TOWN OF BERKSHIRE

January 19, 2009

RESOLUTION #1

Organization for 2009

A. Resolved: The rules of Procedure for the conduct of Board Meetings for the Town of Berkshire shall remain as they were in 2008.

Adopted 1/19/09

B. Resolved: Each member of the Town Board and all elected officials currently serving their respective terms of office remain electors of the Town of Berkshire.

Adopted 1/19/09

C. Resolved: All elected town officers reaffirm their oaths of office. The Official Undertaking requirements of State Law shall be fulfilled by existing insurance portfolio.

Adopted 1/19/09

D. Resolved: The following appointments are made:

Constance Liddington: Tax Collector

Records Management Officer

Registrar of Vital Statistics

Ronald Raab: Dog Control Officer

Gary Brigham: Deputy Highway Superintendent

Lillian Hoffmier: Deputy Supervisor

Donald Liddington, Sr.: Deputy Town Clerk

Denise Liddington Deputy Town Clerk

Nancy G. Hunt: Town Historian

Leon Virtue: Code Enforcement Officer

Penny Spoonhower: Bookkeeper

Jim Lacey Cty Planning Bd.Rep.

Kenneth Ceurter: Planning Board Chair

Catherine Edwards: Assessor

Timothy Hayden: Attorney for the Town

Adopted 1/19/09

E. Resolved: Town officers, appointed and elected, shall be compensated in the same manner as in 2008, in the amounts specified in

the approved Town budget for 2009.

Position Salary Frequency

Supervisor 3500/yr quarterly

Deputy Supervisor 100/yr quarterly

Town Board 1200/yr quarterly

Highway Supt 36000/yr biweekly

Highway workers per union cont. biweekly

Town Clerk 4200/yr monthly

Bookkeeper 3000/yr quarterly

Town Justice 2800/yr monthly

Assessor 6000/yr monthly

Code Enforcement 3800/yr monthly

Dog Control 2000/yr monthly

Historian 100/yr annually

Registrar of Vital Stat.35/yr annually Attorney as billed

Adopted 1/19/09

F. Resolved: The regular Berkshire Town Board Meetings for 2009 will be held on the 3rd Monday each month at 7:00pm at the Town Hall.

Adopted 1/19/09

G. Resolved: Town Board Workshop Meetings will be held on the Thursday preceding the monthly Board meeting at 5:30pm in the Town Hall.

Adopted 1/19/09

H. Resolved: The Official Newspaper for the Town of Berkshire shall be the "Tioga County Courier."

Adopted 1/19/09

I. Resolved: The official depository of the Town of Berkshire shall be the National Bank and Trust Co. of Norwich at the Newark Valley branch.

Adopted 1/19/09

J. Resolved: The Supervisor is authorized to file the NYS

Comptrollers Annual Update Document with the Town Clerk in lieu of an Annual Report.

Adopted 1/19/09

K. Resolved: The Berkshire Town Clerk may impose a fine of $15.00 for any check returned by reason of insufficient funds.

Adopted 1/19/09

L. Resolved: The Town Supervisor is authorized to purchase insurance commensurate with the Town's needs for 2009. Such costs are not to exceed appropriated amounts designated in the Adopted Budget for 2009.

Adopted 1/19/09

M. Resolved: The Town Board reaffirms its support for all existing Town Laws, Ordinances, Policies and Codes.

Adopted 1/19/09

N. Resolved: 2009 travel policies for Town Officials shall be as defined in the BERKSHIRE TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION DATED Jan 19,2009 defining travel reimbursement.

Adopted 1/19/09