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A General Membership Meeting of the Flanders, Northampton and Riverside
Community Association (FRNCA) was held on May 20, 2002, at the
Flanders Nutrition Center.
In the absence of an elected board of directors, members of the interim Administrative Committee including David Brewer, Michael Brewer and Mary Anne Corwin conducted the meeting. Constance Burrows, Lonaway Muldrow, Tom Weber and Ron Zaleski aslo assisted. In lieu of an officially elected president, David Brewer presided, and in lieu of an elected secretary, Janice Artandi recorded the minutes. Since approximately 56 people were in attendance, a quorum was declared and David Brewer called the meeting to order at about 7:20 p.m. No minutes were approved since there were none formally recorded at the previous meeting. The first order of business was the election of officers for 2002-2003. Nominating Committee Chair Lonaway Muldrow announced the slate and took additional nominations from the floor. While votes were being tallied, David Brewer addressed the meeting about the proposed Riverhead School Budget, which he urged association members to vote down. As part of this discussion, Carl Iacone, vice president of the Bay View Pines Civic Association, reported on the success of a recent rally of local residents who picketed Senator LaValle's office in Selden. Mary Anne Corwin reported on the recent Riverhead School Board Budget Hearing, which she, David Brewer, and several other members of the association attended. A show of hands at the budget meeting affirmed that the residents of the Township of Southampton represented a substantial portion of the audience. The school board reversed an earlier decision and passed a resolution backing the equalization rate that would give temporary relief to Southampton taxpayers, as long as it did not have an adverse impact on Brookhaven or Riverhead residents. Mike Brewer also addressed the members regarding the increase of the Riverhead School Budget from $65 M to $71 M. Allen Perkowski addressed the members regarding the need for Riverhead to reassess their taxpayers. Drive In... Hamlet Study... Janice Artandi, interim chair of the Membership Committee read the minutes of the meeting that was held on ?? A copy of those minutes are attached. After membership applications were taken at the door, there were a total of 65 members, including two businesses. Duck... Runoff... The following members were elected to the Executive Board for a one-year term:
Charles Bennett, Lonaway Muldrow and Ron Zaleski were also elected to the board and will serve as General Members. As provided for in the bylaws, the newly elected president subsequently appointed Mary Anne Corwin as Administrator. The meeting adjourned at about 9 p.m. |