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Board members, on the record

What each member did at the meeting: motions, votes and issues raised. Nothing else.

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Please note: Grades reflect the board as a whole. They do not grade the chair, board leadership, or any individual member.
Unverified sample data. These counts are hand-tallied from the July 14, 2026 minutes and may be off by one. The minutes record motions as “carried” with no roll call, so each present member is assumed to have voted Yes unless an abstention or absence is noted. We will check this against the recording before treating it as final. One meeting is not a pattern; profiles will grow as more meetings are graded.

Profiles follow the record-only template: no character judgments, motives, or adjectives that aren’t in the record. Planning Board and ZBA profiles (Jan–Jul 2026) are below; committee profiles will be added later, and contributors will not profile members on items in which they have a personal or official role.

Michael Hartner

Town Board · Supervisor

Unverified sample · 1 meeting
Profile period
July 14, 2026 regular meeting only
Attendance
Present
Motions made
2 (executive session; Res. 24)
Seconds
0
No votes
0 recorded
Abstentions
0
Absent for
—

Issues raised & disclosures

  • None recorded in this sample.
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Carucci

Town Board · Councilmember (resigned as Deputy Supervisor July 14)

Unverified sample · 1 meeting
Profile period
July 14, 2026 regular meeting only
Attendance
Present
Motions made
8 (shared services, salary adjustment, new position, remote-law referral, hearing, Climate Smart appointment, escrow PB25-06, adjourn)
Seconds
4
No votes
0
Abstentions
1 (June 22 minutes)
Absent for
—

Issues raised & disclosures

  • None recorded in this sample.
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Ulvestad

Town Board · Councilmember; appointed Deputy Supervisor (unpaid) July 14

Unverified sample · 1 meeting
Profile period
July 14, 2026 regular meeting only
Attendance
Present
Motions made
4 (return from executive session ×2, warrant, minutes)
Seconds
6 (Res. 23, shared services, salary adjustment, resignations ×2, minutes)
No votes
0
Abstentions
0
Absent for
—

Issues raised & disclosures

  • July 14, 2026 – Announced the Fire Department 5K (July 16). (minutes)
  • July 14, 2026 – Will revise the draft liaison policy and circulate it to all boards. (minutes)
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Scandinaro

Town Board · Councilmember

Unverified sample · 1 meeting
Profile period
July 14, 2026 regular meeting only
Attendance
Present
Motions made
7 (Res. 23, 284 amendment, resignations ×2, Deputy appointment, escrow PB25-05, minutes, executive session)
Seconds
7
No votes
0
Abstentions
0
Absent for
—

Issues raised & disclosures

  • None recorded in this sample.
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Clements

Town Board · Councilmember

Unverified sample · 1 meeting
Profile period
July 14, 2026 regular meeting only
Attendance
Present (left 8:50 PM)
Motions made
0
Seconds
2 (284 amendment, return from executive session)
No votes
0
Abstentions
0
Absent for
All items after 8:50 PM

Issues raised & disclosures

  • July 14, 2026 – Asked about the status of the open Parks and Recreation position. (minutes)
  • July 14, 2026 – Disclosure on record: will recuse from Town matters involving the Awosting Club, as a petitioner in a lawsuit against the Town about it. (minutes)
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Planning Board, January–July 2026

Provisional. Counts are tallied from 6 sets of Planning Board minutes (Jan 27 – Jul 28; June minutes not in the archive). They cover recorded motions and seconds, excluding meeting openings and closings. Two resolutions read into the record on Mar 24 have no recorded mover, so they are not counted. Votes recorded as “unanimous” are counted as Yes for every seated member.

Colucci

Planning Board · Chair (appointed by the board Jan 27)

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
6 of 6 meetings
Motions made
0 (—)
Seconds
0 (—)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
1 (Jan 27)
Recusals
6 (May 26 ×3, Jul 28 ×3)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • May 26 & Jul 28 – recused from Ohioville Acres and from his own company's site plan (P.E. Colucci LLC, Osprey Extension).
  • Mar 24 – raised a possible town rezoning of part of the CLI district to residential.
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Varano

Planning Board · Member (term expired spring 2026; not listed from May 26)

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
4 of 6 meetings (not listed: May 26, Jul 28)
Motions made
3 (Feb 24 ×3)
Seconds
2 (Feb 24, Apr 21)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • None recorded.
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Boettcher

Planning Board · Member

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
5 of 6 meetings (not listed: May 26)
Motions made
1 (Apr 21)
Seconds
4 (Feb 24, Mar 24, Apr 21, Jul 28)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • None recorded.
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Fullam

Planning Board · Member

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
6 of 6 meetings
Motions made
6 (Mar 24, Apr 21 ×2, May 26, Jul 28 ×2)
Seconds
8 (Jan 27 ×4, Feb 24 ×3, May 26)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • None recorded.
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Libolt

