REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Monday, October 1, 2007
Noel Merrihew, Chairman
Cathy Moses, Vice-Chairman
Chairman Merrihew called this Regular Board Meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. with a salute to the flag. Upon roll-call, the following Supervisors were found in attendance: Robert Ashline, Jeanne Ashworth, Daniel Connell, Robert Dedrick, Robert Dobie, William Ferebee, Dale French, Anthony Glebus, Ronald Jackson, Michael McSweeney, Noel Merrihew, Joyce Morency, Gerald Morrow, Cathy Moses, Thomas Scozzafava and Shirley Seney. (George Canon and Randy Douglas had been previously excused).
Department Heads present were: Mike Diskin, Cliff Donaldson, Dave Mace, Dan Manning, Deb Palmer, Lew Sanders and Ray Thatcher.
Also present were: Joe Martin, Lee Norton, Malcolm Martin and Don Jaquish.
News Media present were: Tom Hughes-Denton Publications and Lohr McKinstry-Press Republican.
MERRIHEW: I will call this Regular Board Meeting to order. Please join me in the salute to the flag.
As there are no guests that have requested to be on the agenda today, we will move right into resolutions.
RESOLUTION #293 - AUTHORIZING 2007 BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
This was offered by Ms. Morency, seconded by Mr. French and Mr. McSweeney, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #294 - AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF DIANE ZIMMER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, AS AN EARLY INTERVENTION OFFICIAL, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2007.
This was offered by Ms. Seney, seconded by Mr. Jackson, and adopted.
RESOLUTION #295 - ADOPTING THE PROPOSED ESSEX COUNTY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 2008 DEVICE FEE SCHEDULE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008.
This was offered by Mr. Morrow, seconded by Mr. McSweeney and Mr. Ferebee, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #296 - AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER WITH POSITRON PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS CORP. IN THE AMOUNT OF $60,052.51 FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SOFTWARE TO BE PAID FROM THE EXPEDITED DEPLOYMENT GRANT.
This was offered by Ms. Ashworth, seconded by Ms. Morency, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #297 - URGING GOVERNOR SPITZER TO INSTALL TEMPORARY CELL SERVICE ON THE ADIRONDACK NORTHWAY.
This was offered by Mr. Dobie, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
RESOLUTION #298 - INCREASING THE SALARY OF THREE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S BY $1,333.33 IN 2007, DUE TO RECEIPT OF A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION GRANT.
This was offered by Mr. Glebus, seconded by Mr. Morrow and Ms. Ashworth, and adopted, as amended, upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion on the resolution? We have a comment from the county manager.
DONALDSON: If you may remember in the past we have always stated in the resolution that if the grant goes away the money goes away. I don’t believe it is in there, is it Dan?
MANNING: No.
DONALDSON: So if the board still wishes to continue that process then they need to add that in there.
MERRIHEW: Okay, we can do an amendment and I do recall at committee that the funds were not a carry-over but - for an amendment offered by Ms. Morency, seconded by Mr. Connell and Ms. Ashworth. Discussion on the amendment? All in favor, opposed, carried. On the resolution as amended - discussion? Being none - roll-call vote.
RESOLUTION #299 - AUTHORIZING THE INVESTIGATION OF ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR A NEW NURSING HOME.
This was offered by Mr. Ashline, seconded by Ms. Ashworth, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion? Being none, I would just comment on the clarity of language where it states new nursing home and it does not state a new county nursing home. I think that is important, we have a lot of discussion I believe to address depending on who will build a new nursing home at an alternate spot. Further discussion?
GLEBUS: Just a question, how are you going to go about doing this investigation? I see some people are listed here as to being involved in this but by the same token, are they going to be asking other supervisors possibly to submit location sites within their townships or are we asking the public to submit possible sites if they have one available? I am just wondering how are we going to go about this?
MERRIHEW: I assume that it would be opened up to the full gambit of considerations for that type of site and again I think that the address does need to take place here for this body as to whether or not we are suggesting that it be a private entity or a county nursing home - that is the discussion that needs to take place.
ASHWORTH: I think that we should have some pre-requisites like location to a hospital, how close it is to a hospital and whether or not water and sewer at the site - these would be the things that we would be looking for with location.
MERRIHEW: I believe the individuals names in there will probably have a preliminary meeting and then determine the considerations of all those addresses.
GLEBUS: Is it really necessary for the nursing home to be close to a hospital? Usually most of the time when you have a nursing home don’t you have a doctor that is on duty basically most of the time for the patients that are there?
MERRIHEW: I believe yes, more or less they would be on-call. We have been very fortunate here to have a doctor that is on staff and on call that happens to live 50 yards away but I think in most facilities that is an on-call basis. Further discussion? Being none - roll-call vote.
RESOLUTION #300 - ACCEPTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SPACE COMMITTEE.
This was offered by Mr. Jackson, seconded by Ms. Morency, and adopted, as amended, upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion?
SENEY: I thought that we had kind of approved of the Space Committee reviewing and I didn’t think that we were going to approve their decision. Is that what we are doing right here now?
MERRIHEW: That is correct at least as far as the determination of moving the Dept. Of Social Services and allowing them then to make the transition to the downstairs of the building.
SENEY: I was under the impression and I could be wrong but I thought it was presented to us for us to review and to allow them to go further into their investigations. I didn’t think it was something that we were going to approve as being part of what they were planning on moving?
