HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-06/24/1975SOUTHOL~ TOWN BOARD MINUTES
Meeting of June 24, 1975
The Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor Albert M.
Martocchia, 16 South Street, Greenport; New York, at 3:00 P.M.,
Tuesday, June 24, t975, with the following present:
Supervisor Albert~.. Mamtocchia
Counc±lmanJames Homart
Justice Martin Surer
Justice Louis M..Demarest
Highway Superintend-ent Raymond C. Dean~
Town. Attorney'Robert W. Tasker
Town Clerk Judith T. Boken
Absent: Councilman James H. Rich, Jr. & Justice Francais T.-Doyen
On motion of Justice Suter,~seco~ded by Councilman Homan, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Southold Town Board meeting of
June 10, 1975 be approved as submitted.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan4 Justice Surer, Justibe Damarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted%
On motion of'Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Demarest, itWas
RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town BoarSi
will be held at 3:00 P.Mi, Tuesday, July 8, 1975 at the office
of Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia, 16 South Street, Greenport., N.Y.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
Supervisor Martocchia mad~ the f01~owing reports:
Highway Superintendent Dean has repaired the lights on the
Jockey Creek bridge, Southold.
The May 1975 summary of the Fishers Island F~rry District shows
an income of ~32,060.2~.
Receipt of report from Jean Tiedke relative to the Long Island
Lighting Company nuclear plant hearing of April 28, 1975.
On motion of Justice Demarest, sedonded by Justice Surer, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board hereby approves the l~ase of
the Fishers Island Ferry District to the Fishers Is~.and unionFree
School District of a p~rcel of land to be used for a recreational
area Said parcel situate at Fishers Island, Town of Southold,
Suffolk County, New York, ~enera!ly bo~unded ~m~therly by Whistler
Avenue 700 ft.; Easterly b} other land of Fishers Island Ferry
District 300 feet; Southerly by other 1.and of Fishers Island
Ferry District 700 feet; and Wests~yby Airport Road 300 ~eet;
The Fishers Island Union Free School District shall pay the Fishers
Island Ferry District an annual rent of $1,00, commencing May 1, 1975
and ending April 30, 1976. "
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Justice Suter, seconded~y Justice Demarest, it was
RESOLVED that the Sou~hold Town Board approves the action of the
Fishers Island Ferry DiStrict in increasing the hours worked by°
Mrs. Ione Norton, C!erk-Ty~ist, to ~0 hours per week at ~3.50
per. hour for the period of July 1, 1975 through August 31, 1975.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Supervisor ~rtocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This reolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Surer, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board approves the action of the
Fishers Island F~rry District in hiring the following employees to
operate the Fishers Island ~erry District theatre June 29, 1975:
Edwin Horning, Cashier at ~85.00 per show
-' Jg.B. Hartsfie!d, Recreation Aid at ~18.00 per show
...... Charles J. Stepanek, Clerical Aid at ~10.00 pershow.
Vote 0fthe Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Mart0c~h~a~ CoUncilman
H~an~ Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
Om motion o£ Justice Surer, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board approves the action of the
Fishers Island Ferry District in hiring Elizabeth ~. McClo~key as
reservation clerk for automobiles leaving Fishers is~'an~, e~f~c~ive
June 7, 1975, at ~3.00 per hour for 15 hours per week.
Vote 0f the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilmam
Homart, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
Moved by Co~ua¢ilman Homan, seconded by Justice Surer,
WHEREAS the Southold Town Board has asked for a variance from Part 6
of the New York State Sanitary Code for Goldsmith's Inlet beach,
McCabes beach; and Goose Creek beach, and
WHEREAS Dr..~-Mary~C~ McLaughlin, Suffolk Co~uaty Commissioner of Health
Services-has indicated consideration will be given to the aforesaid
reques~ now,~therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board agrees to ~e,~for use at
the time the Southold Town beaches open in 1976, the required sanitary
facilities for Goldsmith's Inlet beach at Peconic, McCabes beach at
Southold, andlGoose Creek beach at Southold.
