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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-0102reorgNO. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO JANUARY 2, 2014 SPECIAL SESSION REORGANIZATION MAYOR Hon. Byron W. Brown COMPTROLLER Mark J. F. Schroeder COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL ELLICOTT DISTRICE DARIUS G. PRIDGEN PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE NIAGARA DISTRICT DAVID A. RIVERA MAJORITY LEADER MASTEN DISTRICT DEMONE A. SMITH DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS RICHARD A. FONTANA - LOVEJOY DAVID A FRANCZYK - FILLMORE JOSEPH GOLOMBEK JR. — NORTH MICHAEL J. LO CURTO — DELAWARE BONNIE E. RUSSELL - UNIVERSITY CHRISTOPHER P. SCANLON -SOUTH REGULAR COMMITTEES CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE: Bonnie E. Russell Chairman, Richard A. Fontana, David A. Rivera, Demone A. Smith- Members CLAIMS COMMITTEE: David A. Rivera Chairman, Joseph Golombek, Jr., Michael J. LoCurto, Bonnie E. Russell - Members COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Joseph Golombek, Jr., Michael J. LoCurto, David A. Rivera, Bonnie E. Russell, Christopher P. Scanlon - Members FINANCE COMMITTEE: Richard A. Fontana, Chairman, Michael J. LoCurto, David A. Rivera, Bonnie E. Russell, Demone A. Smith- Members. LEGISLATION COMMITTEE: Christopher P. Scanlon, Chairman, David A. Franczyk, Joseph Golombek, Jr., David A. Rivera, Demone A. Smith, - Members. RULES COMMITTEE: Darius G. Pridgen, Chairman, David A. Rivera, Demone A. Smith - Members SPECIAL COMMITTEES BUDGET COMMITTEE: Demone A. Smith, Chairman, Joseph Golombek, Jr., David A. Rivera, Christopher P. Scanlon, - Members EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Demone Smith, Chairman, Joseph Golombek, Jr., Bonnie E. Russell, Christopher P. Scanlon- Members MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE COMMITTEE: Demone Smith Chairman, Joseph Golombek Jr., David A. Rivera, Bonnie E. Russell — Members POLICE OVERSIGHT: Joseph Golombek, Jr., Chairman, David A Franczyk, David A. Rivera, Christopher P. Scanlon — Members PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Chairman, Christopher P. Scanlon, David A. Franczyk, Michael J. LoCurto, David A. Rivera, - Members WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Chairman, Christopher P. Scanlon, David A. Franczyk, Joseph Golombek, Jr., Demone A. Smith - Members ORGANIZATION MEETING JANUARY 2, 2014 1. Appt. Council President ADOPT 2. Rules of Order ADOPT 3. Appt Majority Leader ADOPT 4. Appt President Pro Tempore ADOPT 5. Appt City Clerk ADOPT 6. Appt Deputy City Clerk ADOPT 7. Appt Deputy City Clerk of Vital Records ADOPT 8. Appointments City Clerk Staff ADOPT 9. Appt. Council Rep to BURA ADOPT 10. Appt. Council Rep to JSCB ADOPT 11. Appts. Common Council Legislative Staff ADOPT 12. Appointments- Offices of Common Council Members ADOPT 13. Regular Committee Appointments R &F 14. Special Committee Appointments R &F 15. Appt. Marriage Officers ADOPT 16. Adiournment ADOPT CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS SPECIAL SESSION COMMON COUNCIL CITY HALL - BUFFALO THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 2014 AT 2:00 P.M. Present - Richard A. Fontana, President of the Council, and Councilmembers: Franczyk, Golombek Jr., LoCurto, Pridgen, Rivera, Russell, Scanlon, Smith- 9 Absent --0 NO. 1 APPOINT- COUNCIL PRESIDENT Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the name of Darius G. Pridgen, for appointment as the Council President of the Common Council of Buffalo, effective January 2, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Scanlon A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choice as follows: Ayes FONTANA, FRANCZYK, GOLOMBEK, LOCURTO, PRIDGEN, RIVERA, RUSSELL, SMITH — 9 NOES - 0 ADOPTED NO 2 RULES OF ORDER Mr. Smith moved that the attached rules be and hereby are Adopted as the Rules of Order of the Common Council for the years 2014 - 2015. Seconded by Mr. Golombek ADOPTED. 30J =&WeI=1111130i of the COMMON COUNCIL Ce1allib11:1=111113flmr &it W M IMM Mel mom MEW Ci11a=101fildW_V���i7iCly�i7iEc7 Pursuant to Section 3 -11 of the Charter, the Common Council of the City of Buffalo hereby adopts the following as its Rules of procedure: Rule 1. Stated Meeting. Stated meetings shall be held in the Council Chambers each alternate Tuesday after the biennial organization meeting provided for in Section 3 -8 of the Charter at 2:00 o'clock P.M., unless such Tuesday be a legal holiday, and in such event the meeting shall take place on the following day at the same hour, and further, if such Tuesday shall be Christmas Eve, the meeting shall take place on the preceding Monday at the same hour. However, there shall be no stated meetings held during the month of August. The first stated meeting of the Common Council for the year 2014 shall be on Tuesday, January 7th. The biennial organization meeting shall take place on Thursday; January 2nd. Rule 2. Special Meeting Notice. In addition to the mode of calling special meetings specified in Sec. 3 -9 of the Charter, special meetings of the Council may be called. In the absence or incapacity of the President and the President Pro Tem, by the City Clerk, on the written request of the Mayor or five Councilmembers. The call for a special meeting shall state the time and purpose of the meeting and shall be filed with the City Clerk. