2008
ORGANIZATIONAL RESOLUTION
TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF
CHARLTON
January 14,
2008
The Organizational Resolution
meeting of the Town Board of Charlton, Saratoga County, New York held at 7:00
P.M. at the Charlton Town Hall was called to order by Supervisor Grattidge.
RESOLUTIONS No 1 - 55
Town Resolutions
RESOLUTION NO.1
Resolution
setting meeting dates of the Town Board
The Board shall convene at 7:30 PM o’clock in the
evening of the second Monday of every month except holidays in which case the
following day or as designated by the Board. Dates are to be as follows,
location to be the Town Hall.
Town
Board Meetings Dates:
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January 14
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Town Hall
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July 14
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Town Hall
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February 11
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Town Hall
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August 11
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Town Hall
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March 10
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Town Hall
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September 8
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Town Hall
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April 14
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Town Hall
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October 14
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Town Hall (Tuesday)
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May 12
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Town Hall
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November 10
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Town Hall
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June 9
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Town Hall
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December 8
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Town Hall
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Town
Board Agenda Meeting Dates:
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January 28
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Town Hall
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July 28
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Town Hall
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February 25
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Town Hall
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August 25
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Town Hall
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March 31
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Town Hall
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September 29
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Town Hall
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April 28
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Town Hall
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October 27
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Town Hall
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May 27 (Tuesday)
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Town Hall
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November 24
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Town Hall
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June 30
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Town Hall
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December 29
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Town Hall
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Special
meetings of the Board shall be called in accordance with applicable provisions
as provided in Town Law, with public notice in newspaper and posted at Town
Hall.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Lippiello
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION 2
Resolution
adopting the proceeding’s of the Town Board
BE IT RESOLVED that the following rules shall govern
the proceedings of the Town Board, Town of Charlton, County of Saratoga, State
of New York.
Rule
1
The order of business shall be as follows:
1.
Salute
to the flag
2.
Roll
call
3.
Approve
minutes: Previous Town Board, Public
Hearings, Agenda Meeting
4.
Abstract
of Claims
5.
Town
Clerk’s Report
6.
Supervisor’s
Report (Financial, County, Town, Communications, Announcements)
7.
Department
& Committee Reports: All department and committee reports will be filed
with the Town Clerk and attached to the minutes.
8.
Motions
& Resolutions
9.
Councilman
Reports
10.
Privilege
of the Floor (Speaker limited to 5
minutes)
Rule
2
The Board shall be called to order by the Supervisor
and a roll called taken. In the absence
of the Supervisor, the Deputy Supervisor shall preside.
Rule
3
Any board member who enters the room
after the roll call shall be recognized by the Supervisor and his presence
noted in the minutes. Likewise, board
members wishing to leave the meeting before adjournment must first be excused
by the Supervisor and their time of departure note in the minutes.
Rule
4
No person except the members of the
Board shall have the privilege of the floor without the unanimous consent of
the Board members present and recognition by the chair.
Rule
5
All resolutions to be acted upon at
a regular meeting will be presented to the Board members in proper form at
least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. In case of emergency and with the unanimous consent of the board
members present, the rule requiring forty-eight (48) hours prior submission may
be waived.
Rule
6
Procedure not governed by these
rules shall be governed by Roberts Rules of Order (Revised).
Rule
7
Video and audio recording only.
Only one video camera and/or audio recording device is allowed,
excluding the one used by Town Government, in only one location at the rear of
the hall or behind the audience in a still position. No additional lighting is allowed. Town Government is to be provided with an unedited copy of the
audio and video tapes within five (5) days of the meeting.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Lippiello
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.3
Resolution Naming the Daily Gazette as the Official
Newspaper for the Town of Charlton
BE IT RESOLVED that The Daily
Gazette be hereby named as the official newspaper for the Town of Charlton.