Vote of the T0wnBoard: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Demaresto
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On ~otion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Justice Surer, it was
RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be and he hereby is
authorized to sign the necessary papers reflecting the Southold
Town Board's approval of Assembly Bill 8558:
AN ACT to amend the parks and recreation law, in
relation to fees, charges, and mai~enance of
services°
The purpose of said Bill is to prohibit the of£ice or state agency
having jurisdiction of any state park, recreational facility or
historic site from increasing fees for the use of such facilities
or decreasing program services or hours of operation of such facility,
without the consent of both houses of the Legislatmre, for a period~
of one year~
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Co~uacilman
Homart, Justice Surer, Justice Demaresto
This resolution was declared duly adop%ed.
On motion o£ Justice Demarest, seconded by Justice Surer, it was
RESOLVED that the Youth Program o£ Southold Town~ Community Services
shall be continued through August 31, 1975, with the following part-
time staff members: Michael Cortese, Cathy Perrin, Lyma Summers,
and Ste~e Harris. ,The appointment of Steve Harris becomes effective
July 1, 1975, replacing David Witherspoon who has submitted his
resignation effective June 30, 1975; and it is further
RESOLVED that the hours of each staff member shall not exceed 10 per
week, at a s2ala~y of ~.00 per hour.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocohia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice~Dema~est.
This resolution was declared du~y adopted.
Moved by Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Surer,
WHEREAS Rev. Donald P. Brickley applied to the Southotd Town Board
for a permit ~der the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance oflthe
Town of Southold, application dated Novem~r 29, 197~, and
WHEREAS the said application was referred to the Southold Town Beard
of ~own Trustees and the Southo!d Town Conservation Advisory Council
for'~their findings and recommendations,
WHEREAS a public hearing was held bY the Town Board with respect to
said application on the 27th day ~f May, 1975, at w~ich time all
interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Rev. Donald P. Brickley be granted
a permit under the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance of the Town
of Southold to place fill on his property at Broadwaters Drive,
between Bay Avenue and Oak Drive, Cutchogue, New York, subject to
the following conditions: (1) The fill shall ~et be placed
further than 75ft. from existing cesspools, and (2) Ail other wa~t!ands,
including drainage ditch(s) and meadow grass, shall not be altered
or cha~ged in ~a~.y manner. The.area to be filled has been staked
out, and a map with referencespoints and measurements is available
at the Building Department Office, Southold.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
Supervisor Martocchia reported-the following:
The Town Board has received a schedule.£or the Summer Recreation°
Program at the Greenport School, and .schedules £or Fishers Island,
Orient, Southold, and Mattituck are e~pected in the near future.
Received a request from the Lagoon Association of Nassau Point,
Cutchogue, for a contribution from the Town of Southold~in the amount
of $400.00 toward dredging the south inlet of the Lagoon. The
Association's estimate for the work is $1,290.00. The request was
turned over to Councilman Homan for study'.
Request from the Mattituck Park Commission that,due to tra££ic
congestion at the ball park site, parking be prohibited on both
sides of Peconic Bay Boulevard between Lilco poleono.9 at the corner
Sigsbee Road, going west pas~i:the park, up the hill on the turn at
pole no. 26. The request was turned over to Police ~b~'~£CataldO
for study.
On motion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Councilman Homan,
WHEREAS a proposed LocallLaw No. 4 - 1975 was introduced at a
meeting of this board held on the 6th day of May, 1975, and
WHEREAS a public hearing was held thereon by the Board on the
27th day of May, 1975, at 3:00 P.M., at which time all interested
persons were given an opportunity to he heard thereon,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that local Law No. 4 - 1975 be
enacted as follows, to wit:
LOCAL LAW NO. 4 - 1975
A LOCAL LAW PROVIDING FOR THE
LICENSING OF HOME IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACTORS IN THE TOWN OF
SOUTHOLD
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as
follows:
The Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended by adding
a new Chapter thereto$ to read as follows:
Sec.52-10. Title
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Home
Improvement Contractors Law of the Town of Southold".
