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[ Agenda for Special Meeting of the Greenburgh Town Board Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 5:00PM]

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PROGRESS.

GREAT.

SO, UH, WELCOME TARA TOWN BOARD MEETING.

TODAY IS JANUARY 31ST AT, UH, FIVE AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK, FIVE 15.

AND, UH, FIRST, UH, CAROL ALLEN ONCE, UH, MICHAEL SCHWARTZ, YOU'RE GOING, UH, YOU CAN SIT HERE.

OH, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

OH, MICHAEL.

HI.

DIDN'T, HAPPY TO YOU.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU, .

OKAY.

SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, UH, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING OUR GROUP, UH, JUST A MOMENT OR TWO AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR MEETING, SORRY FOR ALLOWING OUR, UH, OUR GROUP, JUST A MOMENT OR TWO PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING, BEGINNING OF YOUR MEETING.

UM, I'M HERE REPRESENTING A GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, OF WHICH DR.

ALLEN, UH, HUGH MCCAULEY AND LLOYD COURT, UH, REPRESENTING AND ATTENDING TODAY ABOUT A LETTER THAT WE'VE GIVEN TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, ASKING THEM FOR THEIR, UH, SUPPORT AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN, UM, AFFIRMING A HOME RULE AMENDMENT OF THE NEW YORK STATE VILLAGE LAW, WHICH WOULD CHANGE ARTICLE TWO DASH TWO 16 OF THAT LAW, ALLOWING EVERYBODY IN THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF GREENBURG TO VOTE IN THE EVENT OF AN INCORPORATION.

AT THE MOMENT, ONLY THE RESIDENTS OF THE TERRITORY WHO ARE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THE TOWN BOARD ARE, UH, ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN A REFERENDUM THAT AFFECTS THEM.

SO IN THE CASE OF THE EDGEMONT REFERENDUM, AND I'M A MONT, UH, RESIDENT, UH, APPROXIMATELY 8,000 PEOPLE LIVE IN EDGEMONT, AND 48,000 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE INCORPORATED TOWN.

AND ONLY THOSE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR THE TOWN BOARD WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF EDGEMONT CAN VOTE.

AND THOSE MOST AFFECTED BY A POTENTIAL INCORPORATION MAY NOT, THEIR VOTE IS SUPPRESSED.

SO WE'RE ASKING YOU NOT ONLY TO LOOK AT THIS AND DEVOTE AFFIRMATIVELY TO INSTITUTE THIS HOME RULE CHANGE, TO SEND IT TO OUR NEW YORK STATE DELEGATION, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE ASKING AFTERWARD FOR YOUR SUPPORT, PERSONALLY, EACH OF YOU, TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY WITHIN GREENBERG UNDERSTANDS WHAT THIS MEANS AND THAT THE AWARE OF WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE.

AND WE ASK THAT RESPECTFULLY AND WE'RE ALL AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU.

DOES THIS ALSO INCLUDE THE OTHER VILLAGES? THIS IS ONLY THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF GREENBURG IN JUST UNINCORPORATED BECAUSE IT ONLY AFFECTS THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF GREENBURG AS THE BUDGET, UM, IS ONLY FOR THE UNINCORPORATED TOWNS.

SO OF THE, OF THE BUDGET, 18 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IS FEES AND REVENUES FOR EDGEMONT.

AND ISN'T THERE SOME NOMINAL AMOUNT OF TAXES PAID BY THE VILLAGERS AS WELL? THAT REMAINS THE SAME.

SO AS IT WORKS NOW, IF YOU LIVE IN ANYWHERE IN GREENBURG, YOU PAY THAT LITTLE BIT UNDER 2%, RIGHT? IF YOU LIVE IN A VILLAGE, YOU PAY THAT LITTLE BIT UNDER 2%, RIGHT? AND IF YOU LIVE IN THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN, YOU PAY THAT LITTLE BIT OF 2% THAT REMAINS THE SAME.

THIS IS ALL B BUDGET UNINCORPORATED TOWN.

AND THAT'S WHY THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD MOST APPROPRIATE ONLY TO HAVE THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE FINANCIALLY AFFECTED.

MM-HMM.

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OKAY.

UNDERSTOOD.

THE PROCESS WOULD BE WE WOULD BE, YOU WOULD BE ASKING US TO PASS THE RESOLUTION ASKING FOR LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED.

CORRECT.

AND THEN ONCE YOU PASSED HOME RULE LEGISLATION, I'M SORRY, ONE HOME RULE REQUEST, IT WOULD THEN GO TO OUR LEGISLATIVE, UM, DELEGATES AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE FLOOR OF LE OF THE LEGISLATURE AND TRY TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE RULE.

