1992-03-09
SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING
MARCH 9, 1992
7:00P.M.
MTG.#24
RES. 164-169
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
MICHEL BRANDT -SUPERVISOR
BETTY MONAHAN-COUNCILMAN
NICK CAIMANO-COUNCILMAN
PLINEY TUCKER-COUNCILMAN
BOARD MEMBER ABSENT
SUSAN GOETZ-COUNCILMAN
TOWN ATTORNEY
PAUL DUSEK
SUPERVISOR BRANDT opened meeting ...
RESOLUTIONS
Discussion held regarding Employee Benefits and Procedures ... Attorney Dusek reviewed proposed policy
revisions with the Town Board and the following changes were made by the Town Board:
Attorney Dusek recommended an additional clause in the first Whereas paragraph, amending previous
resolution No. 145,92, regarding employee benefits and employee policies ... second additional clause, at
the end of the resolution, be it further resolved, that Resolution No. 145,92 is hereby amended accordingly.
Supervisor Brandt, referred to Overtime Compensation, recommended deletion of positions of Part Shop
Foreman and Real Property Tax Service Assistant, noting they do no not fit within the standards for
overtime compensation ... the standards being policy makers; management, discretion, supervision skills
and college degree.
Councilman Tucker-After we do all this will this get lost in the paper shuffle?
Supervisor Brandt-This will become part of the employees manual...
RESOLUTION REGARDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND EMPLOYER POLICIES
RESOLUTION NO.: 164,92
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Nick Caimano WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Pliney Tucker
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is desirous of setting forth, in this
resolution, the terms and conditions of employee benefits for non-union Town of Queensbury officers and
employees and employer policies applicable to all union and non-union, Town of Queensbury officers and
employees, and amending previous Resolution No. 145, 1992 regarding employee benefits and employee
policies,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes and sets forth
the following terms and conditions of employee benefits and employer policies for non-union Town
officers and employees:
A. VACATION:
After one year of continuous service, non-union, full-time officers and employees shall be granted
vacation as follows:
1-4 years of employment.................1O days (working)
5-9 years of employment.................12 days (working)
10 years of employment.................15 days (working)
11 years of employment.................16 days (working)
12 years ofemployment.................17 days (working)
13 years of employment.................18 days (working)
14 years ofemployment.................19 days (working)
15 years of employment.................20 days (working)
Vacation credit for each year of employment shall be deemed granted on first anniversary date one
year after the date hired and each yearly anniversary thereafter. All vacations shall be scheduled in
advance by the Department Head and must be taken within 12 months after granted. Vacation days may
not be accumulated or carried over from year to year, nor will there be payment in lieu of or for unused
vacation days.
Vacation time requires prior approved by the Department Head. Department Heads' vacation
requests must have prior approval from the Town Supervisor.
B. OVERTIME COMPENSATION:
1. The following positions shall not be eligible for overtime compensation:
Acting Fire Marshall
Administrative Assistant
Assessor
Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation
Budget Officer
Building & Grounds Superintendent
Cemetery Superintendent
Deputy Highway Superintendent
Deputy Supervisor
Deputy Town Clerk
Deputy Water Superintendent
Director of AccountingIBookkeeper
Director of Building & Codes
Director of Parks & Recreation
Health Officer
Historian
Purchasing Agent
Receiver of Taxes
Secretary Supervisor/Community Assistant
Senior Planner
Solid Waste Facility Operator
Town Attorney
Wastewater Director
Water Superintendent
Zoning Administrator
2. Daily time sheets shall be required for all officers and employees except elected officials.
Leave Request/Report Forms must be used to take sick time, personal time, holiday, vacation, bereavement,
or "other" approved leave. The leave forms shall be signed by the Department Heads. Department Heads'
leave forms shall be signed by the Supervisor.
C. AUTHORIZED TIME OFF:
1. Any Town officer or employee who is not compensated for overtime, as herein provided,
may be granted "Authorized Time Off' by the Town Supervisor in recognition of the extra work or
overtime worked by that officer or employee.
2. Authorized time off shall not be considered a vested right or compensatory time off and
shall not accumulate in any formal manner. Use of authorized time off shall be made only when
specifically granted. Authorized time off shall not exceed and may not necessarily equal the amount of
overtime worked.
