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would like to call the meeting to order

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at 1003.
could we please stand for the pledge of

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allegiance by supervisor bruno

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the united states to the republic for
which it stands

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one nation indivisible with liberty and
justice for all

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we'll start with the roll call

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mr conover here mr leggett here
mr diamond mr mcdevitt here

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miss framer here mr bruno here
mr driscoll here mrs frazier here

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ms smith miss hogan here
mr dickinson here mr marlena

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here mr straus here mr wilde
mr mcgowan here mr beatty here

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mr thomas here sheffler here
mr garrity here chairman sieber

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president
established thank you may i have a

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motion to approve the minutes from the
december 18th board meeting

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and from the january 8th organizational
meeting

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that motion is made by super supervisor
mcgowan second by supervisor bremer

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all those in favor

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of me

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thank you uh supervisor smith i
appreciate that one extension

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at this point in time with when our
federal and state elected leaders join

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us i'll defer the floor
over to them they have an incredibly

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busy schedule today
so out of consideration for their uh

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schedule and also
the busy schedule we have in front of us

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i would ask that you please hold your
questions

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we will hear from them a quick update
and of course would encourage you to

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reach out to them individually
in the coming days as well so let me

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know

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happiest woman stephanie thank you for
joining us this morning the floor is

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yours
thank you congresswoman sieber and thank

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you to all of the
members of the board in warren county i

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am currently driving back from
washington dc to the district for

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district events this weekend so that's
the

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background noise and background view
here today i wanted to make a couple of

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statements first
on the very horrific events that

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occurred last week at the united states
capital

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so first i want to make very clear that
i condemn the violence and the

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destruction
that occurred at the united states

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capital i was on the house floor
it was an incredibly scary moment for

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the entire american people
their actions were un-american americans

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of course have the right
constitutionally to peacefully protest

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they do not have the right
to commit violence and destruction of

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federal property
and we are working with law enforcement

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to ensure that they are prosecuted to
the fullest extent of the law

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i also want to thank our u.s capitol
police for their

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tremendous service and courage we lost
one capital police officer in the line

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of duty
at during the events and another police

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officer
subsequent who was lost in the line of

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duty
we are committed to working with our law

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enforcement to ensure that they have the
resources we need

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as we are headed towards the inaugural
for president-elect biden

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our focus is making sure that we have a
safe and secure inauguration

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and then get back to the people's work i
also wanted to provide an update on the

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coveted relief package
and resources that will be received by

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the residents small businesses
and other important federal funds going

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to the north country and
across the congressional district so in

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december
after many many months we finally broke

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through the gridlock and passed the
covert relief package and there were a

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number of provisions that are going to
be really important for our community

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so number one for our school districts
there's four billion dollars

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of elementary and secondary school
relief

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fund and that will go to local school
districts it has to go to the school

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districts by law by january 2022
so there's one year for those funds to

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be allocated across the district in
addition there is federal support

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for uh independent schools so the
non-public schools in the district as

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well
they have also struggled for new york

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state d.o.t
infrastructure projects there was 400

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million dollars
included in the legislation warren

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county has benefited from previous
rounds of infrastructure funding and

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we're going to make sure that
much of those funds come to the district

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higher education
obviously the importance of suny

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adirondack is critical
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million dollars to our higher ed
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receiving 4.8 million
we are working with uh president duffy

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uh and in close communication with her
team in addition their support for

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child care through the community block
development grant

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program and then additional funds for
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on top of the announcement i made in
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100 nearly 100 million dollars
that new york is going to receive

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through the rural broadband
fund that we were not initially eligible

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for
and i work for the fcc to make us

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eligible i've spoken with many of the
town supervisors

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in warren county about specific uh
localities and neighborhoods and

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locations where
that build out process will begin so

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without rachel we have a lot of work
ahead of us i will turn it back over to

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you thanks for the opportunity to give
an update

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thank you congresswoman stefanik and we
certainly appreciate your efforts and

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advocacy on our behalf
at this time i'd like to welcome

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assemblyman
matt simpson it's nice to see you back

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now on the floor is yours
well thank you and i want to

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congratulate uh
you chairwoman sieber on uh

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you know uh being the chairwoman of the
board for uh 2021

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and uh i want to congratulate all of you
in the new year and

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you know i'm i'm missing uh with covid
i'm not seeing you all as much as i have

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in the past but we i can assure you
we've been in our office

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uh working diligently in response to
the many calls around covid one of the

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issues that is really
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confusion
around how to you know

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secure an appointment for a vaccination
or where do you go

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and how do you call and um right now i'm
going to give you a number because this

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is
uh the main state number to call

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for appointments and vaccinations um
it's 1-833-697-4829

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i was on a call yesterday with the
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uh you know there's limited vaccines
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seven million people in this first phase
that are eligible

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um but i think that uh we need to look
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this group of people a lot of these
seniors

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are having difficulty managing the
information as it's coming through on

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social media it's coming through
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we really need to do a better job
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uh more effectively with these seniors
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you know we deal with computers all day
we deal with uh

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press releases we deal with this
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we have to disseminate this better to uh
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that's what we're working on those are
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of the calls and it really concerns me
you know thinking that people are just

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confused about
where to go how to call who to talk to

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and
when they're going to receive these

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vaccinations
i have um we've had session this past

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two days i had committees i am the

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ranker of social
the social services committee so i'm

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very excited about that
that appointment i'm also on the

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environmental conservation
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committee
and also the tourism arts and sports

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development committee
so uh i'm very busy we are

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i encourage you all to come and visit my
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and uh please reach out to me you know
the i was very encouraged about

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the i just got a message on the phone
number i'll do that after i'm

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done here i was very encouraged about
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that is something that's just so
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um you know especially with this covered
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these seniors not not everybody in the
north country in this district

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has access to these uh social media
posts or the way that this information

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is being disseminated so
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stefanik's work on that and and i'm
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working more and helping
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um i'm looking at my notes so the number
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and with that i've uh i've got to head
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but uh i wish you all well and please
stay in touch if there's anything that i

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can do any of your
um constituents in your towns have any

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questions
you know surrounding covid or any other

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issue
please uh reach out to me my staff and

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myself were
working to deal with those every single

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one of those issues and
i'm very proud so far of how we're

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managing that
so thank you thank you assemblyman

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simpson
and we appreciate your advocacy at the

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state level on our behalf as well
please bear with me this morning we a

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few changes in our agenda
um our first just just moving things

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around
uh our first item that we will be

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doing this morning will come from our
county administrator ryan moore

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with a presentation from our newly
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chair claudia bramer thank you madam
chair uh i'm very proud to announce the

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uh january 2021 employee of the month
and our employee of the month uh this

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this month
is assistant director of public health

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pat belden and she was nominated
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health director janelle jones
i'd like to read first from the

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nomination that
janelle has written it is with pleasure

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that i nominate pat belden
assistant director of public health as

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employee of the month
during these unprecedented times pat has

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gone above and beyond
each and every day to meet the needs of

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the residents of warren county
she has worked tirelessly with state

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regional and local stakeholders on
warren county's response

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from early on in the cobig 19 pandemic
the mindset has been we stay until the

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work is done
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morning hours until well in the evening
to ensure that we as a county are on top

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of all the aspects of the kovig 19
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and we are very grateful for her effort
whether it was putting in place the

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local contact tracing team
establishing copic 19 testing public

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education
and most recently vaccine administration

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we are fortunate to have pat among us
leading the charge pat has been with the

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agency since 1990 and she has
demonstrated passion

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dedication leadership and
professionalism for her time with us

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her knowledge experience and efforts
have contributed to the success of

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warren county's response to this
pandemic she has been

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and continues to be an inspiration for
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leading them through each and every day
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and janelle are also an inspiration to
me and to all our other department heads

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and employees and everybody in the
community that has collectively

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responded
so well to this pandemic you uh too are

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irreplaceable you've been at the core
and at the heart of everything that

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we've done and there are never enough
words to thank you for all of that

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so congratulations it is very well
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i just want to reiterate our thanks to
you for all of your work pat and also

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for you janelle
director and assistant director this has

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been an amazing year you guys have
stepped up so much

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and warren county is a highlight of all
the counties in our area and we really

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appreciate your tireless
ongoing work and that of your staff and

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all of the volunteers that you have
brought into the fold as well

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dozens of them thank you so much great
job thank you very much

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and keep up the good work thank you
you're welcome to say anything like

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thank you

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this time i have no doubt that you will
stay standing for just a little bit

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longer as i ask for a standing ovation
and applause and extreme gratitude for

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frank thomas who was our
previous chair of the board and is our

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current budget officer for 2021 please
join me and thank you

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thank you

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supervisor thomas we are not done yet
i am positive that they are not up to

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par to go fishing with you
and i was gonna get you one and i

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thought how much fun would that be
alone so i hope you take

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at this time i'm incredibly proud of the
members of our board

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we've had a change in leadership but
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we've come together unified and i've
heard today

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from our majority leader our minority
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and from craig leggett the supervisor
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who represents our independent and our
um unaffiliated political vote or our

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voters are electric
and we have all come together in

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agreement that we would like to submit a
letter

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on behalf of the board of supervisors to
our community and to our elected leaders

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supervisor leggett is that correct

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thank you minority leader ms bramer that
is my understanding as well thank you

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chairman
thank you and majority leader supervisor

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baby that's spot on that's correct thank
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again i'd like to thank the board and on
behalf of the board i will now read the

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letter into the record

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the warren county board of supervisors
condemns all acts of violence

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the warren county board of supervisors
condemns all the violent and destructive

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acts
done by the people particularly

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those acts that have been perpetrated by
those

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that do not seek peaceful protest and
those that have contributed to the

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violence
and destruction in 2020 and 2021

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including those acts that attack the
capital of the united states of america

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on wednesday january 6 2021.
this implores all judicial and law

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enforcement agencies to administer
swift and sure justice upon all who

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broke the law
and behalf of all victims who suffered

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from the vet
from the acts of violence that occurred

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on that day
and all of those days before us and

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the warren county board of supervisors
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president-elect joseph biden and camilla
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are elected and that the 2020 national
presidential election as determined by

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the united states
electoral college and accepted by the

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u.s congress
just as we have as americans as this

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great country acknowledged
the election results in all previous

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elections
and we express support and gratitude

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to our warren county board of elections
where we all serve

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the great county of warren here at home
and the warren county board of

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supervisors
firmly desire to see a peaceful

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transition
of power on on january 20th 2021

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and ask that all who have been elected
by the people

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for the people support this desire with
their words

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and actions in the same way that we are
committed

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each individual supervisor on this very
board

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to respect communicate and are committed
to the transition here before us today

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on january 15
2021 in our hometown county

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warren county usa and the warren county
board of supervisors

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asked the clerk of the board to send
this letter to

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to of support to senator schumer
gillibrand

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congresswoman congresswoman stefanik
state senators

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stack state assemblyman simpson
and to other persons or entities so

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desired by the board
including but not limited to all elected

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supervisors
and all elected regardless of political

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affiliation
in the county of warren in an effort to

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begin 2021
in unity and justice for all sincerely

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the warren county board of supervisors

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at this time i'd like to move forward to
the state of the county address

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and i'm also going to include our moment
of reflection since i've

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gone all over on our agenda this morning
if we could please take a moment as we

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come together to reflect
and to believe in all of the

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possibilities and hope for the new year
keeping in mind who we work for and

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serve
the citizens of warren county

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collectively we represent a diverse
population

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from our most northern friends and
neighbors in north river to our vibrant

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and iconic city of glenn's falls
especially affectionately known as

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hometown usa
we represent not just one person and not

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just one political party
we represent all 65 000

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and i believe it's 597 individuals in
our community

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let us come together as a board of
supervisors to serve all

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in our beautiful county i stand before
you as the newly elected chairwoman of

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the board
to deliver the state of the county

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address and i would like to
welcome those of you joining us

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virtually members of our board
our employees and our invited guests

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i would also like to especially welcome
my family here today

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please welcome my husband kevin knight
my son dylan

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and my brother and sister-in-law ken and
trudy siever

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with all of my heart i thank you and
your support and your patience does not

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go unnoticed
none of us could have imagined what 2020

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would bring
let alone predict what will lie ahead of

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us for 2021.
i doubt any any one of us would have

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expected
that we would be here wearing masks

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stayed socially distant
all of that would become normal for us

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we would monitor testing
and contact tracing and depending on the

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results
schools and businesses alike would learn

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how to keep going virtually
from kindergartners to grandparents we

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learned that zoom
isn't just a sound that a car makes it

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is how we stay connected with each other
we have endured a lot this year and we

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have learned how to thrive in our chaos
we have discovered how resilient we

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really are as a community
as a country and as the warren county

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board of supervisors
i would like to thank our county team

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this team was led
by supervisor frank thomas county

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administrator ryan moore and our
incredible clerk of the board

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amanda allen and not last
not least but last but not least what

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however this thing is
last but not least thank you don

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our incredible director of public
affairs you are a liaison to the media

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and you continue to play an inter and in
trickle

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you can continue to play one of the most
important roles um

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to show our citizens the most current
information

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and to make safe decisions now beyond
that administration

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our departments have done an
extraordinary job and i cannot think of

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a department that has risen higher to
this relentless challenge

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than our employees in public health
under the very capable leadership of

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janelle jones
i know all of us are grateful for your

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tireless efforts to keep us safe
and lead us to the day when we are all

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vaccinated
thank you doesn't capture the full

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magnitude of our gratitude
all of our department heads have worked

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hard and were disciplined in migrating
their options so that

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there are operations that we could
continue their daily duty

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to our citizens without compromising our
staff's health or public safety

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through this crisis not one employee was
laid off

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and none of our offices stopped
delivering on their responsibilities

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i thank each and every person who works
for this county

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we know it can be hard but please know
how much you are valued

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now admits these challenges you may
expect that we would have terrible news

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financially but that is just not the
case we have received 1.2 percent less

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in sales tax than the prior year
which is reflective of our new york

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state shutdown however our sales tax
still generated a surplus

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of 271 thousand five hundred and seventy
six dollars

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this is a clear credit to our 2020 board
chair

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supervisor thomas budget officer
supervisor gary

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and is very much attributed to our
hard-working treasurer

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mike swann with a change in the chair
and with board leadership i want to

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build on the good work
the good solid work of our budget

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officer from 2020 supervisor thomas
or from 2020 supervisor garrity and

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supervisor thomas
i am happy to report that he will join

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our newly established bipartisanship
leadership team as our budget officer i

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thank him for his leadership
his guidance and his friendship the 2021

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committee assignments were disseminated
to the supervisors yesterday and they

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are now available on our website
each assignment was made with a goal of

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having balanced representation by region
and party and with a goal that we

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develop a cohesive approach
that raises up every corner of our

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county
we are better when we work together and

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we when we raise each other
up we are warren county strong

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no one person will have all of the
answers and just as

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none of us could know what 2020 would
bring

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and we did not know that we were facing
a pandemic

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we do not know what 2021 will bring
but i can promise you this i will make

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sure that every voice
of every member of this board is heard

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because each of you are important to our
success

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i promise to every citizen that you will
be able to see

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our meetings on youtube so you can see
the issues that we are addressing

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the options that we are discussing and
know that your voice can be heard

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i have set up an email for your
suggestions email any idea

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to warren county strong at warren county
ny.gov and while we don't know

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what we will have to face i don't have a
doubt in my mind

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that together we can handle whatever
this year brings

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for we are warren county strong may god
bless our

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county our country and her citizens
thank you

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at this point in time i declare a public
hearing is open for the warren county

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local law number two
of 2021. this is a local law amending

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local law number five of 2009.
it is establishing the office of

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emergency services for warren county
and i request that the clerk read the

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notice of public hearing aloud
privilege of the floor extended to

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anyone wishing to be heard on this
matter

