Board of Trustees Special Meeting

Village of Walden Board of Trustees ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING April 6, 2021 Mayor Ramos called the organizational meeting of the Village of Walden Board of Trustees to order at 6:00 pm. On roll call the following were: Present: Mayor John Ramos Deputy Mayor Willie Carley Trustees Brian B. Sebring Lynn E. Thompson Patricia Maher Not Present: John Elliott Cheryl Baker Also Present: John Revella, Village Manager Marisa Kraus, Village Clerk Dave Donovan, Village Attorney Kelly A. Kelly, Village Treasurer Appointments of the Mayor Mayor Ramos appointed Willie Carley as Deputy Mayor. Mayor Ramos appointed Patricia Maher to fill vacancy on the Board of Trustees. Appointments of the Board of Trustees Deputy Mayor Carley moved to re-appoint the firm Dickover, Donnelly, & Donovan as Village Attorney. Seconded by Trustee Sebring. All ayes. Motion carried. Trustee Sebring moved to re-appoint Lanc & Tully as Village Engineer. Seconded by Trustee Thompson. All ayes. Motion carried. Trustee Thompson moved to appoint William Pullar as Ethics Board member with term ending April 1, 2026. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Carley. All ayes. Motion carried. Trustee Sebring moved to re-appoint Feerick Lynch MacCartney & Nugent, PLLC for all Police Matters and Burke, Miele, & Golden for all other matters as Special Counsel. Seconded by Trustee Thompson. All ayes. Motion carried. Trustee Sebring moved to re-appoint Joseph W. Coburn IV as the Special Prosecutor. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Carley. All ayes. Motion carried. Trustee Sebring moved to re-appoint Burke, Miele, & Golden as the Conflict Counsel. Seconded by Trustee Carley. All ayes. Motion carried. Trustee Thompson made a motion to appoint Rev. Jim Van Houten, Ani Kunga, James O’Connell, 1 Nava Herzog, Gary Swinger, Rev. Bonnie Snyder, Father Thomas Callucci as the Police Department Chaplains. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Carley. All ayes. Motion carried. Trustee Sebring made a motion to re-appoint RBT as Auditors. Seconded by deputy Mayor Carley. All ayes. Motion carried. Designations of the Board of Trustees Trustee Sebring made the motion to designate the Wallkill Valley Times and Times Herald Record as official newspapers of the Village. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Carley. All ayes. Motion carried. Trustee Sebring made a motion to designate Key Bank, Chase Bank, M&T Bank, Sterling National Bank, and Orange County Trust as official depositories for the Village of Walden. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Carley. All ayes. Motion carried. Resolutions of the Board of Trustees Resolution 18-20-21, Setting the Dates, Times & Locations of Board Meetings Deputy Mayor Carley moved to adopt Resolution 18-20-21, setting the dates, times and locations of Board meetings. Seconded by Trustee Sebring. All ayes. Resolution carried. Resolution 19-20-21, Adopting an Investment Policy for the Village of Walden Trustee Sebring moved to adopt Resolution 19-20-21, adopting an investment policy for the Village of Walden. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Carley. All ayes. Resolution carried. Resolution 20-20-21 Adopting a Procurement Policy for the Village of Walden Deputy Mayor Carley moved to adopt Resolution 20-20-21, adopting a procurement policy for the Village of Walden. Seconded by Trustee Sebring. All ayes. Resolution carried. Appointments of the Village Manager Appointment of Acting Village Justice – Gerald Mishk Jr. Appointment of Deputy Village Clerk – Gina Somma Appointment of Registrar of Vital Statistics – Marisa Kraus Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics – Gina Somma Appointments to Planning Board – Basil Stewart with term ending April 1, 2026 Appointments to Zoning Board of Appeals – Christine Sciurca with term ending April 1, 2026 Appointment to Village Historian – Carolyn Wesenberg Discussion None Motion to Adjourn Trustee Sebring motioned to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Trustee Thompson. All ayes. Meeting adjourned. 2