport with
regard to the Scavenger Waste Treatment Facility - a proposal to work jointly with
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the Village to provide the most efficient and cost effective operation of the Treatment
Facility. The most efficient - method would be to treat both the Scavenger Waste
Treatment Planf-.-.and the Wastewater Treatment Plant as a unified facility, with
personnel and equipment . moving freely between both operations as required by
operations.----Town Board discussed a bill from Special Counsel Frank Yakaboski
for legal services with regard � to the Cross Sound Ferry litigation. The Board
agreed that to reduce expenses.,.,.._Mr. Yakaboski .should continue as legal counsel for
litigation purposes, and to pursue a more aggressive stance for a hearing before
the Court. Town Attorney Dowd should handle the administrative procedures before
the Town at the present time. Town Attorney Dowd will ask for a progress report
from Mr. Yakaboski, and his opinion as to what can be expected in the. foreseeable
future with regard to the Cross Sound Ferry lawsuit.
12 :20 P.M. - Solid Waste Coordinator James Bunchuck met with the Board to review
the progress at the Fishers Island Metal Dump.-
12:35 P.M. - Recess for lunch.
2:05 P.M. - The Town Board reviewed the resolutions to be voted on at the 4:30
P.M. Regular Meeting.
2 :15 P.M. - Supervisor Wickham reviewed with the Board his proposal for the
transfer of Town property at Laurel Lake to the YMCA, and what the Town might
expect to receive in return. The proposal will be submitted to the new Town Board
for consideration in January.----Supervisor Wickham asked the Board to consider
a display ad in .The Suffolk Times, to be prepared by Town Attorney Dowd, to
explain the Lot Creation and Merger Law. The Board agreed to an expenditure not
to exceed $200 for this purpose (resolution 39) .
2:45 P.M. - Planning Board member G. Ritchie Latham appeared before the Town
Board .to discuss a $4,000 planning grant that has been offered to the Town by the
New York Planning. Federation. The purpose of the grant is to support completion
of a local economic development plan focusing on business viability within the Town's
existing hamlets. . The Board. placed a resolution (40) on the agenda authorizing
Supervisor Wickham to execute, the acceptance of the grant.
3 :00 P.M. - Receipt of a memorandum from the Board of Town Trustees requesting
a code change that would 'permit churning by power in the taking of soft clams on
land below the. high-tide line in Town waters upon the issuance of a special permit
by the Trustees. Town Attorney Dowd will draft a Local Law for the Board's
consideration.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
3: 15 P.M. - On motion of Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Wickham,
it was Resolved that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss the
Heins v. Suffolk 'County Civil Service lawsuit. Vote of the Board: Ayes:Supervisor
Wickham, Councilwoman Hustle, Councilwoman Oliva, Justice Evans. Also present:
Town Clerk Terry, Town. Attorney Dowd.
3:35 P.M. - Work Session adjourned.
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting ' of the Southold Town Board was held on held
on December 27, 1995, at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold,
New York. Supervisor Wickham opened the meeting at 4:30 P.M. with the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Present: Supervisor Thomas H. Wickham
Councilwoman Alice J. Hussie
Councilwoman Ruth D. Oliva
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Town Clerk Judith T. Terry
Town Attorney Laury L. Dowd
Absent: Councilman Joseph J. Lizewski
Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Do I hear a motion to approve the audit of bills
for today?
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the following bills be and hereby ordered paid:
General Fund Whole Town bills in the amount of $98,375.84; General Fund
Part Town bills in the amount of $5,401 .26; Highway Fund Whole Town
bills in the amount of $7.9,.705.52; Highway Department Part Town bills in
the amount of $10,141 .28; CHIPS (Highway Part Town) bills in the amount
of $57,801 .66; Ag Land ' Development Rights bills in the amount of
$1,000.00; Fishers Island Metal Dump Capital bills in the amount of
$2,933.72; Employee Health Benefit Plan bills in the amount of
$36,293.49; Fishers Island Ferry District bills in the amount of
$8,914.89; Refuse .8 Garbage District bills in the amount of $82,091 .46;
Southold Wastewater District bills in the amount of $12,264.52; Fishers
Island Sewer District bills in the amount of $914.17; Southold Agency E
Trust bills in the amount of $5,595.30; Fishers Island Ferry District
Agency E Trust bills in the amount of $1,089.86.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolution was duly ADOPTED.
Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the December 12, 1995, Town Board
meeting be and hereby are approved.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it,
was
RESOLVED that the Organizational Meeting of the Southold Town
Board will be: held at 4:30 P.M., Tuesday, January 2, 1995, and the
next regular meeting of the Town Board will be held at 7:30 P.M.,
Tuesday, January 9, 1995, at the Southold Town Hall, Southold, New
York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: You may be surprised to see only four of us. I
think since I've been Supervisor we've scarcely ever had only four Board
members, and we were kidding, that if any one of us got sick today we
wouldn't be able .to hold the meeting, because we wouldn't have a
quorum. But we're all here so far, and I guess we'll continue to be.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: In various states of health.
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SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We have several people that we would like to
honor with proclamations, . and at this time I'd like to call on Judge
Tedeschi, . if he'd' like to come forward. Fred, it's a pleasure to
present to you a proclamation on behalf of the people of the Town of
Southold, from the Town Board, and I'd like to just read this out to the
audience, and to the -- people who would like to understand the
contribution that Fred has made over the years to the Town of Southold.
As I read this, I learned a bit myself about the period and the extent of
your contribution.
Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by The Entire Town Board,
WHEREAS, FREDERICK J. TEDESCHI, a most esteemed official of
the Town of Southold is retiring from public service on December 31,
1995; and
WHEREAS, FREDERICK J. TEDESCHI has given generously of his
time and talent in his faithful service to the residents of the Town of
Southold as TOWN JUSTICE since July 24, 1979; and
WHEREAS, JUSTICE TEDESCHI's record of fine service, diligence
to duty and dedication ' to the Town of Southold deserves the sincere
gratitude of those with whom and for whom he has served; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Southold will be deprived of his wise counsel
and judgment as TOWN JUSTICE; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
expresses ' its most sincere appreciation to FREDERICK J.
TEDESCHI for his unselfish and wholehearted cooperation and untiring
efforts on behalf of the Town, and extends their best wishes for the
years ahead; and be it further
RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to JUSTICE
TEDESCHI and entered in the permanent records of this. Town Board
meeting.
Dated: December 27, 1995.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We do have another one, but let's hold it for a
few minutes with the hope that Bill will be here.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I have one now, too, and you're going to have
to listen to all of these resolves. This i-s for 'Joe Lizewski, who was
on the. Board for four years. Joe is not to run again, but was always a
conscientious, thoughtful, and hard working member of the Town Board.
Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by The Entire Town Board,
WHEREAS, JOSEPH J. ' LIZEWSKI, a most esteemed official of the
Town of Southold is retiring from public service on December 31, 1995;
and
WHEREAS, JOSEPH J. LIZEWSKI has given generously of his time
and talent in his faithful service to the residents of the Town of
Southold as COUNCILMAN FROM January 1, 1992, to , December 31,
1995; and
WHEREAS, COUNCILMAN - LIZEWSKI's record of fine service,
diligence to duty and dedication to the Town of Southold deserves the
sincere gratitude of those with whom and for whom he has served; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
expresses its most sincere appreciation to JOSEPH J. LIZEWSKI for
his unselfish and wholehearted cooperation and untiring efforts on behalf
of the Town, and extends their best .wishes for the years ahead; and be
it further
RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to JOSEPH J.
LIZEWSKI and entered in the permanent records of this Town Board
meeting.
Dated: December 27, 1995.
Vote of the Town Board:, Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
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COUNCILWOMAN. HUSSIE: I'm accepting this for Joe. At the last Board
meeting he was looking at his nameplate, and he said, I don't want
anything at all. 'I ,don't want anything but my name plate. We had already
taken it, because we. decided to give him a picture, which happens to be
a scene in Creenport, . put his name, and his precious nameplate. So, on
behalf of Joe, I thank you.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Alice. The two Joes today, Joe
Lizewski, and Joe Townsend, both are off on an annual vacation.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Tom, if you'd like to come down, we have a
proclamation for you.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I. don't normally follow Ruth.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: May I first just say, Tom, it has been really
my pleasure to serve with you for the past two years. It's been a real
learning experience for me. You've taught me how to take a negative
person,' and turn him around to be a positive person, and really thinking
well of the Town, when you got finished. You're an excellent negotiator,
and I think you're honesty, and integrity should serve as an inspiration
to everyone that follows.