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notices hereby given that the board of
supervisors of the county of war in new

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york is considering the adoption of a
proposed local law number two for the

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year 2021
entitled a local law amending local law

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number five of 2009 establishing the
office

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of emergency services for warren county
notices further given that pursuant to a

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resolution adopted by the board of
supervisors on december 18 2020

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a public hearing will be held by the
board of supervisors on january 15 2021

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at 10 am in the supervisors rooms
at the warren county municipal center

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route 9 queensborough new york at which
time and place

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all persons interested in the matter of
such local law number two for the year

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2021 will be heard concerning saying
no due to the coca-19 pandemic which has

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caused the closure of the warren county
municipal center building to the public

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this hearing will be held by a zoom
video conference

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those wishing to speak during the public
hearing must contact the clerk of the

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board
or to receive an invitation to the

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meeting comments can also be submitted
by mail

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in writing or by email to 1340 state
route 9 lake george new york 12845

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or to allen a at warren county
warrencountyny.gov no later than january

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14
2021 comments can also be made during

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the meeting through the chat feature of
the live stream video offered on warren

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county's youtube page
a copy of said local law is available

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for inspection during regular business
hours by contacting the clerk for the

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board of supervisors
at the above stated address and may be

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viewed on the warren county website
i have not received any comments or

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requests to be included in the gym for
this

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okay uh john lee do you have anything
particular to this

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in the last few minutes on youtube good
morning chairwoman receiver no there is

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nothing on youtube right now related to
this

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public hearing thank you very much
at this time i would call for a report

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from our county administrator
thank you madam chair i have a very

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brief report this morning and that is to
acknowledge the

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employee anniversaries for the month of
january

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with 30 years service in warren county
rebecca hill from the social services

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department
and with 20 years of service to warren

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county wayne farmer
in the sheriff's department we thank

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them both for their dedication and for
their hard work

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and everything that they've contributed
to these citizens of this county

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appreciate it thank you thank you county
administrator more

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carry no further privilege or privilege
of the floor regarding our public

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hearing i will call that public hearing
closed

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at this time i would like to ask our
county attorney mary kasem for

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good morning good morning um i don't
have a substantive report this morning

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however i do want to publicly thank
everyone in my office

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unfortunately i've been out sick since
christmas

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every single person in my office has
stepped up to ensure that our office

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continued to run smoothly and
efficiently

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not only are the people in my office the
most supportive group of individuals

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i've ever worked with
they're the most competent and able

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employees i've ever had the pleasure of
working with

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they not only kept the office running
smoothly but kept my family and i fed

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when we couldn't leave the house
i'm so lucky to work with these people

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every day and the county is extremely
lucky to have them as employees

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this ends my report report for today i'm
excited to be back

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and i'm really hoping 2021 only improves
from here

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thank you county attorney mary jose i
appreciate that

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at this time amanda would you please
read the reading of communications

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yes we have a november 2020 payment in
the amount of

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thousand two hundred forty nine dollars
from capital district regional off track

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vetting
court and the 2020 regional benefit

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distribution installment number one in
the amount of two thousand four hundred

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eight dollars also from the oaktv
thank you ms allen at this point we will

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move on to reading of resolution
resolutions resolution number four was

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distributed to the members of the board
of supervisors

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posted to the warren county website on
january 12th which meant the

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distribution deadline specified in the
current roles of the board and is

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therefore considered to be on the floor
resolution numbers 5 through 21 were

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distributed to the board and posted to
the warren county website on january

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14th
as this did not meet the mailing

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deadline specified in the current rules
of the board a waving of the rules will

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be required to bring these
all of these resolutions to the floor

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okay um call for a motion regarding the
wait we're just gonna have to bear with

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me today because we've got a lot of wave
in the rules

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thank you supervisor garrity emotion
await the rules that second of vice

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supervisor thomas
all those in favor opposed

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okay resolutions five through 21 are now
considered to be on the floor

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thank you is there any discussion
regarding resolutions 5 through 21 from

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members of the board

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hearing none is there any discussion
from members of the public regarding

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resolutions 5 to 21. mr lehmann

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uh no public comment on youtube related
to these resolutions

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are there any roll calls for 5-21

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thank you at this time supervisor hogan
i believe you have a floor resolution

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that is required to come before us today
for requested from you

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i do thank you um
i sent out an email last night to

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everybody
thanks for uh asking for your support

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for
a floor resolution to set a public

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hearing at the time of our february
meeting

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uh there is a short grant
opportunity um that closes on march 5th

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through the cdbg that was brought to my
attention by wayne lamont last night

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in order to apply for this grant which
could fund infrastructure projects

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in various parts of the county uh we
need to have a public hearing

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so we would have to set it today in
order to hold it in february and meet

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the bartender
so i guess we need to promote the rules

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that motion is made by supervisor bramer
seconded by supervisor mcgowan

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any discussion all those in favor
all right opposed that motion carries

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thank you
next we'll need a motion to bring that

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resolution to the floor
the motion is made by supervisor

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mcdevitt seconded by supervisor mcgowan
any discussion

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then all those in favor
that motion carries thank you that

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motion will now or that resolution will
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00:33:15,279 --> 00:33:21,120
waiving rules resolution will be number
22 and the resolution setting

452
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:25,039
in the public hearing will be number 23.
you'll see those in writing after the

453
00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:28,159
meeting supervisor
i'm not sure if you want to take it now

454
00:33:26,559 --> 00:33:31,760
because i don't need a
uh formal resolution but i would like a

455
00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:35,679
motion from the board
to related to the mullins building

456
00:33:33,919 --> 00:33:38,799
demolition
like you can take that now or tell

457
00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:44,399
[Music]
without objection okay thank you i'll

458
00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:48,480
just explain quickly um
the contractor in doing the demolition

459
00:33:46,559 --> 00:33:52,080
has discovered that
more of the materials that were

460
00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:57,039
originally thought could be hauled away
as not asbestos contaminated if they are

461
00:33:55,279 --> 00:34:01,200
able to wash it down
they can haul some of the bricks and

462
00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:04,720
wood that are still kind of intact and
big pieces

463
00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:08,720
but we need to in order for them to do
that we need to submit to the department

464
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:13,280
of labor a request
to amend our variance which means

465
00:34:11,359 --> 00:34:16,639
getting permission from them to not
treat it all as asbestos contaminated so

466
00:34:16,079 --> 00:34:20,480
i would like
emotions from the forest it just has to

467
00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:24,399
be a simple motion i can make the motion
in fact um that we submit that variance

468
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:27,599
request
to the department of labor is that

469
00:34:26,399 --> 00:34:34,079
second
supervisor mcgowan thank you

470
00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:37,839
and i'll i'll just um that we
are requesting that the contractor pay

471
00:34:36,079 --> 00:34:40,560
for the cost of submitting that a
variance application to the department

472
00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:43,839
of labor and
so far they have agreed in concept to do

473
00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:47,040
that
there may be an additional cost if it

474
00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:50,720
takes
them a couple of extra days two three

475
00:34:49,119 --> 00:34:53,839
days is what we're thinking
in order to do that obviously that work

476
00:34:52,879 --> 00:34:57,119
is on them but
we do have a consultant that is on site

477
00:34:56,399 --> 00:35:00,079
to
watch out for our interests and to make

478
00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:03,520
sure that they are doing what they're
supposed to with the

479
00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:07,760
potentially asbestos contaminated
material and that could cost up to two

480
00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:10,880
thousand dollars
we do have that money in the

481
00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:13,520
environmental testing reserve fund so
i'm not worried about that but i did

482
00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:16,640
want to make that
make you aware of it and we'll try to

483
00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:20,320
limit that as much as possible
but i want to see this go forward

484
00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:23,359
without any delay
um so i really hope that you guys will

485
00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:27,760
be understanding in that
small cost that might occur it be

486
00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:32,960
incurred by the county just make sure
that everything is done

487
00:35:28,839 --> 00:35:36,560
properly thank you
thank you questions supervisor yeah i

488
00:35:35,119 --> 00:35:40,079
just would like to say i support
claudia's

489
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:42,079
efforts in this regard i i'm saying it
for you know a couple of years i mean

490
00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:46,079
this
this is a this is a an eyesore that sits

491
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:49,680
at the crossroads
of glens falls in queensborough is the

492
00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:56,000
first thing you see
when you come in or exit it and

493
00:35:52,960 --> 00:36:01,280
it will be refreshing positive
uh and and i think economically will be

494
00:35:59,119 --> 00:36:04,400
a very positive moment for for the
county so i

495
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:08,960
i really support claudia's efforts here
thank you supervisor mcdonough superbug

496
00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:12,480
and just so you know for those of you on
zoom i think i can still see far enough

497
00:36:11,119 --> 00:36:15,680
that if you wave your hand
i can see you and i know that amanda is

498
00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:20,240
checking the little green
with hands as well so i believe i can

499
00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:23,760
see supervisor baby
and then on the floor following him

500
00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:27,200
supervisor mcgowan
uh supervisor baby okay thank you madam

501
00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:32,240
chairman
um yeah i'm all for obviously moving

502
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:36,560
forward and getting this building uh
torn down

503
00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:39,920
uh the sooner we can get it back and the
tax rolls i.e

504
00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:42,560
sold to someone the better it is for all
county residents that's just common

505
00:36:41,599 --> 00:36:48,560
sense
uh so i i look forward to uh to uh

506
00:36:45,839 --> 00:36:52,640
assisting them as long as there's no
additional costs

507
00:36:50,079 --> 00:36:56,800
uh i think it makes comment it's good
common sense to do the right thing so

508
00:36:54,560 --> 00:37:00,400
let's get this thing building down as mr
mcdavid sets on eyesore

509
00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:03,839
and let's get it back uh let's get it up
for auction and uh let's get it back

510
00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:09,119
somebody buy it and let's get back on
the county tax rolls so i'm all for that

511
00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:13,920
thank you supervisor mcgowan thank you
mr chairman

512
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:16,720
better that is much uh much different
than um

513
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:21,040
what uh the kind of the rumor was
yesterday so

514
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:25,200
the two thousand dollars i i just i been
on the record and

515
00:37:22,079 --> 00:37:29,119
i and i'm i'll i'll say this that uh i
i did say this i knew this project is

516
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:32,880
gonna cost us more money
um i'm very pleased to hear that two

517
00:37:31,359 --> 00:37:38,960
thousand dollars is
um is really a fair amount to get this

518
00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:42,480
out of here so i i really
appreciate all you've done i just want

519
00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:46,560
to go on the record saying no no
no no i told you also that it was going

520
00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:49,680
to cost us some more money but
2 000 i'm happy with so let's keep

521
00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:54,720
moving forward
and get this building out of queensberry

522
00:37:51,839 --> 00:37:57,920
thank you supervisor mcgowan
is there anyone else that has a question

523
00:37:56,240 --> 00:38:02,000
before i yield back to supervisor
mcdevitt

524
00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:08,240
i believe that would be supervisor
dickinson's hand

525
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:14,320
mr kruller i have a
question i thought we were going to make

526
00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:17,280
a parking lot out of this property
for the bicycle trail

527
00:38:17,359 --> 00:38:22,800
thank you for your question supervisor
dickinson supervisor bremer would you

528
00:38:21,359 --> 00:38:26,480
if you have any additional information
regarding that

529
00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:31,760
as far as i know the board has not made
a decision a final decision on the

530
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:34,880
future of that piece of property right
now my

531
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:38,320
my focus has been to get the building
demolished

532
00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:42,160
as everyone knows i thought that we
could do something to rehabilitate the

533
00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:46,000
building and maybe sell it
to someone to use for you know bike shop

534
00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:49,599
or an ice cream parlor
or something but that was not the will

535
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:53,359
of the board so we went forward with the
demolition and i want to give a lot of

536
00:38:51,520 --> 00:39:00,000
credit to our real property director
lexi delorey has been working on this

537
00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:02,720
a lot and really working it through the
process and negotiating with these

538
00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:06,000
people and
she's been on site our public

539
00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:09,040
information officer has been on site
taking photos and making sure

540
00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:12,240
everything's going smoothly so
that is my focus and as far as i know

541
00:39:11,119 --> 00:39:16,720
there is no
no determined outcome for the future of

542
00:39:15,119 --> 00:39:20,160
this property it is a piece of warren
county property

543
00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:23,920
that has been taken in the foreclosure
and we can

544
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:29,839
do with it what we want thank you
supervisor bramer

545
00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:29,839
our county treasurer mike swann

546
00:39:30,079 --> 00:39:37,280
good morning everybody just as a point
of clarity this property right now

547
00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:41,200
is in the auction scheduled for october
of this year

548
00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:44,079
all right and that's for my instructions
because it was

549
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:47,599
taken by for back taxes and that's the
normal procedure

550
00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:50,880
if this board or the town of queensberry
wishes to

551
00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:54,480
do something else with that property
that's your discretion you can

552
00:39:52,720 --> 00:39:58,240
move forward with whatever you want to
do but just so that you're clear right

553
00:39:56,400 --> 00:40:04,000
now it is headed for the auction and i
hope

554
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:07,359
thank you super thank you respond
are there any other questions before i

555
00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:14,079
go back to supervisor mcdevitt's
supervisor straw

556
00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:18,160
oh yes you know i've been working very
hard to get this building removed

557
00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:22,240
despite the opposition from some of the
other

558
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:26,640
county supervisors uh and i'm glad to
know that we're going to get this down

559
00:40:24,319 --> 00:40:32,000
and i want to thank lexi for helping us
do that

560
00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:38,400
um you know and it has been mentioned
um that it could be

561
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:42,000
a crossroads way station
for the trails that glenn's falls is

562
00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:47,359
developing and the trails that
queensberry are developing and

563
00:40:44,319 --> 00:40:52,000
tying in with warren county's trail
that this would be an excellent

564
00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:57,599
opportunity to create a weigh station
area for

565
00:40:55,040 --> 00:41:02,640
bicyclists and pedestrians who wish to
use the trails because this location has

566
00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:10,400
an excellent crossroads location
as supervisor mcdivitt pointed out

567
00:41:06,640 --> 00:41:14,880
so there so indeed i think the county
should consider putting some kind of a

568
00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:19,359
way station there
given the triangular uh configuration a

569
00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:22,880
lot
and given the 30-foot setback that's

570
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:30,079
required
there there lies little developable

571
00:41:27,599 --> 00:41:33,839
remaining properties so i would doubt
that there's

572
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:37,599
any interest outside interest in the
property

573
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:41,520
and given the nature that it does have
some

574
00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:48,319
um brown filled tint to it
there is still some a degree

575
00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:52,800
of pollution in the soils so
that's not going to suit well with

576
00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:56,160
people that might be interested in this
so

577
00:41:53,680 --> 00:42:02,160
i think at the end of the day the county
should seize the opportunity

578
00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:06,800
to create a great public amenity
for this particular piece of property by

579
00:42:04,319 --> 00:42:13,680
creating a way station parking area
bicycle repair station and so forth and

580
00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:18,960
and it could be part of the larger
empire trail system so um

581
00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:22,880
i think the board should consider that
thank you

582
00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:27,680
thank you supervisors are there other
comments

583
00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:33,119
supervising with david i i just uh let's
get the building torn down

584
00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:35,760
number one i i know emotionally it rings
uh

585
00:42:33,599 --> 00:42:42,079
kind of positively that let's get it
back on the tax realms

586
00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:42,079
the problem having looked at this and

587
00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:48,000
kind of looked at a couple of diagrams
when when you look at setbacks

588
00:42:46,319 --> 00:42:50,720
when you look at parking requirements in
the town of queensbury

589
00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:54,000
you're looking at a piece of property
that is literally just fairly over an

590
00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:57,760
acre
you have a very small small piece of

591
00:42:56,960 --> 00:43:02,800
property
and in in trying to uh interest a a

592
00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:06,560
commercial endeavor
is it just the property is just too

