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Minutes Archive - 2016
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Board of Trustees Regular
Meeting 12 20
2016 - 6:30 PM - Community House
Present: Mayor Bernard
Barnes, Trustees Martin Callahan,
James Castrucci, Gene Colorito,
Connie Grant Also: Codes
Officer-Wayne Horender and Police
Chief, Diana Callen
Public: Dawn Lamphere,
Sarah Kraemer, Tricia Terleckey and
Patrice Vivivito (catholic
Charities) The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Barnes and the salute
to the flag was given.
Public: Dawn Lamphere spoke
on the Last Night Event. There will
be 42 ads on Bug Radio and 1000
posters were given to the OESJ
School District to hand out to the
students. Attached to minutes is a
poster with list of events. The
Mayor thanked Dawn for all her work
on the Last Night Project as well as
her committee. He also stated that
the Library Board has been most
supportive of her work. Library Bd.
Meeting is January 23, 2016.
Catholic Charities: they
spoke on Tobacco Control, the Board
was concerned with people smoking by
the school bus stops. They showed
signs which are available to put by
these stops. The Mayor said he would
have Village Attorney check the
policy from Police Chief, Diana
Callen so he can do a policy for the
Village. Trustee Grant was concerned
with private property, example the
Reformed Church property. The
Attorney stated that there should be
the amount of the fine/penalty put
on the signs, fine being $100. A
motion to add fine/penalty to the
signs was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Colorito.
All ayes.
John Lewindowski did not
show up for the meeting but the
Mayor said he was aware of what he
wanted, he wants to know why there
is no handicap parking in front of
the Post Office like there is in
front of the Bank. The Mayor has
looked into it and there are permits
to get from NYS DOT. This is being
taken care of.
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
stated that he has a conference with
Judge Sise on January 3, 2017 in
regards to the Tax Matter with
Fulton County. Also he has heard
nothing more on the Leffler case, it
is still in the hands of the Judge.
Consent Agenda: A motion to
create a consent agenda consisting
of the Minutes of the Regular
Meeting of 11-15-16. Special Meeting
of 11-29-16, Treasurers Report,
Investment Report, Police Report,
Justice Report, DPW/Water/WWTP
Report and Codes Report, was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Callahan. All ayes
A motion to adopt the said
consent agenda was made by Trustee
Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes
Claims: A motion to accept
the claims in the amount of
$207,655.92 was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. All ayes Claims were
broken down as follows:
General Fund - $113,820.67
Cemetery - $140.50
Marina - $5,962.51
Water - $20,077.04
Sewer - $67,655.20
Department Heads:
Police Chief, Diana Callen:
She needs tires for the Chevy Tahoe
(4). She has one quote from Hilltop
Tire but will look for more. A
motion to purchase four (4) tires
after receiving other quotes and
taking the lowest quote was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Grant. All ayes
The Chief said she would
like the Board to tell her who
should pay for the expense of a new
hire, the applicant or the Village?
(see attached agreement). A motion
to adopt the agreement as written
was made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Callahan. All
ayes
Codes Officer, Wayne
Horender: He had nothing to report
other than he still gets a lot of
complaint calls.
Old Business:
1 Water/Sewer
Comparison—Trustee Colorit said that
something should be on Village Books
that 2 or more family resident have
water meters, owners of these
residents should tell office how
many apts. are In the building.
Mayor: each and every
apartment house without a meter
should be billed minimum per
apartment. Add a couple of
apartments so owner will complain
and come in to tell how many
apartments they have, The bill will
them be corrected, but only if the
owner of building comes in with
verification. The Clerks office is
to send letters in February saying
the Village is charging for each
apartment and you should stop into
the office to verify how many
apartments in the building, the
change will take place in September.
The Attorney will work on a new
local law combining water/sewer
regulations and Apartment owner
regulations.
2 Tobacco Free Signs
Update—hold over for next month
New Business:
A Mortgage Tax—the clerk
stated that the tax was
approximately half of what it was
last year at this time. The amount
received was $2,418.25.
B Horn Foundation—The
Village received $5000 from the Horn
Foundation in support of the
Cemetery Preservation Project.
C OESJ—they wanted the
Village to participate in a Work
base learning program. The Clerk is
to write a letter stating due to
lack of staff we are unable to do
this at this time.
D NYS Dept. of Health—this
was in regards to 2016 Water System
Inspection. No action taken.
E Resolutions #11, 12,
13—Resolution #11 was to adopt the
Montgomery County Mitigation plan. A
motion to adopt said plan was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci. All ayes
Resolution #12 was to loan money
from General Fund to Canal Prj. This
will be reimbursed by the Canal
Grant. A motion to accept said
resolution was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes. Resolution #13
was for a handicap parking space in
front of Post Office. The Board
voted five (5) to zero (0) .
Resolution adopted.
F Water Bill: there was a
problem with bills 470, 470A and
470B. The ARB# was wrong and one
person paid too much for their water
in the amount of $885.34 from
3/15/14 to present. They would like
to be reimbursed for the overage.
The Clerk is to ask KVS if we can
give Credit. If possible, that is
the way we should go. If not, than
pay the owner the overage.
G Cosmos: this was a letter
stating they were renewing their liquor
license. No action needed
H The Alzheimer's Assoc. would
like to use the dining hail on the P
Monday of the month from 1:00 PM to 2:00
PM for a support group. The board
approved, Clerk to send letter telling
board decision.
Public: none
Adjourn: A motion to adjourn
was made by Trustee Grant and seconded
by Trustee Castrucci, All ayes Mayor
wished everyone a Merry Christmas.
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Special
Meeting 11-29-2016 7:15 PM Community
House
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes,
Trustees Gene Colorito, Martin Callahan
and James Castrucci Absent: Trustee
Connie Grant
Also: DPW/Water/WWTP
Supervisor—William Vicciarelli Public:
Darlene DeVoe
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Barnes and the salute to the
flag was given.
Public: Darlene Devoe, grant
writer for Canal Grant and Park Grants
and she reported on them. She stated
that the Bathhouse at the Marina was
coming along and yesterday she received
approval of the engineers plan with some
revisions. She sent revisions to Doug
Cole and we should go out to do Notice
to bid next month. We need a press
release. The Mayor told Darlene when
everything is ready let us know. We want
you here for the press release. In
regards to Park (Amedore Grant) the
contract is in and we need to do a
resolution. Our share is from the
General fund (mostly in-kind services).
We also have a state grant for park and
thinking of applying next round for
another one to finish up the park work.
Resolution #9—agreeing to match
the $75,000 from DASNY, and Resolution
#10—agreeing to match $75,000 from State
were presented to the board. A motion to
accept Resolution #9 & #10 was made by
Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. Roll call: Mayor
Barnes---aye, Trustee Callahan---aye,
Trustee Castruccci --- aye, Trustee
Colorito---aye, Trustee Grant---absent
Claims: A motion to accept the
claims presented by the clerk was made
by Trustee Colorito and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci. All ayes
DPW Concerns: a motion to go
into executive session to discuss
personnel was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Colorito. All
ayes. The board left at 7:45PM and
returned at 8:05 PM. When upon
returning, the Mayor informed Mr.
Vicciarelli that when there is a
problem, he should go to him first,
Trustee Callahan second and then if not
satisfied, to the trustees.
Motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All ayes. So done.
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Board of Trustees Regular Meeting 11-15-2016
Board of Trustees Regular
Meeting 11-15-16
6:30 PM Community House
Present: Mayor Bernard
Barnes, Trustees Martin Callahan,
James Castrucci Gene Colorito and
Connie Grant
Also: Fire Chief,
Christopher Weaver, Codes Officer,
Wayne Horender, Police Chief, Diana
Callen and DPW . William Vicciarelli
Public: Dawn Lamphere
The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Bernard Barnes and
the salute to the flag was given.
Public: Dawn Lamphere spoke
to the board concerning the last
night events. She stated that no
buttons were being sold this year,
everything is free with the
exceptions of the family photos.
Some of the events are Linda Lee and
the Fox Creek Band, Empty Pockets
and Company, photos will be taken at
the Community House, tours of the
Community House, parlor games, face
painting, a Balloon Master and
trolley car rides just to name a
few. She said that the Chamber
donated $250 and that she will be
holding another meeting of the
committee on the 28th of November at
the Library. The Mayor thanked Dawn
for all her work.
Legals: He requested a
check from the clerk to pay the
Fulton Co. Clerk. He said that Mr.
Leffler is suing the Village for
overpayment of Water/Sewer bill. The
attorney also said that he is
working with Police Chief on
contract for new hires, cover
background check, fingerprinting and
medical. She also stated that she
has three (3) officers leaving in
December, one is willing to stay but
can only do short shifts. This may
have an effect on the budget.
