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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWinter Club to be demolishedThe prime mover in getting these things done was Charlie Bowman, who was one of the first Councilmen and Vice Mayor for the Village of NPB. He was also the first President of the NPB Shuffleboard and Recreational Board. We feel the council erred on their decision. The building should have been named the Charles Bowman Building." Loreto completed his statement. The most lively discussion occurred when the council took up the question of authorizing the Director of Public Safety to establish the position of Corporal in the Public Safety Department at a starting salary of $18,500. The chief defenderof this motion was Councilwoman Nolan who stated, "My position is to create a Corporal in the Public Service Department with a salary of $18,500." In response to her, Councilmen Moore and Valente pointed out to Nolan that the council has received a request from the Public Safety Department asking to create a position for one man. ' The "one man" was identified at the last Council meeting as Clay Walker, the current Crime Prevention Officer. Moore's objection at the last Council meeting was that the union might object, since Walker does not have the seniority that some of the other officers do. It was stated at this evening's meeting that the union has since declared it has no objections. Valente warned the council that if at some later date the council should decide to abolish the Corporal position, they might then 'be prevented from doing this because it was part of the union contract. Moore commented that council "should be able to compensate officers without creat- ing a new position." Moore asked Nolan, "Will it (the. Corporal's position) be posted on the bulletin board, and will there be tests for the job? Nolan replied that she was for "whatever their (the Public Safety Departxnent) procedure is." Valente, agreeing with Moore, said "it's not fair not to open it (the. Corporal's position) up to testing." With. Moore and Valente voting "110," the motion passed 3-2. In a 4-1 vote (Moore voting "no"), the Council will let out Continued on Page 4 Winter Club to be demolished Continued from Page 1 bids for the demolition of the Winter Club Building. However, not before Moore got Charlie Omelia, Director of Public Services, to return the chandelier to the Winter Club Building. This is required under the current bid specifications. The council made the following appointments: Margaret Davison and Reg Grant to the County Club Advisory Board; Helen Amendola and Libby Greene to the Library Advisory Board; Patti Wieseneck and Charles Wright to the Recreation Advisory Board; Tom Kelsey and Carroll Smoot to the Planning Commission; George Baldwin and George Finney to the Code Enforcement Board; and Thomas McCathey Jr. and Npal Neff to the Contractors Board.