593
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:10,079
small
but let's let's get it torn down and we

594
00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:13,440
can discuss uh
you know what we're to do you know where

595
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:16,960
we're going in the future very good
supervisor

596
00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:21,440
thank you any further questions or
discussion regarding

597
00:43:18,319 --> 00:43:28,000
uh this resolution at this point
in time could i have a vote right

598
00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:32,079
vote on resolutions we'll start with
resolution number one

599
00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:37,040
for this one right yeah yeah was that
one wave

600
00:43:33,440 --> 00:43:37,040
no it's just a motion

601
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:41,760
do i have supervisor thank you we just
needed a vote

602
00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:46,640
we don't need to have a written
resolution

603
00:43:43,599 --> 00:43:50,720
just emotions which we didn't get
yeah and that's what we're voting on

604
00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:55,680
right correct thank you
without objection of a call in for the

605
00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:59,359
vote um on resolution number one doesn't
have a number yet on supervisor

606
00:43:57,119 --> 00:44:08,960
brainer's requested resolution
all those in favor aye opposed

607
00:44:04,720 --> 00:44:11,680
thank you that motion carries thank you
moving forward

608
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:19,200
now we're going to vote on resolution
i'm sorry supervisor thank you

609
00:44:15,599 --> 00:44:23,599
madam chairwoman um presented
in front of you was a resolution i

610
00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:30,079
wanted the board to act on
this is a resolution that came out of a

611
00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:34,240
passion from last week i put it forward
before

612
00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:41,119
for democratic supervisors
and for republican supervisors and i

613
00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:45,200
took the recommendations and advice
from them on that and this is what came

614
00:44:44,079 --> 00:44:49,200
before you
i pull this resolution i will not bring

615
00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:54,720
this to the floor because
the the substance and intent

616
00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:58,400
of it were were carried down with a
letter that was read by the chairwoman

617
00:44:56,800 --> 00:45:04,240
and that will be carried forward and
will be part of the record

618
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:09,040
thank you thank you very much
at this point in time we'll begin voting

619
00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:13,520
on our resolutions before us
resolution number four enacting look law

620
00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:17,520
number two of 2021 entitled the local
law amending local law number five

621
00:45:15,119 --> 00:45:24,560
2009 establishing the office of
emergency services for warren county

622
00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:32,400
mr bruno yes
mr driscoll yes this is frasier yeah

623
00:45:28,079 --> 00:45:40,400
mr smith is hogan yeah mr dickinson
yes mr molina yeah mr straub

624
00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:46,800
jess mr wilde yes mr mcgowan yeah
mr beatty yes mr thomas yes

625
00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:51,359
ms shuffler yes mr garrity yes mr
conover

626
00:45:47,920 --> 00:45:57,760
yes mr leggett yes mr diamond
service for diamond mr mcdevitt yes

627
00:45:54,640 --> 00:46:02,400
mrs bramer yes chairman saber yes
resolution passes and resolution 21

628
00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:07,520
which is amending the table of
organization of salary schedule

629
00:46:04,720 --> 00:46:07,520
mr bruno

630
00:46:08,079 --> 00:46:18,800
yes mr ditko yes
yeah ms smith is hogan

631
00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:18,800
yeah mr dickinson

632
00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:24,079
mr dickinson

633
00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:34,880
yes thank you mr molino
mr straus no

634
00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:38,240
i and i'm voting no because it's
creating two new positions that look

635
00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:42,560
political to me
and aren't really needed and so i want

636
00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:45,599
to save twelve thousand dollars for the
uh

637
00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:49,119
warren county taxpayers by saying no
thank you supervisors travel when we're

638
00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:51,839
finished we'll address their comments
mr wild

639
00:46:54,160 --> 00:47:06,160
yeah mr mcgowan yeah mr baby
yes mr thomas yeah miss shuffler

640
00:47:01,280 --> 00:47:06,160
yes mr garrity yes mr conover

641
00:47:08,839 --> 00:47:11,839
yes

642
00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:24,640
while there wasn't a request to have
discussion on this particular

643
00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:27,839
reservation i feel without objection if
i could please just address supervisor

644
00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:32,400
strauss concern and for the matter of
public

645
00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:39,280
uh information and transparency
during this process as we looked at

646
00:47:35,920 --> 00:47:43,359
modifying our board structure many
suggestions came forward about is there

647
00:47:41,119 --> 00:47:47,280
a way to have multiple vice chairs
and is there a way to have additional

648
00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:50,839
leadership positions
i'm very appreciative to both our county

649
00:47:49,119 --> 00:47:55,839
attorney's office our county
administration and

650
00:47:52,160 --> 00:48:03,440
our county clerk who worked tirelessly
to look through uh decades and decades

651
00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:07,599
of resolutions local laws state laws
and what came to light was that in 1968

652
00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:15,680
we had
uh bear with me because i have it

653
00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:15,680
um number eight

654
00:48:16,559 --> 00:48:21,599
rule one regardless there's a resolution
from 1968.

655
00:48:19,680 --> 00:48:25,680
uh that was passed and it established
the position of vice chair and financier

656
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:31,520
and what that resident that resolution
was fine and it continued to about 1994

657
00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:35,040
and in 1994 and 1995
a stipend was attached to the vice chair

658
00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:39,520
and finance chair
at that point in time uh i am sure with

659
00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:43,119
all good intent they believe that that
was possible

660
00:48:40,720 --> 00:48:47,040
there was additional language somewhere
along the line that there could be

661
00:48:44,640 --> 00:48:49,760
a stipend for our fiscal coordinator i
will be clear that our treasurer's

662
00:48:48,800 --> 00:48:55,599
office has done
an exceptional job with our budget and

663
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:57,920
at that time they had allocated that
additional

664
00:48:56,240 --> 00:49:03,520
section in the law to the treasurer's
office is from what i understand

665
00:49:00,319 --> 00:49:07,920
um and it moving forward
we continued to carry on the vice chair

666
00:49:05,440 --> 00:49:11,760
in the finance chair stipend
we found out that that was incorrect as

667
00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:16,559
we started to look at what was going on
with our restructuring

668
00:49:14,240 --> 00:49:20,000
many times we're not perfect many times
we don't have the ability to go back

669
00:49:18,079 --> 00:49:23,760
decades and look at all the information
and we are as good as the information

670
00:49:21,760 --> 00:49:27,200
that is before us and that we continue
to seek

671
00:49:24,720 --> 00:49:31,760
this board is committed to research to
transparency

672
00:49:28,319 --> 00:49:34,480
and accountability and as such we needed
to

673
00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:38,880
step up to the plate this year so what
we did

674
00:49:36,319 --> 00:49:42,079
with full research and support from our
legal team

675
00:49:39,760 --> 00:49:45,680
and again from our county administrator
we went ahead

676
00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:48,240
and spoke with members of our board and
we found out

677
00:49:46,400 --> 00:49:52,559
under the law that we could have a
position of chair

678
00:49:49,599 --> 00:49:57,280
a position as my majority leader a
position of minority leader

679
00:49:54,640 --> 00:50:01,280
and the budget officer this is done all
around the state of new york and is

680
00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:05,920
completely well within the guidelines of
any type of

681
00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:10,240
uh legislative body like we are
the majority and you may assign

682
00:50:08,400 --> 00:50:15,440
additional duties to a majority
and a minority leader from the period of

683
00:50:12,640 --> 00:50:17,599
2021 it was decided on that we would go
ahead

684
00:50:15,839 --> 00:50:23,359
and assign duties of the vice chair and
finance chair to the majority leader

685
00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:26,319
and that position is then a chair
appointment

686
00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:30,240
supervisor doug beatty was asked to lead
in that capacity

687
00:50:28,319 --> 00:50:33,200
we also then established that for for
the year of 2021

688
00:50:31,599 --> 00:50:35,920
minority leaders additional
responsibilities would be personnel

689
00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:39,200
chair
that then was appointed to supervisor

690
00:50:37,839 --> 00:50:44,160
bramer
this was then established and requests

691
00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:47,680
were made for each political affiliation
to caucus

692
00:50:45,440 --> 00:50:50,640
we are legally permitted to do that
again thank you to our county attorney's

693
00:50:49,599 --> 00:50:54,079
office
for researching that and ensuring that

694
00:50:52,559 --> 00:50:58,000
we have the proper documentation
in front of us we moved forward and just

695
00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:04,079
this week
we had a very civil respectful

696
00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:07,280
and productive caucus on both of our
behalf

697
00:51:04,960 --> 00:51:10,319
this took place last evening i
appreciate everyone who participated in

698
00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:14,000
that
but in no way shape or form is this to

699
00:51:12,240 --> 00:51:18,800
leave out
anyone who is not affiliated with a

700
00:51:16,240 --> 00:51:22,240
party we represent the people
supervisor craig leggett is not

701
00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:25,200
affiliated with a party and as such we
certainly appreciate

702
00:51:23,359 --> 00:51:29,520
and respect the position that you bring
to the board in your opinions

703
00:51:27,599 --> 00:51:32,480
in an effort for full transparency and
cooperation

704
00:51:30,640 --> 00:51:35,119
supervisor legend and i committed to
each other that weekly we would make

705
00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:38,400
sure we check in
he provided some priorities that he

706
00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:41,760
would like to see move forward on this
board

707
00:51:39,119 --> 00:51:44,240
i notified him of the caucus he was
notified and provided the information of

708
00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:49,920
this
committee structure dates moving forward

709
00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:54,640
and much information that went into how
we made our appointments

710
00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:57,280
also at the same time i followed up with
him after our caucus

711
00:51:56,000 --> 00:52:02,079
and then followed up with majority
minority leaders to make sure that

712
00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:04,960
those common grounds were provided to us
and

713
00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:08,240
we are going to be dedicated to meeting
monthly um

714
00:52:06,240 --> 00:52:10,640
as caucuses and to make sure that we
always bring the information in front of

715
00:52:09,680 --> 00:52:15,440
each other
this was not a political move this was

716
00:52:12,559 --> 00:52:19,599
an effort for us to unify as a board
now as it relates to the finances behind

717
00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:25,520
it i'm very pleased to tell you
that i am not a fan either of spending

718
00:52:23,280 --> 00:52:29,119
tax money when we don't have to so in
that vein

719
00:52:26,720 --> 00:52:33,359
i reduce the stipend of the chair of the
board

720
00:52:30,720 --> 00:52:37,599
and with full support we reduced the
stipend for the majority leader

721
00:52:35,200 --> 00:52:41,119
allowed by law the minority leader
allowed by law

722
00:52:38,720 --> 00:52:46,640
and the budget officer allowed by law
that was done with 100

723
00:52:43,359 --> 00:52:50,559
support and agreement from not only
supervisor bramer supervisor baby and

724
00:52:49,200 --> 00:52:53,680
supervisor thomas
we had support as well from our county

725
00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:58,400
administrator
county clerk and county attorney i'm

726
00:52:56,800 --> 00:53:02,720
very pleased to say we are returning
money to the general fund

727
00:53:00,800 --> 00:53:07,040
approximately three thousand dollars it
might be a little more than that

728
00:53:04,400 --> 00:53:09,040
um but we did want to move forward and
make those changes while we were saving

729
00:53:08,640 --> 00:53:12,800
money
as well for the taxpayer but more

730
00:53:10,559 --> 00:53:17,040
importantly just as importantly
we were communicating and unifying and

731
00:53:15,680 --> 00:53:21,440
leading by example
i appreciate everyone's feedback in that

732
00:53:19,599 --> 00:53:25,440
i called every single supervisor
on monday and we've had continued

733
00:53:23,440 --> 00:53:28,720
dialogue since last friday
and i promise all of you that that

734
00:53:27,839 --> 00:53:32,319
dialogue will
not continue at the same level and

735
00:53:30,640 --> 00:53:36,400
frequency that it has been
i assured supervisor merlino i will

736
00:53:34,640 --> 00:53:40,079
teach him how to block me on his phone
for all hours of the night so that i

737
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:44,240
don't wake him up
and uh uh again i could not i could not

738
00:53:43,599 --> 00:53:47,920
appreciate
more every single supervisor who agreed

739
00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:51,839
to chair
sit on committees and work

740
00:53:49,680 --> 00:53:55,280
collaboratively that is a general
message

741
00:53:52,480 --> 00:53:59,440
of a unified message from supervisor
leggett from our majority party

742
00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:01,680
and from our minority party and i look
forward to moving forward in such a

743
00:54:00,960 --> 00:54:06,240
fashion
are there questions regarding why those

744
00:54:03,920 --> 00:54:11,440
resolutions were amended for reporting
today and the policies and procedures

745
00:54:08,160 --> 00:54:16,720
were changed
my question is so you are basically

746
00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:21,839
saying that the net
we are we are saving money by by paying

747
00:54:19,839 --> 00:54:24,800
the supervisor baby an additional six
thousand dollars

748
00:54:22,880 --> 00:54:28,559
and supervisor graham or an additional
six thousand dollars

749
00:54:26,240 --> 00:54:30,960
no sir just a point of clarification
what i am saying and amanda can help me

750
00:54:30,559 --> 00:54:36,160
i'm sure
the exact numbers uh the finance chair

751
00:54:33,760 --> 00:54:40,319
was making approximately 8 900
before that we reduced that to six

752
00:54:38,559 --> 00:54:44,240
thousand dollars
the budget officer was making i think

753
00:54:42,640 --> 00:54:47,040
nine thousand nine hundred and something
dollars we reduced that to six thousand

754
00:54:46,400 --> 00:54:50,160
dollars
the chair of the board was making a

755
00:54:48,640 --> 00:54:56,480
statement of approximately
23 000 and something um

756
00:54:53,359 --> 00:55:01,280
and the uh i think i'm pretty close with
numbers here yeah 22 654.

