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                  <text>The Village of Sleepy Hollow annual organizational meeting took place on Monday, April 1,
2019, at 7:00 p.m. in Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Present:

Mayor Kenneth G. Wray
Rachelle Gebler
Glenn Rosenbloom
Denise Scaglione, Trustees

Absent:

Trustees Spiro, Leavy and Gonzalez

Also Present: Anthony P. Giaccio, Village Administrator
Paula A. McCarthy Tompkins, Village Clerk
Sara DiGiacomo, Village Treasurer
Clinton Smith, Village Counsel
At 7:10 p.m. Mayor Wray called the meeting to order with a Pledge of Allegiance.
The inauguration of elected Trustees: Leavy, Rosenbloom, and Scaglione, and Mayor Wray,
was performed by Justice Valdespino.
Agenda and Appointments: See attached
Mayor's Appointments - See attached
Resolutions - See attached
At 7:35 p.m. on motion by Trustee Scaglione, seconded by Trustee Gebler, the meeting was
adjourned.

Paula A. McCarthy Tompkins
Village Clerk

�Village of Sleepy Hollow
Organizational Meeting
Agenda and Appointments
Monday, April 1, 2019
7:00 PM
1.

Organizational Meeting Called to Order

Mayor Ken Wray

2.

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor Ken Wray

3.

Swearing in of Elected Officials

Justice Valdespino
Mayor Mayor
Trustee Leavy
Trustee Rosenbloom
Trustee Scaglione

4.

Official Newspapers/Publications
Moved: Trustee Scaglione

Seconded: Trustee Gebler

Vote: Unanimous

5. Official Depository of Funds: People's United Bank, Signature Bank, TD Bank,
Tompkins Mahopac Bank, Webster Bank and Connect One Bank
Moved: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom

Seconded: Trustee Gebler

Vote: Unanimous

6. Appointment of Village Officials (See attached)
7. Mayor's Appointments (See attached)
Mayor Wray appointed the following members to the Zoning Board: Tim Judge, Chair;
Tim Church, Gorette Crowe and Alex McFarlane.
8. Operational &amp; Procedural Resolutions (See attached)
At 7:35 p.m., on a motion by Trustee Scaglione, seconded by Trustee Gebler the meeting was adjourned.
Motion carried unanimously.

�Part II - 2019-2020

1.

Appointments:
A.

Associate Village Justice

Alfred Farella, Esq.

B.

Village Historian

Henry Steiner

C.

Police Surgeon

Dr. Robert Raniolo

D.

Fire Inspector

Sean E. McCarthy

E.

Village Prosecutor

Joy Joseph

F.

Village Clerk &amp; Registrar

G.

Village Deputy Clerk

Joan Bucci

H.

Village Treasurer

Sara DiGiacomo

Paula A. McCarthy Tompkins

Moved: Trustee Gebler
Second: Trustee Scaglione Vote: Unanimous
Absent: Trustees Gonzalez, Leavy and Spiro
F.

Mayor's Appointment of Deputy Mayor

Glenn Rosenbloom

G.

Mayor's Appointment of Village Attorney

Clinton B. Smith

�Part II - 2019-2020

1.

Appointments:
A.

Associate Village Justice

Alfred Farella, Esq.

B.

Village Historian

Henry Steiner

C.

Police Surgeon

Dr. Robert Raniolo

D.

Fire Inspector

Sean E. McCarthy

E.

Village Prosecutor

Joy Joseph

F.

Village Clerk &amp; Registrar

G.

Village Deputy Clerk

Joan Bucci

H.

Village Treasurer

Sara DiGiacomo

Paula A. McCarthy Tompkins

Moved: Trustee Gebler
Second: Trustee Scaglione Vote: Unanimous
Absent: Trustees Gonzalez, Leavy and Spiro
F.

Mayor's Appointment of Deputy Mayor

Glenn Rosenbloom

G.

Mayor's Appointment of Village Attorney

Clinton B. Smith

�Part III
Year 2019 - 2020 Operational and Procedural Resolutions
1. Be it Resolved the Board of Trustees shall hold regular meetings on April
9 and April 23, 2019, at 7:00 PM; commencing May, 2019, regular meetings shall be
held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month; and work sessions shall be held,
as necessary, on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Work Sessions during the
month of April, 2019 shall be held on the April 2 and April 16, 2019. All work sessions
during the month of April shall include budget discussions.
Moved: Trustee Gebler

Seconded: Trustee Scaglione

Vote: Unanimous

2.
Be it Resolved upon the call of the Mayor, and resolution by the Board
of Trustees an official Village meeting in order to conduct Village business, including an
executive session, may be held during a work session.
Moved: Trustee Gebler

Seconded: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom Vote: Unanimous

3.
Be it Resolved that any call by the Mayor for an Executive Session must
be approved by the consent of a majority of the Board of Trustees present. Unless
advised by counsel to the contrary, all decisions reached by the Board of Trustees during
an Executive Session are to be confirmed by a vote in a public session immediately
thereafter.
Moved: Trustee Gebler

