ROTTERDAM TOWN BOARD JULY 13, 2011 AGENDA 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SUPERVISOR’S REPORT PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR FOR PERSONNEL AGENDA ITEMS PERSONNEL: Res. No. 218.11 Amend Resolution N0.167.11 adopted on April 27, 2011 to reinstate Nancie Askew of Rotterdam, New York to the position of Senior Typist, full-time, with no employee benefits at an hourly rate of $12.00 per hour to reflect the proper end date of December 31, 2011. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR FOR AGENDA ITEMS Res. No 219.11 Call for public hearing to be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the John F. Kirvin Government Center, Town Hall, 1100 Sunrise Boulevard, Rotterdam, New York 12306 for the following purpose: Request by Theresa Nowicki to allow the conversion of the former 4,072 square foot First Methodist Church into an antique shop and offices on a 29,983 square foot parcel of property located in the Aquifer Overlay Zone located at 1234 Main Street in Rotterdam Junction, New York. 220.11 Call for public hearing to be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the John F. Kirvin Government Center, Town Hall, 1100 Sunrise Boulevard, Rotterdam, New York 12306 for the following purpose: To consider adopting a local law amending Chapter 150, Hawking, Peddling and Soliciting to establish rules regarding ice cream trucks selling in the Town of Rotterdam. 221.11 Call for public hearing to be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the John F. Kirvin Government Center, Town Hall, 1100 Sunrise Boulevard, Rotterdam, New York 12306 for the following purpose: Consider the Petition and Map, Plan and Report duly filed by William Larned and Sons, Inc. and Maria Esposito as property owners pursuant to NYS Town Law Article 12 for creation of a new sewer district to be located in the Town of Rotterdam to be comprised solely of properties known as SBL #48.09-2-9, SBL #48.09-2-10 and SBL #48-4-4.11 in the vicinity of North Thompson Street and Burdeck Street. The maximum amount to be expended by the Town for the new district is 0 dollars ($0.00). 222.11 Declare the Town of Rotterdam as “lead agency” and authorize the Town Planner to prepare, file, publish and distribute all documents necessary to comply with 6 NYCRR Part 617 & State Environmental Quality Review relative to the above-referenced proposed sewer district in the Town of Rotterdam. 223.11 Adopt standard work day for appointed officials for the purpose of determining days worked reportable to the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System. 224.11 The Town Board of the Town of Rotterdam hereby authorizes the appropriation of Park Land Fees in the amount of $3,400.00 and hereby modifies the General Fund Budget by increasing Estimated Revenues (A510) and the revenue account entitled “Parkland Fees” (A2001.200100) by $3,400.00, and increasing Appropriations (A960) and the subsidiary account entitled “Parks Improvements” (A7110.4153 by $3,400.00). 225.11 Authorize the Town Attorney to enter into a Settlement Agreement in the matter of Frank Santoro vs. Town of Rotterdam Index # 2009-1628 and Index # 2010- 1137Article 7 tax proceeding for the tax year 2009 and 2010. 226.11 Authorize the Town Attorney to enter into a Settlement Agreement in the matter of Edward Jr., and Michael Pigliavento vs. Town of Rotterdam Index # 2009-1454 and Index # 2010-1083 Article 7 tax proceeding for the tax year 2009 and 2010. CONSENT ITEMS: Res. No 227.11 Accept Town Clerk’s Report for the month of July 2011. 228.11 Budget transfers by the Town Comptroller to various accounts. DISCUSSION ITEMS COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLIC COMMENT PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR (Per Resolution No. 444.06) G General Rules of Procedure for Public Hearings & Privilege of the Floor: Each speaker will state his/her name and address for the record. To ensure each attendee has an equal and reasonable opportunity to address their concerns, he/she is afforded a maximum of four (4) minutes to address the Town Board. MISCELLANEOUS ADJOURNMENT FRANCIS DEL GALLO, Supervisor
Not one Agenda item addressing the AWOL Town Clerk. What a dereliction of duty.
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier. ~ H.L. Mencken Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. ~ H. L. Mencken The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. ~H. L. Mencken
There is NOTHING that the Town Board can legally do --- how hard is it for you to comprehend that the Town Clerk is a separately elected office ?????? Does someone have to explain it to you with sock puppets ???
“And yet our opponents tell us not to interfere with abortion. They tell us not to impose our morality on those who wish to allow or participate in the taking of the life of infants before birth. Yet no one calls it imposing morality to prohibit the taking of life after a child is born. We’re told about a woman’s right to control her own body. But doesn’t the unborn child have a higher right, and that is to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?” – Ronald Reagan
There is NOTHING that the Town Board can legally do --- how hard is it for you to comprehend that the Town Clerk is a separately elected office ?????? Does someone have to explain it to you with sock puppets ???
How hard is it for you to comprehend that they could have lowered her salary to $1 to save the taxpayers money?? OMG!