Consent Agreement: A motion
to create a consent agenda
consisting of the regular meeting of
10-18-16, Treasurers Report,
Investment Report, Police Report,
Justice Report, DPW/Water/Sewer
Report and Codes Report was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by
Trustee Callahan. All ayes
A motion to adopt the
consent agenda was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Colorito. All Ayes
Claims: A motion to accept
the claims as presented by the clerk
in the amount of $60,327.74 was made
by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Grant. All Ayes The claims
were broken down as follows:
General Fund $31,232.72
Cemetery Fund $86.21
Marina Fund $9,641.42
Water Fund $1,743.26
Sewer Fund $9,472.94
Department Heads:
DPW/Water/WWTP, William Vicciarelli----Koester Quote for pump station and Radio is $24,875.00. A motion to accept was made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All ayes. The Cemetery will remain open until the frost is too hard. Trustee Callahan mentioned the cutting of curbs. Mr. Vicciarelli feels it won't hinder the pipes, water flow, etc. and can be done. The attorney
asked if you wanted an application or request for such projects. Mr. Vicciarelli stated that starting Thursday, the 17th of November, DPW will put hangers on the door of delinquent water/sewer users. Shut off of water will be on Monday the 21.Police Chief Diana
Callen----she said a grant was submitted
along with the county for more equipment
and we got an Alkasensor . If we use it
through January, it will be ours free.
Trustee Callahan asked about no smoking
signs at the Ballpark, he would like to
see them around the bus stops. Chief
Callen will check on this. A motion to
put signs around the bus stops was made
by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Callahan. All ayes.
Codes Officer, Wayne Horender
---- He said he attended a conference in
Albany on 10 24, 25, & 26th. He said he
had no problem with the Bridge St.
Property. (see his report)
Old Business:
1 Water/Sewer comparison—hold
over
2 Leaf Picker-------no
interest, remove until March. New
Business:
1 Appointment: the Mayor
appointed Janice Loller to the Zoning
Board of Appeals effective 10-26-16. A
motion to accept the appointment was
made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by
Trustee Grant. All ayes.
Other:
Marina—Mayor said we will have
to find someone to work there next year.
We should start looking now. Also DPW
should cover the sign up and remove the
hose so they do not get damaged in the
winter. The dredging should be finished
tomorrow 11/16/16.
The Fire Department wants to
know if they get a new truck or not. The
Mayor said he has been in touch with a
consulting company, they would look over
#of members, all equipment, contracted
area, etc and tell us what we need,
including the truck. The fire dept. is
getting rid of the scuba truck and
replacing the pumper. Trustee Grant said
she wants a profit/loss statement from
the Fire Dept. Board was informed that
the used truck in question, that was a
possible purchase, is eight (8) years
old, cost $315,000. A motion to hire the
consulting firm, Emergency Vehicle
Response, not to exceed $10,000 was made
by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Grant. Roll Call: Mayor—aye
Trustee Callahan—aye Trustee
Castrucci---aye Trustee Co!orito --- aye
and Trustee Grant---aye. It will take
the consultant 3 days here to inspect
everything, 3-4 weeks to do the report
and they should be done sometime in
March. The study is called "Fire
Protection Fleet Analysis:. They
mentioned that sometimes your insurance
would help with the cost for insurance
purposes, everything is under NFPA
standards.
A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee Callahan. All ayes.
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Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Regular
Meeting 10-18-16 6:30
PM Community House
Present: Mayor, Bernard
Barnes, Trustees Martin Callahan,
Gene Colorito and James Castrucci.
Trustee Connie Grant was excused.
Also: Police Chief, Diana
Callan, Fire Chief, Christopher
Weaver, l and 2d Asst. Fire Chiefs,
Dean and Alex Countrymen, Codes
Officer, Wayne Horender and Planning
Board Chair, Charles Straney.
Public: Michael O'Dockerty,
Tony Manzanero (auditor)
The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Barnes and the salute
to flag was given.
Public: Tony Manzanero
reported on the recent audit done by
his firm. He stated that
reconciliations must not only have
to match Bank Balance but also the
General Ledger. In some cases they
did not match the General Ledger. He
feels jobs in the office should be
looked at and moved around to give
the treasure more time to work on
the books. He also said that
department heads should only use
encumbrances when necessary and they
should not be for small amounts. The
Mayor said a note will go out to all
departments explaining this issue.
The Mayor would also like to set up
a committee to go over the books
using a consolidated Budget report.
Mr. Manzanero will send a copy for
the Clerk/Treasurer to look at and
see if it is available on our
system. The Auditor presented an
agreement for next year and a motion
to have the Mayor sign agreement was
made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Callahan. All
ayes. A copy of the agreement was
given to the Auditor and one was
kept for the files.
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
stated that the Tax Exempt claim
against the Town of Ephratah is
still pending, if nothing done by
end of month, he will do a request
for Judicial intervention. A motion
to file claim was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes.
In regards to the Leffler
matter-waiting for court to give a
final date.
The Attorney mentioned that
the Police Chief is working on a
draft for newly hired policemen. He
said that Municipal law states if an
officer leaves before the allotted
time, then the municipality that
hires him has to pay us back for his
schooling.
Consent Agenda: a motion to
create a consent agenda consisting
of the regular meeting of 9-20-16,
Public Hearing of 9-20-16, Emergency
Meeting of 10-05-16, Treasurers
Report, Investment Report, Police
Report, Justice Report, DPW,
Water/WWTP Report and Codes Report,
was made by Trustee Colorito and
seconded by Trustee Callahan. All
ayes. A motion to adopt said agenda
was made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Callahan. All
ayes.
Claims: A motion to accept
the claims as presented by the
Treasurer was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes. The claims were
in the amount of $57,389.39 broken
down as follows:
General Fund $40,972.53
Cemetery Fund $1,982.46
Marina Fund $3,461.04
Water Fund $749.49
Sewer Fund $10,223.93
Department Heads:
Christopher Weaver, Fire
Chief: He said he called someone
about writing a grant for the
department but received no answer.
The Village Clerk said she called
the Insurance Co today concerning
the incident at their last fire. It
is still under review. The Chief
said the open house went very well.
Mayor stated that last
Thursday the truck committee, 3
chiefs and Tom Zucarro went to
Brunswick to look at an eight (8)
year old truck that was in real good
shape. The board is welcome to look
at it. Dean Countrymen has drawings
and specs if anyone wants to look at
them.
William Viciarelli -
DPW/WATER/WWTP: Mr. Viciarelli was
absent, however, he sent message to
request permission to purchase an
impact wrench, he sent the following
prices: Milwauckee $125, DeWalt
$259.16. Trustee Castrucci said he
may have one he would donate. A
motion was made by Trustee Callahan
and seconded by Trustee Castrucci,
to purchase the electric one. After
some discussion the Motion was
rescinded by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Castrucci, all
ayes. A new motion Was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci to purchase the
DeWalt. All ayes
Diana CaIlen, Police Chief:
she stated she was working on a
draft for new applicants and also on
a grant with the County for Police
protection equipment in the amount
of approximately $5000 ea.
In regards to Local Law for
Fire Works, she said she had no
complaints since the last meeting.
She thinks the noise ordinance
should suffice. The Mayor said that
the Board of Health will come up
with some kind of form for
complaints so that we will have a
paper trail. They will have to stop
In office to fill out and sign
complaint. Clerk was told to remove
the Fire Works issue from the
agenda.
Wayne Horender, Codes
Officer: He said a landlord is
evicting his tenants. Mr. Horender
said he cannot go on their property
but he gave them 30 days to complete
the repairs. Mr. Horender said he
does not have to send notices by
regular mail and certified return
receipt mail. It can be
register-delivery receipt which is
less expensive.
Old Business:
1 Planning Board: Charles
Straney, chairmen, is working on a
sub-division problem - the owner has
appealed the denial. It now goes to
Zoning Board of Appeals, if there is
no Board of Appeals in place before
12/6/17, then Village Board acts as
zoning board of appeals. The Mayor
asked Michael O'Dockerty to sit on
the board and he accepted. The Mayor
then appointed Michael O'Dockery and
Michael Yerzinski to the Zoning
Board of Appeals. Village Board
approved with motion by Trustee
Callahan and second by Trustee
Castrucci. The Zoning Board of
Appeals can function with only two
members but both must agree.
2 Water/Sewer
comparison—the board is to look
everything over and decide what to
do by December. This is held over
for next month.
New Business:
1 Water/Sewer Bills
adjustments-Bill #139, Trustee
Castrucci suggested that we pull
the meter out and replace it when
the place becomes occupied. A motion
was made by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Castrucci to not
bill the owner this time as no water
was used due to empty building. All
ayes. A letter is to be done saying
there will be changes coming to the
water/sewer policy.
Acct #131—motion by Trustee
Callahan and second by Trustee
Castrucci to adjust bill to minimum
billing.
2 Gloversville/Johnstown WWTP
Facility—A motion was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Callahan to renew the agreement with
them for another two (2) years at. .45
per gallon. All ayes
3 Bat Man—Mayor explained that
he had someone come to check the
building and give us a quote to remove
the bats. The quote was $11,000. Board
felt this was not necessary at this time
as the bats are dormant. To be discussed
at a later date.
4 P Tech—students toured the
building inside and out and also worked
on some landscaping ideas.. They want to
come next month, 11/15 to discuss the
plans. There are 14 groups and they
would like to have the board break up in
three (3) hr. sessions. Those who said
they would attend are Trustees Callahan,
Colorito, Castrucci, and Police Chief
Diana Callen. This will be at the
school.
