An Organizational Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Otsego was held on the 3rd day of January at the Town Building, Fly Creek, NY at 9:00 AM.

Those present were:

Thomas Breiten Chairman

Anne Geddes-Atwell Councilperson

John Schallert Councilperson

Meg Kiernan Councilperson

Bill Michaels Councilperson

Others Present:

Pamela Deane Town Clerk

Martin Tillapaugh Town Attorney

Chairman Breiten called the meeting to order.

MOTION by Councilperson Geddes-Atwell, seconded by Councilperson Kiernan, to accept the Minutes of December 12th, 17^th and 28^th as presented.

MOTION CARRIED: Chairman Breiten and all Councilpersons voted aye.

Chairman Breiten, Councilperson Michaels, and Councilperson Schallert, all beginning new terms, read their oath of office which was witnessed and signed by the Town Clerk.

Chairman Breiten presented a Resolution which suggested the following appointments and more:

Deputy Supervisor - Meg Kiernan

Bookkeeper-Dora Cooke

Accountant – Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP

Town Attorney – Martin Tillapaugh

Planning Board Attorney – James Ferrari

Building and Grounds Committee – Bill Michaels

Personnel Committee – Meg Kiernan

Communications Committee – Anne Geddes-Atwell

Town Historian – Tom Heitz

Zoning Officer – John Stucin

Registrar Vital Statistics – Cooperstown Village Clerks

Town Engineer – Wayne Bunn

Dog Control Officer – Tom Steele

Bank Depositories – Wilber National, NBT and MBIA

Official Newspaper – Oneonta Star

Meeting Date – Second Wednesday of the month unless called due to weather then the meeting will automatically be held the following Wednesday at the same time.

Mileage Reimbursement – 45 cents/mile

Planning Board member – Stephen Purcell (replace John Stucin seat term ending 12/31/14)

Zoning Board member – William Kitchen ( replace Bill Michaels seat term ending 12/31/12)

MOTION by Councilperson Geddes-Atwell, seconded by Councilperson Schallert, to adopt the Resolution as amended.

MOTION CARRIED: Chairman Breiten and all Councilpersons voted aye.

RESOLUTION ADOPTED: (Resolution Docket pg. 75).

The Board discussed the annual audit of the departments. The following departments will be audited by the following Councilpersons:

Town Clerk –Councilperson Kiernan

Tax Collector – Councilperson Schallert

Justices – Councilperson Michaels

Town Supervisor – Councilperson Geddes-Atwell

Chairman Breiten opened the floor for comments.

Joseph Potrikus of Fly Creek gave many comments and suggestions on the proposed Comprehensive Plan.

The Board discussed back and forth at great lengths as to what should and should not be in the Comprehensive Plan. A workshop was set for January 23rd at 7:00 PM.

Town Attorney Tillapaugh pointed out to the Board that the Comprehensive Plan’s purpose it to set goals and nothing more. It has no enforceable aspect.

Councilperson Michaels felt the number one job of the Town Board was fiduciary. He requested a copy of the agenda a few days before the meeting, felt the meetings should and could be kept under two hours, would like the seating arrangement changed in order for the Board to interact with each other better, requested a list of employees and date they started, and a highway inventory list. He also handed off to Councilperson Kiernan a file on the building of a new highway building that he had worked on during a preview term as Town Councilman.

MOTION by Geddes-Atwell to adjourn.

MOTION CARRIED: Chairman Breiten and all Councilpersons voted aye.

Meeting ended at 9:30 PM.

The next meeting will be January 9^th, 2008 at 7:00PM at the Town Building in Fly Creek.

Respectfully submitted,

Pamela Deane

Town Clerk