City Council

Minutes of the ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TROY CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 8, 2018 6:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Council President Mantello Pledge of Allegiance: Bob Doherty Roll Call: The roll being called the following answered to their names: Council Member Gulli, Council Member McGrath, Council Member Paratore, Council Member Cummings, Council Member Bissember, Council Member Kennedy, Council President Mantello, Chair In attendance were Mayor Madden, Deputy Mayor Kurzejeski, Deputy Comptroller Piotrowski and Deputy Director of Public Information John Salka. Approximately 25 members of the public attended. Council President Mantello welcomed the new members of the City Council. ORDINANCES 1. Ordinance fixing the form and amount of the 2018 fiscal year bond covering the City Clerk and City Fiscal Officers pursuant to Sections C-7 and C-46 of the City Charter. (Council President Mantello) Ordinance passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. RESOLUTIONS 1. Resolution Adopting Special Rules Of Order For The Troy City Council Pursuant To §§ C-22 And C-26 Of The Troy City Charter (Council President Mantello) McGrath asked whether the change in the rules requiring public comment at standing committee members would be at the discretion of the chair of each committee. Mantello said it would not. Cummings explained that the reason for requiring public comment was to ensure that comments were received in time to amend pending legislation as necessary. Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 2. Resolution Amending The Rules Of Order And Setting The Dates Of The Regular Meetings Of The Troy City Council. (Council President Mantello) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 3. Resolution appointing Mara Drogan as City Clerk and setting the annual salary of the City Clerk to $54,846.00. (Council President Mantello) Cummings discussed the application and appointment process and reviewed Drogan’s qualifications for the position. 1 Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 4. Resolution approving the City Clerk’s appointment of Rachel Carter as Deputy City Clerk and setting the annual salary of the Deputy City Clerk to $40,040.00. (Council President Mantello) Bissember reviewed Carter’s qualifications for the position. Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 5. Resolution appointing Jeffery W. Nesich as City Auditor and setting the annual salary of $15,000.00. (Council President Mantello) Kennedy reviewed Nesich’s qualifications for the position. Mantello noted that Nesich would resign from the Zoning Board and asked whether he planned to resign from the Supervisory Board as well. Nesich, who was in attendance, replied that it would depend on how the Council wished the auditor position to function. He has ideas he wishes to present to the Council and after that discussion, he will determine whether he should resign from the Supervisory Board. Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 6. Resolution appointing James Quinn as Legislative Assistant to the Council and setting the annual salary of the Legislative Assistant to the Council $ 10,000.00. (Council President Mantello) Kennedy reviewed Quinn’s qualifications for the position. Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 7. Resolution setting the salary of the President of the Council in addition to salary as Council member. (Council President Mantello) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 8. Resolution selecting Council Member Anasha Cummings as President Pro Tempore of the Council and setting the salary of the President Pro Tempore in addition to salary as Council member. (Council President Mantello) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 9. Resolution designating the Troy Record as the official newspaper of the City of Troy. (Council President Mantello) Paratore noted that the paper is officially titled The Record and made a motion to amend the resolution to reflect this change. Resolution passed, as amended 7 ayes, 0 nays. 10. Resolution designating Pioneer Commercial Bank and Key Bank as the official depositories for the City of Troy. (Council President Mantello) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 11. Resolution appointing and confirming members of the standing committees of the City Council. (Council President Mantello) Finance: Mantello (chair), all Council members. Law: McGrath, Paratore (chair), Kennedy, Mantello (ex officio) 2 General Services: Gulli, Cummings, Bissember (chair), Mantello (ex officio) Planning: McGrath, Cummings, Kennedy (chair), Mantello (ex officio) Public Safety: McGrath, Paratore, Bissember (chair), Mantello (ex officio) Public Utilities: McGrath, Cummings, Kennedy (chair), Mantello (ex officio) Science and Technology: Gulli, Cummings (chair), Bissember, Mantello (ex officio) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. 12. Resolution Appointing Mara Drogan Commissioners Of Deeds For The City Of Troy. (Council President Mantello) Resolution passed 7 ayes, 0 nays. Public Forum: Peggy Kownack welcomed new Council members and requested that the Council use “Councilperson” rather than gendered titles and work together for the good of all of Troy’s residents. Adjournment Motion to adjourn McGrath, 2nd Cummings Meeting adjourned 6:35 p.m. Audio and video recordings of this meeting are on file the Clerk's office 3