Sec.50-11. Definitions.
(A) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnerships corporation
· or other entity.
(B) "Place of Business" means any shop, residence, place or
premises from which a home improvement business is transacted.
(C) "Home Improvement" means any repair, remodeling, alteration,
conversion modernazation, improvement or addition to residential
property; and shall include, but not be limited to alarm systems, awnings,
basements, bathrooms, cabin~$makers carpentry, central vacumm
cleaning, cesspools, dormers, driveways, ~xtensions, exterminating,
gencing, flagpoles, flooring, fumigation, garages, heating,venilating,
air conditioning, kitchens, masonary, railings, roofing, septic tanks,
siding, aprinklers, storms and screens, swimming pools, tennis courts,
termite control, tile installers, waterproofing, and weatherproofing,
but shall not include:
(1) The construction of a new home or work done by a contractor
in compli~ace with a guarantee of completion on new residential
property, or
(@)'~Th8 sale of goods,by a sel!er~Who~neit~er .ar~anges
p~rform nor performs directly or i~di~gcti~la~y'~Work'o~ ~aborl~
connection with the installation of or application o£ the goods, or
(3) Imppovements to residences owned by or controlled by any
government, subdivision, or
(4) The painting of decorating of residential ppoperty, or
(5) Th~ !~a~dsoaping~ o.~r~s&de~ia!~property.
(D) "Home Improvement contractor" means a person who conducts
o~ engages in a home improvement business and who performs or undertakes
or agrees to perform or undertake a home improven~snt.
· (E) "Owner" means any owner of residential property, tenant, or
any other person who orders, contracts for or purchases the services of
a home improvement contractor, or the person entitled to performance
of the work of a h6me imporvement contractor pursuant to a home
improvement contract.
(F) "Residential property" means one or two family houses and
property associated therewith.
(G) "Home Improvement contract" means an oral or written agree-
ment between a home improvement contractor and an owner for the
performance of a home improvement and ~'mncludes all labor, services
and materials to be furnished and performed thereunder.
(H) "Building Inspector" means the Building Inspector of the
Town of Southold or any duly appointed deputy or assistant building
inspector of the Town of Southold.
(I) "Licensee" means a person permitted to engage in the home
improvement business under the provisions of this Chapter.
Sec.50-12. License Required.
No person shall conduct or engage in any home improvement
business without first obtaining and maintaining in effect at all
times a license ~erefor issued by the Building Inspector, as here-
inafter provided.
Sec.50-13. Exclusions.
No license shall be required under this Chapter in the follow-
ing instances:
(A) By a individual who performs labor or services for a
licensed home improvement contractor for wages or salary.
(B) By a member or partner of a firm, partnership, or other
entity which is a licensed home improvement contractor, who performs
labor or services for such licensed home improvement contractor.
(C) By a stockholder or officer of a corporation which is a
licensed home improvement contractor, who performs labor or services
for such licensed home improvement contractor.
(D) By a plumber, electrician, architect, professional engineer,
or any other person who is required by State or Town law to attain
standards of competency or experience as a prerequisite to engaging
in such craft or profession, and who is acting exclusively within
the scope of the craft or profession for which he is currently
licensed.
(E) Any home improvement, where the aggregate contract price
for all labor, materials and other items is less than $500.00.
This exclusion does not apply where the work is only part of a larger
or major operation, whether undertaken by the same or different
home improvement contractor, or in which a division of the operation
is made in contracts of amounts less than $500.00 for the purpose
of evasion of this Chapter or otherwise.
Sec.50-14. Application ~ee - Term of License - Use and Display of
License.
(A) A fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be paid to the Town
of Southold upon the filing of each application for a license or
renewal thereof for the purpose of defraying expenses incidental
to the processing of said application and the enforcement of the
provisions of this Chapter.
(B) Any license issued hereunder shall expire one year after
its date of issuance, unless revoked as hereinafter provided.
(C) The issuance of a license shall not create a presumption
that the licensee is in compliance with the provisions of this
Chapter or That the licensee is entitled to the license.
