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HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-0102S No.( #) COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO ORGANIZATION MEETING JANUARY 2, 1998 MAYOR Hon. Anthony M. Masiello COMPTROLLER Joel A. Giambra COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL James W. Pitts PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE David A. Franczyk MAJORITY LEADER Rosemarie Lo Tempio COUNCILMEMBERS-AT-LARGE Beverly Gray Barbara Kavanaugh Rosemarie LoTempio DISTRICTCOUNCILMEMBERS ALFRED T. COPPOLA - DELAWARE BARBARA MILLER-WILLIAMS - ELLICOTT DAVID A. FRANCZYK - FILLMORE RICHARD A. FONTANA - LOVEJOY BYRON BROWN - MASTEN ROBERT QUINTANA - NIAGARA DALE ZUCHLEWSKI - NORTH DENNIS T. MANLEY - SOUTH KEVIN J. HELFER - UNIVERSITY REGULARCOMMITTEES CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE: Beverly Gray, Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, Kevin J. Helfer, Barbra Kavanaugh, Dennis T. Manley CLAIMS COMMITTEE: Robert Quintana, Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, David Franczyk, Kevin J. Helfer, Barbara Miller-williams, Members COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Dale L. Zuchlewski Chairman, Byron Brown, Richard A. Fontana, Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio, Barbara Miller-Williams Members FINANCE COMMITTEE: David Franczyk, Chairman, Byron Brown, Beverly Gray, Kevin J. Helfer, Dennis T. Manley, Dale Zuchlewski Members. LEGISLATION COMMITTEE: Alfred T. Coppola, Chairman, Richard A. Fontana, Kevin J. Helfer, Barbra Kavanaugh, Rosemarie LoTempio, Robert Quintana, Members RULES COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio , Members EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Barbra A. Kavanaugh Chairman, Beverly Gray, Kevin J. Helfer, Barbara Miller- Williams, Dale Zuchlewski Members SPECIALCOMMITTEES TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, Richard A. Fontana, Beverly Gray, Kevin J. Helfer BUDGET COMMITTEE: Rosemarie LoTempio , Chairman, Byron Brown , Alfred T. Coppola, David Franczyk, Kevin J. Helfer, ERIE BASIN MARINA LEASE COMMITTEE: James W. Pitts, Chairman, Alfred T. Coppola, Richard A. Fontana, Kevin J. Helfer, Rosmarie LoTempio, Robert Quintana POLICE REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE: Robert Quintana, Chairman, Beverly Gray, Kevin J. Helfer, Rosemarie LoTempio, Dennis T. Manley CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS COMMONCOUNCIL CITYHALL-BUFFALO FRIDAY,JANUARY2,1998 a committee meeting and in the absence of the Council AT2:00P.M. President, tile committee chairman may designate another Councilmember to substitute on an as needed basis. PRESENT - James W. Pitts President of the Council, Any vacancies Occurring during the year on any and and Council Members Coppola, Fontana, Franczyk, regular or special committee shall be filled by the President Gray, Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTempio,Manley, Pitts, of the Council Without delay. Quintana, Williams and Zuchlewski - 12. In case a reference is ordered of any matter before the Council, the presiding officer shall direct such reference as ABSENT - Brown-1 follows: The Committee on Claims, all unliquidated claims against the city and release of liabilities; to the Committee on NO.1 Finance, all matters concerning the budget and the issuance of Mrs.Lotempio moved that the attached rules be and hereby are bonds, to the Committee on Legislation, all matters relating to Adopted as the Rules of Order of the Common Council for the local laws, ordinances and general legislation, except matters years 1998-1999. referable to the Committee on Civil Service; to the Committee Seconded by Robert Quintana on Community Development, all matters relating to work of ADOPTED. improvement to be met in whole or in part by revenue from another government unit, including all matters relating to the RULESOFORDER Buffalo Urban Renewal programs within the City of Buffalo to OFTHE the Committee on Education, all matters relating to tile Board of COMMONCOUNCIL Education, school buildings and school personnel, to the OFTHECITYOFBUFFALO Committee on Civil Service, all matters relating to the creation FORTHEYEARS1998-1999 and abolishment of officers and employees; to the Committee Pursuant to Section 31 of the Charter, the Common Council of oil Rules, all matters relating to procedure in the Council and to the City of Buffalo hereby adopts the following as its rules of the office of the City Clerk. procedure: Any matter referable under this rule to a regular RULE1.STATEDMEETING. committee shall not be referred to a special committee. Stated meetings shall be held in the