MINUTES
April 16, 2018
Meeting opened at 7:08
PM by Mayor Guido with the Pledge to the Flag.
In attendance were Mayor Louis A. Guido, Trustee Ian Feulner, Hyde
Clarke, Attorney and Amy Herr, Clerk-Treasurer.
Also present were Jamey Minich, Kathleen Taylor, Greg Noonan, Dennis
Laughlin and JoAnn Guido.
Approval of the March minutes
and Organizational Meeting and Budget Hearing minutes as members received in
written form. It was upon motion of
Trustee Feulner, seconded by Mayor Guido, unanimously carried, to accept the
minutes as written.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Checking Account
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4/01/18 Balance
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General
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$122,657.41
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Water
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$26,881.16
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Total Fund
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$149,538.57
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Trust & Agency
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$699.46
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Savings Accounts
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4/01/18 Balance
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Water System Repair
Reserve
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$2,897.68
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Cemetery Capital Reserve
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$10,831.88
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Unemployment Insurance
Reserve
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$2,639.53
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Water Debt Service
Reserve
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$20,916.88
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Parks & Recreation
Reserve
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$3,571.78
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Sidewalk Repair &
Replacement Res
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$238.60
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James Wait Basketball Court
Fund
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$0.86
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Water
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Taxes
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Taxes
Water Unpaid 3/1/18
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$12,615.00
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Billed in March
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$84.00
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Paid in March
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$1347.80
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Unpaid 4/1/18
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$11,351.20
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It was upon motion of
Trustee Feulner, seconded by Mayor Guido,
unanimously carried,
RESOLVED, to accept
the report as given.
DPW
Dave
Hajczewski gave a written report of the DPW activities for review by the Board.
BUDGET
It was upon motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by Mayor
Guido, unanimously carried,
RESOLVED, to accept the 2018-2019 budget as presented.
Clerk-Treasurer Herr reported that the Tax Cap and Tax
Limit reports have been submitted to the New York State Comptroller’s Office.
NEW EMPLOYEE
It was on motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by Mayor
Guido, unanimously carried
RESOLVED, to hire Taylor Miles for the position of
Maintenance Worker effective April 30, 2018.
CONSULTANT
Mayor Guido recommended the appointment of Edward Harvey as
a consultant to the Village Board with no monetary compensation. It was on motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded
by Mayor Guido, unanimously carried
RESOLVED, to appoint Edward Harvey as a consultant to the
Village Board.
PLANNING BOARD
Discussion was held regarding disbanding the Village
Planning Board at this time. The
Planning Board could be reestablished in the future if necessary. Dennis Laughlin explained the history of the
Planning Board and that the Village does not have a Land Use Law for the
Planning Board to review applications for.
It was on motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by Mayor Guido,
unanimously carried
RESOLVED, to disband the Village of Cherry Valley Planning
Board at this time.
WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORT
The annual Water Withdrawal report has been submitted to
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as of February 27,
2018.
CEMETERY DEED
A cemetery plot has been sold to Ronald Park, Sr., a town
resident, at the cost of $360.00 for the plot and corner stones. Cemetery deed signed by Mayor Guido and
Trustee Feulner.
OTHER BUSINESS
Questions were asked by the community members present about
the appointment of a consultant to the board.
It was explained that the position is a one year appointment as an
individual who has experience to answer questions that the Board members may
have and to give guidance as needed.
This position has no voting or decision making powers.
Questions were asked by the community members about the
disbanding of the Planning Board. It was
explained that permits would continue to be obtained from the Otsego County Code
Enforcement office and that office would continue to do the code enforcement
for the Village. It was asked why
individuals would not have to go to the Town Planning Board and would go
directly to the county. It was explained
that the Town Planning Board has no jurisdiction over the Village, therefore
any requests for permits would go to Otsego County Code Enforcement as has been
done in the past.
Kathleen Taylor asked why the village has not reappointed
Dennis Laughlin as the Village Attorney.
She feels that the village should use individuals and services that are
from the village rather than going outside the village for these things. She brought up that the village decided a few
years ago to get the flowers for the baskets from outside of the village and
now the village has hired an attorney from Albany.
Greg Noonan asked if anyone knows exactly where the village
line is on Lancaster Street. He has had
a survey done of his property and the survey is about 50 feet off from where
the village sign is. He was asking in
regards to his responsibility for the water line if there is a break or it
freezes in the winter. He stated that he
kept his water running this winter and may want some compensation for doing so
when the water bills are issued. Mayor Guido stated that there has been
discussion on possibly putting a 2 inch water line inside the current water line
to help with the freezing issue. Mayor
Guido will have Dave Hajczewski, Interim DPW Superintendent contact Greg Noonan
about these issues. Greg Noonan also
asked about the possibility of having a meter put in for a water line to go to
a pasture that he has that is within the village limits. He may be renting it out to someone and they
would want to have access to water for the animals.
AUDIT OF CLAIMS
After review by the
board, it was upon motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by Mayor Guido,
unanimously carried,
RESOLVED to make
payment on bills and budget modifications as follows:
General Fund
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Ch. #’s 12917-12965 &
EFT #3
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$17,952.56
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Water Fund
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"
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$38,253.57
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Total Fund
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$56,206.13
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Trust and Agency Fund
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Ch # 1908 &1909 &
auto deductions
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$3,579.34
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BUDGET MODIFICATIONS:
To From
A1040.4 $100.00 A1990 $100.00
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM upon motion of Trustee Feulner,
seconded by Mayor Guido.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy S. Herr, Clerk-Treasurer
April 17, 2018
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