Moved by Councilwoman. Oliva, seconded by The Entire Town Board,
WHEREAS, THOMAS WICKHAM, a most esteemed official of the Town
of Southold is retiring from public service on December 31, 1995; and
WHEREAS, THOMAS WICKHAM has given generously of his time and
talent in his' faithful service to the residents of the Town of Southold
as COUNCILMAN from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1993, and as
SUPERVISOR from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1995; and
WHEREAS, SUPERVISOR WICKHAM's record of fine service, diligence
to duty and dedication to the Town of Southold deserves the sincere
gratitude of those with whom and for whom he has served; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
expresses its most sincere appreciation to THOMAS WICKHAM for his
unselfish and wholehearted cooperation and untiring efforts on behalf of
the Town, and extends their best wishes for the years ahead; and be it
further
RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to THOMAS
WICKHAM and entered in the permanent records of this Town Board
meeting.
DATED: December 27, 1995.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham..
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: This is a picture of the Cutchogue train
station, which like my tenure as Supervisor ended. The Cutchogue train
station was there when I used it some years ago, when I was still in high
school. That was in the late fifties, and I believe it was removed in the
early sixties. - So, I have never seen a picture of it since that time.
Thank you very much, and I must thank the Board for it's support, and
it's contribution and .gift at this time.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: Don't go away, because John Holzapfel has. a
little message for you from Joe Townsend.
JOHN HOLZAPFEL: Joe Townsend asked me, since he wasn't going to
be here, he wanted to say some words on this day. So, he called me up,
and asked me to just read the following few words. This is Joe saying
these things. I'd like to thank Tom Wickham for giving us two years of
government on . a higher plane, a time when competency, and
courteousness were the norm, and when issues were more important than
egos. He has brought us the respect of every official with whom he has
worked, and greatly improved our position with all government agencies,
especially the 'DEC. Quietly he has changed the way Town government
works, the way we plan, the way we spend money, and the way we
involve the public. Most importantly, Tom has relentlessly pursued his
goal to make Southold a Town that can accommodate change without
loosing it's past, or it's beauty, as so many other towns have done. To
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this he has enlisted the help of many people, and put together the
legislative puzzle that is- necessary. His energy and commitment has been
outstanding. We have just begun to reap the benefits of the work he has
done. I would like to encourage the new administration not to leave the
fruits of his labor in -.the trees, but to join us in finishing the job.
Personally it . has ..been a privilege to serve with a man of his
intelligence and integrity.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: 'I Ahink ,everybody knows Joe, and he is just a
wonderful person, to have as a colleiigue on the Board, together with
Ruth, and everyone else who I have had the pleasure of serving with me
on the Board. Thank -you, John. I'll take these home, and I'll be
pleased to have them. It is the usual practice of the Board to summarize
very briefly the Work Session that we had. We began at 9:00 o'clock this
morning, and we ended about 3:30 this afternoon. Most of the matters
that we took up in Work Session are on for resolution today along with a
whole slug of budget .modifications, that are due at the end of the year.
There. were two issues, that 1 thought the audience might be particularly
interested in. One of them has to do with a computer upgrade study that
we've commissioned for .the town. A proposal that has been made that
would enable the town . to upgrade the computer system here, to better
support the word processing options, the data processing options, and
what is called the geographic information system. The geographic system
being a system that will actually map any part .of the town. You "just
press a few buttons on the computer, it will print out maps of different
parcels, and roads, and systems, waterways, wetlands, in a geographic
information, or mapping .system. This upgrade will be up to the new
Board to act '"upon, .to .consider, in the new year, but I think will set the
base for a more productive Town Hall, and more productive employees
here. The second thing ,that we took up today, that is not on our agenda
today, we didn't put it on the agenda in the Work Session in order to
lead to vote, but that was a proposed contract by which the Town could
offer a piece of property in Laurel in exchange for a series of services
by the YMCA to better support the recreational and youth needs of this
town. There was a two or three page, very simple, proposal in the
nature of a contract. "Again, not placed today for a decision by a Board,
which is about to go out of office, but rather to pull together, and
culminate the efforts -of the last six, or eight months, to put on the
table in a succinct document form, a legal and appropriate means of
proceeding with the YMCA in the event that the Board wishes to pursue
that action next year. There were a number of other issues we took up.
They are all in the various resolutions that are before us this afternoon.
1 . REPORTS.
1 . Lawrence Healthcare Claim Analysis for Southold Town for
November, 1995.
2. Lawrence Healthcare Claim Analysis for Southold PBA for
November, 1995.
3. Southold Town Justice Evans Monthly Court Report for November,
1995.
4. Southold Town Community Development Monthly Report for
November, 1995.
5. Southold Town Planning Board Monthly Report for November, 1995.
6. Southold Town Police Department Monthly Report for November,
1995.
II . PUBLIC NOTICES.
1 . Corp of Army Engineers, New York District, application of
George N. Sucich to install a fixed pier extension, relocate an
existing ramp and float, and install one mooring pile. Project located in
Stirling Basin, Greenport, New York. Comments to be received by
December 26," 1995.
III . COMMUNICATIONS.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
1 . 5:00 P.M., on a proposed "Local Law in Relation to Notice of
Public Hearing".
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V. RESOLUTIONS.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I think you have copies of the agenda, that
were outside the door, . and at this time I'd like to call on members of
the audience, if they would like to address the Board on any one or more
of these resolutions, that are before us today. They are, most of them,
rather straight forward budget modifications which call for squaring the
budget by the end of the year, so that we take from lines of the budget
that are in surplus to fill lines that are in temporary deficit as we
reach the very. end of the year. If I don't hear of any further comments,
I'd like to call upon the Board to start reading our resolutions, and
then we're going to recess. at about five o'clock for a public hearing.
(No response.)
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I'll- start off by saying Resolution #1,
appointing a gate attendant for the Disposal Area, is on hold
2.-Moved. by Councilwoman Hussie,. seconded by Justice Evans, it was.
RESOLVED that the - Town . Board of the Town - of Southold hereby
authorizes an additional expenditure of $7,695.00 for laboratory analysis
by Nytest Environmental Inca with regard to the Southold Town Landfill
Closure Investigation, all .in accordance with the recommendation of the
Dvirka and Bartilucci, the Town's Consulting Engineer:
2.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
3•-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following modification to the General Fund Part Town 1995
Budget to appropriate -a SEQRA fee received by the Zoning Board of
Appeals:
To:
Revenues:
B2110.4 Zoning SEQRA Fee Reimbursement $ 500.00
Appropriations:
B8010.4.500.300 Zoning, Contractual Expenses $ 500.00
Environmental Consultant
3.-Vote of the Town Board: . Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly,ADOPTED.
4.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva,
WHEREAS, . the bylaws of the Pebble Beach Farms Lot Owners
Association, Inc. require approval of any amendment to said bylaws by
the Town Board of the Town of Southold; and
WHEREAS, the Pebble Beach Farms Lot Owners Association, Inc. has
requested approval of amendments to their bylaws to more effectively
enforce the covenants and restrictions which govern and affect the
properties .of the Pebble Beach Farms subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are consistent with the purpose
for which the bylaws were enacted initially and for which the Town Board
of the Town of Southold was given authority to approve proposed
amendments to said laws; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the amendments to the bylaws of the Pebble Beach
Farms Lot Owners Association, Inc. set forth below are hereby approved
by the Town Board, and the Town Clerk is directed to forward a
certified copy of this resolution to counsel to the Pebble Beach Farms
Lot Owners Association, Inc. :
Section 1, Article XI, Assessments and Finances of the Bylaws of the
Corporation be amended with the addition of the following language:
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"All costs and attorney's fees expended by the Association for the collection
of any such unpaid dues and assessments and for the foreclosure and
enforcement of any such liens in the Association's favor, as well as the
enforcement by the Association against a member of any other obligation of a
member under these By-laws or under the Declaration of Covenants and
Restrictions, shall be,a personal obligation of the member against whom
enforcement is sought, and shall be included in the lien of the Association on
the Lot(s) of any such member."
