MINUTES - not yet approved, November 19, 2007

MINUTES - not yet approved

November 19, 2007

The regular meeting of the Cherry Valley Village Board opened at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor K. Don Brigham presiding. In attendance were Trustee Jeffrey S. Stiles, Trustee Louis A. Guido, Clerk-Treasurer Dorothy E. Johnson, DPW Superintendent Kelly Wright, Dorothy Reiberg, Patti Erway, Dennis Laughlin, June Barwick, and Charles See.

MINUTES

The first item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes, as sent to all board members in written form.

It was upon motion of Trustee Stiles, seconded by Trustee Guido, unanimously carried,

RESOLVED, to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve as written.

TREASURER’S REPORT

October 1, 2007

Fund ........................... Checking Account
Village General Fund
.................$106,583.91
Water Fund
.............................15,865.35
Total Fund
...........................$122,449.26
Trust & Agency Fund
...................... -0-

Fund .............................Savings Account
Water System Repair Reserve
...........$ 1,232.91
Cemetery Capital Reserve
.............. 14,985.47
Unemployment Insurance Reserve
..........6,763.37
Equipment Reserve
.........................831.64
Capital Water Debt Service Reserve
.....47,156.46
Parks & Recreation Reserve
..............4,059.35
Building Reserve
......................... 205.26
Sidewalk Repair/Replacement
...............518.02

Unpaid Water...........................Unpaid Taxes
Unpaid
9/1/07
$6,961.08 ....Unpaid 9/1/07 $18,596.08
Paid in Sept.
372...............Paid in Sept. 531.18
Unpaid
10/1/07
$6,589.08 ..Unpaid 10/1/07 $18,065.27

November 1, 2007

Fund ...................... Checking Account
Village General Fund
............$108,745.32
Water Fund
........................12,794.91
Total Fund
......................$121,540.23
Trust & Agency Fund
............... $ 671.10

Fund ........................Savings Account
Water System Repair Reserve
........1,236.64
Cemetery Capital Reserve
..........15,031.99
Unemployment Insurance Reserve
.....6,784.37
Equipment Reserve
....................834.22
Capital Water Debt Reserve
........17,302.86
Parks & Recreation
.................4,803.61
Building Reserve
.....................205.90
Sidewalk Repair/Replacement Reserve
..518.02

Unpaid Taxes ...........................Unpaid Water
Unpaid 10/1/07
18,065.27 ....Unpaid 10/1/07 $6,589.08
Paid in Oct.
7,802.57 ............Paid in Oct. 124.00
Paid in Nov.
596.03 ..........Unpaid 11/1/07 6,465.08
Returned to county
for collection
$9,666.67

SMSI – Consolidation Study

Mayor Brigham reported they are in the process of finalizing the contract which will hopefully be completed by the end of the month.

CVCFC – Rent/Water Bill

As there has been no response back from the Cherry Valley Community Facilities Corporation to the Clerk’s letter, the Clerk was told to notify them in writing that their water will be shut off if their water bill is not paid in full within the next two weeks.

MUNICIPAL BUILDING

Still no meeting has been held with the American Legion. Trustee Stiles and the Superintendent will look at the matter further next week to find the most economical way to provide the legion with heat and water without spending too much tax payer’s money. Possibly the downstairs water can be drained and shut off and the shop furnace can be used for the legion rooms.

OTSEGO COUNTY PLANNING – Referral Agreement

The Clerk will sign and return the referral agreement to the county as all have agreed on it.

CEMETERY

Lot Sold, Deed to Sign to:
George & Alice Hawver

Stone Repair Estimate

An estimate was revieced from Humphrey Memorials to re-set, level, and re-seal certain stones in the cemetery. It was decided to get an estimate from Cherry Valley Memorials before doing anything.

OCCA/Let It Grow - Free Trees

Erik Miller, Otsego County Conservation Association has asked the village to work with him in planting trees within the village. The trees have been donated by Rich Patalona, Let It Grow Nursery. They only ask in assistance in planting the trees.

FIRE DEPARTMENT – Use Parking Lot Memorial Day Weekend

Mickie Ward, Cherry Valley Fire Department has asked if the fire department cold use the village parking lot for the Memorial Day Weekend Celebration for food venders/crafters/flee market. The Village Board agreed to allow this.

CHAMBER MEETINGS IN OFFICE

It was agreed to allow the Chamber to use the village office for the monthly meetings (1st Wednesday), Kathryn Lane to be given a key.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

Permit/Large Decorations

The Clerk has sent the permit application and proof of insurance to National Grid to hang the large decorations on their poles.
A Rose is a Rose is working on the small baskets.
Santa will be at the tree on Christmas Eve at 7 pm with oranges and Hershey bars for all area children.

The office will be closed on Christmas Eve.

OUTDOOR FURNACE – Proposed Law

The Clerk will give the Planning Board’s draft law back to them with Attorney Green’s comments for them to complete.

EMAIL LIST

Dorothy Reiberg asked to be on a list to have minutes and agendas sent to her.
Dorothy also wanted to let everyone know of their upcoming (radio) play “A Christmas Carol”.
Ms. Reiberg asked Mayor Brigham is he is resigning. The Mayor said he is not resigning at this time.

AUDIT OF CLAIMS

After review by the board, it was upon motion of Trustee Stiles, seconded Mayor Brigham, unanimously carried,

Resolved, to make payment on bills as follows:
General Fund ..Ch #’s 6879 - 6930 ... $13,724.24
Water Fund
............... ........ 5,821.73
Total Fund
.......................... $19,545.97
Trust & Agency Fund
Ch #’s 1358 – 1361 $1,207.47.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Mayor Brigham moved to go into executive session. It was seconded by Trustee Stiles, and unanimously carried.

ADJOURNMENT

It was resolved by Trustee Guido, seconded by Trustee Stiles to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Dorothy E. Johnson
Clerk-Treasurer
December 4, 2007