028.2009
RESOLUTION CORRECTING TERM DATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY’S PLANNING BOARD AND
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
RESOLUTION NO. 28, 2009
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Ronald Montesi
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, it has been determined that a series of errors were made in the appointment of
various members of the Town of Queensbury’s Planning and Zoning Boards such that, these
Boards are required by law to be set up so that each year one Member’s term expires and instead,
on such Boards there are Members serving consecutive terms that will end at the same time and in
other years no Member’s term will expire, and
WHEREAS, New York State Case Law dating back to the 1890s suggests that when
errors of this nature occur, the proper thing to do is to “make something of a genealogical chart
of the appointments” to determine who is serving what terms, and
WHEREAS, Town Planning Staff was able to create such a chronology for the Planning
Board and based upon Planning Staff Notes and hiring Resolutions, the following chronology was
determined:
1.Planning Board Member Tanya Bruno replaced former Planning Board Member
Metivier who was appointed beginning in 2001 and whose term should thus have expired
December 31, 2008. As such, Planning Board Member Bruno is in the seat that is now available
for reappointment.
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2.Planning Board Member Thomas Seguljic replaced Planning Board Member Strough,
whose term expired December 31, 2002. Planning Board Member Seguljic was reappointed.
Thus, Planning Board Member Seguljic’s term should be ending December 31, 2009.
3.Planning Board Member Thomas Ford replaced Planning Board Member Sanford,
whose term expired December 31, 2010 and Planning Board Member Ford’s term should thus be
expiring December 31, 2010.
4.Planning Board Member Gretchen Steffan replaced Planning Board Member Ringer,
whose term expired December 31, 2004. Thus, when last appointed, Planning Board Member
Steffan’s term should have been until December 31, 2011.
5.Planning Board Member Steven Traver replaced Planning Board Member Vollaro,
whose term expires December 31, 2012, having served a previous term until 2005. Planning
Board Member Traver’s current term should be ending December 31, 2012.
6.Planning Board Member Donald Sipp replaced Planning Board Member Goetz who, in
turn, replaced Planning Board Member McEwan, whose term was from January 1, 2007 to
December 31, 2013. Thus Planning Board Member Sipp’s term should be expiring December 31,
2013.
7.Planning Board Chairman Chris Hunsinger served a term which expired December 31,
2007 and was correctly reappointed to the term ending December 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, a similar review was made for the Zoning Board of Appeals and to the best
of the Town Planning Staff’s ability to recreate the chronology, the current terms should be
expiring as follows:
1.Richard Garrand, Jr.’s term expired December 31, 2008. As such, Zoning Board
of Appeals Member Garrand is in the seat that is now available for reappointment.
2.George Drellos’s term expires as of December 31, 2009.
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3.Joan Jenkin’s term expires as of December 31, 2010.
4.Brian Clements’s term expires as of December 31, 2011.
5.James Underwood’s term expires as of December 31, 2012.
6.Joyce Hunt’s term expires as of December 31, 2013.
7.Roy Urrico’s term expires as of December 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, since the Town’s Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals will convene
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before January 26, the date of the Town Board’s next regularly scheduled Town Board meeting,
and State Case Law provides for reconstruction of how terms should be assigned, the Town
Board wishes to adopt a Resolution correcting the term expiration dates for its Town Planning
Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board, in accordance with the preambles of this
Resolution and as provided by State Law, hereby corrects its terms of the Town of Queensbury’s
Planning Board members as set forth above and as follows:
1.Planning Board Member Tanya Bruno’s term expired December 31, 2008 and as
such, that seat is now available for reappointment.
2.Planning Board Member Thomas Seguljic’s term expires as of December 31, 2009.
3.Planning Board Member Thomas Ford’s term expires as of December 31, 2010.
4.Planning Board Member Gretchen Steffan’s term expires as of December 31,
2011.
5.Planning Board Member Steven Traver’s term expires as of December 31, 2012.
6.Planning Board Member Donald Sipp’s term expires as of December 31, 2013.
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7.Planning Board Member Chris Hunsinger’s term expires as of December 31, 2014;
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board, in accordance with the preambles of this Resolution and
as provided by State Law, hereby corrects its terms of the Town of Queensbury’s Zoning Board of
Appeals members as set forth above and as follows:
1.Richard Garrand, Jr.’s term expired December 31, 2008 and as such, that seat is
now available for reappointment.
2.George Drellos’s term expires as of December 31, 2009.
3.Joan Jenkin’s term expires as of December 31, 2010.
4.Brian Clements’s term expires as of December 31, 2011.
5.James Underwood’s term expires as of December 31, 2012.
6.Joyce Hunt’s term expires as of December 31, 2013.
7.Roy Urrico’s term expires December 31, 2014; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town’s Community
Development Department to take any action necessary to devise a recordkeeping system so that it is
clear in the future which membership terms are being filled, and
BE IT FURTHER,
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RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Clerk and/or Town
Supervisor to take any actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution, including the
Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members’ execution of any needed revised Oaths of
Office.
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Duly adopted this 12 day of January, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough, Mr. Stec
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mr. Brewer
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