AGENDA
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING APRIL 2, 2001
Mayor Glacken: I call the Annual Organization Meeting to order and
would like to welcome everyone.
Mayor Glacken: I call Rev. Eric Mallette to give the invocation.
Mayor Glacken: Leads the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Trustee White: I call The Honorable V. Roy Cacciatore, Village
Justice, to administer the Oath of Office to Francis Fineo, as Acting
Village Justice, the Incorporated Village of Freeport, for term of one
(1) year.
Trustee White: I call The Honorable William F. Glacken, Mayor, to
administer the Oath of Office to Vincent R. Cacciatore as Village
Justice for the Incorporated Village of Freeport, term to expire April,
2005.
Trustee White: I call Judge John DiNoto to administer the Oath of
Office to Renaire Frierson-Davis, as Trustee for the Incorporated
Village of Freeport, term to expire April, 2005.
Trustee White: I call The Honorable V. Roy Cacciatore, Village
Justice, to administer the Oath of Office to Donald K. Miller, as
Trustee for the Incorporated Village of Freeport, term to expire April,
2005.
Trustee White: I call Judge Patricia Collins to administer the Oath
of Office to William F. Glacken, as Mayor for the Incorporated Village
of Freeport, term to expire April, 2005.
MAYOR GLACKEN: Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees and
in accordance with the powers vested in me as Mayor of the Incorporated
Village of Freeport, New York, pursuant to the provisions of Section
4-400, subsection (1)(c)(i) and Section 3-3 12, Subsection (2), of the
Village Law of the State of New York, I hereby appoint the following
officers, department heads and employees:
Thomas Preston Deputy Village Assessor
Thomas Preston Village Auditor
Valerie Montes Deputy Village Treasurer
Bernadine Quinton Village Assessor
Stephen K. Malone Deputy Village Attorney
Howard Colton Deputy Village Attorney
Raymond Straub Research Asst. to the Bd. of Trustees
Julie O’Toole Secretary to Mayor and Bd. of Trustees
Raymond Maguire Secretary to Fire Department
Carolyn Thomas Deputy Village Clerk
Harrison J. Edwards Village Attorney
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis: I move the Mayor’s appointments be
approved for a term of one (1) year.
Trustee Miller: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
MAYOR GLACKEN: Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees and
in accordance with the powers vested in me as Mayor of the Incorporated
Village of Freeport, New York, pursuant to the provisions of Section
4-400, subsection (l)(c)(i) and Section 3-312, Subsection (2), of the
Village Law of the State of New York, I hereby appoint the following
additional officers:
MAYOR GLACKEN: I appoint Renaire Frierson-Davis as Deputy Mayor for a
term of one (1) year.
MAYOR GLACKEN: I appoint Francis Fineo as Acting Village Justice for
a term of one (1) year.
Trustee Miller: I move the Mayor’s appointments be approved.
Trustee White: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
MAYOR GLACKEN: Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, I
make the following appointments:
Patrick Bentivegna, Chairperson of the Commission for the
Conservation of the Environment of Freeport, for a term of one (1) year.
Robert Weltner as a member of the Commission for the Conservation of
the Environment of Freeport, for a term of five (5) years.
Richard Quinn as a member of the Commission for the Conservation of
the Environment of Freeport for a term to expire April 1, 2002.
Elliott Berrin as a member of the Highway Commission for a term of
one (1) year. Elliott Berrin as the Chairperson of the Highway
Commission for a term of five (5) years.
Ralph Smith as Chairperson of the Commission on Human Relations for a
term of one (1) year.
Velma Johnson, Belle Sylvester, Rev. C. Luis Vargas, Rev, Rick
Figliozzi, and Christobal Sanchez as members of the Commission on Human
Relations each for a term of three (3) years.
Angie Cullin as a member of the Park Commission for a term of one (5)
year. Angie Cullin as Chairperson of the Park Commission for a term of
five (1) years.
Fred Lomangino as Chairperson of the Board of Sewer and Sanitation
Commission for a term of one (1) year.
