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Town Board Meeting Highlights

March 16, 2020

To strengthen communication with residents, this newsletter provides headlines from Town Board meetings.

The March 16 meeting at Town Hall was held, according to the Town Clerk, without appropriately notifying the public. Council Member James Long was absent, having not received notification of the meeting. Topics included — but were not limited to — responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting lasted 100 minutes.

Resolutions/Local Laws:

Parks, Lakes, Recreation, and Tourism (PLRT) Commission Appointments –
- Ralph Palcovic was appointed for a two-year term,
- Chris Cernak for a three-year term,
- Rachael Simonds for a four-year term, and
- Karen Dutcher for a five-year term. (4 to 0 vote for the first four appointments)
- Jennifer Sturgess was appointed for a six-year term. (3 to 0 vote, with Council Member Rick Sturgess abstaining due to conflicts of interest)
Caroga Emergency Declaration – Following emergency directives issued by the President of the United States and the Governor of New York State, the Caroga Town Board “determined that Section 28 Article 2B of the New York State Executive Law be enacted to empower the local municipal jurisdiction to address the needs of this mortal class disaster during this emergency effective until April 11, 2020.” (4 to 0 vote)
COVID-19 Pandemic Policies – Temporary hours of operation: (4 to 0 vote)
- Town Clerk will keep regular hours at Town Hall.
- Code Office will do inspections, but otherwise only operate by phone, email, or letter.
- Assessor will work remotely and be available only by phone and email.
- Bookkeeper will reduce days and increase hours per day when in the office.
- Highway Department will have half of the workforce on-site each week (4 on, 4 off).
April 2020 Town Board Meeting – The Board changed the date of the next monthly meeting from Wednesday April 8 to Wednesday April 15, 2020 at Town Hall. (4 to 0 vote)

Useful Websites for More Information:

TownOfCaroga.com
Coronavirus.health.NY.gov
CDC.gov/coronavirus

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