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to cause a notice of the time and purpose of said special meeting to be served on each member of the Council other than the President or President Pro Tern who called the meeting. Service of said notice upon a member of the Council shall be made by delivering a copy thereof to him personally or by leaving it at his residence at least twenty -four hours before said meeting, and proof of such service shall be filed with the City Clerk, provided, however, that a statement in writing, signed and acknowledged by a member of the Council and filed with the City Clerk, to the effect that he received twenty -four hours notice of the time and purpose of said special meeting, by telephone or otherwise, shall be deemed personal service of such notice upon him and no further proof of such service shall be required, however, said waiver must be executed by two - thirds of those members present who wish to waive in order to constitute a quorum. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except that specified in the call for the meeting. Rule 3. Regular Committees. The procedures set forth in these Rules of Order shall apply with equal force and effect to all regular and special committee meetings. There shall be six regular committees, to wit: Committee on Claims, Committee on Finance, Committee on Legislation, Committee on Community Development, Committee on Civil Service, and Committee on Rules. The Committee on Rules shall consist of three members, of which the President of the Council . shall be one. The Committee on Civil Service and the Committee on Claims shall consist of four members each. The Committee on Finance, the Committee on Legislation and the Committee on Community Development shall also consist of five members each. The Council President, pursuant to Section 3 -13 of the Charter, shall appoint all regular and special committees, and shall designate the chairman of each. The President of the Council shall be ex- officio added as a member to all committees with a vote thereon. When a member of a regular committee is prevented by illness or other good cause from attendance at a committee meeting and in the absence of the Council President, the committee chairman may designate another councilmember to substitute on an as needed basis. Any vacancies occurring during the year on any regular or special committee shall be filled by the President of the council without delay. In case a reference is ordered of any matter before the Council, the presiding officer shall direct such reference as follows: The Committee on Claims, all unliquidated claims against the city and release of liabilities; to the Committee on Finance, all matters concerning the budget and the issuance of bonds; to the Committee on Legislation, all matters relating to local laws, ordinances and general legislation, except matters referable to the Committee on Civil Service; to the Committee on Community Development, all matters relating to work or improvement to be met In whole or in part by revenue from another government unit, including all matters relating to the Buffalo Urban Renewal programs within the City of Buffalo; to the Committee on Civil Service, all matters relating to the creation and abolishment of officers and employees; to the Committee on Rules, all matters relating to procedure in the Council and to the office of the City Clerk. Any matter referable under this rule to a regular committee may be referred to a special committee. Also, sub - committees of regular committees may be formed to provide additional consideration of certain related items, when necessary. The chairman of the regular committee may appoint a member to chair or organize the sub - committee. Rule 4. Organization Meeting. At the time fixed by Section 3 -8 of the Charter, a member of the Council shall convene the first organizational meeting of the Council in 2004. The member of the Council chosen to convene the Page 12 meeting will be determined by the alphabetical order of the names of the Council districts. The Masten District Councilmember will convene the meeting in 2012. At the start of the meeting, he will call the roll and immediately open the floor for nominations for the office of Council President. After receiving all nominations, he will entertain statements in support of the nominee(s). After all comments have been heard, the convening Councilmember will conduct the election by voice vote. The Councilmember receiving the majority of votes shall become Council President and immediately take the seat. After that the following shall be the order of business (1) Adoption of Rules of Order. (2) Election of Majority Leader. (3) Election of President Pro Tempore. (4) Appointment of City Clerk. (5) Appointment of Deputy City Clerk. (6) Appointment of Deputy City Clerk - Vital Statistics (7) Appointment - Council Representative to BURA (8) Appointment - Council Designee to JSCB (9) Appointment Council Staff Employees (10) Appointment Staff to Councilmembers. [ A maximum of two staff members who receive the benefits enumerated in Chapter 35, Article IX, ��35 -33 through 35 -37 may be appointed to each Councilmember's Office.1 (1 1) Announcement of Regular Committees. (12) Announcement of Special Committees. (13) Appointment of Marriage Officers. After these Items, the order of business shall be prescribed in Rule 5. Rule 5. Regular Meeting. At the time fixed by Rule 1, the Council shall convene, the President shall take the chair, and the following shall be the order of business. (1) Roll Call. (2) Approval of journal of last meeting. (3) Communications from Mayor (4) Other official communications in the following order: (a) Mayor- Executive Department. (b) Comptroller. (c) President of the Council. (d) Commissioner of Assessment and Taxation. (e) Commissioner of Management Information Services (f) Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets. (g) Commissioner of Police. (h) Commissioner of Fire. (i) Corporation Counsel. (j) Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services (k) Commissioner of Administration , Finance (1) Commissioner of Parking (m) Commissioner of Community Services and Recreational Programming (n) Commissioner of Human Resources (o) Zoning Board of Appeals. (p) Commission on Citizens Rights and Community Relations. (q) Board of Education. ® Buffalo Sewer Authority. (s) Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority. (t) Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency. (u) City Clerk. (6) Non - Official Communications. (7) Reports of Regular Committees. (8) Reports of Special Committees and Sub - Committees. (9) Motions, Resolutions and Notices. (1 O) Committee of the Whole. (1 1) Unfinished Business. (12) Announcement of Committee meetings. (13) Adjournment. Rule 6. Special Meetings. At the time fixed in the notice of a special Meeting, the Council shall convene, the President shall take the chair, and the following shall be the order of business: (1) Roll Call. (2) Reading of notice of meeting and proof of service. (3) Transaction of business specified in notice. (4) Adjournment. Rule 7. Temporary Chairman. In the absence of the President and the President Problem at any regular or special meeting, the Council shall elect one of its members as acting president pro tempore to conduct such meeting. Rule 8. Lack Of Quorum. If a quorum of the members shall not attend any regular or special meeting, the members present at the meeting shall have the power to direct by a written order that the absent members be brought before the Council either forthwith or at the time to which an adjournment may be had, and such order shall be executed by the sergeant -at -arms or in his absence, by the City Clerk or his designee. Rule 9. Roll Call. In calling the roll at be opening of the session and upon every vote, the names of the members shall be called in alphabetical order, and a roll call of absent members shall be had at the request of any members. Rule 10. Voting - Tie. A member being present must vote for or against every proposition presented, unless excused from voting by a majority vote of the Council. A request to be excused from voting must be Page 14 made before the call of the vote on the item from which the member wishes to be excused from voting. Any member refusing to vote shall be recorded as voting in the affirmative. In case of a tie in votes on any question, the, question shall be deemed to be lost. Rule 1 1. Presiding Officer Rulings - Appeals. The presiding officer shall preserve decorum, enforce the rules of procedure herein prescribed, and determine without debate, subject to the final decision of the Council on appeal, all questions of procedure and order. Any member may appeal to the Council from such ruling of the presiding officer, and if the appellant is duly seconded, the appellant may speak once solely on the question involved and the presiding officer mayexplain his ruling, but no other member shall participate in the discussion. The presiding officer shall then put the question - "Shall the decision of the chair be sustained ?" If a majority of the members present vote nay, the ruling of the chair is over - ruled, otherwise it is sustained. Rule 12. Presiding Officer Participation in Debate, The presiding officer shall not participate in the debate of any matter under consideration by the Council except as follows: If he desires to participate in the debate, he shall leave the chair and take the place on the floor of the President Pro Tempore or of the temporary chairman, and he shall not resume the chair until the matter under consideration has been acted on by the Council. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the presiding officer while in the chair from explaining his ruling on any question or explaining his vote on the roll call. Rule 13. Motions to be Seconded. No motion or resolution shall be put, recorded, or debated until the same shall be duly seconded Rule 14. Order of Debate. When a member is about to speak, he /she may rise from his /her seat and address the chair, and when two or more members rise at once, the presiding officer shall determine the member first to speak. The speaker shall confine himself to the question under debate and avoid personalities. No member shall speak upon the subject under discussion more than twice - the first time for no more than five minutes and the second time for no more than two minutes. If any member in speaking or otherwise transgresses the rules, the presiding officer shall, or any member may, call him to order, in which case he shall immediately sit down and shall not rise unless to explain or proceed in order. The question shall be decided by the presiding officer without debate. Rule 15. Motions During Debate. When any question is under debate no motion shall be received except the following and in the order named - (a) to adjourn, (b) a call of the Council, (c) to lay on the table, (d) the previous question, (e) to postpone to a certain date, (f) to refer, (g) to amend, (h) to postpone indefinitely. A Page 15 point of order, a point of inquiry, or a point of clarification shall be immediately considered and ruled on at any point during debate. Rule 16. Motion to Adjourn No Debate. 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 vote is being taken on any question before the Council, and such motions shall be decided without debate. Rule 17. Amendments. No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under cover of an amendment. Rule 18. Division of Questions. On the call of any member, a division of any question shall be made when the question will admit of a division so distinct that one par being taken away the other will stand as an entire question for decision. Rule 19. Previous Question. The previous question shall be put as follows: "Shall the main question now be put ?" and, until it shall be decided, shall preclude all amendments and debate, if the Council shall decide that the main question shall not now be put, the main question shall be considered as still remaining under debate. The main question shall be on the passage of the motion, resolution, or other matter under consideration: but when amendments are pending, the questions shall first be taken upon such amendments in the inverse order in which they are proposed. Rule 20. No Motion After Roll Call Begun. After the roll call on any question has been begun, no member shall speak on the question nor shall any motion be made until after the result is declared. Rule 21. Debate Prohibited - Explain Vote. While the presiding officer is putting any question, or while the roll is being called, no debate or discussion shall be in order. Any member desiring to explain his vote must do so before the start of the roll call, provided, before roll call begins, all members shall have a right to avail themselves of the provisions of Rule 14. Rule 22. Reconsideration. When a question has been once put and decided, any member who voted with the majority may move for a reconsideration thereof at the meeting at which the question was decided; the Council may, however, pursuant to Section 3 -19 of the Charter, recall any resolution or ordinance prior to the return thereof by the Mayor and may reconsider its action thereon. A motion for reconsideration, if lost, shall not be repeated nor shall any question be reconsidered more than once. Rule 23. Requirements of Communication from Civic Organizations. No communication from a civic organization, shall be received, recorded, or acted upon unless signed by an officer thereof, and which shall state the total membership of the organization, the number required to constitute a quorum, the number present at the meeting at which the action was taken, and the total number of votes for and against such action. Rule 24. Reading of Communications. All official communications received by the Council during the session -shall may be read in full and the clerk shall briefly state the substance of all communications so received and shall read the same in full if so desired by the Council. Rule 25. Committee Of the Whole. When the Council shall decide to go in Committee of the Whole, the presiding officer shall name a chairman to preside therein; the rules and orders of the Council shall be observed so far as practicable in the Committee of the Whole, except that the ayes and nays shall not be taken and a motion to rise and report progress shall always be in order and shall be decided without debate. Rule 26. President Pro Tempore In addition to those duties prescribed in the City Charter and Code and elsewhere in these Rules of Order, the President Pro Tempore shall assist the Council President and Majority Leader in Budget negotiations with the Executive Branch, oversee COuncilmember and staff training and development programs and administer other special projects. Rule 27. Sergeant -at -Arms. The sergeant -at -arms, or in his absence, the City Clerk or his designee shall attend all meetings of the Council and remain in attendance until the close of the session unless otherwise