(D) No license issued under this Chapter shall be transferred
or assigned to any person or used by any person other than the
licensee, to whom-it was issued.
(E) A license issued hereunder shall not be deemed to authorize
the licensee to perform any work or engage in any kind of business
which is reserved to qualified licensees under separate provisions
of State or Town Law.
(F) A license issued hereunder shall at all times be conspi-
cuously posted in the place of business of the licensee..
(G) The licensee shall within ten days after a change in
the ownership, management, control, address or trade name of
the licensee notify the Building Inspector thereof in writing.
Sec.50-15. Application for License.
Applicants for licenses or renewals thereof shall file a
written, signed and verified application with the Building
Inspector, If the ~pplicant is a corporation, the application
shall be signed and verified by an officer thereof. If the
applicant is a firm, partnership or other entity, the applica-
tionss~hllibe signed and verified by a member or partner thereof.
Applications shall contain the following information:
(A) The name, trade name and business address of the
applicant.
(B) If the applicant is an individual,.his name and
residence add~ess; if the applicant is a corporation, the names
and residence addresses of the officers thereof; if the appli-
cant is a firm, partnership or other entity, the names and
residence addresses of the members or partners thereof.
(C) Whether or not there are any outstanding liens or
judgments against the applicant.
(D) Such other reasonable information as the Building
Inspector may deem necessary or advisable to facilitate the
purposes of and enforcement of this Chapter, including but not
limited to the following:
(1) The names and residence addresses of any employees
of the applicant.
(2) The names and residence addresses o£ the stock-
holders and directors of a corporate applicant.
(3) Whether or not the applicant or any member, partner,
officer, stockholder or employee thereof ever
engaged in a home improvement business under
another name or for another person, and if so,
reasonable information with respect thereto.
(4) Information relating to the financial responsibility
and character of the applicant.
Sec.50-16. Issuance of License.
After the filing of an application for a license or renewal
thereof and payment of the required fee, the Building Inspector
shall examine the application and make such investigation as
he deems necessary or advisable. Upon completion of the same,
the Building Inspector shall issue a license unless he finds
that the applicant is unfit or undesirable to carry on such
home improvement business or is incapable of properly conducting
such home improvement business, in which event he shall deny
the license.
Sec.50-17. Denial of License - Appeal.
The Building Inspector shatlrn~otify the applicant of his
denial of an application for a license. Service of such notice
shall be made personally or by certified mail, directed to the
address set.forth in the application for. a license. Such
notice shall be in writing and shall specify the ground or
grounds for the denial. The notice shall include or be accom-
panied by a statement that the applicant may request an appeal
hearing before the Town Board by filing a written request
therefor with the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk shall give the
appealing party at least five (5) days' written notice of the
time and place of such hearing.
At the time and place set for the hearing upon the appeal
from the determination of the Building Inspector, the Town Board
shall give the appealing party, and any other interested party,
a reasonable opportunity to be heard, in order to show cause
before said Board why the determination of the Building Inspector
should not be upheld. The decision of the Town Board shall be
in writing, shall specify the ground or grounds upon which the
decision is based, and shall be final and conclusive.
Sec.50~18. Licensing Review Board.
(A) En~.mation and Composition.
(i) There is hereby established in and for the Town
of Southold a Licensing Review Board consisting of either
three (3) or five (5) members, as may be determined from time
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to time by the Town Board, who shall be appointed by the Town
Board to serve at the pleasure ofi~the Town Board. In no event
shall a member serve for more than two years unless reappointed
by the Town Board.
(2) The Town Board shall designate one member of the
Licensing Review Board to serve as Chairman thereof.
(3) A majority of the members of such Board shall con-
stitute a quorum.
(4) Members of the Licensing Review Board shall be
residents of the Town and shall serve without salary or compen-
sation~
(5) At least one member Of the Licensing Review Board
shall be a home improvement contractor who resides and has his
place of business in the Town.-
(6) The Licensing Review Board shall keep minutes of
its proceedings and records of its hearings and other official
actions.
(B) Function.