MERRIHEW: I was reminded that the first one absolutely we are acting on today. Yes, we will move forward as the resolution does state for the move over at DSS. The other considerations are still in the investigative stages as far as the mail room vestibule.
SENEY: So do you want to move that in this motion?
MERRIHEW: Yes.
MORENCY: That is what I was going to say, the move for DSS I think is probably already done, I am not sure are they already down stairs?
FRENCH: No.
MORENCY: Okay but that is a given practically and the training room is something that we talked about sharing space there as far as using that room but the other two are definitely still under investigation so we are okay. We are just saying investigation.
SENEY: No it doesn’t, it says accepting recommendations.
MORENCY: Look at #3 and #4, it says investigation.
SENEY: Okay.
MERRIHEW: Is everyone comfortable?
ASHWORTH: I know we had our preliminary estimate about the cost of the elevator, is that a complete or should that be part of this resolution the cost of the elevator? It was a $15,000 cost.
MERRIHEW: I don’t know if that was accurate but the good information that came up from the county manager after meeting with Mr. O’Neill was that whatever the cost of that elevator would be and I think it would be much higher than $15,000 was that it was recoverable percentage wise from the DSS funds.
ASHWORTH: So they can locate down there without the elevator now?
MERRIHEW: Temporarily.
ASHWORTH: And then install the elevator at a later date.
MERRIHEW: Right and as reminded, prior to other decisions for expenditures that money and estimate would be brought back before this board concerning the elevator. I did get information the end of last week that there would be a necessity or a request for a secure door and so that would also be consideration up through committee.
ASHWORTH: What if the elevator turns out to be much more expensive, would they be able to stay down there if you decide it is too high a cost?
MERRIHEW: What was represented at least to me and I believe the committee by Mr. O’Neill that temporarily there really is no need for an elevator but the consideration of future use and to comply with all those things that we would hope to have that elevator put in but as it is right now for the utilization of that space no, they do not need that immediately.
GLEBUS: The question I had related to the elevator, she is inquiring about the cost of it and I seem to have the same type of concern and I am wondering, the elevator that is here on this ground floor now, is there any possibility that it would be practical or possible to make an attempt to try and use that one to avoid the installation of a new one to get down into the Emergency Services area - this one out here in the hallway? Does that go down?
MERRIHEW: I don’t believe there is a connection from the basement of the two buildings for that to be a consideration at this time. I am sure they will investigate all the options that they do have for that consideration.
JACKSON: For simplicity sake, why don’t we amend this and just change that comma after Emergency Services to a period and delete - with the installation of an elevator - we can address that when we have better numbers rather than include it in this resolution? I offer that as an amendment.
MERRIHEW: Offered as an amendment by Mr. Jackson, seconded by Mr. French. Is everyone clear on that amendment? Discussion on the amendment? All those in favor, opposed, carried. On the resolution as amended - discussion?
MORROW: I was just going to say that you don’t necessarily have to put an elevator in. If it becomes too expensive because John has already said that he will move people down there that don’t see clients and then if you have employees that are disabled you don’t put them down there. Ray Thatcher has been down there for years without an elevator and he has people that go down there so you can use it for Dept. Of Social Services without an elevator.
MERRIHEW: Good point and I think that is what was relayed to us originally by Mr. O’Neill. Further discussion on the resolution as amended? If not, we will have a roll-call vote.
RESOLUTION #301 - INVESTIGATING THE DEMOLITION OF THE OLD JAIL.
This was offered by Ms. Seney, seconded by Mr. Dobie, and adopted.
RESOLUTION #302 - AUTHORIZING THAT THE MODULAR JAIL BE DECLARED SURPLUS AND BE PUT OUT TO BID FOR SALE.
This was offered by Ms. Seney, seconded by Mr. French, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion?
SCOZZAFAVA: I would assume with specifications the bidder, the high bidder, would also be required to move it? In other words, we are not going to relocate it, that would be part of the sale I assume - correct?
DONALDSON: That is the way we can put it out.
ASHWORTH: That was my question.
MERRIHEW: Further discussion on the resolution? Being none - roll-call vote.
RESOLUTION #303 - OF APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO FRED BUCK AND HENRY HOMMES FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THE NEW JAIL / PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY.
This was offered by Ms. Morency, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
RESOLUTION #304 - OF COMMENT ON THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL.
This was offered by Mr. Connell, seconded by Ms. Seney, and adopted.
RESOLUTION #305 - AUTHORIZING AN INTRA-DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER OF $7,137.66 FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, FROM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD BUDGET INTO THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT BUDGET.
This was offered by Ms. Morency, seconded by Mr. Ashline, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #306 - AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS OUTSIDE OF ESSEX COUNTY FOR THE YEARS 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12.
This was offered by Ms. Morency, seconded by Ms. Moses and Mr. Scozzafava, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #207 - AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD TO SIGN A SOFTWARE SOURCE CODE ESCROW AGREEMENT WITH POSITRON PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS, CORP.
This was offered by Ms. Ashworth, seconded by Mr. Glebus and Mr. Morrow, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #308 - OF CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY OF DIANE M. MORROW.
This was offered by Ms. Ashworth, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
RESOLUTION #309 - TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE THE 2008 STOP DWI PLAN.
This was offered by Ms. Moses, seconded by Ms. Seney and Mr. Glebus, and adopted.
RESOLUTION #310 - AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF $3,917.00 FROM CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT FOR PAYMENT OF A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR.
This was offered by Mr. French, seconded by Ms. Ashworth and Mr. McSweeney, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #311 - AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SCHROON TO THE SCHROON LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
This was offered by Ms. Moses, seconded by Mr. Ferebee and Mr. McSweeney, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #312 - AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 168 OF AUGUST 4, 2003 AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSITION OF PROPERTIES ACQUIRED BY ESSEX COUNTY IN ALL TAX SALE PROCEEDINGS.
This was offered by Ms. Morency, seconded by Ms. Ashworth, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion on the resolution?
MANNING: I just want to make this clear for the legislative record in case we have any further problems like with did with Panther Mountain, this would be on record for any lawyers to see. The reason as you know that we amended this resolution was because of our problems with Panther Mountain. I want to make it clear that this resolution is permitting people who have delinquent taxes one extra bite at the apple past the redemption period for which they can repurchase their property from the county but that repurchase has to come by 5:00, 14 calendar days prior to the first day of any overall auction sale. Not only does it have to come within that time period but the money has to be here in the County Treasurer’s hands by cash, certified or bank check or postal money order only, no other method of payment. I want to make that clear for the record and that is it, I just want to make it abundantly clear for the future.
MERRIHEW: Okay, we have that certification so that we don’t get into those problems that we have experienced. Further discussion on the resolution? Being none - roll-call vote.
RESOLUTION #313 - AUTHORIZING THE CHANGE OF HOURS FOR THE POSITIONS OF PROBATION SUPERVISOR (2), SENIOR PROBATION OFFICER (1), PROBATION OFFICERS AND PROBATION OFFICER TRAINEE, FROM A 35 HOUR WORK WEEK TO A 37.5 HOUR WEEK, IN THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2007, FROM BUDGETED FUNDS.
This was offered by Ms. Moses, seconded by Mr. Scozzafava, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion?
SCOZZAFAVA: Under discussion, I just want to explain that we had talked about this last year during the budget process and the reason for the additional hours is actually going to save the county a considerable amount of money because it saves us from having to put on an additional employee who would have had to fill the gap and that is why we came up with this plan and that is why I support it.
MERRIHEW: Thank you for that explanation. Further discussion on the resolution? Being none - roll-call vote.
RESOLUTION #314 - AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF $124.50 FROM CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT FOR PAYMENT OF A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR.
This was offered by Mr. Glebus, seconded by Mr. Morrow, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #315 - CANCELLING AND WAIVING INTEREST, PENALTIES AND OTHER CHARGES PURSUANT TO REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW SECTION 1182.
This was offered by Ms. Seney, seconded by Mr. Morrow, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
RESOLUTION #316 - SUPPORTING THE “MEDICAID COUNTY PROTECTION ACT OF 2007" - H.R. 326.
This was offered by Mr. French, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
RESOLUTION #317 - AUTHORIZING DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.
This was offered by Mr. Connell, seconded by Mr. McSweeney, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion?
MORROW: On that surplus property, are we going to get approximate values on them or anything so we know what to bid? So we have an idea?
SCOZZAFAVA: Just go look at them, you will know.
MERRIHEW: I don’t have Mr. Buck here.
MORROW: I was just wondering if there was going to be some kind of appraisal done?
MERRIHEW: Mr. Donaldson did mention that Mr. Pierce was tabulating an appraisal so that will be helpful. Further discussion? Roll-call vote.
RESOLUTION #318 - AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT TO GO TO BID FOR A TIMBER SALE IN THE TOWN OF ESSEX, IN ITS ENTIRETY.
This was offered by Mr. Jackson, seconded by Mr. Connell, and adopted, as amended.
MERRIHEW: Discussion?
JACKSON: I would like to add an amendment to this that the 8 trees referred to in the letter from the trail group be removed from the marked trees and I think we should wait on the request for the trial until next month so the County Attorney will have more time to investigate it.
MERRIHEW: Okay, so you are offering an amendment for the removal of 8 trees that are presently marked, correct?
JACKSON: Yes.
MERRIHEW: Is there a second to the amendment - Ms. Ashworth. Discussion on the amendment? Being none, all in favor, opposed, carried. On the resolution as amended? All in favor, opposed, carried.
RESOLUTION #319 - OF CONGRATULATIONS TO LINDA DUBAY ON BEING RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE FOR HER INVOLVEMENT WITH 4-H.
This was offered by Mr. Connell, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
RESOLUTION #320 - AUTHORIZING THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPRESENT ESSEX COUNTY IN CIVIL CLAIMS IN THE DRAM ANTI-TRUST LITIGATION.
This was offered by Ms. Moses, seconded by Ms. Ashworth, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: I will open it up now for resolutions from the floor?
MORENCY: I would like to have permission to put this on the floor - a resolution De-Commissioning the Essex County Jail.
MERRIHEW: Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow that on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #321 - DE-COMMISSIONING THE ESSEX COUNTY JAIL.
This was offered by Ms. Morency, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
MORENCY: May I do the second one? A resolution Commissioning the Essex County Jail.
MERRIHEW: Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow this on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #322 - COMMISSIONING THE ESSEX COUNTY JAIL.
