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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WYOMING COUNTY NEW YORK 2008 A. Douglas Berwanger, Chairman Cheryl Ketchum, Clerk Brenda Ferrell, Deputy Clerk Eric T. Dadd, County Attorney i WYOMING COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Left to right, front row: Cheryl Ketchum (Board Clerk), Susan May (T/Oran- geville), Ellen Grant (T/Bennington), Joseph Kushner (T/Eagle), Brenda Ferrell (Deputy Clerk), James Brick (T/Perry). Second row: Jean Totsline (Genesee Falls), Sally Meeder (Middlebury) Joseph Gozelski (T/Castile), John Knab (T/ Sheldon), Harold Bush (Gaineseville), Eric Dadd (County Attorney). Third row: James Fleischman (T/Java), Ron Smith (T/Warsaw), Larry Rogers (T/Pike), A. Douglas Berwanger (T/Arcade,),( Chairman), Doug Patti (T/Attica), John Copeland (Wethersfield), Jerry Davis (T/Covington), (Vice Chairman). ii Contents 2008 Supervisors for Wyoming County iv 2008 Board of Supervisors Standing Committees v Officers for Wyoming County vi January 2, Annual Organizational Meeting 1 February 12, Regular Session 16 March 11, Regular Session 42 April 8, Regular Session 72 May 13, Regular Session 96 June 10, Regular Session 124 July 8, Regular Session 147 August 12, Regular Session 193 September 9, Regular Session 220 October 14, Regular Session 247 November 12, Regular Session 268 November 26, Special Session 308 December 9, Regular Session 352 December 19, Special Session 313 December 30, Special Session 355 Index 502 iii 2008 Supervisors for Wyoming County TOWN SUPERVISOR PHONE Arcade A. DOUGLAS BERWANGER 492-3798 6608 E. Arcade Road, Arcade, NY 14009 Off. 492-4685 Attica DOUGLAS PATTI 591-2934 333 E. Main Street, Attica, NY 14011 Bennington ELLEN GRANT 937-9913 134 Clinton Street, Alden, NY 14004 Castile E. JOSEPH GOZELSKI 493-2218 6175 E. Lake Road, P.O. Box 331 Silver Springs, NY 14550 Covington JERRY DAVIS 584-3162 7414 Court Rd., P.O. Box 445 Pavilion, NY 14525 Eagle JOSEPH KUSHNER 322-7730 3468 E. Main St., Bliss NY 14024 Gainesville HAROLD BUSH 786-2403 4579 Miller Road, Silver Springs, NY 14550 Genesee Falls JEAN TOTSLINE 468-2748 6940 River Rd., Portageville, NY 14536 Java JAMESFLEISCHMAN 492-4560 1947 Chaffee Rd., Arcade, NY 14009 Middlebury SALLY MEEDER 786-2304 4631 Gay Rd., Warsaw, NY 14569 Orangeville SUE MAY 786-5508 2916 Orangeville Center Rd., Warsaw, NY 14569 Perry JAMESBRICK 237-2472 7618 Route 20A., Perry, NY 14530 Off. 237-2241 Pike LARRY ROGERS 493-5737 P.O. Box 82, Pike, NY 14130-0082 Off. 493-5140 iv Sheldon JOHN KNAB 535-7252 2246 Thomas Road, Varysburg, NY 14167 535-7644 Warsaw RONALD SMITH 786-2188 4553 Route 20A, Warsaw, NY 14569 Off. 786-2800 Wethersfield JOHN COPELAND . 322-8800 5888 Sheppard Rd., Bliss, NY 14024 v Wyoming County Board of Supervisors 2008 Standing Committees Effective January 2, 2008 FINANCE COMMITTEE: Davis, Rogers, Gozelski, Knab, Kushner, Meeder, Patti, Smith, Totsline AUDIT COMMITTEE: Bush, Davis, Kushner, Smith, Totsline, Fleischman HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE: Meeder, Kushner, Brick, Copeland, Grant, Fleischman, May, Totsline HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE: Totsline, Smith, Rogers, Bush, Davis, Fleischman, Knab, Kushner, Meeder, Patti PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE: Kushner, Totsline, Knab, Bush, Gozelski, May, Patti, Smith PLANNING COMMITTEE: Fleischman, Knab, Brick, Copeland, Davis, Gozelski, Grant, May, Meeder, Rogers AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE: Gozelski, Brick, Copeland, Davis, Grant, May, Meeder, Rogers PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE: Patti, Grant, Bush, Brick, Davis, Gozelski, Kushner, Knab, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE: Rogers, Copeland, Brick, Bush, Fleischman, Knab, Patti, Smith GREEN ENERGY SUB-COMMITTEE: Knab, May, Brick, Copeland, Davis, Gozelski, Grant The Chairman of the Board shall be an Ex-Officio Member of all committees with the right to vote. vi Officers for Wyoming County - 2008 Congressmen, 27th District Chris Lee Williamsville Senator, 59th District Dale M. Volker Depew Assemblyman, 147th District Daniel Burling Warsaw Republican Comm. Chairman Gordon Brown Warsaw Democratic Comm. Chairman Harold Bush Gainesville County Judge Mark H. Dadd Attica County Judge Michael F. Griffith Warsaw Board of Supervisors, Chairman A. Douglas Berwanger Arcade Board of Supervisors, Clerk Cheryl Ketchum Eagle Civil Service Commission Sandra Domnissey Warsaw Timothy Moran Attica Thomas Dutton Eagle Commissioner of Jurors Marianne E. Kelly Perry Coroners Michael Smith Wyoming William Stranahan Attica Neil Williams Arcade Renee Hill Attica County Attorney Eric T. Dadd Attica County Clerk Richard Harrison Arcade Rhonda Pierce Bliss District Attorney Gerald L. Stout Warsaw Animal Control Officer Justa D. Goodell Castile Planning & Development Dir. Drew Shapiro Getzville Election Commissioners James Schlick, Rep. Bennington Anna Mae Balmas, Dem. Strykersville