Public: In regards to fire
dept. grant, it may help if you mention
that a crude oil train will be passing
thru and it will be additional training
for the department.
Fire Chief Weaver stated that
the open house for the new Emergency
Mgmt. Building will be tomorrow from 5
Pm – 8 Pm.
Motion to adjourn was made by
Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes
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Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Emergency
Meeting 10-05-16
Present: Mayor Barnes,
Trustees Gene Colorito, Martin
Callahan, Connie Grant And James
Castrucci, and Attorney Mastromoro
Public: Charles Straney,
Planning Board The Mayor called the
meeting to order.
New Business: Charles
Straney from the Planning Board
informed the Board that they have
denied Mr. Robert Bertholde's
request for a sub-division of his
property at 30 Center Street. Mr.
Straney will inform Mr. Bertholde of
the decision in writing on 10-5-16.
*A comparison of
water/sewer billing was brought to
the Board's attention. The
comparison was between the St.
Johnsville Housing and Midtown
Estates. The Housing is billed per
unit and Midtown is based on a meter
reading. There was discuss as how to
handle the billing and how to find
out how many apartments are in
apartment buildings and how many are
occupied. How would they be billed?
Additional meters, who handles the
cost of plumbing, if needed, or
should there be a special formula?
It was decided to revisit this issue
each month.
*Attorney Mastromoro sent a
letter to Mr. Fred LaCoppola
concerning a "T" that was found in
his cellar when the water department
made a check of the meter that was
not registering on the handheld
reader. Mr. LaCoppola spoke with
Attorney Mastromoro and explained
that the "T" had been there since he
purchased the house. He will have
the situation remedied within two
(2) weeks. He is to call the Village
Office so the water department can
do an inspection.
*Bill Vicciarelli got four (4) quotes for tires for one of the trucks with Family Ties being the least expensive at $560.00. A motion was made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee Callahan to purchase them at the end of the month. All ayes. Motion carried.
Old Business: After some
discussion concerning health insurance,
a motion was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Grant to change
carriers from CDPHP to MVP. All ayes.
Motion carried. Trustee Callahan will
contact Kevin Morris at Kaationrondack
to follow up with the decision.
A motion was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Colorito to pay the bills that were
brought to the meeting. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Trustee Callahan made a motion
to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Grant
seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion
carried.
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Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Regular
Mtg. 9-20-2016
Present: Mayor Bernard
Barnes, Trustees Martin Callahan,
Gene Colorito, Connie Grant Excused:
Trustee James Castrucci.
Also: Christopher Weaver,
Fire Chief, Alex and Dean
Countrymen, Asst. Fire Chiefs,
William Viciarelli, DPW, Water and
WWTP, Diana Callen, Police Chief,
Greg Morse, Marina
Public: see Sign in Sheet
A motion to open regular
meeting following Public Hearing was
made by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Grant. All ayes
Public: Rosaline Drews
asked who owned the home next door
to her? The Mayor said the bank owns
it and the Codes Officer is working
with them.
Mark Rice asked if we were
familiar with the zombie law and
asked "does it help". Mayor replied
that it takes a long time to get
things done.
Margaret DiGiacomo asked if
anything is being done about the
overhang on the property on Bridge
St. Mayor replied that it is in
litigation.
Legals: Water Property-up
North-Tax litigation, no court date
set, probably toward the end of
October. It may possible turn into
going to Court.
Discussion of Fire
Dept.-discuss later in meeting.
Consent Agenda: A motion to
create a consent agenda consisting
of the regular meeting of 8-16-16,
Special Meeting of 8-30-16,
Treasurers Report, Investment
Report, Police Report, Justice
Report, DPW, Water, WWTP Report and
Codes Report, was made by Trustee
Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. All ayes.
A motion to adopt the
consent agenda as presented was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Callahan. All ayes.
Claims: A motion to accept
the claims in the amount of
$159,317.05 was made by Trustee
Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. All ayes Claims were
broken down as follows:
General Fund $75,586.43
Cemetery Fund $266.75
Marina $9,571.21
Water Fund $63,609.78
Sewer Fund $10,283.88
Department Heads:
Christopher Weaver, Fire
Chief—Mr. Weaver had Alex Countrymen
speak in his place. Mr. Countrymen
stated that the Fire Dept. was
willing to give back a portion of
their contract money (35%). This
would go toward the purchase of a
new truck and go with the Village's
$15,000. The money from the Town of
Danube contract should be set aside
for trucks, not just Engine #1. He
also said he saw no reason to
continue with the present specs.
Chief Weaver said the radio project
in County is three (3) weeks behind,
it will be November before it is
finished. He also said that open
house at the Fire House is October 14th from
6-8 PM. He reported that the door
jams at Fire House need repair, Jack
Carter is to do them. Final thing
was the Air System along trucks
needs new supply line. The board
agreed to do line. Chief Weaver also
informed the board that they were
denied the Fire grant.
William Viciarelli-DPW/Water/WWTP:
Mr. Viciarelli said he would like to
sell the leaf vacuum (old) 1950's.
He would like the clerk to advertise
it. A motion stating Leaf Vacuum is
no longer needed for use in the
Village was made by Trustee Callahan
and seconded by Trustee Colorito.
All ayes. A motion to sell the Leaf
Vacuum with a $3000 minimum bid was
made by Trustee Grant and seconded
by Trustee Colorito. All ayes. Mr.
Viciarelli stated he had spoken with
Koester about the pump at WWTP. It
is supposed to be here around the
middle of September and it will have
a dialer on it. Lastly Mr.
Viciarelli stated that they have
been working on the addition to DPW.
Diana Callen, Police Chief:
she stated that someone approached
her concerning a Village Ordinance
on Fire Works. This will be help
over till next month. Trustee Grant
asked the Chief to keep tract of the
complaints she gets in regard to
fire works. She also stated she was
asked to be in survey for 60 days
for tint on windows. We would
receive a free tint monitor for
taking part.
Codes: absent
Greg Morse, Marina: He
stated that lock 11 was down the
third week of August and there was
no traffic. The Canal starting
dredging today, 9-20-16. He
discussed a situation that occurred
with a boater which they said was an
emergency situation. They wanted to
leave their boat docked at an
emergency rate. Police are
investigating as their story was not
true. Greg was told that they have
to pay $1 a foot like everyone else.
No emergency pricing.
Old Business:
1 Water/Sewer Rates---there
was a public hearing prior to
regular meeting. A motion to accept
the new water/sewer rates effective
3-15-17 was made by Trustee Callahan
and seconded by Trustee Colorito.
Board was polled as follows:
Mayor—aye Trustee Callahan—aye
Trustee Grant—aye
Trustee Colorito—aye
Trustee Castrucci—excused
The new rate will be $05
per cu ft. for water with a minimum
of 2500 cu ft. Sewer will be 1.35
times the water.
2 Drinking Fountain---state
board of health has no problem with
relinquishing it and letting someone
else take it over. It is the owners
responsibility. A motion to deem the
drinking fountain on corner of
Center and Main unusable, no longer
serves the public purpose was made
by Trustee Callahan and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes. A motion
to donate the fountain to the
Chamber of Commerce was made by
Trustee Callahan and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes.
New Business:
1. Health Insurance -
Trustee Grant said there was a
government insurance with no out of
pocket for employees. Trustee Callahan
is to ask our Broker about it.
2
Wayne Horender, Codes
Officer, request to attend a conference
on 10/24/16, for $310. Clerk will check
on how much he has spent.
Other:
A motion to go into executive
session to discuss perspective
litigation was made by Trustee Colorito
and seconded by Trustee Callahan. All
ayes. Board left at 8:10 PM and returned
at 8:35PM. Upon returning a motion to
send letter to user of Acct# 356 in
regards to two (2) sworn statements of
9-7-16 was made by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Grant. All ayes.
The Attorney said the
difference between a Fire Co. and a Fire
Dept. is the Corp. status. (st. comp.
opinion of 1953) Trustee Grant wants to
foil the Fire Departments financial
reports. A motion to have the Attorney
write the fire Dept. and request a
financial statement was made by Trustee
Grant and seconded by Trustee Callahan.
All ayes.
Motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee Grant. All ayes.
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Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Special
Meeting 8-30-16 6:00PM Community
House
Present: Mayor Bernard
Barnes, Trustees Gene Colorito,
Martin Callahan, Connie Grant and
James Castrucci
Also: Village Attorney,
Norman Mastromoro Public: None
The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Barnes and the salute
to the flag was given.
1 LWRP Meeting—removed from
agenda
2 Drinking Fountain—The
Mayor was asked if the board would
be willing to move the drinking
fountain on the corner of
Center/Main to the corner of
S.Division/Main on property owned by
Carmen Licari. The Chamber would
take over the care of the fountain.
Attorney Mastromoro said the Village
would have to discontinue operation
of the fountain and remove it,
whoever wants to take it over would
have to go to the Board of Health
and get approval. The new owner has
to prove to the Village Board that
they have permission from NYS Bd. of
Health. The Village has to say it is
no longer of use to the Village and
sell it for X amount of dollars. No
decision was made at this meeting.
3 Grindings—Christopher
Arduini would like to purchase any
excess grindings that the Village
may have from road construction
jobs. He is willing to pay $10 per
ton for them. A motion to sell
excess grindings to Christopher
Arduini for $10 ton was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by
Trustee Callahan. All ayes
4 Water/Sewer rates—after
much discussion, the following
motion was done to present at a
public hearing to be held on
Sept.20, 2016 at 6:15PM prior to the
regular Board meeting:
Motion by Trustee Callahan
and seconded by Trustee Colorito
that effective from the August 24
reading of water meters and
continuing through the six (6) month
water/sewer billing to be mailed in
March 2017, and continuing likewise
thereafter until further
determination of this Board of
Trustees, the per cubic foot cost of
water usage for both minimum and
excess consumptions shall be
increased to $05, the sewer rate
multiplier applied to water usage
shall be reduced to 1.35 and the
water meter maintenance fee of $6.25
shall remain the same. All ayes
S Fire Truck—The Mayor told
the board that the Fire Dept. wants
to know how much the Village can
afford to put toward the purchase of
a new Fire Truck.
The Attorney said there are
several ways to pay or purchase a
truck, one of which is to piggy back
on another Town. Also if you
purchase used, you do not have to go
out to bid.
The Fire Dept. wants a
pumper/rescue truck and will use the
equipment that is in rescue truck
now. Trustee Grant stated she was
not going to give money for any
truck until the Budget is completed
and the employees get a raise. After
much discussion the Board said they
were willing to pay $15,000 per year
for 10 years and Fire Dept. could
match it.
Other:
The Mayor asked the board to
consider two (2) things in regards to
the budget, one (1) is a raise for the
employees and two (2) revamp William
Vicciarelli's position. Consider
possibility of hiring someone who will
take charge and no more putting
friendships first.
A request to use the auditorium
on October 2, 2016, for a food drive
benefit. The board approved the use of
the rooms as requested.
Fire Contracts: the new fire
contracts were discussed and they will
be three year contracts at 5%, 2%, 1%.
Motion to approve contracts as written
was made by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Castrucci. The clerk
will send them to the perspective towns
for their approval.
Attorney Mastromoro told the
board he received a copy of a letter
from Steven E. Smith, P.E., engineer for
Mr. Clifford, owner of former Pizzeria
on Main St. The engineer feels damage is
from property next door with run- off
from the roof. Mr. Clifford is
attempting to sue other property owner.
We do not judge who is at fault, we are
concerned with the present condition of
the building and owners obligation to
fix the problem. A motion to have the
Attorney write a letter to the Engineer
was made by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Grant. All ayes
A motion to adjourn was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. So done.
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Board of Trustees
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes, Trustees Martin Callahan and
Gene Colorito Excused: Trustee Connie
Grant
Also: Attorney Mastromoro, Alex
Countrymen, Diana Callen The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Barnes There
was no public present.
Board of Trustees Regular
Meeting 08-16-2016 Community House
6:30 PM
Present: Mayor Bernard
Barnes, Trustees Martin Callahan,
James Castrucci and Gene Colorito
Excused-Trustee Connie Grant
Also : Wayne Horender,
Codes Officer, Diana Callen, Police
Chief and Alex Countryman, 2nd Asst.
Fire Chief
Public: none
The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Barnes and the salute
to the flag was given. Public: none
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
stated that the petition was served
on the Town of Ephratha and
affidavit was given to the County
Clerk around 7/27/16. The Judge will
hold a conference with all parties
involved.
Consent Agenda: A motion to
create a consent agenda consisting
of the minutes of the Regular
meeting of July 19, 2016, Emergency
meeting of 8-2-16, Treasurers
Report, Investment Report, Police
Report, Justice Report, DPW Report,
Water/WWTP Report and Codes Report,
was made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Colorito. All
ayes. A motion to adopt said agenda
was made by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Colorito. All
ayes.
Claims: Claims were present
by the clerk in the amount of
$69,500.74. A motion to accept said
claims except for one to repair Jet
Ski, was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Colorito.
All ayes. The invoice for the Jet
Ski was returned to the Fire Dept.
Claims were broken down as follows:
Cemetery Fund
$546.22
Marina Fund
$12,113.67
Water Fund $1,146.43
Sewer Fund
$6,328.24
Department Heads:
Fire Dept., Alex
Countryman—Alex discussed the Fire
Truck meetings and stated that due
to the attendance at the meetings by
the Village Board, the department
will forgo any further meetings.
When the Board is ready to discuss
the truck further, they just have to
contact the Fire Dept. and they will
come. The Mayor wants all the board
members to attend before a decision
is made. Alex said it is important
to the Dept. to have a new truck. He
wanted to know when the Board
thought they would be ready to give
a decision before any further
meetings. The Mayor told the Board
to set aside every Tuesday in Sept.
and the third Thursday of Oct. to
meet. Trustee Callahan asked where
the money was coming from to
purchase the truck? Alex stated that
the Board had to make that decision
and he also said that $500,000 was
not too high a cost for a Rescue
Pumper. Trustee Callahan requested
Fire Dept. to tell the Board how
much they can offer toward annual
payment. The Board will decide
quickly what to do for payments.
DPW/Water/WWTP-William
Viciarelli. Mr. Viciarelli was
absent.
Police Chief, Diana
Callen—she said it was mentioned
that the light pole by Stewarts was
hit by a truck, she looked at it and
it appears no damage was done. She
also said that she received a
donation from the American Legion to
purchase helmets. There is a
forensic seminar being held in Sept.
and she would like to attend. Motion
to allow the Chief to attend the
seminar was made by Trustee Callahan
and seconded by Trustee Colorito.
All ayes
Codes Officer, Wayne
Horender: three (3) West Main St.
has been issued an appearance
ticket, notice of violation. The
Dolgeville police made a phone call
and they found that the person in
question has been in N.Y. City for
the last two months. He was
contacted and now has 30 days to
have repairs done. Wayne received a
call from the Attorney for the owner
of 3 West Main St. Wayne has also
issued an appearance to another
property owner.
Old Business:
Water/Sewer Rates—Trustee
Callahan feels that non-metered
property owners should pay a meter
maintenance fee. The Mayor said you
cannot legally do that. The Mayor
said due to the RAN contract at the
housing they cannot charge renters
more per month. Attorney Mastromoro
stated that RAN is the housings
problem and we have our own
problems. Mayor said we currently
charge the housing the minimum per
each unit. Attorney said you can do
equal treatment of law, divide in
classes and treat each according to
class. He will check on the matter
of a Public Hearing.
Local Law #1 of 2016 was
discussed and a public hearing was
held prior to regular meeting. This
law pertains to dogs and amends the
previous animal law. A motion to
accept Local Law #1 of 2016 was made
by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Callahan.
New Business:
Paving: DPW Supervisor was
absent so the Mayor informed the
Board of the quotes received, they
were as follows:
Cobleskill Stone Products $70 per ton
Central Paving $77.25 per ton
Callanan Industries $78.50
per ton
Ha $72.75 per ton
A motion to go with
Cobleskill Stone Products quote was
made by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Colorito. All
ayes. They will fix the storm drains
before paving.
Resident Request: Steven
Elwood would like to put a pole
between the sidewalk and the road
near his home on the corner of Hough
St. and South Division St. This is
to prevent trucks from going on his
lawn when making the turn. Question
was asked as to whom is responsible
for that area. The Attorney said it
is the Village's responsibility.
Mayor - what if we say he can't put
pole there and a truck does damage
to his fence, whose responsibility
then? Attorney replied the trucker
is as he caused the damage. A motion
was made to remove the rocks that
are there now and replace with two
(2) Bolers. Motion was made by
Trustee Callahan but there was no
second so Motion failed, no action
taken, leave rocks there.
Grant: The clerk informed the
Board that the Village had received a
Preserve NY grant in the amount of $9000
to be used to have the work on the
Historic District completed.
Other: Trustee Callahan
reminded everyone that the OSHA training
is on the 23"' of August at the DPW
garage.
A motion to adjourn was mad by
Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. So done.
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Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Emergency
Meeting 8-2-16 Community House 6:00PM
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes,
Trustees James Castrucci, Gene Colorito
and Connie Grant Absent: Trustee Martin
Callahan
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Barnes and he explained that he
had to have approval or denial of a
resolution to hire Jack McDonald
Engineering to work on the Bathroom
project at the Marina. This had to be
sent back to the Grant Writer as soon as
possible.
The project would include the
Bathroom and Laundry Room and the cost
for the engineering services are $19,260
which would come out of the grant money.
A motion to accept Res.#8 of
2016 to hire McDonald Engineering for
services at the Marina in regards to the
new Bathroom and Laundry Room was made
by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Colorito.