This was offered by Ms. Morency, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
MERRIHEW: Further resolutions from the floor?
ASHWORTH: I would like to do a resolution of congratulations to Brandon Wally for completing the 46 highest peaks in the Adirondacks. Brandon has an eye problem and has done this under a hardship and the article was on the front page of the Plattsburgh Press Republican today and I would like to do a resolution of congratulations to him.
MERRIHEW: Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow it on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #323 - OF CONGRATULATIONS TO BRANDON WALLY FOR COMPLETING THE 46 HIGHEST PEAKS IN THE ADIRONDACKS.
This was offered by Ms. Ashworth, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
MERRIHEW: Further resolutions from the floor?
MCSWEENEY: The First Baptist Church in Minerva is celebrating its 200th year of ministry and I would like to introduce a resolution of congratulations.
MERRIHEW: Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow it on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #324 - OF CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN MINERVA ON THE CELEBRATION OF ITS 200TH YEAR OF MINISTRY.
This was offered by Mr. McSweeney, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
MERRIHEW: Further resolutions?
JACKSON: A resolution extending the contract for the Dept. Of Agriculture and Markets for a conservation easement in the Town of Chesterfield for up to six months.
MERRIHEW: Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow that on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #325 - EXTENDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS FOR A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN THE TOWN OF CHESTERFIELD FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS.
This was offered by Mr. Jackson, seconded by Mr. Connell, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2424 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
ABSTAIN: 194 votes (Morrow)
MERRIHEW: Further resolutions?
MOSES: I sent everyone up a letter from a Mr. John Shirley in the Town of Schroon who has requested a refund of penalties and interest of $114.66 based on the reasons which he listed for consideration by this board today. I did forward that to Mr. Diskin and Mr. Manning also.
MERRIHEW: Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow that on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #326 - CANCELLING AND WAIVING INTEREST, PENALTIES AND OTHER CHARGES PURSUANT TO REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW SECTION 1182 - TOWN OF SCHROON.
This was offered by Ms. Moses, seconded by Ms. Seney, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Under discussion, do you feel it would be helpful to have Mr. Diskin speak on this?
MOSES: If someone needs a further explanation other than what they have given.
MERRIHEW: Can I have a motion to offer the courtesy of the floor to Mr. Diskin - moved by Ms. Morency, seconded by Ms. Moses. All in favor, opposed. Good morning Michael.
DISKIN: Good morning. I did review this with Ms. Moses and I have talked extensively with Mr. Shirley. When we discovered this it was a property that was billed to a third party who was the previous owner and it didn’t get apportioned the first year, there were two separate owners, this property got split back in 2004 when the property bills came out in 2005 it went out in the name of the previous owner and neither of these two new owners were aware of the bill until they got a foreclosure notice and then they contacted me and we had the bill apportioned by the assessor in the Town of Schroon and each party has paid their share of it. Obviously because they were not aware of it the request came, that was the purpose of the request and I did inform Mr. Shirley that he did have to send a letter to Mrs. Moses but I do agree that he was never aware of this bill until we made him aware of it when we sent the foreclosure notice because it went to the former owner and never got apportioned until actually this September I believe.
MERRIHEW: Thank you Michael. Any questions or further discussion on the resolution? Being none- roll-call vote please.
Further resolutions from the floor?
CONNELL: I would like permission for discussion purposes to put a resolution on the floor to forgive interest and fees of $3,489.26 which is interest and fees on a tax bill from 2004 for LizFarm LLC, a property in the Town of Westport. If I could get that on the floor for discussion?
MERRIHEW: Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow this on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
DEFEATED:
RESOLUTION #327 - CANCELLING AND WAIVING INTEREST, PENALTIES AND OTHER CHARGES PURSUANT TO REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW SECTION 1182 - TOWN OF WESTPORT.
This was offered by Mr. Connell, seconded by Mr. Morrow, and DEFEATED upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 110 votes (Connell)
NOES: 2508 votes (Morrow, French, Merrihew, Jackson, Ferebee, Glebus, McSweeney, Scozzafava, Seney, Dobie, Moses, Morency, Dedrick, Ashline, Ashworth)
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion?
CONNELL: I would like to offer the courtesy of the floor to Mr. Diskin again.
DISKIN: I did have discussion with the owners, the Chanock’s back in July and at that time I told her I didn’t feel we had done anything out of the ordinary, that we were not liable for anything that we had not done correctly. We did send the bill back in 2002 to the owner of record that was listed in the property record cards and was still on file as being the owner. There was a claim that they had in this letter and some of you may not have had time to review the entire package, that they did notify, they said the appropriate authority. We can’t find anything where they notified the county to change the address. The address did go to the owner of record in 2002. There is an acknowledgment from the owner that in November 2002 she realized she owed the bill and made an attempt to pay it and it was refused because it was paid to the Town of Westport so she was aware of it and she also indicated in her letter that she was aware of and by sending us copies she is obviously aware that she had been receiving these bills with the notices on there saying that there are prior years beginning in 2003 all the way through 2007, that there is that comment on the tax bill that says it is on there and she provided us with copies of the tax bill that said it was there. This is one that I personally could not support changing. I feel that we have not done anything - we notified proper people of record that we had and we have made the effort to notify them through the tax billings each year and she did not do anything until she got the foreclosure notice from us. It seemed obvious that she tried to make an attempt to pay it in 2002 and it was rejected at the town and she didn’t get any further to try and pay it and who to pay it to or anything else or why it was rejected.
