TOWN OF SMITHTOWN
Board Meeting
6/26/08

The public portion of this town board Meeting brought more than the usual number of resident to the podium to speak about issues that have befallen them.
Carl Fallica read a letter to the Board members concerning the Town tax assessor skipping out on an appointment with him. He addresses the issues.
Yours truly, Lenore Cernitz spoke about the on-going problems getting the Town, the Town Attorney and the Board of Ethics
(imagine the "ethics board" ) to adhere to the Rule of Law. They are making up their own rules as they go along - in my attempt to obtain public records of Financial Disclosure documents. The New York State Freedom of Information Law clearly states what is obtainable and what the public is entitled to. Financial Disclosure is just that: disclosure. The intent of the Law is to enable citizens to have information available in an open atmosphere. These folks find all kinds of excuses to stall and disable the process. They all but thumb their nose at you.
Clearly, not in keeping with the Rule of Law.