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -James Madison
There is NOTHING that the Town Board can legally do --- how hard is it for you to comprehend that the Town Clerk is a separately elected office ?????? Does someone have to explain it to you with sock puppets ???
How hard is it for you to understand that the Democrats on the current board had an opportunity to lower the clerk's salary and didn't! That is why the electorate will take up this matter on their agenda!!
Very true!! The TB Democrats had the opportunity to address the Clerk issue. They not only didn't address it, they condoned and defended it. With taxes high, unemployment high,I can't wait to hear the Dumb-o-crats defend a $50K Dumb-o-crat Town Clerk. They had no problem cutting the Assessors pay during the budget process. Clearly the Democrats have been running the town as pure partisans. Good Luck HARRY!!
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier. ~ H.L. Mencken Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. ~ H. L. Mencken The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. ~H. L. Mencken
How hard is it for you to comprehend that they could have lowered her salary to $1 to save the taxpayers money?? OMG!
There is the issue of timing -- salaries are set at the organizational meeting on January 1 .. so that can't be changed until next January 1 IF it is legally permissible to lower the salary to $1. There are some lawyers who believe the salary can be lowered but can not be lowered to $0 or $1.
“And yet our opponents tell us not to interfere with abortion. They tell us not to impose our morality on those who wish to allow or participate in the taking of the life of infants before birth. Yet no one calls it imposing morality to prohibit the taking of life after a child is born. We’re told about a woman’s right to control her own body. But doesn’t the unborn child have a higher right, and that is to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?” – Ronald Reagan
Furthermore- the PARTY had nothing to do with the Town Board's action or inaction on that or any other issue. The fact is that Frank DelGallo has been led by the nose by Bob Godlewski since January 1, 2010 --- Bob tells Frank what will be on the agenda, how to vote and whether or not Frank is allowed to go to the bathroom or not.
The REAL PROBLEM in Town Hall is that Bob Godlewski won't listen to any advice from anyone -- he is a lone ranger -- and thinks he is the Supervisor .. and worse .. Bob thinks he is the Supervisor with unlimited dictatorial powers.
Maybe if Frank and Bob had listened to advice from those Democrats who worked hard to get them elected, they wouldn't have made so many dumb-a** mistakes in the past year and a half. The fact is that Bob basically thumbed his nose at all of us who helped get the team elected and he thumbed his nose at the rest of the team on the town board -- and, unfortunately, Frank DelGallo was either easily led or misled into blindly following Bob Godlewski.
It is sad -- because Frank DelGallo .. IMHO is a decent man with good intentions .. he was just led astray.
“And yet our opponents tell us not to interfere with abortion. They tell us not to impose our morality on those who wish to allow or participate in the taking of the life of infants before birth. Yet no one calls it imposing morality to prohibit the taking of life after a child is born. We’re told about a woman’s right to control her own body. But doesn’t the unborn child have a higher right, and that is to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?” – Ronald Reagan
ROTTERDAM TOWN BOARD JULY 13, 2011 AGENDA 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SUPERVISOR’S REPORT Discussion regarding -Ice Cream Truck in the Town of Rotterdam PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR FOR PERSONNEL AGENDA ITEMS PERSONNEL: Res. No. 218.11 Amend Resolution N0.167.11 adopted on April 27, 2011 to reinstate Nancie Askew of Rotterdam, New York to the position of Senior Typist, temporary full-time, with no employee benefits at an hourly rate of $17.95 per hour to reflect the end date of August 10, 2011. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR FOR AGENDA ITEMS Res. No 219.11 Call for public hearing to be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the John F. Kirvin Government Center, Town Hall, 1100 Sunrise Boulevard, Rotterdam, New York 12306 for the following purpose: Request by Theresa Nowicki to allow the conversion of the former 4,072 square foot First Methodist Church into an antique shop and offices on a 29,983 square foot parcel of property located in the Aquifer Overlay Zone located at 1234 Main Street in Rotterdam Junction, New York. 220.11 Call for public hearing to be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the John F. Kirvin Government Center, Town Hall, 1100 Sunrise Boulevard, Rotterdam, New York 12306 for the following purpose: Consider the Petition and Map, Plan and Report duly filed by William Larned and Sons, Inc. and Maria Esposito as property owners pursuant to NYS Town Law Article 12 for creation of a new sewer district to be located in the Town of Rotterdam to be comprised solely of properties known as SBL #48.09-2-9, SBL #48.09-2-10 and SBL #48-4-4.11 in the vicinity of North Thompson Street and Burdeck Street. The maximum amount to be expended by the Town for the new district is 0 dollars ($0.00). 221.11 Declare the Town of Rotterdam as “lead agency” and authorize the Town Planner to prepare, file, publish and distribute all documents necessary to comply with 6 NYCRR Part 617 & State Environmental Quality Review relative to the above-referenced proposed sewer district in the Town of Rotterdam. 