MERRIHEW: Thank you Michael.
DISKIN: In my opinion I couldn’t support it.
MERRIHEW: Mike and I did talk on this Friday at length also and I think I would concur with Michael that they had every understanding that that money was due.
MANNING: I agree with Mike. I spoke with Mike about this and I have looked at it. They should have followed up on this, it was their responsibility.
CONNELL: Just a comment, I guess part of the confusion, they did try to pay it. They sent the check to the Town Clerk and then the Town Clerk and you have a copy in your packet, the Town Clerk sent the check back to them because it was after the period of time of which the Town Clerk could accept the check. This lady has been in to see me and she has called me a couple of times and then they thought they paid the bill in January but what they had actually paid in January was the 2003 taxes and not the 2002 taxes so I just want to make that part of the record, she was adamant that they thought they had paid it in 2002. As Mr. Diskin points out, on the county tax bill that she sent copies of, it does state that there are prior taxes due. When you go down to the receipt, again it says total taxes due and then underneath there is that small statement that says prior taxes due so it is confusing at the very least. I just wanted to make sure I got that as part of the record.
ASHWORTH: Do we have a plan to try and correct that notification method in our tax billing process?
MERRIHEW: I believe it was represented that we would address that through Barry Miller’s committee this month. He is the one that puts together those tax billing statements and so I think that was a concern of more than a few supervisors. I think he has talked to Michael about it and so this month we should be able to have that discussion with Barry.
Further discussion? Being none - roll-call vote.
Further resolutions from the floor?
MORROW: There was one on the end of our packet that didn’t have a resolution, is that from the floor?
MERRIHEW: Yes.
MORROW: I would like to have permission to move a resolution authorizing a payment of $2,228.80 to Wells Communication for the transfer of equipment from the main county complex to the new Public Safety building in Lewis, from budgeted funds.
MERRIHEW: Thank you. Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow that on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #328 - AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF $2,228.80 TO WELLS COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE TRANSFER OF EQUIPMENT FROM THE MAIN COUNTY COMPLEX TO THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING IN LEWIS FROM BUDGETED FUNDS.
This was offered by Mr. Morrow, seconded by Mr. French, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion? Being none - roll-call vote.
Further resolutions from the floor?
DEDRICK: As everyone know we had two horrific car accidents in the Town of Crown Point and Ticonderoga last week and it really shook up our community. At 4:00 today there is a memorial service that is being organized by the Ticonderoga/Crown Point Clergy Association. What I would like to be able to do at 4:00 today, I am one of the speakers at this memorial. I would like to offer a resolution of condolences to the families of Justin Frasier, Ryan Thompson, Asia Fuller, Audrey Chancer and Walter Cohen from this Board of Supervisors. I would like to move that resolution of condolence.
MERRIHEW: Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow it?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #329 - OF CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY OF JUSTIN FRASIER, RYAN THOMPSON, ASIA FULLER, AUDREY CHANCER AND WALTER COHEN.
This was offered by Mr. Dedrick, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
MERRIHEW: Thank you very much and our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Further resolutions?
DOBIE: I received a letter from those that represent George Moore for penalties and interest on property, the Panther Mountain properties. I don’t know if Dan Manning and Mike have had time to review it or not.
MERRIHEW: Offered by Mr. Dobie. Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow that on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #330 - CANCELLING AND WAIVING INTEREST, PENALTIES AND OTHER CHARGES PURSUANT TO REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW SECTION 1182 - GEORGE MOORE.
This was offered by Mr. Dobie, seconded by Mr. Jackson, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion?
MANNING: Just for clarity sake, this would remove interest and penalties on property purchased by George Moore for the years 2005 and 2006 which were the years during which their litigation was pending. Panther Mountain, the litigation involved purchases by George Moore and Sunset Realty. We had waived Sunset Realty’s interest and penalties so I feel it is fair and appropriate that we waive the penalties for the George Moore.
MERRIHEW: Further questions or discussion on the resolution? Being none -roll-call vote.
Further resolutions from the floor?
SENEY: I don’t have a resolution, I have a question. In our packet or the information that we received today there is a letter to you from the Office of Small Cities where the County of Essex has been awarded $600,000 in a Community Development Block Grant which is wonderful but is this going to be worked out through the Office of HAPCo - what does it entail? I know it is for county residents but is it a home program, a repair program for homeowners or is it to purchase homes? What is it for?
MERRIHEW: I apologize that I don’t have that in front of me.
SCOZZAFAVA: I can answer that, that program in the past has been used for rehab, for homes throughout Essex County.
SENEY: Through Alan Hipps?
SCOZZAFAVA: Yes, through HAPCo. They submit the application on behalf of the county and then they administer the grant.
SENEY: So if anyone is interested in looking into this for a homeowner or repairs it would be Alan Hipp’s office that they would contact?
SCOZZAFAVA: Yes.
SENEY: And congratulations on getting this grant.
MERRIHEW: Yes they worked very hard between him and Victor Putman - they bring a lot of money to the county.