757
00:54:58,880 --> 00:55:06,400
um we then took that collective amount
of about 41 000

758
00:55:02,880 --> 00:55:09,280
and reduced that um thereby creating the
position

759
00:55:07,280 --> 00:55:12,880
under the law which is allowed of the
minority leader

760
00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:17,119
for personnel recognizing the incredible
work that also goes into that

761
00:55:14,720 --> 00:55:20,480
but how important it was to be able to
have a minority leader as well

762
00:55:18,880 --> 00:55:24,799
and i think we have established this
week the benefit

763
00:55:21,920 --> 00:55:27,680
of communication and collaboration so we
are returning

764
00:55:25,599 --> 00:55:32,880
that approximately three thousand
dollars in change to the general fund

765
00:55:30,240 --> 00:55:35,280
okay so again my question is yes
supervisor

766
00:55:33,920 --> 00:55:38,400
i appreciate your question but in
transparency and the full commitment to

767
00:55:37,119 --> 00:55:41,520
the robert's rules of order
i will come right back to you are there

768
00:55:39,839 --> 00:55:47,920
any questions or comments before i
return back to supervisor mcdavid

769
00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:51,680
supervisor bremer thank you one of the
um

770
00:55:49,200 --> 00:55:57,520
things that you didn't address was the
stipend of the personnel chair prior to

771
00:55:54,240 --> 00:56:02,559
this year could you please i'd be happy
to prior to that

772
00:55:58,480 --> 00:56:05,680
um up until 2017 that position was
combined personnel chair and finance

773
00:56:04,880 --> 00:56:10,400
chair
and in 2017 they went ahead and made a

774
00:56:08,240 --> 00:56:13,920
resolution to separate that
then at that time personnel was removed

775
00:56:13,280 --> 00:56:18,799
finance
was removed so with the intent of past

776
00:56:16,559 --> 00:56:22,319
practices to go back and also to do it
in a legal and appropriate fashion under

777
00:56:20,880 --> 00:56:25,839
the accordance of the law
that then um that was how we move

778
00:56:24,240 --> 00:56:30,240
forward instead does that answer your
question supervisor bring money

779
00:56:27,520 --> 00:56:36,880
because are there other questions
supervisor straub

780
00:56:32,960 --> 00:56:42,799
yes um who decided
who was going to be the leaders of these

781
00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:42,799
political positions

782
00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:48,559
i mean how did that get decided i'm
happy to

783
00:56:46,640 --> 00:56:52,720
defer to our county attorney under the
advice that i have received from members

784
00:56:50,559 --> 00:56:56,720
not only the board administration and
upon reviewing the law

785
00:56:54,240 --> 00:57:00,880
that was uh due to the position of vice
chair finance chair and personnel

786
00:56:58,880 --> 00:57:05,280
that those could be appointed positions
by the chair and then

787
00:57:02,160 --> 00:57:08,640
supported by the caucuses afterwards as
we spoke

788
00:57:06,319 --> 00:57:12,000
um and because of the delegated duties
to both of those positions

789
00:57:10,319 --> 00:57:15,680
but at this time whether a county
administrator or a county

790
00:57:13,760 --> 00:57:19,200
attorney would like to win that would be
absolutely fine please

791
00:57:17,359 --> 00:57:24,480
at least time our county administrator i
i could speak to the statutes that

792
00:57:21,599 --> 00:57:27,760
the chair has referenced county law
county law

793
00:57:25,280 --> 00:57:31,599
section 200 which is not a law that's
passed by the county of warren

794
00:57:29,599 --> 00:57:35,680
it's a state law it's just it's called
county law it provides the umbrella

795
00:57:33,599 --> 00:57:39,920
under which counties that are organized
like ours operate uh and when i say

796
00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:42,319
organized like ours i mean non-charter
counties

797
00:57:40,640 --> 00:57:45,119
uh there are counties larger counties
like westchester a lot of these bigger

798
00:57:43,839 --> 00:57:48,720
ones are charter counties
we're in non-charter county so we have

799
00:57:46,799 --> 00:57:52,799
to operate under the umbrella of county
law

800
00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:56,960
county law 200 speaks to how you can pay
members of the board of supervisors

801
00:57:55,119 --> 00:58:02,000
members of the board of supervisors are
supposed to all get the same salary

802
00:57:59,359 --> 00:58:07,119
unless they're one of three positions
and that would be chairman of the board

803
00:58:04,079 --> 00:58:11,280
majority leader and minority leader
uh and that was the deficiency that i

804
00:58:09,839 --> 00:58:14,799
guess we've had
all of these years going back to when

805
00:58:13,200 --> 00:58:18,960
the vice chairs
started to get the stipend and we don't

806
00:58:16,720 --> 00:58:22,240
know what the historical uh
basis of that was because it was about

807
00:58:20,640 --> 00:58:25,280
25 years ago
we looked through all our files and

808
00:58:23,520 --> 00:58:28,880
couldn't find any any record of the
debate on that

809
00:58:26,400 --> 00:58:33,440
uh but but that's what county law 200
says you can you can give an extra

810
00:58:30,799 --> 00:58:38,960
extra salary to the majority leader the
minority leader and the chair and

811
00:58:35,599 --> 00:58:43,680
in recognition of the extra workload uh
county law section 351 deals with the

812
00:58:42,160 --> 00:58:47,440
budget officer
the budget officer doesn't necessarily

813
00:58:45,680 --> 00:58:51,760
have to be a member of the board of
supervisors

814
00:58:48,720 --> 00:58:54,400
but county law section 351 states that
if it is a member of the board of

815
00:58:53,200 --> 00:58:58,160
supervisors
it can either be the chair of the board

816
00:58:56,720 --> 00:59:00,799
or it can be the chair of the budget
review committee

817
00:58:59,280 --> 00:59:05,440
in our case that's that's the budget
committee and

818
00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:08,640
county law section 351 authorizes
an additional salary to be paid to the

819
00:59:07,280 --> 00:59:12,720
budget officer
so that's the legal structure that we're

820
00:59:10,559 --> 00:59:16,480
speaking of yeah but that doesn't answer
my question

821
00:59:13,839 --> 00:59:20,400
excuse me supervisor at this point i i
want to just go back to um

822
00:59:18,720 --> 00:59:23,520
give anyone else an opportunity yeah
well well you didn't answer my first

823
00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:28,559
question
my first question was who appoints the

824
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:31,599
political positions that being
the board majority leader and the board

825
00:59:30,480 --> 00:59:35,680
minority leader
i mean it's a simple question i'm

826
00:59:33,440 --> 00:59:38,799
supervisor i'll request a point of order
we'll follow robert's rules

827
00:59:37,200 --> 00:59:42,880
we have other supervisors he didn't
answer my first question supervisor

828
00:59:41,359 --> 00:59:47,839
the chairman of the board gets to
appoint those officers

829
00:59:49,040 --> 00:59:55,200
are there any other questions from
anyone that has not yet been hurt

830
00:59:53,280 --> 00:59:58,319
i'll give one more opportunity a second
opportunity to speak supervisor

831
00:59:56,799 --> 01:00:04,559
mcdonough
trying to get an answer to

832
01:00:01,440 --> 01:00:09,119
the current system this is what it's
costing the warren county taxpayers

833
01:00:07,040 --> 01:00:14,160
the smaller system this is what it's
costing

834
01:00:10,079 --> 01:00:19,280
is it is it more or is it less it is
less supervisor mcdevice

835
01:00:16,960 --> 01:00:21,680
would you like those numbers yeah let's
just keep going up sure yeah it's on

836
01:00:20,960 --> 01:00:27,839
resolution
i apologize resolution 21

837
01:00:24,960 --> 01:00:34,079
has those numbers in there the chair of
the board is 22 654

838
01:00:30,640 --> 01:00:38,960
the vice chair is 8404
and the budget officer is 9 92.

839
01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:42,480
those are the amounts that are in the
salary schedule currently that were

840
01:00:40,799 --> 01:00:46,880
adopted into the budget
if you add those up it's forty one

841
01:00:44,160 --> 01:00:51,200
thousand and fifty dollars
the proposed changes would be twenty

842
01:00:48,960 --> 01:00:55,359
thousand for the chair
and six thousand for each of the other

843
01:00:53,119 --> 01:01:02,079
positions budget officer minority leader
majority leader so that adds up to 38

844
01:00:57,680 --> 01:01:08,839
000 gives you a total savings of 3 50
questions thank you supervisor mcdevitt

845
01:01:05,359 --> 01:01:13,040
for their secondary questions supervisor
strong

846
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:17,200
yes thank you um so
you get to appoint the majority and

847
01:01:15,359 --> 01:01:22,240
minority leaders
well if if someone has dissention and

848
01:01:20,480 --> 01:01:26,240
disagreement with you you certainly
aren't going to appoint them

849
01:01:23,760 --> 01:01:29,440
so i just i get the bottom line is we
could save twelve thousand dollars here

850
01:01:27,920 --> 01:01:33,599
and we should
supervisor straw i appreciate your

851
01:01:30,960 --> 01:01:38,480
comments i if supervisor braymore who is
minority leader would like to

852
01:01:35,119 --> 01:01:43,599
talk about her ability to
speak with her caucus and um

853
01:01:41,520 --> 01:01:47,599
you know i certainly can have supervisor
baby talk about his

854
01:01:45,040 --> 01:01:52,160
we've all meant you don't know if that's
necessary at this point in time

855
01:01:49,520 --> 01:01:56,400
you can decline or you can decide to pay
something supervisor brainerd

856
01:01:54,079 --> 01:02:00,559
thank you chairwoman i would like to
decline to get into the internal

857
01:01:58,400 --> 01:02:05,039
workings of the democratic caucus at
this time

858
01:02:01,599 --> 01:02:12,079
we did have a caucus yesterday and
we will look to

859
01:02:08,400 --> 01:02:15,920
go forward with our caucus meetings
in an appropriate manner discussing

860
01:02:14,720 --> 01:02:20,799
legal matters
as we did yesterday and

861
01:02:19,039 --> 01:02:24,799
i also want to assure this board that i
was able to meet with the department

862
01:02:22,480 --> 01:02:28,319
heads yesterday during the chairwoman
weber's department head meeting and i

863
01:02:26,640 --> 01:02:30,799
really appreciate it for inviting me and
i

864
01:02:28,640 --> 01:02:34,799
intend to do a lot of hard work here
it's going to take me away from

865
01:02:32,720 --> 01:02:40,079
what you guys all know is my own
practice i

866
01:02:35,839 --> 01:02:40,079
i have um

867
01:02:40,319 --> 01:02:46,400
work that i do for myself and this will
take time away from that and i

868
01:02:44,400 --> 01:02:50,480
appreciate the opportunity to serve the
board and go forward

869
01:02:48,240 --> 01:02:50,480
um

870
01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:56,480
thank you supervisor bramer supervisor
baby

871
01:02:58,640 --> 01:03:06,000
you're on you
excuse me um i think it's been clearly

872
01:03:04,960 --> 01:03:10,079
said uh
uh there'll be a savings of three

873
01:03:08,240 --> 01:03:14,640
thousand dollars from past years i think
that's unprecedented

874
01:03:12,079 --> 01:03:19,359
uh that the uh that there's money going
back into the county coffers

875
01:03:16,559 --> 01:03:21,599
so uh you know i think that says it all
the taxpayers are being well served by

876
01:03:21,039 --> 01:03:26,319
that
so i think you your comments and miss

877
01:03:24,240 --> 01:03:30,799
framers say you know
thank you okay at this point i

878
01:03:29,359 --> 01:03:33,039
and without objection i would like to
start to close discussion on this

879
01:03:32,160 --> 01:03:36,400
however
and i'm not going to myself i just want

880
01:03:35,039 --> 01:03:39,839
to remind all of you
that the majority of the minority leader

881
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:44,880
while they're now established
you may decide at any point in time

882
01:03:42,960 --> 01:03:47,680
to have different duties that would
associate with them

883
01:03:46,240 --> 01:03:51,359
it's a lot of work that they're both
asked to do and i can assure you that

884
01:03:49,359 --> 01:03:54,960
this week they've been incredibly busy
and i would thank supervisor strauss for

885
01:03:53,440 --> 01:03:58,640
his questions to bring up such an
important discussion here today

886
01:03:56,960 --> 01:04:01,760
and i do recognize that there's other
questions on the board room

887
01:04:00,079 --> 01:04:05,680
supervisor charity i just have a
statement today somebody sits there and

888
01:04:03,680 --> 01:04:10,640
said it's unprecedented
to save this county money i saved the

889
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:16,240
county over two hundred thousand dollars
when i was forced to be my role

890
01:04:13,680 --> 01:04:19,839
administrator and then i stayed on
administrator

891
01:04:17,599 --> 01:04:24,160
for another uh about a year and a half
so don't say it's

892
01:04:20,880 --> 01:04:28,799
unprecedented please let's take the fact
we are saving money which i i agree with

893
01:04:26,640 --> 01:04:31,839
it i'm happy with the positions
that is the chairman's right to do that

894
01:04:31,440 --> 01:04:35,039
but
other people have saved this county a

895
01:04:33,520 --> 01:04:40,160
lot of money and other people have
worked a lot of hours away from their

896
01:04:37,839 --> 01:04:44,160
other jobs to do things so please let's
just clarify i mean i fully support this

897
01:04:43,280 --> 01:04:47,839
i think this is a
great way going forward supervisor gary

898
01:04:46,559 --> 01:04:50,000
thank you for your comments and i know
sometimes

899
01:04:48,319 --> 01:04:53,200
zoom is a little hard to hear i think he
was just referring to the specific

900
01:04:51,680 --> 01:04:58,400
3000 that was reduced from those
stipends and giving back to the budget

901
01:04:55,520 --> 01:05:00,720
i am so excited to hear many many of us
say

902
01:04:59,039 --> 01:05:03,839
because we have all had a collective
role in not only saving money but

903
01:05:02,480 --> 01:05:07,039
working together
um and i'm sure that was the intent of

904
01:05:06,240 --> 01:05:10,160
which
is difficult to hear i'm sure i'm

905
01:05:08,960 --> 01:05:14,559
positive so
i just again am so excited for the

906
01:05:13,119 --> 01:05:18,559
commitment of this board to report
respectfully

907
01:05:15,839 --> 01:05:23,280
supervisor thank you chairwoman stever
the vice chairman used to sit

908
01:05:20,160 --> 01:05:27,599
and the chairperson seat and the absence
of the chair

909
01:05:24,160 --> 01:05:31,200
who will do that now by the statutory
requirements the vice chair

910
01:05:29,280 --> 01:05:36,000
um it will be within that position of
the majority leader because

911
01:05:32,880 --> 01:05:40,079
you may not have the legal authority to
appoint that vice chair from what i

912
01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:43,920
understand from what i've been told and
i'm not explaining that correctly

913
01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:47,920
we'll have our county administrator it's
my understanding the 1968 local law

914
01:05:46,319 --> 01:05:50,160
which was passed by the warren county
government equates the vice chair

915
01:05:49,520 --> 01:05:53,440
position
to the to the finance chair so it's the

916
01:05:52,480 --> 01:05:57,440
finance chair that
they will perform those duties uh the

917
01:05:55,599 --> 01:06:00,640
pieces i referenced earlier in the
county law those

918
01:05:58,559 --> 01:06:04,240
relate uh strictly to the senate to the
stipend state

919
01:06:02,319 --> 01:06:08,160
and i will also that's a good point
supervisor like it i do think moving

920
01:06:06,319 --> 01:06:10,400
forward we need to really review a lot
of the different resolutions that may be

921
01:06:09,760 --> 01:06:13,520
out of date
i do believe that there's other parts of

922
01:06:12,000 --> 01:06:18,160
that resolution that will need to come
before us for a public hearing

923
01:06:15,520 --> 01:06:21,359
um so that we can notify our public of
some of those changes

924
01:06:19,520 --> 01:06:25,119
uh but those changes have not yet been
made and i look forward i hope

925
01:06:23,039 --> 01:06:29,280
supervisor like it with your involvement
and your appointment to nego that you'll

926
01:06:27,280 --> 01:06:32,480
have an opportunity to help us with some
of that legislation

927
01:06:30,480 --> 01:06:36,640
this year and clean some of those things
up so i'm counting on you for that

928
01:06:34,640 --> 01:06:45,039
thank you are there other questions
supervisor conor i see your hand

929
01:06:40,480 --> 01:06:48,319
thank you uh chairwoman um just um
i i don't have an issue with the

930
01:06:46,319 --> 01:06:51,920
reorganization in fact i think it brings
a certain logic

931
01:06:49,359 --> 01:06:56,400
uh to uh and brings us into compliance
so i don't have any problem with that

932
01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:59,359
however to the point to supervisor
straub brought up i think that going

933
01:06:58,400 --> 01:07:02,559
forward i
i don't think it's

934
01:07:03,760 --> 01:07:10,079
wise going forward to
have the majority party picking the

935
01:07:08,559 --> 01:07:13,680
minority leader
i think that the minority caucus should

936
01:07:12,559 --> 01:07:17,119
provide
that to us i don't think that needs to

937
01:07:15,359 --> 01:07:20,640
be changed necessarily today
because there seems to be general

938
01:07:18,400 --> 01:07:24,319
consensus among all of us regarding
uh how we're going to move forward at

939
01:07:21,920 --> 01:07:28,160
this moment in time but i think that to
the question

940
01:07:25,119 --> 01:07:31,920
of who selects and you would expect that
the

941
01:07:28,559 --> 01:07:36,160
majority chairperson would uh
have great sway within the majority

942
01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:41,119
caucus as to who the majority
uh leader should be however

943
01:07:39,359 --> 01:07:46,559
in terms of the minority i think that
the minority uh

944
01:07:42,640 --> 01:07:50,000
party uh should select its own um
minority leader and i think that going

945
01:07:48,799 --> 01:07:54,000
forward i think maybe that
issue should be revisited and um and

946
01:07:53,039 --> 01:07:57,839
perhaps we should
might want to consider um an amendment

947
01:07:56,960 --> 01:08:01,680
on that
so that the minority leader is selected

948
01:08:00,079 --> 01:08:04,799
by the minority party
thank you thank you supervisor conor

949
01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:08,400
mcconnell
your points are well taken and again i

950
01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:12,720
believe that there was discussion
regarding that in both offices

951
01:08:10,480 --> 01:08:16,480
but not a formal vote taking it i can
only speak for a majority caucus and i'm

952
01:08:14,640 --> 01:08:20,400
more than happy to move forward
in the future uh with our majority

953
01:08:18,400 --> 01:08:24,000
caucus to help coordinate
and mediate that dialogue and i am sure

954
01:08:23,600 --> 01:08:28,719
that that
dialogue will also be committed to being

955
01:08:26,880 --> 01:08:32,480
uh complete it was a minority party as
well

956
01:08:29,359 --> 01:08:34,400
but i i agree and i i hope supervisor
connor

957
01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:38,560
that we can count on you to work with
supervisor leggett as we look at

958
01:08:36,560 --> 01:08:42,640
restructuring and looking at some of
those uh previous documents i think you

959
01:08:40,560 --> 01:08:45,920
bring an incredible amount
of attention to detail to that and i i

960
01:08:45,040 --> 01:08:51,040
look forward to
input are there other comments or

961
01:08:48,319 --> 01:08:56,799
questions regarding this
did you speak on this one yet peter uh

962
01:08:54,239 --> 01:09:00,640
i i i i don't think i have this this is
a new one

963
01:08:57,359 --> 01:09:04,080
okay this is supervisor thank you
uh the more i've heard about the issue

964
01:09:02,880 --> 01:09:07,520
uh i uh
i'm a little bit unsure uh of how i feel

965
01:09:06,880 --> 01:09:10,719
about it
i personally need a little more time to

966
01:09:09,440 --> 01:09:15,279
think about it uh
and that being the case um i i will vote

967
01:09:13,600 --> 01:09:18,839
no on the issue i'll change my vote from
yesterday

968
01:09:16,719 --> 01:09:21,920
i believe we have already voted on that
i um

969
01:09:19,839 --> 01:09:26,560
and because we don't normally have the
change after the vote i'm sure

970
01:09:23,600 --> 01:09:31,279
what we can do is make that documented
so that your intent

971
01:09:27,839 --> 01:09:34,159
is absolutely reflected and i appreciate
the support of this board moving forward

972
01:09:33,199 --> 01:09:38,480
it is of course
unprecedented that we are moving and

973
01:09:36,400 --> 01:09:41,839
changing and unprecedented in a way
supervisor guarantee that we're just

974
01:09:40,560 --> 01:09:47,120
changing the
actual um leadership structure so that

975
01:09:44,560 --> 01:09:51,440
it does reflect an accordance of the law
um and that specific one i don't believe

976
01:09:50,400 --> 01:09:57,120
has been done before
um and that is no reflection at all

977
01:09:54,719 --> 01:10:00,480
about um the attention we've given this
matter previously it's just simply that

978
01:09:59,040 --> 01:10:04,080
we're all taking a look at this
information now

979
01:10:01,440 --> 01:10:06,560
and trying to make it as in compliance
and

980
01:10:04,640 --> 01:10:10,159
effective as we can so supervisor
carried i appreciate your input

981
01:10:08,320 --> 01:10:14,000
on that and the work you've done to help
make that happen

982
01:10:11,440 --> 01:10:14,000
so thank you

983
01:10:14,640 --> 01:10:21,679
i can only say you know it was done
according to the rules as i said up

984
01:10:19,520 --> 01:10:25,360
nobody did anything that they they
followed the rules as a set up and it's

985
01:10:23,520 --> 01:10:28,800
a chairman's appointment
so i look forward to all of us talking

986
01:10:26,960 --> 01:10:36,560
more about the rules of the board and
also the uh the organizational structure

987
01:10:32,320 --> 01:10:40,560
in 2022 and then 2021 will be full
of a lot of good dialogue so that we can

988
01:10:38,560 --> 01:10:43,520
certainly help that chairperson next
year

989
01:10:41,280 --> 01:10:46,960
in coordinating those efforts and moving
forward

990
01:10:45,440 --> 01:10:50,880
and with that i'll close the discussion
without objection on that top although

991
01:10:48,800 --> 01:10:54,000
supervisor connor you hope this is your
second opportunity and we'd love to

992
01:10:53,040 --> 01:10:58,800
thank you i just
uh i just want to say to my colleagues

993
01:10:56,560 --> 01:11:03,040
that um while i'm comfortable
at this moment in time i i'm i'm also i

994
01:11:01,520 --> 01:11:06,640
would say to the uh
the minority party that i'm uh receptive

995
01:11:06,159 --> 01:11:09,920
to
uh a changing of the rules at some point

996
01:11:09,040 --> 01:11:15,199
in time
as to um how the minority leader is

997
01:11:13,760 --> 01:11:19,040
selected
i mean it seems that we're in general

998
01:11:17,360 --> 01:11:23,040
concert right now and i'm
and i'm good with that but i think that

999
01:11:20,719 --> 01:11:26,640
just logic tells me going forward
that the majority parties shouldn't be

1000
01:11:25,440 --> 01:11:31,120
selecting
the um minority leader going forward i

1001
01:11:29,360 --> 01:11:36,320
think the minority caucus should select
the minority leader going forward

1002
01:11:32,880 --> 01:11:39,120
and i just would say to my uh colleagues
that

1003
01:11:37,040 --> 01:11:41,840
this supervisor would be receptive to an
appropriate amendment

1004
01:11:40,239 --> 01:11:46,000
of the rules at the appropriate time
thank you thank you supervisor connor i

1005
01:11:44,080 --> 01:11:48,640
think we're all on the same page to be
able to

1006
01:11:46,800 --> 01:11:52,320
make amendments and have discussion as
we move forward throughout this year in

1007
01:11:50,239 --> 01:11:56,800
a unified respectful manner
and i uh also am under the understanding

1008
01:11:55,440 --> 01:12:00,640
that even though that appointment for
personnel chair was made

1009
01:11:58,320 --> 01:12:04,640
in accordance with the law assigning it
to the minority leader

1010
01:12:02,400 --> 01:12:08,719
that there are discussions taking place
in that party as well

1011
01:12:05,840 --> 01:12:12,800
and should something change we are more
than willing to hear that

1012
01:12:10,400 --> 01:12:15,520
um because here on this board and this
year

1013
01:12:13,520 --> 01:12:20,000
we are going to stay wide open to those
discussions

1014
01:12:16,719 --> 01:12:24,159
uh and supervisor leggett i want you to
understand in no way shape or form

1015
01:12:22,159 --> 01:12:27,600
do i want you to feel like when we say
bipartisan that that leads you out of

1016
01:12:26,000 --> 01:12:33,440
those discussions
again i as chair have the ability to say

1017
01:12:31,440 --> 01:12:37,280
that we will continue to meet continue
to talk and probably won't keep calling

1018
01:12:35,520 --> 01:12:40,640
you at six a.m like i did this
morning but we will continue to have

1019
01:12:39,120 --> 01:12:47,920
that dialogue
thank you thank you and with that

1020
01:12:45,840 --> 01:12:52,640
we are going to have a collective vote
on the balance of the resolution

1021
01:12:49,440 --> 01:13:00,320
resolutions all in favor all right
opposed unless he cares and i

1022
01:12:57,040 --> 01:13:00,320
very much appreciate that

1023
01:13:01,199 --> 01:13:07,840
next we will move to the privilege of
the floor

1024
01:13:04,480 --> 01:13:11,360
mr lehmann well you know what first
let me say before we go to privilege of

1025
01:13:10,080 --> 01:13:16,159
the floor typically we go
to the public first but i'm sorry i

1026
01:13:14,400 --> 01:13:21,440
stand corrected privileges of the
florida are public

1027
01:13:17,440 --> 01:13:26,719
mr lehmann good morning uh
we'll start with the youtube comments uh

1028
01:13:24,640 --> 01:13:29,760
we have one from gina mintzer wishing
everyone a happy new year to our new

1029
01:13:28,239 --> 01:13:34,320
board
we have one from zane belden saying way

1030
01:13:32,719 --> 01:13:37,679
to go mom for his mother
pat belden and her award alexandra

1031
01:13:37,120 --> 01:13:40,960
belden
also saying ooh congrats alexandra has

1032
01:13:40,560 --> 01:13:44,400
also
been that that's pat's daughter she's

1033
01:13:42,800 --> 01:13:47,440
been a huge part of helping out down
there

1034
01:13:44,719 --> 01:13:50,560
in public health throughout all this
gina minster thanked pat

1035
01:13:48,960 --> 01:13:53,520
said pat thank you for your service and
all the ways you have met each and every

1036
01:13:51,920 --> 01:13:59,760
challenge this pandemic
this pandemic has presented uh

1037
01:13:57,040 --> 01:14:04,480
karen duros said congratulations rebecca
hill on 30 years

1038
01:14:02,080 --> 01:14:09,520
and we also have some email comments
that were sent in

1039
01:14:06,480 --> 01:14:13,120
uh let's see we can start on the public
health

1040
01:14:10,159 --> 01:14:16,000
theme uh we had one from beecher baker
who's the

1041
01:14:14,320 --> 01:14:18,880
superintendent of schools for had luxury
central school

1042
01:14:17,440 --> 01:14:22,159
who wrote i would like to publicly
acknowledge the warren county public

1043
01:14:20,560 --> 01:14:25,440
health department for their professional
expertise

1044
01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:28,480
incredible work ethic and compassion in
working with warren county schools

1045
01:14:26,960 --> 01:14:32,880
during this pandemic
we have had hadley lucerne are grateful

1046
01:14:31,120 --> 01:14:36,000
for the relationship that has developed
and the trust that we have in each other

1047
01:14:34,560 --> 01:14:40,000
to do the right things
for our children and staff i cannot say

1048
01:14:38,400 --> 01:14:44,480
enough great things about the department
and specifically janelle jones and pat

1049
01:14:42,000 --> 01:14:46,800
belden they are incredible people to
work with and our school is eternally

1050
01:14:46,080 --> 01:14:51,679
grateful
many thanks feature baker senior

1051
01:14:48,560 --> 01:14:51,679
superintendent of schools

1052
01:14:52,080 --> 01:14:58,560
we also have a number of emails that
were sent in uh

1053
01:14:55,280 --> 01:15:03,040
in reference to supervisor leggett's uh
letter and the uh post article about the

1054
01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:07,040
potential resolution
uh here's one from bernice menace i

1055
01:15:05,560 --> 01:15:11,520
m-e-n-n-i-s
i very much support like it's clear

1056
01:15:09,600 --> 01:15:14,080
simple important resolution condemning
the terrible violence at the capitol and

1057
01:15:13,360 --> 01:15:18,000
the simple
necessary affirmation of the fair

1058
01:15:16,080 --> 01:15:21,360
election of biden and harris
to think of this issue as divisive or

1059
01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:24,800
unnecessary because
not directly involved with warren county

1060
01:15:23,280 --> 01:15:28,159
is almost unreal
warren county is part of our country

1061
01:15:26,320 --> 01:15:32,320
going through dangerous times
simple statements like this must be

1062
01:15:29,679 --> 01:15:37,600
spoken aloud to silence our voice
or to see it as divisive feels immoral

1063
01:15:35,040 --> 01:15:41,360
signed bernice menace
here's one from diane collins on the

1064
01:15:39,679 --> 01:15:44,800
same subject please share with the board
of supervisors my strong

1065
01:15:43,280 --> 01:15:48,159
endorsement of the legit resolution in
my request to pass it on

1066
01:15:46,560 --> 01:15:51,199
we cannot look away from the violent
insurrection attack on the capital of

1067
01:15:50,000 --> 01:15:57,920
the united states
and our elected officials by misinformed

1068
01:15:53,920 --> 01:15:57,920
lawbreakers thank you diane collins

1069
01:15:58,000 --> 01:16:04,480
here's one on the same subject from paul
nasrani n-a-s-r-a-n-i

1070
01:16:02,640 --> 01:16:08,560
i reside in lake george and founded my
business adirondack creamery

1071
01:16:06,080 --> 01:16:12,159
in warren county the horrific attack on
the capitol last week has shaken our

1072
01:16:10,239 --> 01:16:16,880
democracy to its core
january 6 2020 was the only time outside

1073
01:16:14,960 --> 01:16:20,239
of the war of 1812 that our government
has been directly attacked

1074
01:16:18,400 --> 01:16:23,920
and as processes attempted to be
physically overthrown

1075
01:16:22,159 --> 01:16:27,760
the emerging photographic evidence
reveals members of far-right

1076
01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:30,880
anti-government and neo-nazi groups
murdering a police officer and directly

1077
01:16:29,520 --> 01:16:35,520
threatening the lives of our vice
president and congressional leadership

1078
01:16:33,360 --> 01:16:39,760
these groups have been given legitimacy
to act and as a direct result

1079
01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:43,120
president donald j trump's claims of a
fraudulent election

1080
01:16:41,280 --> 01:16:46,840
based on information and conspiracy
theories all of which

1081
01:16:44,880 --> 01:16:49,520
have been disproven in multiple court
cases

1082
01:16:48,080 --> 01:16:53,199
and dismissed by state election
officials as well as his own director of

1083
01:16:51,520 --> 01:16:57,920
the cyber security and
infrastructure security agency for the

1084
01:16:56,159 --> 01:17:01,920
sake of our country and for the safety
interests of all people in north country

1085
01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:04,960
including our elected officials and law
enforcement

1086
01:17:02,880 --> 01:17:07,840
i'm sorry our election officials and law
enforcement please

1087
01:17:06,159 --> 01:17:11,440
issue a formal statement denouncing the
violent attacks on the capitol

1088
01:17:09,600 --> 01:17:16,320
affirming the legitimacy of the november
20th november 2020 elections

1089
01:17:14,159 --> 01:17:19,920
locally and nationally and expressing
the need for a peaceful transfer of

1090
01:17:17,920 --> 01:17:22,400
power on january twentieth two thousand
twenty one

1091
01:17:23,440 --> 01:17:31,360
uh here's one from a uh mary beth uh
milot fesano of bolton landing i want to

1092
01:17:29,679 --> 01:17:34,400
express my support for supervisor
leggett's resolution at the county board

1093
01:17:32,960 --> 01:17:39,040
of supervisors meeting today
january 15th i think our county election

1094
01:17:37,360 --> 01:17:41,840
officials worked very hard in the last
election and their work should be

1095
01:17:40,159 --> 01:17:46,239
acknowledged for the safe process they
completed for voters of warren county

1096
01:17:44,400 --> 01:17:49,920
we must acknowledge the winners locally
and nationally because warren county

1097
01:17:48,159 --> 01:17:54,159
election officials are professional
and they maintained integrity at every

1098
01:17:51,520 --> 01:17:58,000
step of the election process
national election officials did the same

1099
01:17:56,640 --> 01:18:01,120
secondly i believe the board should
condemn the violence that occurred last

1100
01:17:59,520 --> 01:18:04,960
week at our
at our nation's capital the people who

1101
01:18:03,360 --> 01:18:08,560
caused the violence could not accept the
results of a fair and safe election and

1102
01:18:06,960 --> 01:18:10,960
should be prosecuted for the crimes they
committed

1103
01:18:09,520 --> 01:18:15,840
furthermore i believe there should be a
peaceful transfer of power next week

1104
01:18:13,199 --> 01:18:18,719
please vote to support supervisor legacy
resolution

1105
01:18:16,800 --> 01:18:21,120
let warren county stand for democracy
thank you