HAS YOUR COMMITTEE, UH, YOU KNOW, INTERACTED WITH ANY OF THE STATE LEGISLATORS? PAUL, CAN YOU BRING MY CLOSER? HAS YOUR COMMITTEE INTERACTED WITH ANY OF THE STATE LEGISLATORS YET? SO AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, TWO FEDEX LETTERS, UH, HAVE BEEN POSTED AND WILL BE RECEIVED TOMORROW MORNING BY SENATOR ANDREA STEWART COUSINS AND BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN, UH, MARY JANESKY.

SO IF THEY DON'T KNOW FIVE MINUTES AFTER THIS MEETING ENDS, THEY WILL KNOW TOMORROW MORNING AT NINE O'CLOCK OR NOW

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TELEVISION OR NOW, RIGHT.

OR NOW, SO, RIGHT.

SO SHOULD WE PUT THIS ON FOR THE WORK SESSION, UM, FOR NEXT TUESDAY, AND THEN DECIDE IF WE WANT OUR, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HOW TO HANDLE THIS.

WE COULD ALSO DISCUSS IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHEN WE GO BACK TONIGHT AND TURN IT AROUND A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.

I THINK WE HAVE TO GET THE, THE LEGAL PROCESS FROM OUR ACCOUNT ATTORNEY.

YEAH.

MAKE SURE YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW JOE WELL, DID YOU HAVE TIME? IT WAS GREAT, BUT YEAH, NO, I'M JUST, I'M JUST HEARING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT ACTUALLY SHOULD BE PROBABLY AT AN OPEN WORK SESSION.

I'M NOT THINKING OF AN OPEN MEETINGS, UH, REQUIREMENT RIGHT NOW THAT ALLOWS THAT TO BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

MM-HMM.

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OKAY.

MM-HMM.

, I JUST, I APOLOGIZE.

I JUST WANNA MAKE ONE POINT.

SO THE LETTER THAT EACH OF YOU HAS RECEIVED, WHICH IS THE SAME LETTER THAT, UM, THAT SENATOR STEWART COUSINS AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN SHAMSKY RECEIVED HAS JUST 10 NAMES ON IT.

THE 10 INFLUENTIAL LEADERS, UM, WITHIN GREENBERG.

HOWEVER, THAT'S ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING, AND THE GROUNDSWELL HAS BEEN FAIRLY ENORMOUS.

SO THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN VERY, VERY QUICKLY.

MM-HMM.

MM-HMM.

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UM, AND THAT'S WHY WE, WE, WE WANT THIS HOME RULE, UH, LEGISLATION PRESENTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE MM-HMM.

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SO THAT, UM, SO THERE, THERE IS, I MEAN, IN TRUTH TO THAT, THERE'S A TARGET FOR THE KIND OF GROUNDSWELL OF LETTERS AND EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS THAT'S GONNA OCCUR, UM, TO THE SENATORS, SENATOR AND, AND ASSEMBLY PEOPLE.

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN QUANTIFY THE GROUNDSWELL AT THIS POINT? I WOULDN'T EVEN WANNA TRY JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED.

I'M SURE IF KNOWING THAT YEAH.

WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THAT.

WE HAVE, UH, THE COMMITTEE'S PUT TOGETHER A WHOLE SERIES, UH, A WHOLE PLAN OF ATTACK AND IT'LL BE IMPLEMENTED.

CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION? I'M NOT SURE YOU KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT THING IS.

I'M, I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY SAYS I NEED TO TAKE A COURT, A DALE CARNEGIE COURSE, HOW TO WIN FRIENDS .

SO, UH, SO THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, UM, THERE'S REALLY TWO APPROACHES.

ONE APPROACH WOULD BE WE COULD PASS A RESOLUTION, SAY AT THE NEXT MEETING IF, YOU KNOW, IF THE BOARD WANTS ASKING THAT LEGISLATION BE INTRODUCED.

THAT'S OPTION ONE.

THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE WE COULD, UM, ASK FOR A MEETING, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERS, YOU KNOW, YOUR COMMITTEE, UM, AND WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATORS, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE LIKE A DISCUSSION.

AND YOU KNOW, THEN, BECAUSE I'M WONDERING IF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIKE A, YOU KNOW, TO ME, YOU KNOW, I FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, BOTH ANDREA STEWART COUSINS AND MARY JANE AND CHIMPSKY, WITHOUT QUESTION, THEY REALLY BELIEVE IN GREENBERG AND THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THE TOWN, YOU KNOW, DESTROYED.

