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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-0501 COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO MAY 1, 2003 MAYOR Hon. Anthony M. Masiello COMPTROLLER Anthony Nanula COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL James W. Pitts PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Richard A. Fontana MAJORITY LEADER Rosemarie Lo Tempio COUNCILMEMBERS-AT-LARGE Beverly Gray Charlie A. Fisher III Rosemarie LoTempio DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS MARC A. COPPOLA - DELAWARE BRIAN C. DAVIS - ELLICOTT DAVID A. FRANCZYK - FILLMORE RICHARD A. FONTANA - LOVEJOY ANTOINE M. THOMPSON - MASTEN DOMINIC BONIFACIO - NIAGARA JOSEPH GOLOMBEK JR. - NORTH MARY M. MARTINO - SOUTH BETTY JEAN GRANT - UNIVERSITY REGULAR COMMITTEES CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE: Marc Coppola, Chairman, Charley H. Fisher III, Joseph Golombek Jr., Mary Martino, Antoine Thompson-Members CLAIMS COMMITTEE: Mary M. Martino, Chairman, Marc A. Coppola, Brian C. Davis, Richard Fontana, Betty Jean Grant-Members COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Antoine Thompson, Interim Chairman, Dominic J. Bonifacio Jr. Brian C. Davis, Joseph Golombek Jr., Beverly Gray, Rosemarie LoTempio-Members FINANCE COMMITTEE: Betty Jean Grant, Chairman, Marc Coppola, Brian C. Davis, Charley H. Fisher III, David A. Franczyk, Mary Martino-Members. LEGISLATION COMMITTEE: Richard A. Fontana, Chairman, Dominic J. Bonifacio Jr., Brian C. Davis, Joseph Golombek Jr., Betty Jean Grant, Rosemarie LoTempio, Members RULES COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman Charley H. Fisher III, Rosemarie LoTempio , Members EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Charley H. Fisher III, Chairman, Dominic J. Bonifacio Jr., Brian C. Davis, David A. Franczyk, Beverly Gray, Antoine Thompson; Members SPECIAL COMMITTEES TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman, Beverly Gray, Rosemarie LoTempio, Betty Jean Grant, Joseph Golombek Jr.; Members BUDGET COMMITTEE: Rosemarie LoTempio , Chairman, Richard Fontana, Mary M. Martino, James W. Pitts ERIE BASIN MARINA LEASE COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman, Beverly Gray, Dominic Bonifacio, Jr., Charley H. Fisher III, Joseph Golombek Jr. POLICE REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE: Dominic J. Bonifacio Jr., Chairman, Brian C. Davis, Richard Fontana, David A. Franczyk, Mary Martino, Charley Fisher III. CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS COMMON COUNCIL CITY HALL – BUFFALO MAY 1, 2003 AT 2:00 P.M. PRESENT: James W. Pitts, President of the Council, and Council Members Bonifacio, Coppola, Davis, Fisher, Fontana, Franczyk, Golombek, Grant, LoTempio, Martino, Thompson-12. ABSENT: Gray-1. NO. 1 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR FY2003-2004 The Honorable Common Council 1308 City Hall Buffalo, NY 14202 Dear Councilmembers: Attached hereto is the Mayor’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2003-2004. REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. NO. 2 RECESS Mr. Pitts made a motion to recess the Common Council until 2:50 p.m. after the Mayor’s Press Conference. Seconded by Mr. Fontana. ADOPTED NO. 3 RECONVENE Mr. Pitts made a motion to reconvene the meeting of the Common Council at 2:50 p.m. for the purposes of continuing discussion on the Mayor’s 2003-2004 Proposed Budget. Seconded by Mr. Fontana. CARRIED NO. 4 EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER GRAY FROM MEETING Mr. Pitts made a motion to excuse Ms. Gray from the Common Council meeting. Seconded by Ms. Gray. ADOPTED. NO. 5 ADJOURNMENT Mr. Pitts made a motion at 4:30 p.m. to recess the Budget Proceedings of the Common Council until 9:00 am. on Friday, May 2, 2003. Seconded by Mr. Fontana. ADOPTED.