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Attendance Sheets District Last Name Present Absent Present/Late District 4 -Town of Hyde Park Black ,/ District 13 - Towns of LaGrange, East Fishkill, and Wappinger Bolner ✓ District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie Brendli ✓ District 21 - Town of East Fishkill Caswell ✓ " ...... ___ .,_ -·--- District 15 -Town of Wappinger Cavaccini ✓ District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie Edwards ,/ District 22 -Towns of Beekman and Union Vale Garito I District 23 - Towns of Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill Hauser ,X fi) ✓ District 25 - Towns of Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley Houston ✓ District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie Jeter-Jackson ✓ District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie Johnson ./ District 11 - Towns of Rhinebeck and Clinton Kearney ,/ District 5 -Town of Poughkeepsie Keith ✓ District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie Llaverias ✓ District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill McHoul .I District 12 - Town of East Fishkill Metzger ✓ District 20 - Town of Red Hookffivoli Munn ✓ District 18 - City of Beacon and Town of Fishkill Page ✓ District 14-Town of Wappinger Paoloni ✓ District 3 - Town of LaGrange Polasek I District 19 -Towns of North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan Pulver ✓ District 2 - Towns of Pleasant Valley and Poughkeepsie Sagliano ✓ District 24 -Towns of Dover and Union Vale Surman ✓ District 7 - Towns of Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie Truitt j District 16 - Town of Fishkill and City of Beacon Zemike ✓ ;l'-/ Present: Total: :::J .0 ff 1 .J. Absent. Vacant: _Q_ Date: 1/7/2020 Organizational Meeting of the Dutchess Coun1y Legislature Tuesday, January 7, 2020 The Clerk of Legislature called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call by the Clerk of the Legislature PRESENT: 23 Black, Bolner, Brendli, Caswell, Cavaccini, Edwards, Garito, Houston, Jeter-Jackson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, McHoul, Metzger, Munn, Page, Paoloni, Polasek, Pulver, Sagliano, Surman, Truitt, Zernike ABSENT: 1 Llaverias PRESENT, LATE: 1 Hauser Quorum Present. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Sheriff Adrian Anderson. Singing of the Star-Spangled Banner by Karen Johnson Invocation by Reverend John M. Young of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Fishkill, followed by a moment of silent meditation Swearing-in Ceremony of Legislators Officiated by Honorable Ibis Guzman, Town Justice, Town of Pine Plains Legislator Boleer made a motion, which was seconded, to elect Legislator Sagliano as Temporary Chairman of the Legislature. Roll call vote on the motion to elect Legislator Sagliano as Temporary Chairman of the Legislature proceeded as follows: AYES: 24 Black, Bolner, Brendli, Caswell, Edwards, Garito, Hauser, Houston, Jeter-Jackson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, McHoul, Metzger, Miccio, Munn, Page, Paoloni, Polasek, Pulver, Sagliano, Surman, Truitt, Zernike NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1 Llaverias Motion carried. Legislator Sagliano was elected Temporary Chairman of the Legislature. Legislator Truitt made a motion, duly seconded by Legislator Garito, to nominate Legislator Pulver as Chairman of the Legislature. Roll call vote on the motion to elect Legislator Pulver as Chairman of the Legislature proceeded as follows: AYES: 21 Bolner, Caswell, Edwards, Garito, Hauser, Houston, Jeter-Jackson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, McHoul, Metzger, Miccio, Page, Paoloni, Polasek, Pulver, Sagliano, Surman, Truitt, Zernike NAYS: 3 Black, Brendli, Munn ABSENT: 1 Llaverias Motion carried. Legislator Pulver was elected Chairman of the Legislature Roll Call Sheets District Last Name Yes No District 19 - Towns of North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan Pulver District 13 -Towns of LaGrange, East Fishkill, and Wappinger Bolner District 12 - Town of East Fishkill Metzger District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie Edwards District 18 - City of Beacon and Town of Fishkill Page District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie Llaverias District 2 - Towns of Pleasant Valley and Poughkeepsie Sagliano District 3 - Town of LaGrange Polasek District 4 - Town of Hyde Park Black District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie Keith District 7 - Towns of Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie Truitt District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie Brendli District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie Johnson District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie Jeter-Jackson District 11 - Towns of Rhinebeck and Clinton Kearney District 14 - Town of Wappinger Paoloni District 15 - Town of Wappinger Cavaccini District 16-Town of Fishkill and City of Beacon Zemike District 17 -Town and Village of Fishkill McHoul District 20 - Town of Red Hookrrivoli Munn District 21 - Town of East Fishkill Caswell District 22 - Towns of Beekman and Union Vale Garito District 23 - Towns of Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill Hauser District 24 - Towns of Dover and Union Vale Surman District 25 - Towns of Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley Houston Present: ~ Resolution: Total: ,24 _Q_ Absent: _!