1106
01:18:21,440 --> 01:18:28,719
uh here's one from a jane conna kana
dear supervisors these are times to

1107
01:18:26,800 --> 01:18:32,159
stand tall and to be courageous
i fully support the position the

1108
01:18:30,480 --> 01:18:35,440
position of taking a position against
the rebellious group who attacked the

1109
01:18:33,679 --> 01:18:38,880
capitol building recently
i encourage you as a group to do so and

1110
01:18:37,280 --> 01:18:42,480
stand for what is right and good in the
united states

1111
01:18:39,760 --> 01:18:42,480
jane kanna

1112
01:18:42,800 --> 01:18:51,520
we have one from a ginger ginger kunzel
k-u-e-n-z-e-l ginger henry kunzel

1113
01:18:48,960 --> 01:18:54,880
dear miss sieber and edna frazier
congratulations miss sieber on being

1114
01:18:53,199 --> 01:18:57,760
elected to your new role as chair of the
board

1115
01:18:55,360 --> 01:19:01,440
today i'm writing about an urgent matter
now is not the time for warren county to

1116
01:18:59,440 --> 01:19:04,400
engage in partisan politics
it is time to show the residents of our

1117
01:19:02,880 --> 01:19:07,760
county and state that warren county is
taking a stand

1118
01:19:05,520 --> 01:19:11,040
in favor of uniting the country
supervisor leggett's resolution which

1119
01:19:09,520 --> 01:19:14,640
you will hopefully consider on friday
should be voted upon immediately

1120
01:19:12,960 --> 01:19:17,920
our town and county leaders need to take
an immediate and public stand to

1121
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:22,800
demonstrate that you unequivocally stand
by the 2020 election process

1122
01:19:20,800 --> 01:19:26,719
and results conducted by warren county
and that you acknowledge the election of

1123
01:19:24,159 --> 01:19:29,760
president-elect joe biden
representatives who continue to continue

1124
01:19:29,040 --> 01:19:32,800
to consent
contest the results of that election

1125
01:19:31,360 --> 01:19:36,239
despite all evidence
need to hear that warren county does not

1126
01:19:34,320 --> 01:19:39,199
support these efforts which only serve
to divide the country and threaten our

1127
01:19:37,760 --> 01:19:42,719
democracy
the resolution is language expressing

1128
01:19:40,960 --> 01:19:46,480
appreciation to election officials and
poll workers in our county

1129
01:19:44,480 --> 01:19:50,480
worked hard to ensure our free and fair
elections is also something that you

1130
01:19:48,320 --> 01:19:53,520
should be able to support
furthermore since i think i can assume

1131
01:19:52,320 --> 01:19:57,360
that neither of you condones the
violence and destruction that occurred

1132
01:19:54,880 --> 01:20:00,239
at the capitol building on january 6th
it should not be a problem for you to

1133
01:19:58,800 --> 01:20:04,640
approve the language and supervisor
legacy resolution

1134
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:07,120
while i am a firm believer in process as
edna knows from my

1135
01:20:05,679 --> 01:20:10,960
from the time we served together on the
haguetown board it should never be used

1136
01:20:09,280 --> 01:20:14,159
as a convenient excuse to delay an
urgent resolution

1137
01:20:12,560 --> 01:20:18,320
i hope that i can count on both of you
to carefully consider and then support

1138
01:20:16,400 --> 01:20:21,840
supervisor leggett's resolution
it certainly should shed a positive

1139
01:20:20,000 --> 01:20:25,600
light on our county
and its leaders and demonstrate a

1140
01:20:23,679 --> 01:20:29,440
commitment to unifying the people of our
county and our country thank you for

1141
01:20:27,440 --> 01:20:32,960
your consideration best regards ginger
henry kunzel

1142
01:20:31,199 --> 01:20:37,520
and i do have a couple others here that
i got to dig through

1143
01:20:35,120 --> 01:20:42,960
okay these are both from christine
straus

1144
01:20:39,840 --> 01:20:42,960
regarding uh the

1145
01:20:43,199 --> 01:20:49,040
appointments that were just discussed at
large supervisor beatty now refers to

1146
01:20:47,120 --> 01:20:53,360
himself as majority leader and there are
other references to minority leader if

1147
01:20:51,440 --> 01:20:56,880
the title majority leader
if the title majority leader minority

1148
01:20:55,199 --> 01:21:00,000
leader refers to the makeup of the board
by gender

1149
01:20:57,920 --> 01:21:02,880
couldn't that be considered sexist if
the title majority leader minority

1150
01:21:01,679 --> 01:21:05,440
leader refers to the political
affiliation

1151
01:21:03,679 --> 01:21:08,719
of the board of supervisors couldn't
that be considered partisan

1152
01:21:07,360 --> 01:21:14,480
chairwoman sieber has touted
bipartisanship wouldn't that undermine

1153
01:21:11,120 --> 01:21:17,120
bipartisanship if these are new
leadership positions

1154
01:21:15,679 --> 01:21:22,400
doesn't that create another layer of
government also are there stipends with

1155
01:21:19,520 --> 01:21:25,840
the newly created positions i don't know
if you want to address those now

1156
01:21:24,000 --> 01:21:29,360
or you want to like me to read the
second one which has uh some similar

1157
01:21:28,239 --> 01:21:32,560
questions from her
well mr lehmann hasn't released that

1158
01:21:30,880 --> 01:21:35,199
particular question i believe they have
been

1159
01:21:33,040 --> 01:21:40,080
addressed in detail earlier during the
record of this meeting

1160
01:21:36,239 --> 01:21:43,520
you'd like to go to her second letter
i understand this is again from

1161
01:21:41,360 --> 01:21:46,639
christine strau i understand the
selection of the committee chairs is the

1162
01:21:45,280 --> 01:21:50,320
decision of the chairperson of the board
of supervisors

1163
01:21:47,760 --> 01:21:54,560
however i would like to point out 2019
election votes

1164
01:21:51,679 --> 01:21:57,679
at large supervisor beatties snagged the
last seat on the board with three

1165
01:21:55,760 --> 01:22:00,719
thousand two hundred three votes
at large supervisor weil received the

1166
01:21:59,440 --> 01:22:04,000
most votes for a seat on the board of
supervisors at three thousand five

1167
01:22:02,239 --> 01:22:07,679
hundred four votes
town supervisor and member of the board

1168
01:22:05,440 --> 01:22:11,360
of supervisor strau received the most
votes of any sitting supervisor at four

1169
01:22:09,440 --> 01:22:15,199
thousand three hundred and eleven
supervisor beatty chairs three

1170
01:22:12,800 --> 01:22:17,840
committees supervisor wild chair zero
committees

1171
01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:22,320
town supervisor stroud shares zero
committees can

1172
01:22:19,199 --> 01:22:25,920
chairperson sieber take this question
absolutely thank you mrs straus i

1173
01:22:24,320 --> 01:22:30,480
appreciate you taking the time to reach
out to our board

1174
01:22:27,199 --> 01:22:34,080
um i and don keep me focused on those
three questions i believe the first one

1175
01:22:32,080 --> 01:22:37,600
was regarding supervisor wild
who he and i have spent a considerable

1176
01:22:35,840 --> 01:22:41,440
amount of time together this week
supervisor wild has worked very hard

1177
01:22:39,600 --> 01:22:44,560
with an economic task force that has
brought together a private public sector

1178
01:22:43,199 --> 01:22:48,239
in our community
but given the time that he has spent on

1179
01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:52,000
that and actually it was
his suggestion that we and it made

1180
01:22:51,120 --> 01:22:55,360
perfect sense
that we reduced the size of our

1181
01:22:53,760 --> 01:22:58,719
committees and the number of committees
that we give

1182
01:22:56,239 --> 01:23:04,320
to our members of the board certainly
recognizing as supervisor garrity said

1183
01:23:00,880 --> 01:23:07,440
earlier we all have not only obligations
in the private sector

1184
01:23:05,679 --> 01:23:10,400
but many of our board members
approximately 50 percent

1185
01:23:09,040 --> 01:23:13,840
also work very hard running their
municipalities so

1186
01:23:12,080 --> 01:23:18,159
we look forward to that continued
relationship

1187
01:23:15,120 --> 01:23:24,080
um and you know so that discussion
um supervisor while i'll get right

1188
01:23:21,199 --> 01:23:26,560
if you could let me continue please the
second question was regarding supervisor

1189
01:23:25,920 --> 01:23:29,920
like it
supervisor leggett and i have also had

1190
01:23:28,480 --> 01:23:33,199
many conversations about
board appointments in fact i called and

1191
01:23:32,480 --> 01:23:36,639
spoke to
every single member of our board with

1192
01:23:34,719 --> 01:23:39,920
the exception of supervisor stroud who
did email me back and i certainly

1193
01:23:38,320 --> 01:23:44,000
appreciate his input
on those committee selections as well

1194
01:23:42,159 --> 01:23:47,600
it's tough when you reduce committees
and you try to meet the

1195
01:23:45,120 --> 01:23:50,239
need of all of our and wishes of all of
our members

1196
01:23:48,400 --> 01:23:53,760
but i think we've done an incredible job
of being able to communicate

1197
01:23:52,400 --> 01:23:58,080
large in part because of those
leadership positions but also because of

1198
01:23:56,159 --> 01:24:01,840
the hard work that everyone has put in
all week long so again i certainly

1199
01:24:00,400 --> 01:24:05,280
appreciate that unity i think i've
addressed those questions and since it

1200
01:24:03,440 --> 01:24:09,679
is during the public comment period
john i would ask you to continue reading

1201
01:24:06,880 --> 01:24:09,679
the public comments

1202
01:24:12,080 --> 01:24:18,159
that is all the public comment we have
at this time

1203
01:24:15,280 --> 01:24:18,159
thank you very much

1204
01:24:20,639 --> 01:24:26,080
at this point in time i would request
privilege of the floor for our

1205
01:24:23,920 --> 01:24:30,239
supervisors in this board supervisor
gary yeah

1206
01:24:27,040 --> 01:24:37,520
i was handed a news release
from uh lake george area winterfest

1207
01:24:34,000 --> 01:24:40,880
wristbands are now on sale um
this was handed to me i hope everybody

1208
01:24:39,120 --> 01:24:44,719
will get a copy of this this gets sent
out to the supervisor i know where it

1209
01:24:42,719 --> 01:24:49,920
came from i think it came from tourism
but uh the winterfest wristbands are now

1210
01:24:48,400 --> 01:24:55,840
on sale
and then the second part of this is

1211
01:24:53,120 --> 01:24:59,360
i still have concerns about us promoting
this

1212
01:24:56,239 --> 01:25:04,000
event i think it's for february because
i'm

1213
01:24:59,920 --> 01:25:08,639
just getting into tourism i know
we're trying to promote business in

1214
01:25:07,120 --> 01:25:14,159
february and i know there's pros and
cons to doing this

1215
01:25:11,679 --> 01:25:18,000
and i know they need to put together a
safety plan that has to be submitted

1216
01:25:16,159 --> 01:25:22,719
to the county and i don't believe it's
happened yet maybe it did i don't know

1217
01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:22,719
but i'm just saying

1218
01:25:23,679 --> 01:25:34,960
i want to see businesses flourish
but every day we get a list of increased

1219
01:25:31,440 --> 01:25:38,719
number of cases and now we're asking
uh we're asking people from outside the

1220
01:25:36,960 --> 01:25:42,960
area to come into our area and support
our businesses

1221
01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:45,360
i'm just not sure i i really i'm just
not sure if this is the right thing to

1222
01:25:44,560 --> 01:25:51,280
do
i know uh the committee advanced it

1223
01:25:48,400 --> 01:25:55,600
um so i just i bring those points up
today

1224
01:25:52,400 --> 01:26:01,280
and i just hope everybody everybody
in every uh every aspect of where we are

1225
01:25:59,120 --> 01:26:06,480
just think a little bit more about this
um i i know it's not about the oma

1226
01:26:03,760 --> 01:26:10,239
almighty dollar i i get that it isn't
really

1227
01:26:07,040 --> 01:26:14,639
it's trying to spur uh something in the
wintertime which we all

1228
01:26:11,520 --> 01:26:18,639
would hope for um
but i think you know with a lot of

1229
01:26:16,639 --> 01:26:23,600
vaccines is lagging up here
and then now we're still asking people

1230
01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:28,000
to come in to our communities
you know i will ask that to distribute

1231
01:26:27,040 --> 01:26:31,199
the news release
and i would ask that the organizers of

1232
01:26:30,159 --> 01:26:37,760
this event
continue to keep our concerns

1233
01:26:34,239 --> 01:26:40,960
uh in mind thank you supervisor please
thank you supervisor gary i'd like to go

1234
01:26:39,520 --> 01:26:43,840
one step further after hearing from
supervisor

1235
01:26:42,239 --> 01:26:46,800
this week as well moving into this
meeting is uh

1236
01:26:45,440 --> 01:26:49,920
given the fact that this starts in the
month of february would it be

1237
01:26:48,159 --> 01:26:53,040
permissible and would you not object to
adding on an

1238
01:26:51,040 --> 01:26:56,080
occupancy text and tourism meeting in
the coming few days

1239
01:26:54,320 --> 01:27:00,400
so that we could hear directly from the
organizers during our meeting schedule

1240
01:26:58,880 --> 01:27:03,760
on the cove and safety plans which while
they have not been filed with the county

1241
01:27:01,920 --> 01:27:05,679
we are going to ask that they are filed
um

1242
01:27:04,159 --> 01:27:09,920
for your committee meeting i think they
have one on the 25th is that soon enough

1243
01:27:08,080 --> 01:27:12,639
of january for you or do you want to
move it up i

1244
01:27:11,280 --> 01:27:15,920
think given the great concern it would
be wonderful to have that moved up and

1245
01:27:14,159 --> 01:27:20,480
we'll work with the scheduling if just
whatever amanda

1246
01:27:17,440 --> 01:27:24,320
amanda wants to come up with i'm i'm
agreeable supervisor shuffler is that

1247
01:27:22,719 --> 01:27:26,239
agreeable that's fine thank you very
much

1248
01:27:24,880 --> 01:27:30,560
thank you without objection from the
board regarding that and i can certainly

1249
01:27:28,800 --> 01:27:33,600
have a role call on that as well
supervisor right while i see your hand

1250
01:27:32,400 --> 01:27:36,239
and i'm going right down the road to get
to you

1251
01:27:34,480 --> 01:27:39,440
um if we could make that happen that
would be great supervisor ryan the floor

1252
01:27:38,480 --> 01:27:43,199
is your sir
man i'm sure woman thank you um i have

1253
01:27:41,760 --> 01:27:47,840
no objection to
having the the group promoting

1254
01:27:45,600 --> 01:27:50,400
winterfest come in and convey their
plans

1255
01:27:48,480 --> 01:27:53,199
it makes sense based on the changes
that's occurring here with the coast

1256
01:27:52,000 --> 01:27:57,120
virus
but i would like to make a comment on an

1257
01:27:56,480 --> 01:28:02,239
interesting
oversight on your state of the county uh

1258
01:27:59,920 --> 01:28:08,000
as far as our sales tax
um i know that we need to recognize

1259
01:28:06,159 --> 01:28:11,440
the county individuals that were
involved with our budgeting

1260
01:28:09,760 --> 01:28:16,719
and trying to make sure that we were
able to

1261
01:28:13,360 --> 01:28:19,360
maintain our revenues and keep our
budget straight

1262
01:28:18,000 --> 01:28:24,480
but there was a large group of
individuals that you didn't mention

1263
01:28:22,320 --> 01:28:27,440
that were the private sector they came
together started to communicate with

1264
01:28:26,480 --> 01:28:32,320
each other
and there may be questions about the

1265
01:28:30,639 --> 01:28:37,120
value that they added
to our local economy this summer i

