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1981-01-13 AND VERY ENJOYABLE. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN AND I HOPE WE HAVE A GOOD 1981 TOGETHER. RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION R�iwi;h�TON Nn 27, INTRODUCED BY MR. DANIEL OLSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR . DANIEL MORRELL : RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OUEENSBURY HEREBY MOVES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS . DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL, MR. ROBERTSON, MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT: NONE ON MOTION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. RESPECTFULLY, DONALD A. CHASE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF OUEENSBURY TOWN BOARD MEETING JANUARY 13, 1981 MEMBERS PRESENT MRS . FRANCES WALTER-SUPERVISOR MR. DANIEL OLSON-COUNCILMAN DR. CHARLES EISENHART-COUNCILMAN MR. DANIEL MORRELL-COUNCILMAN MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON-COUNCILMAN MR. JOSEPH BRENNAN-TOWN COUNSEL �V PRESS : G. F. POST STAR, WWSC GUESTS : MRS . VANGUILDER TOWN OFFICIALS : MR. STEVEN LYNN MEETING OPENED 7 : 37 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCILMAN OLSON PUBLIC HEARING MOBILE HOME-VALERIE VANGUILDER OF PINELLO ROAD TO OCCUPY MOBILE HOME ON PINELLO ROAD MS. VANGUILDER WAS PRESENT COUNCILMAN EISENHART- QUESTIONED THE AGE OF THE MOBILE HOME . . . MR. STEVEN LYNN- THIS MOBILE HOME IS PRESENTLY ON THE PROPERTY, THE PREVIOUS PERMIT WAS GIVEN TO A MR. CLIFFORD REED. . . IT HAS BEEN OCCUPIED SINCE 1971 . . . SUPERVISOR WALTER- QUESTIONED THE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY? RITA VANGUILDER- MOTHER OF MS . VANGUILDER-WE ARE BUYING THE MOBILE HOME FROM MR. REED, THE MORTGAGE WILL BE IN THE NAME OF VALERIE VANGUILDER COUNCILMAN ROBERTSON- NOTED THAT THE TOWN BOARD HAS NEVER GRANTED A PERMIT TO A MOBILE HOME TO BE OCCUPIED BY A RENTOR, WE HAVE DONE IT WHERE THE OWNER WAS UNDER CONTRACT OF SALE AND WAS GOING TO BE THE OWNER. . . MR. STEVEN LYNN- THEY ARE NOT RENTING THEY ARE PAYING THE MORTAGE . . . COUNCILMAN ROBERTSON- THE RECORD HAS TO CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE OCCUPANT IS GOING TO BE THE OWNER OF THE MOBILE HOME . . . . SUPERVISOR WALTER-- ASKED FOR FURTHER INPUT, HEARTNG NONE THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. 46 RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE PERMIT FOR MOBILE HOME RESOLUTION NO._ 28 , INTRODUCED BY DR. CHARLES EISENHART WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL OLSON : WHEREAS, VALERIE VANGUILDER HAS MADE APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 2 CCU SECTION 4, OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF OUEENSBURY ENTITLED; ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME COURTS IN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO LOCATE A MOBILE HOME AT PROPERTY SITUATED ON PINILLO ROAD, AND WHEREAS, THIS TOWN BOARD HAS CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH SAID APPLICATION AND HAS HEARD ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD --- IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST SAID APPLICATION, AND WHEREAS, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED THAT THE FACTS PRESENTED IN SAID APPLICATION AND AT SAID PUBLIC HEARING ARE SUFFICIENT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT REQUESTED BY SAID APPLICATION, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ORDINANCE, PERMISSION IS HEREBY GIVEN TO VALERIE VANGUILDER TO LOCATE A MOBILE HOME AT PROPERTY SITUATED AT PINELLO ROAD, AND THAT THE BUILDING INSPECTOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ISSUE SUCH PERMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE . DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL, MR. ROBERTSON, MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE MINUTES B�SOI,UJTON NO,- x294 INTRODUCED BY DR. CHARLES EISENHART WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL MORRELL : RESOLVED, THAT THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 23, 1980 BE AND HEREBY ARE APPROVED. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL, MR . ROBERTSON, MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CONTRACT WITH CRANDALL LIBRARY RFSDIIiTTnN non_ 3n . INTRODUCED BY MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL MORRELL : WHEREAS, THE 1981 BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY PROVIDES FOR AN ITEM OF .$44, 300 . 