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Peekskill Board of Ethics directs counsel to draft advisory opinion for assessor
Summary
The Peekskill Board of Ethics unanimously directed Corporation Counsel to prepare an advisory opinion responding to questions from Assessor Robert Morin, during a Feb. 13 meeting that opened and closed by unanimous motions.
The Peekskill Board of Ethics unanimously directed Corporation Counsel to prepare an advisory opinion in response to questions presented by Assessor Robert Morin.
Joseph Brady, chair of the Peekskill Board of Ethics, presided over the meeting on Feb. 13 in the Paul E. Schwerman Conference Room. Assessor Robert Morin attended and sought the board’s guidance and an opinion on questions he raised to the board.
Board member Malvina Dimeas moved to direct Corporation Counsel to prepare an advisory opinion that would set forth the consensus of the board on the assessor’s questions. Jacqueline Gares seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. Corporation Counsel Edward Phillips of the law firm Keane and Beane was in attendance; the minutes record the board’s direction to counsel but do not specify a deadline for the opinion.
Attendance recorded at the meeting included board members Joseph Brady, Clayton Keene, Malvina Dimeas, Jacqueline Gares and Jean Moczarski, with Cassandra Redd serving as secretary. No additional debate or dissent on the motion was recorded in the minutes.
The meeting was opened on a motion by Jean Moczarski, seconded by Jacqueline Gares, which passed unanimously; the board adjourned at 7:14 p.m. after a motion to adjourn by Jean Moczarski, seconded by Jacqueline Gares, also passed unanimously.
The minutes list the action directing counsel to draft the advisory opinion; the text does not specify a timeline for completion or further procedural steps. The board’s minutes were respectfully submitted by Secretary Cassandra Redd.