Section 6, Arbitration to Article XI11 General Provisions of the Bylaws be
amended with the addition of the following language:
"6. Arbitration In the event of a dispute between a member and the Association of
a non-monetary matter relating to the enforcement against such member by the
Association contained in Article II and Sections 1-7 of Article III of the Declaration
of Covenants and Restrictions, both parties agree that the matter shall be settled
by binding arbitration under the following procedures: either party shall have the
right to serve upon the other party a Notice of Demand that the matter under
dispute be settled by Binding Arbitration under the Expedited Procedures Section
of the Rules for Real Estate Industry of the American Arbitration Association. Such
notice shall be in writing and sent either by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the Association at P.O. Box 387, East Marion, New York
11939, or to the member's address as carried on the Association's records, as the
case may be.
Within 30 days of the receipt of such notice by the respective recipient party,
the person sending the notice shall initiate the Arbitration procedures set forth in
the Expedited Procedures Section of the Rules for Real Estate Industry of the
American Arbitration Association. For the purpose of riling fees, it shall be assumed
that the amount of the claim does not exceed $10,000.
In the event one of the parties fails or refuses in his obligations under this
provision, the costs of enforcement, including attorney's fees, shall be borne by the
defaulting party. All costs of the Arbitration, exclusive of legal fees of a party's own
counsel, shall be shared equally by the parties to the Arbitration.
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Judgement on any award or decision of the Arbitrator(s) may be entered in
any court having jurisdiction thereof. All costs and expenses, including attorney's
fees, for the enforcement of the Arbitration ruling or award, shall be borne by the
party against whom the award or ruling was rendered and who might fail to comply
with such ruling.
No Arbitration under the provisions of this Section shall apply to the case of
any covenant(s) or restriction(s) contained in the recited Articles H and M which
reflect any law or ordinance of the Town of Southold, New York or of any approval
requirement by the Southold Town Board.
4.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
5.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover overdrawn
line items in the Public Safety Dispatcher, Police, Bay Constable and
Juvenile Aide Bureau 1995 budgets:
To:
Public Safety Dispatchers-Personal Services
A.3020.1.100.200 Full Time Employees
Overtime Earnings 30,000.00
A.3020.1.200.100 Part Time Employees
Regular Earnings 1,500.00
Public Safety Dispatchers-Contractual Expenses
A..3020.4.600.600 Dues & Subscriptions 7.00
Police-Personal Services
A.3120.1.100.200 Full Time Employees
Overtime Earnings 124,000.00
A..3120.1.100.300 Full Time Employees
Vacation Earnings 10,000.00
A.3120.1.200.100 Part Time Employees
Regular Earnings 3,000.00
Police-Contractual
A.3120.4.100.100 Office Supplies/Stationary 500.00
A.3120.4.100.200 Gasoline & Oil 3,000.00
A.3120.4.100.500 Motor Vehicle Tires 100.00
A.3120.4.100.700 Prisoner Food 350.00
A.3120.4.100.900 Miscellaneous Supplies 1,500.00
A.3120.4.200.100 Cellular Phone Service 2,000.00
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A3120.4.400.650 Vehicle Maintenance&Repairs 12,000.00
A.3120.4.400.700 Vehicle Impound 1,000.00
A.3120.4.400.800 Photo Service 500.00
Bay Constable-Personal Services
A.3130.1.100.100 Full Time Employees
Regular Earnings 2,0001.00
A.3130.1.100.200 Full Time Employees
Overtime Earnings 3,000.00
Bay Constable-Contractual Ex eR rases
A-3130.4.100.200 Gasoline& Oil 1,500.00
A.3130.4.200.100 Cellular Telephone 500.00
A.3130.4.400.600 Buoy Maitenance 800.00
A.3130.4.400.650 Vehicle Maintenance &Repairs 1,000.00
A3130.4.500.400 F1 Bay Constable 772.00
A.3130.4.600.200 Meetings & Seminars 175.00
h,vPmte Aide Bureau-Personal Services
A.3157.1.100.200 Full Time Employees
Overtime Earnings 4,500.00
Juvenile Aide Bureau-Contractual Expenses
A3157.4.100.100 Consumable Supplies 100.00
A.3157.4.400.600 Typewriter/Equip Maintenance. 2.00
A3157.4.600.150 DARE. Student Supplies 100.00
From:
Public Safety 1 isp" •h r- ui m n
A..3020.2.200.700 Communications Equipment 2,800.00
Public Safety Dispatcher Contractual Expenses
A.3020.4.100.550 Equipment Parts/Supplies 1,000.00
A3020.4.100.600 Uniforms&•Accessories 750.00
Police-Personal Services
Full Time Employees
A..3120.1.100.100 Regular Earnings 92,456.00
Full Time Employees
A..3120.1.100.500 Holiday Earnings 102000.00
Seasonal/Temporary Employees
A.3120.1.300.100 Regular Earnings 7(),000.00
Miscellaneous
A.3120.1.600.500 Retirement Reserve 71.,000.00
DECEMBEI? 27, 1995
Police-Contractual Expenses
A.3120.4.100.550 Flares, Oxygen,'Ammunition 1,000.00
A.3120.4.100.600 Uniforms & Accessories 2,000.00
A3120.4.400.400 Laundry & Dry Cleaning 1,000.00
A.3120.4.600.20.0 Police Officer Training 1,000,00
Juvenile Aide Bureau-Contractual Expenses
A.3157.4.400.650 Vehicle Maintenance& Repairs 800.00
A.3157.4.600.100 DARE. Promotional Handouts 100.00
5.-Vote of the Town Board: .Ayes: Justice Evans., Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
6.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following modification to the Ceneral Fund Whole Town 1995
Budget to cover .end of year costs for the Recreation Department:
FROM:
A7020.4.100.100 Recreation Administration $ 80.00
(Office Supplies)
A7310.4.600.300 Youth Bureau $ 1,027.05
(Miscellaneous Programs)
A7180.1.300.100 Beaches $ 4,003.00
(Regular Earnings)
A7020.4.100.150 Recreation Administration $ 2,500.00
(Youth Program Supplies)
TOTAL...:.......................................................................................$ 7,610.05
TO:
A7020.4.500.420 Recreation Administration S 7,280.00
(Youth Program Instructors)
A7180.4.100.100 Beaches $ 62.04
(Lifeguard Supplies)
A7020.4.400.650 Recreation Administration $ 113.07
(Vehicle Maintenance &Repairs)
A7020.4.600.600 Recreation Administration $ 154.94
(Dues &Subscriptions)
TOTAL............................................................................................$ 7,610.05
DECEMBER 27, 1995
6•-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly.ADOPTED.
7.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
accepts the resignation of Thomas R. Burdy, Cate Attendant at the
Disposal Areas, effective June 22, 1995.
7.-Vote of the Town Board:" Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie,. Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
8.-Moved by Councilman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following budget modification to the Highway Fund Whole
Town 1995 Budget to provide additional monies for: the purchase of a
Swenson spreader:
To:
DA.5142.2.400.200 Snow Removal, Equipment $ 2,000.00
Industrial Equipment
Snow Equipment
From:
DA.5142.4.100.525 Snow Removal, Contractual Expenses $ 2,000.00
.Supplies & Materials
Snow Fence
8.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
9.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
accepts the bid of H.O. Penn Machinery Co., Inc. for supplying the
Southold Waste Management District with one (1) used Integrated Tool
Carrier, z at a net bid,;;of $38,994.00, all in accordance with the bid
specifications ($67,494.00, less trade-in items - (1) Dresser 540 Bucket
Loader S/N 5028: $230,060.00, (2) International 510 Bucket Loader S/N
51903: $1,500.00, (3) Morbark Stump Buster S/N 023-013: $4,000.00) .