3. The decision of whether to grant authorized time off shall lie in the exclusive discretion
of the Town Supervisor who shall, when determining whether to grant authorized time off, consider the
employee's work performance and amount of overtime worked.
D. PART - TIME EMPLOYEES/BENEFITS:
1. Part -time employees shall be defined as permanent employees hired after the date of the
adoption of this policy working 20 hours or more but less than full-time and will be granted vacation, sick-
time, personal days, floating holidays, holidays, and bereavement equal to one half of those days and that
amount of time normally granted to full-time employees except that if a holiday falls on a day the employee
is not scheduled to work, such employee will not be granted any additional compensation.
2. Health and Major Medical Insurance, Dental and Prescription and other types of
insurance, shall not be offered or made available to part-time employees, except as may be required by law.
E. TEMPORARY AND/OR SEASONAL EMPLOYEES:
Temporary and/or seasonal employees shall be defined as employees working seasonally or less
than 20 hours per week and shall be granted no vacation, sick-time, personal days, floating holidays,
holiday pay, or bereavement time or pay and shall not be offered or entitled to health and major medical
insurance, dental, prescription, or other types of insurance available through the Town of Queensbury,
except as required by law.
F. EXCEPTIONS:
1. The terms and conditions of the aforesaid benefits and policies shall accrue to the benefit
of and apply to all non-union officers and employees of the Town of Queensbury, except that the benefits
referred to above shall not apply to those officers or employees who are appointed by the Town Board in
accordance with State Laws and who have a definite term of office under State Law. These officers or
employees shall have such benefits as agreed to at the time of appointment, and to the extent that the
particular benefits described hereinabove were not discussed or agreed to, said officers or employees shall
have such benefits hereinabove referred to or typically granted to employees.
2. Current, permanent, part-time employees who are receiving health insurance benefits
shall not be effected by the above-described policy concerning the availability of health insurance benefits
to part-time employees, so long as said part-time employees are in the continuous employment of the Town
of Queensbury. In the event that said employees' employment should terminate for any reason, the
employee's entitlement to said benefits will terminate in the same manner as any other full-time non-union
employees' benefits would terminate upon termination of employment, and in the event that said part -time
employee returns to employment with the Town, he or she will be considered a new employee and subject
to the above-referenced policy on health insurance benefits.
3. With regard to the vacation policy set forth above, any officer or employee granted the
privilege of carrying over vacation days from the year of work prior to the adoption of this resolution and
who on the date of this resolution has not used all such vacation days, shall be allowed to take such unused
vacation time before the expiration of that officer or employee's current year of service, provided further,
however, that the said officer or employee shall not be allowed to further continue to carry vacation time
after said current year of service, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby sets forth the following
employee policies applicable to all union and non-union officers and employees:
A. TOWN-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES.
All vehicles will be parked at their base of operations, at the end of each day unless authorized by
the Town Board.
B. CAUSES FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND/OR IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION,
DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL.
1. (A) Bringing liquor or other alcoholic beverages or illegal, non-prescription drugs
into Town buildings, motor vehicles, or upon Town work-sites, or the consumption of alcohol or illegal,
non-prescription drugs during work hours (or the normal work-day for your position) is not allowed, and
will result in disciplinary action. Any officer or employee shall not report for work with ability impaired
because of the use of alcohol or illegal, non-prescription drugs, and if so reporting, shall not be permitted to
work, and shall be subject to disciplinary action.
(B) Violation of State or Local Laws relating to controlled substances or alcohol will not be
tolerated, and will result in disciplinary action.
(C) Whether ability is impaired because of alcohol may be verified by a sobriety test
and refusal to take the sobriety test shall establish a presumption of ability impaired by said alcohol.
2. Intentional or repeated falsification of any Town report, time-card, or other information
will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary action.
3. Violation of any policy under this provision F shall be cause for discharge or dismissal
and disciplinary action may include reprimand, a fine in an amount not to exceed $100.00, immediate
suspension, without pay for up to two months, demotion, permanent discharge, or dismissal from
employment.
C. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
If any provision of this policy is declared invalid or unenforceable by a Court of law and record in
New York State, the remainder of this policy shall be considered in full force and effect and treated as if the
invalid or unenforceable provision were deleted therefrom, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that
A. The terms and provisions of this resolution shall take effect immediately, and the terms
and provisions hereof shall be controlling regardless of any prior conduct or informal expressions of policy
by any officer, employee, or board of the Town of Queensbury.
B. The Town Supervisor shall, and is hereby authorized to distribute a copy of this
resolution and policy set forth therein to the employees of the Town of Queensbury in such manner as he
shall deem appropriate, and provide notice to the employees, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that Resolution No 145, 1992 is hereby amended accordingly.
Duly adopted this 9th day of March, 1992, by the following
vote:
AYES Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Caimano, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Brandt
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mrs. Goetz
Councilman Monahan-I will add for the record that some of these people when they were hired were told
that they would get overtime some were told they would not, their salaries were set accordingly and I think
that bears watching, also I am a little concerned that people are not asked to work excessive amounts of
overtime without having compensatory time.
RESOLUTION ABOLISHING POSITION AND TRANSFERRING FUNDS
RESOLUTION NO. 165,92, Introduced by Mr. Nick Caimano who moved for its adoption, seconded by
Mr. Manual Brandt.
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is desirous of abolishing the position of
Assistant Coordinator for the Queensbury Center, effective March 15, 1992, and arranging for the transfer
of funds previously appropriated for said position in Account #1-1620-1870-27, Queensbury Center, to
Account # 1-1110-1870, Queensbury Court,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby directs that the position of
Assistant Coordinator, Queensbury Center, be abolished, effective March 15, 1992, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes and directs the
transfer of funds previously appropriated for the position of Assistant Coordinator, Queensbury Center, in
Account #1-1620-1870-27, be transferred on or after March 15, 1992, and only after all payments due for
salary from that account line have been made, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor of the Town of Queensbury is hereby authorized to
complete such documents and take such other further action as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
and intent of this Resolution, including the completion of any forms that may be necessary for Civil Service
or Warren County purposes.
Duly adopted this 9th day of March, 1992, by the following vote:
AYES
Mr. Caimano, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Brandt
NOES
None
ABSENT : Mrs. Goetz
RESOLUTION OF APPOINTMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 166,92, Introduced by Mr. Michel Brandt who moved for its adoption, seconded by
Mr. Nick Caimano.
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is desirous of appointing Barbara Howe
to the temporary part-time position of Deputy Court Clerk, effective March 16, 1992, until such time as the
leave of another Court Clerk is completed, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is also desirous of terminating Barbara
Howe's position as Assistant Coordinator, effective March 15, 1992,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby terminates Barbara Howe's
position as Assistant Coordinator, effective March 15, 1992, and hereby appoints Barbara Howe to the
temporary part-time position of Deputy Court Clerk, effective March 16, 1992, with the stipulation that
there shall be no change in wages paid or benefits eamed by Barbara Howe, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the salary or wages paid to Barbara Howe shall be from the appropriate Town
of Queensbury Court Clerk Payroll Account.
Duly adopted this 9th day of March, 1992, by the following vote:
AYES
Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Caimano, Mr. Brandt
NOES
None
ABSENT : Mrs. Goetz
DISCUSSION HELD BEFORE VOTE: Councilman Tucker-Is the money being transferred from
Queensbury Center to Queensbury Court enough to cover her position down there? Supervisor Brandt-Not
all the way we are going to have to transfer some more money as time goes but this takes all the money that
was allocated to the Queensbury Center over, then we will supplement it with what is necessary from
another place that there is surplus.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
1992 NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM FOR THE GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
RESOLUTION NO. 167,92, Introduced by Mrs. Betty Monahan who moved for its adoption, seconded by
Mr. Nick Caimano.
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is desirous of arranging for a 1/2 page
advertisement in the 1992 New York State Public High School Athletic Association Program for the Girls
State Basketball Championships,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes the Town
Supervisor to arrange for the payment of $250.00 for a 1/2 page advertisement in the aforesaid program for
the Girls State Basketball Championships, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the aforesaid advertisement shall be paid for from Promotions Account #01-
64204426.