I would like to make it known that I as Chairman am proclaiming October 2007 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and just as a reminder that next Tuesday, October 9th from 11:30 until 12:30 we will have a Day of Remembrance here at the county complex, probably out in front of the Court House as they do annually. Just a reminder if you can keep that morning open after our committee meetings at 11:30 and there will be refreshments - it is always a moving ceremony that they have.
SENEY: Can I add to that, there was a statement that came through to all of us that if you have an obsolete phone, a cell phone, to bring them to give to the domestic violence because they can do something so that the person has a connection to 911 so if you have an extra phone that is no good that is just hanging around or anybody that is here, bring it next week and give it to the domestic violence group and they can transpose something so that they can use it for 911 calls.
MERRIHEW: Thank you.
FRENCH: Can I offer the courtesy of the floor to Ray Thatcher?
MERRIHEW: Yes you may. Courtesy of the floor to Ray Thatcher, moved by Mr. French, seconded by Mr. Dobie. Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow that?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
THATCHER: Good morning. I just wanted to come to the board because this came in late from Homeland Security and I am just asking the board if we can accept a grant for Homeland Security for our Hazardous Materials WMD operation of $108,000 and also the authorization to expend that money during the coming year.
MERRIHEW: While I have you there and I will ask Mr. French and maybe this makes it too complicated but I know that Henry had contacted me last week for the same Homeland Security but he said he needed a resolution also?
THATCHER: Yes and Don just reminded me. He got an additional grant for his operation for $80,000 so it is $108,000 for Emergency Services and $80,000 for the Sheriff’s department.
MERRIHEW: Thank you and we will offer those in two separate resolutions. Mr. French would you like to offer the one for Emergency Services, seconded by Mr. Morrow - authorization for Homeland Security for Emergency Services in the amount of $108,000.
RESOLUTION #331 - AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF A GRANT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY IN THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $108,000.
This was offered by Mr. French, seconded by Mr. Morrow and adopted, upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion?
MORENCY: What type of things will that pay for?
THATCHER: That is to maintain the operation of the Hazardous materials weapons of mass destruction team and the equipment and to replace equipment and any additional equipment that we may need for it.
MORENCY: There is no like hazardous waste that the county -
THATCHER: No.
MORENCY: Not that type of thing?
THATCHER: No, they govern what we can spend so we don’t have to get permission every time we want to spend the money from homeland security.
MERRIHEW: Thank you. Further discussion on the resolution? Being none - roll-call vote please. The next resolution, do we have 12 Supervisors to allow it on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, we do.
RESOLUTION #332 - AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF A GRANT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY IN THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,000.
This was offered by Mr. French, seconded by Mr. Morrow and adopted, upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion? Being none - roll-call vote.
THATCHER: Thank you and the Sheriff thanks you also.
MERRIHEW: Further resolutions from the floor? If not we will move to pertinent business.
DONALDSON: Jim Pierce handed me these this morning, he regrets that he didn’t get them to you sooner but his schedule has been rather odd of late. He is asking for a resolution to transfer $500.00 from the contingency fund for a court ordered Supreme Court witness fees that need to be paid.
MERRIHEW: Can I have someone move this resolution? Moved by Ms. Ashworth, seconded by Mr. McSweeney. Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow it on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #333 - AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF $500.00 FROM THE CONTINGENT ACCOUNT FOR SUPREME COURT WITNESS FEES.
This was offered by Ms. Ashworth, seconded by Mr. McSweeney, and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2618 votes
NOES: 0 votes
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Further resolutions from the floor?
DONALDSON: Jim also asked that I bring up to you the situation as it currently exists. Roger Pratt and the Buildings and Grounds team at the new Public Safety building have been using hand held radios that belong to the Sheriff. Once the Sheriff moves into the new facility they will no longer have access to those radios because those are radios only to be used by correction officers and deputy sheriff’s. So, this would authorize the purchase of five Motorola Digital UHF radios and a repeater for the Buildings and Grounds department at the Public Safety building for a total of $8,650.00 and would come from the contingency fund.
MERRIHEW: Moved by Mr. French. Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow that resolution on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #334 - AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF FIVE MOTOROLA DIGITAL UHF RADIOS AND A REPEATER FOR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AT A COST OF $8,650.00 WITH SUCH FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT.
This was offered by Mr. French, seconded by Mr. Scozzafava and adopted upon a roll-call vote as follows:
AYES: 2137 votes
NOES: 481 votes (Seney)
ABSENT: 225 votes (Douglas, Canon)
MERRIHEW: Discussion?
SCOZZAFAVA: Why can’t the maintenance crew, probably nobody can answer this but I will ask it anyway, use the old radios that are currently being used by the deputy’s? That is what we use to do at Moriah Shock, when they changed a system over we used the stuff that was previously used by the Correction Officers, there was no need to go out and buy all kinds of new equipment.
MERRIHEW: Okay, thank you and the courtesy of the floor has already been offered to Mr. Raymond Thatcher. Ray, if you could help us with that?
THATCHER: I don’t mean to stick my nose into another department’s business but it is my understanding that the way the building is constructed prohibits that from using the old radios in the building. I don’t know that for a fact, that is my understanding. The old radios would not work way in the building.
MERRIHEW: I see.
THATCHER: Because of the density of the building.