9--Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
10.- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget as follows to cover
several overdrawn line items in the Town Board's budget:
To:
A1010.4.600.100 Town Board, Contractual Expenses $ 2,000.00
Legal Notices
A1010.4.600.300 Town Board, Contractual Expenses 1,000.00
Travel Expenses
From:
A10.10.4.500.300 Town Board, Contractual Expenses $ 1,000.00
Environmental Consultant
A1010.4.500.500 Town Board, Contractual Expenses 1,250.00
Planning Consultant
A1010.4.600.200 Town Board, Contractual Expenses 250.00
Meetings E Seminars
A1010.4.600.800 Town Board, Contractual Expenses 500.00
Advertising
10.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
DECEMBER 27, 1995 1W)
11 .-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town_ of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Supervisor's Budget:
To:
A1220.1 .100.100 Supervisor, Personal Services $ 490.00
Full Time Regular Earnings
From:
A1220.1 .200.100 Supervisor, Personal Services $ 490.00
Part Time Regular Earnings
11 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
12.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
author.izes the following budget modification to the General Fund Whole
Town 1995 Budget:
To:
A1355.1 .300.100 Assessors, Personal Services $ 1,000.00
Seasonal Employees Regular Earnings
A1355.1 .300.150 Assessors, Personal Services 2.00
B.O.A.R. Regular Earnings
From:
A1355.1 .100.100 Assessors, Personal Services $ 1,002.00
Full Time Regular. Earnings
12.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham:
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
13.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the .,Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes the following modification to the General Fund Whole Town 1995
Budget as follows:
To:
A1410.1 .100.100 Town Clerk, Personal Services $ 525.00
Full Time Regular Earnings
A1410.4.100.125 Town Clerk, Contractual Expenses 300.00
Law Books
From:
A1410.1 .200.100 Town Clerk, Personal Services $ 525.00
Part Time Regular Earnings
A1410.4.100.100 Town Clerk, Contractual Expenses 300.00
Office Supplies/Stationary
13.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
14.- Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget as follows to cover
several overdrawn line items in the Town Attorney's budget.
To:
A1420.4.100.250 Town Attorney, Contractual Expenses $ 250.00
Gasoline E Oil
A1420.4.500.150 Town Attorney, Contractual Expenses 20,000.00
Legal Counsel
A1420.4.500.200 Town Attorney, Contractual Expenses 180.00
Legal Settlement
From:
A9901 .9.000.000 Transfers to Other Funds $ 20,430.00
Transfers to Health Plan
14.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
110 DECEMBER 2.7., 1995
15.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Department of Public Works' Administration
budget:
To:
A1490.1 .100..100 Public Works Administration $ 60.00
Personal Services
Full:. Time Regular Earnings
A1490.1 .100.200 Public Works Administration 1,000.00
Personal Services
.Full Time Overtime Earnings
From:
A9901 .0.000.000 Transfers to Other Funds $ 1,060.00
Transfers to Health Plan
15.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
16.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Buildings 5 Grounds budget:
To:
A.1620.1.100.200 Buildings & Grounds
Personal Services
Full Time Overtime Earnings $ 6,000.00
A.1620.2.500.700 Buildings & Grounds, Equipment
Water Treatment Systems 8,050.00
A.1620.4.100.100 ' Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Miscellaneous Supplies 2,000.00
A.1620.4.100.200 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Gasoline & Oil 500.00
A.1620.4.100.300 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Janitorial Supplies 21,500.00
A.1620.4.100.500 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies 250
A.1620.4.200.100 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Telephone 3,500.00
A.1620.4.400.100 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Building Maintenance & Repairs . 7,000.00
A.1620.4.400.200 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Property Maintenance & Repairs 500.00
A.1620.4.400.650 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs 150.00
A.1620.4.400.700 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Building Rentals 525.00
From:
A.1620.2.500.100 Buildings & Grounds, Equipment
Telephone Equipment Upgrade $ 5,435.00
A.1620.4.400.600 Buildings & Grounds, Contractual Expenses
Equipment Maintenance & Repairs 4,000.00
A.9901.9.000.000 Transfers to Other Funds
Transfers to Health Plan 21,540.00
DECEMBER 27, 1995
16•-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
17.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold modifies the
General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several overdrawn line
items in the Central Garage. budget:
To:
A. 1640.4.100.200 Central Garage, •.Contractual Expenses$ 900.00
Gasoline & Oil
A.1640.4.100.500 Central Garage, Contractual Expenses 100.00
Motor Vehicle Parts E Supplies
A. 1640.4.400.650 Central Garage, Contractual Expenses 1,500.00
Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs
From:
A.9901 .9.000.00 Transfers to Other Funds $ 2,500.00
Transfers to Health Plan
17.-Vote of- the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
18.-Moved by Supervisor .Wickham, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Central Copying & Mailing budget:
To:
A.1670.4:400.600 Central Copying 8 Mailing
Contractual Expenses
Equipment Maintenance & Repairs $ 350.00
A.1670.4.400.600 Central Copying S Mailing
Contractual Expenses
Postage 3,500.00
From:
A.9015.8.000.000 Fire and Police Retirement $ 3,850.00
18.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
19•-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Central Data Processing budget:
To:
A.1680.1.100..100 Central Data Processing
Personal. Services
Full Time Regular Earnings $ 1.00
A.1680.2.400.430 Central Data Processing
Equipment
Printers 8.00
A.1680.2.400.440 Central Data Processing
Equipment
Personal Computers 2,700.00
From:
A.1680.2.400,520 Central Data Processing
Equipment
Personal'Computer Software $, 2,114.00
A.1680.4.400.350 Central Data Processing
Contractual Expenses
AS/400 Maintenance 595.00
19.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
1� DECEMBER 27, 1995
20.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva; seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line Items in the Superintendent of Highways' budget:
To:
A.5010.1.100.100 . Superintendent of Highways
Personal Services
Full Time Employee Regular Earnings $ 125.00
A.5010.1.100.200 Superintendent of Highways
Personal Services
Full Time Employee Overtime Earnings 1,000.00
A.5010.1.100.200 ..Superintendent of Highways
Personal Services
Full Time Employee Vacation Earnings 1,750.00
From:
A.9018.8.000.000 Fire & Police Retirement $ 2,875.00
20.-Vote of the Town Board: . Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
21 .-Moved. by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board - of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General . Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line Items in the Street Lighting budget-
To:
A.5182.4.100.500 Street Lighting
Contractual Expenses
Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies $ 750.00
A.5182.4.400.650 Street Lighting
Contractual Expenses
Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs 1,500.00
A.5182.4.400.650 Street Lighting
Contractual Expenses
Pole Rental 2,000.00
From
A.5182.1.100.200 S treet Lighting
Personal Services
Full Time Overtime Earnings $ 1,250.00
A.5182.4.200.250 Street Lighting
Contractual Expenses
Street Light Power 2,500.00
A.5182.4.400.600 Street Lighting
Contractual Expenses
Light Maintenance/Repairs 500.00
21 .Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussle, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
DECEN4BER 27, 1995 1.13
22.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Progriams for the Aging budget:
To. i
A.6772.1.100.200 ' Programs for the Aging
Personal Services 1,000.00
Full Time Overtime Earnings $
A.6772.1.100.300 Programs for the Aging
Personal Services 1 600.00
Full Time Vacation Earnings
A.6772.1.100.400 Programs for the Aging
Personal Services 450.00
Full Time Sick Earnings
A.6772.4.100.500 Programs for the Aging
Contractual Expenses 1 000.00
Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies
A.6772.4.200.300 Programs for the Aging
Contractual Expenses 1,000.00
Propane Gas
A.6772.4:400.650 Programs for the Aging
Contractual Expenses 3 000.00
Vehicle Maintenace & Repairs
From:
A..6772.1.100.100 Programs for the Aging
Personal Services 3,050.00
Full Time Regular Earnings $
A.6772.1.200.100 Programs for the Aging
Personal Services 5,000.00
Part Time Regular Earnings $
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
23.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Parks budget:
To:
A.7110.1.100.100 Parks, Personal Services $
Full Time Regular Earnings 200.00
A.7110.1.300.100 Parks, Personal Services
Seasonal Regular Earnings 600.00
A.7110.4.100.100 Parks, Contractual Expenses
Miscellaneous Supplies 450.00
A.7110.4.100.650 Parks, Contractual Expenses
Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs 400.00
A.7110.4.400.200 Parks, Contractual Expenses
Property Maintenance & Repairs 1,300.00
From
A.7110.2.500.300 Parks, Equipment
Bathroom Improvements $ 1,100.00
A.9015.8.000.000 Fire & Police Retirement 1,850.00
114 DECEMBER 27, 1995
23.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
24.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Historian's budget:
To:
A.7510.1 .200.100 Historian, Personal Services $ 1 .00
Part Time Regular Earnings
A.7510.4.100.100 Historian, Contractual Expenses 120.00
Office Supplies/Stationary
From:
A.7510.4.400.300o Historian, Contractual Expenses $ 121 .00
Printing E Engraving
24.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly .ADOPT.ED.
