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                  <text>A Re-Organization meeting of the Board of Trustees of tin i Village of Sleepy Hollow
was held on Monday, April 3, 2000 at 8:00 PM in Village Ipfall, 28 Beekman Avenue,
Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Present:

Mayor Philip Zegarelli
Donald Stever
Mario DiFolic*.
James Hart
Robert Higlc
Richard Zieja

Absent:

Trustees

Trustee Patricia Rodriguez

Also Present:

Chris

Village Attorney

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Mayor Zegarelli called the meeting to order with a prayer and pledge to the flag.
Mayor Zegarelli swore in the newly elected trustees, Mario DiFelice, Donald Stever,
and Richard Zieja.
Mayor Zegarelli welcomed the trustees and commented thai this meeting tonight is
just for appointments and re-appointments.
Official Rules of Parlimentarv Procedure- Not Withstanding Federal and/or State
Laws or Opinions to the Contrarv.Roberts Rules of Order Shall Prevail
Trustee DiFelice moved, seconded by Trustee Higle to confirm this action, motion
carried 6-0.
Official Newspaper-Village News and Gannett Journal News
Trustee Hart moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja to confirm this action, carried 6-0.
Official Depository of Funds-Sleepv Hollow National Banki Bank of New York. First
Union Bank. Chase Manhattan Bank. Union State Bank
Trustee Stever moved, seconded by Trustee DiFelice to confirm this action, motion
carried 6-0.
Mayor's Appointments
Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed the Law Firm of Murphy, Stscich and Powell as our
Village Attorney for a term of one year; Trustee Higle moved, seconded by Trustee
Hart to confirm this action, motion carried 6-0.
Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Robert Peirce as Village Prosecutor for a term of one
year; Trustee DiFelice moved, seconded by Trustee Stever jnd carried 6-0.
Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Trustee DiFelice as Deputy Mayor.
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Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Jaoquim Alemany as Acting Village Justice for a term
of one year; Trustee Hart moved, seconded by Trustee Stever to confirm this action,
motion carried 6-0.
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�Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Barbara Napoli as Village Treasurer for a term of one
year; Trustee Hart moved, seconded by Trustee Higle to confirm this action, motion
carried 6-0.
Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Robert Balog as Village Assessor for a term of one
year; Trustee Higle moved, seconded by Trustee DiFelice to confirm this action,
motion carried 6-0.
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Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Joseph DeMilia as Village Auditor for a term of one
year; Trustee Hart moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja to confirm this action, motion
carried 6-0.
The Mayor re-appointed Robert Stiloskras Fire Inspector for_a term of one_year;
Trustee Higle moved, seconded by Trustee Stever to confirm this action, motion
carried 6-0.
The Mayor re-appointed Henry Steiner as Village Historian for a term of one year
and appointed Dr. Hutchinson as Emeritus for a term of one year; Trustee Zieja
moved, seconded by Trustee Stever to confirm this action, motion carried 6-0.
The Mayor re-appointed Pastor James McRae as Police Chaplain for a term of one
year; Trustee DiFelice moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja to confirm this action,
motion carried 6-0.
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The Mayor appointed Dr. Robert Raniolo as Police Surgeon and Dir. Elio Ippolito as
Emeritus, both for a term of onle year; Trustee Higle moved, seconded by Trustee
DiFelice to confirm this action,jmotion carried 6-0.
Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Frank Occhipinti to the North Tarrytown Housing
Authority for a term of five years, Trustee DiFelice moved, seconde by Trustee Hart
and motion carried 6-0.
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Mayor Zegsrelli re-appointed Filomena Fallacaro as Registrar of Vital Statistics for
a term of two years; Trustee Zieja moved, seconded by Trustee DiFelice and carried
6-0.
Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Anthony Soares to the Electrical Board as a
Journeyman for a term of three years; Trustee DiFelice moved, seconded by Trustee
Zieja to confirm the appointment, motion carried 6-0.
Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed James J. Timmings, Jr., Sean McCarthy, appointed
Richard Gross, Fire Chief and Robert Stiloski, Fire Inspector to the Bureau of Fire
Prevention; Trustee Stever moved, seconded by Trustee Hart to confrim this action,
motion carried 6-0.
Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Carmen Capossela to the Fire Board of Appeals for a
term of five years; Trustee Higle moved, seconded by Trustee DiFelice to confirm
this aciton and carried 6-0.

�Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Elvira Aloia, James Nazemlz and Sean McCarthy to
the Architectural Review Board for a term of four years.and Robert Barstow for a
term of three years; Trustee Stever moved, seconded by Trustee Higle to confirm
this action, motion carried 6-0.
Mayor Zegarelli re-appointed Robert Anello and Arthur Brady to the Ethics Board
for a term of two yean;; Trustee Hart moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja to confirm
this action and carried 6-0.
Mayor Zegrelli re-appointed Patricia Ramsey to the Disabilities Board for a term of
two years; Trustee Zicja moved, seconded by Trustee Higl e to confirm this action
and motion carried 6-0.
The Mayor appointed Trustee Zieja to the Library Board for one year.
Trustee Zieja moved, seconded by Trustee Higle to approve the Mayor's
appointment of Mike Krizman to the North Tarrytown Parking Authority for three
years, motion carried 6-0.
Trustee DiFelice moved, seconded by Trustee Stever to approve the Mayor's
appointment of Dorota Szwem to the Planning Board for a term of two years;
motion carried 6-0.
Trustee Stever moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja to approve the Mayor's reappointment of George Tanner to the Planning Board for term of five years,
motion carried 6-0.
The Mayor re-appointed John Arcate, James Donovan, Fred Kern and Bob
Carpenter to the Tree Commission for one year and appointed Mary Galgano for
one year; Trustee Hart moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja ^o confirm this action,
motion carried 6-0.
Trustee Stever moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja to approve the Mayor's
appointments of Terrence McGlynn and Richard Weiss to the Waterfront Advisory
Commission for a four year term; motion carried 5-0-1 with Trustee DiFelice
abstaining.
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Trustee Higle moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja to approw the Mayor's reappointment of Robert Anello and Peter Kofller to the Zoning Board for a three yer
term, motion carried 5-0-1 with Trustee DiFelice abstaining.
Resolutions
A. Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees of the Village cf Slepy Hollow
shall set the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 8:00 PM for their regular
Board meetings. On each such Tuesday, an Executive Session may be held at 7:00
PM, if deemed necessary.
Moved: Trustee Hart Seconded: Trustee DiFelice Vote: 6-0

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�B. Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow shall set
the first and third Tuesday of each month for the purpose of holding work
sessions. Any Executive Session requested by the Mayor must be approved by
the consent of a majority of the Board of Trustees in order for the Board to take
any vote on such subjects pertaining to said work sessions. All decisions reached
by a vote of the Board of Trustees during an Executive Session are to be
confirmed by a vote in an open, public session immediately thereafter.
Moved: Trustee Stever Seconded: Trustee Zieja Vote: 6-0

C. Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow will hold
only one meeting and one work session during the months of June, July and August
and that the exact dates of such sessions shall be set seven (7) days prior to each
session with public notice made.
Moved: Trustee Higle Seconded: Trustee Hart Vote: 6-0
Trustee DiFelice moved, seconded by Trustee Stever to amend the motion to add
September also, motion carried; 6-0.

D. Be it resolved that the Boar of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow hereby
establishes that special (emergency) meetings of the Board may be held at the
call and notice of the Mayor to the entire Board of Trustees at least forty-eight
(48) twenty-four (24) hours in advance of said meeting. Such notice shall bed
presented in person or be presented at their place of residence at least forty-eight
(48) twenty-four (24) hours prior sto the start of the meeting.

Moved: Trustee DiFelice Seconded: Trustee Stever Vote:

6-0

E. Be it resolved that, effective April 3, 2000. Any member of any appointed board,
commission or committee of the Village of Sleepy Hollow duly organized or
subject to New York State statue and having a fixed term of office, seat or
postion and who is absent from or does not attend any three (3) regularly
scheduled sessions of such board, commission or committee shall be subject to
removal from said position. Removal shall be deemed declared by the Mayor
and must be confirmed by a majority of the Board of Trustees at its next
regularly scheduled session. The Chairperson of such board, commission or
committee shall be obligated to make such a written report to the Mayor of such
instances. The Mayor shall then be empowered to appoint (and confirmed by
the Board of Trustees, if necessary) a person to fill such vacancy for the then
unexpired term thereby remaining. Members of the Board of Trustees are
exempt from this resolution as well as those individuals appointed to one year
terms to locally constituted advisory boards.
Moved: Trustee Zieja Seconded: Trustee Higle

Vote: 6-0
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�F. Be it resolved that in the event of the inability or unavailability of the Sleepy
Hollow Village Justice or the Acting Village Justice to perform his or her duties,
that judicial coverage shall be requested first from the Town of Mt. Pleasant and
thereafter from the Village of Tarry town, until further notice.
Moved: Trustee Stever

Seconded: Trustee DiFelicc

Vote: 6-0

Committees of the Board of Trustees
Chairperson

Committee

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Adminsitration/Labor Relations
Budget/Finance
Economic Development
Fire
Governmental Relations
Police and Public Works
Recreation

Zieja
Hart
Stcver
Hart
Rodriguez
DiFelice
Higle

Members
Stever, Hart
Stever,Rodriguez
Hart,DiFclicc
DiFelice,Zieja
Stever, Higle
Higle, Zieja
Rodriguez, Zieja

Trustee Higle moved, seconded by Truste Hart to confirm these appointments,
motion carried.
Mayor Zegarelli commented that there will be an emergency meeting on Tuesday,
April 4th to close out the Assessment Roll, and the next official meeting of the board
will be on Tuesday. April ll &lt;h when the Mayor will give his state of the village
report.
There being no further business, DkFelice moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja to
adjourn the meeting, carried.
Respectfully submitted,

I

O^
Angela Everett
Village Clerk

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