PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WYOMING COUNTY NEW YORK 2010 A. Douglas Berwanger, Chairman Cheryl Ketchum, Clerk Brenda Ferrell, Deputy Clerk Eric T. Dadd, 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 2010. s/ A. D. Berwanger Chairman, Board of Supervisors s/ Cheryl J. Ketchum Clerk, Board of Supervisors Wyoming County Board of Supervisors Left to right, front row: Joseph Kushner (T/Eagle), Sally Meeder (T/Middlebury), Ellen Grant (T/Bennington), Rebecca Ryan (T/Warsaw), Brenda Ferrell (Deputy Board Clerk), Susan May (T/Orangeville), Janis Cook (Budget & Reimbursement Officer), Jean Totsline (T/Genesee Falls), Cheryl Ketchum (Board Clerk). Second row: James Fleischman (T/Java), A. Douglas Berwanger (T/Arcade)(Chairman of the Board), John Knab (T/Sheldon), Jerry Davis (T/Covington)(Vice Chairman of the Board), James Brick (T/Perry), Eric Dadd (County Attorney), E. Joseph Gozelski (T/Castile), Doug Patti (T/Attica), Harold Bush (T/Gainesville), Larry Rogers (T/ Pike), John Copeland (T/Wethersfield) i Contents 2010 Supervisors for Wyoming County……………….……iii 2010 Board of Supervisors Standing Committees…………..iv Officers for Wyoming County……………………………….v January 4, Annual Organizational Meeting……………….…1 January 12, Regular Session……………….……………….18 February 5, Regular Session……………….……………….80 March 9, Regular Session……………….…………………149 April 13, Regular Session……………….…………………195 May 11, Regular Session……………….………………….246 May 25, Special Session……………….…………………..302 June 8, Regular Session……………….……………………306 July 13, Regular Session……………….…………………..358 August 17, Regular Session………………………………..398 September 14, Regular Session……………………………427 October 12, Regular Session………………………………461 November 9, Regular Session……………………………..494 November 23, Special Session…………………………….565 December 14, Regular Session…………………………….579 Index……………………………………………………….639 ii 2010 Supervisors for Wyoming County TOWN SUPERVISOR PHONE Arcade A. DOUGLAS BERWANGER 492-3798 6608 E. Arcade Road, Arcade, NY14009 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 E. JOSEPH GOZELSKI 493-2218 6175 E. Lake Rd., PO Box 331, Silver Springs, NY 14550 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 HAROLD BUSH 786-2403 PO Box 456, 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 SALLY MEEDER 786-2304 1230 Dale Rd., Dale, NY 14039 Orangeville SUSAN MAY 786-5508 2916 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 iii Wyoming County Board of Supervisors 2010 Standing Committees *Effective January 04, 2010 FINANCE COMMITTEE Davis, Rogers, Brick, Gozelski, Knab, Kushner, Meeder, Patti, Totsline AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE Gozelski, Brick, Copeland, Davis, Grant, May, Meeder, Rogers AUDIT COMMITTEE Bush, Davis, Fleischman, Kushner, Ryan, Totsline HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE Meeder, May, Brick, Copeland, Fleischman, Kushner, Ryan, Totsline HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Totsline, Rogers, Bush, Davis, Fleischman, Kushner, Meeder, Patti, Ryan PLANNING COMMITTEE Fleischman, Knab, Brick, Copeland, Davis, Gozelski, Grant, May, Meeder, Rogers GREEN ENERGY COMMITTEE Knab, May, Brick, Copeland, Davis, Gozelski, Grant PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE Kushner, Totsline, Bush, Gozelski, May, Patti, Ryan PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Rogers, Copeland, Brick, Bush, Fleischman, Gozelski, Knab, Patti PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Patti, Grant, Brick, Bush, Davis, Gozelski, Knab, Kushner The Chairman of the Board shall be an Ex-Officio Member of all committees with the right to vote iv Officers for Wyoming County - 2010 Animal Control Officer Justa D. Goodell Castile Board of Elections Commissioners James Schlick (R) Bennington Anna Mae Balmas (D) Castile Board of Supervisors, Chairman A. Douglas Berwanger Arcade Board