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Resolution Authorizing Attendance At The 2023 Association Of Towns Annual Meeting
At a Reorganization Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess
County, New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on
January 9, 2023.
The meeting was called to order by Richard Thurston, Town Supervisor, and upon roll
being called, the following was recorded:
✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2023-8
Q Adopted Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
❑ Adopted as Amended Richard Thurston Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑
❑ Defeated William H.Beale Mover Q ❑ ❑ ❑
❑ Tabled Angela Bettina Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑
❑ Withdrawn Christopher Phillips Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑
Al Casella SeconderQ ❑ ❑ ❑
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Beale and seconded by Casella.
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger has annually authorized
members of the Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Clerk and certain
employees of the Town of Wappinger to attend the New York State Association of Towns
Annual Meeting and Educational Conference in New York City; and
WHEREAS, the Town Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 includes educational expense line
items for various Town departments; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger has determined the purpose of
attendance at the Conference to be primarily educational and requires all attendees to attend a
minimum of four (4) hours of daily educational seminars and to provide proof of such
attendance; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board hereby authorizes payment of related expenses for
attendance at the conference as follows:
• Registration at the Conference;
• Overnight accommodations for a maximum of three (3) nights for all Town
Board Members, Town Clerk and Justices;
• Advance expense payment on a "per diem" basis in accordance with the New
York State office of the State Comptroller guideline; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board seeks to appoint a delegate and an alternate delegate to the
conference on behalf of the Town of Wappinger; now,therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and approves the following
elected officers, appointees and employees of the Town to attend the 2023 New York State
Association of Towns Meeting and Educational Conference in New York City: Town
Supervisor, Members of the Town Board, Town Clerk, Deputy Town Clerks, Members of the
Planning Board, Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, Zoning Administrator, Deputy
Zoning Administrator, Planning and ZBA Secretary, Comptroller to the Town, Senior Account
Clerk, Chief Clerk to the Justice Court, Clerks to the Justice, Town Justices, Superintendent of
Highways, Confidential Secretary to the Town Supervisor, Town Assessor and Supervisor of
Building and Grounds; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the pre-
payment to the New York State Association of Towns for the conference registration costs,
overnight accommodations and advance payment on a "per diem" basis in accordance with the
NYS Office of the State Comptroller guidelines. The Town Board requires "per diem" advance
expense payments to be requested through an executed voucher by each attendee; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby appoints Al Casella to
serve as the delegate to the Association of Towns at the February 2023 Annual Meeting
and hereby appoints Chris Phillips as the alternate delegate for said meeting.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: William H. Beale, Councilman
SECONDER: Al Casella, Councilman
AYES: Thurston, Beale, Bettina, Phillips, Casella
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
1/9/2023
The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted.
JOSS P P. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK