Nov 21, 2022 Town Board- Regular

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EVERYBODY.

WELCOME TO OUR GREENBURG TOWN BOARD MEETING.

TODAY'S NOVEMBER 21ST AND EVERY, UH, YEAR RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

WE HOLD OUR PRE-THANKSGIVING MEETING ON MONDAY RATHER THAN, UM, THEN WEDNESDAY.

UM, SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UM,

[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

[ MOMENT OF SILENCE In memory of Carole Walker, who suddenly and sadly passed away on Tuesday, November 15th. Carole was a dedicated Town Employee who assisted with the Zoning Board of Appeals for over 16 years. Carole also worked closely with the Historic & Landmark Preservation Board. She worked directly with hundreds of residents each year, helping them with an omnipresent smile and pleasant demeanor. Our thoughts are with her family, of whom she so proudly and often spoke. In memory of the 1,064,975+ individual victims of COVID-19 who have died in the United States, 6,596,542+ deaths worldwide, each leaving family members and friends too soon In memory of the people in Ukraine killed during Russia's invasion and relentless intentional targeted bombing of civilians in apartment buildings, hospitals, train stations, schools and children centers, with mass graves being found after invaded areas have been retaken, and now deliberate bombings of powerplants to prevent civilians from heating their homes during the harsh winter, all in Russia's effort to destroy Ukraine and its people, who are forced to fight for their land, their freedom, and general democratic principles. May they rest in peace and peace be restored to Ukraine.]

WE HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF CAROL WALKER.

CAROL WALKER, UH, WORKED FOR THE TOWN.

UH, SHE SUDDENLY AND SADLY PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER ON 15TH.

SHE WAS A DEDICATED TOWN EMPLOYEE WHO ASSISTED WITH THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FOR OVER 16 YEARS.

SHE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE HISTORIC AND LANDMARK PRESERVATION BOARD.

SHE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS EACH YEAR, HELPING THEM WITH A GREAT SMILE AND PLEASANT DEMEANOR.

HER THOUGHTS ARE WITH HER FAMILY OF WHOM SHE SO PROUDLY AND OFTEN, UM, SPOKE.

UM, I HAD SPOKEN TO HER JUST THE DAY BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY.

SHE WAS HELPING, UM, CONSTITUENT, UM, IN GREENBURG, WHO HAD, UM, SUFFERED MAJOR, UH, FLOODING PROBLEMS AND WAS TRYING TO HELP HER NAVIGATE, UM, THROUGH THE ZONING BOARD.

AND NEXT DAY, SHE PASSED AWAY.

VERY, VERY, UH, SAD AND, AND REALLY VERY WELL LIKED, UM, NOT ONLY BY RESIDENTS WHO DEALT WITH HER, BUT ALSO BY FELLOW EMPLOYEES.

UM, ALSO, UM, IN MEMORY OF THE 1,064,975 INDIVIDUAL VICTIMS OF COVID 19, WHO HAVE DIED IN THE UNITED STATES, 6,000,009, 6,596,542 DEATHS WORLDWIDE, EACH LEAVING FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TOO SOON.

AND A MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE KILLED DURING RUSSIA'S INVASION AND RELENTLESS, INTENTIONAL, TARGETED BOMBINGS OF CIVILIANS AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS, HOSPITALS, TRAIN STATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND CHILDREN'S CENTERS WITH MASS GRAVES BEING FOUND AFTER INVADED.

AREAS HAVE BEEN RETAKEN AND NOW DELIBERATE BOMBINGS OF POWER PLANTS TO PREVENT CIVILIANS FROM HEATING THEIR HOMES DURING THE HARSH WINTER.

ALL IN RUSSIA'S EFFORT TO DESTROY UKRAINE, AND ITS PEOPLE WHO ARE FORCED TO FIGHT FOR THE, THEIR FREEDOM AND GENERAL DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE, AND PEACE RESTORE TO THE UKRAINE.

IF, IF I COULD JUST MENTION ABOUT CAROL AND WHY IT'S SUCH A, UH, LOSS FOR MANY REASONS.

BUT SHE WAS IN TOWN HALL THE MONDAY BEFORE SHE PASSED, AND SHE WAS JUST HER USUAL EVERYDAY SELF HAPPY, ALWAYS WITH A SMILE.

THE NEXT DAY, SHE GOT UP, GOT DRESSED, PUT ON HER MAKEUP, THE NEW YORK TIMES, WORDLE, AND THEN WITHIN 30 MINUTES SHE WAS GONE.

SO CAROL'S, A REMINDER TO ALL OF US IS TO LIVE EVERY MOMENT.

'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW.

THANK YOU.

TODAY, UH, WE, UH, PAY TRIBUTE TO, UH, SOMEBODY WHO, UH, WE KNOW IS AN OUTSTANDING, UH, A CITIZEN AND ROLE MODEL IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, THE COUNTY, UM, ALSO HAD RECOGNIZED HIM AND LLOYD COURT, UM, WAS RECENTLY HONORED, UH, BY THE GOVERNOR AS A GOVERNOR, AS A RECIPIENT OF THE GOVERNOR'S EXEMPLARY VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD.

UM, THIS IS FOR HOLD, MICROPHONES ON.

OH, IF YOU WANNA DO THE, DO IT AGAIN.

ROLL CALL.

OKAY.

WE'LL DO THE

[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk]

JUDITH.

YES.

COUNCIL SUPERVISOR.

PAUL FINER.

HERE.

COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS.

PRESENT.

COUNCILMAN KEN JONES.

PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN GINA JACKSON.

PRESENT.

COUNCILMAN FRANCIS JACKSON.

I MEAN, I'M SORRY.

FRANCIS SHEEN.

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SO SORRY.

COUNCILMAN FRANCIS SHEEN, UH, PRESENT.

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I DIDN'T KNOW WE GOT MARRIED.

AND .

INTERIM TOWN ATTORNEY JOE DANKO.

PRESENT.

OKAY,

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SO, UH,

[ Honoring Lloyd Cort - Recipient of 2022 Governor's Exemplary Volunteer Service Award]

HE'S A REMARKABLE, UM, CITIZEN ACTIVIST AND COMMUNITY LEADER.

UH, HE'S BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE PAST BY WESTCHESTER, BY THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL, UH, SERVICE.

HE'S BEEN RECOGNIZED BY, UH, THE COUNTY.

AND JUST RECENTLY, HE RECEIVED ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS ANY CITIZEN IN NEW YORK STATE COULD GET.

UM, THE GOVERNOR EX EXEMPLARY VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, UM, UH, LLOYD COURT WAS NOMINATED BY THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

PAUL, PAUL.

PAUL, YOU'RE UNDERSELLING IT.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO IS SELECTED IN ALL OF NEW YORK STATE FOR THIS YEAR.

THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T GIVE OUT DOZENS OF THESE.

THEY GIVE OUT ONE RIGHT, LLOYD, AND THEY GIVE IT TO LLOYD FOR THIS YEAR.

LLOYD WAS NOMINATED BY THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR HIS DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.

UH, THIS AWARD IS ANNOUNCED ANNUALLY ON OLDER NEW YORKERS DAY, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 4TH.

IT RECOGNIZES AN OLDER ADULT FOR EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEERISM SERVICE AND PROACTIVE DEDICATION TO THE CIVIC GOOD, AS WELL AS A SOCIAL HEALTH AND OVERALL WELLBEING OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE PERSON RECEIVING THIS AWARD IS CHOSEN FOR THIS SPECIAL DISTINCTION FROM NUMEROUS NOMINATIONS BY LOCAL OFFICES FOR THE AGING, AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY.

UM, PARTNERS, LLOYD HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF WESTCHESTER SINCE, UM, 1969, A RESIDENT OF GREENBERG SINCE 1973.

HE RAISED HIS TWO CHILDREN WITH HIS WIFE, GLENN, OF 48 YEARS.

HE SERVED ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND BOARDS, INCLUDING AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, WHICH HAS, UM, HELPED THE TOWN, UH, BUILD PLAYGROUNDS, UM, ENHANCE, UM, RECREATION PROGRAMS. THERE'S SO MANY FANTASTIC INITIATIVES THAT LLOYD HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE IN GETTING, UH, YOU KNOW, GETTING, UH, FUND FUNDING FOR, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, LOWEST RUNS, UM, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN'S CENTER HELP THE GREENBERG HEALTH CENTER.

HE'S DONE IT ALL.

HE SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE POLICE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMISSION AND ALSO WAS A MEMBER OF THE GREENBURG BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

AND LLOYD CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, ASSISTING THE DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERSERVED BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND ACTIVITIES IN WESTCHESTER.

SO WITH LLOYD, UH, HE HIGHLIGHTS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF JOY IN GIVING, AND THE, THE GIFTS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM VOLUNTEERING ARE TRULY, UH, PRICELESS.

UH, HE'S IMPROVED THE LIVES OF MANY, MANY OTHERS, AND AS A RESULT OF HIS EFFORTS, GREENBERG IS A MUCH, MUCH BETTER, UM, YOU KNOW, PLACE.

SO WE COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT I JUST SORT OF FEEL THAT IF THE WORLD HAD, UM, IF WE COULD CLONE LLOYD COURT AND EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD WAS A LLOYD COURT, THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD.

UM, AND, UM, WE HAVE A VIDEO, WE HAVE NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.

WE HAVE A VIDEO, PAUL.

UM, SO WE WANNA SHOW THE VIDEO YEP.

ALREADY WHERE OUR , I BELIEVE IT VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR NEXT GENERATION GROWTH VALUE SERVICE, WHICH IS WHY OUR PROVIDERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF THIS, AND TO REGARD IT AS AN INTRINSIC PIECE OF WHO THEY ARE.

YOU ARE IN FACT, MAKING THIS HAPPEN BY EXAMPLE THROUGH SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO QUOTE NEW YORK'S BYLINE OUT OF MANY, WE ARE ONE.

THIS IS THE FOUNDING PREMISE AND ENDURING PROMISE THAT WE INHERITED FROM OUR PARENTS AND THE PROMISE OF NEW YORK THAT WE PASS ON TO OUR CHILDREN.

YOUR WORK MAKES NEW YORK STATE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, GROW UP, AND GROW OLD.

