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Proceedings Board of Supervisors PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WYOMING COUNTY NEW YORK 2013 A. Douglas Berwanger, Chairman Cheryl Ketchum, Clerk Brenda Ferrell, Deputy Clerk James Wujcik, County Attorney CERTIFICATE OF CHAIRMAN AND CLERK State of New York County of Wyoming Chambers of Board of Supervisors Pursuant to Article 211 of the County Law, we, the Chairman and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Wyoming, New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing volume was printed by authority of said Board of Supervisors, and that it contains a true record of the proceedings of the said Board and the whole thereof, in all regular and special sessions held during the year 2013. s/ A. D. Berwanger Chairman, Board of Supervisors s/ Cheryl J. Ketchum Clerk, Board of Supervisors ii Wyoming County Board of Supervisors Left to right, front row: John Knab (T/Sheldon), Thomas Dixon, (T/Gainesville), Ellen Grant (T/Bennington), Brenda Ferrell (Deputy Board Clerk), Rebecca Ryan (T/Warsaw) Second row: James Fleischman (T/Java), James Wujcik (County Attorney) Doug Patti (T/Attica, Vice Chairman of the Board), Jean Totsline (T/Genesee Falls), Joseph Kushner (T/Eagle), Cheryl Ketchum (Board Clerk) Third row: Larry Rogers (T/Pike), John Copeland (T/Wethersfield), Daniel Leuer (T/Middlebury), James Brick (T/Perry), Janis Cook (Budget & Reimbursement Officer) Fourth row: Jerry Davis (T/Covington), Gerald Stout (T/Orangeville), Stephen Tarbell (T/Castile), A. Douglas Berwanger (T/Arcade, Chairman of the Board) iii Contents 2013 Supervisors for Wyoming County…………………………….……….…iii 2013 Board of Supervisors Standing Committees…………………………..…...v Officers for Wyoming County……………………………………………….....vi January 2, Annual Organizational Meeting……………………..………….........1 January 14, Regular Session…………………………………….……………...22 February 12, Regular Session………………………………….……………….40 March 12, Regular Session……………………………………..…….……….100 April 9, Regular Session…………………………………………..……..........124 May 14, Regular Session…………………………………..………………….146 June 11, Regular Session………………………………………………….…..185 July 9, Regular Session……………………………………………….……….214 August 1, 2013, Special Session………………………………………………243 August 13, Regular Session……………………………….…………..………248 September 10, Regular Session………………………….……………………286 October 8, Regular Session……………………………….………………......311 November 12, Regular Session…………………………….…………………345 November 27, Special Session…………………………….…………..……...381 December 10, Regular Session…………………………….………..………...397 Index…………………………………………………………………………..465 iv 2013 Supervisors for Wyoming County TOWN SUPERVISOR PHONE Arcade A. DOUGLAS BERWANGER 492-3798 6608 E. Arcade Road, Arcade, NY 14009 492-4685 Ofc. Attica DOUGLAS PATTI 591-2934 333 E. Main Street, Attica, NY 14011 Bennington ELLEN GRANT 937-9913 134 Clinton Street, Alden, NY 14004 591-2157 Ofc. Castile STEPHEN TARBELL 356-2517 3795 Club Rd., PO Box 215, Silver Lake, NY 14549 Covington JERRY DAVIS 584-3162 7414 Court Rd., PO Box 445, Pavilion, NY 14525 Eagle JOSEPH KUSHNER 322-7730 3468 E. Main St., Bliss NY 14024 Gainesville TOM DIXON 493-2238 PO Box 185, Silver Springs, NY 14550 Genesee Falls JEAN TOTSLINE 468-2748 6940 River Rd., Portageville, NY 14536 Java JAMESFLEISCHMAN 492-4560 5824 Java Lake Rd., Arcade, NY 14009 Middlebury DANIEL LEUER 495-6804 712 Transit Rd., Wyoming, NY 14039 Orangeville GERALD STOUT 786-0467 2838 Orangeville Ctr. Rd., Warsaw, NY 14569 786-2883 Ofc. Perry JAMESBRICK 237-2472 7618 Route 20A, Perry, NY 14530 237-2241 Ofc. Pike LARRY ROGERS 493-5737 PO Box 82, Pike, NY 14130-0082 493-5140 Ofc. Sheldon JOHN KNAB 535-7252 2246 Thomas Road, Varysburg, NY 14167 535-7644 Ofc. Warsaw REBECCARYAN 786-2523 172 W. Buffalo St., Warsaw, NY 14569 786-2800 Ofc. Wethersfield JOHN COPELAND . 322-8800 5888 Sheppard Rd., Bliss, NY 14024 v Wyoming County Board of Supervisors 2013 Standing Committees *Effective January 01, 2013 FINANCE COMMITTEE Kushner, Ryan, Patti, Davis, Totsline, Fleischman, Brick, Rogers, Knab AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE Brick, Rogers, Grant, Tarbell, Dixon, Stout, Knab, Copeland AUDIT COMMITTEE Knab, Davis, Tarbell, Kushner, Dixon, Fleischman, Leuer, Stout HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE Davis, Copeland, Patti, Grant, Kushner, Totsline, Fleischman, Leuer, Stout HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Totsline, Ryan, Kushner, Dixon, Fleischman, Leuer, Stout, Knab PLANNING COMMITTEE Fleischman, Davis, Patti, Grant, Tarbell, Leuer, Stout, Brick, Rogers, Ryan, Copeland GREEN ENERGY COMMITTEE Copeland, Knab, Grant, Tarbell, Stout, Brick PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE Ryan, Totsline, Patti, Tarbell, Davis, Kushner, Dixon, Leuer, Rogers PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Rogers, Copeland, Patti, Tarbell, Davis, Fleischman, Brick, Ryan PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Patti, Grant, Kushner, Dixon, Totsline, Leuer, Brick, Knab The Chairman of the Board shall be an Ex-Officio Member of all committees with the right to vote vi Officers for Wyoming County ~ 2013 US Congressman, 26th District Chris Collins Williamsville NYS Senator, 59th District Patrick Gallivan Warsaw NYS Assemblyman, 147th District David DiPietro East Aurora Republican Comm. Chairman Gordon Brown Warsaw Democratic Comm. Chairman Harold Bush Gainesville Board of Supervisors, Chairman A. Douglas Berwanger Arcade Board of Supervisors, Vice Chair Douglas Patti Attica Board of Supervisors, Clerk Cheryl Ketchum Eagle Animal Control Officer Justa D. Goodell Castile Board of Elections Commissioners James Schlick Bennington Anna Mae Balmas Castile Budget Officer/Reimbursements Janis Cook Warsaw Civil Service Administrator Denise Morley Geneseo Civil Service Commission Tim Moran Attica Sandra Domnissey Warsaw Tom Dutton Eagle Commissioner of Jurors Marianne E. Kelly Perry Coroners Michael Smith Wyoming William Stranahan Attica Neil Williams Arcade Renee Hill Attica County Attorney James Wujcik Attica County Clerk Rhonda Pierce Wethersfield County Judge Mark H. Dadd Attica County Judge Michael F. Griffith Warsaw District Attorney Donald G. O’Geen Warsaw Election Commissioners James Schlick, (R) Bennington Anna Mae Balmas, (D) Castile vii Fire & Building Code Officer Donald Roberts Pike Fire & Emergency Mgmt. Dir. Anthony Santoro Attica Health Dept. Commissioner Gregory Collins, DO,MPH Avon Highway Superintendent Todd Gadd Cowlesville Historian Doris A. Bannister Middlebury Hospital Administrator Donald T. Eichenauer Rush Information Technology Dir. Todd E. MacConnell Warsaw Mental Health Director Elizabeth Hodgson (through 9/2013) Nancy Balbick (effective 09/2013) Office for the Aging Director Andrea Aldinger Attica Planning & Development. Dir. Arthur J. Buckley Bennington Planning Board Chairman Dana Grover Perry Probation Director Joan Kibler Varysburg Public Defender Norman P. Effman Warsaw Real Property Tax Serv. Director Richard L. Dean, Jr. CCD Castile (through 08/15/13) James Kirsch Sheldon (effective 08/16/13) Records Retention, Director Gail Royce Warsaw Sheriff Farris Heimann Attica (through 07/31/13) Greg Rudolph Attica (effective 08/01/13) Social Services Commissioner David Rumsey Stafford Traffic Safety Secretary Joseph Heller, Jr. Attica Treasurer CherylMayer Pike Veterans’ Services Director Gary Cousins Warsaw Weights & Measures Director James Marley Gainesville Worker’s Comp./Health Ins. Adm. Dixie Perkins Warsaw Youth Bureau Director Andrea Aldinger Attica viii 1 ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING (JANUARY 02, 2013) TUESDAY 2:00 PM The annual organizational meeting of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors was held in the Supervisor’s Chambers in the Wyoming County Government Center, 143 North Main Street, Warsaw, NY with all members present. Also present were Asst. County Attorney, Jim Wujcik; Budget Officer, Janis Cook; Clerk to the Board of Supervisors, Cheryl Ketchum and Deputy Clerk to the Board, Brenda Ferrell. Clerk Ketchum called the meeting to order at 2:03 pm and introduced Wyoming County Veteran, Mr. William A. Ellis to lead in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: William A. Ellis Mr. Ellis’s service to his country comes while serving during the Vietnam War. Mr. Ellis enlisted in the United States Navy on October 28, 1968. He completed his Basic Training at the Great Lakes Naval Station in Michigan and was assigned duties aboard the USS Little Rock. Mr. Ellis worked as a Boatswain Mate on the deck of the USS Little Rock which was part the United Nations Peace Keeping Force and patrolled the waters of the Mediterranean Sea and waters off the coast of Spain and Africa. He returned to the United States and was honorably discharge at the Naval Station in Rhode Island on June 12, 1970 at the rank of Seaman. For his service to his country, Mr. Ellis was awarded: The National Defense Service Medal Following his service to his country, Mr. Ellis returned to this area and went to work at the Oatka Plant in Batavia. He worked as a skilled plant worker for 41 years until his retirement in June of this year. Mr. Ellis serves as Pastor for the Presbyterian Church of Ossian, New York. He enjoys being an artist and working with acrylic paints. Mr. Ellis has been married to his wife Jane for 40 years and they live in the Village of Wyoming. The pledge was said by all. January 02, 2013 2 A certificate of appreciation was presented to Mr. Ellis in honor of his service to his country and also in appreciation of his appearance today. Mr. Ellis thanked the Board of Supervisors and explained the importance of the gesture to lead in the pledge by Veterans. Clerk Ketchum next called for nominations for the Temporary Chairman. Supervisor Patti, T/Attica nominated Supervisor Rogers, T/Pike. Seconded by Supervisor
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