ordered. He shall obey all orders of the Council enforcing order and decorum. He shall execute all written orders of the Council in bringing in absent members. Rule 28. Disorderly Behavior. Any member may call the attention of the Council to disorderly behavior on the part of any other member; a member thus charged shall be entitled to be heard in defense. If the Council after such hearing decides to take notice of his conduct, the member shall withdraw and the Council, during his absence, decide his guilt or innocence of the charge, and if found guilty, shall fix the penalty pursuant to Section 3 -1 1 of the Charter. Rule 29. City Clerk. Immediately after a session of the Council, the City Clerk shall present to the several departments and agencies of the City and to the committees such matters as may have been referred to them. The Clerk shall record the names of all members absent from any meetings of the Council. Rule 30. Cushing's Manual. The Rules of parliamentary practice comprised in " Cushings Manual" and " Cushing's Law and Practice of Legislative Assemblies" shall govern the Council in all cases not herein provided for, to which they are applicable. Rule 31. Amendment, Repeal or Suspension of Rules Any rule may be amended or repealed by majority vote of all the members elected to the Council at any regular meetings thereof, provided that the notice of the proposed amendment or proposition to repeal shall have been given at the regular meeting of the Council immediately preceding, and any rule may be suspended for a single session by a unanimous vote of the members present, provided, however, that the Rule that no business shall be transacted at a special meeting • except that specified in the notice of meeting, shall not be suspended. Rule 32. Numbering and Entitling Journal Items. Each and every item of business appearing in the journal shall bear a separate and distinct identification number in consecutive order, except that all claims presented to the Council shall appear under a single item number. Each item shall be preceded by a brief title, stating the subject matter of the item, except those items comprising nonofficial communications, claims and petitions any of which are not printed in full. Rule 33. Filing Deadline. All petitions, resolutions, or communications of whatever kind or nature, to be submitted to the Common Council, shall be presented to the City Clerk on or before two o'clock of the afternoon of the Thursday preceding the meeting at which such petitions, resolutions or communications are to be considered by the Common Council. However, if said Thursday is a holiday, the deadline shall be two o'clock of the afternoon of the preceding Wednesday. Any petition, resolution or communication which was not presented to the City Clerk in compliance with the deadline stated above, shall not be considered at said meeting except by unanimous consent of all members present at said meeting. Rule 34. Matters to be Referred to Committee. Any matter coming before the Council which seeks to commit the Council to a certain policy shall be referred to an appropriate committee unless otherwise determined by unanimous consent of the Council. Rule 35. Discharge of Committee from Consideration of a Matter. Any member of the Common Council desiring to move any item tabled in committee and to discharge the committee from further consideration thereof, and to submit the item for the consideration of the Common Council. shall file notice of his intention so to do with the City Clerk in compliance with Rule 32. A motion to discharge must be approved by a twe4hir4^- ^- vote of the Council. Rule 36. Cell Phone Usage Prohibited. The use of cell phones in the Common Council Chambers for calling or receiving calls shall be strictly prohibited. All cell phones must be kept on vibrate only, and may be used to send text messages only. Rule 37. No Unauthorized Personnel Allowed on Council Floor. No Unauthorized person shall be allowed entrance to the Common Council floor at any time during a Council or Committee Meeting unless invited down by the Council President or Chairman of the respective Committee. Rule 38. Rules Committee Meetings. The Rules Committee shall schedule a meeting to be held by March 15 of every calendar year. ADOPTED AYES-9 NOES-0 NO. 3 APPOINTMENT MAJORITY LEADER Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the name of Demone A. Smith, for appointment as the Majority Leader of the Common Council of Buffalo, effective January 2, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Golombek A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choice as follows: ADOPTED AYES-9 NOES-0 NO. 4 APPOINTMENT- PRESIDENT PRO TEM Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the name of David A. Rivera, for appointment as the President Pro Tem of the Common Council of Buffalo, effective January 2, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Golombek A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choice as follows: ADOPTED AYES-9 NOES-0 NO. 6 APPOINTMENT OF CITY CLERK Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the name of Gerald