I'M SO PROUD TO OFFER THESE REMARKS, CELEBRATING OLDER NEW YORKERS, AND CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU TODAY AND ALL OF YOU ACROSS THE STATE THAT GIVE UP YOUR TIME.

ALL OF US AT THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING AND COUNTY OFFICES AROUND THE STATE, THANK YOU AND CONVEY REALLY HOW

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AND THE WONDERFUL EXAMPLE THAT YOU SET FOR ALL OF US.

I AM NOW SO PROUD TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHT MR. LLOYD COURT FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY, WHO IS SELECTED TO RECEIVE GOVERNOR OL'S 2022 EXEMPLARY VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD FOR HIS 45 PLUS YEARS VOLUNTEER.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL MR. COURT PERSONALLY TO DELIVER THIS GREAT NEWS.

HELLO? HI, IS THIS MR. LLOYD COURT? YES, SPEAKING.

HOW ARE YOU? UH, MY NAME IS GREG OLSSON.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR AGING.

I LEFT YOU A MESSAGE YESTERDAY.

IT'S SO NICE TO, UH, TO, TO REACH YOU THIS MORNING.

UM, MR. COURT, THE REASON THAT I'M CALLING IS YOU HAD BEEN, UM, NOMINATED BY WESTCHESTER TO, UH, BE A PART OF OUR OLDER NEW YORKERS DAY FOR YOUR EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND I, I, FIRST AND FOREMOST, JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON, ON THAT, UH, BEING HONORED FOR THAT.

UH, BUT I HAVE SOME NEWS FOR YOU IF YOU'RE READY FOR IT.

OH, .

OH MY GOODNESS.

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YES.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

IT'S BAD, GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT.

OH, IT'S GONNA BE GOOD NEWS.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS WE LOOK THROUGH OVER A HUNDRED, UM, NOMINATIONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, AND WE SELECT ONE PERSON TO GET THE GOVERNOR'S, UM, EXEMPLARY VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD.

AND I GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YOU, MR. COURT, I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH YOUR RESUME, YOUR 45 YEARS OF SERVICE TO NINE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE EIGHT SPECTRUM THAT WE HAVE SELECTED YOU TO RECEIVE, UH, THE ONE AND ONLY GOVERNOR'S EXEMPLARY SERVICE AWARD.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO CALL PERSONALLY AND JUST SAY, UH, REALLY HOW IMPRESSED WE ARE WITH, UH, WITH YOU AND YOUR SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

UM, REALLY ALMOST 50 YEARS IS REALLY INCREDIBLE.

AND I WANTED TO CALL YOU PERSONALLY JUST TO, JUST TO THANK YOU, UM, NOT ONLY FOR BEING NOMINATED, BUT TO, TO, UH, GIVE YOU THE NEWS ON THIS AWARD.

UM, MY GOD, IT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY AMAZING AND YOU ARE SO DESERVING.

I I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU SO KINDLY.

YOU ARE EXCITED AS A MAN.

I WILL, I WILL ADMIT TO YOU.

TEARS COME TO MY EYES.

, YOU KNOW WHAT? AND I, YOU KNOW, I, I READ STORIES LIKE YOURS AND I KNOW THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T DO THIS FOR THE AWARD.

YOU DO IT BECAUSE YOU CARE.

YOUR RESUME SHOWS THAT.

AND SO, UM, A MEMBER OF MY STAFF NAMED ALEX HYATT IS GONNA GIVE YOU A CALL.

WE WANT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOU, MAYBE DO AN INTERVIEW ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT SERVICE MEANS TO YOU AND WHAT'S DRIVEN YOU TO, UH, TO REALLY DO WHAT YOU DO.

IT'S, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.

OKAY.

I AM SO GRATEFUL.

I'M SO GRATEFUL.

I'M REFLECTION.

I ACCEPT THIS AWARD IN MEMORY OF MANY REMARKABLE SENIORS WHO INFLUENCED AND HELPED SHAPE THE SENIOR I AM TODAY.

MY PARENTS AND THE MANY NEIGHBORS IN MY BELOVED PARK GARDENS COMMUNITY AND THE TONGUE OF GREENBURG.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR ILLUSTRIOUS NEW YORK STATE GOVERNOR KATHY HO, MR. GREGORY OLSEN, DIRECTOR OF NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF THE AGING.

IT IS TRULY HUMBLING.

INDEED, IT REQUIRES GREAT EFFORT TO GAIN MY COMPOSURE.

AT THIS TIME.

MY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WERE MODELED BY MY PARENTS AND OTHER ELDERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, COMMUNITY GEORGETOWN IN SOUTH AMERICA.

IN REFERENCE TO THEM, I MADE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO MODEL THOSE BEHAVIORS FOR MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.

I ALSO OWE GRATITUDE TO MY BELOVED COMMUNITY, PARKWAY GARDENS AND THE TONGUE FOR ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING MY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS.

PERSONALLY, I WAS FACED WITH SEVERAL CHALLENGES ON MY WAY TO BECOMING A SENIOR.

EACH ONE HAS ITS OWN STRENGTH AND MODELS MADE IN THE PERSON I AM TODAY.