25.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the. Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Landmark Preservation Committee budget:
To:
A.7520.1 .200.100 Landmarks Preservation Committee
Personal Services
Part Town Regular Earnings $ 300.00
From:
A.7520.4.100,.100 Landmarks Preservation Committee
Contractual Expenses
Office Supplies/Stationary $ 300.00
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: I might add the reason we have to do this is
because Tom broke things down in the Budget, so we would all
understand it, but it means everytime we change anything we have to
go back, some of things ,are for a dollar.
25.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
26.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town Town 1995 Budget to cover
overdrawn line items in the Trustees budget:
To:
A.8090.1 .200.200 Trustees, Personal Services
Part Time Regular Earnings $ 80.00
A.8090.4.100.550 Trustees, Contractual Expenses
Meetings 8 Seminars 40.00
From
A.8090.4.100.550 Trustees, Contractual Expenses
Waterway Markers 6 Equipment. $ 120.00 n
26.-Vote of the Town. Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
27.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the , Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Community Development budget:
To:
A.8660.1 .100.000 Community Development, Personal Services
Full Time Regular Earnings $ 2.00
A.8660.4.100.100 Community Development, Contractual Expenses
Office Supplies/Stationary 150.00 _
From
A.8660.4.100.200 Community Development, Contractual Expenses
Gasoline & Oil $ 100.00
A.9015.8.000.00 Fire 8 Police Retirement 52.00
DECEMBER 27, 1995
27.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
28.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Part Town 1995 Budget as follows:
To:
B.4010.1 .100.100 Registrar of Vital Statistics
Personal Service
Full Time Earnings $ 1 .00
From
B.4010.4.100.100 Registrar of Vital Statistics
Contractual Expenses
Record Storage Boxes $ 1 .00
TOWN CLERK TERRY: I miscalculated.
28.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: There was a dollar mistake in the Zoning
Board, too. .
29•-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Part Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items. in the Zoning Board's budget:
To:
B.8010.1 .100.100 Zoning, Personal Services
Full Time Regular Earnings $ 1 .00
From:
B.8010.4.100.100 Zoning, Contractual Expenses
Office Supplies/Stationary $ 1 .00
29.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
30.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Part Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items in the Planning Board's budget:
To:
B.8020. 1 .100.100 Planning, Personal Services
Full Time Regular Earnings $ 1 .00
B.8020.4.400.600 Planning, Contractual Expenses
. Equipment Maintenance & Repairs 100.00
From:
B.8020.4.600.100 Planning, Contractual Expenses
Legal Notices $ 101 .00
30.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
31 .-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town . of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Part Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn fringe benefit line items:
To:
B.9040.8.000.000 . Workers Compensation $ 600.00
B.9055.8.000.000 CSEA Benefit Fund 2,100.00
From
B.9030.8.000.000 Social Security Benefit $ 200.00
B.9050.8.000.000 . Unemployment Insurance 2,500.00
31 .-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
ILIG DECEMBER 2.7, 1995
32.-Moved by Justice Evans, seconded by Councilwoman. Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Part Town 1995 Budget to cover several debt
service line items:
To:
B.9710.6.000.000 Serial. Bond Principal $ 1,627.00
B.9710.7.000.100 Serial Bond Interest 764.00
From:
B.9901 .9.000.000 Transfers to Health Plan $ 2,146.00
B.9060.8.000.000 Social Security Benefits 245.00
32.-Vote of the Town Board.:. Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly, ADOPTED.
33.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies, the Highway Fund Part Town 1995 Budget to cover several
overdrawn line items:
To:
DB.5110.1 .100.200 General Repairs, Personal Services
Overtime Earnings $ 2,000.00
DB.5110.1 .100.300 General Repairs, Personal Services
Vacation Earnings 5,700.00
DB.5110. 1 .100.400 General Repairs, Personal Services
' Sick Earnings 7,900.00
*DB.9030.8.000.000 Social Security Benefits 5,000.00
From:
DB.9901 .9.000.000 Transfers to Other Funds
Transfers to Health Fund $ 20,600.00
33.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
34.- Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town ..,Board of the Town of Southold hereby
appoints Libby Koch as a seasonal Clerk Typist in the Office of the
Assessors, effective December 19, 1995 through January 10, 1996, at a
salary of $6.82 per hour.
34.- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
35.- Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the Solid Waste Management District 1995 Budget as follows:
To:
SR8160.4.400.810 CE.D Removal $ 60,000.00
F rom:
SR8160.4.400.805 MSW Removal 60,000.00
To cover November and December CED Removal costs.
To:
SR8160.2.400.300 Payloader $ 39,000.00
From:
SR8160.4.400.805 MSW Removal 39,000.00
To fund purchase of used 1991 Payloader as authorized by Town Board.
To:
SR8160. 1 .200.100 Personal Services - Part Time $ 4,000.00
From:
SR8160. 1'.200. 100 Personal Services - Full Time 4,000.00
To cover part-time labor costs through end of year.
DECEMBER 27, 1995 117
To: "
SR8160.1 .300. 100 Temporary/Seasonal Employee $ 108. 16
From:
SR1490. 1 .200.100 Administration - Part-time Employees 108. 16
To correct posting error.
To:
SR8160:A;400.700 Miscellaneous 'Equipment $ 2,046.49
Maintenance/Supplies
From:
SR8160.4.100.650 Town Garbage Bags 2,046.49
To cover remaining committed miscellaneous maintenance/supply costs
for 1995. This closes out the Town Bag line for 1995. There will
,be no more Town Bag. purchases with 1995 funds.
To:
SR8160.2.400.700 Forklift $ 429.00
From :
SR8160.2.500.600 Miscellaneous Sanitation Equipment 429.00
To cover freight charges for new forklift.
To:
SR8160.4.400.600 Scale Maintenance $ 689.00
From:
SR8160.4.400.815 Payloader #2 Repairs 689.00
To cover overdrawn line.
To:
SR8160.4.100.200 Diesel Fuel $ 1,000.00
From:
SR8160.4. 100.500 Motor Vehicle Glass 1 ,000.00
To meet Dise) Fuel costs through. December.
To:
SR8160.4. 100.525 Tires $ 107.99
From:
SR8160.4.100.570 Maintenance - Payloader #2 107.99
To cover overdrawn line.
To:
SR8160.2.200.400 ' Computer Equipment $ 11 . 13
From:
SR8160.2.200.300 Filing/Storage Equipment 11 . 13
To cover overdrawn line.
35..-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
DECEMBER 27, 1995
36.-Moved by Justice Evans., seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
modifies the General Fund Whole Town 1995 Budget to provide funds to
purchase a copy machine for the Justice Court:
To:
A1110.2.500 Copy Machine $ 4,803.00
From
A1110.2.300 Filing/Storage Equipment $ 64.67
A1110.4.100 Office Supplies E Stationery 635.65
A1110.4.150 Preprinted Forms 1,063.00
A1110.4.200 Law Books 1,590. 15
A1110.4.550 Equipment/Parts & Supplies 415.43
A1110.4.600.220 ..Meetings E Seminars 1,034.10
36.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie,. Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
37 .-Moved. by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets
5:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 23, 1996, Southold Town Hall, Main Road,
Southold, New York, ' as time and place for a public hearing on the
question of the acquisition of the development rights in the Agricultural
Lands of John J . Koroleski, SCTM#1000-01-p/o 09, 64 acres of farmland
at 182 Sound Avenue, Mattituck, New York.
37.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie;- Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
38.-Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Justice Evans, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby grants
permission to Assessor Darline J. Duffy and Receiver of Taxes
Marilyn B. Quintana to. attend the Annual Meeting of the Association of
Towns in New York City on February 18-21, 1996.
38•-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, - Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
,39.-Moved by Councilwoman Hussie, seconded by Supervisor Wickham, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes an expenditure not to exceed $200.00 for a display ad in The
Suffolk Times to publicize the new Lot Creation and Merger Law, said ad
to be prepared by the Town Attorney.
39.-Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
40.-Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by Councilwoman Oliva, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
authorizes and directs Supervisor Thomas Wickham to execute an
acceptance of the $4,000.00 grant from the New York Planning
Federation, which grant project will support completion of a local
economic development plan focusing on business viability within the Town
of Southold's existing hamlets.