SCOZZAFAVA: Most of us hunt here, I use hand held radios that go over mountain tops. I am not ready to vote today to spend $9,000 until we get more information. It just seems to me that with all this change over of equipment there has to be some surplus equipment out there that could be used for other purposes. Maybe I am wrong but we should at least investigate it.
MERRIHEW: Okay and I guess I will ask a question. I think that Cliff had relayed this to me prior to that, the radios that are being used up there now would still be utilized down here, is that correct? At the complex here in Elizabethtown? It is not like we have to throw those radios away.
DONALDSON: Correct but the ones that for that particular building, using the repeaters that they have now are for that building and in order for them to be able to talk to each other they need radios that are compatible with each other with a repeater in that building for the Buildings and Grounds people.
MERRIHEW: Mr. Scozzafava, I would possibly suggest would you like to offer a resolution that would demand or allow us to make that determination whether or not they could be compatible with the structure that we have up there and then and only then, if not, then we would move forward with this consideration?
SCOZZAFAVA: Well what is the big rush on this thing? How come this can’t go through committee? Why are we presented these things in the 11th hours at a board meeting when we could have discussion on them and in length discussion through the committee process?
MERRIHEW: That I can’t answer unless it is a time sensitive situation.
FRENCH: I think we are opening the jail and they are going to need those before next month if that is the truth that they can’t use the old ones, they are going to need them before November.
SCOZZAFAVA: I just think other alternatives should be investigated.
MERRIHEW: Would you like to offer that as an amendment as far as the investigation to determine that they in fact can’t be utilized up there prior to us going forward for the purchase of a new set? Maybe they will discover that they can be, I just don’t know? That amendment would at least make that determination.
SCOZZAFAVA: It depends on who makes the determination. Anyway -
MERRIHEW: I think you would be involved in that Mr. Scozzafava.
MORENCY: I think your suggestion is good. If someone investigates this and if you are right, then we don’t buy the radios if it is worded properly and if you are wrong, which you never are Tommy then the reverse. So why don’t we pass a resolution with that wording to make it possible?
MERRIHEW: Would you offer that as an amendment?
MORENCY: Yes.
MERRIHEW: An amendment moved by Ms. Morency, seconded by Ms. Moses. We did have 12 Supervisors to allow that on the floor. Discussion of the amendment on the floor?
SENEY: What is the amendment?
MERRIHEW: It would be that we investigate the workability of the present radio system that we have thoroughly up at the new complex to make the determination whether or not they could be utilized and if it is investigated and determined that because of the density of the building they are not compatible with that structure, then and only then would we move forward with the purchase of the new ones. We can name Mr. Scozzafava to do that. I think that should be conducted by Emergency Services and the maintenance staff collectively and the County Manager’s office - we would add that to the resolution. Further discussion on the amendment?
MORROW: I think this had better be done soon before the Sheriff takes over the radios and they are left without anything. I understand where Mr. Scozzafava is coming from but you have a $35 million dollar jail up there and public safety building and $9,000 it may cost you that in repairs if they are not able to communicate among each other. I think that should be done before those radios are shut off.
MERRIHEW: So we could if everybody is in agreement put a time limit by the end of this week that that determination would have to be made. Would that be okay with the mover?
MORENCY: Just so long as they make it fairly and we know that we have the right answer is all.
MERRIHEW: Okay. With the seconder?
MOSES: Yes.
MERRIHEW: We have a time limit on that.
DEDRICK: It just sounds like a lot of redundancy to me. We are already being told that they are not operating and I agree with Mr. Scozzafava to a point but here is a group up there saying that they have investigated these radios and they are not working, therefore, they have gone to Jim Pierce and he has come to us. Now I know it is the 11th hour but it is the 11th hour of this jail opening also. I just hate to see a redundancy. Let’s make a decision and move on it. I am not in favor of the redundancy, I would just as soon move on it, absolutely.
SENEY: I agree with Supervisor Dedrick. I think we should move forward with this resolution and let them get on with getting this jail opened and they certainly would not come to us if it wasn’t absolutely needed. I would like to go with the - I don’t know if I can make the resolution that we go with the original resolution and get it done so that they are safe and sound and have the communications that they need.
MERRIHEW: Right, you would just not support the amendment to the resolution.
MOSES: And if I understood all of this correctly, it sounds like that is going to be a pretty quick answer. If they have already looked at this they are going to go and ask the appropriate question, get the answer and it sounds like it is going to go pretty quick.
MERRIHEW: I believe that is a correct representation. We may find that absolutely the investigation has already been conducted and is just not documented and relayed to us properly. Further discussion on the amendment? Being none - all those in favor of the amendment, opposed-Mrs. Seney, Mr. French, Mr. Morrow, Mrs. Ashworth, Mr. Dedrick.* On the resolution as amended - roll-call vote.
* CLERK’S NOTE - The amendment is defeated with 1323 votes being opposed and 225 absent for a total of 1548 votes.
SENEY: I think I was confused on what we were voting on.
PALMER: You were voting on the resolution as amended.
SENEY: And the amendment was?
PALMER: To investigate and see if they are needed.
MERRIHEW: There is a time limit and hopefully that investigation has been conduced thoroughly enough but that has not been relayed and documented to us which will hopefully happen.
Further business to come before this board?
GLEBUS: I would like to offer a resolution of condolence to the family of Fr. White who passed away. He served here as a pastor for many years in the Town of Elizabethtown as Noel well knows and he just recently passed away last week and his mass is currently being held this morning. I think it would be nice if the Board of Supervisors did something like that for the family.