Council RULE4.ORGANIZATIONMEETING. Chambers each alternate Tuesday after the biennial At the time fixed by Section 29 of the Charter, the organization meeting provided for in Section 29 of the Council Shall convene, the President shall take the chair, and Charter at 2:00 o'clock P.M., Unless such Tuesday be a legal after the Roll Call the following shall be the order of business. holiday, and in such event the meeting shall take place on the (1) Adoption of rules of Order. following day at the same hour, and further, if such Tuesday (2) Appointment of City Clerk. should be Christmas Eve, the meeting shall take place on the (3) Appointment of Deputy City Clerk. preceding Monday at the same hour. However, there shall be (4)Appointment of Deputy City Clerk -Vital Statistics no stated meetings held during the month of August. The (5) Election of Majority Leader. first stated meeting of the Common Council for the year 1998 (6) Election of Minority Leader. shall be on Tuesday, January 6th. (7)Appointment-Council Representative to BURA RULE2.SPECIALMEETINGNOTICE. (8) Election of President Pro Tempore. In addition to the mode of calling special meetings (9)Appointments-Office of the Council President. specified in Sec. 30 of the Charter, special meetings of the (10)Appointment of Secretary to the Majority council may be called. In the absence or incapacity of the (11)Appointment of Secretary to the Minority. President and the President Pro Tem, by the City Clerk, on (12)Appointment of Director of the written request of the Mayor or seven councilmembers. Telecommunications The call for a special meeting shall state the time (13) Appointments-Council Stall Employees and purpose of the meeting and shall be filed with the City (14)Appointment - Legislative Assistants to Clerk. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to cause a notice Councilmembers. of the time and purpose of said special meeting to be served (15) Local Law Intro No. 13 on each member of the Council other than the President or (16) Announcement of Regular Committees. President Pro Tem who called the meeting. Service of said (17)Announcement of Special Committees. notice Upon a member of the Council shall be made by (18)Appointment of Committee Chairmen. delivering a copy thereof to him personally or by leaving it at After this item the order of business shall be his residence at least twenty-four hours notice of time before prescribed in Rule 5. said meeting, and proof of such service shall be filed with the RULE5.REGULARMEETING. City Clerk, provided, however, that a statement in writing, At the time fixed by Rule 1, the signed and acknowledged by a member of the council and Council shall convene, the President shall take the chair, filed with the City Clerk, to the effect that he received twenty- and the following shall be the order of business: four hours of notice of the time, and purpose of said special (1) Roll Call. meeting, by telephone or otherwise, shall be deemed (2)Approval of journal of last meeting. personal service of such notice upon him and no further (3)Communications from Mayor. proof of such service shall be required, however, said waiver (4)Communications from the Board of Appointment must be by two-thirds of those members present who wish to created by Section 151 of the Charter. waive in order to constitute a quorum. (5)Other official communications in the following No business shall be transacted at a special order: meeting except their specified in the call for the meeting. (a) Mayor-Executive Department. RULE3.REGULARCOMMITTEES (b) Comptroller. The procedures set forth in these Rules of Order (c) President of the Council shall apply with equal force and effect to all regular arid (d) Commissioner of Assessment. special committee meetings. (e) Commissioner of Public Works. There shall be seven regular committees, to wit. (f) Commissioner of Police. Committee on Claims, Committee on Finance, Committee on (g) Commissioner of Fire. Legislation, Committee on Community Development, (h) Corporation Counsel. Committee on Civil Service, Committee on Rules and (I) Commissioner of Community Development. Committee on Education. (j) Commissioner of Street Sanitation. The Committee on Rules shall consist of three (k)Commissioner of Administration & Finance. members, of which the President of the Council shall be one. (l) Commissioner of Human Services, Parks and The Committee on Civil Service and the Committee on Recreation, Claims shall consist of five members each. The Committee (m) Commissioner of General Services. on Finance, the Committee on Legislation, the Committee on (n) Civil Service Commission. Community Development and the Committee on Education (o) Zoning Board of Appeals, shall consist of six members each. (p) City Court The Council president pursuant to Section 26 of the (q) Board of Education. Charter, shall appoint all Regular and special committees, (r) Buffalo Sewer Authority. and shall designate the chairman of each. (s) Buffalo Municipal Housing The President of the Council shall be ex-officio (t) Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency. added as a member to aII committees with a vote thereon. (u) City Clerk. When a member of a regular committee is (6) Non-Official Communications. prevented by illness or other good cause from attendance at (7) Reports of Regular Committees, (8) Reports of Special Committees. adjourn, (b) a call of the Council, (c) to lay on the table, (d) the (9) Motions, Resolutions and Notices. previous question, (e) to postpone to a certain date, (1) to refer, (10)Committee of the Whole. (g) to amend, (h) to postpone Indefinitely. A point of order, a (11) Unfinished business point of inquiry, or a point of clarification Shall be Immediately (12) Announcement of committee meetings. considered and ruled o at any point during debate. (13) Adjournment. RULE16.MOTIONTOADJOURNNODEBATE RULE6.SPECIALMEETINGS. A motion to adjourn, a motion to lay on the table, or a motion for a call of the Council shall always be in order, except when a At the time fixed in the notice of a special meeting, vote is being taken on any question before the Council and the Council shall convene, the President shall take the following such motions Shall be decided Without debate. shall be the order of business. RULE17.AMENDMENTS. (1) Roll Call. (2) Reading of notice of meeting and proof of No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under service. consideration Shall be admitted under cover of all amendment. (3) Transaction of business specified in notice. RULE18.DIVISIONOFQUESTIONS. (4) Adjournment. On the call of any member, a division of any question shall be RULE7.TEMPORARYCHAIRMAN. inside when the Council shall be made when the question will In the absence of the President and the President Pro Tem, at admit of a division so distinct that one part being taken away any regular or special meeting, the council shall elect one of its the other will stand as an entire question for decision. members acting president pro tempore to conduct such RULE19.PREVIOUSQUESTION. meeting. The previous question shall be put as follows: "Shall the main RULE8.LACKOFQUORUM. question now be put?" and, until it shall be decided, Shall If a quorum of the members shall not attend any preclude all amendments and debate, if the Council Shall regular or special meeting, the members present at the meeting decide that the main question shall not now be put, the main shall have the power to direct by a written order that the absent question shall be considered as still remaining Under debate. members be brought before the Council either forthwith or at The main question Shall be on the passage of the motion, the time to which an adjournment may be had, and such order resolution, or other matter under consideration: but when shall be executed by the sergeant-at-arms, or in his absence, amendments are pending, the questions Shall first be taken by the City Clerk or his designee. upon such amendments in the inverse Order in which they are RULE9.ROLLCALL proposed. In calling the roll at the opening of the session and RULE20.NOMOTIONAFTERROLLCALLBEGUN. Upon every vote the names of the members shall be called in After the roll call on any question has been begun, no member alphabetical order; and a roll call of absent members shall be Shall speak on the question nor Shall any motion be made until had at the request of any members. after the result is declared. RULE10VOTING-TIE. RULE21.DEBATEPROHIBITED-EXPLAINVOTE. A member being present must vote for or against While the presiding officer is putting any question or while the every proposition presented, unless excused from voting by a roll is being called, no debate or discussion shall be in older. majority vote of the Council. A request to be excused from Any member desiring to explain his vote must do so before the voting must be made before the start of the roll call. start of the roll call, provided, before roll call begins, all Any member refusing to vote shall be recorded as voting in the members Shall have a right to avail themselves of the affirmative. provisions of Rule 14. In case of a tie in votes on any question, the question shall be RULE22.RECONSIDERATION. deemed to be lost. When it question has been once put find decided, any member RULE11.PRESIDINGOFFICERRULINGS-APPEALS. who voted with the majority may move for a reconsideration