Planning Board · Member

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
4 of 6 meetings (not listed: Jan 27, Mar 24)
Motions made
2 (Apr 21, May 26)
Seconds
6 (Feb 24 ×2, Apr 21, May 26 ×3)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • Apr 21 – asked for dark-sky lighting conditions on the Richards ADU.
  • Jan 27 – commented on Fall Park by Zoom while not seated.
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Moran

Planning Board · Vice-chair (from May 26)

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
5 of 6 meetings (not listed: Jul 28)
Motions made
13 (Jan 27 ×6, Feb 24 ×2, Mar 24 ×2, Apr 21 ×2, May 26)
Seconds
2 (Mar 24, Apr 21)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • May 26 – ran the Ohioville Acres item while the chair was recused.
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Penichter

Planning Board · Member; chair of the Smart Housing Committee (Feb 24)

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
6 of 6 meetings
Motions made
8 (Feb 24 ×2, Mar 24, Apr 21, May 26 ×4)
Seconds
12 (Jan 27 ×2, Mar 24 ×2, Apr 21 ×2, May 26, Jul 28 ×5)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • Feb 24 – noted that §220-42 inclusionary housing has 'never been applied' since 2008.
  • Feb 24 – announced the Mar 3 Pro-Housing presentation to the Town Board.
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Bialecki

Planning Board · Member (from May 26)

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
2 of 6 meetings (not listed: Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 24, Apr 21)
Motions made
3 (May 26, Jul 28 ×2)
Seconds
3 (May 26 ×2, Jul 28)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
3 (May 26, Jul 28 ×2)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • Jan 27 – as a resident, asked about the Lextin subdivision.
  • Jul 28 – abstained on the Osprey site plan and the Ohioville comment session.
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Alternate

Planning Board · Alternate member (seated Jan 27, Mar 24, Apr 21 joint session, May 26, Jul 28)

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
5 of 6 meetings (not listed: Feb 24)
Motions made
3 (Jul 28 ×3)
Seconds
4 (Mar 24 ×2, Apr 21, May 26)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • None recorded.
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Zoning Board of Appeals, March–July 2026

Provisional. Tallied from 5 sets of ZBA minutes (Mar 26 – Jul 23; no January or February minutes in the archive). Counts include procedural motions (opening and closing hearings, minutes). The chair makes nearly every motion, as the minutes record it.

Licata

Zoning Board of Appeals · Chair

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
5 of 5 meetings
Motions made
47 (Mar 26 ×7, Apr 23 ×10, May 28 ×15, Jun 25 ×6, Jul 23 ×9)
Seconds
0 (—)
No votes
1 (Jun 25)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • Jun 25 – asked for SHPO, DEC and Natural Heritage documents on Brykill solar; noted the escrow shortfall.
  • Jul 28 (Planning Board minutes) – told the PB that a Jul 27 appeal stayed the Osprey review.
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MacElhiney

Zoning Board of Appeals · Member

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
5 of 5 meetings
Motions made
2 (May 28, Jun 25)
Seconds
11 (Mar 26, Apr 23 ×2, May 28 ×4, Jun 25, Jul 23 ×3)
No votes
3 (Apr 23 ×2, May 28)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • Apr 23 & May 28 – voted against UCPB referrals and the Deyo Dr grant.
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Lindsley

Zoning Board of Appeals · Member

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
5 of 5 meetings
Motions made
0 (—)
Seconds
16 (Mar 26 ×3, Apr 23 ×5, May 28 ×5, Jun 25 ×2, Jul 23)
No votes
1 (Mar 26)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • Mar 26 – voted against hiring special counsel.
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Heller

Zoning Board of Appeals · Member

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
5 of 5 meetings
Motions made
0 (—)
Seconds
15 (Mar 26 ×2, Apr 23 ×3, May 28 ×7, Jun 25 ×2, Jul 23)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
2 (Mar 26 ×2)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • Mar 26 – abstained on executive-session items.
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Blackstone

Zoning Board of Appeals · Member

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
4 of 5 meetings (not listed: Apr 23)
Motions made
0 (—)
Seconds
7 (Mar 26, Jun 25 ×2, Jul 23 ×4)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • None recorded.
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Minnetto

Zoning Board of Appeals · Alternate (seated Mar 26 executive-session items; Apr 23)

Provisional · OCR of minutes
Seated at
2 of 5 meetings
Motions made
0 (—)
Seconds
0 (—)
No votes
0 (—)
Abstentions
0 (—)
Recusals
0 (—)

Issues raised & disclosures (2026 minutes)

  • Jul 28 (Planning Board minutes) – as a resident, raised the stay claim on Osprey.
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