Supervisor Marirose Blum
Bump has issued a letter attempting to invalidate the
Town Board meeting for Thursday night. She
references Town Law Section 4(3) regarding special
meetings. This law allows the Supervisor to call
for a special meeting should one be needed.
The meeting for December
27th was established by a four to one vote of the Town Board
during a regularly scheduled public meeting. Her reference
therefore is inaccurate.
Board meetings are established by
a majority vote of the Board. This allows the public to know of
the meeting and the democratically elected representatives of
the Town to discuss and debate the meeting schedule. The
section of law quoted allows the Supervisor to schedule a
"special meeting" without Board action. Such a meeting might be
necessary to address an emergency or some unforeseen need of the
community. This section of law does not, however, negate the
Town Board's ability to establish additional meetings by a
public vote.