1266
01:28:35,280 --> 01:28:40,880
myself have no doubts that they added
significant value

1267
01:28:38,719 --> 01:28:44,320
and i just would like to call out and
recognize them

1268
01:28:42,159 --> 01:28:49,360
for their hard work their lack of
political

1269
01:28:45,600 --> 01:28:52,719
desire um they're purely communicating
with each other

1270
01:28:50,560 --> 01:28:56,159
taking time out of their own business to
help support this county and the

1271
01:28:54,159 --> 01:28:59,360
revenues that this county sees
and again i'd like to commend them for

1272
01:28:58,639 --> 01:29:03,120
their help
their help and support them going

1273
01:29:02,159 --> 01:29:07,840
forward
thank you thank you supervisor wilde and

1274
01:29:06,159 --> 01:29:11,360
justin response
my only hope was that i didn't keep you

1275
01:29:09,520 --> 01:29:14,639
here until three o'clock this afternoon
with the state of the county

1276
01:29:12,639 --> 01:29:17,679
i did read the last 10 states of the
county and there was

1277
01:29:15,679 --> 01:29:20,719
a lot of information about why everyone
had different committees and how we

1278
01:29:19,440 --> 01:29:24,000
change structure
and because we made such an effort to

1279
01:29:23,280 --> 01:29:28,639
meet together
in the last week um you know i did i did

1280
01:29:27,199 --> 01:29:32,239
talk to everyone that i would try to
keep it short

1281
01:29:29,760 --> 01:29:34,880
notwithstanding that i have a great
appreciation for the members of our

1282
01:29:34,000 --> 01:29:38,880
community
and i so look forward to that public

1283
01:29:37,760 --> 01:29:43,440
relationship
and to supervise our wildest uh point i

1284
01:29:41,679 --> 01:29:46,880
appreciate his passion
and energy that he brings to this as

1285
01:29:45,120 --> 01:29:50,239
well but you know what
that's a very very valid point and i was

1286
01:29:48,719 --> 01:29:55,120
wondering if supervisor if
i keep calling him the supervisor i must

1287
01:29:51,920 --> 01:29:59,679
want him to run if i could have treasure
swan without objection speak to us about

1288
01:29:57,760 --> 01:30:03,040
the impact of the occupancy tax and
where we're at it is really important

1289
01:30:01,679 --> 01:30:08,400
that we keep our eye
not just on tourism but our overall

1290
01:30:05,280 --> 01:30:14,400
economic growth here in warren county
super part oh oh i'm not running

1291
01:30:11,760 --> 01:30:20,719
normal iran understood confuse if i'm
nominated

1292
01:30:15,920 --> 01:30:25,520
okay treasure swan
the accuracy tax i really don't have

1293
01:30:23,600 --> 01:30:30,320
concrete information right now on we
were down

1294
01:30:27,280 --> 01:30:35,679
17 18 the last time we looked however
on the positive side my staff is

1295
01:30:33,679 --> 01:30:39,199
completely overwhelmed right now
with the payments that have come in from

1296
01:30:37,679 --> 01:30:46,400
the short-term rentals
because we went from having 250

1297
01:30:42,960 --> 01:30:50,800
checks coming in to over a thousand okay
so the stack is like that i don't have

1298
01:30:49,440 --> 01:30:54,000
totals yet
i don't dare ask them

1299
01:30:54,480 --> 01:30:59,920
i'm waiting for them to process
everything we should have something

1300
01:30:58,239 --> 01:31:02,480
i mean we will definitely have the
figures in march i want to try to get

1301
01:31:01,679 --> 01:31:05,920
something
in the middle of february is exactly

1302
01:31:04,239 --> 01:31:10,800
where we ended up in
2020 um we're going to be down there's

1303
01:31:09,840 --> 01:31:14,480
no question
but we're not down as much as what i had

1304
01:31:12,960 --> 01:31:17,679
anticipated
and i would just like to say about the

1305
01:31:15,840 --> 01:31:24,000
sales tax thank you for
reiterating that we're down 1.2 uh

1306
01:31:21,120 --> 01:31:27,920
which is just phenomenal i mean
considering

1307
01:31:24,719 --> 01:31:30,080
everything that happened in 2020 i was
praying that we would only be down two

1308
01:31:29,600 --> 01:31:33,199
percent
and it was less than that so i you know

1309
01:31:32,320 --> 01:31:37,440
i think we did
yeah very we did very well dr knockout

1310
01:31:36,320 --> 01:31:42,320
would
yeah well thank you your prayers were

1311
01:31:39,280 --> 01:31:45,440
hurt and we appreciate your efforts
and i believe i'm starting to cross over

1312
01:31:44,239 --> 01:31:49,679
from privilege of the floor
into announcements so we will firm that

1313
01:31:48,000 --> 01:31:52,480
up as we move forward so i make sure i
get that right

1314
01:31:50,719 --> 01:31:56,080
supervisor bramer then supervisor
mcdevitt

1315
01:31:53,760 --> 01:31:59,040
thank you so much this is less of an
announcement and more of

1316
01:31:57,360 --> 01:32:03,520
taking the opportunity for privilege of
the floor but in light of

1317
01:32:00,880 --> 01:32:06,480
all of the public comments that i
received

1318
01:32:04,239 --> 01:32:11,679
over the week and particularly those
that we heard today

1319
01:32:08,800 --> 01:32:15,920
through mr lehmann reading all of those
comments i do want to say that i am very

1320
01:32:13,840 --> 01:32:19,199
proud of this board for our bipartisan
statement

1321
01:32:16,800 --> 01:32:23,280
condemning violence around the country
and in particular what happened last

1322
01:32:21,040 --> 01:32:28,719
week at the capitol it was
very upsetting to all of us and i'm glad

1323
01:32:27,120 --> 01:32:32,400
that we were able to come together and
put forward a statement about that

1324
01:32:30,320 --> 01:32:35,760
and that we stand by and are grateful
for our board of elections here in

1325
01:32:34,480 --> 01:32:39,280
warren county
and also that we are acknowledging the

1326
01:32:38,639 --> 01:32:42,639
election
of president joseph biden and kamala

1327
01:32:41,520 --> 01:32:47,120
harris
president and vice president on january

1328
01:32:44,639 --> 01:32:51,360
20th i really appreciate that we were
able to

1329
01:32:47,840 --> 01:32:55,120
pull together and compromise um
to make that statement come out of

1330
01:32:53,280 --> 01:32:59,120
warren county it's really
it's really great and i'm proud to see

1331
01:32:56,719 --> 01:33:01,760
that i also want to take another moment
to

1332
01:32:59,679 --> 01:33:05,520
say that i know everyone here regardless
of party is committed to

1333
01:33:03,600 --> 01:33:08,880
a fair and efficient distribution of the
vaccines in warren county

1334
01:33:07,360 --> 01:33:13,440
and to working with the governor's
office to iron out obstacles that may be

1335
01:33:11,520 --> 01:33:17,679
hindering our ability to maximize
distribution to our residents one way

1336
01:33:16,080 --> 01:33:20,880
that i plan to contribute to the board
this year is to confer with our

1337
01:33:19,040 --> 01:33:25,280
department of health
janelle jones our county administrator

1338
01:33:23,120 --> 01:33:28,880
our director of public affairs
director of office of emergency services

1339
01:33:27,920 --> 01:33:33,040
our chairwoman
and all my colleagues on this board to

1340
01:33:31,520 --> 01:33:37,600
identify and understand
problems with the vaccine processes and

1341
01:33:36,159 --> 01:33:40,639
procedures
coming out of the state as we encounter

1342
01:33:40,159 --> 01:33:45,280
those
and that we will accurately convey those

1343
01:33:43,679 --> 01:33:48,800
problems to the governor's office
representatives with the goal of

1344
01:33:46,960 --> 01:33:52,239
assisting the state to find
solutions to those problems as we

1345
01:33:51,440 --> 01:33:55,360
already know
and we're hearing from our seniors in

1346
01:33:53,679 --> 01:33:58,159
particular there's a high demand for
vaccines

1347
01:33:56,400 --> 01:34:03,440
so the information that the state puts
out about warren county vaccination

1348
01:34:00,239 --> 01:34:08,560
sites and reports and appointments
needs to be timely and accurate and

1349
01:34:06,560 --> 01:34:12,320
for instance there there were errors in
the information that was put out

1350
01:34:10,080 --> 01:34:16,239
um we need to identify them and work
with our state officials to correct the

1351
01:34:14,000 --> 01:34:19,920
information as quickly as possible
and i am committed to working with our

1352
01:34:18,719 --> 01:34:24,080
dedicated staff
and my elected officials here at the

1353
01:34:22,560 --> 01:34:29,120
county to work those out
um and working with our business

1354
01:34:27,120 --> 01:34:32,320
partners and most importantly all of our
constituents

1355
01:34:30,239 --> 01:34:36,000
thank you the opportunity to have a
privilege before today

1356
01:34:33,600 --> 01:34:38,960
thank you supervisor bramer um i do see
the hands up on zoom

1357
01:34:37,040 --> 01:34:42,480
amanda's making me a list as they all
arise but before that we did have a hand

1358
01:34:41,199 --> 01:34:47,760
of supervisor like that
just very briefly uh uh i i think one of

1359
01:34:46,000 --> 01:34:54,239
the things uh going forward
with a change in administration's uh uh

1360
01:34:51,360 --> 01:34:58,719
a very powerful and significant position
in the u.s senate

1361
01:34:55,520 --> 01:35:03,520
is the majority leader i
believe we have to reach out uh and i

1362
01:35:01,840 --> 01:35:09,280
think we are currently doing that
uh as we speak i i

1363
01:35:06,560 --> 01:35:12,800
spent some time with uh jim cephalon the
other day

1364
01:35:10,159 --> 01:35:17,119
and and we both i think agreed on the
importance of developing

1365
01:35:14,560 --> 01:35:22,320
a positive relationship with the new
majority leader as we

1366
01:35:18,880 --> 01:35:29,040
as we move forward uh
with new majority leaders uh there there

1367
01:35:25,520 --> 01:35:34,000
is uh
there's just an opportunity to in terms

1368
01:35:32,480 --> 01:35:38,560
of economics in terms of
helping this county uh go forward that

1369
01:35:36,800 --> 01:35:44,080
that if we
indeed our strategic and

1370
01:35:41,600 --> 01:35:48,000
good about this that that we will indeed
i think

1371
01:35:45,119 --> 01:35:51,040
win the day in terms of our fair share
of uh

1372
01:35:48,719 --> 01:35:54,639
economic dollars for positive
development uh

1373
01:35:52,159 --> 01:35:58,239
in warren county and just a thank you to
craig

1374
01:35:55,679 --> 01:36:02,080
thank you for your courage in bringing
forth your resolution

1375
01:35:59,600 --> 01:36:04,880
uh you started the ball rolling and then
and and

1376
01:36:02,639 --> 01:36:10,880
and i i thank you for that it was
important and uh

1377
01:36:06,320 --> 01:36:15,440
well done thank you thank you supervisor
i'm sure we all um support those

1378
01:36:13,600 --> 01:36:19,840
comments supervisor mcdevitt and also
working with

1379
01:36:16,400 --> 01:36:24,159
our um senator both uh schumer and
senator julie brandt thank you

1380
01:36:22,080 --> 01:36:26,719
next up on our list we had supervisor
hanover

1381
01:36:29,440 --> 01:36:36,639
uh thank you uh uh madam chairwoman uh i
just wanted to say uh

1382
01:36:34,080 --> 01:36:41,679
just in accordance with our rules the
the chairman of finance

1383
01:36:38,400 --> 01:36:45,280
uh is not only the um
also the majority leader but is also the

1384
01:36:44,159 --> 01:36:48,960
deputy
um chairperson of the board and i just

1385
01:36:47,760 --> 01:36:52,639
want to congratulate
um the supervisor beatty uh on that

1386
01:36:51,920 --> 01:36:58,239
position
and um uh uh

1387
01:36:56,080 --> 01:37:03,360
is part of uh our organization a
reorganizational effort thank you

1388
01:37:00,880 --> 01:37:07,920
thank you mr conover thank you
supervisor conover

1389
01:37:04,719 --> 01:37:10,320
uh and yes congratulations to supervisor
baby normally

1390
01:37:08,960 --> 01:37:14,320
we we would have talked a little bit
more that more at a reorganizational

1391
01:37:12,320 --> 01:37:16,639
meeting so i appreciate that opportunity
today for us to have this in-depth

1392
01:37:15,840 --> 01:37:21,360
dialogue
supervisors trial your hand was up next

1393
01:37:19,119 --> 01:37:24,880
yes thank you well two things
uh one is uh in reference to chris

1394
01:37:24,000 --> 01:37:30,719
strauss
um thing is yes you have a

1395
01:37:28,560 --> 01:37:34,320
a county supervisor that probably
understands

1396
01:37:32,000 --> 01:37:38,400
in greater depth than any other county
supervisor

1397
01:37:35,280 --> 01:37:41,760
the issues facing queensberry
and that person does not land a

1398
01:37:40,639 --> 01:37:45,040
chairmanship
and that's hard to defend when another

1399
01:37:43,760 --> 01:37:50,800
supervisor has
three chairmanships um you know

1400
01:37:48,400 --> 01:37:54,560
and to remove me from the bloom festival
all right

1401
01:37:52,159 --> 01:38:00,320
well we know where this is going but
there's another more important topic

1402
01:37:57,600 --> 01:38:05,280
and that is craig leggett's resolution
his resolution was an

1403
01:38:01,760 --> 01:38:12,560
opportunity for us to vote for and show
unity uh and

1404
01:38:08,480 --> 01:38:17,600
we voting in unanimously
i believe it should have been a vote

1405
01:38:15,280 --> 01:38:21,920
that shows unanimity
and to avoid it otherwise shows

1406
01:38:19,520 --> 01:38:28,880
otherwise but
joseph warren he said that you depend

1407
01:38:26,880 --> 01:38:33,280
and on you defend the fortunes of
america

1408
01:38:30,159 --> 01:38:38,000
you are decide the important question on
what's the rest of happiness and liberty

1409
01:38:35,520 --> 01:38:44,159
of millions yet unborn
act worthy of yourselves all right

1410
01:38:41,600 --> 01:38:49,119
that is joseph horn is our county's
namesake

1411
01:38:45,679 --> 01:38:52,960
he would have voted for this resolution
in downtown glens falls we have the

1412
01:38:51,840 --> 01:38:58,080
civil war
monument and that is dedicated to those

1413
01:38:56,840 --> 01:39:01,600
soldiers
they did not run from injustice they did

1414
01:39:01,119 --> 01:39:07,760
not
hide from wrongfulness they gave their

1415
01:39:05,199 --> 01:39:11,520
lives defending the truth
so you know there was a slurry of emails

1416
01:39:10,560 --> 01:39:17,440
going
before the the county supervisors

1417
01:39:14,960 --> 01:39:20,480
uh asking for us not to put this to a
boat

1418
01:39:18,719 --> 01:39:25,920
we should have clearly have put this to
a boat but every one of those 644

1419
01:39:23,920 --> 01:39:29,600
soldiers listed on that civil war
monument

1420
01:39:26,560 --> 01:39:34,159
would have voted for this resolution i
find it very difficult

1421
01:39:31,360 --> 01:39:39,119
that anyone would be opposed to craig
leggett's

1422
01:39:35,280 --> 01:39:44,719
resolution they had three truths one
we were opposed to the january 6 2021

1423
01:39:42,400 --> 01:39:48,960
storming of our nation's capital
number two we recognize that the

1424
01:39:48,080 --> 01:39:54,080
election was
valid three we recognize that our

1425
01:39:52,639 --> 01:40:01,040
president as of january
20th will be joseph biden

