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                  <text>An Organization Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow
was held at 7 pm on Monday, April 1, 2002 in Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue,
Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Present:

Mayor Philip Zegarelli
Mario Di Felice
Patricia Rodriguez
Richard Zieja
Donald Stever
Trustees

Also Present: Dwight Douglas, Village Administrator
Brian Murphy, Village Attorney
Mayor Zegarelli called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm with a prayer and pledge to
the flag.
Official Swearing of Trustees
Mayor Zegarelli swore in the re-elected trustees, Mario DiFelice, Donald Stever and
Richard Zieja and congratulated them.
Mayor Zegarelli commented that he will not make all the appointments and reappointment tonight hut will do that at the next meeting.
Official Parliamentary Procedure
Not withstanding Federal and/or State Laws or opinions to the contrary, Roberts
Rules of Order shall prevail in all deliberations of the Village Board and Village
Board Committees, statutory boards organizations and/or committees.
Official Newspaper- Gannett Newspaper
Official Depository of Funds
Bank of New York
J.P. Morgan Chase Manhattan Bank
First Union Bank
Sleepy Hollow National Bank
Union State Bank
Committees of the Bonrd of Trustees
Trustee DiFelice moved, seconded by Trustee Rodriguez to approve the
appointments of the Committees of the Board of Trustees, motion carried 5-0.
See attached list.
Resolutions-Attached
Mayor Zegarelli made the following announcements:
1. There will be a worksession on Tuesday, April 2,2002.
2. The Sleepy Hollow Fire Department Individual Annual Company Elections will
be held on Tuesday, April 2,2002 at 7:30 pm.
3. The Sleepy Hollow Fire Department Re-organization meeting will take place on
Thursday, April !, 2002.

�4 The next official meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held on Tuesday,
April 9, 2002 commencing with a 7 pm worksession.
5. Budget Hearing will also be held on April 9 th at 8 pm.
6. The Mayor will give his State of the Village Report on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at
8 pm.
Mayor Zegarelli reported that the Village has won our appeal on the Court decision
regarding County House Road. The process has been rc-instated and the Village
has also been awarded legal costs in this lawsuit.
There being no further business, Trustee DiFelice moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja
to adjourn the meeting, carried.
The Mayor invited those present to partake of refreshments.
Respectfully submitted,

Angela Everett
Village Clerk

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Part III
Committees of the Board of Trustees:
Committee:

Chairman:

Members:

Administration &amp; Finance:

Hart,

Stever, Zieja

Police and Public Works:

DiFelice,

Higle, Zieja

Fire &amp; Labor Relations:

Zieja

Hart, DiFelice,

Recreation:

Higle,

Rodriguez, Zieja

Governmental Relations:

Stever,

Higle, Hart

Cultural, Tourism &amp; Celebrations

Rodriguez

DiFelice, Higle

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Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow confirms
the creation and appointment of same Trustees to the aforementioned committees ay
presented for the 2002-2003 official year.
Moved: Trustee DiFelice Seconded: Trustee Rodriguez Vote: 5-0

�[ Mayor Zegarelli shall be an Ex-Officio member of all Committees ]

Part IV
Year 2002 Operational and Procedural Resolutions:
Continuing Resolution. Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Sleepy Hollow shall set the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 8:00 PM
for their regular Board meetings. On each such Tuesday, a work session and/or
an executive session may be held at 7:00 PM, if deemed necessary and so
noticed.
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Trustee S t e v e r
Moved:
Seconded:
Vote:

Continuing Resolution. Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees sets 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 any Executive Session are to be confirmed by vote in a
open, public session immediately thereafter.
Trustee
Trustee
Zie a
Moved:
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Seconded: Rodriguez V o t e : 5-0

Continuing Resolution. 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, August and September and that the exact dates of such
sessions shall be s e t a minimum of seven days prior to each session with public
notice duly made.
.,

, Trustee
Rodriguez

Moved:

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. . Trustee
Seconded: D i F e l i c e

.. . 5-0
Vote:

�Continuing Resolution. Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees establishes that
special and/or 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) hours in advance
of said meeting. Such notice shall be presented in person or be presented at their
place of residence at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of the meeting.
Moved: Trustee DiFelice

Seconded: Trustee Stever

Vote: 5-0

Continuing Resolution. Be it resolved that, effective 3 April 2000, any member of
any appointed board, committee, or commission of the Village of Sleepy Hollow
having a term of office, seat or position in excess of one (1) year and who is absent
from or does not attend any three (3) regularly scheduled sessions of such board,
committee or commission shall be subject to removal. Removable shall be deemed
declared by the Mayor and must be confirmed by a majority of the Board of
Trustees at its next regularly scheduled Board of Trustees session. They Mayor
shall then be empowered to appoint (and confirmed by the Board of Trustees, if
necessary) a person to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term there remaining.
Members of the Board of Trustees are exempt from this resolution.
Moved: Trustee Stever

Seconded: Trustee Zieja

Vote: 5-0

Continuing Resolution. Be it resolved that effective 6 April, 1999, all contracts,
whether written or oral, regarding the employment of, including but not limited to,
any village official, current employee, personage or corporation or firm is hereby
declared null and void with no legal obligation on the part of this Board of Trustees.! :
Any and all village employees formerly employed under such contracts shall
continue to be employed under the same economic terms and conditions by the
Village of Sleepy Hollow. Such employment shall be at the expressed pleasure of the
Mayor and Board of Trustees only and for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days;
renewable thereafter, as the case may be. Any official, employee, personage,
corporation or firm under contract since 6 April 1999 shall be appointed by the
Mayor and confirmed by the Board of Trustees in open session.
Moved:

Trustee Zieja

Seconded: Trustee Rodriguez

Vote: 5-0

Village Justice Court Resolution: Be it resolved that in the event of the inability or
unavailability of the Sleepy Hollow Village Justice and/or the Acting Village Justice
to perform her/his duties, that judicial coverage shall be requested first from the
Town of Mount Pleasant and thereafter from the Village of Tarrytown.
Moved:

Trustee Rodriguez

Seconded: Trust DiFelice

Vote: 5-0

�Be it resolved that the Mayor and Board of Trustees shall constitute a Committee
of the Whole to meet, discuss, add, delete, revise or otherwise complete the year
2002-2003 budgetary process as proscribed by law.
Moved:

Trustee DiFelice

Seconded:

Trustee Stever

Vote: 5-0

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