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Home My WebLink AboutTB-10/01/1976A special meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on-Friday, October 1, 1976, upon proper written notice of the Supervisor, at the office of the Supervisor, 16 South Street, Greenport, New York. Supervisor Martocchia opened the meeting at L:00 P.M. with the following present: Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia Councilman James H. Rich, Jr. Councilman James Homan Justice Martin Suter Justice Loui~ Mr. Demarest Town A~torney Robert W. Tasker Highway Superintendent Raymond C. Dean Town Clerk Judith T. Terry Absent: Justice Francais T. Doyen Town Clerk Terry presented the Town Board with the Tentative Budget for the year 1977 as required by law. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board accept the Tentative Budget for 1977 as presented by the Town Clerk. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest. This resolution was declared duly adopted. The Supervisor explained that this tentative budget will be studied ~y the Town Board, and after any revisions, it will then become the preliminary budget, and copies will be printed for the public to examine. A hearing will be held on the preliminary budget the first week of November, a date to be set in the future.---The summary page was made available to those present, and explained by the Supervisor in comparison to the 1976 budget. At the moment the proposed rate for the town, outside the village, will be 3.531; and the village 1.297. The 1~76 rate was 3.023, village 1.151. The unexpended balance for 1976 in the general fund w~s $107,111.00, general outside village was $120,000.00, This year the unexpended balance proposed is $50,000.00 general; outside village $15,000.00 Highway comparisons for 1976 and 1977 were explained. In revenue sharing it is projected $36,000.00 will be left from 1976, and $136,000.00 projected to be received in 1977. $60,000.00 is earmarked for the two policemen to be put back on duty, $30,000.00 for police cars, $5,000.00 for libraries. Whatever remains will be earmarked for further expenditures for the town hall. Mrs. Sherley Katz a.sked if there are any salary raises for the elected officials?---Supervisor Martocchia s~ated there are no raises for the elected officials projected in the tentative budget. None for the planning board, appeals board, tax receiver, assessors, trustees, town board members. There is a provision in the law which allows the registrar and superintendent of public works to receive $3,000.00 per year, an increase of $500.00 for each catagory; those $500.00 increases have been included in the tentative budget. The polic~.budget was discuss~d..by th~:~board and the. newspaper reporters, present,v-Wilt there be the same number of, employees on the-,pay~ol.1, nex~,year?~-Supervisor?Mar,toCchia-stated he does not anticipate any new employeeS; ~or~any. Tayo,ffs an~ticipated, based on negotiations, however.--~upervisor Mar~occhia cited anticipated increases in hospitalization and insurance fees for town vehicles. Further general discussion onthe tentative 1977 budge~ ~was held .... Moved by Councilman Homan, seconded by, Councilman Rich, WHEREAS a proposed Local Law No. -1976 was introduced at a meeting of. this board-held on~ the, 13th. day of September, 1976, and h~t_EREAS a.:publ~c.hearing was, held ,thereon. by ~he.~board on the 21st day of~,September,. 19~6, at which.~time, all..interested, persons were given an.opport~nit. Y to,,be heard thereon, -Now, THEgEFORE, BE I~ gESOL~ED that Local Law No. -1976 be enacted as follows: ~ LOCAL LA~.NO. 6 - 197.6 A Local,~Law in, relation to permitting: games of chancre in the Town of South~ld~ . Be it enacted by the Town Board of tke_T, own,of Southold as follows: I. Chapter 30 of the C°de °f~th~'T°wn of Sou,thol,d is hereby amended~.by adding a new Article thereto, to be Article II to read as follows: GAMES OF CHANCE Sect,ion, 30~20 Definitions .... The .words and phrases used~ ir~this A~tic, le. shall, ~, for the purpose of this Article have %he meanings respecti~eiy ascribed to them by Article 9-A of the ~?ng~.a1 Muni.c~ipg..~.r~aw., .,. I~, sh~,~l_ be: lawful, fo~ any. authorized organization, as defined in Section~ 1~6 9:f A?~icle 9T~.0~ the~en~l-~uniciPal La~ ,upon,.. obtaining the required lic~n~9.the~e~gr_, .~p: cond~.~.gam~s: of chance within the territotial limits of the Town of Southold, subject to the provisions 0f. thi_s a~%ic:le-a~d 6~i~le~-A~Pf t~e~Gene~al Municipal Law. Section 30~22 ,:Rest~ic.tions~: ...... : : The conduct of games oc chance authorized by this Article shall be :subj.ec% to~the f~l!owing~ res:trict~$gn~ ..... A. ,, No pg~so~, .firm~: assoc!a~gn,.,cQppo.ra~ion gr o~q~miza~ig~ other-.t~aD ~ ~ic~n~ee: un~er, the:provisions ~,;~,~Qf Sr:t~¢:te-.~rA:.9~he~Gener~l Muni¢%pal L~W,~ sha-l.1 cgnduct ~s~¢h.g~e~r_ ~alt-_-~a~e:.0r ~.tber~ise. ma~:av~!lable for conducting gamDD: o,f;:~han~9 a.haL%.Qr:~9~h~ p~m~sgs, for any consideration whatsoever, direct or indirect, except : ..... :asoproyide.d.~in sect:~.o~.0~e.:h~d~9~ niDety o~A~i~:le .:. 9r~ ~f the General Municipal Law. . :~:~.._ ,~. - No game. o~ chan~/,~-shal:% be,~el~.