Edward Thompson as a member of the Board of Sewer and Sanitation
Commission for a term of five (5) years.
Arthur Lewis as Chairperson of the Board of Water and Light
Commission for a term of one (1) year.
Roberta Brath as a member of the Board of Water and Light Commission
for a term of five (5) years.
Steven Krupka, Robert DiGasso, Rocco Sagarese, William Walsh, Robert
DiPolito, Lester Endo, and Charles Garritano as members of the
Electrical Board each for a term of one (1) year.
William Walsh as Chairperson of the Electrical Board for a term of
one (I) year.
Robert Cardinale as Chairperson of the Planning Board for a term of
one (1) year.
Susan Lyons as Counsel to the Planning Board for a term of one (1)
year.
Norene Domino as a member of the Planning Board for a term of five (5)
years.
Warren Brath as an alternate member of the Planning Board for a term
of five (5) years.
William Bateman, Ernest Stumpf, John Steffgen, Thomas Basalone, and
Robert Van Wieklen as members of the Plumbing Board each for a term of
one (1) year.
John Steffgen as Chairperson of the Plumbing Board for a term of one
(1) year.
William Curran as Chairperson of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a
term of one (1) year.
Jorge Martinez as Deputy Chairperson of the Zoning Board of Appeals
for a term of one (1) year.
Susan Lyons as Counsel to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term of
one (1) year.
Wes Carman as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term of
five (5) years.
Denise Rushton, Joseph DiFraneesco, Edward Martin, Sr., Leonard
Novarro, and Keith Nicholson as members of the Architectural Review
Board each for a term of(1) year.
Denise Rushton, as Co-Chairperson of the Architectural Review Board
for a term of one (1) year.
Joseph DiFrancesco, as Co-Chairperson of the Architectural Review
Board for a term of one (1) year.
Michael Kirwan, Liaison Officer to the Nassau County Rent Guidelines
Board for a term of one (1) year.
Paulette Catalano, Dog Control Officer, for a term of one (1) year.
MAYOR GLACKEN: I appoint as Special Prosecutors Mare Francis, Susan
Lyons, Ralph Franco, Jr., Howard Colton, arid Stephen K. Malone.
Trustee White: I move the Mayor’s appointments be approved. Trustee
Mauersberger: I second the motion
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
MAYOR GLACKEN: I appoint these individuals to the following Mayor’s
Advisory Committees.
Charles Jackson, Raymond Barone, Leonard Kropp, Robert Fass, Paul
Zydor, Joseph Lisi as members of the Mayor’s Advisory Veterans Council
each for a term of one (1) year.
Charles Jackson as Chairperson of the Mayor’s Advisory Veterans
Council for a term of one (l) year.
Bruce Newbery and Rocco Sagarese as members of the Public Safety
Committee each for a term of one (1) year.
Bruce Newbery as Chairperson of the Public Safety Committee for a
term of one (1) year.
Donald Mauersberger, Dante Grover, Trudy Steingruebner, Bruce Newbery,
William White, Jr., Patricia Collins, Steve Pouyat, Ron Ellerbe, Rev. C.
Luis Vargas, Frank Rivera, Thomas Preston III, Eileen Weaver, and
Jonathan Wright as members of the Over occupaney Committee each for a
term of one (1) year.
Donald Mauersberger as Chairperson of the Overoeeupancy Committee for
a term of one (1) year.
Trustee Mauersberger: I move that Dr. Howard Grill, Dr. David Grill,
Dr. Peter Chak, and Dr. Muhammed Ali be appointed Village Physicians for
a term of one (1) year and that they be paid reasonable fees for
services rendered.
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
MAYOR GLACKEN: I appoint Jeff Jonap as the Official Police
Photographer, for a term of one (1) year.
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis: I move that Gary Quilliam and Marianne
Peters be appointed as members of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
each for a term of three (3) years. In accordance with Chapter 134 of
the Code of the Village of Freeport, the Superintendent of Buildings
shall be a member.
Trustee Miller: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Pietrina Reda as Counsel for the Landmarks Preservation Commission,
for a term of One (1) year.