WHATEVER KINDNESS OR THOUGHTFUL DE I DO OR

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I THUS THAT MY EXAMPLE, PARTICULARLY MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE YOUTH, WILL TOUCH THE FUTURE IN THE SAME WAY THOSE SENIORS NOW DECEASED WILL TOUCH MY TODAY, MY PRESENT, THE STATE AND ALSO THE COUNTY HAVE MANY AVENUES FOR VOLUNTEERISM.

AND THAT'S THE FIRST PLACE YOU CAN SIT.

IT COULD BE YOUR NEIGHBOR, NEIGHBORHOOD, CIVIC ASSOCIATION, OR ANY OTHER MEANS IN THAT CATEGORY.

AS A VOLUNTEER, I LOOKED AT AROUND ME, AND I SEE THOSE PEOPLE THAT DESPERATELY IN NEED.

I LOOK AT THOSE THAT ARE HUNGRY.

I LOOK AT THOSE THAT NEED TO BE TRANSPORTED BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE MONIES TO GET A TAXI OR TRANSPORTATION.

SO I LOOK INTO THOSE THINGS AND I FEEL I AM REALLY HELPING THOSE THAT ARE NEED, EVEN IF THERE'S ONE PERSON, THAT PERSON THANK YOU IS ENOUGH TO FILL ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

TO BE A GOOD VOLUNTEER, YOU HAVE TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND WHAT YOU CAN TRANSMIT TO OTHERS.

I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TWO BEAUTIFUL, UH, DEAR ME PERSONALLY.

FOUR GRANDKIDS.

THREE OF THEM ARE GIRLS, AND ONE IS A BOY.

HELLO, THIS IS FAITH SENATE MAJORITY LEADER ANDREA STEWART COUSINS.

I'M HAPPY TO CELEBRATE OLDER NEW YORKERS DAY WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY.

WE HONOR OLDER NEW YORKERS FROM EACH COUNTY, FROM EACH COUNTY IN THE STATE FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY VALUE THEY BRING TO THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND THEM.

I'M PROUD THAT ONE OF THESE OLDER NEW YORKERS, LLOYD COURT, WHO LIVES IN MY DISTRICT, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE OLDER ADULT OF THE YEAR.

LLOYD HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR NUMEROUS TOWN OF GREENBURG COMMITTEES AND LOCAL NONPROFITS.

HIS ACTIVISM AND ENERGY ARE INSPIRING TO US ALL.

AS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY CHAIR OF THE TOWN, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING BLOCK GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDINGS TO SUPPORT MANY IMPORTANT.

LLOYD HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACES AND ADVOCATING FOR PARKS IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

HE SUPPORTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S SUMMER YOUTH CAMP, WORKED FOR THE TOWN'S HOUSING AUTHORITY TO EXPAND BROADBAND ACCESS, AND HE SECURED A 28 SEAT BUS TO TRANSPORT THE TOWN SENIORS.

THROUGH HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE GREENBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, LLOYD HAS WORKED TO REACH ALL OF THE CHILDREN AND GIVE THEM THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION.

TODAY, LLOYD CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND ACTIVITIES FOR ALL.

THANK YOU LLOYD COURT FOR IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND CREATING A BETTER FUTURE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS.

I WANT TO THANK MR. COURT FOR HIS INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE MAKING HIS COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, MR. COURT ON RECEIVING THE 2022 GOVERNOR'S EXEMPLARY VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD.

THAT'S IT, JOE.

VERY WELL DONE.

THE ASSOCIATION.

LLOYD, YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? TOP THAT AS LLOYD IS COMING TO THE PODIUM, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BEHIND EVERY GREAT

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HIS WIFE GWEN COURT IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.

AND ALSO THERE'S ANOTHER, THERE'S ANOTHER WOMAN WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE, AND THAT'S WINSOME GORDON, BECAUSE SHE MADE ME AWARE OF THIS VIDEO.

AND THE REASON I WAS LATE IS I WAS MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN QUEUE IT UP AND I FRANKLY, HAVE BETTER EQUIPMENT TO DO IT AT HOME THAN HERE.

UM, BECAUSE I THINK IT SAYS WHAT IT NEEDS TO SAY, RIGHT? BUT IT WAS WINSOME GORDON WHO ACTUALLY, UM, TIPPED US OFF THAT THERE WAS A VIDEO ABOUT THIS AWARD.

THE ONLY ONE IN NEW YORK STATE.

WELL, SUBJECT FLAWLESS.

JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.

I JUST PULL, TALK, MOVE THE MICROPHONE SO IT'S GOING DIRECTLY AT YOU.

TERRIFIC.

THE MOST I CAN SAY AT THIS TIME IS GOOD EVENING AGAIN, SUPERVISOR FINER MEMBERS OF THE TUNG BOARD, MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, AND VILLAGERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WARM CONGRATULATIONS.

IT IS SAID THAT IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO REAR A CHILD, TO WHICH I WOULD DEFINITELY ADD THAT IT TAKES A VILLAGE, IN MY CASE OF THE TONGUE OF GREENBURG, THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SENIORS LIKE ME, THEY AGE THE WAY WE DO.

UM, MY WIFE AND TWO GRANDKIDS, AND MY DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND RENEE, AND VIRGIL IS HERE.

MY OTHER TWO GRANDKIDS, UH, TAYLOR AND TAYLOR.

