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Town of Beekman Resolutions from February 3, 2003 Board meeting. Go
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2:3:03 - 1 To Authorize Lease Agreement of Copier RESOLUTION 2:3:03 - 1 RE: To Authorize Lease Agreement of Copier Councilman Werner Stiegler offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, the copy machine located in the Building Department area is not working to the capacity required for the various departments which utilize it; and WHEREAS, three proposals have been sought and reviewed in accordance with the Town's Procurement Policy; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and hereby authorized to enter into a lease agreement with Executive Copy at monthly payments of $150.00 for a period of 60 months. Seconded Supervisor John Adams Supervisor Adams motioned to amend to read: $150 for the 1st 36 months and $116.28 for remaining 24 months. Seconded by Councilman Stiegler. ROLL
CALL VOTE: Dated: February 3, 2003 RESOLUTION 2:3:03 - 2 RE: Urging the Legislature of the State of New York to INCREASE the fee retained by municipalities for issuing hunting and fishing licenses under the Department of Environmental Conservation Automated Licensing Services (DECALS) Program Supervisor John Adams offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, the issuance of hunting and fishing licenses/stamps by local governments is a valuable and necessary service to the state: and WHEREAS, Town Clerks must be aware of and carefully follow the mandates of the Environmental Conservation Law and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in connection with the issuance of licenses and/or stamps; and WHEREAS, Town face considerable liability for any failure to properly issue and record such licenses, for failure to properly file the required reports, and for failure to comply with all other requirements of the new legislation; and WHEREAS, Towns must maintain a separate telephone line, equipment and space as a condition of participation in the DECALS program; and WHEREAS, the state only pays for the installation of such required additional telephone line, but not for the added monthly cost of maintaining such line; and WHEREAS, Towns participating in the decals PROGRAM must now also issue free Deer Management Permits, for which no percentage of fee is returned to the Town at all; and WHEREAS, Towns currently receive no more than 5.5% of the fee for issuance of resident licenses and 1.1% for issuing non-resident licenses in compliance with the law and all procedural requirements; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT; RESOLVED, that the New York State Town Clerks Association, representing the clerks of nearly all of the 932 towns of the State of, pause in its deliberations at its December 1, 2002, Regional Meeting to urge in a unified voice that the Legislature of the State of New York pass, and the Governor sign into law, legislation to increase compensation to local governments representing the state with those citizens purchasing licenses under the DECALS program by:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Temporary President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Majority Leader of the Assembly, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Assembly and the Chairpersons and members of the Senate and Assembly Environmental Conservation Committees. Seconded by Councilman Werner Stiegler ROLL
CALL VOTE: Dated: February 3, 2003
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