of Supervisors, Vice Chair Jerry Davis Covington Board of Supervisors, Clerk Cheryl Ketchum Eagle Buildings & Grounds (CIP) Superintendent Dennis Halstead arsaw Buildings & Grounds (Co. Bldgs.) Superintendent Daryl Rogers Java Budget Officer/Reimbursements Janis Cook Warsaw Civil Service Administrator Marjorie E. Downs Perry 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 Eric T. Dadd Attica County Clerk Rhonda Pierce Wethersfield County Court Judge Mark H. Dadd Attica County Court Judge Michael F. Griffith Warsaw CountyTreasurer CherylMayer Pike District Attorney Gerald L. Stout Warsaw Fire & Building Code Officer Donald Roberts Pike Fire & Emergency Mgmt. Dir. Anthony Santoro Attica v Health Dept. Commissioner Gregory Collins, DO,MPH Avon Highway Superintendent Todd Gadd Cowlesville Historian Doris A. Bannister Middlebury Hospital Administrator Ronald Krawiec Hamburg Information Technology Dir. Todd MacConnell Warsaw Mental Health Director Stephen Snell, LCSW Rochester Office for the Aging Director Andrea Aldinger Attica Planning & Development. Dir. Drew Shapiro Getzville Planning Board Chairman Dana Grover Perry Probation Director Joan Kibler Warsaw Public Defender Norman P. Effman Warsaw Real Property Tax Serv. Director Richard Dean, Jr. CCD Castile Records Retention, Director Gail Royce Warsaw Sheriff Farris Heimann Attica Social Services Commissioner David Rumsey Stafford Traffic Safety Secretary Joseph Heller, Jr. Attica 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 Republican Comm. Chairman Gordon Brown Warsaw Democratic Comm. Chairman Harold Bush Gainesville vi 1 ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2010 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 Town of Pike Supervisor, Larry Rogers as the Veteran leading in the pledge to the flag. The pledge was said by all. Clerk Ketchum invited Supervisors Knab and Copeland to escort newly elected Warsaw Town Supervisor, Rebecca Ryan to her seat. Once Supervisor Ryan was seated Judge Mark Dadd administered the oath of office to the Board of Supervisors. The Clerk then called for nominations for the Temporary Chairman. Supervisor Gozelski 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 Ryan. A roll call vote was taken with the following results: Ayes: (1596); 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 his fellow Supervisors, County Officials, Department Heads, County Staff, Media Representatives, Family, Friends and guests of the 2010 Organizational Meeting 2 Annual Organizational Meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Rogers welcomed newly elected Town of Warsaw Supervisor, Becky Ryan. He extended a thank you to the Board for their continued confidence in his ability to conduct the meeting in the Temporary Chairman’s capacity. He then called for nominations for Permanent Chairman of the Board. Supervisor Kushner nominated Supervisor Berwanger; seconded by Supervisor Patti. As there were no other nominations Supervisor Brick moved that the nominations be closed, the motion was seconded by Supervisor Ryan. A roll call vote was taken with the following results: Ayes: (1596); Noes: (0); Absent: (0); Abstain: (0); Temporary Chairman Rogers declared Supervisor Berwanger as Permanent Chairman of the Board for the year 2010. Judge Mark Dadd administered the oath of Office to the Permanent Chairman. Before taking the Chairman’s seat, Chairman Berwanger introduced his mother, Tree (Theresa) who will be 93 years of age this year. He stated that she still likes an occasional martini and pinochle. He introduced his sister Julie Braun and thanked her for being there today to assist in his swearing in. Chairman Berwanger called for nominations for Vice- Chairman of the Board. Supervisor Totsline nominated Supervisor Davis. Seconded by Supervisor Rogers. As there were no other nominations, Supervisor May moved that nominations be