tax funded goodies

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RESOLVED,

by the Town Board of the Town of Lancaster as follows:

That all conferences, seminars, lectures and meetings not falling within a pattern of regular attendance and

not exceeding $400.00 in reimbursable expenses, including mileage reimbursement, may be approved for attendance by the Supervisor pursuant to Section 77-b of the General Municipal Law. Conferences, seminars, lectures and meetings exceeding $400.00 shall require the approval of the Town Board.

SECTION 1:

That those Town elected and appointed officials who have been authorized by the Town Board, be and hereby are authorized to attend the 2010 New York State Association of Towns Training School And Annual Meeting, to be held in New York City on February 14

th, 15th , 16th , and 17th

2010, with reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses, not to exceed the sum of

$1,400.00 per individual attending. All requests for reimbursement must be received by the Supervisor not later than March 31, 2010.

SECTION 2:

That

SUPERVISOR ROBERT H. GIZA be and hereby is appointed as a delegate to the New York State Association of Towns Training School And Annual Meeting, to be held in New York city on February 14th, 15th , 16th , and 17th 2010, and that Council Member Ruffino and Council Member Stempniak be and are hereby appointed alternate delegates, in order, to the aforesaid meeting.

SECTION 3:

That during the year 2010, Town department heads or officials whose expenses have been allowed in the 2010 Budget are hereby authorized to attend in

Allegheny, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie,
Genesee, Monroe, Niagara and Wyoming Counties, the regular luncheon/dinner meetings of the various official organizations relating to their official duties as Town department heads or officials, and that the necessary expenses incurred in traveling to or from said meeting and in addition thereto, the cost of such meals, not to exceed the sum of $30.00 per luncheon or dinner, and membership fees, are hereby determined a legitimate Town expense for which such officials shall
be reimbursed.

Assessormay attend)

Appraisal Institute
Association of Erie County Governments
Erie County Assessors’ Association
International Association of Assessing Officers
Institute of Assessing Officers
New York State Assessors' Association
New York State Assessors' Association Conference (Reimbursement of Expenses by
NYS Office of Real Property Services)
New York State Association of Towns Training School And Annual Meeting
(Reimbursement of Expenses by NYS
Office of Real Property Services)

Assessor - Real Property Appraiser:

Appraisal Institute
Erie County Assessor's Association
New York State Department of State Appraisal Licensing
New York State Assessors' Association

Building Inspector:

Building Official and Code Administration
Erie County Fire Inspectors' Association
Local/County Emergency Management Schools
National Fire Protection Association
New York State Building Officials' Conference
Niagara Frontier Building Inspectors' Association
Niagara Frontier Building Inspectors' Seminar
State Emergency Management Schools
Western New York Fire Marshall Association

Building Inspector - Assistants:

Erie County Fire Inspectors' Association
Local/County Emergency Management Schools
New York State Fire Academy
Niagara Frontier Building Inspectors' Association
Niagara Frontier Building Inspectors' Seminar
State Emergency Management Schools

Western New York Fire Marshall Association

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Court - Clerks:

Court Clerks' Association
New York State Magistrates Clerks' Association

Court - Justices:

Erie County Magistrates' Association
Judges and Police Executives of Erie County
New York State Magistrates' Association
New York State Association of Towns Training School And Annual Meeting

Director of Administration and Finance:

New York State Government Finance Officers’ Association

Fire Inspector

:
Erie county Fire Inspectors' Association
Western New York Fire Marshalls' Association
Niagara Frontier Building Inspectors' Association
Niagara Frontier Building Inspectors' Seminar
NFPA - Western New York Chapter
Finger Lakes Seminar
State Emergency Management Schools
Local/County Emergency Management Schools

Highway Superintendent:

Erie County Association of Town Superintendents of Highways
New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways
Cornell Local Roads Program For Highway Superintendents
Association of Erie County Governments

Historian:

Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
Erie County Federation of Historical Societies
New York State Historical Association
Town Historians' Association of Western New York

