1966-10-27

              South Farmingdale Public Library
Merritt Road
Farmingdale, N. Y.
AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE
10*
SERVING GREATER FARMINGDALE. BETHPAGE & MELVILLE
Vol. 4 No. 10 . Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, October 27, 1966
COURT UPHOLDS TOB
MAJORITY BUDGET The Supreme Court handed down a decision last Friday,
upholding the Town Board Majority's right to change Supervisor
Michael N. Petito's budget.
Majority Leader Edward J. Poulos said the decision assures
that the Town will have enough funds to provide essential serv­ices
for the coming year. He pointed out that in addition to
failing to include funds for mandated items in his proposed
budget, the Supervisor had also indiscriminately slashed monies
needed for necessary improvement programs. He pointed out
that this court decision was a victory over the legal obstruction­ist
tactics of the Supervisor, expressing the hope that Petito
would refrain from " further institution of needless lawsuits
which are placing an additional burden on the taxpayers."
A Petito spokesman denied that monies for sufficient essential
services were not included. Petito plans to appeal the decision .
The Supervisor had filed suit against the Board, claiming
that he had the sole power over the budget and that the Town
Board is without power or authority to modify the preliminary
budget prepared by him.
Justice Theodore Velsor, in his decision, declared the budget
was subject to review and revision by the Town Board before
it was presented to the taxpayers at a public meeting. In his
decision, he said " nothing is shown ( in the law) to suggest that
Section 51 intended so drastic a measure as to deprive the Town
Board of a suburban town of the powers and duties concerning
the budget system."
Town Attorney Bernard F. McCaffrey presented the Court
with opinions supporting the Town Board's position from the
New York State Attorney General and the Office for Local
Government which drafted the Suburban Town Law. Section
51 of Article 3A declares the Town Board the legislative,
appropriating, governing and policy- determing body and provides
the Board with all powers and duties necessary to carry out
this responsibility.
The Board Majority, restored more than a half million
dollars of funds to Petito's budget.
The Board upped the Supervisor's budget and filed their
budget with the Town Clerk, setting a tax rate of 16.2£ per
$ 100 of assessed valuation, one mill less than the previous
year's tax rate for Town administrative services. The Supreme
Court upheld the Board in this action.
Town Board Majority Leader Edward J. Poulos said he was
" gratified by the Court's decision", pointing out that the Board
would hold a public hearing on the budget on November 10 at
10 a. m. and 8 p. m. in Town Hall.
If the Velsor decision is allowed to stand, then the Suburban
Town Law is meaningless, a Petito spokesman said.
Petito's budget called for a tax reduction of 5.8 Cents.
iiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii >><<
The Farmingdale Village
Board of Trustees will consider
the application of the Bethpage
the erection of a new Lodge
building.
Prior to holding a public hear-
Lodge F. and A. M. to rezone a ing, the Board will mull over the
site on 807 Fulton Street for pros and cons of the petition.
ItWUtlHHlUIIMUIMMIItllllllllllllllttllllllllltllllllllllllllltllliilllllllll. iiaiiiiiiiinillllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUItUMtJ
Author Alonzo Gibbs is pictured autographing copies of his new book
' A Man's Calling', with Farmingdale as a setting, at an Author's Tea held
last Sunday at the Farmingdale Public Library. The event was co- sponsored
by the Farmingdale- Bethpage Historical Society. Christine Serkes of 109
Jefferson Road and Dolores Lazenko of 685 Conklin Street were part of the
crc vd of over 200 who attended the Tea. ( Hokrem. photo)
Councilman Frank J. Hynes of Farmingdale
( right), congratulates Town of Oyster Bay Tax
Receiver Solomon Newborn following his speech
on the functions and duties of the Town Tax
Office before the members of the Farmingdale
Republican Club, while club president John Garry
expresses his approval. Newborn, a Certified
Public Accountant, has developed a colored slide
program which he uses to assist in disseminating
public information on tax matters.