Roll Call: Mayor Barnes - aye
Trustee Colorito - aye
Trustee Grant – aye
Trustee Castrucci—aye
Meeting was adjourned upon
motion from Trustee Grant and seconded
by Trustee Colorito. All ayes
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Regular
Meeting 7-19-2016 Community House 6:30
PM
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes,
Trustees Martin Callahan, Gene Colorito,
James Castrucci and Connie Grant
Also: Fire Chief-Christopher
Weaver, Codes Officer-Wayne Horender,
Marina-Greg Morse and Police Chief-Diana
Callen
Public: Margaret DiGiacomo,
Clyde
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Barnes and the salute to flag
was given.
Public: Margaret DiGiacomo
inquired about the Amedore Grant for the
Park, she asked if it was a matching
grant and the answer was yes. She also
asked what it is to be used for and the
answer was, it will be used mostly for
the stone wall and the grandstand. She
inquired about the cost of the
grandstand and Mayor said he was not
sure yet of the exact cost.
Clyde : He said he owned
property in the Village under the name
of Canjo Properties, he buys rental
properties and has just acquired a
couple at the County Auction. He is
concerned with the former Pizzeria
Property on Main St. The back portion is
falling down and he is afraid it will
fall on his property and cause damage.
He said he has spoken with the codes
officer and his insurance company, he
was told by the Codes Officer that there
is nothing can be done until codes
change and the Village takes possession.
The Village Attorney said that in
addition to codes, have an independent
hearing in Supreme Court to take the
Building down. The Mayor asked "what do
we have as evidence?"
The Local Court can issue fines
and jail time, Supreme Court can have it
torn down. Clyde requested the board to
ask the Police Chief if she would go
pick the owner up. The Chief said she
could but some bench warrants are not
legal. Clyde asked if he should have his
attorney write to the owner of the
pizzeria. The Mayor said it may help and
you can foil any information you need
from us. The Village Attorney said if
the Village is put on notice, then they
are involved. Trustee Grant asked if we
document and a civil suit is started
then what next? We would then get a
structural engineer to give a report.
Also the Board of Health could get
involved or independent Villager
Process. The Mayor said the best way is
to get the owner in Court, have Clyde
and Attorney there as well as Codes
Officer. He asked the Police Chief if
she would pick him up and she said she
would if Board requests her too.
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
spoke on the matter of the reduced
assessment for Water Property. If you
want to continue the issue, you must go
to Supreme Court. We are paying
approximately $50 per thousand and this
must be done by the end of July. A
motion to pursue request for lower
assessment on Water Properties up North
was made by Trustee Colorito and
seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All ayes.
He then discussed an amendment to the
Animal Control Law of 2004 which would
become (Local Law #1 of 2016). A motion
to adopt for public hearing prior to
regular board meeting August 16, 2016 at
6:15 PM was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Callahan. All
ayes. Lastly he reported that the Town
of Danube at their regular meeting
complimented the St. Johnsville Fire
Department for their quick response.
Consent Agenda: A motion to
create a consent agenda consisting of
the Regular Meeting of 6-21-16,
Treasurers Report, Investment Report,
Police Report, Justice Report,
DPW/Water/WWTP Report, and Marina Report
was made by Trustee Grant and seconded
by Trustee Colorito. A motion to adopt
said agenda was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. All ayes
Claims: A motion to accept the
monthly claims as presented by the
Treasurer was made by Trustee Callahan
and seconded by Trustee Colorito. All
ayes.
Department Heads:
Christopher Weaver-Fire
Chief—He reminded the board of the
upcoming Fair in August, the firemen are
working on cleaning up the buildings at
the park. He asked if the DPW was
notified of the weeds behind the Fire
House. Ans. Yes. The Mayor said he also
mentioned to them about the doors on the
front of the Fire House. Chief Weaver
said he went to Superior Plus to have
them do a walk around the building and
set up a plan in case something happens
to the propane tanks.
The Mayor told the Chief that
he had another Vendor name in regards to
the new Fire Truck.
The Chief said that on upper
North Division St, there is a tree stump
by Bob Schoffs home, this marks Village
Property. The Village has a 50ft. space
there between the tree stump and the
upper mill.
Diana Callen, Police Chief:
nothing other than a request to speak
with the board in executive to discuss
an officer.
Wayne Horender, Codes Officer:
He mentioned that the property on West
Main St. (formerly Dr. Wyrthals House)
has been sold and is being renovated.
Greg Morse, Marina: He
mentioned that the American Express will
not work on the computer system. The
clerk will call the company and have it
corrected. He asked if the key pads were
ordered for the bathrooms and the answer
was yes. The Mayor said he met with Doug
Cole of McDonald Engineering and Darlene
DeVoe, grant writer and the project for
the bathrooms may go out to bid in
October. There is work to do first.
Old Business:
A Water-Sewer Rates, hold over
this next meeting
B Volunteer Program: Trustee
Callahan said we need a form for
volunteers to sign. The Attorney has
looked at it, no problem so we will use
this one. (attached) There will be two
people at the Marina so if Greg or Walt
need a break, the volunteers can watch
for incoming boats and contact Greg. or
Walt. Attorney, applications should have
a # on them and should be approved so a
record is available in case of a
liability issue. The Volunteers should
come to the office for an application,
they are able to volunteer once
application is filled out but will not
be approved by board until the next
meeting. A motion to accept application
was made by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All ayes
New Business:
A Main St. Grant, A motion to
accept resolution #6 of 2016, a
resolution in support of an application
through the Consolidated Funding
Application round 6 to the NY Main
Street Program by the Village of St.
Johnsville for a 2016 Central Business
Dist; Improvement Project was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Callahan, All ayes
Seqra: A motion to accept
resolution #7 of 2016, a resolution - Seqra
notice lead agency designation and
determination of significance for the
proposed Village of St. Johnsville 2016 NY
Main Street Project, was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee Callahan.
Roll Call: Mayor---aye
Trustee Callahan---Aye
Trustee Castrucci---Aye
Trustee Colorito --- Aye
Trustee Grant---Aye
B Pool fill ups: Trustee Castrucci
asked why it took two men to fill the pools.
The Village should only put the meter on the
hydrant, home owner is told how to open
valves and fills the pool. When pool is
filled, home owner contacts DPW and they
come back to remove the hose and remove
meter. The codes officer said he would like
to be notified of pools being filled so he
will know where all the pools are in the
Village.
Other:
Trustee Callahan stated that we
need a gas monitor for confined space. The
Clerk said she thinks this is ordered.
Trustee Callahan went on to inquire if we
were buying new pants/shirts for the DPW.
The Mayor said we have not done so yet but
they were told to get them after June l.
Trustee Castrucci asked how we get
a hold of Mr. Viciarelli in case of an
emergency. Mayor-he has to be told to notify
us who is in charge when he is not
available.
A motion to go into executive
session to discuss a police matter was made
by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Grant. Board left at 8:17 PM and returned at
8:37PM. No action taken
A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee Callahan.
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Regular
Meeting 6-21-16 6:30 PM Community House
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes,
Trustees Martin Callahan, James
Castrucci, Connie Grant Excused: Trustee
Gene Colorito
Also present: Court Clerk, Rhea
Bilobrowka, Justice Scott Cook, Police
Chief, Diana Callen, DPW/WWTP/Water
Supervisor, William Viciarelli and Fire
Chief, Christopher Weaver. Also Codes
Officer, Wayne Horender
Public: Jeremy Silvermen, GEMS,
Pauline Smith and Peter Manikas
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Bernard Barnes and the salute
to the flag was given.
PUBLIC: Pauline Smith spoke
first and inquired about the property
next to her that belongs to the Village.
She was concerned that a road would be
put in and spoil her property. The Mayor
told her that the last thing he wanted
to do was to use the land next to her to
gain excess to another section of land.
He is trying to find another way to
enter the field beyond her land. He is
trying to get a piece of land from Mr.
Holcum and if so he may be able to
access it from our Burgess property. He
is discussing the matter with the
Village Attorney, Mr. Holcum and Solar
Energy. She called our property a right
of way and the Attorney clarified that
it not a right of way, the Village owns
it thru the will of Gordon Rockefeller
Sr. There is a difference between the
two descriptions.
Justice Scott Cook: He stated
he was representing the Unified Court
System.
The Village has a resolution to
close the court based on old figures
showing income and expenses. He would
like to have the board review figures in
this handout and reconsider your
resolution. Unified Court must be asked
to take back equipment purchased with
grants. Justice Cook said the Court is
not here to make money but as a service
to the public. He said he is available
except when he works nights. He suggest
reconsidering closing the court, if the
Board proceeds to consolidate the court
system then a meeting must be held with
the Court System, Town Supervisor, Mayor
and himself. The Mayor said by
consolidating nothing is being taken
away from the taxpayers, it is a matter
of cost savings. It was also suggested
that the board review fines for all
local laws.
Jeremy Silvermen: In reference
to the WWTP Grant, the Mayor should sign
documents in the morning. The Mayor told
Jeremy and the board that only one (1)
pump at WWTP is working, if it breaks or
stops it all goes in the River and we
have big trouble and fines. He asked
Jeremy to please put pressure on DEC. A
motion to have the Mayor sign documents
(PPA paperwork) was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. All ayes
In regards to the Main St.