_ Motion: ✓ Yes No Vacant: 0 Abstentions: _£1_ I ,o V\ e:, 0 Roll Call Sheets District Last Name Yes No District 19 - Towns of North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan Pulver District 13 -Towns of LaGrange, East Fishkill, and Wappinger Bolner District 12 - Town of East Fishkill Metzger District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie Edwards District 18 - City of Beacon and Town of Fishkill Page District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie Llaverias District 2 - Towns of Pleasant Valley and Poughkeepsie Sagliano District 3 - Town of LaGrange Polasek 1 District 4 - Town of Hyde Park Black District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie Keith District 7 - Towns of Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie Truitt District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie Brendli District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie Johnson District 1O - City of Poughkeepsie Jeter-Jackson District 11 - Towns of Rhinebeck and Clinton Kearney District 14-Town of Wappinger Paoloni District 15- Town of Wappinger Cavaccini District 16 - Town of Fishkill and City of Beacon Zemike District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill McHoul I District 20 - Town of Red HookfTivoli Munn District 21 - Town of East Fishkill Caswell District 22 - Towns of Beekman and Union Vale Garito 18 District 23 - Towns of Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill Hauser I "I District 24 - Towns of Dover and Union Vale Surman 0 District 25 - Towns of Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley Houston Present: a Resolution: Total: 2..!_ ___L Absent: Motion: ✓ Yes No Vacant: _fl_ Abstentions: _Q_ ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN - PULVER January 7, 2020 Chairman Pulver read the foregoing address. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS TO THE DUTCHESS COUNTY LEGISLATURE Organizational Meeting - January 7, 2020 Today, I am humbled you all have trusted me once again to lead this body. I invited my friend, the Honorable Ibis Guzman, to preside tonight over this special swearing-in ceremony. Ibis' father brought him to the United States at the age of 9. He grew up in Dutchess, attending Stissing Mountain High School, Dutchess Community College, and Binghamton University. In his 30 years in this country, he became an Assistant Vice President of a local bank and a town justice. Our responsibility, as elected officials, is to ensure that Dutchess remains a place where anyone, like my friend Ibis, can succeed and we must look for ways to encourage more opportunity, more growth, and success for all. To our new legislators, congratulations. You have been given an enormous opportunity to affect lives and livelihoods in our County. I hope that prior to your election you looked at this body with admiration for not only what we accomplish, but how we accomplish. Look not to Albany or Washington for those who to emulate or how government business should be conducted. Here, we bring ideas and ask questions. We actively look for ways to make change. This is a body composed of a diverse set of individuals with different backgrounds, different passions, and different beliefs. And, together we accomplish much. In 2018 and 2019, when I was elected Chairman, I pledged this body would conduct itself with civility and respect both within these chambers as well as outside them. We all must strive to continue to conduct ourselves with these qualities. If someone does not live up to those expectations, they must be held accountable. Local elected officials are held to a higher standard because we interact with our constituents every day. Two years, that's how long we serve and only one of those years is outside the election process. It feels like such a short period of time to make a difference so we must hit the ground running. On the other side of the coin, it certainly is a long time to affect many and accomplish much. We had the most productive legislative session in history. The past two years- together- we accomplished more than any legislature in our 50+ year history. Animal Abuse Registry, Canine Tethering Regulations, Ethics reform, Independent Reapportionment (which I expect to pass on this year's referendum), Term Limits, Right to Farm, outlawed single-use plastic bags, extended Liquor Store Hours (okay, that one isn't quite over the finish line yet). Do you see what I mean about it being a long time to accomplish a lot? This year, we have already begun a new initiative. In front of you are no longer binders with hundreds of pieces of paper. Instead, you have a tablet. This will save not only an extraordinary amount of time in the Clerk's Office but also boxes and boxes of paper. As the County and the Climate Smart Communities Task Force continue their mission of a more environmentally sustainable future, we will continue to contribute in any way we can. I don't want to simply tell you the direction of the Legislature for the next two years. We need to do this together through ideas and discussions. You already know that I am an animal lover and I will continue studying this topic for future reforms. Our neighbors in Ulster County are considering reducing the size of their Legislature which along with longer terms may be a topic we could discuss. If we decided to move forward with such a proposal it would make sense to implement it in conjunction with the upcoming reapportionment.
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