Duly adopted this 9th day of March, 1992, by the following vote:
AYES
Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Caimano, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Brandt
NOES
None
ABSENT : Mrs. Goetz
RESOLUTION REQUESTING TRANSFER OF PROPERTY
OWNED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR TOWN HIGHWAY PURPOSES
RESOLUTION NO. 168,92, Introduced by Mr. Pliney Tucker who moved for its adoption, seconded by
Mr. Nick Caimano.
WHEREAS, on or about the 12th day of December, 1991, the Town Board of the Town
of Queensbury adopted a resolution amending the Town of Queensbury Zoning Ordinance and map and
rezoned a portion of property owned by 1. Buckley Bryan Jr. bearing Town of Queensbury Tax Map No.
73-1-22; said portion of property consisting of approximately 5+/- acres situated in the southeasterly corner
of the aforesaid parcel, and
WHEREAS, the aforedescribed resolution authorizing the rezoning changed the original
zoning designation ofRR-3A (Rural Residential - One principal building allowed for every three acres
within the zone) to the zoning designation ofMR-5 (Multi-Family Residential- One dwelling unit for
every 5,000 square feet ofland area within the zone) subject to certain conditions as more specifically set
forth in Resolution 662 of 1991, and
WHEREAS, the principal purpose of the aforesaid rezoning was to allow the
establishment of a 4 I-unit HUD Section 202 project for senior citizens, and
WHEREAS, although the property does front on Fox Farm Road and it would appear
possible to access the property from Manor Drive, the parcel to be developed does not directly adjoin Fox
Farm Road and the Town Board, as a condition of the rezoning, indicated that there shall be no access or
egress from Fox Farm Road and it would appear better and more practical to have access from Farr Lane,
and
WHEREAS, in order for there to be access to the aforesaid property from Farr Lane, it is
necessary to cross lands currently owned by the State of New York with a Town Highway, and
WHEREAS, contact with the State of New York, more specifically with Colonel Johnson
and Mr. Charles Flanagan, was made and a request was made as to whether the State would convey a
portion of the lands owned by the State of New York to the Town of Queensbury so that a Town Highway
could be established over the property, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Flanagan has advised that, if the property is desired for highway
purposes, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury should adopt a resolution indicating that the
property is desired for highway purposes and apply to the Commissioner of General Services for a
conveyance of the property,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby states that for the
reasons set forth herein it desires to arrange for access to the rezoned property from Farr Lane by an
entering Farr Lane (a Town road) over the property owned by the State of New York as the most practical
access to the aforesaid rezoned property, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes
Councilwoman, Betty Monahan, on behalf of the Town Supervisor to complete all necessary documents
and make application to the State of New York for a conveyance of the property to the Town of
Queensbury and send any other letters that may be necessary to the Commissioner of General Services
requesting such transfer, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby acknowledges and
understands that in the event that the State does convey the property to the Town of Queensbury, the same
will be conveyed at no cost and that the same must be restricted to highway use and, if necessary, the
installation of sewer, water or other types of utilities and in the event the Town ever ceases to use the
property for highway purposes, the same will revert to the State.
Duly adopted this 9th day of March, 1992, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Caimano, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Brandt
NOES None
ABSENT: Mrs. Goetz
Discussion held before vote: Attorney Dusek-Mr. Smith from National Church Residences questioned who
would construct the road on this portion of the land conveyed by the State? He noted that he could not use
their funds to construct anything off site... Councilman Monahan-There has been differences of opinion
about that...Attorney Dusek recommended two changes to the resolution after Mrs. Monahan's name to say
on behalf of the Town Supervisor on page 1 last WHEREAS CLAUSE after the word Manor Drive, the
parcel to be developed does not directly adjoin Fox Farm Road...
WORKSHOP
Town Clerk spoke to the Town Board regarding the possibility of having a Farmers Market at the Tyrer
Galleries on Glenwood Avenue, one day a week during the summer...noted that this does fall under the
Transient Merchant Market Law...it was the decision of the Town Board that the Clerk would contact Code
Publishers and request copies of other Transient Merchant Laws in New York State in the hopes of revising
our Local Law, as soon as these are received a workshop will be held...