UM, AND, BUT I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RAMIFICATIONS, YOU KNOW, OF THIS, OF THIS ISSUE.

WHEN I FEEL THAT IF WE HAD LIKE A MEET, LIKE AN A MEETING AND WE JUST HAD A GIVE AND TAKE, YOU KNOW, DISCUSSION, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT OUR LAWMAKERS WILL SAY, GOSH, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T, NOW WE, WE HAVE A BETTER APPRECIATION OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS, AND THERE MIGHT BE A BETTER CHANCE THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT IT.

IT'S NOT LIKE US PUTTING PRESSURE ON THEM.

WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL THE SAME TEAM.

WE BASICALLY ALL WANT WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE TOWN.

SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT WOULD BE A BETTER APPROACH, YOU KNOW, SAYING IF WE COULD GET, UH, LIKE A JOINT MEETING WHERE WE'RE JUST HAVING A DISCUSSION AND, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT ANSWER IS.

I JUST WANNA, WHEN YOU SAY JOINT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY JOINT ARE SAYING, I'M TALKING ABOUT, ARE YOU SAYING THE COMMITTEE THAT'S HERE TONIGHT PLUS THE TOWN BOARD, OR ARE YOU SAYING JOINT INCLUDING EDGEMONT? UM, THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING INTO COURT.

I'M JUST, I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE WHO YOUR AUDIENCE, SO YOU'RE REFERRING TO, WHAT I WAS SORT OF THINKING WAS THAT, UH, THIS COMMITTEE, THE UN PEOPLE THAT OPPOSE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO VOTE, YOU KNOW, SHOULD MEET WITH, UM, OUR STATE SENATORS AND ASSEMBLY PEOPLE AND, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD DISCUSS THE REASONS WHY THIS LEGISLATION IS IMPORTANT AND ALSO ASK, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS TO THE, THE LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM RAMIFICATIONS TO THE TOWN IF THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN.

BECAUSE IF WE HAVE A GOOD MEETING, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD GET A MEETING AND WE'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, MY GUT FEELING IS THAT, IS THAT THERE'S A MUCH BETTER CHANCE THAT, UM, THE LEGISLATION COULD BE APPROVED IN ALBANY,

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YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY'LL REALIZE, EVERYBODY WILL REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU HAVE SUCH A WIDESPREAD, YOU KNOW, A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM BEEN, YOU KNOW, FROM THE TOWN WHO, YOU KNOW, ARE COMMITTED AND THEY'RE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT IT.

SO IT'S, THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL FIGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANNA SAVE THE TOWN.

TWO THINGS CAN, CAN I MAKE A A CLARIFICATION? SURE.

SO THERE'S NOTHING PEJORATIVE IN TERMS OF TALKING ABOUT A GROUND, UH, GROUNDSWELL OF UNDERSTANDING OF AN ISSUE, UM, IN TERMS OF, OF OUR NEW YORK STATE DELEGATION, WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR US, WHO ARE PROGRESSIVE LEFT, UH, PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEIR CONSTITUENCIES.

THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK ON ANY OF THEM.

THIS IS JUST A, A, UM, A A KIND OF AN OUTREACH TO THE PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT US, TELLING THEM THAT WE WANT THEIR SUPPORT AND ENSURING THAT EVERYBODY GETS TO VOTE.

I THINK THE CONCEPT THAT EVERYBODY GETS TO VOTE IS A SIMPLE ONE, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR DELEGATION, UH, WHO BELIEVES IN THAT.

AND WE'RE EXPECTING THEIR SUPPORT.

WE'RE NOT EXPECTING A FIGHT, BUT HOWEVER, WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A SENSE OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR TOWN.

UM, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE APPROACHING IN THIS WAY.

DO YOU THINK THE APPROACH OF ASKING FOR A MEETING VERSUS THAT MAKES SENSE? OR IS THAT, WOULD WE BE BETTER OFF JUST DOING A RESOLUTION THAT'S, THAT'S YOUR DECISION TO MAKE? IF, IF YOU WANTED TO MEET, I'M SURE THAT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE WOULD BE AVAILABLE ANYTIME, UH, ANY PLACE TO MEET WITH, UM, OUR NEW YORK STATE DELEGATION AND THE BOARD, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LETTER AS IT WAS SENT, IT WAS SENT TO SEVEN OF YOU, THE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR SENATOR AND THE ASSEMBLY PERSON WHO REPRESENT THE CONSTITUENCY OF THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF GREENBURG.

WE'RE APPROACHING YOU ALL IN THE SAME MANNER.

AND IT'S OUR EXPECTATION THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR SUPPORT, ALL SEVEN OF YOURS, AND THIS WILL BE HANDLED QUICKLY, AND WE'LL GIVE THE PEOPLE THE RIGHTS THAT THEY DESERVE, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, WITHHELD AND SUPPRESSED BY, UM, NEW YORK STATE VILLAGE LAW, WHICH IS MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

UM, I WASN'T THIS, UM, REQUESTED BEFORE OF OUR THEN ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND, AND OUR CURRENT, UM, SENATOR, I'M JUST LOOKING FOR SOME HISTORICAL CONTEXT.

I DON'T THINK WE EVER DID A HOME RULE REQUEST.

I THINK IT WAS BASICALLY MORE STATE, I THINK IT WAS STATEWIDE LEGISLATION THAT, WELL, I KNOW THERE WAS STATEWIDE, WHICH WAS ACCORDING TO JOHN EMRICH JUST, UH, REFILED, RIGHT? THIS IS DIFFERENT BY SENATOR SFUS.

THIS IS JUST ONLY FOR GREENBERG.

IT'S SORT OF LIKE THE CONDO LAW MM-HMM.

WHERE WE BASICALLY JUST, YOU KNOW, THIS LEGISLATURE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE STATE.

I MEAN, THEY PASSED IT FOR THE STATE, BUT GOVERNOR VITO, BUT THE GOVERNOR, YOU KNOW, SIGNED THE LAW.

JUST THE HOME RULE IS MUCH EASIER TO, TO GET APPROVED BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE CARESS.

BUT YOU KNOW, GREENBERG.

YEAH.

MY OTHER, MY OTHER QUESTION IS, UM, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT INCLUDING ASSEMBLY MEMBER AMY POLLAN SINCE SHE REPRESENTS EDGEMONT? IT WOULD BE OUR PLEASURE.

SHE'S A PERSON WITH A, AGAIN, A VERY PROGRESSIVE RECORD, AND SHE'S, UH, VERY, VERY RESPECTED HER.

UM, HER CONSTITUENCY IS ONLY EDGEMONT EDGEMONT IN GREENBURG.

YEAH.

YEAH.

SO, UM, SO SHE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THIS BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T REPRESENT THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN IN GREENBURG.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.

BUT SEVERAL OF YOU ARE FROM EDGEMONT, SO SHE'D BE REPRESENTING, SHE CURRENTLY REPRESENTS A PORTION OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

BUT IF THERE'S A, SO IF IF EDGEMONT INCORPORATION WAS SUCCESSFUL, THEN SHE WOULD NOT REPRESENT UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG.

YEAH.

BUT CURRENTLY SHE DOES.

SO YES, SHE DOES.

SHE SHOULD INCLUDED.

RIGHT.

SHE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE INCLUDED.

THAT, THAT WOULD BE A PLEASURE.

I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO, IF WE HAVE A MEETING, WE SHOULD INVITE, UH, JEWEL WILLIAMS. UH, YOU KNOW, SHE'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN, IN TOWN ISSUES, AND YOU HAS BEEN A GOOD ADVOCATE.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO, YOU KNOW, DAVID AND URA IS GONNA BE, HE'S RUNNING ON A POST, RIGHT? CORRECT.

SO HE'S GONNA BE THE COUNTY LEGISLATOR AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HE'S VERY, HE'S RUNNING AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.

YEAH.

SO AS OF MARCH, HE'LL BE, I THINK HE WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD, UH, YOU KNOW, PERSON WHO COULD BE INVOLVED IN, IN THIS, BECAUSE HE REALLY KNOWS THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

SO THE, THE LETTER ITSELF IS ASKING FOR A MEETING, THE SAME MEETING THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE DISCUSSING THE LETTER SAYS, WOULD THE SEVEN OF YOU AND CERTAINLY, UH, ASSEMBLYWOMAN

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PAUL, AND COULD BE IN INVITED, AND IT COULD BE EIGHT.

IT'S ASKING FOR THE EIGHT OF YOU TO MEET WITH OUR COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

AND, AND SO WHAT PAUL'S SUGGESTING IS ACTUALLY WHAT OUR, OUR INTENT IS.

MM-HMM.

