MINUTES
December 16, 2019
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,
David Hajczewski, Interim DPW Superintendent and Taylor Miles, Maintenance
Worker. Also in attendance was Mike
Hutcherson, Rose & Kiernan Insurance.
Approval of the November 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
|
12/01/19 Balance
|
|
General
|
$123,005.81
|
|
Water
|
$26,367.74
|
|
Total Fund
|
$149,373.55
|
|
Trust
& Agency
|
$311.95
|
|
Savings Accounts
|
12/01/19
Balance
|
|
Water
System Repair Reserve
|
$2,898.67
|
|
Cemetery
Capital Reserve
|
$10,835.47
|
|
Unemployment
Insurance Reserve
|
$2,640.33
|
|
Water
Debt Service Reserve
|
$20,923.88
|
|
Parks
& Recreation Reserve
|
$3,572.97
|
|
Sidewalk
Repair & Replacement Res
|
$238.66
|
|
General
Fund Savings
|
$25,015.86
|
|
Water
|
Taxes
|
|
Taxes
Unpaid 11/1/19
Water
Unpaid 11/1/19
|
$7814.12
|
$13,953.85
|
Paid
in November
|
$834.31
|
$130.06
|
Adjustment
as uncollectable
|
$60.82
|
|
Billed
in November
|
$138.60
|
$0.00
|
Unpaid
12/1/19
|
$7,118.41
|
$13,762.97
Sent to Otsego County for reassessment on
taxes
|
It
was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously
carried, to accept the report as given.
INSURANCE
Mike Hutcherson of Rose &
Kiernan Insurance presented information on the Village insurance coverage. There is about a $600.00 increase in the cost
of the insurance from last year with basically the same coverage.
DPW
The DPW has put up the Christmas decorations in the
Village. They have read the water meters
for the next billing and have installed some new meters.
DPW
SUPERINTENDENT
David Hajczewki has submitted a
letter of resignation as Interim DPW Superintendent effective 12/31/2019. Upon motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by
Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried
RESOLVED to accept the resignation of David Hajczewski as
Interim DPW Superintendent.
There was only one application submitted for the position of
DPW Superintendent. Upon motion of
Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried
RESOLVED, to appoint Taylor B. Miles
as the DPW Superintendent for the Village of Cherry Valley effective 1/1/2020
with a salary of $16.50 per hour.
MAINTENANCE
WORKER
Upon motion of Trustee Feulner,
seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried,
RESOLVED that Linda Bouck has been
hired as a Maintenance Worker for the Village of Cherry Valley with a salary of
$13.00 per hour.
ELECTION
Upon motion of Trustee Feulner,
seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried,
RESOLVED to abolish the Village
Registration Day and to designate Wednesday, March 18, 2020 as the day of the Village
Election, the polling place to be at the Village Office, 2 Genesee Street,
Cherry Valley, NY and the hours the polls are open to be from 12:00 noon to
9:00 PM.
CEMETERY
Upon motion of Trustee Feulner,
seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried
RESOLVED to accept the donation of
approximately one-half of an acre of property from the First Presbyterian
Church of Cherry Valley to the Village of Cherry Valley for use as an extension
to the Cherry Valley Cemetery.
OTHER
BUSINESS
Discussion was held on purchasing a
used 4 wheeler for use by the DPW for plowing sidewalks and other uses during
the rest of the year as needed. Upon
motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried
RESOLVED to purchase a used 4
wheeler with a snowplow.
Reviewed an email from Attorney Hyde
Clarke regarding need to work with the County Codes Office on abandoned
properties in the village and that he has not heard anything on when the
Greater Mohawk Valley Land Bank will be cleaning up the property at 8 Lancaster
Street.
Mayor Guido reported that he has the
cameras that were purchased for Alden Field working. They will be put up in the Spring.
Trustee Feulner has received an
email requesting a copy of Local Law #1 of 2019. He will forward the email to the Village
Clerk to have a copy sent to the requester.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Motion made at 7:55 PM by Trustee
Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried to go into Executive
Session to discuss matters involving the termination of a village employee and
involving the employment history of that individual.
Motion made at 8:03 PM by Trustee
Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to come out of
Executive Session.
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 13840-13879
|
$14,829.23
|
Water
Fund
|
Ch.
#’s 13840-13879
|
$4,119.48
|
Total
Fund
|
Ch.
#’s 13840-13879
|
$18,948.71
|
Trust
and Agency Fund
|
Ch.
#’s 1943 & Auto deductions
|
$4,237.68
|
Budget Modifications
To From
A1490.4 $1000.00 A1990 $1000.00
A1910.4 $500.00 A1990 $500.00
Budget Amendments
From To To
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM
upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously
carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy S. Herr, Clerk-Treasurer
December 18, 2019
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