Grant, Jeremy stated that he went around
the Village and met with business
owners. He has no one show up at
meeting. The Mayor would like those
involved in the grant to see the
application before it is sent in. Jeremy
said he would hold an informational
meeting prior to sending In the grant.
It must be submitted by 7/29/16. Police
Chief suggested we include Cameras on
Main St. Jeremy said he could possibly
do that under Street-Scape enhancement.
Legals, Attorney Mastromoro:
The attorney said he has not
heard from Town of Ephratah yet in
regards to the assessment reduction.
They have until June 30th to reply. In
regards to Volunteer program, the board
should check with their
Table until next month and
present Resolution. Trustee Castrucci
does not think we need a resolution and
Trustee Grant feels we do. A motion for
Attorney to do a resolution was made by
Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes
Consent Agenda:
A motion to create a consent
agenda consisting of the Regular Meeting
of May 10, 2016, Year End Meeting of
5-26-16, Treasurer's Report, Investment
Report, Police Report, Justice Report,
DPW/Water/WWTP report, was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Callahan, all ayes. A motion to
adopt said agenda was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes.
Claims were presented in the
amount of $61,366.09, broken down as
follows:
General Fund-$43,870.44
Cemetery Fund-$233.28
Marina Fund $6,690.29
Water Fund-$1,426.63
Sewer Fund-$9,145.45
A motion to accept the claims
presented was made by Trustee Grant and
seconded by Trustee Castrucci
Department Heads:
Fire Chief, Christopher Weaver:
The Chief said that the Turn-Out Gear
has arrived. He asked DPW Supervisor if
the commercial water line was open?
Answer was yes. He then stated that the
Fire Hydrants tops should be oiled and
the hydrants flushed. He was told this
was being done as soon as the person
doing it comes back from vacation. In
another matter, he said that the burning
of piles of yard debris being done by
the WWTP is not allowed. Burn permits
are no longer being issued by the State.
In regards to the Fire Truck Meeting,
the Mayor told him that the Board would
like to meet with at least four (4)
vendors before they make a decision. The
Chief will contact the vendors and set
up meetings. Mondays and Tuesdays are
the best days to use. The Mayor asked if
the Chief had any suggestions as to how
to pay and he was told "that is why the
department wants the meeting with the
board."
The Chief said that the weeds
behind the fire station need to be
trimmed. He also wants to know why the
gates are open at the property up north
belonging to the Water Shed. He noticed
people going in there as he was driving
by one day. The Mayor once again told
Mr. Viciarelli that all gates on Village
property need to be closed and locked.
DPW/WWTP/Water, William
Viciarelli:
He stated that his main concern
is the WWTP Pump Station. The Pump needs
to be replaced. Trustee Callahan asked
if Mr. Viciarelli had looked into a gas
meter yet. He needs the information for
the PESH Report. Mr. Viciarelli asked if
the board would speak with him in
executive session to discuss an
employee.
Police Chief-Diana Callen:
She said that she needs someone
to be trained to do breathalyzer
testing. The person she had doing it is
no longer with the department. She said
she would like approval to attend
training herself at the cost of
The chief said she had to have
repair work on the Impala in the amount of
$589.00 and was told that the problem was
from the deer accident so it was turned into
the Insurance and they will reimburse us.
Codes Officer-Wayne Horender:
He has no building permits to
report. He has issued three (3) court
appearances and there was one (1) show and
two (2) no show. They have warrants out for
their arrest.
Under the new codes adopted as of
July 3, 2016, you may recoup the mowing of
lawns, etc up to $100 an hr.
Marina-Greg Morse:
Trustee Castrucci presented prices
for coin-operated stackable washers and
dryers for the Marina. The Washer would be
$1524 plus $62 for coin box and the dryer
would be $1136 plus the coin box. The
stackable unit would be $3391 plus two coin
boxes, $124. A motion to purchase just the
one washer for now was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee Castrucci.
All ayes The campers had made a suggestion
to put key code locks on the bathrooms and
Laundromat. The Mayor will have this done.
Also put one on the outside of Police Dept.
door.
Old Business:
A Water/Sewer Increase—The Mayor
asked Trustee Castrucci about the Housing
Authority putting meters in each apartment.
He said it is possible, as they will fit
under the sink.
B Dog fines and other animals:
Mayor suggested increasing fines to $250 and
putting up signs with information on them
about the fine. The attorney said the
maximum is $250. Police Chief said perhaps
$250 each offense. The Attorney asked if it
was for dogs only or all animals, you must
make distinction if no jail time, just fine,
etc. A motion to amend fine for dogs to $250
across the board each offense, no jail time
was made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci. All ayes. This wording to
be on the signs placed around the Village.
The Attorney is to amend the law and a
public hearing will be set for August.
New Business:
A Part-time Clerk-Motion to accept
the resignation of Daniel Denorfio was made
by Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes
B A motion to approve the
appointment of Susan Vauney as the new
part-time clerk in the office was made by
Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes
C A motion to pass resolution in
support of CFA application for Main St.
Grant with County was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee Castrucci.
All ayes
D A motion to go into executive
session to discuss DPW personnel was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. All ayes The board left at 8:45PM
The board returned at 9:15Pm and brought
nothing back to the floor.
A motion to adjourn was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes so done
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Year End
Meeting May 26, 2016
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes,
Trustees Gene Colorito, Martin Callahan,
Connie Grant Absent: Trustee James
Castrucci
Also: Fire Chief: Christopher
Weaver
Public: County Executive, Matt
Ossenfort, Margaret DiGiacomo, Tony
Susi, Gary Warn, Britany Colby (Amedore's
Office), Tiny Shuster and George
Meeting was called to order by
Mayor Barnes and the salute to flag was
given.
Public: Mr. Ossenfort gave his
State of the County presentation- Tax
cap is .5% and most of the sales tax
comes from Fuel sales. He discussed
Industrial Parks Town of Mohawk,
Beechnut, Town of Florida and Florida
Ext. also, Town of Charleston. He said
the County will pave the Bike path from
one end to the other, will be doing
digital records management. They are
looking for possible satellite offices
for the County Health Dept. and Social
Service Dept. The Mayor asked about
helping the Village, everything goes to
Amsterdam and that area, what about this
side of the county. We have been trying
to get a main street grant forever and
no one steps in to help us and now
Canajoharie is getting a second one. The
Mayor was told to speak with Amanda
Beareroft and she would help him, free
of charge, with writing a Main Street
grant.
Tiny Shuster suggested to Mr.
Ossenfort that someone start a museum
for Beardslee Electric.
Claims: Clerk/Treasurer
presented claims in the amount of
$113,692.95 broken down as follows:
General fund-$51,284.79
Cemetery Fund-$4,958.62
Marina Fund-$17,821.17
Water Fund-$12,552.90
Sewer Fund-$27,046.53
Trust Fund-$28.84
A motion to accept said claims
was made by Trustee Colorito and
seconded by Trustee Callahan. All ayes
Resolution-yr end transfers-A
motion to pass the resolution allowing
the Clerk/Treasurer to make year end
transfers was made by Trustee Callahan
and seconded by Trustee Colorito. All
ayes
Trust Transfers—A motion to
accept the clerks transfers from the
Trusts was made by Trustee Grant and
seconded by Trustee Callahan.
Fire Dept. Contract Transfer—A
motion to accept the voucher for the
Fire Dept showing the 35% of fire
contract money which the Village gives
the Fire Dept was made by Trustee
Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. The Chief of the Dept. is to
give the Clerk/Treasurer something in
writing stating what the dept. does with
this money.
Tax Warrant—Clerk presented Tax
Warrant in the amount of $667,539.00. A
motion to accept said warrant was made
by Trustee Calliahan and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes
Letter Bd. Of Elections—They wish
to use the dining room June 28th from noon
to 9PM. This was OK’d by the board.
Ambridge Loan—the balance is $1905.
Forest Bid—only one bid received
and it was from Wadsworth Logging in the
amount of $45,000. A motion to accept said
bid was made by Trustee Grant and seconded
by Trustee Callahan. All ayes
Fireworks—Fire Dept. to hold
fireworks two (2) nights this year at the
fair and they are paid for by Fucillo Auto.
They will be August 26th and 27th
Parade—Mayor reminded board to be
at the Nursing Home at 9:15 for the memorial
day parade.
Audit—Mayor reminded Trustees
Colorito and Callahan to do the Justice
Audit.
Marina—Mr. Sitterly wants to
blacktop where his gravel is by his camper
at his own expense. A motion to allow Mr.
Sitterly to blacktop was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee Colorito.
All ayes
A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Grant. So done.
Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting -
05-10-2016
Board of Trustees Reg.
Meeting of 5-10-2016 6:30 PM Community
House
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes,
Trustees, Martin Callahan, Gene Colorito,
Connie Grant and James Castrucci
Also: Attorney Mastromoro,
Christopher Weaver, Fire Chief, Diana Callan,
Police Chief and Greg Morse, Marina
Public: none
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Barnes and the salute to the flag was
given.
Legals: The attorney had five
things, three were possible litigation, Age
old claim, Solar matter, property matter.
