ANNUAL
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AND BUDGET HEARING
April 4, 2022
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 Linda Bouck, DPW Superintendent
Taylor B. Miles present.
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 6:51 PM. Motion carried.
Proposed - Appointments as
of 4/1/2022 and Salaries as of 6/1/2022
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
4/26 $1650.00
annual
Deputy Mayor – Ian Feulner,
appointed to 4/26 $100.00
annual
Attorney
– Hyde Clarke, attorney with the law firm Young/Sommer $4000.00
annual
Clerk-Treasurer,
Records Keeper, Tax Collector – Linda Bouck
Appointed
to 4/25 – w/benefits, no health ins. $28,188.00 for
1566 hours annually
Registrar
of Vital Statistics – Linda Bouck, appointed to 4/25 $250.00 annually
Deputy
Registrar – Amy Herr $
50.00 annually
appointed to 4/25
DPW
Superintendent – Taylor Miles ,
app. annually
w/benefits, no health ins.
Maintenance Worker – Wayne
Valentine $18.50/hour
Cemetery- Contracted- Aaron
VanBuren $9,000.00/
seasonally
Other Part-time laborers- hired as
needed up
to $13.50/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, cemetery contract, room rent, 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 Bouck advised that payroll
will continue to be done bi-weekly on Thursday for employees and for Board
members on the fourth (4th) Thursday of the month.
Motion made by Trustee Feulner, seconded
by Trustee Harvey to add Clerk-Treasurer Linda Bouck as a signatory on all bank
accounts held at NBT Bank. Also to have Clerk-Treasurer Linda Bouck as main
contact for the USPS.
Proposed Budget
Total
General Water
Appropriations $439,689.94 $291,722.94 $147,967.00
Revenues Other than $198,206.00 $ 63,301.00 $134,905.00
Real Property Taxes
Appropriated Fund Balance $ 34,907.00 $ 22,845.00 $ 12,062.00
Transfer from Savings $ 10,798.94 $
9,798.94 $ 1,000.00
Balance to be raised by
Real Property Taxes $195,778.00 $195,778.00
Total Revenue $439,689.94 $291,722.94 $147,967.00
Proposed Tax Rate 6.3201per
thousand Proposed Water Rate $8.40 per
thousand gallons
0.1560 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 3, 2023 at 6:30 PM at the Village Office.
Motion
made by Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried to
adjourn the meeting at 7:13 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Bouck, Clerk-Treasurer
April 5, 2022
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