00 TO BE PAID TO THE TRUSTEES OF CRANDALL LIBRARY IN RETURN FOR WHICH SAID TRUSTEES WILL FURNISH LIBRARY SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF SAID TOWN, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT A CONTRACT BETWEEN SAID TOWN AND SAID TRUSTEES FOR FURNISHING SUCH SERVICE DURING THE YEAR 1981 IS HEREBY APPROVED AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN, AND THAT A COPY OF SUCH CONTRACT DULY EXECUTED, SHALL BE FILED WITH THE TOWN CLERK. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART, MR , MORRELLr MR. ROBERTSON, MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE i 47 RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CONTRACT WITH MOUNTAINSIDE FREE LIBRARY RESOLTUION NO. 31 INTRODUCED BY MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL OLSON: WHEREAS, THE 1981 BUDGET OF THE TOWN OFQUEENSBURY PROVIDES FOR AN ITEM OF $500 . 00 TO BE PAID TO THE TRUSTEES OF MOUNTAINSIDE FREE LIBRARY IN RETURN FOR WHICH SAID TRUSTEES WILL FURNISH LIBRARY SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF SAID TOWN, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT A CONTRACT BETWEEN SAID TOWN AND SAID TRUSTEES FOR FURNISHING SUCH SERVICE DURING THE YEAR 1981 IS HEREBY APPROVED, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN, AND THAT A COPY OF SUCH CONTRACT DULY EXECUTED SHALL BE FILED WITH THE TOWN CLERK. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL, MR. ROBERTSON, MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT: NONE i RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH THE QUEENSBURY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB, INC . R�5QQi)T ON Nom, INTRODUCED BY MR. DANIEL MORRELL WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL OLSON: WHEREAS, THE TOW40F QUEENSBURY HAS HERETOFORE CONTRACTED WITH THE QUEENSBURY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB, INC . , AND WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY DESIRES TO CONTINUE ITS SUPPORT OF i THE QUEENSBURY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB, INC . NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY BE AND HEREBY IS EMPOWERED TO CONTRACT WITH THE QUEENSBURY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB, INC . TO PROVIDE $2, 500 . 00 FOR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR 1981, ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE SUM OF $2, 500 . 00 WILL BE PAID TO THE QUEENSBURY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB, INC . IN TWO PAYMENTS OF $1, 250 . 00 THE FIRST IN JANUARY 1981 AND THE SECOND IN JUNE 1981 . DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART, MR . MORRELL, MR. ROBERTSON, MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE SUPERVISOR WALTER—WE HAVE RECEIVED A LIST OF CERTIFICATION�sOF ELIGIBLES FROM THE WARREN COUNTY PERSONNEL DEPT. TODAY REGARDING AN EXAM FOR. CHIEF OF POLICE THAT WAS TAKEN LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER. THE RESULTS OF THAT EXAM ARE NOTED ON THE CERTIFICATION AND IN DISCUSSION WITH THE TOWN BOARD WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTION NUMBER 33 WHICH WOULD RESOLVE THAT CHARLES JUDKINS BE NAMED THE CHIEF FOR THE TOWN OF OUEENSBURY. I WOULD FURTHER ADD THAT HE HAS BEEN SERVING AS THE DEPUTY CHIEF BASICALLY BECAUSE OF SNAFU CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS-AWE ARE MOST ANXIOUS FOR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP IN THE DEPT. COUNCILMAN OLSON— I AM VERY PLEASED THAT JUDKINS SCORED SO HIGH ON THE CERTIFIED LIST AND PLEASED WITH THE WORK HE HAS GIVEN TO THE TOWN AND HIS LEADERSHIP TO OUR POLICE DEPT. AND THE MEN AND I AM VERY PLEASE TO SEE HIM MADE A PERMANENT CHIEF. RESOLUTION TO APPOINT CHIEF OF POLICE RFS0ll1TTnN rin _ �� _ INTRODUCED BY MRS . FRANCES WALTER WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL MORRELL : WHEREAS, THE POSITION OF CHEIF OF POLICE OF THE TOWN OF OUEENSBURY 48 POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VACANT AS OF 12 : 01 A.M. OCTOBER 29, 1980, AND WHEREAS, THERE IS NOW FN ELIGIBLE LIST FROM CIVIL SERVICE FOR THAT POSITION AND WHEREAS, CHARLES JUDKINS NAME APPEARS ON THAT LIST AND HE HAS BEEN INTER- VIEWED FOR THE POSITION OF CHIEF OF POLICE BY THE QUEENSBURY TOWN BOARD NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF OUEENSBURY HAS DETERMINED THAT CHARLES JUDKINS, IS THE MOST QUALIFIED AND MOST ABLE PERSON TO FILL THE POSITION OF CHIEF OF POLICE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF QUEENSBURY HEREBY APPOINTS CHARLES JUDKINS CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE TOWNCF QUEENSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13, 1981, AT AN ANNUAL SALARY OF $18, 000 . 