TAYLOR AND TYLER ARE IN MARYLAND.

AND I WILL THINK THAT THEY'RE VIEWING THEIR GRANDFATHER AT THIS TIME, LIKE THE ELDERS WHO INFLUENCE MY VOLUNTEERISM.

MY HOPE IS THAT I WILL SERVE AS A ROLE MODEL FOR MY CHILDREN, GRANDKIDS, AND IN FACT, ALL CHILDREN.

THANKS SAILOR AND MINA FOR DESIGNING A BUMPER STICKER IN HONOR OF ME AND ALL THE NEW YORKERS WHO CHOOSE THE AGE THEIR WAY.

UM, I THINK I HAVE, HERE'S A STICK.

OH, THAT'S GREAT.

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OKAY.

INDEED.

I AM VERY HUMBLE BY THE RECOGNITION AND ALL, MANY EXPRESSION OF THANKS I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FROM THE INDIVIDUALS FOR MY SIMPLE ACT OF KINDNESS.

INDEED, MY GESTURE PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE RICHNESS THAT LIFE HAS AFFORDED ME AND MY FAMILY.

I WILL CONCLUDE BY OFFERING MY SINCERE THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SO INCREDIBLE SUPPORTIVE OF MY EFFORTS IN ENSURING THAT GREENBERG REMAINS THE BEST TOWN TO MATURE AND GROW IN DIGNITY AND GRACE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

WE ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, ARE FORTUNATE THAT, UM, UH, THE COUNTY IS ALSO RECOGNIZING, UM, UH, SARAH GRACIE WHITE, UM, AS, UH, THEIR RECIPIENT, NOT AT THE STATE LEVEL, BUT AT THE, UH, COUNTY LEVEL.

UH, TOP HONORS.

UH, SHE'S BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF OUR GREENBERG, UM, UH, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE FOR OVER, UH, 30 YEARS.

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE HONORING HER, UM, UH, THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER.

AND FRANK WILLIAMS, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF, UH, THE WHITE PLAINS YOUTH BUREAU RESIDENT

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SO THE TOWN BOARD WILL BE, UM, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING, UM, THEM, YOU KNOW, AS, AS WELL, AND THE OTHER RECIPIENTS OF, UM, THE, UH, WESTCHESTER COUNTY SENIOR AWARDS WILL DO THAT AT OUR DECEMBER TOWN BOARD BOARD MEETING.

BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU LLOYD, AND THANK ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE.

UM, MADELINE O'SHEA WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT CAROL WALKER.

IS SHE, IS SHE ON? NOT YET.

SHE WAS, SHE HAD EMAILED ME EARLIER.

UH, TODAY SHE WAS SENT THE EMAIL, BUT SHE'S NOT ON.

OKAY.

UM, OKAY.

SO NEXT, UM, ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UM, THE FIRST

[ To consider the 2023 Preliminary Budget. https://www.greenburghny.com/DocumentCenter/View/9811/2023-Tentative-Budget?bidId=]

I PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THE BUDGET IS A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN IMPROVING TOWN SERVICES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME KEEPING WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF OUR RESOURCES.

AGAIN, FOR THE MOST PART OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS AN AS IS BUDGET 2023.

BUDGET INCLUDES 3.3 MILLION IN TOWN AND TIRE, AND 8.3 MILLION IN TOWN OUTSIDE USE OF FUND BALANCE, AND STILL REMAINS WITHIN THE FUND BALANCE POLICY ESTABLISHED BY THE TOWN.

THE BUDGET AIMS TO MEET THE GROWING DEMANDS ON TOWN SERVICES.

THE TAX LEVY IN BOTH THE TOWN AND TIRE AND TOWN OUTSIDE REMAINS THE SAME AS 2022.

THE BUDGET CALLS FOR A 6.7% TAX DECREASE IN TOWN AND TIRE WITH TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS OF 21.8 MILLION AND A 6.64% TAX DECREASE IN UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG WITH TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS OF 91.1 MILLION BASED ON THE SEPTEMBER 22 TAX ROLL ASSESSED VALUES TRANSLATING INTO DOLLARS AND CENTS A HOME WITH AN ASSESSED VALUE OF 500,000 IN TOWN AND TIRE WOULD PAY $211 AND 3 CENTS IN 2023 VERSUS $226 AND 17 CENTS IN 2022.

AND THE TOWN OUTSIDE WOULD PAY 2007 36 AND 23 CENTS IN 2023 VERSUS $2,930 AND 97 CENTS IN 2022.

SINCE INCEPTION, THE TOWN OF GREENBURG HAS REMAINED UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE TAX CAP.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PAUL FINER AND THE TOWN BOARD FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PRUDENT FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND HARD WORK BUDGET PREPARATION IS A TEAM EFFORT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THE EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SUBMIT BUDGET REQUESTS AND DEVELOP AND TO DEVELOP ALTERNATE WAYS TO MEET THE TOWN'S PRIORITIES.

THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANNA, UH, JUST CLARIFY, UM, UM, IT'S A 6% TAX RATE, DECREASE REDUCTION RATHER THAN THE 6%.

SOMEBODY SAID THAT, BUT YOU HAVE TO SAY TAX RATE.

