ANNUAL
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AND BUDGET HEARING
April 5, 2021
Meeting opened at 6:30 PM by
Mayor Louis A. Guido with the Pledge to the Flag. Mayor Louis A. Guido, Trustee Ian M. Feulner,
Trustee Edward A. Harvey, Clerk-Treasurer Amy S. Herr, DPW Superintendent
Taylor B. Miles and Dep. Clerk-Treasurer Linda Bouck present. Also present was JoAnn Guido.
Budget Hearing
Motion made by Trustee Feulner,
seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to open the Budget Hearing at 6:31
PM.
Motion made by Trustee
Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey to close the budget hearing at 6:47
PM. Motion carried.
Proposed - Appointments as
of 4/1/2021 and Salaries as of 6/1/2021
Mayor – Louis Guido, elected to
4/25 $1925.00
annual
Trustee – Edward Harvey, elected
to 4/25 $1650.00
annual
Trustee – Ian Feulner, elected to
4/22 $1650.00
annual
Deputy Mayor – Ian Feulner,
appointed to 4/22 $100.00
annual
Attorney
– Hyde Clarke, attorney with the law firm Young/Sommer $4000.00
annual
Clerk-Treasurer,
Records Keeper, Tax Collector - Amy Herr
Appointed
to 4/25 – w/benefits, no health ins. $25,581.60 for
1248 hours annually
Registrar
of Vital Statistics – Amy Herr, appointed to 4/25 $250.00
Deputy
Clerk-Treasurer & Deputy Registrar – Linda Bouck
appointed
to 4/22 $15.50/hour
DPW
Superintendent – Taylor Miles , $37,584.00 annually
app. annually
w/benefits, no health ins.
Maintenance Worker – Andrew Booth,
w/benefits and health ins. $16.50/hour
Part-time Cemetery Worker – Darvey
Bosma and Dylan Huff up
to $14.00
Other Part-time laborers- hired
as needed up
to $13.00/hour
Election Inspectors – none needed
Public Health Officer – Maureen
Kuhn, FNP Shared with Town $0.00
Historian – Susan Miller –
Appointed annually $200.00
Building Inspector – Jeff Stiles-
Appointed annually $250.00
The above noted Appointments were
made by Mayor Guido. Motion made by
Trustee harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried to approve the
appointments and associated salaries as listed.
Proposed - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Official Bank – NBT Bank of Norwich,
Cherry Valley Branch
Official Newspaper- Daily Star,
Oneonta
Official Board Meeting- 3rd
Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Authorization for Clerk to pay
utilities, gasoline, garbage contract, insurances, postage, water bonds/
interest on water bonds, small items to run office and equipment as needed prior
to board meeting approval
Interest Rate Charge- 5% first
month, with 1% added each month thereafter.
Copies - $ .25 each
Classes/work related meetings to be
reviewed as requested at a Regular Meeting of the Board.
Work related travel – Reimbursed at
current IRS rate.
Meals- If not included with class/conference
$45.00 per day.
Bounced check fee- $20.00
County Sales Tax receipts – 75% to
General Fund. 25% to Water Fund
All Employees- Offered NYS
Retirement (required for Full-time employees) & Deferred Compensation Plan
Policies – Investment, Procurement,
Code of Ethics, Sexual Harassment, Drug Free Work Place, Meal Reimbursement,
Emergency Preparedness Plan, Water Restriction During Drought Emergency, Hazardous
Mitigation Plan, Limited English Proficiency Plan, Clerk/Deputy Clerk Segregation
of Duties, DPW Guidelines, Public Health Emergency Operations Plan
Cemetery Charges & Rules
Water Charges/Rules
Motion made
by Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to accept
and continue the above Policies and Procedures.
Other Business
Clerk-Treasurer Herr advised that payroll
is done bi-weekly on Thursday for employees and for Board members on the fourth
(4th) Thursday of the month.
Motion made by Trustee Harvey,
seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously carried to reinstate the Village
Planning Board. Mayor Guido appointed
Steve Thomas, Ashley Cornelia, Wendy Reich, Cierra Utter and Dave Cornelia to
be members of the Planning Board. Mayor
Guido appointed Bill Compton as alternate member of the Planning Board. Motion made by Trustee Feulner, seconded by
Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to approve these appointments.
Resolution motion made by Trustee
Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously approved to hold a Public
Hearing on the amendments to the Housing Law on Monday, April 19, 2021 at
6:30pm.
Motion made by Trustee Feulner,
seconded by Trustee Harvey to add Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Linda Bouck as a
signatory on all bank accounts held at NBT Bank.
Proposed Budget
Total
General Water
Appropriations $439,226.44 $301,321.44 $137,905.00
Revenues Other than $192,740.00 $ 58,835.00 $133,905.00
Real Property Taxes
Appropriated Fund Balance $
33,987.44 $ 30,987.44 $
3,000.00
Transfer from Savings $ 21,000.00 $ 20,000.00 $
1,000.00
Balance to be raised by
Real Property Taxes $191,499.00 $191,499.00
Total Revenue $739,226.44 $301,321.44 $137,905.00
Proposed Tax Rate 6.1641per
thousand Proposed Water Rate $8.40
per thousand gallons
0.1423 per thousand increase
$0.00 increase
Motion
made by Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey unanimously carried to
schedule the next Organizational Meeting for the Village of Cherry Valley on
Monday, April 4, 2022 at 6:30 PM at the Village Office.
Motion
made by Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to
adjourn the meeting at 7:02 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Amy S. Herr, Clerk-Treasurer
April 7, 2021
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