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APPROVED Minutes of the May 21, 2013 Special Meeting of the Asharoken Board of Trustees

 Incorporated Village of Asharoken

Board of Trustees Special Meeting

Held on Tuesday

May 21st, 2013 1:30 P.M

At the Village Hall Trailer

Approximate Attendance (5)

 

 

Officers Present:

Greg Letica, Mayor

Pam Pierce, Deputy Mayor

Melvin Ettinger, Trustee

Laura Burke, Trustee

 

Officials & Appointees Present:

Nancy Rittenhouse, Village Clerk

 

The Pledge of Allegiance was said.

Proof of Notice was made.

 

Mayor Letica opened up the meeting and discussed having a public hearing for the proposed Cablevision agreement.

 

Resolution (2013-49) Village Board Resolution Setting the Date Of The Public Hearing:

Trustee Burke waived the reading of the resolution.

Whereas, Cablevision Systems Huntington Corporation (Cablevision), will file a franchise renewal application with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to continue to provide cable services to the Village of Asharoken, and

 

Whereas the Village of Asharoken, will be in receipt of this

application, and

Whereas, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Asharoken set Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 7:30PM, as the date of the public hearing, to be held at  the American Legion Hall  7 Woodside Avenue, Northport, NY 11768  for the purpose of receiving comments from the Village residents as to the performance of Cablevision, who is requesting a ten (10) year franchise renewal and for public inspection and questioning of the franchise agreement and all relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk at 1 Asharoken Avenue, Northport , New York 11768   and further,

Be it Resolved, that the Village Clerk place a public notice in the officially designated local publication and post the meeting notice in all other appropriate places.

Mayor Letica made a motion to approve, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pierce.

Trustee Ettinger                                              AYE

Trustee Burke                                                  AYE

Deputy Mayor Pierce                                    AYE

Mayor Letica                                                     AYE

 

Mayor Letica discussed having a twitter policy and proposed the following resolution.

Resolution (2013-50) Be It Resolved that the village board does hereby approve the following policy for the twitter account, that the account will only be used for emergency notifications or to advise of important village information, road closure, road opening, utility issues, announcing and scheduling village events and,

 whereas the twitter ID and password will be available to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Village Clerk, Police Commissioner and Officer-in-charge who are the individuals authorized to place an announcement on Twitter.

Deputy Mayor Pierce made a motion to approve, seconded by Trustee Ettinger.

Trustee Ettinger                                              AYE

Trustee Burke                                                  AYE

Deputy Mayor Pierce                                    AYE

Mayor Letica                                                     AYE

 

Mayor Letica made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Trustee Ettinger.

 

Trustee Ettinger                                              AYE

Trustee Burke                                                  AYE

Deputy Mayor Pierce                                    AYE

Mayor Letica                                                     AYE

Motioned Carried.

 

        The May 21st, 2013 meeting of the Board of Trustees was adjourned at approximately 2:10 pm.

        Signed: _____________________________________________

        Nancy Rittenhouse, Village Clerk