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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WYOMING COUNTY NEW YORK 2014 A. Douglas Berwanger, Chairman Cheryl Ketchum, Clerk Lisa A. Perez, 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 2014. 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: M. Brennan from Middlebury, K. Koerner from Pike, and A. Herrick from Eagle Second row: Congressman Chris Collins, Vanessa McCormick (T/Java), Sandy King (T/ Pike), Ellen Grant (T/Bennington), Joseph Kushner (T/Eagle), Rebecca Ryan (T/Warsaw ~ Vice Chairman of the Board) Third row: John Knab (T/Sheldon), James Brick (T/Perry), Edward Horton (T/Gainesville), Daniel Leuer (T/Middlebury), Janis Cook (Budget & Reimbursement Officer), Jean Totsline (T/Genesee Falls), Susan May (T/Orangeville) Fourth row: A. Douglas Berwanger (T/Arcade ~ Chairman of the Board), Lisa Perez (Deputy Board Clerk), John Copeland (T/Wethersfield), Cheryl Ketchum (Board Clerk), Stephen Tarbell (T/Castile), Jerry Davis (T/Covington, Michael Smart (T/Attica), James Wujcik (County Attorney), Chris Zeltman (Congressman Collins’ Office), Patrick Brennan (County Consultant) iii Contents 2014 Supervisors for Wyoming County……………………....……….……….iv 2014 Board of Supervisors Standing Committees…………….………………...v Officers for Wyoming County ………………………………………..……......vi January 2, Annual Organizational Meeting……………………..………..…......1 January 14, Regular Session……………………………………..………..…....14 February 11, Regular Session…………………………………..…………....…59 March 11, Regular Session…………………………………...……..….…..…101 March 26, Special Session…………………………………………………….140 April 8, Regular Session……………………………………...….……..……..143 May 13, Regular Session……………………………………..…………....….165 June 10, Regular Session…………………………………….……………......199 June 18, Special Session……………………………………..…………….….224 July 8, Regular Session……………………………………….…………….....229 August 12, Regular Session………………………………….…..………..…..258 September 9, Regular Session……………………………….…………….….280 October 14, Regular Session………………………………….…………........299 November 12, Regular Session……………………………….………………394 November 25, Special Session……………………………….………….……434 December 9, Regular Session………………………………….……….……..451 Index………………………………………………………….…………….....496 iv 2014 Supervisors for Wyoming County TOWN SUPERVISOR PHONE Arcade A. DOUGLAS BERWANGER 492-3798 6608 E. Arcade Road, Arcade, NY 14009 492-4685 Ofc. Attica MICHAEL E. SMART 861-0457 PO Box 215, Attica, NY 14011 Bennington ELLEN GRANT 937-9913 134 Clinton Street, Alden, NY 14004 591-2157 Ofc. Castile STEPHEN C. 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 EDWARD HORTON 492-5800 5898 School Rd., Castile, NY 14427 Genesee Falls JEAN M. TOTSLINE 468-2748 6940 River Rd., Portageville, NY 14536 Java VANESSA MCCORMICK 457-3233 2436 McCormick Rd., North Java, NY 14113 Middlebury DANIEL P. LEUER 495-6804 712 Transit Rd., Wyoming, NY 14591 Orangeville SUSAN MAY 786-5508 2916 Orangeville Ctr. Rd., Warsaw, NY 14569 786-2883 Ofc. Perry JAMESR.BRICK 237-2472 7618 Route 20A, Perry, NY 14530 237-2241 Ofc. Pike SANDRA KING 493-5140 4643 Safford Rd., Gainesville, NY 14066 Sheldon JOHN H. 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 F. COPELAND 322-8800 5888 Sheppard Rd., Bliss, NY 14024 v Wyoming County Board of Supervisors 2014 Standing Committees *Effective January 02, 2014 FINANCE COMMITTEE Kushner, Brick, Tarbell, Davis, Totsline, Leuer, Knab, Ryan, Copeland AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE Brick, Knab, Dixon, McCormick, May, King, Copeland AUDIT COMMITTEE Knab, Davis, Smart, Grant, Tarbell, Kushner, Dixon HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE Tarbell, Grant, Smart, Kushner, Totsline, Leuer, King, Copeland HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Totsline, Ryan, Smart, Grant, Davis, Kushner, Dixon, King, Knab, Copeland PLANNING COMMITTEE Leuer, Davis, McCormick, May, Brick, King, Ryan GREEN ENERGY COMMITTEE