40.-Vote of the. Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: That concludes the resolutions that are on our
agenda today with the exception of one. We may take up a resolution at
the end of the public hearing to act on the matter, that is brought to us
through the public hearing. The public hearing is scheduled to start at
five o'clock. I'd like to defer a discussion on the public hearing until
five o'clock, in case there are people who still plan to come to that,
and I'd like to open the meeting just now to comments from the audience.
If there are any people, who would like to address the Board on any
matter of your concern, but please, keep your comments to a limit of five
minutes, and we will entertain those comments until five o'clock. Then
we'll go into a recess for the public hearing. Is there anyone who would
like to address the Board on any matter of your interest at this time?
Yes, sir, Mr. Gammon?
DECEMBER 27, 1995
BOB GAMMON: Bob . Gammon, Laurel, New York. Just one thing
occurred to me with all of these resolutions, that were just passed on.
As Ruth pointed out .a lot of .them were just trivial things, for just
$1 .50, or whatever it happen to be. But, could you tell me how much the
budget is overdrawn in total this year?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: It was not overdrawn. On the contrary. .
BOB GAMMON: Then why do we have to have these resolutions?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Let me try to explain. We have more of these,
as Ruth implied we have more of these now than we did before. We had a
very broad general budgetary framework previously, and those budget
lines basically apply to a whole department. Within the last year 'and a
half we've adopted another level of detail that provides budgets within
each department for sub-categories. By State Law the Town can not
exceed it's spending of any category or subcategory, so if any one of
those subcategories is over, even though it's surplus in another category
we've go to pull in officially by a vote from where it's in surplus to
fill out the ones that are in deficit.
BOB GAMMON: Did we have a surplus this year?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Yes.
BOB GAMMON: We did? How much was that?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Oh, it was substantial. It was on the order of
six or eight hundred thousand dollars. The primary reason for that. . .
BOB GAMMON: Are'we going to get a tax break?
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: You have gotten a reduction in your taxes in
this year on the State level. It's five o'clock. Do I hear a motion to
recess for a public hearing?
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
was
RESOLVED that a recess be called at this time, 5:00 P.M., for the
purpose of holding a public hearing.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
Meeting reconvened at 5:09 P.M.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: We will resume the regular part of our meeting.
Would someone on the Board like to move Resolution #41?
41 .- Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie,
WHEREAS, there was presented to the Town Board of the Town of
Southold on the 28th day of November, 1995, a Local Law entitled, "A
Local Law in Relation to Notice of Public Hearings"; and
WHEREAS, this Local Law was referred to the Southold Town Planning
Board and the Suffolk County Department of Planning for
recommendations and reports; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was 'held on this Local Law on the 27th
day of December, 1995, at which time all interested persons were given
an opportunity to be heard; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby enacts Local Law No. 25 -
1995, which reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 25 - 1995
A Local Law in Relation to Notice of Public Hearings
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as follows:
DECEMBER 27, 1995
INTENT: The intent of this law is to ensure that citizens are given notice of
public hearings on actions which will affect a specific parcel of property. All
boards will provide notice via newspaper, posting and mailing to adiacent owners.
This process will ensure uniformity in procedures of the various boards and
commissions.
I. Chapter 14 (Local Laws,-Adoption of) of the Code of the Town of Southold is .
hereby amended.as follows:
1. Section 14°°=6'is added as follows:
6. Rezonings. Prior to adoption of a local law changing the zoning of
specific parcels) notice shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 58.
ll. Chapter 58 is hereby added to the Town Code of the Town of Southold as
follows:
Chapter 58
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 58 1 Providing Notice of Public Hearinas Whenever the Code calls for a
public hearing this section shall apply. Uoon determining that an
application is complete the board or commission reviewing,tjq—same
shall fix a time and place for a public hearing thereon.. Ette hLer cf.or
commission reviewing an application shall provide for to Uiviric __of nQiic :
A. By causing a notice giving the time date place and rialurq of the
hearing to be published in the official newspaper within 0-ie„period
prescribed by law.
B. By requirina the applicant to erect the sign provided by the-'l oyL,
which shall be prominently displayed on the premises facing each
public or private street which the property involved in /tie aL�_ ic,9ti i
abuts giving notice of the application the nature of the ?PpLogl
sought thereby and the time.and place of the public hearirjq thereon.
The sign shall be set back not more than ten (10) feet frc�rn ll,�
Property line The sign shall be displayed for a period of not less..tl iai.�i.
seven (7) days immediately preceding the date of the pq�is riq inct;.
The applicant or his/her agent shall file an affidavit that he has
complied with this provision.
C. By requiring the applicant to send notice to the owners of record of
every property which abuts, and every property which is across from
any public or private street from the property included in the
application: Such notice shall be made by certified mail return receipt
requested. posted at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the initial
public hearin'g on the application and addressed to the owners at the
addresses listed for them on the local assessment roll. The applicant
or agent shall file an affidavit that he has complied with this provision.
III. Chapter 97 (Wetlands) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby
amended as follows:
DECEMBER 27, 1995
121
1. Section 97-24.B is amended as follows:
B. Hearing. Upon receipt by the Trustees of the report of the conser-
vation Advisory Council, the Trustees shall hold a public hearing on
such application WpaRRet-less,-than-teRl9)-days' aet+se, W be
p Fe-newspa aviRg--a-general-&s64a4GR
iR the-tewn. Notice shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 58.
IV. Chapter 100 (Zoning) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended
as follows:
1. Section 100-254.H is amended by adding the following:
H. if the-P-la in-8eaFd-determines-that-a-pUbHG heaFinn iG noGessa"
shall nd-held-the-same:-Pletiee-shall-be-give n-at-least-ten
f sash-hearing-bye-publisag,@n in-the-effi
t$wn-newspaper. The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing to
consider the application. Notice shall be orovided pursuant to Chapter
58.
2. Section 100-254.1 is hereby deleted as follows:
I- The app4Gaat-shall, by-ee4ffied-ma+l�gW-ea a '
of-said PWblis-hearing-te-all-ad}sining-pr e rye
h W Rdred-feetfadiws-ef-the-prepesed-Prsjest-
3. Section 100-254.J through Section 100-254.N are hereby renumbered
100-254.1 through 100-254.M.
4. Section 100-275 (Notice of hearing) is hereby amended as follows:
A. In all cases where the Board of Appeals is required to hold a public
hearing, notice shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 58 in-additien-te
the-netise-e#-sash-hearing-required- -law;-a�nr�itten-netiee-eer}taWP@
the fellew}ng- R:Aati .. -hall-be sent by +hp-perse�petWea+ng�sh
Bear�sr#is-agent y-either-se i +ed-eF registere � 1d-mall, tG even}
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petitieaer-awns-sr-has-any<-interest R-any pF9pe e4iately
adjase+"t tet-he-PrspeAy-M;!Gh is-the-subjeGt ef-G61Gh-pet+tlea,-them
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y-the-BeaFd-ef-Appeals-ef4he T-GWR G€ utheld
befeFe-the-relief sa ght-saR-sae-granted;that-the-per-sGPAQ-wJ49fn
the-aetise-is-ad p , has the Nght4o
appear-and-be-IaeaFd-at-s eaF+R@-and4hat-a-netise-of aw F
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5. Section 100-292 is hereby amended by adding the following:
D. In addition to the above notice requirement, prior to holding a public
hearing on the rezoning, notice shall be provided pursuant to Chapter
58.
V. Chapter A106 (Subdivision of Land) of the Code of the Town of Southold is
hereby amended as follows:
1. Section A106-23E(1) is hereby amended as follows:
E. Hearing and action on preliminary plat.
(1) Within forty-five (45) days after the receipt of such preliminary plat
by the Clerk, the Planning Board shall hold a public hearing there-
on, which shall be adveFtised-,aNease-eRee at-least-f+ve (5. days
be€eFe-such-hears@ provided pursuant to Chaster 58.
2. Section A106-24E is hereby amended as follows:
E, Public hearing. Within forty-five (45) days of the submission of a plat
in final form for approval by the Planning Board, a hearing shall be
held by the Planning Board thereon, wl3lslh-shall-be-adveFtised-at-least
eRee-at•l days-be€eFe-sash-heaF+Rg notice of which shall be
provided pursuant to Chapter 58; provided, however, that when the
Planning Board deems the final plat to be in substantial agreement
with the preliminary plat approved and modified in accordance with
requirements of such approval, if such preliminary plat has been
approved with modification, the Planning Board may waive the
requirements for such public hearing.
