MINUTES
September 21, 2020
Meeting opened at 7:10 PM by Mayor Guido following the
Annual Organizational Meeting. Continuing 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 JoAnn Guido and Cathy Moore.
Approval of the August 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 |
|
09/01/20 Balance |
|
General |
|
$189,066.03 |
|
Water |
|
$61,090.10 |
|
Total Fund |
|
$250,156.13 |
|
Trust
& Agency |
|
$311.95 |
|
Savings Accounts |
|
09/01/20 Balance |
|
Water
System Repair Reserve |
|
$2,899.12 |
|
Cemetery
Capital Reserve |
|
$10,837.08 |
|
Unemployment
Insurance Reserve |
|
$2,640.69 |
|
Water
Debt Service Reserve |
|
$20,927.05 |
|
Parks
& Recreation Reserve |
|
$3,573.51 |
|
Sidewalk
Repair & Replacement Res |
|
$238.69 |
|
General
Fund Savings |
|
$25,025.25 |
|
|
Water
|
Taxes |
|
Taxes
Unpaid 8/1/2020 Water
Unpaid 8/1/2020 |
$15,054.29 |
$22,899.81 |
|
Paid
in August |
$6,299.30 |
$1,873.61 |
|
Billed
in August |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Adjusted
in August |
$168.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Unpaid
9/1/2020 |
$8,586.99 |
$21,026.20 |
It was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee
Feulner, unanimously carried, to accept the report as given.
DPW
DPW Superintendent Miles made a
request to purchase a sidewalk salter from Northern Tools in the amount of
$765.00 to attach to the ATV. Motion
made by Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried
RESOLVED to purchase a sidewalk
salter in the amount of $765.00 from Northern Tools.
DPW Superintendent Miles reported
that he is planning on pouring the sidewalk on Montgomery Street on Thursday.
SURPLUS
EQUIPMENT
DPW Superintendent Miles requested
to declare the Chevy S10, a lift and a Cub Cadet tractor as surplus and to
scrap a John Deere tractor. Motion made
by Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried
RESOLVED to declare the above equipment
either as surplus to be sold or equipment to be scrapped.
ABANDONDED
BUILDINGS LAW
The proposed Local Law #1 of 2020,
Abandoned Buildings Law was reviewed.
Motion made by Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, RESOLVED
that Local Law #1 of 2020, Abandoned Buildings Law is approved by a vote of
3-0, Mayor Guido, Trustee Harvey and Trustee Feulner all voting in favor of the
law.
ELECTION
The Village Election was held on
Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Trustee
Harvey was elected to complete the term expiring on March 31, 2021.
TRAININGS
In October NYCOM will be presenting
the Annual Public Works Training as a Virtual Training. Mayor Guido and Linda Bouck are scheduled for
Basic and Advanced Accounting in October and November. Motion made by Trustee Feulner, seconded by
Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to approve these trainings.
AUDIT
OF CLERK-TREASURER BOOKS AND ANNUAL REPORT
The Mayor and Trustees audited the
records of the Clerk-Treasurer and the Annual Update Document and signed off on
them.
OTHER
BUSINESS
Pat Wingate proposed to sell her
property at 3 Main Street to the Village in the amount of $20,000.00. The Village is not interested in purchasing
the property at this time for that amount.
The Town of Cherry Valley has been
working on transferring the Parking Lot on Genesee Street to the Village.
Governor Cuomo has passed a new law
requiring a Pandemic Plan for every level of government to be finalized by
April 1, 2021. This will be worked on.
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 14233-14288 |
$19,652.84 |
|
Water
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14233-14288 |
$
5,003.54 |
|
Total
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14233-14288 |
$24,656.38 |
|
Trust
and Agency Fund |
Ch.
#’s 1953-1956 & Auto deductions |
$2,809.45 |
Budget Modifications
To From
A1450.1 $520.00 A1990 $520.00
A8560.4 $2000.00 A1990 $2000.00
A8810.4 $1200.00 A19990 $1200.00
A9050.8 $300.00 A1990 $300.00
Budget Amendments
From To To
Pave NY A5112.2 $2276.76 A3501 $3367.76
EWR A5112.2 $2706.32 A3501 $2706.32
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board
went into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters at 7:35 PM. The Board gave approval for Clerk-Treasurer
Herr and DPW Superintendent Miles to be present. The Board exited Executive Session at 7:45
PM.
After
exiting Executive Session it was decided that an interview will be set up to
fill the Maintenance Worker position.
When the Maintenance Worker position is filled Linda Bouck will fill the
position of Deputy Clerk as a part time position in the Village Office.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM
upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously
carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy S. Herr, Clerk-Treasurer
September 21, 2020
