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Norma Manning
From: Randall B. Marcus [randy@bgdmlaw.com]
Sent: Monday, August 1T,2OOg 4:49pM
To: Thomas Boyce
Gc: Jim Gilmore; Norma Manning
subject:
ru?sn"llttermunicipal
Law Enforcement rechnotogy shared services (LETSS) Group
Dear Chief,
This email will confirm our telephone conversation of earlier thrs afternoon. At your request, I have reviewed theproposed LETSS Agreement l can confirm that it ii p;p;;J; accordance with applcabte New york state taw,that it does not create any.legal obligation on the part ot itre Villag.e of cayuga Heights that the Village is notauthorized to perform, and th-at it do6s not impose any legal liability on the Village that I have any concerns with orthat I would suggest be avoided. As I explain'ed when *;;p;k;, I betieve ilrat J numier of the Agreement,sprovisions are not written as clearly as could be, ;;J, ";;;o;;quence, questions may anse in the future thatare difficult to answer based on some of the terms as written. Nevertheress, because the Agreement does notrequire the Village to devote any significant resources to the Group, and because the Agreement would requirethat the Village approve any expenditure in excess of the g50,000 allocated toi the Croup in the County,s budget,I have no objection to the,Villag'e entering into the ngreemlnt. -
rurtner, because tne Vittage can resign as aparticipant in the Group at anylime, I doiot believe"that the vitiage's participation invotves any risk to the Village.Lastly' as we also discussed, in order for the Village to enter inio il'," Agreement, a majority vote of the Board will
[""::flU*' and so I would recommend havins lrls mattei ;oolo to th; B;;;;;; "s;il" ror its upcoming
Please contact me with any additional questions.
Very truly yours,
Randy
Randall B. Marcus, Esq.
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