VI . This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of
State.
* Underline represents. additions.
** Strikethrough represents deletions.
41 .- Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
DECEMBER 27, 1995 '123
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM:; That completes the regular resolutions on our
agenda today. This is an opportunity for those people, who are here, to
address the Board on any matters of your interest, hopefully, keeping it
to a five minute limit. Would anyone like to address the Board?
JOE RISTUCCIA: Joe Ristuccia, Southold. I'd first like to, before I
make my comments, I'd like to just express Ed Siegmann's sentiments.
He couldn't be here this evening, because of personal commitments, but
he asked me to say something on his behalf, which is pretty much the
sentiment that I have, and it relates to some of the things that were
said a little earlier this evening, in terms of the citation. Certainly
Councilman Lizewski is leaving the Board, and Judge Tedeschi. I
certainly want to extend my congratulations to them for serving so many
years, and also, the service. that they gave the Town certainly should be
recognized. We, in TaxPac,- certainly recognize that. While we didn't
agree with Joe on many things, I still want to convey to him, publicly,
good luck, and we want to wish him well. I do want to say a few things,
though., related to Supervisor Wickham. You're tenure was short,
however, it encompassed '. four years as a Councilman, and two years as
Supervisor. We feel that your tenure should have lasted a little bit
longer, but the will of the people have spoken, and we want to say that
we want to wish you well in whatever you're going to be doing, Tom, at
the farm, or what have you. We do want to say, though, that you have
integrity, intelligence, that we're going to miss, and we wish you well.
Hopefully, that we'll see you serving the public in some capacity in the
future, be involved, and we feel that this town needs that. The things
that are going on in the public today, in Washington, on State level.
There's such a turmoil in politics, and certainly, I think it's
ramification of how the public feels things are so unsettled, whether
It's in a private sector, the corporate area, or in the public sector.
They're all in a state of turmoil. I hope that in the future our town
will get the kind of leadership, that you've. given us in the last few
years. I hope that that .will . happen, and I hope that we can settlement in
the other areas of government. With that thought in mind, I want to
wish you, Tom, good luck, and my best wishes go to you.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you very much, Joe. Would anyone else
like to address the Board this afternoon?
GENE OLIVA: Gene Oliva from Orient, and I think I was about to say
just what Joe Ristuccia said. You must have had my script, Joe. The
thing is, though, I would also like to say that in your tenure what was
observed, at least by me, and I'm sure by many others, was the fact
that you did come through with the openness in government, which you
talked about earlier. . Number two, you've really given us a awful lot of
professionalism on this .Board, and also, in a way that you helped to
educate people as to what the topic was. You bent over backwards to
give it to us from every side, and as Joe just said, the other part is
civility that was brought out here within the last couple of years. The
civility of people working together, which is not apparent, apparently on
the National level, the State level, even the County level. This town
seems to have now lead the way, and for that we have to be grateful to
you, and you're whole Board, and we know that it will continue under
Jean Cochran, too. Thank you.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Gene. Is there anyone else who
would like to address the Board? There have to be some critical
comments. They can't all be favorable. There must be somebody out
there, who can keep the balance. Would anyone else like to address the
Board tonight?
JOE GOLD: I'm Joe Gold from Cutchogue. You'll get no critical comments
from me, Tom. I just want to thank you for the service you have given
to the town. I want add my comments to Gene, that the level of stability.
and discourse today, .I think our whole country is deteriorating, and I
would hope that something we can emphasis in this town, that we can
differ from each other. We can differ among ourselves, but we can still
be civil about it,' and I would just add that as my wish for the future,
and my very best wishes to your future.
124 DECEMBER 27, 1995
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you very much. The people may not
know Joe, who has really held two positions in the last few years, one of
them official, and one of ' them unofficial. He's the Chair of our Land
Preservation Committee, who brought to the Town Board this morning the
proposal, and who really brought to the table the latest from (tape
change.)
LARRY TUTHILL: Larry Tuthill from Cutchogue. I'd just like to join
with everyone else, and also, Dr. Lizewski, when he was first elected
he quoted in The Suffolk Times as, he said, he- was only going to run
for one term, and I think he did all politicians a favor, by keeping to
that promise. You don't see that very often. Tom, I appreciate
everything you did for the town for all these years, and as I'm sure you
are aware, Jean. Cochran has the potential to be a very good
supervisor, and I'm sure you, as everyone else wish her luck in the next
two years. As I say that, I, also, encourage you to keep involved in all
the issues, that are very important to you. You worked very hard on
projects, Tom, here in Southold Town, the quality of life, keeping taxes
down. This town loses if ' you are silent to those issues. If you can be
intimidated by a' particular publisher, and don't come forward, and state
what you think is important to this town, and I think you owe it to the
people of Southold Town not to go away, and be silent. Stand up with
regard to the youth, Farmland Preservation, keeping taxes down, open
government. All my years in Southold Town, I've never seen such open
government here, and you should be congratulated for that. Stay
involved, and congratulations for everything you've done.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Larry. I look forward to being
active in one capacity or another. Is there anyone else, who would like
to address the Board this evening? (No response.) If not, I'll turn to
the Board members, if there's anyone on the Board, who would like to
make a comment.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Someone on the Board would like to say, good
luck to you, Tom. It was very nice to know you, and Happy New Year to
everybody.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Alice. Anyone Else?
JUSTICE EVANS: I haven't had the "opportunity to publicly tell you how
much I appreciated working with you, Tom. I think it was a excellent
opportunity for me. It was very much a pleasure to work with a man of
your caliber, and I think that you set examples for the town, that I
trust the new administration will work to live up to, and try to follow
your example. I thank you for all those examples.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: Thank you, Louisa.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA:- I just have one. There was an editorial in the
paper. last week about Lauren Grant's compensatory time. It just said
that two Board members fought valiantly, they voted, just no, during
this past Tuesday night's Town Board meeting, to prevent the United
Southold Board members for approving what is considered to be a bogus
request for overtime pay by Wickham's Executive Assistant Lauren
Grant. I'd just like to read ,you a resolution, that we adopted on May 31,
1994. Resolved that the .Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
grants the below list of employees the following contract benefits, leave
time, compensatory time, health insurance, retirement, and longevity,
excepted salary. increases, as the employees, and the- CSEA collective
bargaining unit, and included the Town Attorney, the Confidential
Secretary to the Supervisor, the Exempt Secretary, at the time, to the
Town Attorney, Senior Accountant, and Deputy Superintendent of
Highways. 1 would just "like that paper to get the facts straight, if
they're going to print them. Thank you.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: I'm sorry your brought that up, Ruth. We
almost ended the. year. without any problem. The problem was not that
resolution. The problem .was . the. fact, that the usual time sheets that
everybody else hands in, had not been handed, in, and when they were
handed in, they were late, -and from my observation inaccurate. That was
where the problem lies.
DECEMBER 27, 1995 125
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: They were handed in, or where not?
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: They were not handed in until late, until this
whole thing arose.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: But, they were handed in.
COUNCILWOMAN HUSSIE: Yes, but I wonder who can remember from
April, 1994? Who can remember in December of 1995, what they were
doing in April of '94, as an example? ,
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I have one brief proclamation, that I would like
to read on behalf of a Trustee, who is outgoing, and I wonder if I could
hand it over to John Holiapfel, who is here. This is on behalf of Bill
Albertson. I'd just like to read it into the record. Bill, an important
member of our Board of Trustees, who did not run, and will be leaving
office at this time.
Moved by Supervisor Wickham, seconded by The. Entire Town Board,
WHEREAS, WILLIAM G. ALBERTSON, a most esteemed official of the
Town of Southold is retiring from public service on December 31, 1995;
and
WHEREAS, WILLIAM G. ALBERTSON has given generously of his time
and talent in his faithful service to the residents of the Town of
Southold as TOWN TRUSTEE from January 1, 1992 to December 31,
1995; and
WHEREAS, TOWN TRUSTEE ALBERTSON's record of fine service,
diligence to duty and dedication to the Town of Southold deserves the
sincere gratitude of those' with whom and for whom he has served; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED 'that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
expresses its most sincere ' appreciation to WILLIAM G. ALBERTSON for
his unselfish and wholehearted cooperation and untiring efforts on behalf
of the Town, and extends their best wishes for the 'years ahead; and be
it further
RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to WILLIAM G.