00 TO SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD . DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES: MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL, MR. ROBERTSON, MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT: NONE COMMUNICATIONS DONALD A. CHASE— THE TOWN WILL BE GOING OUT FOR BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING : TRANSPORTATION FOR THE ELDERLY, CHEMICALS FOR THE WATER DEPT. AND 02 FUEL OIL NOTED: THE TOWN RECEIVED NO BIDS ON THE SUBCOMPACT CARS . . . THE TOWN BOARD REQUESTED THAT MR. CHASE INQUIRE AS TO WHY THE DEALERS DID NOT PICK UP THE SPECIFICATIONS . . . COUNCILMAN EISENHART—ANNOUNCED TO THE TOWN BOARD THAT .THE CEMETERY COMMISSION WILL BE RAISING THEIR RATES AROUND 15-20% DAN OLSON— SPOKE TO THE BOARD ABOUT A LETTER HE RECEIVED FROM WARREN CO. D. P.W. (COPY ON FILE) RE : LIGHT AT BOULEVARD AND QUAKER—TOWN RESPONSIBILITY . . . PORTIONS OF HIGHLAND AND DIX AVE . ON 4-1-81 WILL BE STATE HIGHWAYS . . . COUNCILMAN ROBERTSON— IT IS AN ELECTION YEAR—MY TERM IS ONE OF THE TERMS OF OFFICE THAT EXPIRES AND I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE BOARD THATIWILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE FOR COUNCILMAN IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS . SUPERVISOR WALTER— YOU CAUGHT US ALL BY SURPRISE . COUNCILMAN MORRELL— I AM SORRY TO HEAR THAT, BECAUSE THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EXPERTISE NEXT TO ME . COUNCILMAN EISENHART— I AM GOING TO MISS YOU . COUNCILMAN ROBERTSON— I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT GOING TO RUN AND I HOPE BY DOING THAT WE OPEN UP SOME PEOPLE'sTHOUGHTS THAT MAY WANT TO RUN WHO WOULD NOT NORMALLY CHOOSE TO RUN AGAINST I:NCUMBENTS. IT IS THE MAIN REASON FOR DOING IT AT THIS POINT IN TIME . . .NOT TO COME UP TWO WEEKS BEFORE PETITIONS ARE DUE AND SAY ' I AM NOT GOING TO RUN, THAT IS NOT FAIR TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC . SUPERVISOR WALTER— THEY ARE TALKING IN ALBANY OF A JUNE PRIMARY, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR PETITIONS LATE MARCH, APRIL, AND WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT CANDIDATES FOR THE VARIOUS PARTIES IN THE TOWN IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH—PERHAPS YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT EARLY . . . COUNCILMAN OLSON— I AM ALSO SORRY AND DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT SUPERVISOR WALTER— I HAVE LOOKED TO HAMMOND FOR ADVICE SINCE I HAVE BEEN WHERE I AM AND EVEN WHEN I FIRST CAME ON AS A COUNCILMAN AND ALWAYS RESPECTED THE ADVICE THAT HE GAVE ME . REPORTS POLICE DEPT. — FOR THE MONTH OF NOVE41BER 1980 TOWN CLERK— FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 1980 AND YEARLY REPORT FOR 1980 1 BUILDING & ZONING REPORT-DECEMBER AND YEARLY 1980 OPEN FORUM-NO ONE SPOKE r RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AUDIT OF BILLS I )TT N� U _ �;�. INTRODUCED BY DR. CHARLES EISENHART WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR . HAMMOND ROBERTSON : RESOLVED, THAT AUDIT OF BILLS AS LISTED ON ABSTRACT NO. 81-1A AND NUMBERED 10-95 AND TOTALING $401673 . 14 BE AND HEREBY IS APPROVED, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT COUNCILMAN OLSON WILL ABSTAIN ON NUMBERS 92 AND 95 . DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : - AYES : MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL, MR. ROBERTSON, MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN : MR. OLSON ON NUMBERS 92 AND 95 RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION NO. 35- INTRODUCED BY MRS . FRANCES WALTER WHO MOVED FOR ITS DOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON : RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY MOVES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS P . B.A. NEGOTIATIONS . DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL, MR. ROBERTSON, MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT: NONE ON MOTION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. RESPECTFULLY, DONALD A. CHASE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF QUEENSBURY TOWN BOARD MEETING JANUARY 27, 1981 TOWN BOARD MEMBERS MRS . FRANCES WALTER-SUPERVISOR MR. DANIEL OLSON-COUNCILMAN DR. CHARLES EISENHART-COUNCILMAN MR. DANIEL MORRELL-COUNCILMAN MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON-COUNCILMAN ABSENT: MR. JOSEPH BRENNAN-TOWN COUNSEL MEETING OPENED 7 : 40 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCILMAN EISENHART PRESS : G. F. POST STAR, WWSC GUESTS : MR. BRIGGS TOWN OFFICIALS : MR. LYNN, MR. FLAHERTY, MR. GEALT SUPERVISOR WALTER- WE ARE A LITTLE LATE THIS EVENING BUT WE HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWING FOR THE POSITION ON THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS . . . RESOLUTION RESOLUTION TO APPROVE MINUTES