1                      P R O C E E D I N G S

         2              (Village Exhibits 1 through 6 were marked for

         3              identification.)

         4                   HEARING OFFICER:  Why don't we go on the

         5              record.

         6                   Good morning, my name is Stephen Conners

         7              and I'm the Hearing Officer appointed in this

         8              matter.  This is the matter brought pursuant to

         9              CPLR, Section 75, by the Village of Corinth.

        10              The Respondent is Jason W. Longton, Jr., who is

        11              present with counsel.  This is a re-hearing

        12              following an appeal following the first hearing

        13              which occurred on or about October 15th, 2004.

        14              Present for the Petitioner, we have Attorney

        15              Eileen Haynes.  Present with the Respondent is

        16              Attorney Ronald Dunn.

        17                   At the request of counsel, I will just

        18              recite that, after my receipt of the Decision,

        19              Order and Judgment of Judge Nolan, referring

        20              the matter for a new hearing, I have had

        21              contact on a number of occasions with either

        22              counsel, Eileen Haynes, or her office.  The

        23              sole discussions between my office and hers or

        24              between myself and counsel was for the purpose



                         KELLY J. OWENS, COURT REPORTER
                     (518) 798-6598   kjosteno@nycap.rr.com
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         1              of scheduling this matter.  No discussion was

         2              had with regard to the merits of the case, with

         3              regard to the procedure, or anything other than

         4              scheduling the hearing.

         5                   Does either party wish to be heard with

         6              regard to any communication between myself as

         7              Hearing Officer and counsel or either side?

         8                   MR. DUNN:  If you could just elaborate and

         9              tell us what, if any, conversations you had

        10              with any representative of the village on the

        11              merits of the case?

        12                   HEARING OFFICER:  Certainly.  I can tell

        13              you that I'm quite certain that I haven't had

        14              any conversation with any representative of the

        15              village.  I'm aware that Mr. Winslow is the

        16              mayor of the village.  I have dealt with him on

        17              occasion on real estate matters, but I don't

        18              think I have had any dealings with him of any

        19              kind since the date of this first hearing.  The

        20              only contact I may have had, or conversation I

        21              may have had with any person, Mark Major, who

        22              is an attorney, as I understand, for the

        23              Respondent, would see me from time to time in

        24              court, tell me where he was in the process of



                         KELLY J. OWENS, COURT REPORTER
                     (518) 798-6598   kjosteno@nycap.rr.com
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         1              appealing the matter.  I did not comment in any

         2              manner.  But I don't think I have had any

         3              conversation with any representative of the

         4              village.  I don't know any representative of

         5              the village, other than the mayor, and, as I

         6              said, I don't think I have had any conversation

         7              with him of any kind since the date of this

         8              hearing.  All right?

         9                   MR. DUNN:  Thank you.