Trustee Miller: I move that Kevin McKay be appointed as a member of
the Traffic Safety Commission for a term of five (5) years.
Trustee White: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger: I move that the following resolution be
adopted:
RESOLVED, that the following officers and employees of the Village
before entering upon their duties be and are hereby required to execute
to the Village Surety Bonds to be approved by the Village Attorney in
statutory amounts: Village Clerk, Village Treasurer, Deputy Village
Treasurer, Village Justice, and Acting Village Justice.
Trustee Miller: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Pietrina Reda as Counsel for the Landmarks Preservation Commission,
for a term of One (1) year.
Trustee Miller: I move that Kevin McKay be appointed as a member of
the Traffic Safety Commission for a term of five (5) years.
Trustee White: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger: I move that the following resolution be
adopted:
RESOLVED, that the following officers and employees of the Village
before entering upon their duties be and are hereby required to execute
to the Village Surety Bonds to be approved by the Village Attorney in
statutory amounts: Village Clerk, Village Treasurer, Deputy Village
Treasurer, Village Justice, and Acting Village Justice.
The premium on the respective bonds to be a Village charge and paid
out of the funds of said Village.
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis: I second the motion. The Clerk
polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis: I move that Chase Manhattan Bank, Fleet
Bank, Citibank, and the Bank of New York be and hereby are designated as
depositories of the Village funds.
Trustee Miller: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Trustee Miller: I move that the following places in the Village be
thereby designated for the posting of public notices:
Municipal Building, Memorial Library, U.S. Post Office, Hose Co. #1,
Hose Co. #2, and Hose Co. #3.
Trustee White: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Trustee White: I move that the following resolution be adopted.
WHEREAS, section 104-b of the General Municipal Law requires the
governing body of every municipality to adopt a procurement policy for
all goods and services which are not required by law to be publicly bid;
and,
WHEREAS, comments have been solicited from all officers in the
Village involved in the procurement process,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Incorporated Village of
Freeport does hereby adopt the attached procurement policy, which is
intended to apply to all goods and services which are not required by
law to be publicly bid.
Trustee Mauersberger: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger: I move that the following resolution be
adopted:
Whereas the Village of Freeport is desirous of improving its
investment policy, and
WHEREAS, having solicited comment from the Treasurer, who is involved
in the said policy,
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Incorporated Village of
Freeport does hereby adopt the attached Investment Policy as the
official Investment Policy for the incorporated Village of Freeport.
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis: I move that the following resolution be
adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the regular meetings of the Board of Trustees of
the Incorporated Village of Freeport for the forthcoming official year
shall be held very Monday night as follows:
2001
April 9, 23, 30
May 7,14,21
June 4, 18
July 2, 23
Aug. 6, 20
Sept. 10,24
Oct. 1,15,22,29
Nov. 5, 19
Dec. 3, 10, 17
2002
Jan. 7, 14, 28
Feb. 4,11,25
March 4, 11, 18,25
Further that the Clerk be and hereby is authorized to publish a legal
notice of this meeting schedule, as well as a schedule of meetings for
all other boards and commissions, in a newspaper of general circulation
in the Village.
Trustee Miller: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
MAYOR GLACKEN: Administered the Oath of Office to the following
Village Officers:
Carolyn Thomas, Deputy Village Clerk; Valerie M. Montes, Deputy
Village Treasurer; Bernadine Quinton, Assessor; Thomas Preston, Deputy
Assessor.
Trustee Miller: I move that the following resolution be adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Leader, a newspaper having a general
circulation in the Incorporated Village of Freeport be designated the
official newspaper in the Village for a period of one (I) year.
Trustee White: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor
Trustee White: I move that the organization meeting
be adjourned. Trustee Mauersberger: I second the motion.
The Clerk polled the Board as follows:
Deputy Mayor Frierson-Davis In Favor
Trustee Miller In Favor
Trustee White In Favor
Trustee Mauersberger In Favor
Mayor Glacken In Favor