PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY NEW YORK 2010 Printed by Book1One LLC, Rochester, NY CONTENTS Officers of the Board .......................................................................................... III Legislators .................................................................................................... IV Standing Committees......................................................................................... V County Officials ................................................................................................. VI Members of Boards and Agencies .................................................................. VIII Session Minutes: January 4 (Organization Meeting) ............................................................ 1 January 11 ............................................................................................. 17 January 25 ............................................................................................. 22 February 5 .............................................................................................. 34 February 22 ............................................................................................ 44 March 8 .................................................................................................. 51 March 22 ................................................................................................ 57 April 12 ................................................................................................... 68 April 26 ................................................................................................... 83 May 10 ................................................................................................. 100 May 24 ................................................................................................. 110 June 14 ................................................................................................ 120 June 28 ................................................................................................ 144 July 12 .................................................................................................. 158 July 22 .................................................................................................. 163 August 9 ............................................................................................... 174 August 23 ............................................................................................. 181 September 13....................................................................................... 191 September 27....................................................................................... 199 October 12 ........................................................................................... 212 October 25 ........................................................................................... 219 November 8 ......................................................................................... 235 November 10 (Budget Hearing) ........................................................... 249 November 22........................................................................................ 254 December 13........................................................................................ 266 December 27........................................................................................ 284 Certification for Printing Journal ...................................................................... 306 Annual Reports ............................................................................................... 307 Mortgage Tax Apportionment Tables .............................................................. 380 Workers' Compensation Budget & Cost Apportionment ................................. 382 Legislators' Compensation Table .................................................................... 384 Tax Tables .................................................................................................. 385 Towns: Salaries of Officers ............................................................................... 389 Summaries of Budgets ......................................................................... 390 County Budget ................................................................................................ 396 General Index ................................................................................................. 463 Numerical Listing of Resolutions ..................................................................... 497 II OFFICERS OF THE BOARD CURTIS W. CRANDALL, Chairman Belfast, New York JOHN E. MARGESON, County Administrator Scio, New York BRENDA RIGBY RIEHLE, Clerk of the Board Belmont, New York ADELE FINNEMORE, Journal Clerk & Deputy Clerk Scio, New York III ALLEGANY COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS FOR 2010 DISTRICT I Curtis W. Crandall (R) (Chairman) ............................................................. Belfast Theodore L. Hopkins (R) (Majority Leader) ............................................. Fillmore (Emergency Interim Successor) David T. Pullen, Esq. (R) ......................................................................... Fillmore DISTRICT II Dwight (Mike) Healy (R) ........................................................................... Belmont Frederick Sinclair (R) ..................................................................................... Scio Norman G. Ungermann, Jr. (R) .................................................................... Cuba DISTRICT III Glenn R. Benson (R)............................................................................ Whitesville Donald L. Cady (R) .................................................................................... Bolivar Dwight R. Fanton (R) (Vice Chairman) .................................................. Wellsville DISTRICT IV Kevin S. LaForge (I) ............................................................................... Wellsville Timothy J. O‟Grady (R) .......................................................................... Wellsville Daniel Russo (R) .................................................................................. Wellsville DISTRICT V Douglas D. Burdick (R) ................................................................... Alfred Station Philip B. Curran (R) ......................................................................... Alfred Station Aaron M. McGraw (R) ..................................................................... Alfred Station (R) - Republican (I) - Independent IV STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 2010 1. COURT FACILITIES AND COUNTY SPACE NEEDS: Chairman: Pullen; Vice Chairman: Fanton Committee Members: Benson, Cady, Curran, Russo 2. HUMAN SERVICES: Chairman: Burdick; Vice Chairman: Russo Committee Members: Cady, LaForge, Sinclair 3. PERSONNEL: Chairman: O‟Grady; Vice Chairman: Burdick Committee Members: Benson, Cady, Fanton, Pullen, Ungermann NEGOTIATIONS AD HOC COMMITTEE: (Personnel Sub-Committee) Chairman: Pullen; Committee Members: O‟Grady 4. PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Chairman: Sinclair; Vice Chairman: Pullen Committee Members: Curran, Healy, Hopkins, LaForge, McGraw, O‟Grady COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY AD HOC COMMITTEE: (P&ED Sub-Committee) Chairman: Pullen; Committee Members: Healy, Mike Johnsen, Jerry Scott ENERGY & RESOURCES AD HOC COMMITTEE: (P&ED Sub-Committee) Chairman: LaForge; Committee Members: Benson, Sinclair 5. PUBLIC SAFETY: Chairman: Healy; Vice Chairman: Benson Committee Members: Burdick, Hopkins, McGraw, Russo 6. PUBLIC WORKS: Chairman: Fanton; Vice Chairman: O‟Grady Committee Members: Curran, Healy, Hopkins, McGraw, Ungermann 7. WAYS & MEANS: Chairman: Hopkins; Vice Chairman: Fanton Committee Members: Burdick, Healy, LaForge, O‟Grady, Pullen, Sinclair BUDGET COMMITTEE: (Ways & Means Sub-Committee) Chairman: Hopkins; Vice Chairman: Fanton Committee Members: Cady, Curran, LaForge, O‟Grady V COUNTY OFFICIALS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY FOR 2010 Aging, Office for the, Director .......................................................................... Kimberley Toot Board of Legislators, Chairman .................................................................. Curtis W. Crandall Board of Legislators, Clerk of the Board .................................................. Brenda Rigby Riehle Deputy Clerk of the Board ........................................................................ Adele Finnemore Community Services Agency Director ..................................................... Robert W. Anderson Coroners ................................................................................................ Maynard (Bud) Baker .................................................................................................... Theodore E. Crowell ................................................................................................................. Mark Rinker ...................................................................................................... L. Herbert Williams County Administrator .................................................................................. John E. Margeson Deputy County Administrator .................................................................... Mitchell M. Alger County Attorney ............................................................................................ Thomas A. Miner 1st Assistant County Attorney .............................................................