ALBERTSON and entered in the permanent records of this Town Board
meeting.
DATED: December 27, 1995.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
SUPERVISOR WICKHAM: I'd like to make just a couple of very brief
comments in response to the generous comments, that have been made
tonight, and I don't have a prepared statement. I just have a few
observations, that I would like to make, reflecting on what has been six
years of public office in the Town of Southold, the last three years
quite intensive. The first three years as a Town Board member, which is
obviously less . intensive, essentially a part-time position. First of all,
you all know me. Many of you know me as an engineer, as a farmer, and
as a professional person, who has tried to solve problems in a sort of
professional manner. It means you identify what the problem is. You try
to put the resources to solve it, and address it, the way an engineer, or
anybody else would try to do in a rather, practical manner. That's sort
of the approach that I tried to bring to Town government. It's worked in
some cases. It hasn't worked so well in other cases, but that's more or
less the background, that I came to when I took this position, and when
I was elected to it. ' There was several priorities, that have driven me,
that have been important to me from the very beginning, and some of you
have touched on it tonight, and I would just like to kind of review them
briefly, because they have been important to me, and I think they will be
important to the new Board, as it takes office next month. I'll just
mention three of them, because to me those three sort of encapsulate the
cruxes of where Southold Town needs to continue to give attention. The
first one. .and there's no order of priorities exactly, but the first one
comes to mind is to retain the open quality to Southold Town. It would be
very easy for Southold Town to be essentially overrun, become a
suburban community, just like the communities to the west. The key to
retaining that open quality is to retain farmlands in the Town of
Southold, active working farmland. Farmland that produces crops,
DECEMBER 27, 1995
produces jobs, that produces an environment, that produces a vista, and
attractive landscape, that I think all of us recognize as part of the
town. While saying that. we can not stop development, and those of us,
and I'm foremost among them, who want to preserve farmland, and
preserve this rural quality, have to understand that development is going
to continue out here. We couldn't stop it, if we wanted to, and frankly,
you shouldn't. What we should try to do is to control our development, to
manage it, to be on top of it, and let it not steamroller over us. We,
have tools to do that. It's up to the Board to have the will to use those
tools. There are many tools. Which ones we use isn't important today.
It's to have the will to- use them. I think personally, that one way to
do it is to promote the growth and development in and around the hamlet
centers, as a way of relieving pressure on the space in between, and
there are many different .ways to do it. I think that, that's one of the
challenges in the planning front, the key challenge that is front of us
today. The second challenge, the second priority is to keep a lid on
taxes. We have shown how that can be done, this past year, with a tax
reduction in the Town of Southold. There are three little things I'll
mention' today, that to me are the ways in which we can do this. It's not
done by magic. There are steps to be taken to try to keep a lid on
taxes. One of them is . to find ways for private, and not for profit,
organizations to assist the town, to help finance things in the town, so
it doesn't all come on the tax rolls. A YMCA financed through local
subscriptions is an example of that. A second way is to make town offices
more productive. We have some two hundred and eighty people working
for the Town of Southold. If they can be made more productive, to serve
the public good, more productively, more effectively. We won't need to
increase their number.. We may even be able through. attrition to reduce
their. number, and eighty percent of the cost to the town, eighty percent
of our budget is personnel related. How do make people more productive?
One example is to have a better computer system in the town, a computer
system that people pull up things on the screen quickly, can write
responses quickly, and some of us can even do things at home on our
computers at home, and..bring in the disk the next day here, plug it in,
and make use of it here. That's just one example. The third thing to
keep -costs down is to keep a close tab on the management of Town
affairs,- how to :manage Town government more closely, to keep track of
departments, to keep track of spending, to see that departments work
smoothly with other departments, just plain old fashioned management,
like many of you I see out there provide in your own businesses, to
provide that level of supervision, and management, in the town, I think
is very important, and that it not just sort of go as it would naturally
through laissez-faire activities. So, those are the things on the
keeping a lid on taxes. The third on is openness in government, and
somebody spoke to it today. Openness in government, I take some
satisfaction from looking at what's happened in the last few years here,
and there are three things, that I just mentioned here. One of them is an
Ethics Code, that clearly states in black and white what is expected of
public officials, and of Town employees? Secondly, bringing in new blood
to Town government. Town government is no different from a business,
or a sports team, or. anything else, a college, or a school. New people
have to come along all .the time to replace those of us who are moving
out. The success and vitality of any organizations has to do with how
that process works, how many people come up from the bottom, and fill
slots, that people are moving away from, to the extent that government is
now based with a limited 'clique of people, who manage it, and more or
less monopolize those positions we will not have an open system of
government in this town. I'm not saying it characterizes it. What I am
saying is that is a concern that in the political process I think we have
to continue to give attention to. Finally, a word about myself. I'm
looking forward to farming. I mentioned, we got preserved farmland. It's
oftern been said, there's an old adage, that the way to protect
farmland is to provide profitable farming. I look forward to putting my
time into .making farming in one small part of Cuchogue, and New
Suffolk, somewhat more profitable. The last few years it's been kind of
on automatic pilot, as I spent most of my time here. I have to tell you I
leave this position with some disappointment, but with absolutely no
regrets. I look forward to spending time farming. It's part of my
culture. It's part of where I'm coming from, and to be candid I really
should be spending substantially more of my time in that capacity. It's
fun. I enjoy it, and it does give me some free time to continue to be
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active, to continue to take an active role in Town affairs. In
conclusion, no one is indispensable. A lot of political people like to
think that they're indispensable. I've had a history. Some of you who
know me, I've worked for some years overseas as a professional engineer,
and manager. I've worked for some years farming. I've been here for
six years. I like to change. I like to do different things. I'm looking
forward to that change. I think I'd be uncomfortable if I were here for
too long a stretch. Finally, I would just like to express my appreciation
and thanks to those people who have been a great pleasure to work with.
I don't have to say that the people, ,Joe Townsend, Louisa Evans, and
Ruth Oliva, who came to office with me, as Supervisor, two years ago,
have been an enormous pleasure in all respects. The whole Town Board
has been a pleasure for .me. I've enjoyed it. I've enjoyed trying to bring
a consensus of all the different views, and the complexity, and sometimes
opposition of views, -1 think that's healthy, and I've actually enjoyed
it. But, I particularly enjoy the four people who I worked with. We've
spent almost no time caucusing, planning, figuring out how to present
our stuff to the Board, and in a sense we didn't have to, because
basically the four of us look at things differently. We voted, but we
virtually came to it with the same point of view of what will work best
for the town. We can count on Louisa to take a rather conservative point
of view. We can count on Ruth to worry more about the environment, and
the concerns, on that side. But, I think all of us. . and Joe we can count
on as being a ve;,-y creative person, and not knowing quite where he's
going to come from. But, (. .think all of us have made a contribution, and
I have to say it's been a great pleasure for me to work with them. Apart
from the Board, I have gotten probably more satisfaction as Supervisor in
working with Town employees. As I said, there's some two hundred
employees in this town.. One of them is sitting at the end of the table
here. She's been a great pleasure to work with, as Town Attorney. The
Town Clerk, of course, is an elected official, and many in this building.
I've gotten my kicks out of working closely with them, in particular the
department heads, who, in turn, work with their people. This is what
has given me my kicks, what I've enjoyed very much. I think the level of
professionalism in the town is important. I think it's gained somewhat,
and I step down after these years with some satisfaction looking back.,
and with a interest in keeping tabs on what's happening here, Jean and
others, and to keep some sense of knowledge of what's going on, to be
available, if there's need and an opportunity for me. Now, I'm afraid
I've stepped up to at least those five minutes, and don't want to over
speak my time. So, it's a pleasure to be with you, and see you here
tonight.
COUNCILWOMAN OLIVA: A Happy New Year to everybody, and
especially to Jean. I wish you luck in the new year, and looking forward
to working with you.
Moved by Councilwoman Oliva, seconded by Councilwoman Hussie, it
was
RESOLVED that the Town Board meeting be and hereby is adjourned at
5:30 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Justice Evans, Councilwoman Oliva,
Councilwoman Hussie, Supervisor Wickham.
This resolutions was duly ADOPTED.
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Judith T. Terry
Southold Town Clerk