~pe.rated or conducted on or w%~hin.any leased;premises-:i.f ren~9i :,-::~nde~'s~h ~D~sg, zs tQ::be paid~ w~gL~Y or partly-,-on ~9..ba~%s_ ~f: a perc.9-n~.age, 0~ %he r~.qe%p~D Or' net.profi.ts derived from th~. 0~ation of~ such:ga~e... c. No authorized organization licensed under the provisions of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law'shall purcha~se or~re~e~ive~any supplies or, equipment specifica~lly de~signed'~or-adapted in-~the-,conduct~of ~game~s~ofr chance from other_than ._ supplier.licensed'~by the'~board~or.from another a~horized organization. D.~ The entire net proceeds of an~ ga~e of'-chance and of--any rental shall be exclusively-de~0t~d~'to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted ]E. ~Nb priZe~s~aZT'exc6ed-'the~sum ~r-value of']oh~ · h~hdred.~dollars-zn-any operation ~r'conductin~ 6fu~i~Slngle --game 6f~dhance.~s provided";in sec%lon-6he'h~ared e~ghty-szx of Arti'dle 9LA Of'the G~ner~-i-Mu~±cipai Law. No ~'ingle wager 'shalI exceed'ten do-liars'. - F. No series Of,.prizes on any One occasion of games of chance shall aggregate more than one thousand dolla~rs as provided i~ Section one-huhdred e.i~ht~,' - six of Article 9-A of the General Municipal LaWl "~. No·~erson ekcep·t~a bO~ fid~ member'of'any such organization, its auxiliary or affiliated~organization, shall participate in the management or operation of 'such game, as 's~t forth in section one hUndred:ninety- fiv~ of Article 9-A~of the General Municipa~.~aW~-~ H. No person shall receive any renumeration for participating in the mana~e~eht or operation of any such game. I. The unauthorized conduct ~f a game of chance Shall censtitu~'an~ b~ Pu~sh~ble"aS~'~ misdemeanor.' Section 30-23 Approval by ElectOrs. This Local Law shallnot become oPe~ative~br effective unless and until it shall have been approved by a majority of the electors voting on~a ~po~Iti~'Submitted at a-general o~special elec~ien held With-in the Town of Southold who'a-re'qualified .to. vo~e for officers of the Town'Of Southold. ~.I~ Thls'locai taw shall take effect immediately. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, ~ustice Demarest~ This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman H0man~ seconded by"Councilman Rich~ it was RESOLVED that the Fishers Island Ferry District be and they hereby are authoriz~d~ko advertise~for'~bids 'for the~ r~placement of a clutch on ~he Mystic Isle~at~an amount no~ ~ exceed $4,000.00~ Vote Of ~he~To~n. Boa'r~: Ayeb; Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, C6uhcilman HomanT,~Just'ice~'SUteri Justice D~marest. This~res01ution-was declared d~ly adopt'ed.~ On motion of Justice Suter~, seconded by,Councilman Homan, it was RESOL~EBDthat the applicati0n of John C.~Tuthill dated August 31, 1976 for the renewal of a single trailer on his property on the east side of~E't~jah's Lane, Ma~tituck, New York, be and hereby is rene~ed~for a p~ri6d of six (6)"-monthS. Vote of the To~n Boa~d: Ayes': SuperviSor Martocchia, Councilman Ri~h'~* Councilman Homa'n, Justice Suter; Justice Demar~stl This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Justice Cuter, .ee~onded by Councilman Homan, WHEREAS the Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Cutchogue, New York, has applied to the Town Clerk for an amended bingo license, and WHEREAS the Town Board has ecamined the application, and after inestigation, duly made findings and determinations as required by law, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the Town Board the findings and determinations as required by law, and it' iS~'~rth~r . ESOL~E~ that the Town ~lerk be a~d"she he'~e~ is directed is issue~ an ~me~d':'B~g~ L~se~o ~e' ~c~d':'~'e~t"R.~.:"C~urch~ New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Ma~tgcchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice 'S'u~ter~, JUstice D~marest. This resolution was de%lared'd~ly 'a~0Pt~'d~. ~' On motion of Justice Demmrest{ Secondgd by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED that Superviso~ ~lber't.'M. Mar~o~chia ~e" and hereby is authorized to make ab~e~en~s With the New York Telephone Company for the installa~i'6n'of 'a' te'i.epho~e s~S~n ~h~-t~Wn hall, Southold, at such terms and condit'ion-s as he may deem proper. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervzsor Martocchia, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Sut~r,'Ju-sti~e' Demarest. This resolution was delcared d~ly adopted. On motion 9f_ Couh~ilma~ Rich, seconded by ~uncilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that' the retirement reszgnation o'f Edna A. Ashwprth, secretary-~o the ~6~erv'isor~ ~'~d he~e~y i~ a~cepted~ e~ec~ive October 31, 197~. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes; Supervzsor Ma'rt0cchia, councilman' Rich, Councilman Homan, Justic~ Suter, Justice Demarest. The BOard discussed ~he propOSed "Richmond Shores at Peco'nic" cluster concep~ ~eve~0pment,~b~t' n0'action was-~ak~h~ The board Will arrange a possibl~,.meeting..wi.th the'planDing Board to discuss cluster concepts. On motion of JusticA Demarest~ seconded by J~stice Suter, it was RESOLVED that adjournment, be called at 4:30 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisqr Mar~occhia, Councilman Rich., Councilman Homan_,. Justice Sute~i,~JUstice'Demare~st. : ' Thi~- ~ s61~ was '~dedlared~ duly adpP~ed. ~/-Judi~h T. Terry Town Clerk