PINE VIEW CEMETERY PRESENTATION-Pre sent-Mrs. Peggy Prime and Mr. Bob Edwards-of the
Cemetery Commission- Mrs. Prime, spoke to the Board in regard to the establishment of the Commission
noting that it was formed through an act of the State Legislature and is the only commission like it in the
State of New York...reviewed with the Board the financial status of the retort...when the crematory was
purchased the funds were taken from the perpetual care funds, with the idea that the crematory would
generate funds and replace the perpetual care fund, noted that not all funds have been paid back, requested
that a schedule of payments be established such as a 10 year pay back at $35,000 profit from the
Crematorium...this would replenish the fund for both the crematory and the new retort... Supervisor Brandt-
Questioned if the perpetual care fund could be used to expand the cemetery?
Mr. Edwards-technically speaking if there is an adequate perpetual care fund the income that it would
derive in theory would take care of basically the operation of the cemetery...Councilman Monahan-all those
cemetery monies have been invaded over the years...funds going into the general fund.. put the second
retort right in with the first money that was used to purchase the crematorium and then use the profits for
the crematory to pay the cemetery commission perpetual care fund... Supervisor Brandt-I will speak to the
bookkeeper and set something up ....Councilman Monahan-I want to thank the Cemetery Commission for
the excellent service they are giving this town.
DISCUSSION RE-V AL - Supervisor Brandt-Set up Workshop on Wednesday March 12, 1992 regarding
assessments...noted he had been called by several people that are upset about the town not doing a Re-
Val...questioned Mrs. Otte, can we or can we not do a re-val this year? Mrs. Otte-reviewed the procedure
with the Town Board ...spoke to Equalization and Assessment to see if Queensbury could be re-instated on
the schedule for assistance with a State re-imbursable revaluation program, they said yes...
regarding the printing of the mailers no one there to answer when they could be done...spoke to one
contractor regard field reviews they felt that it could still be done...spoke to E. 1. regarding the financing of
this project to spread over '92/'93...noted that there is in the Governor's budget there is a proposal for a
$5.00 reimbursement to towns that will do a reval in 1992-93 or 94 those having met other stipulations
earlier, in otherwords an '87 reval which we meet....I had told you $3.00 which is certain the $5.00 is
proposed...my recommendation as of this date is for a reval...I am concerned over the time schedule, we
have to act soon..my recommendation still remains that we do the 1993 revaluation according to the project
as it was outlined and distributed to you... Supervisor Brandt-If that decision was made do you feel you
have enough time to do it and do a decent quality? Mrs. Otte-I will do a decent quality job, we will have to
use the resources that we will need to turn out the number of parcels that are required to be completed for
this town wide project but it will be a quality project.
DISCUSSION-Re: Queensbury Factory Outlet-Mr. Shaw Director of Wastewater... discovered sewer mains
on Queensbury Factory Outlet Property and we do not have an easement for these mains...two alternatives,
to get an easements for these mains or turn the two pieces of sewer mains over to the property
owner...noted that there is a proposed building to be placed within 5 feet of the main, this is not allowed ....
regarding the easement the Board requested that Bank Street deed be reviewed to see if this pipe is laid in
the street easement...
DISCUSSION-Attorney Dusek, spoke to the Board regarding SEQRA and when they should be
done...there is not a direct legal rule that says you have to do them before you set the public hearings
however there is sufficient authority to say you should always do them as soon as you can and if you can do
them before you set the public hearing you should...in the case of rezonings if you are going to go through a
rezoning or legislative action where you feel that you are going to deny an action the SEQRA regulations
actually say that you do not have to do SEQRA up front...the bad part of that is if you do decide that you
are going to entertain it at that point you have to go back and do SEQRA and you may have to do some of
the steps that you previously did in terms of notifications to people and it might delay the project. ...I would
recommend that you do as much of the SEQRA process up front as you can and if you can do the whole
thing up front you do it because your SEQRA, EIS and all that other stuff that comes later would corrolate
very nicely with the public hearing that you have to hold on Town Law, whereas if you did not do that you
would hold one public hearing on Town Law and another on SEQRA...Councilman Monahan-questioned
doing the negative declaration before the public hearing, mentioned the information that came out of the
public hearing on the Girard property was not known ahead of time by the Board...Attorney Dusek-noted
that the Town Board has the right after a public hearing to rescind the negative declaration... Supervisor
Brandt-There is some logic of doing this up front in that you state to the public what your opinion is of the
environmental impact and if you think the environmental impact is relatively negative from the information
you have and people in the public know information that you don't have, it is going to encourage them to
bring it forth... Councilman Monahan-If a negative dec. is done, it has to be stated very completely to
everyone that this negative dec. may be rescinded because of information that comes out. Board requested
that Mr. Dusek give a memo on this to the Board...