222.11 Call for public hearing to be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the John F. Kirvin Government Center, Town Hall, 1100 Sunrise Boulevard, Rotterdam, New York 12306 upon adoption of a Proposed Local Law of the Year 2011 for the following purpose: To repeal, in its entirety, Article XXVIII of the Rotterdam Zoning Code (Sections 270-220 through 270-224) entitled “Critical Impact Uses and Critical Impact Permits”. 223.11 Declare the Town of Rotterdam as “lead agency” and authorize the Town Planner to prepare, file, publish and distribute all documents necessary to comply with 6 NYCRR Part 617 & State Environmental Review Act related to the above-referenced proposed Local Law. 224.11 Adopt standard work day for appointed officials for the purpose of determining days worked reportable to the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System. 225.11 The Town Board of the Town of Rotterdam hereby authorizes the appropriation of Park Land Fees in the amount of $3,400.00 and hereby modifies the General Fund Budget by increasing Estimated Revenues (A510) and the revenue account entitled “Parkland Fees” (A2001.200100) by $3,400.00, and increasing Appropriations (A960) and the subsidiary account entitled “Parks Improvements” (A7110.4153 by $3,400.00). 226.11 Authorize the Town Attorney to enter into a Settlement Agreement in the matter of Frank Santoro vs. Town of Rotterdam Index # 2009-1628 and Index # 2010- 1137Article 7 tax proceeding for the tax year 2009 and 2010. 227.11 Authorize the Town Attorney to enter into a Settlement Agreement in the matter of Edward Jr., and Michael Pigliavento vs. Town of Rotterdam Index # 2009-1454 and Index # 2010-1083 Article 7 tax proceeding for the tax year 2009 and 2010. 228.11 Authorize the Supervisor to sign a contract with Bradley & Guzzetta, LLC 1976 Wooddale Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125, to act as (TDA) Town Designated Attorney regarding a franchise renewal agreement with Time-Warner Cable in an amount not to exceed $7500.00. CONSENT ITEMS: Res. No 229.11 Accept Town Clerk’s Report for the month of July 2011. 230.11 Budget transfers by the Town Comptroller to various accounts. DISCUSSION ITEMS COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLIC COMMENT PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR (Per Resolution No. 444.06) G General Rules of Procedure for Public Hearings & Privilege of the Floor: Each speaker will state his/her name and address for the record. To ensure each attendee has an equal and reasonable opportunity to address their concerns, he/she is afforded a maximum of four (4) minutes to address the Town Board. MISCELLANEOUS ADJOURNMENT FRANCIS DEL GALLO, Supervisor
The courts senior typist 12/hr to 17/hr - thet area has been back filled since febuary
Last budget season we were told the senior typist would become a typist - to this day we have just spent $$$$ there like they print it - see the expendaitures listed in the rotterdam sticky
We have qualified staff yet we pay for a "consultant" for a typist position
The issue is not the "consultant" but "Management"
Talking to each other is better than talking about each other
Maybe if Frank and Bob had listened to advice from those Democrats who worked hard to get them elected, they wouldn't have made so many dumb-a** mistakes in the past year and a half. The fact is that Bob basically thumbed his nose at all of us who helped get the team elected and he thumbed his nose at the rest of the team on the town board -- and, unfortunately, Frank DelGallo was either easily led or misled into blindly following Bob Godlewski.
It is sad -- because Frank DelGallo .. IMHO is a decent man with good intentions .. he was just led astray.
WRONG ON ALL POINTS HERE!!
First the democons knew WELL in advance what and who they were endorsing and trying to sell to the rotterdamians!! It's not like this was BG's first time in the political arena. BG has had his share of 'dumb-a** mistakes'. This was a no brainer and YET the democons endorsed him!!! Ya can't make this stuff up!!
Second, the democons knew WELL in advance what and who they were endorsing and trying to sell to the rotterdamians!! Hell, the democons wouldn't even let FDG debate the opposing party or heaven forbid to speak in public.
The entire democon party is totally responsible for this mess in Schenectady County! ' NO BACK PEDDLING ALLOWED'
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -James Madison
First the democons knew WELL in advance what and who they were endorsing and trying to sell to the rotterdamians!! It's not like this was BG's first time in the political arena. BG has had his share of 'dumb-a** mistakes'. This was a no brainer and YET the democons endorsed him!!! Ya can't make this stuff up!!
Second, the democons knew WELL in advance what and who they were endorsing and trying to sell to the rotterdamians!! Hell, the democons wouldn't even let FDG debate the opposing party or heaven forbid to speak in public.
The entire democon party is totally responsible for this mess in Schenectady County! ' NO BACK PEDDLING ALLOWED'
Mertz - you got thrown out of your own party -- and most folks in town gave up caring about what you thought or said .. a long time before that
“And yet our opponents tell us not to interfere with abortion. They tell us not to impose our morality on those who wish to allow or participate in the taking of the life of infants before birth. Yet no one calls it imposing morality to prohibit the taking of life after a child is born. We’re told about a woman’s right to control her own body. But doesn’t the unborn child have a higher right, and that is to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?” – Ronald Reagan
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