1426
01:39:57,440 --> 01:40:08,159
all right who would disagree
with that so

1427
01:40:04,639 --> 01:40:11,119
putting this as a proclamation and to
avoid a vote

1428
01:40:11,280 --> 01:40:17,520
is just not the right thing to do
if you wanted to vote in disagreement

1429
01:40:16,080 --> 01:40:22,159
you have that opportunity
to do so but i think

1430
01:40:20,800 --> 01:40:28,719
that the rest of the board of
supervisors should have joined me

1431
01:40:25,520 --> 01:40:33,920
joseph warren and 644
civil war soldiers devote in support of

1432
01:40:32,320 --> 01:40:41,679
that resolution
and stand together and stand for truth

1433
01:40:37,760 --> 01:40:44,400
so i i the proclamation is better than
nothing

1434
01:40:42,800 --> 01:40:48,320
but this should have been brought to a
vote thank you

1435
01:40:46,239 --> 01:40:51,119
thank you supervisor strava nice really
i'm sure we all do appreciate those

1436
01:40:49,840 --> 01:40:55,600
passionate comments
a couple points of clarification it is

1437
01:40:53,199 --> 01:40:59,679
not a proclamation we wrote a letter
and developed a letter put that into the

1438
01:40:57,920 --> 01:41:05,119
record supported by the board
and we will send that letter to those

1439
01:41:02,159 --> 01:41:09,600
individuals that were listed previously
um on on that letter and just to recap

1440
01:41:08,239 --> 01:41:13,920
that senator schumer
senator gillibrand congresswoman

1441
01:41:11,520 --> 01:41:18,400
stephonic state senator steck
state sen assemblyman simpson and to all

1442
01:41:16,400 --> 01:41:23,199
their persons or enemies so desired by
the board including but not limited to

1443
01:41:20,400 --> 01:41:28,239
all elected supervisors and elected
regardless of political affiliation

1444
01:41:25,199 --> 01:41:33,600
in warren county that being said um
i also wanted to let you know that while

1445
01:41:31,520 --> 01:41:35,920
we did make every attempt to communicate
i'm so sorry we weren't able to connect

1446
01:41:35,119 --> 01:41:40,080
by phone
but i did appreciate your email asking

1447
01:41:38,239 --> 01:41:43,440
to be facilities of chair
at that time the facilities of chair had

1448
01:41:41,920 --> 01:41:47,119
been
expressed by several members of our

1449
01:41:45,520 --> 01:41:50,239
board and appointed to
supervisor mcgowan given his private

1450
01:41:49,600 --> 01:41:56,080
business
and expertise in that particular area

1451
01:41:53,920 --> 01:41:59,760
also with his involvement in the
facilities chair previously

1452
01:41:57,840 --> 01:42:03,360
you did however ask to be put on
occupancy tax tourism

1453
01:42:01,679 --> 01:42:06,800
which you were appointed to and the only
other committee you asked was about

1454
01:42:04,960 --> 01:42:10,560
facilities which you were appointed to
but then i think i did appoint

1455
01:42:08,239 --> 01:42:13,760
a couple other things too regarding the
special appointment for the balloon

1456
01:42:11,920 --> 01:42:16,320
festival while that was not included in
your

1457
01:42:14,000 --> 01:42:19,520
conversations with me via email that
decision was made because we believe the

1458
01:42:18,080 --> 01:42:22,560
town of queensbury does have you
representing them

1459
01:42:20,800 --> 01:42:28,159
amanda as our clerk of abort had
contacted them several times

1460
01:42:24,639 --> 01:42:32,480
and i also want to say that upon talking
with kevin he just

1461
01:42:29,520 --> 01:42:34,639
it was uh recommended that because of
the

1462
01:42:32,960 --> 01:42:37,679
involvement of our facilities committee
particularly under the airport that it

1463
01:42:36,159 --> 01:42:41,679
would be important for
supervisor mcgowan who we all know shows

1464
01:42:39,840 --> 01:42:44,239
up bright and early all weekend long to
help

1465
01:42:42,000 --> 01:42:47,520
everyone park and coordinate throughout
that process so

1466
01:42:45,520 --> 01:42:52,080
i apologize if i didn't get to all the
questions of uh

1467
01:42:49,840 --> 01:42:54,960
christine straub and hopefully that does
now address those

1468
01:42:53,119 --> 01:43:02,080
remaining questions i believe there are
other hands for our comment

1469
01:42:57,920 --> 01:43:10,719
supervisor thank you madam chairman
um earlier this week in response to

1470
01:43:07,040 --> 01:43:17,920
the chairwoman's request i uh
i copied each of you on

1471
01:43:14,159 --> 01:43:24,400
what i was looking for in 2021 certainly
um directly or indirectly uh

1472
01:43:21,040 --> 01:43:28,239
phobic is going to uh impact
a lot of the decisions that we've made

1473
01:43:26,159 --> 01:43:32,400
uh it's already been discussed that
there is

1474
01:43:29,119 --> 01:43:36,639
concerns and and people who um
are upset about the uh the formula for

1475
01:43:35,520 --> 01:43:38,880
distribution of
of

1476
01:43:50,239 --> 01:43:56,480
is also that there's it still remains
the number of

1477
01:43:54,159 --> 01:44:03,760
individuals who are interested in
getting the vaccine and in the spirit of

1478
01:43:59,040 --> 01:44:03,760
trying to get our our numbers up uh

1479
01:44:03,920 --> 01:44:10,239
uh janelle jones has said a hundred
percent

1480
01:44:07,199 --> 01:44:14,239
i think i uh mentioned in my uh uh
letter uh that i would be satisfied with

1481
01:44:13,119 --> 01:44:19,119
with ninety percent
uh uh other uh people are talking about

1482
01:44:17,520 --> 01:44:22,320
seventy five to eighty percent
uh let's shoot for that hundred percent

1483
01:44:21,440 --> 01:44:26,960
that uh
that our public health uh director is is

1484
01:44:24,960 --> 01:44:33,199
uh looking to achieve but
uh it's for the best of all of our

1485
01:44:30,880 --> 01:44:37,280
uh uh citizens and i think it's
responsible

1486
01:44:34,320 --> 01:44:42,639
the responsibility of us in our own ways
to creatively uh

1487
01:44:39,040 --> 01:44:45,920
uh find ways to uh help educate
and inform uh residents of our community

1488
01:44:45,520 --> 01:44:48,400
thanks
thank you supervisor driscoll we

1489
01:44:47,520 --> 01:44:50,560
appreciate that i know we're all
committed to the largest percent

1490
01:44:49,679 --> 01:44:53,280
possible
uh supervisor driscoll i also want to

1491
01:44:52,159 --> 01:44:56,800
mention that in terms of your
appointments my i

1492
01:44:55,119 --> 01:45:00,560
we have corrected and i'm not sure you
saw that in the amended

1493
01:44:58,239 --> 01:45:04,239
resolution but preview requests the
potential conflict so that has been

1494
01:45:02,320 --> 01:45:08,080
resolved with community action i believe
it's supervisor mcdevitt that has since

1495
01:45:05,920 --> 01:45:11,360
been appointed to fill your shoes
um under that special congratulations

1496
01:45:10,159 --> 01:45:16,320
supervisor looks at it
to that point of a couple other changes

1497
01:45:13,199 --> 01:45:20,239
that took place very briefly
ida the ida is a situation where we work

1498
01:45:19,280 --> 01:45:24,639
collaboratively
now with um chairman sam hall over in

1499
01:45:23,040 --> 01:45:27,840
washington county
we of course have had a lot of

1500
01:45:26,000 --> 01:45:30,880
discussions this year about the ida
and as we were making uh those

1501
01:45:29,920 --> 01:45:34,560
resolutions
last night supervisor wilde had

1502
01:45:33,199 --> 01:45:37,840
expressed to me he was interested in
coming off of the ida

1503
01:45:36,000 --> 01:45:42,560
i thought we had an additional vacancy
but it was a clerical error

1504
01:45:39,840 --> 01:45:46,080
um supervisor simpson had long uh left
that ida and so he was nice enough to

1505
01:45:44,560 --> 01:45:49,760
call me this morning and let me know of
that and

1506
01:45:47,199 --> 01:45:51,920
of course county administrator ryan
moore

1507
01:45:50,239 --> 01:45:54,719
uh it was a late night last night trying
to get those rights so we did correct

1508
01:45:54,159 --> 01:45:57,760
that
and supervisor while we were able to

1509
01:45:56,719 --> 01:46:00,880
honor your request
have you removed from that and now we do

1510
01:45:59,600 --> 01:46:04,639
have a vacant position
i've talked to our chairman over in

1511
01:46:02,800 --> 01:46:07,199
washington county again that's a joint
process we'll be looking at their

1512
01:46:06,000 --> 01:46:10,880
appointments next month
and we'll continue to work very hard

1513
01:46:08,880 --> 01:46:15,199
collaboratively to find a person
or um and also with the idea on those

1514
01:46:13,760 --> 01:46:18,880
recommendations so
just that was also amended i think you

1515
01:46:17,679 --> 01:46:22,560
saw that in your packets
i think those were the only ones though

1516
01:46:20,960 --> 01:46:26,639
however i do want to
say under the announcement section thank

1517
01:46:24,880 --> 01:46:30,960
you all of you for being so
willing to whether it's a member of a

1518
01:46:28,960 --> 01:46:33,920
team of the committee or a chair or your
special appointment

1519
01:46:32,239 --> 01:46:38,080
i've asked that you give it three months
and if something really isn't working

1520
01:46:35,920 --> 01:46:41,679
then let's talk about it and i know i do
have that ability

1521
01:46:39,119 --> 01:46:43,679
under um the sheriff's position to go
ahead and make some of those switches

1522
01:46:42,960 --> 01:46:46,400
but
i really appreciate the commitment if

1523
01:46:45,199 --> 01:46:50,560
you could give it three months
supervisor titled

1524
01:46:47,520 --> 01:46:54,639
and then supervisor is it
oh it's you up on the screen too oh yeah

1525
01:46:53,920 --> 01:46:58,080
geez that's
that's crazy okay sorry super i thought

1526
01:46:56,880 --> 01:47:01,840
you wrote the bills game
uh with your background supervisor madam

1527
01:47:00,800 --> 01:47:05,760
sure thank you
um i was trying to uh hold my public

1528
01:47:05,199 --> 01:47:09,760
comment
but since you brought it up about the

1529
01:47:08,560 --> 01:47:13,760
idea
um i don't believe that that truly

1530
01:47:11,600 --> 01:47:16,880
represents our conversation that we have
in private

1531
01:47:14,719 --> 01:47:21,280
that i did agree to continue for a few
months

1532
01:47:17,760 --> 01:47:24,880
right so that's um that's not
totally true so getting out through that

1533
01:47:24,239 --> 01:47:30,320
side
i believe i have to florida also um

1534
01:47:28,880 --> 01:47:35,440
there's a couple of things that are
going on here that are troubling to me

1535
01:47:33,280 --> 01:47:40,159
and it's all about politics that's not
what we're here for

1536
01:47:37,119 --> 01:47:43,679
we're here to do the people's business
we can argue about language we can argue

1537
01:47:43,199 --> 01:47:49,119
about
anything but what we do is set an

1538
01:47:46,560 --> 01:47:53,440
example for the rest of our community
and the county and it's important for us

1539
01:47:51,920 --> 01:47:56,480
to be able to
put aside some of these political

1540
01:47:55,119 --> 01:48:02,639
differences and do
our best for our constituents and

1541
01:48:00,719 --> 01:48:07,199
passion is a good thing i've said this
many times

1542
01:48:04,000 --> 01:48:11,600
passion is great anger does not fall
into that realm

1543
01:48:08,159 --> 01:48:18,159
of being great so we need to control
our anger but pursue our passions

1544
01:48:15,679 --> 01:48:22,000
and hopefully as we go forward we can
support our new chairwoman

1545
01:48:20,159 --> 01:48:26,000
we can support the group we'll do the
county's business and

1546
01:48:23,280 --> 01:48:29,600
do the best we can moving forward but to
be honest

1547
01:48:26,880 --> 01:48:34,159
i'm tired of politics i'm totally part
of it

1548
01:48:30,719 --> 01:48:39,040
now my last point was um there's only
one football team

1549
01:48:36,000 --> 01:48:43,600
in this state that plays in our great
empire state

1550
01:48:40,719 --> 01:48:47,119
and it's been 25 years that i've been
suffering

1551
01:48:44,560 --> 01:48:51,360
supporting my team the buffalo bills and
all i would like to say

1552
01:48:48,320 --> 01:48:55,040
is go bills
supervisor wild thank you and in light

1553
01:48:53,360 --> 01:48:58,400
of that passion and of course i think we
all agree we're sick of politics and

1554
01:48:56,639 --> 01:49:01,280
we'd really like to just move forward
and get to the work that people put us

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01:49:00,239 --> 01:49:04,320
here to do
i am more than happy and i believe that

1556
01:49:03,600 --> 01:49:07,600
i would need
um and i don't know the procedure and

1557
01:49:06,000 --> 01:49:11,000
i'm sure amanda will help me
i am more than happy to amend that

1558
01:49:09,600 --> 01:49:13,840
resolution if there was a
misunderstanding

1559
01:49:12,159 --> 01:49:17,599
and make sure that your name and your
appointment remains on the ida to

1560
01:49:15,679 --> 01:49:22,320
continue to serve the important work
that you have um

1561
01:49:19,119 --> 01:49:25,119
been doing since elected amanda could
you tell me that procedure given my

1562
01:49:23,840 --> 01:49:28,560
misunderstanding
yep you're gonna need um i'm just trying

1563
01:49:27,360 --> 01:49:33,840
to find that resolution
real quick thank you for your patience

1564
01:49:32,400 --> 01:49:36,560
it's important that we listen to all
members of our board

1565
01:49:35,119 --> 01:49:39,599
number 20. so what the board will need
to do is go back and make you've already

1566
01:49:38,239 --> 01:49:42,239
voted on this you're going to make an
amendment to

1567
01:49:40,480 --> 01:49:45,520
um you're going to make a motion to
amend resolution 20.

1568
01:49:43,520 --> 01:49:48,560
we're going to change that vote vacant
spot to um

1569
01:49:47,119 --> 01:49:53,040
thank you supervisor like it makes that
motion man in a second

1570
01:49:50,159 --> 01:49:58,080
that is made by supervisor mcgowan all
those in

1571
01:49:55,199 --> 01:50:00,560
well favor thank you that motion carries
and i'm sure

1572
01:49:58,880 --> 01:50:03,440
um we're all very grateful for your
continued community service on the board

1573
01:50:02,320 --> 01:50:08,960
of the ida
thank you very much supervisor weil

1574
01:50:06,719 --> 01:50:14,800
at this point in time without any more
privilege the floor

1575
01:50:10,080 --> 01:50:19,199
are there announcements no bills
um john are there any announcements

1576
01:50:19,599 --> 01:50:27,119
uh no chairwoman c there is nothing
additional on youtube at this point

1577
01:50:24,960 --> 01:50:31,280
at this point in time i would very much
like to

1578
01:50:28,960 --> 01:50:34,639
say thank you on this board we are all
county supervisors and we represent our

1579
01:50:33,440 --> 01:50:40,800
constituents
as county supervisors i am so

1580
01:50:38,080 --> 01:50:44,560
impressed and so encouraged by all of
your courage to stand tall

1581
01:50:42,400 --> 01:50:47,199
and to be warren county strong and
please have a motion to adjourn today's

1582
01:50:46,000 --> 01:50:50,560
meeting
that motion is made by supervisor

1583
01:50:48,880 --> 01:50:56,800
leggett and seconded by
supervisor mcgowan all those in favor

1584
01:50:54,080 --> 01:51:07,840
opposed thank you that motion carries
happy 2021.

1585
01:51:09,840 --> 01:51:11,920
you