It shall be the function of this Board to hear and
determine any complaint or grievance that may be the basis for
recommendation to the Town Board for suspension or revocation
of the license upon a finding that the licensee has been guilty
of any one of the following:
(1) Fraud, misrepresentation, bribery in securing a
license.
(2) The making of any false statement as to a material
matter in any application for a license.
(3) The person or the management personnel of the
home improvement contractor are untrustworthy or not of good
character.
(4) The business transactions of the home improvement
contractor have been or are marked by a practice of failure to
timely perform or complete its contracts, or the manipulations
of assets or accounts, or by fraud or bad faith, or is marked
by anuunwholesome method or practice of solicitation of business
from owners.
(5) Failure to display the license as provided in this
Chapter.
(6) Failure to comply with any demand or requirement
lawfully made by the Building InSpector, Licensing Review Board,
or Town Board.
(7) ~n agent or employee of ~alicensee has been guilty
of an act or omission, ~raud, misrepresentation and the licensee
has approved or had knowledge thereof.
(8) Violation of any provision of this Chapter,
(9) Abandonment or willful failure to perform, without
justification, any home improvement contract or project engaged
in or undertaken by a home improvement contractor; or willful
deviation from or disregard of plans or specifications in any
material respect without the consent of the owner and where
required, from~the Building Inspector.
~lO) Making a substantial misrepresentation in the
solicitation or procurement of ab~ome improv~m~a~t contract,
or making any false promise of character likely to influence,
or persuade or induce.
(ll) Any fraud in the execution of, or in the material
alteration of any contract, mortgage, promissory note, or other
document incident to a home improvement transaction.
(12) Preparing or accepting any mortgage, promissory
note, or other evidence of indebtedness upon the obligations
of a home improvement transaction with knowledge that it recites
a greater monetary obligation than the agreed consideration for
the home improvement work.
(13) Directly or indirectly published any advertisement
relating to home which contains an assertion, representation
or statement of which is false, deceptive, or misleading,
provided that any advertisement which is subject to and complies
with the then existing rules, regulations or guides of the
Federal Trade Commission shall not be deemed false, deceptive
or misleading; or by any means advertising or purporting to
offer the general public any home improvement work with the
intent ~ot to accept contracts for the particular work or at
the price which is advertised or-offered to the public.
( (14) Willful or deliberate di~syegard and ~iolation of
the.-buitding, sanitary, fire and health laws of the Town, Co,sty,
or State.
(15) Failure to notify the Building Inspector o£ any
change.or control in ownership, management or business name or
location.
(16) Conducting a home improvement business in any
name other than the one in which the home improvement contractor
is licensed.
(C) Procedure.
(1) The Licensing Review Board shall have the right to
determine whether or not it will take jurisdiction of any com-
plaint, submitted-to it. tn the event it shail deny jurisdiction,
such determination shall be in w~iting, and a copy shall~be
mailed to the complainant.
(2) If the Licensing Review-Board upon reasonable
cause s~huld believe that any licensee has violated any of ~he
provisions of this Chapter, such Board shall have the power to
make such investigation as it shall deem necessary or advisable.
(3) There shall be no recommendation that a license
be suspended or revoked until after a hearing had before the
Licensing Review Board upon written notice to the licensee of
at least ten days. Such notice shall specify the time. and
place of the. hearing and that the ~urpose of the hearing is to
determine whether a recommendation of suspension or revocation
should be made to the Town Board and a-statement of the grounds
therefor. Such notice shall be served personally or by certified
mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the place of
business of the licensee. The licensee and any other interested
party shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard~ A
stenogr~aphic record of the hearing may betaken and preser~d.
The recommendation of the Licensing Review Board shall be in
writing a~d shall.specify the ground or grounds, upon which it~is
based. In lieu of a recommendation, the Licensing Review Board
may accept a written assurance of a compromise between the
parties.
Sec.50-19. Suspension or Revocation of License.