The presiding officer shall preserve decorum, enforce the thereof at the meeting at which the question was decided, the Rules of procedure herein prescribed, and determine without Council may, however, pursuant to Section 38 of the Charter, debate, subject to the final decision of the Council on appeal, recall any resolution or ordinance prior to the return thereof by all questions of procedure and order. Any member may appeal the Mayor and fairly reconsider its action thereon. A motion for to the Council from such ruling of the presiding officer, and if reconsideration, if lost, shall not be repeated nor shall any the appeal is duly seconded, the appellant may speak once question be reconsidered more than once. solely on the question involved and the presiding officer may RULE23.REQUIREMENTSOFCOMMUNICATIONFROM explain his ruling, but no other member shall participate in the CIVICORGANIZATIONS. discussion. The presiding officer shall then put the question - No communication from a civic organization, Shall be received, "Shall the decision of the chair be sustained?" If a majority of recorded, or acted upon unless signed by an officer thereof and the members present vote nay, the ruling of the chair is which shall state the total membership of the organization, the overruled, Otherwise it is Sustained. number required to constitute a quorum, the number present at RULE12.PRESIDINGOFFICERPARTICIPATIONINthe meeting at which the action was taken, and the total DEBATE. number of votes for and against such action. The presiding officer shall not participate in the debate of any RULE24.READINGOFCOMMUNICATIONS. matter Under consideration by the Council except as follows. If All official communications received by the Council during the the desires to participate in the debate, he shall leave the chair session shall be read in full and the clerk shall briefly state the and take the place on the floor of the President Pro Tempore or substance of all non-official communications so received and of the temporary chairman, and he shall not resume the chair shall read the same in full if so desired by the Council. until the matter under consideration has been acted on by the RULE25.COMMITTEEOFTHEWHOLE. council. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the When tile Council shall decide to go in Committee of the presiding officer while in the chair From explaining his ruling on Whole, the presiding officer shall name a chairman to preside any question or explaining his vote on the roll call. therein, rules and orders of the Council shall be observed so RULE13.MOTIONSTOBESECONDED far as practicable in the Committee of the Whole, except that No motion or resolution shall be put, recorded, or debated Until the ayes and nays shall not be taken and a motion to rise and the same shall be duly seconded. report progress shall always be in order and shall be decided RULE14.ORDERINDEBATE. without debate. When a member is about to speak, he shall rise RULE26.SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. from his seat and address the chair, and when two or more File sergeant-at-arms, or in his absence, the City Clerk or his members rise at once, the presiding officer shall determine the designee shall attend all meetings of the Council and remain In member first to speak. The speaker shall confine himself to the attendance until the close of the Session unless otherwise question under debate and avoid personalities. No member ordered. He shall obey all orders of the Council in enforcing shall speak upon the subject under discussion more than twice order and decorum. He shall execute all written orders of the - the first time for no more than five minutes, and the second Council in bringing in absent members. time for no more than two minutes. RULE27.DISORDERLYBEHAVIOR. If any member in speaking or otherwise transgresses the rules, Any member may call the attention of the Council to disorderly the presiding officer shall, or any member may, call him to behavior on the part of any other member a member thus order, in which case he shall immediately sit down and shall not charged shall be entitles to be heard in defense. If the Council rise unless to explain or proceed in order. The question shall after Such hearing decides to take notice of its conduct, the be decided by the presiding officer member shall withdraw and the Council, during his absence, RULE15.MOTIONSDURINGDEBATE. decide his guilt of innocence of the charge, and if found guilty, When any question is under debate no motion Shall be shall fix the penalty pursuant to Section 31 of the Charter. received except the following and in the order named - (a) to RULE28.CITYCLERK. Immediately after a session of the Council, the City Clerk shall Coppola Gerald A. Chwalinski present to the several departments and agencies of the City Fontana Gerald A. Chwalinski and to the committees such matters as may have been referred Franczyk Gerald A. Chwalinski to them. The Clerk shall record the names of all members Gray Gerald A. Chwalinski absent from any meetings of the Council. Helfer Gerald A. Chwalinski Kavanaugh Gerald A. Chwalinski RULE29.CUSHING'SMANUAL LoTempio Gerald A. Chwalinski The rules of parliamentary practice comprised "Cushing's Manley Gerald A. Chwalinski "Cushing's Law and Practice of Legislative Assemblies" shall Pitts Gerald A. Chwalinski govern the Council in all cases not herein provided for, to which Quintana Gerald A. Chwalinski they are applicable. Williams Gerald A. Chwalinski RULE30.AMENDMENT,REPEALORSUSPENSIONOF Zuchlewski. Gerald A. Chwalinski RULES ADOPTED Any rule may be amended or repeated by majority NO.4 vote of all the members elected to the Council at any regular APPOINTMENTOFDEPUTYCITYCLERKVITAL meetings thereof, provided that the notice of the proposed STATISTICS amendment or proposition to repeal shall have been given at Mrs. Lotempio placed in nomination the name of Kevin Kelly, the regular meeting of the Council Immediately preceding, and for appointment as the Deputy City Clerk Vital Statistics of any rule relay may be suspended for a single session by a Buffalo, Effective January 1, 1998 unanimous vote of the members present provided, however, Seconded by Mr. Quintana. that the Rule that no business shall be transacted at a special A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as meeting except that specified in the notice of meeting, shall not their name was called, announced their choice as follows: be suspended. Coppola Kevin Kelly RULE31.NUMBERINGANDENTITLINGJOURNALITEMS. Fontana Kevin Kelly Each and every item of business appealing in the Franczyk Kevin Kelly journal shall beat a separate and distinct identification number Gray Kevin Kelly in Consecutive order, except that all claims presented to the Helfer Kevin Kelly Council shall appear under a single item number. Each item Kavanaugh Kevin Kelly shall be preceded by a brief title, stating the subject matter of LoTempio Kevin Kelly the item, except those items comprising nonofficial Manley Kevin Kelly communications, claims and petitions any of which are not Pitts Kevin Kelly printed in full. Quintana Kevin Kelly RULE32.FILINGDEADLINE. Williams Kevin Kelly All petitions, resolutions, or communications of whatever kind Zuchlewski Kevin Kelly or nature, to be submitted to the Common Council, shall be ADOTPED presented to the City Clerk on or before two o'clock of the NO.5 afternoon of the Thursday preceding the meeting at which such DESIGNATIONOFMAJORITYLEADER petitions, resolutions or communications are to be considered 1) by the Common Council. However, if said Thursday is a Mr. Helfer placed in nomination the name of Rosemarie holiday, the deadline shall be two o'clock of the afternoon of the LoTempio for Majority Leader of the Common Council, effective preceding Wednesday. January 1, 1998. Any petition, resolution or communication which was Seconded by Mr. Franczyk not presented to the City Clerk in compliance with the deadline A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as slated above, shall not be considered at said meeting except by their name was called, announced their choice as follows: unanimous consent of all members present at said meeting. Coppola Rosemarie LoTempio RULE33.MATTERSTOBEREFERREDTOCOMMITTEE. Fontana Rosemarie LoTempio Any matter coming before the Council which seeks to Commit Franczyk Rosemarie LoTempio the Council to a certain policy shall be referred to an Gray Rosemarie LoTempio appropriate committee unless otherwise determined by Helfer Rosemarie LoTempio unanimous consent of the Council. Kavanaugh Rosemarie LoTempio RULE34.DISCHARGEOFCOMMITTEEFROM LoTempio Rosemarie LoTempio CONSIDERATIONOFAMATTER. Manley Rosemarie LoTempio Any member of the Common Council desiring to Pitts Rosemarie LoTempio move any item tabled in committee and to discharge the Quintana Rosemarie LoTempio committee from further consideration thereof, and to submit the Williams Rosemarie LoTempio item for the consideration of the Common Council, shall file Zuchlewski Rosemarie LoTempio notice of his intention so to do with the City Clerk in compliance ADOPTED with rule 32. NO.6 NO.2 DESIGNATIONOFMINORITYLEADER APPOINTMENTOFCITYCLERK Mrs. Lotempio placed in nomination the name of Kevin J. Mrs Lotempio placed in nomination the name of Charles L. Helfer, for Minority Leader of the Common Council, effective Michaux III, for appointment as the City Clerk of Buffalo, January 1, 1998. effective January 1, 1998. Seconded by Mr. Franczyk Seconded by Mr. Helfer A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choice as follows: their name was called, announced their choice as follows: Coppola Kevin J. Helfer Coppola Charles L. Michaux III Fontana Kevin J. Helfer Fontana - Charles L. Michaux III Franczyk Kevin J. Helfer Franczyk - Charles L. Michaux III Gray Kevin J. Helfer Gray - Charles L. Michaux III Helfer Kevin J. Helfer Helfer - Charles L. Michaux III Kavanaugh Kevin J. Helfer Kavanaugh - Charles L. Michaux III LoTempio Kevin J. Helfer LoTempio - Charles L. Michaux III Manley Kevin J. Helfer Manley - Charles L. Michaux III Pitts Kevin J. Helfer Pitts - Charles L. Michaux III Quintana Kevin J. Helfer Quintana - Charles L. Michaux III Williams Kevin J. Helfer Williams - Charles L. Michaux III Zuchlewski Kevin J. Helfer Zuchlewski - Charles L. Michaux III ADOPTED ADOPTED NO.7 NO.3 APPOINTMENTCOUNCILREPRESENTATIVETOBURA APPOINTMENTOFDEPUTYCITYCLERK Mrs. Lotempio placed in nomination the name of Kevin Helfer, Mrs.LoTempio placed in nomination the name of Gerald A. Dale Zuchlewski as Common Council Representative to the Chwalinski, for appointment as the Deputy City Clerk of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency. Buffalo, effective January 1, 1998. Seconded by Mrs. Williams Seconded by Mr. Zuchlewski A vote being taken, each member as their name was called, A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as announced their choice as follows: their name was called, announced their choice as follows: Coppola Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski Fontana Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski Michael Williams Franczyk Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski Seconded by Mr. Franczykl Gray Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski ADOPTED. Helfer Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski NO.14 Kavanaugh Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski APPOINTMENTSASLEGISLATIVEASSISTANTSTO LoTempio Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski COUNCILMEMBERS Manley Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski Mrs. Lotempio moved approval of the appointments of Pitts Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski Legislative Assistants to Councilmembers pursuant to Section Quintana Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski 27 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo to be effective January Williams Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski 1, 1998. Zuchlewski Kevin Helfer, Dale Zuchlewski Brown - Craig Hannah ADOPTED Guadalupe Todd Coppola - Valaine Perez NO.8 Jeanine Conley-Baran ELECTIONOFPRESIDENTPROTEMPOREOFTHEFontana - Irene Janik-Klinko COMMONCOUNCIL Roberta Rzeszutek Mrs. Lotempio placed in nomination the name of David Franczyk - Andrew Golebiowski Franczyk, as President Pro Tempore of the Common Council, James Chlebowy effective January 1, 1998. Gray - Willie Morris Seconded by Mr. Zuchlewski Jacquline White A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as Helfer - Michelle Mazyck their name was called, announced their choice as follows: Kavanaugh - Marilyn Hartley Coppola David Franczyk William Goodman Fontana David Franczyk LoTempio - Rosemarie LoTempio Franczyk David Franczyk Brian Gould Gray David Franczyk Manley - Michael Kearns Helfer David Franczyk Joy Penders Kavanaugh David Franczyk Quintana - Maria Padilla LoTempio David Franczyk Donna Mohan-Grace Manley David Franczyk Williams - Roscoe Henderson III Pitts David Franczyk Vernice Williams Quintana David Franczyk Zuchlewski - Wendy Eshborn Williams David Franczyk Brenda Sciortino Zuchlewski David Franczyk Seconded by Mr. Franczyk ADOPTED ADOPTED. NO.9 APPOINTMENTS-OFFICEOFTHECOUNCILPRESIDENT NO.15 Mrs. LoTempio moved the approval of the appointments in the By: Mr. Pitts Office of the Council President pursuant to Section 27 of the CITYOFBUFFALO Charter of the City of Buffalo, to be effective January 1, 1998. LOCALLAWNO.