He discussed increasing fines for
dog issues, he stated that the existing
local law tells penalties for offenses. You
need to consider all animals not just dogs.
The change would apply to all. Hold for next
month.
He also said that he had written a
letter to the Bank in reference to the
Hollaway Property on West Main Street. The
foreclosure is set for May 17th so he put
the banks Attorney on notice.
Consent Agenda: A motion to create
a consent agenda consisting of the
Organizational Meeting of 4-18-16, Regular
Meeting of 4-19-16, Public Hearing on Budget
4-19-16, Public Hearing on Cable Franchise
4-19-16, Investment Report, Police Report,
WWTP/ Water/ DPW Report, Marina Report,
Justice Report and Codes Report, was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Colorito. All ayes
A motion to adopt the said agenda
was made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by
Trustee Grant, all ayes.
Claims: The claims will be held
until the year end meeting to be held on
5-26-16.
Department Heads:
Fire Chief, Christopher Weaver -
Mr. Weaver requested use of the fair grounds
(ball grounds) for the Fireman's Fair
8/22/16-8/27/16. He also said that he had
received the grant application and they are
working on it. They would like more hose
which would be around $1500. The grant is
50/50. The chief said he had contacted Rick
Mosher, Town of Danube about the Ponds, also
he has heard nothing on AFG Grant for Air
Tanks, hoods, and turnout gear. He would
like to set up a meeting in regards to a
Fire Truck. Mr. Weaver asked when the signs
are to be put up for the Girls/Boys
Championship wins. Trustee Callahan said he
would speak to Mr. Viciarelli concerning
this matter. Mr. Weaver also told the Board
that the Storm Drain by the food booth at
the park, why is it dug up? Lastly, Mr.
Weaver stated that the Fire Dept. had put a
new roof on the dough booth and they are
working on the food booth roof.
DPW/Water/ WWTP, William Viciarelli—absent
Police Chief, Diana Callen: She
said she would like an executive session to
discuss police matters.
Codes Officer-Wayne Horender:
Absent—Trustee Castrucci said that the
American Legion is not happy with the cost
of the building permit.
Greg Morse, Marina: He said they have
two (2) rotten Picnic tables and the Marina Sign
was blown down. It was also mentioned to
purchase shirts and windbreakers for the two
employees at the Marina. Clerk said there is no
money available in this budget, they should wait
until June. A motion to purchase the items now
was made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci. All ayes
Old Business:
The Mayor reminded everyone that
Village Wide Clean-up will be May 19, 2016.
New Business:
1 Sales Tax-Clerk presented the Sales
Tax which was $45,051.66, down from the same
quarter last year.
2 Policies—Trustee Callahan presented
an Evaluation policy. An Evaluation of each
employee will be done each year by December so
the Board can determine the proper raises and
give to the Treasurer for when she works on the
new budget. Motion to accept said Policy and for
the Mayor to sign it, was made by Trustee Grant
and seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All ayes
3 Solar Energy—A motion to ratify the
Mayor's signing of the amended PPA lease
agreement received from Solar Energy with the
intention that such signing be deemed effective
and fully enforceable on, and from May 3, 2016
was made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes
4 Part-Time Clerk—The Mayor and
Clerk/Treasurer interviewed several people on
June 7, 2016 for the position of Part-time Clerk
in the Village Office. They got down to two and
then eliminated one and Dan Denorfio was
selected. He will begin working on June 24th A
motion to accept was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Colorito. All ayes.
5 Other—Water/sewer bills increase - we
need a decision by June so we have six months to
inform the Village residents. Trustee Grant said
that the housing is not putting In Meters in
each apartment. Trustee Callahan asked if it was
possible to put in five (5) meters, one for each
unit. A meeting will be set up to discuss this
issue.
Trustee Callahan told the Board that a
group of people from Liberty were doing
volunteer work on Main St. They are picking up
papers and garbage on the street.
A motion to go into executive to
discuss Police personnel, property acquisition
and litigation was made by Trustee Grant and
seconded by Trustee Castrucci. They left at 8:00
PM and returned at 8:50 PM.
Upon returning, in regards to
litigation, a motion formally denying any
settlement and the Attorney is to answer appeal
was made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes
A motion to direct the Attorney to
proceed with filing grievance in Town of
Ephratah for acreage and water lines assessment
was made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Grant. All ayes
A motion to notify property owners
abutting William St. Ext. was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee Grant. All ayes
A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee Colorito. All
ayes
Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting 4-19-2016 6:30 PM
Community House
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes,
Trustees, Martin Callahan, James Castrucci,
Gene Colorito and Cornelia Grant
Also: Police Chief, Diana Callen,
Fir Chief, Christopher Weaver, Supervisor
William Vicciarelli Norman Mastromoro, Atty.
Public: Robert Failing Jr.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Barnes, salute to flag given.
Public: Mr. Failing was concerned
with the property next to him belonging to
Becky Holloway. He feels he should not have
the mess next to him, garbage, etc. He said
he spoke with the Mayor, County Executive,
Town Supervisor and Codes Officer and no
results. He was told the problem was that
the property is in foreclosure. This is not
so, everyone has excuses. I ask once again
"what can be done"
I am ready to go to legal action.
The Mayor said he asked Mr. Failing to
attend tonight's meeting so he could voice
his concerns. He thanked him for coming. The
Mayor does not believe there is nothing that
can be done, there just must be and we have
to do something now.
Codes Officer, Wayne Horender,
stated that he had a warrant out for her
arrest and he can't do anymore than that. it
is up to the foreclosure people. It goes up
for auction on 5/17/16. The Mayor asked why
not contact the Supreme Court and have our
Attorney send a letter to the bank holding
the mortgage. The Attorney said he would
like all the documentation on the property
since day 1 and he will do a letter, the
Attorney said that if the Codes Officer
follows procedure, in orderly, timely
fashion and gets no results then you go to
court. Local court cannot allow demolition,
only fines or jail time. Supreme Court can
allow it to be demolished. In another
matter, Mr. Failing thinks the Board should
rescind the local law to not put apartments
in store fronts.
Legals: none
Consent Agenda: A motion to create
a consent agenda consisting of the Regular
Meeting of 3-22-16, Special Meeting of
3-28-16, Emergency Meeting of 4-12-16,
Treasurer's Report, Investment Report,
Justice Report, Police Report,
DPW/Water-sewer/WWTP Report and Codes
Report, was made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Colorito. All ayes. A
motion to adopt said consent agenda was made
by Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes
Claims: A motion to accept the
claims in the amount of $37, 373.98 was made
by Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. All ayes. The claims were broken
down as follows:
Water Fund - $908.20
Department Heads:
Fire Chief-Christopher Weaver—Mr.
Weaver showed the new Image camera to the
Board and demonstrated it for them. He said
he is trying to hold off any major repairs
to the trucks until after June 1, 2016 when
the new budget starts. The Mayor told Mr.
Weaver and the board that he had attended a
meeting at Town of Danube and turned in the
quotes for the two (2) fire contracts.
Trustee Colorito and Mayor are to
meet with Mr. Weaver about the new Fire
Truck. Mr. Weaver said the benefit auction
netted approximately $1800. The Mayor asked
Mr. Weaver who was responsible when the
alarm goes in and no one answers the call?
Who call and who gets call. Mr. Weaver
stated that if it is a fire, not an
accident, the fire tones go to St.
Johnsville and Ft. Plain. I know why you are
asking and at the time of that incident, we
were having a problem addressing a driver
situation. We have that fixed.
DPW/Water-Sewer/Cemetery/WWTP
Supervisor, William Viciarelli:
He stated that Darrin got his CDL
permit and is working on getting his
license. The crew started working at the
Cemetery this week and the water up there is
on. He stated he was looking at re-routing
electric and water-sewer lines at several
sites at the Marina Campsite. He also said
that the water is on at the Marina. Trustee
Callahan said the trees are in and he will
pick them up on Saturday. The Girl Scouts
are going to help plant them at the Marina.
Mr. Viciarelli said they will be
hauling sludge next week. Also, Zook is
going to have someone he knows to check out
the pump in basement of WWTP and get pricing
for it. Hope to hold off purchase until
June. Billy asked the board to look over the
suggestions for the Marina Water/Sewer
Billing that he had on the back of his
monthly report. Trustee Callahan suggested
that we raise water/sewer rates effective
May 17,2016. The board was informed that the
Housing Authority is working on installing
water meters in their apartments.
Police Chief, Diana Callen: The
chief said she would like to add information
to her monthly report by telling the type of
crimes they had during the month. This way
the board would have a better understanding
of what the arrests in the Village were for.
Codes Officer, Wayne Horender: Mr.
Horender said that if anyone heard of a
foreclosure auction on Village properties he
would appreciate it if they would let him
know. He also updated the board on the
condition of the Central Hotel. He said they
should put people on notice and also rope
off the area so no one can sit on the steps
and get hurt if it caves in or parts fall
off. The owner has been cited and told to
get it fixed immediately. Owner was supposed
to have a structural engineer look at it by
4/4/16 and as of 4/19/16 it has not been
done. In regards to the old pizzeria on Main
St., a notice was sent to owner but they did
not accept the letter, after 4/30/16, a
summons will be served.
