June 4, 2014

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By Debby Young

Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Board of the Suffolk County Village Officials’ Association held on June 4, 2014 at the Irish Coffee Pub, 131 Carleton Ave., East Islip, New York.

 

Board Members present:       Mayor Ralph A. Scordino, President

Mayor Allan M. Dorman, 1st Vice President

Mayor Richard B. Smith, 2nd Vice President

Mayor Thomas A. Brennan, Treasurer/Secretary

Mayor Timothy M. Hogue, Past President

Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach, Jr., Past President

Former Mayor Peter T. Imbert, President Emeritus

Also Present:                          William C. De Witt, Legal Counsel (Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter &

Donovan, LLP)

 

President-Mayor Scordino called the meeting to order at approximately 6pm. The attendees discussed the following items:

 

I.          Approval of Minutes/General Business

  1. Minutes for the meeting of May 7, 2014 were unanimously approved.
  2. A payment for the Tri-County Municipal Officials Association was unanimously approved in the amount of $803.43.
  3. The Long Island Water Quality Bill was discussed and there was consensus amongst those present that the villages should have more of an impact on this legislation.

 

  1. Old Business/Action Steps
  2. The SC TVB Ticket issue was reported by 1st Vice President Dorman as a work in progress.

 

  1. Calendar of Events
  2. There was a brief discussion regarding the May 14, 2014 Municipal Training. There was a question from 1st Vice President Dorman as to whether Suffolk County Legislators require any type of training.
  3. It was reported that all of the June 16, 2014 golf outing tickets were sold.
  4. It was generally discussed that a regional approach to satellite village meetings appeared to be working and that perhaps an approach to garnering interest by east end villages would be to include a discussion on deer ticks. It was agreed that dates for such meetings after Labor Day would be discussed in the near future.

 

  1. SC VOA Outreach
  2. SCVOA Alerts were generally discussed in relation to Downtown Revitalization Grant Applications with a focus on the work done in the Village of Patchogue; a report on the Village of Flower Hill’s snow removal program through contract; IBM’s grant regarding Water Quality Issues and the open position in Huntington Bay for a Village Court Clerk.
  3. The meeting May 15, 2014 meeting with Mayor Mark Delaney of the Village of the Branch and the May 23, 2014 meeting with Mayor George Doll were discussed regarding issues in those villages related to roads. In addition, it was reported that Mayor Doll had an interest in SCVOA, but found it difficult to attend meetings as he is a commercial fisherman. This lead to a further discussion that in order to attract more participation it may be helpful to focus on regional issues.
  4. The June 19, 2014 Municipal Innovation Exchange Summit was discussed with regard to location, NYCOM and the sharing of services.
  5. The Legislation for Village Advertising was generally discussed and could perhaps be the topic of a SCVOA Alert.
  6. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
  7. It was confirmed that the new packets had been sent out and that perhaps the rates for Associate Members should be reviewed.

 

  1. WEBSITE UPDATE

The continuing website redesign was acknowledged.

 

  1. Financials

Reviewed, details to follow

 

After further continued discussion about the best way to attract further participation and the future of the country, the meeting ended at approximately 8:45pm.