Police Chief:

Erie County Association of Chiefs of Police
Judges and Police Executives of Erie County
New York State Association of Chiefs of Police
W.N.Y. Association of Chiefs of Police
Mid Atlantic Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network Conference
100 Club of Buffalo
International Association of Chiefs of Police in Western New York

New York State Association of Towns Training School And Annual Meeting

Supervisor and Council Members:

American Society for Public Administration
Association of Erie County Governments
Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce
Ellicott Creek Watershed Committee
Erie County Disaster Preparedness Advisory Board
Erie County Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board
Erie County Emergency Services Steering Committee
Erie County Fire Services Council
Erie County Housing Steering Committee and other community
development related meetings
Erie County Reval Consortium
Erie County Sewer District No. 4
Industrial Forum of Eastern Erie County
Industrial Development conferences as necessary
Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce
Lancaster Opera House, Inc.
Association of Towns Annual Meeting And Training School of the State of NY
New York State Association of Large Towns
New York State Supervisors' and Legislators' Association
NFTA Technical Advisory Committee on GBIA Terminal Master Plan
NFTC Long Range Transportation Plan Subcommittee
Other Intermunicipal conferences in Erie County as necessary
Upstate Municipal Risk Association
Erie County Association of Town Superintendents of Highways
New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways

Town Attorney:

New York State Association of Towns Training School And Annual Meeting

Town Clerk:

Association of Erie County Governments
Association of Receivers and Collectors of Taxes, Erie County
Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Inc.
Erie County Assessors’ Association
Town Clerks' Association of Erie County
Town Clerks' Association of New York State
New York Association of Local Government Record Officers
New York Association of Tax Receivers and Collectors
New York State Association of Towns Training School And Annual Meeting

Senior Data Processing Clerk:

Association of Erie County Governments
Association of Receivers and Collectors of Taxes, Erie County
Erie County Assessors' Association
New York State Association of Tax Receivers and Collectors

Deputy Town Clerk:

Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Inc.
Town Clerks' Association of Erie County
Town Clerks' Association of New York State
New York Association of Local Government Record Officers
Association of Erie County Governments

Youth Bureau - Executive Director/Chairman:

Erie County Comprehensive Planning Committee (Youth)
New York State Association of Youth Bureaus and Youth Boards
Western New York Association of Youth Bureaus and Youth Boards

SECTION 4:

That all conferences, seminars, lectures and meetings not falling within a pattern of regular
attendance and

not exceeding $400.00 in reimbursable expenses, including mileage
reimbursement, may be approved for attendance by the Supervisor pursuant to Section 77-b of the
General Municipal Law. Conferences, seminars, lectures and meetings exceeding $400.00 shall

require the approval of the Town Board.

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Lancaster's Town Government is loading up on tax funded perks. Look at all these tax funded getaways.

Look at the meetings they can get a tax funded reimbursement for - like sewer district meetings - and others that have always been portrayed as "Voluntary" service to the community.

I don't know what this years New York City trips include but, in the past they have included cocktail luncheons, dinner and drinks and even a cocktail dinner cruise on the Beautiful Hudson River.

Some times they even take spouse and or girlfriends. What a nice pile of tax funded perks and seminars.

Don't worry about them being overworked on these trips - theres no true roll call for each "Topic" and no need for everyone to go to each scheduled session. As long as one member of the group signs in - the whole group is covered.

So if each person takes an equal share of scheduled sessions, its just as if everyone went - they can always chat about topics and content later on the cruise.

It just amazes me how much they sacrifice for us. Notice they get reimbursements for using their personal cars as well - dinner meetings, club dues, cost of seminars.

Lancaster is just awash with tax dollars.

[nogods]

The supervisor and all board members can go to:

"Industrial Development conferences as necessary"

have these people no shame?

[Lee Chowaniec]

The supervisor and all board members can go to:

"Industrial Development conferences as necessary"

have these people no shame?

What, a politician with shame? Where? Surely you jest.

[shortstuff]

Tis April Fool's right?