DISCUSSION-McDonald Subdivision-(Southern Exposure)-36 lot subdivision carry over from
1981....undersized 10ts...Attorney Dusek suggested that the Planning Board be notified that they have
something that is not conforming with what the laws were that they approved...I did find legal authority
that would allow them to rescind their previous subdivision approval if they felt it was warranted, if they
did that then they could ask that the map be pulled as well and make this thing get corrected... Councilman
Monahan-Have any of the lots been sold? Councilman Tucker-None...Councilman Monahan-There is no
reason that he could not redraw that subdivision and make it legal to what the Zoning Board allowed
instead of having undersized lots, that is what he ought to have to do. Councilman Tucker-The way it was
set up the minutes would show, the building dept. was instructed not to issue any building permits for the
undersize lots in that subdivision, that he was allowed to sell the conforming lots.... Agreed to by the
Board to send this back to the Planning Board...
DISCUSSION-Councilman Monahan-spoke to the Board regarding problems in Ward I. 1. Possible
Board Health Issue-Pickle Hill-Mr. Harris, neighbors feel that there is garbage being brought in to feed the
pigs and as a result of that they are getting a population of sea gulls up there and the neighbors are
concerned about dropping on their lawn for children and etc. are going to be... 2. Upper Bay Road
Stranahan Lumber Mill was...he is doing a chipping process from bark...bark being brought in, chipper
being worked early in the morning and numerous days.. . neighbors concerned if they will be able to sit
outdoors. .. also concerned over the large pile of material is there danger of spontaneous
combustion... Supervisor Brandt-noted from personal experience that, that process has been going on for
some time...Councilman Monahan-noted another concern was the tractor trailers missing the turn and
having to back up on the road...3. Received a letter from Carol Martindale re: farm produce..noted that I do
not make zoning decisions...
Supervisor Brandt -asked if anyone from the public had questions...
Mr. John Salvadore-Re: Pine View Cemetery-were referendums held on those?
Supervisor Brandt-The 1940's that is all I can tell you.
Mr. John Salvadore-The fact that the Town is going to get into this area of business I believe by Town
Law...
Attorney Dusek-It was by separate, like the Town Law was passed by the State Legislature this is how we
got Town Law that is how we got the cemetery, it was passed by the State Legislature it was not done on
the local level...
Supervisor Brandt-It is the only one in the State...
Mr. Salvadore-What about the other cemeteries?
Councilman Monahan-Isn't also Town Law that the Town is obligated to take over abandon cemeteries,
historical cemeteries?
Attorney Dusek-Under Town Law you have separate provisions, right...it is not just the cemetery that the
commission is tied to it is the commission itself that is set up it is called the cemetery commission and I am
not quite sure how they inherited the cemeteries of the town but I presume that is part of their duties...
Mr. Salvadore-It seems like a classic case of circumventing town law, they went to the State they got a
commission and you got the problem.
Supervisor Brandt-The auditors criticize us severely because you cannot hold funds in large quantities
while you tax people ... they criticize and then they walk away...
Mr. Salvadore-Questioned the status of their landfill presentation...
Supervisor Brandt-Noted that he was going to bring that up at a County Board Meeting...
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
RESOLUTION NO. 169,92
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Nick Caimano WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Manual Brandt
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby moves into Executive Session to
discuss potential litigation, personnel matter and litigation.
Duly adopted this 9th day of March, 1992 by the following vote:
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR: AYES
ALL THOSE OPPOSED: NONE
ABSENT: Mrs. Goetz
On motion the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully,
Miss Darleen M. Dougher
Town Clerk-Queensbury