(1998) Assistant to the Council President - Joe D. Davis INTRODUCTORYNO.1 Legislative Assistants - Rosetta J. Walden A LOCAL LAW amending Article 24 of the Charter Linda Dyer-Hurdon of the City of Buffalo in relation to the salaries of elective Seconded by Mrs. Gray officers. ADOPTED BE IT ENACTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE NO.10 CITY OF BUFFALO AS FOLLOWS: APPOINTMENTOFSENIORLEGISLATIVEASSISTANTTO Section 1. That Article 24 of the Charter of the City THEMAJORITY of Buffalo, adopted pursuant to law, is hereby amended to read Mrs. LoTempio moved that Kathryn Gould is hereby appointed as follows: as Senior Legislative Assistant to the majority of the Common (a) By amending the second paragraph of section 451 to Council, effective January 1, 1998. read: ADOPTED The council shall designate a majority leader and a NO.11 minority leader, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the APPOINTMENTOFSENIORLEGISLATIVEASSISTANTTOcouncil. Any council member serving as majority leader shall THEMINORITY receive, in addition to the salary above provided, the annual Mrs. Lotempio moved that is hereby sum of five thousand dollars, and any council member serving appointed as Senior Legislative Assistant to the Minority of the as minority leader shall receive, in addition to the salary above Common Council, effective January 1, 1998. provided, the annual sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, said ADOPTED. sums to be paid such majority leader or minority leader, NO.12 respectively, only while performing the additional duties. Any APPOINTMENTDIRECTORORTELECOMMUNICATIONS council member serving as and performing the additional duties Mrs. LoTempio moved that Thomas Tarapacki, is hereby of chairman of the following committees of the common council appointed as Director of Telecommunications, effective shall receive, in addition to the salary above provided, the January 1, 1998. annual sum of one thousand dollars: chairman of finance Seconded by Mr. Franczyk committee; chairman of legislation committee; chairman of civil PASSED service committee, chairman of community development AYES-12, NOES-0 committee. chairman of education committee and chairman of NO.13 claims committee. APPOINTMENTOFCOUNCILSTAFFEMPLOYEES Section 2. This local law shall take effect on January 1, 1998. Mrs. LoTempio moved approval of the following appointments IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, pursuant to Section 20 to the Council Staff pursuant to Section 27 of the Charter of the of the Municipal Home Rule Law, that the immediate passage City of Buffalo to be effective January 1, 1998. of this Local Law is necessary. Chief of Staff - Kaaren Lynch ANTHONY M. MASIELLO Council and Committee Reporter - Gretchen Pound MAYOR Legislative Staff Manager - Evelyn Juncewicz APPROVED AS TO FORM Sr. Legislative Assts to Common Council - Michael Risman William Nowak Corporation Counsel MaryLou Hooper PASSED Donna Davis AYES-12, NOES-0 Legislative Assts. to Common Council - Note : Matter underlined is new Millie Castro NO.16 Judith Chrosniak ANNOUNCEMENTOFREGULARCOMMITTEE Jennifer Fecio-McDougall APPOINTMENTS Mark Jaskula I hereby appoint the following Councilmembers to serve on Kelly McCartney Committees as shown: Valerie Ruff Claims Robert Quintana - Chair, Coppola, Franczyk, Helfer, Antoine Thompson Williams Civil Service Beverly Gray - Chair, Coppola, Helfer, Kavanaugh, Manley Comm. Dev. Dale Zuchlewski - Chair, Brown, Fontana, Helfer, LoTempio, Williams Education Barbra Kavanaugh - Chair, Franczyk, Gray, Helfer, Williams, Zuchlewski Finance David Franczyk - Chair, Brown, Gray, Helfer, Manley, Zuchlewski Legislation Alfred Coppola - Chair, Fontana, Helfer, Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Quintana Rules James W. Pitts - Chair, Helfer, LoTempio Received And Filed NO.17 ANNOUNCEMENTOFSPECIALCOMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS I hereby appoint the following Councilmembers to serve on Committees as shown: Budget Rosemarie LoTempio - Chair, Brown, Coppola, Franczyk, Helfer Erie Basin Marina James Pitts - Chair, Coppola, Fontana, Helfer, LoTempio, Quintana Govt. Relations Byron Brown - Chair, Gray, Kavanaugh, LoTempio, Manley Police Reorp/Oversizht Robert Quintana - Chair, Gray, Helfer, LoTempio, Manley Reform & Oversight for Taxi Drivers Beverly Gray - Chair, Brown, Quintana Telecommunications James Pitts - Chair, Coppola, Fontana, Gray, Helfer Aud/Stad. Task Force James Pitts - Chair, Helfer, LoTempio, Manley, Williams RECEIVED AND FILED. NO.18 By: Mr. Pitts COUNCILMEMBERBROWNEXCUSEDFROMCOUNCIL MEETING RESOLVED: That Council Member Brown be and hereby is excused from attendance at the Common Council meeting of January 2, 1998, due to bereavement. ADOPTED. NO.19 By Mr. Pitts APPOINTMENTMARRIAGEOFFICERS Pursuant to Chapter 49 of the Laws of New York (1988), which allow a governing body the right to appoint one or more Marriage Officers, who have the authority to solemnize marriages, I am requesting the appointment of the following persons whose appointment as a Marriage Officer shall expire at the end of his elected term of office: Richard Fontana Dennis T. Manley ADOPTED NO.20 ADJOURNMENT On a motion by Mrs. Lotempio Seconded by Mr. Fontana the Council adjourned at 4:00 P.M.