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Town Board- Mayor Wochensky spoke about getting Fireman’s Field ready for a bocce ball game against the town. Village Clerk-Treasurer- She said that the Clerk’s Office has been putting stuff together for the changeover. She stated that she has been working on the budget and getting taxes ready. She said that with the new system, hopefully the taxes will be able to be viewed online. Trustee Bojanowski- He thanked the fire department and the DPW for the rescues that happened on the storm day. Trustee Lazickas- He welcomed the new Village Board Members. He said that there is a Hamlin Park Committee meeting scheduled for the 16th, and he will speak with Trustee Bojanowski about it. Trustee Cameron- She welcomed the new Village Board Members and said that she was looking forward to working with them. She said that she was the liaison for the Tree Board for the past 9 years. Trustee Root- She said that the support has been amazing and is looking forward to all the liaison positions. Mayor Wochensky- He mentioned having work sessions and said that he thinks this would be a useful tool for communication. He said that he would discuss days and times with the board members. He said that he has a meeting with NYSEG tomorrow from 12-2 to get caught up, and said Nancy Smith and Tree Board Chair Jesse Griffis will be there as well. He said that any of the Village Board members are welcome to attend. He said that he is looking into having a Climate Smart Committee and an Environmental Committee for the Village, and then work with the Town to combine efforts. He said that there are openings on the HPC and the Hamlin Park Committee and that the Village is accepting applications. He said that he would like to have a consistent agenda for approvals and asked the Village Board to let him know their opinions over the next few weeks. Mayor Wochensky moved to go into executive session. Trustee Lazickas made a motion not to go into executive session and read the following statement: "Due to the Board's fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interests of the Village and to ensure that our appointments are made through a transparent, fair, and well-informed process, I move that the Board of Trustees conduct all finalist interviews for Village Attorney as a full Board, consistent with our responsibilities under Village Law §4-412, which vests the Board with the general management and control of Village affairs. Because the Village Attorney is an appointed officer under Village Law §3-301(3), and because matters leading to the appointment of a particular person may properly be discussed in executive session under Public Officers Law §l05(l)(t), I further move that any such interviews be held in executive session with all trustees invited and given the opportunity to participate. This approach ensures transparency, fairness, and full Board involvement in an important appointment, and helps maintain public confidence in the process." Trustee Cameron seconded the motion. No vote was taken. Mayor Wochensky said that he opened up all different channels to solicit applications, and they were sent to every Village Board member. He said that he would like to meet with the two attorney candidates in the executive session. Mayor Wochensky said that he would still like to go into executive session because they need to have someone in place, as there are three meetings this week. Trustee Bojanowski noted that maybe the board should interview for the short term, with an option to interview again for the long term to get more interest in applying. Trustee Root would like to not rush the process and keep the current attorney while they are interviewing. Trustee Lazickas agrees with Trustee Root. Mayor Wochensky would like two options for the short-term decision, too. Trustee Lazickas feels that the current attorney is familiar with the current happenings in the Village and wants a full Village Board in attendance to vote on a final candidate. Mayor Wochensky said that he will not make an appointment before the Village Board gets a further chance to review and noted that there needs to be a temporary attorney. Trustee Lazickas rescinds his motion. Mayor Wochensky said that he has not appointed an attorney. Trustee Lazickas said that he was upset that the posting for the job was only posted for 7 days and that it was a short turnaround. EXECUTIVE SESSION- A motion by Mayor Wochensky to open an executive session at 8:45pm for attorney interviews, seconded by Trustee Bojanowski, and unanimously approved. A motion by Trustee Lazickas to close the executive session at 11:19pm, seconded by Trustee Bojanowski and unanimously approved.