A. Chwalinski, for appointment as the City Clerk of Buffalo, effective January 2, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Golombek A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choice as follows: ADOPTED AYES-9 NOES-0 NO. 6 APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CITY CLERK Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the name of Mary H. Baldwin, for appointment as the Deputy City Clerk of Buffalo, effective January 2, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Golombek A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choice as follows: ADOPTED I_\99��sm0 Lei = M Me] NO. 7 APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CITY CLERK VITAL STATISTICS Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the name of Mildred Castro, for appointment as the Deputy City Clerk of Vital Statistics of Buffalo, effective January 2, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Golombek A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choice as follows: ADOPTED AYES-9 NOES-0 NO. 8 APPOINTMENTS- CITY CLERK STAFF Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the following names for appointment to the following positions on the City Clerk Staff of the Common Council of the City of Buffalo to be effective January 2, 2014. Assistant Legislative Aide II- Burks, Tasha Chase, Roxanne Johnson, Denise Reyes, Louis Legislative Assistant to the City Clerk- Adler, Sharon Seconded by Common CouncilMember Golombek A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choices as follow ADOPTED AYES-9 NOES-0 NO. 9 APPOINTMENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO BURA Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the names of Councilmember Pridgen, Councilmember Golombek, and Councilmember Scanlon, as Council Representatives to the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency. Seconded by Mr. Golombek A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choice as follows: ADOPTED AYES-9 NOES-0 NO. 10 APPOINTMENT COMMON COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JOINT SCHOOLS CONSTRUCTION BOARD Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the name of Councilmember Smith, for appointment as the Common Council Representative to the Joint Schools Construction Board effective January 2, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Golombek A vote being taken, each member of the Common Council, as their name was called, announced their choice as follows: ADOPTED AYES-9 NOES-0 NO 11 APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL STAFF EMPLOYEES Councilmember Smith moved approval of the following appointments to the Council Staff pursuant to Section 3 -7 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo to be effective January 2, 2014. Chief of Staff Wyatt, Rasheed Sr. Leg. Asst. IV Palmer, Damon Sr. Leg. Assts. To Council - Paul, Julia, Shaw, Vernie Corley, Doris Leg. Asst to Councilmember Ertha, Malcolm, Montour, James Scarcello, Sam Jaskula, Mark Seconded by Mr. Golombek ADOPTED. AYES-9 NOES-0 NO. 12 APPOINTMENTS - OFFICES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL MEMBERS Councilmember Smith placed in nomination the following names for appointment in the Offices of the Common Council Members to be effective January 2, 2014. Senior Leg Asst. Leg. Asst Leg. Aide Asst. Leg Aide Asst. Leg Aide Fontana - Bryan Bollman Thomas Olejniezak Franczyk- Michael Kuzma Aniela Baj -Thant Golombek- Sandra Freidy -Lewis Michael Mazgajewski LoCurto- Pridgen - Rivera- Sean Mulligan Russell- Sandra Munson Smith Seconded by Mr. Golombek ADOPTED AYES-9 NOES-0 Alyssa Weiss Sara Bishop Felicia Ali Felicia Stanley Mary Beth Lamparelli Tiana Marks Frank Garland Noemi Santiago NO. 13 ANNOUNCEMENT OF REGULAR COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS hereby appoint the following Councilmembers to serve on Committees as shown: Claims; Chair; David Rivera Golombek, LoCurto, Russell Civil Service; Chair; Russell, Rivera, Fontana, Smith Community Development; Chair; Golombek LoCurto, Scanlon, Rivera, Russell Finance; Chair; Fontana LoCurto, Rivera, Russell, Smith Legislation; Chair; Scanlon Franczyk, Golombek, Rivera, Smith Rules; Chair; Pridgen Rivera, Smith RECEIVED AND FILED NO. 14 APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES Budget: Chair; Smith Golombek, Scanlon, Rivera Education: Chair: Smith Golombek, Scanlon, Russell MBEC Chair: Smith Golombek, Rivera, Russell Police Oversight Chair: Golombek Franczyk, Rivera, Scanlon Transportation Chair: Scanlon LoCurto, Rivera, Franczyk Waterfront Development Chair: Scanlon Franczyk, Golombek, Smith RECEIVED AND FILED. NO. 16 APPOINTMENT MARRIAGE OFFICERS 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 the four year appointment. Richard Fontana David Franczyk Michael LoCurto David Rivera Bonnie E. Russell Christopher P. Scanlon Demone Smith Gerald A. Chwalinski Mildred Castro Mary Baldwin Tasha Burks Kevin Kelley Tiana, Marks Damon Palmer Felicia Ali ADOPTED. NO. 16 ADJOURNMENT On a motion by Councilmember Smith, Seconded by Mr. Scanlon, the Council adjourned at 2:33 PM GERALD A. CHWALINSKI CITY CLERK