MINUTES
January 17, 2021
Meeting opened at 6:30 PM by Deputy Mayor Feulner with the
Pledge to the Flag. In attendance were Trustee Edward Harvey, Deputy Mayor Ian
Feulner, Amy Herr, Clerk-Treasurer, Linda Bouck, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer, and Taylor
Miles, DPW Superintendent. Hyde Clarke,
Attorney present by phone at the end of the meeting. Also in attendance was Lorraine Bosma, Town
Planning Board Chair.
Approval of the December minutes as members received in written
form. It was upon motion of Trustee Harvey,
seconded by Deputy Mayor Feulner, unanimously carried, to accept the minutes as
written.
TREASURER’S
REPORT
|
Checking Account |
|
01/01/22 Balance |
|
General |
|
$182,552.04 |
|
Water |
|
$57,272.18 |
|
Total Fund |
|
$239,824.22 |
|
Trust
& Agency |
|
$129.89 |
|
Savings Accounts |
|
01/01/22 Balance |
|
Water
System Repair Reserve |
|
$2,899.91 |
|
Cemetery
Capital Reserve |
|
$10,839.95 |
|
Unemployment
Insurance Reserve |
|
$2,641.33 |
|
Water
Debt Service Reserve |
|
$20,932.65 |
|
Parks
& Recreation Reserve |
|
$3,574.46 |
|
Sidewalk
Repair & Replacement Res |
|
$238.75 |
|
General
Fund Savings |
|
$25,043.82 |
|
|
Water
|
Taxes |
|
Taxes
Unpaid 12/1/2021 Water
Unpaid 12/1/2021 |
$6,575.33 |
$0.00 |
|
Paid
in December |
$308.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Billed
in December |
$140.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Adjusted
in December |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Unpaid
1/1/2022 |
$6,407.33 |
$0.00 |
It was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Deputy
Mayor Feulner, unanimously carried, to accept the report as given.
DPW
DPW Superintendent Miles reported
that they have begun with winter tasks and snow removal.
AED
PHONE LINE
Postponed to next meeting due to no
one from the Fire District present due to weather.
PLANNING
BOARD
Lorraine Bosma discussed that the
Town Board has approved proceeding with the merging of the Town and Village
Planning Boards. It was upon motion of Trustee
Harvey, seconded by Deputy Mayor Feulner, unanimously carried, to schedule a
Public Hearing for Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 6:45 pm in the Town Office
for the Local Law to establish the Joint Planning Board.
ELECTION
It was upon motion of Trustee Harvey,
seconded by Deputy Mayor Feulner, unanimously carried,
RESOLVED to
expand the pool of Election Inspectors to be residents within Otsego County.
It was upon
motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Deputy Mayor Feulner, unanimously carried,
to appoint the following individuals as Election Inspectors for the Village
Election on March 15, 2022: Marilyn
Mollen, Dolores Weeks, Martha Sherwood and Mandar Pandit with John Ferguson as
a Republican alternate.
The Democrat
Caucus will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 7 pm and the Republican Caucus
will be held on Monday, January 24, 2022 at 7 pm. Both will be held in the Village Office.
VILLAGE HALL
A quote was
received for an appraisal of the Village Hall.
Will check to see if there are other appraisers to get quotes from.
WATER BILLS
Adjustments
to water bills has been requested. The
Board gave approval to adjust the bill.
PARK RULES
Discussion tabled
until next meeting.
BUDGET
Initial Budget
requests were made by the DPW Superintendent for a new plow for the dump truck
and ice melt for the sidewalks.
DEPUTY
CLERK-TREASURER TRAINEE
Interviews to be scheduled when
Board members can be present.
OTHER
BUSINESS
ProChamps has sent forms for beginning
their contract with the Village. A
webinar will be held on January 27 at 11 am to orient the Village contacts to
their roles.
Discussion with Attorney Clarke
about reviewing the Joint Planning Board law and the transfer of property from
the Presbyterian Church to the Village for expansion of the cemetery.
Deputy Clerk- Treasurer Bouck asked
for permission to attend the Election Webinar by NYCOM at a cost of
$25.00. This was approved.
AUDIT
OF CLAIMS
After review by the board, it was upon
motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to
make payment on bills and budget amendments and modifications as follows:
|
General
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14952-14988 |
$14,599.61 |
|
Water
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14952-14988 |
$5,439.85 |
|
Total
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14952-14988 |
$20,039.46 |
|
Trust
and Agency Fund |
Ch.
#’s 2009-2011 & Auto deductions |
$2,822.87 |
Budget Modifications 2021-2022
To From
none
Budget Amendments 2021-2022
From To To
none
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:42 PM upon motion of Trustee Harvey,
seconded by Deputy Mayor Feulner, unanimously carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy S. Herr, Clerk-Treasurer
January 20, 2022
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