CLERMONT TOWN BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING JANUARY 3, 2008 The Clermont Town Board held its organizational meeting on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. at the Town Hall. Those present were Supervisor Staats, Councilwoman Carol Lent, Councilman Richard Jones and Councilman Chris Nolan. Councilwoman Dianne O’Neal was absent. Others present were Desiree Webber, Elizabeth Mahar, Judith Neary, Garret O'Connor, Laurence Saulpaugh and Charles Larsen. Supervisor Staats opened the meeting with a salute to the flag and welcomed Richard Jones to the Board. See Organizational Chart – Resolutions #1-08 - #38-08 for appointments and designations. The following discussion took place during the organizational meeting: 1. Desiree Webber submitted a letter expressing her interest in the position of dog control officer. She is a resident of Clermont. She stated that she has several ideas, which she would implement. ° Holding dogs for forty-eight hours before transporting to the vet’s office in secure crates. ° Use of a cell phone, so that she can be contacted 24 hours a day. ° An assistant to cover for vacations. ° Community pet food bank ° Voluntary message board through Yahoo groups. (add to town website) ° Confidential Veterinary registry. A motion was made to appoint Desiree Webber for the budgeted amount by Councilwoman Lent, seconded by Councilman Nolan. All in favor. So carried. 2. Discussed asking Betty Jean Harte if she would be interested in being appointed Town Historian to assist Anne Poleschner, Louise Kalin and Gary DeLaurentis. 3. Supervisor Staats would like the committee chairs and co-chairs to make contact during the month and to keep him informed on their progress. 4. Councilman Nolan would like to see the Town website reformatted, as there has been difficulty in the past. Councilwoman Lent says it is difficult getting to the current minutes on the website. 5. On appointment of Nancy Sperry as an alternate on the Planning Board, Councilwoman Lent noted that she has not been interviewed. She has experience, having been the secretary for a number of years. A motion was made by Councilman Jones, seconded by Councilwoman Lent to approve payment of $50.00 per meeting, to be paid to an alternate, when called to attend a meeting. All in favor. So carried. 6. Set Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. to review the books of the Supervisor, Town Clerk, Justices and Tax Collector and review policies, bonds, etc. PAGE 2 CLERMONT TOWN BOARD JANUARY 3, 2008 7. Discussed the balance of the Con Ed Fund. Councilwoman Lent advised to check the ending balance as of December 31, 2006 because nothing has been spent in 2007. 8. Resolution #39-08 – To transfer funds from the Fire District Bank Account in the amount of $3.60 to the Fire District and close the account. Motion to approve by Councilman Nolan, seconded by Councilman Jones. All in favor. So carried. 9. Councilman Jones would like to see the property coverage increased as was discussed at the year-end meeting. By increasing the deductible, we would be able to increase the coverage on the buildings without increasing the premium. Councilwoman Lent thought we were waiting for NYMIR to come out and evaluate the buildings. We should be insured for 90% of the replacement costs. It was agreed to wait for NYMIR to come out. 10. Councilman Nolan would like to request that Kirk Moline from C.T. Male come down and speak to us on any questions we might have about the twenty-acres and the draft analysis plan. He will call and ask him to come down the week of January 21st. A motion was made to adjourn by Councilwoman Lent, seconded by Councilman Jones at 8:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Mary Helen Shannon, RMC Town Clerk