HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-03/04/1975-SSOUTHOLD TOWI~ BOAR D MINUTES
Special Meeting of March 4, 1975
A special meeting of the Southold Town Board was held, after due
notice as required by law, at 2:30 P.M., Tuesday, M arch 4, 1975,
at the office of Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia, 16 South Street,
Greenport, New. York, with the following present:
Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia
Councilman James H. Rich, Jr.
Councilman James Homan
Justice Martin Suter
Justice Louis M. Demarest
T~wn Clerk Albert W. Richmond
On motion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Councilman Rich,
W~EREAS, under Title I of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is
authorized to make grants to States and units of general local
government to help finance Community Development Programs; and
~EREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title VIII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination on the basis
of race, color, or national origin, under any program or activity
receiving Federal financial assistance; and
WHEREAS there is sufficient statutory authority under the laws
of New York State for the units of general local government, namely,
the County of Suffolk, its towns and villages, to undertake either
individually or by means of cooperative agreements, every form of
community development, urban renewal and housing assistance referred
to in the Act as "Eligible Activities;" and
WHEREAS, it is desirable &ndain the ~ublic interest that the County
of Suffolk make application for Community Development Block Grant
funds as an Urban County;
1. Since the municipality may be more certain of
receiving benefits from t~e Act through the
County than it could by applying as an individual
community in competition with others; and
2. Since the municipality would be spared the expense
of application preparation and management of the
program; and
3. The County may have certain planning and other
professional skills required of the program
which the municipality may not intrinsically
possess; and
WHEREAS it is recognized that participation by the County of Suffolk,
as an Urban County, in the Community Development Program requires the
cooperation of the municipalities, being the towns and villages within
the County, to undertake essential community development and housing
assistance activities of urban renewal and publicly assisted housing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWI~ BOARD (F THE TOWN OF SOUTH
1. That this body will cooperate with the County of
Suffolk in undertaking the essential Community
Development and Housing Assistance activities during
the first year of Federal funding of the program and
continuing in effect thereafter unless terminated in
writing by the municipality upon sixty (60) days'
advance notice;
2. That this body and the County of Suffolk agree to w~rk
together in the planning, preparation of application,
and carrying out of activities that may result from
such applications;
3. That the governing body is fukly cognizant of the
obligations and responsibilities that are imposed
by this cooperation agreement, and that it is
the sense of this body that such obligations can
and will be fulfilled.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Ma rtocchia, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest.
8m ~tion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board temminate employment of
Thomas O. Helfrick, Program Aide to the program Under the Southold
Town 'Narcotic Guidance Council, effective February 28, 1975.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was
RESOLVED that Catherine Perrin, Shelter Island, Lynn Summers,
M~ttituck, and David Withers~oon, Southold, be appointed part-time
Program Aides to the program under the Southold Town Narcotic Guidance
Council, from March 1 through March 31, 1975 only. Salaries to be
$4,00 per hour, 15 hours per week.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest.
On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was
RESOLVED that a recess be called at 3:00 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest.
Meeting reconvened at 5:00 P.M.
On motion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Councilman Rich,. it was
RESOLVED that Dennis~annon, John Eo Clark, Joseph C. Gordon, and
John H. Ship be appointed Police Officers for the Town of Southold
under a one year provisional appointment, effective March 10, 1975
at salaries specified under the P.B.A. Contract°
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demarest.
Meeting adjourned at 5:50 P.M~
Albert W. Richmond
Town ~lerk