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Robert Andolina Irca25@cornell.edu]
Wednesday, APril 08, 2009 9:27 AM
Norma Manning;VCH-Trustees; Kate supron; Jeffrey silber; Jim Gilmore
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Meeting proposal
Hi all,
I'd like to propose changing our evening meeting in the third week of the month to a lunch-time meeting
with the sole objective io ply bills and hear departmenthead reports, I'd also propose we add.an evening
meeting in the first week of tne month (1st Wednesday?) to discuss other Village business and hear public
comment,
Why another meeting? The one we have is too long as it is"'
This meeting would i"rouu the burden of conducting the regular, necessary and largely non-controversial
elements of Village business from the agenda of theLvening meeting' The single meeting we hold each
month runs as much as 5 hours or more which I believe impacts our ability to consider and decide issues
effectively, Removing the regular, largely non-controversial elements of Village business to a second,
time-gated meeting -witt s1roiten the evening meeting and hopefully improve it's efficiency'
why a lunchtime meeting and why the 3rd week of the month?
3 reasons:
1.
Holding the meeting mid-day (let's assume lunchtime) allows us to hear the department head reports
during-part of their-working day. Though they might choose to, they would not be required to attend the
evening meetings unless someilring specific to their area is being addressed.
2.
Meeting from 12:00-1:30 pM recognizes that we should be able to conduct these non-controversial
functiois of Village management in an adequate, but finite timeframe'
3.
Because of the way our bills accumulate, we wouldn't be in position to pay them until about the 3rd week
of the month, henie the recommendation to move the evening meeting in the 3rd week to a lunchtime
meeting and establish an additional evening earlier in the month'
Would we invite Public comment?
We would of course invite public attendance, but not hold privilege of the floor, This meeting would be
really designed to conduct, in tt''r" public eye, ttre necessary, but non-controversial on-going business of
the Village.
I looked at the Village of Lansing's website and see that (since 2006) they hold as many as 5 meetings per
month - 2-3 trustee-meetings plus as many as 2 Planning Board meetings. The Village of Groton appears
to meet 3 times a month - twice as Trustees and a loint Recommendation committee plus a regularly
scheduled planning board meeting. I believe Village of Dryden meets 2 separate times per month - once
as Trustees, once separately as a Planning Board'
Open to thoughts, comments, etc...
Best,
Bob
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Motion by Trustee Supron
Seconded by Trustee Bors
Motion to pass Resolution xxxx setting the Regular meetings of the Village Trustees and the Village
Planning Board for 2010 Official Year as follows: (7:00 PM on the third Monday of each month except:
Annual Organizntional Meeting, which is the first Monday in April AND in months when the 3'd Mondav
is a holiday, the meeting will take place on the Tuesday following the Monday holiday:
Monday, June 150 2009
Monday, July 20,2009
Monday, August 17,2009
Monday September 2lr200g ,.
Monday October 19.2009
Monday, November 161 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 19,2010 MLK Birthday on Monday, January 18, 2010
Tuesday, February 16,2010President's Day on Monday, February 15,201,0
Monday, March 15
Mondayo April5
Monday, May 17
Organizational Meeting
Mayot Gilmote, Ttustees Andolina, Bors, Donnet, Riesma,n, Supron and Szkely voted YES.
Motion by Trustee Andolina
Seconded by Ttustee Szekely
Motion to pao'.,,,$gsolution xxxx approving Local Law #2 of 2009, A Local Law amending Village of
Cayuga Hefgffi-'Local Law No. 2 of 1981, '6Enactment under Provisions of Chapter 277,1g81New york
SessionEliws Relating to ,I'urnishing of Legal Counsel and Indemnification of Employees", to provide
for.,$.1$e,fense and indem*ifitalion of officers and employees. This is an exempt action under SEeR.
Mayo.t: lmore, Trustees Andolina, Bors, Donner, Riesman, Supron and Szkely voted YES.
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'r,rli.:-i.., :., Motion by Trustee Andolina
" :. Seconded by Trustee Bors
Motion to pass Resolu,tion xxxx not to change the sewer rate; therefore no Local Law #3 will be passed.
Mayor Gilmore, Trustees Andolina, Bots, Donner, Riesman, Supron and Szkely voted YES.
Motion by Trustee Donner
Seconded by Trustee Andolina
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