MERRIHEW: Thank you. Do I have 12 Supervisors to allow that on the floor?
PALMER: Yes, you do.
RESOLUTION #335 - OF CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY OF MONSIGNOR FRANCIS WHITE.
This was offered by Mr. Glebus, seconded unanimously, and adopted.
MERRIHEW: Further business to come before the body? If I may, if you would indulge me, we had the courtesy of the floor already to our County Treasurer, Mr. Diskin, and I talked to Michael on Friday I guess it was and it was concerning the tax sale we are in the midst of right now and he made me aware of a New York State law and is affecting tax sales in certain counties. I just wanted Mike to expound on that a little bit for the Board of Supervisors and the public.
DISKIN: Section 1178 of the Real Property Tax Law, it has been there, we have never had the state contact us about interest in any property’s, I am not aware of other counties that this involves but it does say that certain lands in the forest preserve to be offered for sale by the state and that within 20 days after we foreclose on the property we are to notify the Dept. Of Environmental Conservation to file a list with them of the property’s that we foreclosed on. They have six months to make a determination to purchase any of those property’s on the list and we have to sell them to them and then at the end of the six months when it expires, the county can dispose of the remaining property’s. We have never had anybody inquire about it but we do have a letter on record that I gave to the County Attorney where I believe there were 8 at one time, I believe there are only 4 that are still on the list that haven’t been paid but there are 4 on the list that they are going to be interested in which means, if I understand this law correctly, we are not going to be able to have a tax sale for at least six months until we wait for the state to decide if they want to buy this or not. I don’t know of any other county that this has come up in but when I read the forest preserve and it defines the forest preserve, it does cite the counties. It is a portion of the County of Clinton, the entire counties of Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington, Greene, Ulster and Sullivan. No one that I know of has ever been asked to sell a property to the state until this statute but we do have a request this time. I don’t know if that is because we have a new administration or what down there that this is going to happen but I wanted to make the board aware of it and we probably need to follow up. We are going to have to submit a record or a list to the Dept. Of Environmental Conservation once we get the actual foreclosure and it sounds like we can’t do anything for six months except sit on it.
MERRIHEW: Thank you Michael. The other part that peaked by interest was I assume that the interest would be shown to open forest land and as represented, these are improved property’s, these have improvements on them.
DISKIN: One of them happens to be the property that we discussed in Westport today.
CONNELL: You might want to change your vote.
MANNING: Or they may want to pay their taxes.
I looked at this, I haven’t looked at it in a while, doesn’t it say six months after the date of redemption, after we notify them so that we could have our tax sale in April?
DISKIN: Six months after the last date of redemption. So that is six months after October 22nd.
MANNING: Right and that will get us into April.
DISKIN: But that gives them six months to do anything and if we did decide to wait or if we did decide to do an auction before then we couldn’t apparently.
MANNING: I agree with that but I don’t think we are going to be.
DISKIN: It does prohibit us and it is something to look at in the future too as we go down the road and get into that situation where we may not want to - we haven’t waited six months in most cases in the past to do an auction - once we have settled it and gotten the foreclosure we usually schedule it within 6-8 weeks. This sounds like it is going to preclude us from doing it and I don’t know what other counties are doing in this case, I haven’t had anybody that told me that they waited for six months or that the state had any interest in it. I am going to follow up with the other counties and see how they have handled it.
MORENCY: A while ago, way back, there was a situation like this and we have a right to pull it and reserve it for Essex County so that they can’t get it. If they want it, we may want it. I think that is what we should be investigating.
DISKIN: I am not sure that, I brought that up to Mr. Manning for a determination if that is something the county can do, I am not sure we can do that, take it out of their hands.
MORENCY: Well it is our foreclosure. It should be checked obviously legally but we don’t even know what four pieces we are talking about here and so I really think we need to know that and look at why we can’t pull it and save it. I know that happened before, a long time ago. We should check that out, it is to our advantage and our taxpayers advantage to do that.
DISKIN: I think there is some legal review as to whether we can actually do that and hide these property’s from the state by doing that and I am not sure we can do that.
MORENCY; We are not hiding it.
DISKIN: Well not hiding them but not allowing them to take them. What would we do with them once we have them, we could never sell them because I think we would be circumventing what state law says. By taking them and withholding them from sale I think it would involve holding them on a permanent basis. I don’t know how we could go out later, two or three years from now and sell them, I believe we would be circumventing what the intent is of this law.
MERRIHEW: Thank you Michael. This was something new and something that we really have to look into a lot more but I thought it would be advantageous to some of the Supervisors that this legislation is out there specific for the Adirondack preserve land, that was my only reason for asking him to bring this forward for informational purposes.
Do I have other business to come before the body today? If not, I invite everyone here in the audience and hopefully people are aware that we are going through a ceremony for de-commissioning the old county jail at 11:30 and then up in Lewis for the new county jail commissioning thereof. It is beautiful day for it and I invite you all to attend.
May I have a motion to adjourn? Moved by Mr. Glebus, seconded by Mr. Morrow. All in favor - we stand adjourned.
AS THERE WAS NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THIS
REGULAR BOARD MEETING, WE ADJOURNED AT 11:10 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah Palmer, Clerk
Board of Supervisors