MINUTES
October 19, 2020
Meeting opened at 6:30 PM by Mayor Guido with the Pledge to
the Flag. In attendance were Mayor Louis A. Guido, Trustee Ian Feulner, Trustee
Edward Harvey, Hyde Clarke, Attorney, Amy Herr, Clerk-Treasurer and Taylor
Miles, DPW Superintendent.
Approval of the September minutes as members received in
written form. It was upon motion of Trustee
Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried, to accept the minutes
as written.
TREASURER’S
REPORT
|
Checking Account |
|
10/01/20 Balance |
|
General |
|
$181,449.20 |
|
Water |
|
$50,775.77 |
|
Total Fund |
|
$232,224.97 |
|
Trust
& Agency |
|
$311.95 |
|
Savings Accounts |
|
10/01/20 Balance |
|
Water
System Repair Reserve |
|
$2,899.17 |
|
Cemetery
Capital Reserve |
|
$10,837.26 |
|
Unemployment
Insurance Reserve |
|
$2,640.73 |
|
Water
Debt Service Reserve |
|
$20,927.39 |
|
Parks
& Recreation Reserve |
|
$3,573.57 |
|
Sidewalk
Repair & Replacement Res |
|
$238.70 |
|
General
Fund Savings |
|
$25,028.40 |
|
|
Water
|
Taxes |
|
Taxes
Unpaid 9/1/2020 Water
Unpaid 9/1/2020 |
$8,586.99 |
$21,026.20 |
|
Paid
in September |
$1,907.02 |
$4,704.25 |
|
Billed
in September |
$84.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Unpaid
10/1/2020 |
$6,763.97 |
$16,321.95 |
It was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee
Feulner, unanimously carried, to accept the report as given.
DPW
DPW Superintendent Miles reported
that the Leafer is not working. He has
been working on repairing it. Norman
Downing, Jr. wants to take down a tree at the Well House that is dead and take
the wood. DPW Superintendent Miles is to
contact him and get proof of insurance coverage. If he has the necessary insurance, then he
can take down the tree and have the wood.
DPW Superintendent Miles will be calling the NYSDOT about trees on Main
Street that need to be taken down that are in the State Right-of-Way.
ELECTION
As Mayor
Guido’s and Trustee Harvey’s terms will expire on the first Monday of April, 2021,
it was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously
carried
RESOLVED
that the Board of Trustees designates the following offices vacant at the end
of the official year, March 31, 2021 without primary election:
Trustee - four year term
Mayor - four year term
The
polling place for the Village Election is at the Clerk’s Office, 2 Genesee
Street, Cherry Valley, NY and will be held on March 16, 2021, hours 12 noon to
9 PM.
CEMETERY DEED
A deed for one cemetery lot that was
purchased by Florence Reed was signed by Mayor Guido and Trustees Feulner and
Harvey.
CLOSING
CEMETERY
The Cemetery will be closing on
November 15, 2020. Burials after that
date will require the approval of the DPW Superintendent and the Mayor or a
Trustee.
FALL
NOTICES
Leaf pickup will begin as soon as
the equipment is working. No all-night
parking started on October 1 and will run through May 1. The hydrants will be flushed on October 29th. Unpaid taxes will be sent to the county for
reassessment at the beginning of November.
Trick or Treating will be held on Saturday, October 31st from
5:30-7:00 pm. The Fire Department will
be sponsoring a Trunk or Treating at the Fire House at the same time.
OTHER
BUSINESS
Mayor Guido reported that it has
been decided to get the Chevy Tahoe registered.
Mayor Guido reported that Tony Gentile, Otsego County Code Enforcement
Officer suggested that the registration requirement in the Abandoned Housing
Law be assigned to the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
In reviewing the text of the law this responsibility was assigned to the
Building Inspector. Attorney Clarke stated
that the Building Inspector would maintain the list and file it in the Clerk’s
Office. Mayor Guido will speak to Jeff
Stiles, Building Inspector to get a list ready for the next meeting.
AUDIT
OF CLAIMS
After review by the board, it was
upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried
to make payment on bills and budget amendments and modifications as follows:
|
General
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14289-14324 & EFT #10 |
$28,268.73 |
|
Water
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14289-14324 & EFT #10 |
$13,155.75 |
|
Total
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14289-14324 & EFT #10 |
$41,424.48 |
|
Trust
and Agency Fund |
Ch.
#’s 1957 & Auto deductions |
$2,537.22 |
Budget Modifications
To From
A1420.4 $300.00 A1990 $300.00
Budget Amendments
From To To
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:11 PM
upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously
carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy S. Herr, Clerk-Treasurer
October 22, 2020