Dir. of Fire & Emergency Management Anthony Santoro Attica vii Fire & Building Code Officer Dennis Halstead Perry Grant Writers Stuart Brown Fairport J. O’Connell Clarence Ann McDonnell Elma Health Dept. Commissioner Dr. Gregory Collins Avon Highway Superintendent Todd Gadd Attica Historian Doris A. Bannister Middlebury Hospital Administrator Ronald Krawiec Hamburg Mental Health Director Stephen Snell Rochester Office for the Aging Director Andrea Aldinger Attica Planning Board Chairman W. Jerome Smith Warsaw Probation Director Anne Herod Varysburg Public Defender Norman P. Effman Warsaw Real Property Tax Serv. Director Richard L. Dean, Jr. C.C.D. Castile Records Retention, Director Gail Royce Warsaw Sheriff Farris Heimann Attica Social Services Commissioner Deborah Schmitt Perry Traffic Safety Secretary Joseph Heller, Jr. Attica Treasurer CherylMayer Pike Veterans’ Services Director Gary Cousins Warsaw Weights & Measures Director James Marley Worker’s Comp./Health Ins. Adm. Dixie Perkins Warsaw Youth Bureau Director Andrea Aldinger Attica viii Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors 1 ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008 2:00 PM The annual organization meeting of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors was held in the Supervisor’s Chamber, Government Center, 143 North Main Street, Warsaw, NY with all members present. Clerk to the Board, Mrs. Cheryl Ketchum, called the meeting to order and introduced Wyoming County Veteran, Mr. William Ray Smith, Jr. to lead in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: WILLIAM RAY SMITH, JR. Mr. Smith’s service to his country comes while serving during the Vietnam War. He was inducted into the United States Army on November 30, 1965 and then completed Basic Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey and Advance Individual Training at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds where he became qualified as a Light & Heavy Vehicle Operator/Mechanic. Mr. Smith was then shipped overseas and spent the next 13 months assigned to the 79th Transportation Battalion. Most of his tour was TDY-(Temporary Duty) supporting the 1st and 25th Infantry Division as an APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) Operator running convoys along “Highway 1” and to and from the Cambodian border. Mr. Smith returned to the United States and was honorably discharged at Ft. Lewis, Washington at the rank of Specialist 4th Class. For his service to his country, Mr. Smith was awarded: The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal The Vietnam Campaign Medal Mr. Smith returned to this area and took advantage of the GI Bill by enrolling at Roberts Wesleyan College with a major in Education. He transferred to SUNY Brockport to complete his program and graduate in 1971 with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Education and Sociology as well as a Principal’s Certificate. He spent about a year teaching at the Genesee County BOCES and then went to work for the New York State Department of Corrections in Attica as a teacher. While working at the Attica Correctional Facility, Mr. Smith held the position of Education Supervisor until 1985 and then transferred to Wyoming Correctional in the same position until the year 2000. Mr. Smith then took a position as Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Programs at Groveland Correctional. He became Deputy Superintendent of January 2, 2008 2 Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors Programs and held this position at Sing Sing Correctional, Orleans Correctional, and Wende Correctional. Mr. Smith retired in June of this year with 35 years of State Service. Mr. Smith enjoys hiking, biking, and camping. He has been married for 39 years to his wife, Elizabeth, and they have 3 grown daughters. They presently live in the Town of Attica. The pledge was said by all. A certificate of appreciation was presented to Mr. Smith in honor of his service to his country and also to commemorate his appearance today. Clerk Ketchum stated that another custom of this Board is to offer Veterans an opportunity to address the Board. Mr. Smith thanked the Board and stated that it was indeed his privilege to lead in the pledge. Judge Mark Dadd administered the oath of Office to the sixteen Supervisors that make up the Board of Supervisors. The Clerk then called for nominations for the Temporary Chairman. Supervisor Patti nominated Supervisor Rogers. Seconded by Supervisor Grant. As there were no other nominations Supervisor Grant moved that the nominations be closed, the motion was seconded by Supervisor Smith. A roll call vote was taken with the following results: Ayes: (1618); Noes: (0); Absent: (0) Abstain: (0); Supervisor Rogers was declared Temporary Chairman. Judge Mark Dadd administered the oath of Office to the Temporary Chairman. Temporary Chairman Rogers welcomed all to the 2008 Annual Organizational Meeting and thanked the Board for their confidence in