(A):The Town Board shall have the power, to revoke a
license if it determines, after a public hearing as hereinafter
provided, that the licensee if unfit or undesirable to carry on
the home improvement business or is incapable of properly con-
ducting such home.improvement business. The Town Board shall
have the power to suspend a license if it determines, after a
public hearing as hereinafter provided, that the licensee has-
been guilty 0f any act or circumstance set forth in Section
50-18 (B~ of this..Chapter~ - ~
(B) if the Town'~oard determines to hold such a hearing,
it shall notify the licensee that a hearing will be held before
the Town Board to determine whether his license should be sus-
pended or revoked. Such no~ice shall specify the time and
place of the hearing and the ground or grounds for suspension
or revocation which will be the subject of the hearing. Such
notice shall be in-writing, shall be served at least~ ten days
prior to the date of the hearing, and shall be served personally
or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the
place of business of the licensee.
At such-hearing the~.licensee, and any other interested
party., shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
The decision of the Town Board shall be in writing, shall
specify the ground or grounds upon which the decision is based;
and shall be:fina! and conclusive.
If the Town Board determines thai the license efta
licensee should be suspended or revoked, the Town Board shall
direct the BUilding Inspector to notify-the applicant-that
his license is suspended or revoked. Such notice shall be
servedpersonally or by certified mail., return receipt requested,
addressed to the place of business of the licensee. A licensee
shall immediately surrender his license tothe Building Inspector
upon its suspension, or revoaationby the Town Board.
Sec.50~20. Violations.
(A) Any person who shall conduct or engage in any home
improvement business without having obtained a license therefor,
in violation of this Chapter, or who shall conduct or engage in
any home improvement business ~nile his license if suspended
or revoked, in violation of this Chapter, shall be guilty of a
violation of this Chapter, and upon conviction shall be puuish-
able by a fine not eXceeding two hundred fifty ($250.00) or by
imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) days, or both, for
each and every violation.
(B) Each aud every home improvement contract entered into
or undertaken or performed by a home improvement contractor
without having obtained or maintained in effect a license there-
for, in violation of this Chapter, shall be deemed a separate
vi~lation of this Chapter.
Sec.50-21. Validity.
The invalidity of any section, subsection or provision of
this Chaptershall not invalidate any other section, subsection
or provision thereof~,
Sec.50-22. Reciprocity.
(A) Any home improvement contractor whose principal place
of business if located in the Town of East Hampton, Town of
Riverhead, Town of Shelter Island, or Town of Southampton, or
in any incorporated village within the Town of Southold or within
any of the aforesaid towns, and who holds a license issued by
such town or village in which his principal place of business is
located, permitting him to conduct or engage in thehome'improve-
merit business, sha!lbe exempt from the application fee provided
for in this Chapter, and shall be entitled to a license under
'this Chapter without payment of such application fee, upon
Filing with his application, satisfactory proof that he meets
the foregoing conditions. ·
(B) The application fee exemption provided for in Section
50-22 (A) of this Chapter shall apply only to a home improvement
contractor whose principal place of business is located in any
such:townor village which has adopted a local law or ordinance
containing a reciprocal provision applicable to home improvement
contractors'having their principal place of business in the area
of the Town of Southold outside~the incorporated villages therein.
Sec~50~23. Effective date.
This local law shall take effect ten (10) days after its
adoption, and shall not apply to home improvement contracts
entered into before such date.
Vote of the Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman Homan,
Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
Thisresol~tion was declared duly adopted.
The Town Clerk was instructed to notify the Building Depart-
ment that Local Law No. ~ - 1975shali become effective ten
days from this date - June 24, 1975.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Surer, it was
~E$OLVED that the Southold Town Board hereby sets a salary of
$2.50 per hour for the Southold Town Beach attendants.
Vote~of the Town.Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Justice Demarest, it was
RESOLVED that Albert W. Richmond be and he hereby is hired to
supervise the preparation and microfilming of the Town Clerk
records, effective July l, 1975, on a part-time basis, at a
salary not to exceed $1,200.00.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On.motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Surer, it was
RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be and he hereby
is authorized to hire an individual who willbe trained to
operate the microfilming camera for microfilming Southold Town
records, at a salary of $2.50 per hour.