ISN'T THAT, I THOUGHT I SAID THAT.

YEAH.

OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR.

SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS OTHERWISE WE CAN MOVE ON TO, WE DO, WE DO HAVE REQUESTS TO SPEAK HOW SAMIS FOR THESE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'D ASK EVERYONE, PLEASE STICK TO THE FIVE MINUTE RULE.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY INDICATION WHETHER THERE'LL BE A SECOND ROUND TONIGHT? I, I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

OF COURSE.

I'LL SAY THERE SHOULD BE ONE ROUND TODAY BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA, UH, CONTINUE THE HEARING.

SO THERE'LL BE JUST ONE ROUND TODAY.

OF COURSE, THAT TENDS TO LIMIT THE PUBLIC'S COMMENT AND KEEPS THEM COMING BACK FOR MORE.

BUT THIS IS HOW THE TOWN BOARD IS OPERATING HARD TO ATTACK A BUDGET BUDGET, WHICH MEANS THE TAXPAYERS WILL PAY LESS.

BUT THIS BUDGET IS VERY

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THE QUESTION IS, AT WHAT LEVEL DO WE HAVE TO STOP USING THE FUND BALANCE? MR. FINER AND HIS DEPARTMENT IS ADDING A NEW EMPLOYEE, $150,000 TO START WITH REPORTING ONLY TO HIM.

HE'S USING A NEW YORK STATE TITLE THAT ALLOWS HIM TO DO THIS HIRING, BUT WE HAVE NO EXPLANATION OF WHAT PURPOSE IS BEING SERVED BY THIS PERSON.

DON'T YOU THINK YOU OWE THE PUBLIC AN EXPLANATION WHAT THIS PERSON IS SUPPOSED TO DO? THIS IS THE CAPITAL BUDGET, WHICH THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED IN JANUARY, A LITTLE OVER $19 MILLION.

HAS ANY OF IT BEEN BONDED YET? TAKE THAT AS A QUESTION.

IN FACT, THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT I'VE HAD AND I'VE SENT TO MR. FINER AS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE TOWN AND ROBERTA ROMANO, THE COMPTROLLER ON NOVEMBER 2ND.

I REPEAT IT AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 15TH AND AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 21ST.

NONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED HERE.

WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.

WHAT PURPOSE DOES A PUBLIC HEARING SERVE? IF THE PUBLIC HAS QUESTIONS, IF THE PUBLIC IS SEEKING INFORMATION UPON WHICH TO MAKE COMMENTS AND IT'S NOT FORTHCOMING FROM THE TOWN IN ADVANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEN ISN'T THAT SUBVERTING THE CONCEPT OF WHY WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE FIRST PLACE? NOW, I'VE SENT THIS TO THE TWO PEOPLE I'VE MENTIONED, AND I'VE SENT A COPY TO THE TOWN BOARD.

SO LET ME READ THE QUESTIONS THAT WEREN'T ANSWERED, AND MAYBE I'LL GET THE ANSWER WHEN I'M FINISHED WITH MY FIVE MINUTES.

HAS THE CAPITAL 2022 CAPITAL BUDGET APPROXIMATELY 19 MILLION BEEN BONDED YET? AND IF SO, WHAT RATING HAS BEEN RECEIVED? OF COURSE, INTEREST RATES HAVE RISEN SINCE JANUARY, AND IF WE HAVEN'T BONDED IT, WE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION OF WHY NOT HAS REGENERON PAID ANY OF THE 2002 23 BUILDING PERMIT FEES IN 2022? BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE SUMMARY, YOU SEE A VERY PRI PRECISE NUMBER FOR PROJECTED NUMBERS, HOW THOSE NUMBERS ACTUALLY TURN OUT TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, SIX MONTHS INTO THE YEAR, ROBERTA DOES PROVIDE A LIST OF THOSE AREAS OF EXP EXPENSE OF REVENUE, WHICH ARE BELOW 50% AGAINST THE YEAR.

BUILDING.

PERMIT FEES WAS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS WHICH WAS BELOW.

NEVERTHELESS, AS WE SEE HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERY DOLLAR WE PROJECTED IS COMING IN, HOW MUCH IN DOLLARS AND IN WHICH FUND BALANCE MUST REMAIN LIQUIDS.

SO IF THE TOWN CAN ADVANCE SCHOOLS, SEWER, FIRE, AND OTHER DISTRICT TAXES, IF THEY'RE NOT PAID BY PROPERTY OWNERS, HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GONNA USE THE $12 MILLION BUDGETED YET UNUSED FOR THE COURT? AND AGAIN, REPURPOSED AS REVENUE THIS TIME FOR 2023? THE OUTSIDE ORDERS ALLOWED YOU TO GET AWAY WITH THIS ONCE IN 2021.

SO I GUESS IF IT GOT AWAY WITH IT ONCE, WE CAN GET AWAY WITH IT TWICE.

NO REAL INCOME, WE JUST DIDN'T SPEND IT.

IS ANY OF THE 19, WELL, THE CAPITAL BUDGET IN THE TOWN SUPERVISORS, THIS LINE ITEM, WHICH I RAISED, WHAT IS THAT PERSON DOING WHEN WE, THERE'LL BE QUESTIONS.

