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February 12, 2015

By:  Progress For Westhampton Beach

In enacting the Open Meetings Law, the New York Legislature sought to ensure that public business be performed in an open and public manner and that the citizens of this state be fully aware of and able to observe the performance of public officials and attend and listen to the deliberations and decisions that go into the making of public policy. N.Y. Pub. Off. Law § 100.     New York Court of Appeals, 2005

The village trustees held a public meeting on February 12th at 5:00pm that was a work session. The Southampton Press had mistakenly reported in its print version that the trustees would field suggestions, and although the Press made a correction in its online version, the Mayor reiterated at the start of the meeting that this was a work session, and as with all other work sessions, there had been no time designated for public comment.

Mayor Moore immediately proceeded to the purpose of the meeting, to determine where the Board of Trustees stood on the adoption of the local law to create the position of Police Commissioner…

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February 12, 2015, purpose of the meeting.

By:  Maria Moore, Mayor

The meeting for this evening is a work session,1)there are no public comment periods, and ordinarily no board action is taken.  It is an open meeting where all are welcome to attend and observe.

The Board  will also consider potential alternative courses of action for our police department.  The Board expects to have an executive session after the work session to consider the qualifications of specific candidates previously interviewed who may have a role within the administration of the police department.2)I posted my original thoughts on this special work session here.  Insofar as that portion of the meeting will discuss individual applicants, that will appropriately be done in private in an Executive Session.

Correction anticipated,  the Press reported3)this excerpt taken from 27east story, as updated on Feb 11, 2015 1:35 PM, which is the same as reported in the print edition:

Executive Session Mis-reported in PressUnder the crunch of newspaper deadlines, sometimes small errors are made.  I spoke with Southampton Press reporter Kyle Campbell this morning, and he is checking with his editor about making a correction to his original story.

 Maria Moore, Mayor

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1. ↑ there are no public comment periods, and ordinarily no board action is taken.
2. ↑ I posted my original thoughts on this special work session here.
3. ↑ this excerpt taken from 27east story, as updated on Feb 11, 2015 1:35 PM, which is the same as reported in the print edition
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About that hearing…

By:  Maria Moore, Mayor

Hey, it could have been worse !

The Board of Trustees held a public hearing on February 5, 2015  to hear input from the community on its proposal to create the position of police commissioner.

Each of us went home to think about the comments shared at the hearing, and we will meet with our attorney this week to consider whether an alternative position, consistent with Civil Service law, can provide a conduit for the necessary support and expertise for our police department to gain accreditation.  In that context, we will also review the specific qualifications of those candidates previously interviewed to identify whether any would fit within any such alternative position.

Maria Moore, Mayor