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002 MAR-24-2011 THU 11:29 AM VERGILIS,STENGER,ROBERTS . I , I VERGILlS, STENGER! ROBERTS, DAVIS & DIAMOND, LLP ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW 1136ROUTS9 WAPPlNOSRS FAL.LS, NEW YORK 12590 FAX NO. 8452982842 P. 01/03 OER.A.LD A. VERGILlS. KENNETH M, STENGER AL.aSR.T P. ROBERTS THOMAS R, DAVIS S1'EPHEN E. DlAMONDIjI....... JOAN F. GARRETJ"'I'''' OF COUNSEL: KAREN Ma~NlSH KEVlN T. McDERMOTr ANGEL 1. FALCON ANTHONY M. DEFAZIO....... JAMES p, HORAN....... I,.ISA M. COBB M. ELLEN O.SU]~L1VAN MARXNA O'NEILL LEGAL ASSISTANTS: AMY E. DECARLO SANDRA A. OAKLEY SARAH SALISBURY Cl..OSlNG COORDINATOR: MARIA L JONES (845) :1.98-2000 FAX (845) 298.2842 WWW.V3JTl.com e-mail: illfo@vsrp.com POUGHKEEPSIE OFFICE 276 MAIN STREET POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 1260 I (845)452-1046 'I<~O ADMlTI'1ID IN FLA. '.ALSOADMI'n'!,PfN CONN. "'ALSO ADMITTED IN NJ ....^I.-qo I<DMlTTI!D IN I'L &: MA March 24, 2011 Via Facsimile 297-8877 Gregory D. Supple, Esq. 92 East Main Street Wappingers Falls, New York 12590 Re: Filing of Undertaking by Fire District Dear Greg: I received the enclosed inquiry from the Town Clerk apparently prompted by a taxpayer. Would you kindly call me on this matter as soon as possible? I have to report back to the Town Board. Very truly yours, VERGILIS, STENGER, ROBERTS, DAVIS & DIAMOND, LLP ClhJ~~~~. p. \CC)~J~,lC:t-,~ /oACO ALBERT P. ROBERTS APR/so cc: Hon. John C. Masterson, Town Clerk (via fax 297-4558) Hon. Christopher J. Colsey, Supervisor (via fax 298-1478) ~r=.0'~= D' i',::::C Il....~ I U I C_-::J ',-..Ii ~ \~~ ~- . . ~ 4 -', t, t; - ~ . TO\J\iN OF V\fA?PINGER TC'iNN CLERK O:\Wappinger\Town Board\1-GeneralTB\20l1\0324J I letter to Supple ~ filin; ofundl:lrtllkinG by Fi~ District.doc MAR-24-2011 THU 11:29 AM VERGILIS,STENGER,ROBERTS FAX NO. 8452982842 p, 02/03 Page 10f2 .:; 5\ o cO J. Albert P. Roberts From: Chris Masterson [CMasterson@townofWapPinger.us] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 1 :11 PM To: 'AI R' Cc: Chris Masterson Subject: FW: Question re: filing of undertaking by Fire District AI, I received this email below from a woman that was at the FOIl/Open Meetings Law seminar. If I remember correctly, she is doing research because she is unhappy with the Fire District where she lives. Her question below has since turned into a FOIL request to my office. I asked Bill Beale about this and he recommended the question be directed to you. He does not recall Hughsonville Fire District Officers filing a blanket undertaking with the Town Clerk. I don't recall ever receiving one. Did you know of this reQuirement and, if so, do you know why the Fire Districts in Wappinger haven't been providing undertakings in my office? Chris From: Doreentig@aol.com [mailto:Doreentlg@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 3:22 PM To: Chris Masterson Subject: Question re: filing of undertaking by Fire District Chris, first of all, I would like to thank you for arranging the Bob Freeman talk at Town Hall that I attended. It was an informative evening. Can you tell me if the Town of Wappingers has any fire districts that file undertakings per town law below? Thank you. Doreen Tignanelli "Information is the oxygen in which the fire of democracy burns. If you have information, It burns, if you don It, it chokes". D. DeBar New York Town - Article 11 - ~ 174 Fire District Officers 3. The fire di~trict commissioners shall receive no compen~ation for their services, cut a commissioner acting as secretary of the fire diatrict may be compen~ated. The fire dietrict secretary shall receive such compensation as the fire di~trict commissioners may determine, but if the secretary ce a memcer of .the coard of fire commissioners his compeneation shall be fixed by the other members of the board. The fire district treasurer and the director of purchasing, when such office has been establiehed, shall receive such oompensation as the fire district commissioners may determine. Each fi~e district treasurer, each secretary in fire districts having a separate Becretary, and each director of purchasing, when such office has been established, shall before entering upon the duties of hie office take the constitutional oath of office and file the same with the town clerk of the town or one of the towns in which such fire district! is located. The treasurer of eaah fire district shall before entering upon the duties of hi. office, MAR-24-2011 THU 11:29 AM VERGILIS,STENGER,ROBERTS FAX NO. 8452982842 p, 03/03 Page 2of2 execute and f!le with the town clerk of the town or one of the towns in which such fire district is located, an official undertakins, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and that he will and truly keep, pay over and account for ~ll moneys of the fire district coming into his hands as treasurer of the fire district. The undertaking shall be in such form, in such sum ana. with such sureties as the fire commissioners shall direct and approve and such approval shall be indicated upon such under~aking. The fire commissioners of any fire district may require the director of purohasing, when such office has been established, before entering upon the duties of that office, to execute and file with the town clerk of the town or one of the towns in which such fire district is located, an una.ertaking, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for a due accounting of all property that may come under his care, custody and control. Such undertaking shall be in such form, in Such sum and with such sureties as the fire commissioners shall direct and approve and such approval shall be indicated upon such undertaking.