UH, WELL, GREENBURG LIBRARY, WE ARE REDUCING THEIR MONEY.

AND HERE WE HAVE A TOWN WITH A LIBRARY WHICH CLOSES AT FIVE O'CLOCK, THREE WEEKDAY NIGHTS, WELL BELOW WHAT OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES DO.

TIME HAS RUN OUT.

BUT OF COURSE, I'LL EXPECT THESE QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BECAUSE YOU WANNA RESPOND IN A PUBLIC HEARING, DON'T YOU? WHY DON'T WE HEAR FROM EVERYBODY AND THEN WE COULD RESPOND AFTER PEOPLE.

OH, WE'LL, FORGET THE QUESTIONS BY THEN.

OKAY.

SO WE HAVE NO OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THE BUDGET.

OKAY.

UH, ACCORDING TO MY LIST, LEMME JUST, UH, RESPOND, UH, TO THE

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WHAT I, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, WHY I'M PROPOSING THAT.

UM, NEW YORK, UH, STATE AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO APPOINT, UM, A SUPERVISOR AN AN ASSISTANT.

I HAVE ONE KRISTEN MATSON AND A FINANCE DIRECTOR.

IT'S A TITLE IN NEW YORK STATE LAW.

AND THAT PERSON REPORTS TO THE TOWN.

UM, UM, YOU KNOW, SUPERVISOR.

UM, I BELIEVE THAT IF THAT POSITION IS FUNDED OF, WHICH IS THE PREROGATIVE OF THE BOARD TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO FUND IT OR NOT, UM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO RUN A MORE EFFICIENT, UM, YOU KNOW, OPERATION AND DO A BETTER JOB OF OVERSEEING, UH, EFFICIENT TOWN GOVERNMENT.

WE, UM, THIS IS THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT WE HAVE NOT INCREASED THE TAX RATES.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE THAT AT A TIME WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH INFLATION, UM, THAT THE COST OF THE COST TO THE TYPICAL TAXPAYER WILL BE GOING DOWN.

UH, NOT, NOT UP.

I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE ALSO HAD A VERY SLIGHT, UM, YOU KNOW, TAX, UH, DECREASE.

AND TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT WE HAD NO TAX INCREASE.

I WANT TO USE THE PERSON, UM, TO WORK WITH TOWN OFFICIALS ON MAJOR PROJECTS AND GRANTS, UH, LIKE, UM, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL BE HIRED TO ANALYZE AND ASSIST WITH, UM, LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, UM, TO ASSIST, UM, IN COMING UP WITH, UM, UM, AN AFFORDABLE PLAN FOR THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COURT FACILITIES.

UH, LIKE TO, UM, O HAVE MORE OVERSIGHT OF THE DISPOSITION OF, UM, TAX LIENS.

UM, WE HAVE, UM, TAX LIEN, YOU KNOW, I THINK OVER ABOUT $18 MILLION IN, UM, ARREAR IN TAX ARREARS.

YOU KNOW, THE TOWN ALWAYS IS GONNA GET IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LIEN ON PEOPLE'S HOMES.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT THE ARREARS, UM, MORE, MORE QUICKLY, UM, UM, FOLLOW UP ON UNPAID PROPERTY TAXES AND ALSO ASSIST IN HUMAN RESOURCES.

I ALSO, UM, BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON, UM, SHOULD BE WORKING WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS IN A FINANCIAL SUPPORT CAPACITY TO ASSIST IN CAPITAL AND ANNUAL BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING COST CONTROLS.

ONE OF, UM, THE ISSUES THAT, YOU KNOW, I SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD FOUR YEARS OF TAX FLAT TAXES OR FLAT, YOU KNOW, OR REDUCTIONS AS YOU HAVE NOW.

SO I WANNA HAVE A BETTER HANDLE, AND I WANT THE TOWN BOARD TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE AS TO OUR EXPENDITURES ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.

THE REVENUES WE'RE TAKING IN ON A, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE, UM, THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S GREAT TO OVERESTIMATE, UM, OR UNDERESTIMATE, UH, YOU KNOW, BUDGET, REVENUES AND EXPENSES.

AND I THINK THAT, UH, IF WE DEVOTED MORE TIME TO ACTUALLY, UM, FIGURING OUT EXACTLY WHERE WE STAND AT ANY GIVEN TIME, I THINK THAT WILL ENABLE US TO, UM, RUN THE TOWN.

UM, UH, YOU KNOW, BETTER BECAUSE ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR AND THE PAST FOUR YEARS, UM, WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY, UM, WITH OUR REVENUES AND OUR EXPENSES, WE COULD, IT COULD GO THE OTHER WAY.

UM, IF YOU DON'T CONSTANTLY MONITOR THE SPENDING AND IF DEPARTMENT HEADS AREN'T TOLD, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE OVER BUDGET ON OVERTIME, YOU'RE UNDER, YOU'RE OVER BUDGET ON EXPEN EXPENDITURES.

PEOPLE COULD BE SPENDING AND SPENDING AND, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE A CRISIS SOMETIME, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, IS HAVE AT, AT MINIMUM OF QUARTERLY, UH, REPORTS.