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Moved by
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Councilman Lippiello
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Verola
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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Committee
and Board Appointments
RESOLUTION NO.4
Resolution
to Appoint Members to the Assessment Review Board
BE IT RESOLVED that Robert SMIALEK is re-appointed
as a member of the Charlton Assessment Review Board for a period commencing
January 1, 2008 and terminating September 30, 2012.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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*Addendum to Resolution
No.14
In compliance with State requirements, expiration
date of terms of office will be adjusted from December 31 to September 30 each
year. Terms of other members of the
Assessment
Review
Board is:
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John
Mazur
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Expiring
9/30/08
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Dawn
Szurek
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Expiring
9/30/09
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Shelley
Smith
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Expiring
9/30/10
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Eva
Butler
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Expiring
9/30/11
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RESOLUTION NO.5
A Resolution to Appoint Members of the Agricultural
Task Force Committee
BE
IT RESOLVED that BRUCE HODGKINS, JAMES LEUPOLD, RICHARD SMITH, DAVID WOOD, GUY
MITCHELL, AND DAWN SZUREK are appointed members of the Agricultural Task Force
Committee to serve at the pleasure of the Town Board.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION
NO.6
A Resolution to Appoint Chairman of Agricultural
Task Force Committee
BE IT
RESOLVED that DAVID WOOD be appointed as Chairman of the Agricultural Task
Force Committee to serve at the pleasure of the Town Board.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.7
A Resolution to Appoint Members of the Electronic
Government and Technology Board
BE
RESOLVED that JOHN KELLEY, TORBEN AABO, AND JIM LEUPOLD, JOE EGRY, and GEORGE
EGGLESTON are appointed members of the Electronic Government Board and
Technology Board for a period commencing January 1, 2008 and terminating
December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.8
Resolution
to Appoint Members of the Town of Charlton Environmental Conservation
Commission
BE IT RESOLVED that MARVIN SCHORR, THEODORA SMITH,
ASILDA DUBE, ROBERT KILLEEN, JR., DOUGLAS RANALETTO AND LANE JASTREBSKI hereby
appointed as members of the Charlton Environmental Conservation Commission for
a period commencing January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.9
Resolution to Appoint a Chairman of the Town of
Charlton Environmental Conservation Commission
BE IT RESOLVED that MARVIN SCHORR hereby is
re-appointed Chairman of the Town of Charlton Environmental Conservation
Commission for a period commencing January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31,
2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.10
Resolution
to Appoint Members to the Board of Ethics
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of
Charlton hereby appoints JOHN SENNETT, CHARLES MCLOUGHLIN, JOHN PENNOCK, DON
SCHERMERHORN and CLARENCE LINDER to serve as members of the Charlton Board of
Ethics for the period January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.11
A Resolution to appoint a Financial Advisory
Committee
BE
IT RESOLVED that the Town Board is hereby authorized to appoint not more than
four (4) members to a Financial Advisory Committee to serve at the pleasure of
the Town Board.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION
NO.12
Resolution
to Appoint Members of the Town of Charlton Historic District Commission with
SUCH POWERS AND DUTIES AS PRESCRIBED UNDER LOCAL LAW #2 OF THE YEAR 1973
BE IT RESOLVED that CHRIS WIDAY AND RICHARD
BATTENHAUSEN are appointed as members of the Town of Charlton Historic District
Commission for a period commencing January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31,
2009.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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*Addendum to
Resolution No.18
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Dorothy
Mitchell
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Expires
12/31/08
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Jim
Poirer
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Expires
12/31/08
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Ada
Bailey
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Expires
12/31/08
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RESOLUTION NO.13
Resolution
to Appoint a Chairman of the Town of Charlton Historic District Commission
BE IT RESOLVED that JAMES POIRIER hereby is
re-appointed as Chairman of the Town of Charlton Historic District Commission
for a period commencing January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.14
Resolution
Appointing Members and a Chairman of the Park Committee
BE IT RESOLVED that GEORGE EGGLESTON
is re-appointed as Chairman of the Park Committee, and
BE IT RESOLVED that ELINOR GEORGE, DAVID POHL and
STACY CLARK are re-appointed to the Park Committee, to work as an advisory
committee to the Town Board with special interest in the development and use of
parklands in the Town of Charlton for the period commencing January 1, 2008 and
terminating December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.15
A
Resolution to appoint a Member and Two Alternate Members to the Charlton
Planning Board.