Vote of ~the To~nBoard: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan; Justice Suter, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
2 1975
On motlon of Councilma~oman, ~eco~ded by J~s~lce S~ter,.it
WHEREAS the Town Board has found the services of th.e Southold
Patrol, Inc. to be _an asset to the Town of Southold during the
months of.July and August, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED thatthe Town of Southold engage the services of the
Southold Patrol, Inc. for the period of July l, 1975~through
August 31, 1975 at a sum of $4.50 per hour for which Southold
Patrol, Inc. will furnish an armed, bonded, uniformed security
policeman and a marked patrol car.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Justice Surer, it was
RESOLVED that ~the Southold Town Board is strongly opposed to
Assembly Bill 8418 - "AN ACT to. amend the real property tax
law, in relation to the powers and duties of the director of
real property tax services;" and that notification of said
opposition be sent to representatives and it is further
RESOLVED.that the Town Cl.erk submit a copy of this resolution
to Senator Leon Guiffreda and Assemblyman Perry B. Duryea, Jr.
Vote of the ~o~nd~oard:~ Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted. ~.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Surer, it was
RESOLVED that Southo!d Town employee Claude Kumjian be and he
hereby is authorized to discharge the duties of seasonal police
officer from July ~1975 through August 31, 1975.
Vote of the To~n Board: Ayes: Supervisor Mar~occhia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Justice Demarest, seconded by Justice Suter,.it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Town Senior Citizens be authorized
to engage four school buses at $75.00 per bus for a trip to
Smith's ~t 6h July 16, 1975, and that the expense be paid
by the Town of Southold upon submission of proper vouchers
therefor.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Surer, it was
RESOLVED that Southold Town Justices be and they hereby are
authorized to attend Justice Training sessions at St. Lawrence
University, Canton, New York from July 20 through July 25, 1975;
and_that the actual and necessary expenses to travel, meals,
and lodging incurred while attending said sessions be a legal
charge against the Town of Southold.
Vote of the ~own Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of JUstice Surer, seconded by Justice Demarest, it was
RESOLVED that the Southold Tow~Board authorize the payment of
$1,000.00 toward insurance and other expenses for the North°
Fork Little League, upon submission of a proper voucher.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Justice Surer, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was
RESOLVED that the services of.Elizabeth A. Nevilleas part-time
Clerk-Stenographer in the office of the Town Clerk be continued
from July l, 1975 through August 31, 1975 at a salary of $3.50
per hour.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homan, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
Mrs. Gladys Csajko, Greenport, asked when the dog pound will be
open, and Supervisor MartoCchia advised that the site~has been
prepared to receive the modular unit which is late in arriving
due to a problem with installation of the cages.
Mrs. Csajko offered the voluntary services of Animal League
members to assist at the pound seven days a week from opening
in the morning, until closing in the evening.
Mr. David Driscoll, Southold, read a prepared statement, which
is on fil~'in the Town Clerk's Office, proposing a series of
three public meetings within the next eight weeks, with attend-
ance by the Town Board,. Planning Board, and Board of Appeals,
for the purpose of giving the residents of Southold Town the
opportunity to gain a clear understanding of the zoning ordinance
with regard to the thinking o£ those public servants who have
been elected or appointed to govern and administer the Town of
Southold. Mr. Driscoll asked that a schedule of these meetings
be arranged and made known at the time of the next Town Board
meeting.
Mrs. A. Schneider, Mattituck, asked when Mattituck residents
may expect the dredging of James Creek to take place. Supervisor
Martocchia advised that at.the present time he could not be
certain that Brushes Creekhas received approval, but he would
look into the matter.
On motion of Justice Surer, seconded by Councilman Homart, it was
E~SOLVED that there being, no further business to come before
this Town Board meeting_, that the meeting be adjourned at 3:45
p.m.
Vote o£ the Board: Ayes: Supervisor Martocchia, Councilman
Homart, Justice Surer, Justice Demarest.
This resolution was declared, duly adopted.
Town Clerk