Town Board

January 8, 2015

TOWN BOARD AGENDA

MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HARRISON

TO BE HELD AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING

1 HEINEMAN PLACE, HARRISON, NY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY

ON, THURSDAY JANUARY 8, 2015 AT 7:30 PM

EASTERN STANDARD TIME

A.  REPORT FROM SUPERVISOR BELMONT ON DECISIONS MADE FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 18, 2014

None

FIRST OF THE YEAR RESOLUTIONS

1. Re-Appointment of Councilwoman Marlane Amelio as Deputy Supervisor for 2015
2. Designation of Ronald Belmont as Treasurer of the Harrison Public Library
3. Re-Appointment of Frank Allegretti as Town Attorney
4. Re-Appointment of Maureen MacKenzie as Comptroller
5. Re-Appointment of Robert Fitzsimmons as Building Inspector and Acting Fire Marshall
6. Re-Appointment of Gerry Salvo as Superintendent of Recreation
7. Re-Appointment of Kerry Marrano as Confidential Secretary to Supervisor
8. Re-Appointment of Town Clerk Jacqueline Greer as Registrar of Vital Statistics
9. Re-Appointment of Maggie Mauro as Deputy Town Clerk
10. Re-Appointment of Maggie Mauro as Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
11. Re-Appointment of Diana Minishi as Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
12. Re-Appointment of Town Clerk Jacqueline Greer as a Marriage Officer in the Town of Harrison
13. Re-Appointment of Jacqueline Ricciardi as Court Clerk
14. Re-Appointment of Anthony Marraccini as Chief of Police
15. Re-Appointment of Debra Scocchera as Personnel/Benefits Manager
16. Re-Appointment of Michael Amodeo as Town Engineer
17. Re-Appointment of Anthony Robinson as Commissioner of Public Works
18. Re-Appointment of Mark Heinbockel as Assessor
19. Re-Appointment of Nina Marraccini as Director of Community Services
20. Re-Appointment of Gary Shaw as General Foreman in Central Garage in the Department of Public Works
21. Appointment of Anthony Marinaccio as General Foreman in the Parks and Playgrounds/General Town Buildings Division in the Public Works Department.
22. Re-Appointment of Robert Day as General Foreman in the Highway Division of the Department of Public Works
23. Re-Appointment of Councilwoman Marlane Amelio as Town Liaison between the Town of Harrison and the Harrison Emergency Medical Services for 2014
24. Re-Appointment of Michael Piccini as Coordinator of Computer Services
25. Re-Appointment of Bharat Pandya as Assistant Systems Analyst-Programmer
26. Re-Appointment of Ben DeFonce as Veterans’ Officer
27. Affirmation of the Powers and Duties of the Comptroller
28. Re-statement that all employees are assigned to various departments for budget purposes only
29. Affirmation that the regular meetings of the Town Board shall be held the first and third Thursday of the month, in the Municipal Building or other public buildings with access for the handicapped, in the downtown, West Harrison, or Purchase areas of the Town.
30. Rules for proper conduct at Town Board Meetings
31. Re-affirming the rules for proper conduct at Public Hearings
32. Re-affirmation of the procedures for transcription of the Town Board Meetings
33. Re-affirmation of the procedure for authorized signatures
34. Re-affirmation of the procedures for signatures of payroll checks by facsimile as produced by a “checksigner” machine
35. Designation of certain banks as depositories of the Town of Harrison
36. Designation of the Journal News and the Harrison Review as the official newspapers of the Town of Harrison
37. Re-affirmation of the depositories for the office of the Receiver of Taxes
38. Re-affirmation of the duties of the Receiver of Taxes
39. Re-affirming the regulation that the Receiver of Taxes must deposit any and all payments within twenty-four hours of receipt
40.  Re-Appointment of Police Fund Officers: Supervisor Belmont, Councilman Canella, and Councilman Sciliano
41. Re-affirmation of the procedures for preparation of agendas for the Town Board Meetings
42. Re-affirmation of the requirements for public liability insurance from all independent contractors
43. Re-affirming the duties of Department Heads who receive monies
44. Re-affirmation of the responsibility of the Commissioner of Public Works to remove snow from all public parking areas controlled by the Town
45. Re-affirmation of the required procedures for funding of Public Works projects
46. Re-affirming the required procedures for the purchase of commodities, equipment, or goods

END OF FIRST OF THE YEAR RESOLUTIONS

B.  CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS

1.Monthly report by the Commissioner of Public Works for November 2014.

C.  PUBLIC HEARING

None

D.  PERSONNEL

None

E.  ACTIONS AND RESOLUTION

1. Request by Town Attorney Frank Allegretti for approval for the   following service agreements for the year 2015:

 Further requested that upon Board approval to authorize the Town Attorney’s office to prepare the Agreement and the Supervisor to execute the same

*Subject to receipt of Certificate of Insurance

1. Request by Joseph Bilotto Chief Operating Officer for Harrison EMS for approval for their first installment payment in the amount of $137,500 (no back-up).

1.  a) Notification from Carlo Riccobono, Secretary of Fire District #1, of the newly elected 2015 officers:

b)Notification from William Nardozzi, Chief of Fire District #2, of the newly elected 2015 officers:

1. Request by Director of Community Services Nina Marraccini for authorization to accept the following donations to the Harrison Food Pantry:

1. Request by the Board of Trustees of the Harrison Public Library for the Town Board to reappoint Pamela Stockton, Walter Mardis and Maureen Skrilow as Trustees of the Harrison Public Library to a five year term to begin on January 1, 2015 and end December 31, 2019.

1. Request by John Voetsch, owner of 260 Harrison Avenue, to rezone property in the PB zone on Calvert Street.

Late Items:

   7.  Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for authorization to accept the following Holiday Project Donations:

  8.  Request by Ross Halperin for authorization for approval upon receipt of an additional $20,000.00 donation from the Javitch Foundation that the Children’s Library will be renamed the “Lee Javitch Children’s Library”, which will be recognized with a sign to be hung once construction is complete.

  9.  Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for authorization for the Town/Village to register with NassauBOCES Cooperative Purchasing Program, in order to purchase items through this organization. There is a $400.00 fee to register.

  10.  Request by Purchasing Department for the authorization of the following purchase order, issued to Cars Unlimited of Suffolk, LLC:

a)Purchase Order #350035 for one 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe at a total cost of $34,994.00

Further, Equipment is being purchased through the NassauBOCES Contract # 13/14-016. Funding is available in the 2015 Budget, Account # 010-3410-100-01-30 and 010-3410-100-02-40.

11.  Request by Police Chief Anthony Marraccini for authorization to for Hugo Rubio to continue his contract as an IT Consultant at the budgeted salary of $60,000.00 at the Harrison Police Department in the MIS Department. Further request that this appointment be effective January 1, 2015

F.  OLD BUSINESS

None

G.  MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION

None