FINALLY, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THIS IS, UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE KNOW, UM, THERE'S RESIDENTS OF EDGEMONT WHO HAVE BEEN FILE, WHO ARE PREPARING TO FILE, UM, ANOTHER INCORPORATION PETITION.

UM, AND IF EDGEMONT INCORPORATES, UH, IF THE PETITION IS FOUND VALID, AND THEY HAVE LAWYERS AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE PETITION IS GOING TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW.

SO IF I RULE, UM, AFTER REVIEWING THE PETITION THAT THERE'LL BE A REFERENDUM, UM, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF WORK.

UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE TOWN DEFINITELY WILL LOSE REVENUE, UM, UH, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY, UM, THEY BREAK AWAY.

UM, AND LONG

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UM, WE'RE GONNA NEED HELP DURING THE TRANSITION HELP PERIOD SINCE THERE'D BE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS OF UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG.

AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS OF UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG, UM, ARE GETTING BASE THE REVENUE THAT THAT WE NEED.

THERE'S, UH, LIABILITIES.

UM, THERE ARE A LOT, THERE'S GONNA BE, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE DURING A TRANSITION AND WE'RE GONNA NEED, YOU KNOW, NEED THE HELP.

UM, IF, IF THAT, IF THAT HAPPENS, IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THEN YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE REALLY IN, YOU KNOW, THE TOWN'S NOT GONNA HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT PROBLEM.

BUT AGAIN, THERE, I ANTICIPATE THAT THERE'S A, A, AT LEAST A 50 50 CHANCE THAT THERE COULD BE A REFERENDUM ON THE EDGE MINE CORPORATION, UM, SOMETIME EARLY NEXT YEAR.

UM, IF THE PETITION IS, IS VALID, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 2022 CAPITAL BUDGET? EDWARDA, YOU WANT TO, WHAT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS GOING THROUGH AND TRYING TO CLEAN UP A LOT OF OLDER, UM, CAPITAL ACCOUNTS THAT EITHER WERE POSTPONED FOR WHATEVER REASON OR HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, AND THERE WERE ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

SO WE'RE, WE HAVE CASH IN THE BANK THAT WE'RE USING, AND WE DON'T WANNA BOND IF WE DON'T NEED TO BOND.

SO PRETTY MUCH WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP OLD CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVEN'T GONE TO BOND YET.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE, UM, UH, TO SEE THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, UH, DO, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, NEXT YEAR, UM, IS, UH, WORK WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, UM, AND HAVE, UH, A WORK PLAN.

BECAUSE IF A DEPARTMENT HEAD COMES UP WITH A CAPITAL BUDGET AND THEN NOT BASICALLY SPENDING THE MONEY THAT THEY REQUESTED, THERE'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WRONG.

SO I LIKE TO HAVE A WORK PLAN, FIND OUT WHO, UM, IN THE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY COME UP WITH THEIR, UH, MAJOR CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST, WHO, UM, UM, THEY'RE DESIGNATING TO LEAD THE, THE PROJECT, UH, UH, ANTICIPATED TIMETABLE.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, UH, LANDMARKS BASICALLY TIME PERIOD WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING THIS THAT WORK.

YOU KNOW, , WELL, SOMETIMES THERE'S UNANTICIPATED DELAYS, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, I'M SAYING, RIGHT? AND IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO, AND I'D LIKE THE BOARD TO ANALYZE DURING OUR BUDGET REVIEWS WHY, UM, CAPITAL BUDGET REQUESTS IN THE PAST HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S A PROBLEM.

AND WE HAVE TO LEARN FROM, UM, , YOU KNOW, FROM OUR MISTAKES.

BUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CLEANING IT UP AND I THINK THAT'S GOOD.

BUT YOU APPROVED $19,750,000.

WELL, I, I, I'M SORRY, BUT MR. SAMS, YOU HAD YOUR FIVE MINUTES.

IF, IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, THEY COULD, THEY COULD SIGN UP.

MR. SUPERVISOR, ARE YOU REQUIRING THAT, THAT THIS PER PERSON THAT YOU HIRE BE A C P A, LIKE OUR CONTROLLER? I BASICALLY WILL BE DOING, UM, A REQUEST FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, UH, I HAVE NO IDEA WHO WE ARE GONNA BE, UM, APPOINTING.

UM, I'M GONNA DO, UH, IF THE BOARD AUTHORIZES, YOU KNOW, I'LL ADVERTISE FOR THE POSITION.

UH, WE'LL LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE RESUMES AND WE'LL GET SOMEBODY WHO HAS SIGNIFICANT BUDGET, UM, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCE FOR, UH, FOR THE, FOR THE POSITION.

YOU KNOW, THE GOAL IS, UM, TO CONTINUE THE, UM, OUR, OUR SUCCESSES IN MAINTAINING A TRIPLE BOND, UH, A BOND RATING, WHICH, UH, COMMUNITIES, MOST COMMUNITIES DON'T HAVE.

UH, THE OTHER GOAL IS, UM, TO CONTINUE OUR RECENT PRACTICE OF NOT INCREASING TAXES, UH, OR IF WE COULD HAVE MORE TAX CUTS IN THE FUTURE, THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND, UM, TO RUN THE MOST EFFICIENT OPERATION IN THAT, THAT, THAT'S POSSIBLE.