, IF THAT'S YOUR INTENT, DON'T GO ALONG WITH IT.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULD NOT SIT DOWN AND HAVE A MEETING WITH, IF WE CAN, IF WE CAN WORK THINGS OUT WITHOUT, WELL, THERE WILL BE, IT'LL BE DIFFICULT ROAD, BUT I THINK IF WE CAN TRY TO HAMMER THINGS OUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO AT LEAST MAKE THE EFFORT.

YEAH.

I THINK THIS IS GREAT.

LLOYD COURT, WHO MIGHT BE THE NICEST MAN IN THE WORLD, TELLS ME THAT, UM, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AND, AND RESPECTED MAN IN THE WORLD.

HE'S RIGHT THERE, TELLS ME THAT'S, UH, HE'S NOT HERE.

HE, HE CAN'T BE HEARING THIS.

OKAY.

TELLS ME THAT, UH, TELLS ME THAT HE DOESN'T BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE ANY ISSUE OR ANY NEGATIVE FEELINGS ABOUT THIS WHATSOEVER BECAUSE THE CONCEPT OF GIVING PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IS SUCH A STRONG, STRONG, UM, SUBJECT.

AND WE'RE JUST EXPECTING THAT, WELL, IDEALLY, YES, WE'RE JUST EXPECTING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE US SUPPORT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE NEW YORK STATE DELEGATIONS SUPPORT AND THAT WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND BE ABLE TO SAVE THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN, UH, GREENBERG FROM WHAT COULD BE A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.

SO, DO YOU WANT US TO REACH OUT TO THE STATE, UH, LEGISLATORS TO SET UP A MEETING BASED ON, YOU KNOW, THEIR SCHEDULE? OR DO YOU, OR, UH, I MEAN, DO YOU WANT TO DO IT OR SHOULD WE BE THE ONES ARRANGING THE MEETING? SO, FOR ME, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW THIS BETTER THAN I DO, BUT EACH OF YOU HAS DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

AND CERTAINLY I DON'T HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH EITHER OF THOSE TWO PEOPLE, ALTHOUGH MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE CERTAINLY ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE, YOU KNOW.

UM, SO WHATEVER WAY YOU THINK IS THE BEST TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS MEETING HAPPEN AS, UH, EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE AND WITH THE LEAST SENSE OF CONFRONTATION IS WHAT THE INTENT OF THE GROUP IS.

ALRIGHT.

SO WE JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS WITHIN 30 MINUTES, AND SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE OUR TOWN ATTORNEY, AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT HIM ON THE SPOT.

UM, 'CAUSE HE, HE WASN'T PART OF OUR PREVIOUS EFFORTS, UH, REGARDING, UH, INCORPORATION, UM, TO AT LEAST HAVE, YOU KNOW, A DAY OR TWO TO GIVE US SOME ADVICE AS TO WHAT THE LEGAL OPTIONS ARE.

AND, UH, THAT WILL HELP US IN HOW TO PROCEED.

YEAH.

PRUDENT THAN EXPECTED.

YEAH.

BESIDES THAT, WE'RE NOW 33 MINUTES BEYOND BEHIND, BUT IT WAS A QUALITATIVE 33 MINUTES.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU WOLF FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS.

THANK, THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, UH, FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

SPECIAL MEETING.

OKAY.

UH, WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING.

LET'S SEE.

HAVE THIS, COULD WE, UM, SORRY.

THANKS.

I JUST TOOK A CALL.

THE ROLL CALL.

SHE OPEN THE MEETING.

MAKE OPEN PAUL, MOVE TO OPEN SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE.

AYE.

OKAY.

RESOLUTION.

UM, WHAT WE NEED TO DO? ROLL CALL.

A ROLL CALL.

SORRY.

OKAY.

, TELL SUPERVISOR PAUL FINER.

HERE.

COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS.

PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN GITA JACKSON.

PRESENT.

COUNCILMAN KEN JONES.

PRESENT.

COUNCILMAN FRANCIS.

PRESENT INTERIM ATTORNEY DENKO PRESENT.

OKAY.

T ONE RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TRANSFER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH MARAM GROUP, UH, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE AND STRATEGIC COUNSEL BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCHES OF NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS.

JANUARY 1ST TO, UH, DECEMBER 31ST.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE A SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH PAINTBRUSH.

WON'T RUSH.

L L C AND THE LEADER CAMP TENDER INTERMEDIATION WITH INTENT OF RESOLVING ISSUES RELATED TO A CONTRACT THAT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $200 PER HOUR.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

RESOLUTION TO APPROVING FISCAL YEAR 2023 LIBRARY BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND AMOUNT OF $280,000.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE, UH, CLOSE THE MEETING.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

OKAY.