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Resolution introduced by the Executive Committee to appoint members of the Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation Board.
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WHEREAS, authority to appoint members of the Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors resides with the Sullivan County Legislature pursuant to Article 16 of New York State's Non-Profit Corporation Law; and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation (the Land Bank) is governed by an eleven (11) member Board of Directors who serve a term of two (2) years from the date of incorporation unless appointed by virtue of a director’s elected public office in which case it shall run concurrently with the term of office, whichever is less; and
WHEREAS, the terms of the current Board members expired in February 2025 and there is one vacancy, reserved for a representative of the Village of Monticello; and
WHEREAS, at its February 27, 2025 meeting all members of the Land Bank Board expressed a desire to continue to serve; and
WHEREAS, at its February 27, 2025 meeting the Land Bank Board voted unanimously to recommend to the Sullivan County Legislature an appointment to fill the Board vacancy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature hereby makes the following appointments to the Board, for terms ending February 28, 2027, and in accordance with relevant laws and/or by-laws:
Nancy Buck, County Treasurer
Matthew McPhillips, Legislative Majority Leader
Nicolas Salomone, Legislative Minority Leader
Gordon Jenkins, Monticello Village Representative
Victoria Ferguson, Liberty Village Representative
Heather Brown, Commissioner of Planning, Community Development & Environmental Management
Jacquelyn Leventoff, Community Member
Anna Milucky, Community Member
Julian Dawson, Community Member
Susan Harte, Community Member
Jill M. Weyer, Community Member
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