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2018-42018-4 Resolution Authorizing Attendance At The 2018 Association Of Towns Annual Meeting and Appointing the Delegates 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 3, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Richard Thurston, Town Supervisor, and upon roll being called, the following was recorded: ✓ Vote Record - Resolution RES -2018-4 Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent Q Adopted ❑ Adopted as Amended Richard Thurston Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Defeated William H. Beale Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Tabled Angela Bettina Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Withdrawn Robert Johnston Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ Michael Kuzmicz Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑ The following Resolution was introduced by and seconded by . 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 2018 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 payments on a "per diem" basis in accordance with the New York State Office of the State Comptroller guidelines. 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, as follows: 1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set forth and adopted herein. 2. The Town Board hereby authorizes and approves the following elected officers, appointees and employees of the Town to attend the 2018 New York State Association of Towns Meeting and Educational Conference in New York City: Town Supervisor, Members of the Town Board, Members of the Planning Board, Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, Zoning Administrator, Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk, Accountant to the Town, Chief Clerk to the Justice Court, Town Justices, Superintendent of Highways; and, the Secretary to the Town Supervisor. 3. 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 expense 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. 4. The Town Board hereby appoints Robert Johnston to serve as the delegate to the Association of Towns at the February 2018 Annual Meeting and hereby appoints Angela Bettina as the alternate delegate for said meeting. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Thurston, Beale, Bettina, Johnston, Kuzmicz Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York 1/3/2018 The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted. P. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK