MINUTES
March 18, 2019
Meeting opened at 6:59 PM by Mayor Guido with the Pledge to
the Flag. In attendance were Mayor Louis
A. Guido, Trustee Conway Bishop, Trustee Ian Feulner, Consultant Edward Harvey,
Hyde Clarke, Attorney, David Hajczewski, Int. DPW Superintendent and Amy Herr,
Clerk-Treasurer. Also in attendance were
Bryan and Jennifer Larrabee, Home Town Hauling, Adam Critti, Casella and Dennis
Laughlin.
Approval of the February minutes as members received in
written form. It was upon motion of Trustee
Feulner, seconded by Trustee Bishop, unanimously carried, to accept the minutes
as written.
TREASURER’S
REPORT
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Checking Account
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03/01/19 Balance
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General
|
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$123,257.28
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Water
|
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$58,215.09
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Total Fund
|
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$181,472.37
|
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Trust
& Agency
|
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$791.95
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Savings Accounts
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03/01/19
Balance
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Water
System Repair Reserve
|
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$2,898.22
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Cemetery
Capital Reserve
|
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$10,833.85
|
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Unemployment
Insurance Reserve
|
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$2,639.97
|
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Water
Debt Service Reserve
|
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$20,920.72
|
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Parks
& Recreation Reserve
|
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$3,572.43
|
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Sidewalk
Repair & Replacement Res
|
|
$238.63
|
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General
Fund Savings
|
|
$25,006.51
|
|
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Water
|
Taxes
|
|
Taxes
Unpaid 2/1/19
Water
Unpaid 2/1/19
|
$21,546.94
|
$0.00
|
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Paid
in February
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$5,145.38
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$0.00
|
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Billed
in February
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$0.00
|
$0.00
|
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Unpaid
3/1/19
|
$16,401.56
|
$0.00
|
It
was upon motion of Trustee Bishop, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously
carried, to accept the report as given.
OPENING
OF BIDS FOR REMOVAL OF REFUSE AND RECYCLABLES
Sealed bids were received from four
companies. The bids for two years of
service were opened and were as follows:
Casella Waste Management $133,240.00
Waste Recovery
Enterprises $112,736.00
Home Town Hauling $ 96,400.00
On Time Waste $ 90,300.00
DPW
Preliminary quotes for budgeting
purposes were received from Suit-Kote for paving of Church and Lancaster
Streets. A decision will have to be made
on which street to do this summer.
Discussion held on what sidewalks need to be done this summer, possibly
Genesee and some patching on Alden Street.
If a resident wants to pay for the materials to have the sidewalk in
front of their property repaired this can be arranged.
Hydrants will be flushed on April 24th
and 25th. There was a water
main leak on Campbell Road last week that has been repaired.
Benchmarking report was given to the
Board as required by the Benchmarking resolution.
WATER
Dave Hajczewski reported that there
was a leak at the Cornelia residence on Lancaster Street that has been
repaired. They will have to come to a
Board meeting to request an adjustment to their bill due to the lost
water. Dave Hajczewski has advised
Donald Desjarlais that he should keep his water running in the winter to keep
his pipes and the water main from freezing.
This will be taken into account when the water bills are calculated in
June.
The annual Water Withdrawal report
is completed and submitted to the state.
The Water Quality report will be done and needs to be delivered to all
residences. The report will be on the
website and delivered to the residences by hand.
VILLAGE
PARKING LOT
Discussion was held regarding some
issues that have come up with the Village Parking Lot. Discussion was held and residents who have
parking on their own property will be asked to park in their own driveways so
there is sufficient parking available in the lot for apartments that do not
have parking available or individuals who are visiting the businesses in the
area of the parking lot.
BUDGET
REVIEW
Changes that were requested to be
made in the budget that was presented last month were made. A new tentative budget was presented with no
requests for changes at this time.
ANNUAL
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AND BUDGET HEARING
Motion made by Trustee Feulner,
seconded by Trustee Bishop, unanimously carried to hold the Annual
Organizational Meeting and the Public Hearing on the Budget on Monday, April 1,
2019 at 7 pm in the Village Office. The
Legal Notice is to be posted in The Daily Star, the Village Office and the Post
Office.
REFUSE
BIDS
The Refuse and Recycling Bids were
reviewed. Motion made by Trustee Bishop,
seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried
RESOLVED to award the bid to On-Time
Waste as it was the lowest responsible bid received in the amount of $90,300
for two years.
OTHER
BUSINESS
Amy Herr reported that the Fiscal
Stress report for the Village has been received from the State Comptroller’s
Office. The Village has no designation
for Fiscal or Environmental Stress. A
copy of the report was given to the Board members.
Mayor Guido reported that plans for
solar panels at the well house are on hold at this time while other systems
that would have a better return on the cost are evaluated.
Attorney Clarke gave an update on
the services he has provided in his year of service as the Village
Attorney. He is continuing to work with
the County on 8 Lancaster Street, gave an update on 8 Genesee Street and the
Zombie claim that was filed about the trees and recently reviewed the lease for
the office with the CVCFC.
The Sexual Harassment Policy has
been provided to all Board members and employees. A sheet is being signed by all who received
it to acknowledge receipt of the policy.
Dennis Laughlin requested that it be
noted in the minutes that he has offered to provide legal services to the
Village at no cost beginning in April 2019.
Mayor Guido asked why Dennis Laughlin would not offer this to the Town
rather than the Village explaining the Village budget is not stressed and has
stayed under the 2% tax cap annually. Whereas the Town has repeatedly passed a
resolution to exceed the 2% cap. It would be more beneficial to make the offer
to the Town instead of Village. Dennis Laughlin said he may consider that in
the future. The offer made by Dennis
Laughlin will be discussed and a decision will be made on who will be appointed
as the Village Attorney.
AUDIT
OF CLAIMS
After review by the board, it was upon motion of Trustee
Feulner, seconded by Trustee Bishop, unanimously carried to make payment on
bills and budget amendments and modifications as follows:
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General
Fund
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Ch.
#’s 13426-13466
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$16,040.81
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Water
Fund
|
Ch.
#’s 13426-13466
|
$4,655.64
|
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Total
Fund
|
Ch.
#’s 13426-13466
|
$20,696.45
|
|
Trust
and Agency Fund
|
Auto
deductions
|
$2,590.24
|
Budget Modifications
To From
A1620.2 $3600.00 A1990 $3600.00
Budget Amendments
From To To
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM
upon motion of Trustee Bishop, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously
carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy S. Herr, Clerk-Treasurer
March 20, 2019
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