MINUTES
February 17, 2020
Meeting opened at 7:00 PM by
Mayor Guido with the Pledge to the Flag.
In attendance were Mayor Louis A. Guido, Trustee Ian Feulner, Trustee
Edward Harvey, Amy Herr, Clerk-Treasurer and Taylor Miles, DPW Superintendent. Also present were Kathleen Taylor, JoAnn
Guido, Jeff Stiles and Carl Waldman.
Approval of the January 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
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Checking Account
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02/01/20 Balance
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General
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$121,199.98
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Water
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$54,614.86
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Total Fund
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$175,814.84
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Trust
& Agency
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$311.95
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Savings Accounts
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02/01/20 Balance
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Water
System Repair Reserve
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$2,898.77
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Cemetery
Capital Reserve
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$10,835.83
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Unemployment
Insurance Reserve
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$2,640.41
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Water
Debt Service Reserve
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$20,924.60
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Parks
& Recreation Reserve
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$3,573.09
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Sidewalk
Repair & Replacement Res
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$238.67
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General
Fund Savings
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$25,019.01
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Water
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Taxes
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Taxes
Unpaid 1/1/2020
Water
Unpaid 1/1/2020
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$0.00 (previous balance brought over to January bills)
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Paid
in January
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$36,425.56
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Billed
in January
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$59,152.68
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Adjusted
in January
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$42.92
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Unpaid
2/1/2020
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$22,684.20
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It was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee
Feulner, unanimously carried, to accept the report as given.
OUTDOOR GAMES
Jeff
Stiles requested permission to use Alden Field for the Cherry Valley Outdoor
Games to be held June 19-21, 2020. They
have hired security for the event this year which will be 4 officers and have
arranged to have a Deputy Sheriff in the area if law enforcement is
needed. Motion made by Trustee Feulner,
seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to approved the use of Alden
Field as requested.
LIBRARY
Kathleen
Taylor was present on behalf of the Village Library. She thanked the Village for the donation that
was made to the library. She reported
that the library is installing an ADA compliant bathroom, an exit onto Church
Street and upgrading the internet. The
library is working in conjunction with the Springfield Library to have a
proposition added to the School Budget for a tax to support the libraries which
will be added to the School Tax Bill. It
should be around $40.00 for a $150,000.00 home.
CVCFC
Carl
Waldman reported that a company out of Utica has been awarded the contract to
do the renovations for the Senior Housing.
They will be starting soon with finishing the demolition that has not
already been done by the CVCFC. Due to
delays in starting the project, the CVCFC has an insurance bill coming in March
that they do not have the funds to pay.
They are requesting that the Village pay their 2020-2021 rent early to
help them cover this bill. Motion made
by Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried to pay the
2020-2021 rent, in the amount of $3600.00, at this time.
DPW
Have been working on cleaning
up the shop and painting. Have also been
plowing the sidewalks and parking lots as needed.
ELECTION
Edward
Harvey who was nominated by the Republican Party is the only candidate on the
ballot for the March 18, 2020 election for Village Trustee. There were no Independent or Democratic Party
candidates.
BUDGET
Proposed
budget for 2020-2021 was presented. There
was discussion on salaries that had been budgeted. Adjustments as discussed to be made in the
budget.
CEMETERY
Bids
for the Cemetery Maintenance have been advertised. Bid opening will be on Monday, February 24,
2020 at 2 PM in the Village Office.
OTHER BUSINESS
Braking
AIDS ride has requested permission to travel through the Village of Cherry
Valley on Friday, September 11, 2020 between 7:30 and 9:30 AM. Motion made by Trustee Harvey, seconded by
Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried to approve the request by Braking AIDS
ride.
Discussion
held regarding using Compensatory Time rather than Overtime for the DPW. The agreement will be that Compensatory Time
at time and a half will be granted when a DPW worker has worked over 40 hours
in a week. They will be allowed to build
up to 2 weeks (80 hours) of time that must be used by the end of the calendar
year in which it was earned. If it is not
used, it will be lost. The agreement
will be written up for the workers and Mayor to sign. Motion made by Trustee Feulner, seconded by
Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to allow for Compensatory Time as outlined.
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:
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General
Fund
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Ch.
#’s 13931-13968
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$13,555.13
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Water
Fund
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Ch.
#’s 13931-13968
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$3,764.39
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Total
Fund
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Ch.
#’s 13931-13968
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$17,319.52
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Trust
and Agency Fund
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Ch.
#’s 1945 & Auto deductions
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$3114.46
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Budget Modifications
To From
A5142.1 $750.00 A1990 $750.00
A1620.4 $3500.00 A1990 $3500.00
Budget Amendments
From To To
None
ADJOURNMENT
The
meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM upon motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee
Harvey, unanimously carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy S. Herr, Clerk-Treasurer
February 18, 2020