Seconded: Trustee Scaglione

Vote: Unanimous

4.
Be it Resolved that an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees may
be called by the Mayor upon notice to each member at least twenty-four (24) hours in
advance of the start of said meeting. Such notice may be made in person,
electronically or telephonically, at such e-mail addresses and telephone numbers on file
with the Village Clerk. Further notice of said emergency meeting shall be given by the
Village in accordance with NYS Public Officers Laws, Section 104.
Moved: Trustee Gebler

Seconded: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom Vote: Unanimous

�5.
Be it Resolved any member of any appointed Board, Committee, or
Commission having a term of office, seat or position in excess of one (1) year who is
absent from three (3) or more regularly scheduled sessions of such Board, Committee
or Commission shall be subject to removal by the Board of Trustees upon due notice
and an opportunity for said board member to be heard.
Removal shall be declared by the Mayor and must be confirmed by a majority of the
Board of Trustees at its next regularly scheduled session.
Moved: Trustee Gebler

Seconded: Trustee Scaglione

Vote: Unanimous

6.
Be it Resolved in the event of the unavailability of the Village Justice
and/or the Acting Village Justice to perform his/her duties, judicial coverage shall be
requested first from the Town of Mt. Pleasant and second from the Village of
Pleasantville, according to NYS CPL-120.30.
Moved: Trustee Scaglione

Seconded: Trustee Gebler Vote: Unanimous

7.
Be it Resolved the Mayor and Board of Trustees shall constitute a
Committee of the Whole to adopt the Village Budget for 2019-2020 as prescribed by
law.
Moved: Trustee Scaglione Seconded: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom Vote: Unanimous
8.
Be it Resolved it shall be the responsibility of each Department Head to
review and approve all bills and invoices for his/her department prior to submission for
approval to the Village Treasurer. The Village Treasurer shall review and approve all
bills and invoices, and if found correct, shall cause the bills and invoices to be presented
on a warrant to the Board of Trustees for its approval at its next regular meeting, if
possible. Upon approval of the warrant by the Board of Trustees the Treasurer shall
cause the warrant to be processed and prepare checks for presentment to the Mayor
for his signature (by facsimile or electronic signature in those cases as authorized by
the Mayor).
Moved: Trustee Scaglione Seconded: Trustee Gebler

Vote: Unanimous

9.
Be it Resolved notwithstanding any resolutions to the contrary, the
Treasurer and Mayor shall be authorized to pay various public utilities, postal, freight
and express charge bills as received, and as necessary. All such claims shall be
presented at the next regular meeting for audit and the claimant and the officer
approving the claims are jointly and severally liable for any amount the Board of
Trustees may disallow.
Moved: Trustee Scaglione Seconded: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom Vote: Unanimous

�10.
Be it Resolved that Members of the Board of Trustees may participate
in work sessions, board meeting, including executive sessions, by video conference in
accordance with NYS Public Officers Law Section 103, in cases of ill health,
acknowledged hardship or significant distance of travel. No more than two board
members may participate a video conference, at any one meeting. The Board member
or members participating by video conference may cast a vote provided that all
discussion and comments of the member or members participating in video conference
an be heard by the public attending or listening to said meeting. No proxy may be
granted or utilized in any vote and/or action of the Board of Trustees or individually by
the Mayor or any Trustee.
Moved: Trustee Scaglione

Seconded: Trustee Gebler

Vote: Unanimous

11. Be it Resolved any employee using his/her own private vehicle in the
course of official, approved and documented Village business shall be reimbursed for
actual mileage used per the prevailing IRS mileage reimbursement rate upon the
presentment of satisfactory documentation of such usage to the Treasurer.
Moved: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom

Seconded: Trustee Gebler Vote: Unanimous

12. Be it Resolved the Mayor and the Board of Trustees, in their ongoing
effort to encourage opportunities for the public to comment on any and all matters
related to the Village, designate two public comment sections during each regularly
scheduled official meeting. The second public comment section shall be scheduled at
the end of the meeting. Comments in both sections shall be limited to three (3) minutes
per speaker. A speaker may speak a second time only once, for 3 minutes. All speakers
shall be respectful and refrain from personal or collective attacks and defamation.
Moved: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom Seconded: Trustee Scaglione Vote: Unanimous
13. Be it Resolved the Board of Trustees adopts Robert's Rules of Order for
the conduct of its business at meetings.
Moved: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom

Seconded: Trustee Gebler

Vote: Unanimous

14. Be it Resolved if the Board of Trustees requires any municipal officer,
employee or elected official attending a meeting or conference for Village business and
desirous of receiving reimbursement for any expenses related to such meeting or
conference to receive prior authorization from the Board of Trustees for any
reimbursement for expenses related to such meeting or conference.
Moved: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom Seconded: Trustee Gebler

Vote: Unanimous

�15. Be it Resolved the Board of Trustees hereby elects to continue the
monetary threshold for capitalization of fixed assets at the sum of $5,000.00; and
Be it Further Resolved all assets purchased for $5,000.00 or more must
be recorded in the Village fixed asset ledger and a property ledger card must be
maintained; and
Be it Further Resolved the Treasurer is directed to use the straight line
method to calculate depreciation of capital assets.
Moved: Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom Seconded: Trustee Scaglione Vote: Unanimous

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