BE IT RESOLVED that CONSTANCE WOOD be appointed as a
member of the Charlton Planning Board for the period commencing January 1, 2008
and terminating December 31, 2014, and
BE IT RESOLVED that MICHAEL ARMER be appointed as a
alternate member of the Charlton Planning Board for the period commencing
January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31, 2008, and
BE IT RESOLVED that GARY VANDERHORST be re-appointed as an
alternate member of the Charlton Planning Board for the term commencing January
1, 2008 and terminating December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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*Addendum to Resolution No. 17
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Christopher
Mitchell
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Expiring
12/31/08
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John
Kadlecek
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Expiring
12/31/09
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Raymond
Black
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Expiring
12/31/10
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Mark
Hodgekin
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Expiring
12/31/11
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Jay
Wilkinson
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Expiring
12/31/12
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Dawn
Szurek
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Expiring
12/31/13
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RESOLUTION NO.16
Resolution to Appoint Chairman and Members of
Records Advisory Board
BE IT RESOLVED that BRENDA MILLS be
hereby appointed as Chairman and CHRISTINA BUBLAK, HEATHER SCRIBNER, LAURA
LINDER, DOROTHY MITCHELL, and BARBARA NACHBAR are appointed as members of the
Records Advisory Board for a period commencing January 1, 2008 and terminating
December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO. 17
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A
CUSTODIAN TO THE VETERANS RECOGNITION BOARD IN GIDEON HAWLEY PARK
BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Charlton hereby appoints
ESTELLA VANDERZEE as custodian of the Veterans Recognition Board in Gideon
Hawley Park to serve at the pleasure of the Town Board for a period commencing
January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.18
A Resolution to Appoint Members of Veterans Memorial
Board Committee
BE
IT RESOLVED that CATHERINE CAINE, ESTELLA VANDERZEE, AND GEORGE EGGLESTON are
appointed members of the Veterans Memorial Board Committee for a period
commencing January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.19
Resolution
to Appoint Members to the Zoning Board of Appeals
BE IT RESOLVED that DON SCHERMERHORNbe appointed as a member of
the Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals to fill a vacancy for a period commencing
January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31, 2011.
BE IT RESOLVED that ADAM TODDbe appointed as a member of
the Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals for a period commencing January 1, 2008
and terminating December 31, 2012.
BE
IT RESOLVED that MARK CHOTKOWSKI be appointed as alternate member of the
Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals for a period commencing January 1, 2008 and
terminating December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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*Addendum
to Resolution No. 8
Terms
of the other members of the Zoning Board of Appeals are:
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Carlton
Ellms
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Expiring
12/31/08
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Edmund
Malis
Kurt
Vanderhorst
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Expiring
12/31/09
Expiring
12/31/10
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RESOLUTION NO.20
Resolution
to Appoint Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals
BE IT RESOLVED that CARLTON ELLMS is appointed as
Chairman of the
Charlton
Zoning Board of Appeals for a period commencing January 1, 2008 and terminating
December 31, 2008.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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RESOLUTION NO.21
A Resolution to Appoint Chairman of the Zoning
Ordinance Review Committee
BE
IT RESOLVED that MARVIN SCHORR is appointed as Chairman of the Zoning Ordinance
Review Committee to serve at the pleasure of the Town Board.
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Moved by
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Councilman Verola
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Voting:
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Councilman Gardner
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Aye
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Councilman Lippiello
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Aye
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Seconded by
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Councilman Gardner
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Councilman Salisbury
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Aye
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Councilman Verola
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Aye
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Supervisor Grattidge
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Aye
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