May, Knab, McCormick, Brick. King, Copeland PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE Ryan, Totsline, Tarbell, Kushner, McCormick, May PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Copeland, Tarbell, Grant, Davis, Dixon, Leuer, May, Brick, Ryan PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Davis, Grant, Smart, Kushner, Dixon, Totsline, Leuer, 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 ~ 2014 US Congressman, 27th District Chris Collins Williamsville NYS Senator, 59th District Patrick M. Gallivan Warsaw NYS Assemblyman, 147th District David DiPietro East Aurora Republican Comm. Chairman James Schlick Darien Democratic Comm. Chairman Harold Bush Gainesville Board of Supervisors, Chairman A. Douglas Berwanger Arcade Board of Supervisors, Vice Chair Rebecca Ryan Warsaw 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 Neil Williams Arcade Renee Hill Attica Jennifer Prutsman-Pfeiffer Darien Center County Attorney James Wujcik Attica County Clerk Rhonda Pierce Wethersfield County Judge Michael Mohun Cowlesville County Judge Michael F. Griffith Warsaw District Attorney Donald G. O’Geen Warsaw Election Commissioners James Schlick, Rep. Bennington Anna Mae Balmas, Dem. Castile Fire & Building Code Officer Donald Roberts Pike vii 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 Nancy Balbick Middlebury Office for the Aging Director Andrea Aldinger Attica Planning & Development. Dir. William Daly Geneseo (effective 08/12/2014) County Planner Arthur Buckley Bennington Planning Board Chairman Dana Grover Perry Probation Director Joan Kibler Varysburg Public Defender Norman P. Effman Warsaw Real Property Tax Serv. Director James Kirsch Sheldon Records Retention, Director Gail Royce Warsaw Sheriff Gregory Rudolph Attica Social Services Commissioner David Rumsey Stafford Traffic Safety Secretary Joseph Heller, Jr. Attica Treasurer CherylMayer Pike Veterans’ Services Director Gary Cousins Warsaw (through 09/14/2014) Veterans’ Services Director Rick Perez Perry (effective 09/15/2014) 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 TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014 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 at 2:05 pm. Clerk Ketchum invited Supervisors Berwanger, T/Arcade and Grant, T/Bennington to escort newly elected Attica Town Supervisor, Michael Smart to his seat. Supervisors Totsline, T/Genesee Falls and Leuer, T/Middlebury were asked to escort newly elected Java Town Supervisor, Vanessa McCormick to her seat. Supervisors Brick, T/Perry and Knab, T/Sheldon were then asked to escort newly elected Pike Town Supervisor, Sandra King to her seat. Once the newly elected Supervisors were seated apologies were made for today’s Veteran, Dana E. Perrine. It was determined that the weather must have kept him from being able to attend. Newly elected Sheriff, Greg Rudolph agreed to lead in the pledge in Mr. Perrine’s absence. The pledge was said by all. Father Joe Gullo of St. Mary’s Church in East Arcade provided the invocation. Judge M. Griffith administered the oath of office to the Board of Supervisors. The Clerk then called for nominations for Temporary Chairman over today’s proceedings. Supervisor Berwanger, T/Arcade nominated Supervisor Brick, T/Perry. Seconded by Supervisor Ryan, T/Warsaw. As there were no other nominations Supervisor Grant moved that the nominations be closed, the motion was seconded by Supervisor Davis. A roll call vote was taken with the following results: Ayes: (1599); Noes: (0); Absent: (0) Abstain: (0); Supervisor Brick was declared Temporary Chairman over today’s proceedings. Judge M. Griffith administered the oath of Office to the Temporary Chairman. Temporary Chairman Brick thanked his fellow Supervisors for the honor of presiding over today’s proceedings as Temporary Chair and acknowledged the 8 years that retired Town of Pike Supervisor, Larry Rogers held the post. He then called for nominations for Chairman of the Board