Old Business:
A Volunteers: the girl scouts are
to plant trees at Marina. Clerk was asked if
she had a form from NBT Mang Insurance for
volunteers to fill out. Answer-no
B Personnel time-Motion to accept
the changes to the personnel policy (see
attached) was made by Trustee Grant and
seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All ayes
C Budget: A motion to accept the
budget presented at the public hearing with
the corrections
presented by the Clerk (see
attached) was made by Trustee Callahan and
seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All ayes
D Franchise-this was discussed at
Public Hearing held earlier and it was
decided to ask if it could be for three
years instead of ten years. Also if Time
Warner ever went beyond the tracks, could we
get free service at the Marina. A motion to
accept the Franchise Agreement with or
without the above changes was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. All ayes
E Clean-up the canal-Trustee
Callahan is in charge of this and he stated
that it will be Sunday at 213M. There are
T-shirts available. The Mayor said thank you
to Gene Colorito and Bob Borst for cleaning
the bank at the Marina. Good job.
F Canal Grant Resolution- A motion
to accept said grant was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee Callahan.
All ayes (see attached)
New Business:
A Canal-Drama Theatre would like
someone in the Village to put on a play
telling the History of the Canal. The Mayor
suggested giving the information to the
school drama club.
B Legion- the clerk read a letter
from the American Legion requesting a
donation toward the refreshment after the
Memorial Day Parade. A motion to give $100
was made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes
C Towpath Run- The clerk read a
letter from the Chamber asking for a
donation. A motion to give $35 to the
Towpath Run was made by Trustee Colorito and
seconded by Trustee Callahan. All ayes
D Spring Cleanup Day-the Mayor said
the spring one is to be held on May 19, 2016
and the Fall one is September 15, 2016.
Board approved.
Other:
Garbage Bid: there were two bids
presented -County Waste and Weaver
Sanitation. County Waste-F/V 2017-$11,088 mo
F/V 2018-$11,434.50 mo, F/v 2019-11,781
Weaver Sanitation- $9009 mo all three years
A motion to give the bid to Weaver
Sanitation was made by Trustee Colorito and
seconded by Trustee Callahan. All ayes
Fuel Bids; A motion to stay with
Harbor Point for all fuel categories was
made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Callahan. All ayes
The Mayor stated that the Canal
Authority was informed again about dredging
the Marina. Waiting for a reply.
The Mayor mentioned the fact that
people are still letting their dogs go to
the bathroom on sidewalks and lawns. He
would like to put up signs stating the
section of law and the fine amount. He asked
the Attorney if we could do this. Attorney
said yes we can, draft law and make sign to
match the fines. The board liked the idea
and the Attorney is to check what our local
law says. A motion to use the signs was made
by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes.
SAVAC: The clerk read a letter
requesting use of the Community House for
training on Tuesday and some Saturdays. The
board declined the request due to the
scheduling time.
The Clerk said she would like to
put an ad in the paper for a part-time clerk
due to losing one of the girls in the
office. The board ok'd the request.
The Mayor asked the Board to notify
the clerk when they are not available for a
meeting so that he can be sure he has a
quorum.
A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee Callahan. All ayes.
Board of Trustees
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes, Trustees
Martin Callahan, Gene Colorito, Connie Grant,
James Castrucci
Meeting called by Mayor Barnes to
discuss the Bond Resolution and SEORA Resolution
for WWTP Grant Application.
Alter explaining the SEQUAR finding
Statement by GEMS, a Motion to pass the
resolution approving the SEQUAR findings, was
made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Colorito. All ayes
Next, the board discussed the bonding
resolution needed for the grant application.
A motion to approve the bonding
resolution with the clause stating that the
Clerk/Treasurer should bond only if the approval
of the grant has been secured, was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. All ayes.
The clerk will forward proper document
to GEMS and will publish in the paper an
Estoppels Notice and legal notice stating the
bond resolution is subject to permissive
referendum.
Motion to adjourn was made by Trustee
Colorito and seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All
ayes
Board of Trustees Special Meeting
03-28-2016 -
Community House 6PM
Present: Deputy Mayor, Martin Callahan,
Trustees Connie Grant and Gene Colorito Excused:
Mayor Bernard Barnes and Trustee James Castrucci
Also: William Vicciarelli, DPW
Supervisor
The meeting was called to order by
Deputy Mayor, Martin Callahan.
Mr. Vicciarelli spoke first and
discussed the forestry project up North. He
presented an estimated amount we would receive
for the trees. Approximately $35,000. A motion
to have the forester start cutting the trees was
made by Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes
The clerk presented the contract from
Office of the Aging for the use of the Dining
Hall for the Meals for the Elderly. A motion to
accept the contract was made by Trustee Colorito
and seconded by Trustee Grant. All ayes
The Clerk presented a Bond Resolution
in regards to the grant/loan for the WWTP
project. The clerk/Treasurer was not comfortable
with it so it was decided to show the Village
Attorney and discuss later. The Clerk will call
GEMS in the morning.
Policies: Mr. Vicciarelli feels double
time should be given to those on vacation and
called in for an emergency. See the attached
policy amendments. Motion made by Trustee
Colorito and seconded by Deputy Mayor Callahan.
All ayes
Budget: tentative budget was presented
for review and the Budget Officer was instructed
to include $10,000 in the General Fund for
overtime and $6500 in the Water/Sewer for
overtime. She was also instructed to increase
the amount of the tax rate by $1.00 making it
$44.35 PER THOUSAND.
Clerk is to call the Insurance Co.
about a form for volunteers and she is to check
the maps to see if the Cemetery lands go all the
way down the hill to Center St., behind the
homes at the foot of the hill.
Dep. Mayor Callahan presented ads for
the Penny saver and My Shopper in regards to
volunteers. There were two ads and they will be
alternated at the end of two weeks. This was
ok'd by the board and the Clerk will take care
of it
The discussion of purchasing trees for
the Marina was brought up again and a motion to
purchase an assortment of fifty (50) trees to
put along the railroad tracts was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee Colorito.
All ayes
A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee
Grant and seconded by Trustee Colorito. All
ayes.
Board
of Trustees Regular Meeting
03-22-2016
- 6:30 PM Community House
Present: Deputy Mayor,
Martin Callahan, Trustees, James Castrucci,
Gene Colorito and Connie Grant Excused:
Mayor Bernard Barnes
Also: Fire Chief,
Christopher Weaver, Police Chief, Diana
Callen, Codes Officer, Wayne Horender and
DPW/Water-Sewer Supervisor, William
Viciarelli. Also Attorney Mastromoro
The meeting was called to
order by Deputy Mayor Callahan and the
salute to the flag was given. Public—none
Legals: Attorney
Mastromoro said he read the Cable Franchise
Agreement he was concerned that it said, "in
regards to what is applicable by law." The
clerk explained that it was in regards to
them paying taxes on property and by law it
is up to them as to whether or not they pay
them from franchise money or just pay them
on their own. He found no other problem.
Clerk will talk to the Franchise attorneys.
Consent Agenda: A motion
to create a consent agenda consisting of the
minutes of the regular meeting of 2-16-16,
special meeting of 3-3-16, Treasurers
report, Investment report, Justice Report,
Police Report, DPW/Water/Sewer Report and
Codes Report was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Colorito. All ayes.
A motion to adopt said agenda was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes
Claims: A motion to
accept the claims in the amount of
$152,691.60 was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Grant. All ayes. The
claims were broken down as follows:
General Fund $104,123.63
Cemetery Fund $1,099.88
Marina Campsite $9,150.33
Water Fund $19,323.66
Sewer Fund $18,994.10
Department Heads:
Fire Chief-Christopher
Weaver—He stated that the physicals were
completed. Also the dept. received two (2)
Image Cameras and they have been trained to
use them. They have a video recording
capability. He said he ordered four (4) sets
of turnout gear. Still waiting for an answer
from the Mayor, on the status of the Fire
Truck.
DPW-Water/Sewer
Supervisor-William Viciarelli:
Mr. Viciarelli stated
that he has the men picking up Lawn Debris
on Mondays. Dep. Mayor Callahan stated that
he and Mr. Viciarelli have been talking one
on one with the Village DPW crew. Mr.
Viciarelli passed around a list of duties he
made up for each of the employees. The board
read them and gave them back. Mr. Viciarelli
stated that Darrin Battisti was going to
take the written test tomorrow for his CDL
license. He also said that all the new
lights have been changed except for one
outside light at the WWTP. He also said he
spoke with someone concerning doing an
internship at the Cemetery, Dep. Mayor
Callahan said he spoke with someone with
P-tech and also with Cobleskill about the
front of the Community House. Mr. Callahan
asked if anyone wanted to purchase trees,
possibly for the Marina, Park, etc. No
reply.
It was mentioned that a
house on New St. has several black garbage
bags out by the curb and they have been
there for some time. They are not garbage
but carpet, etc and the codes officer will
do a letter and tell them to take them back
away from the curb. Mr. Callahan said he
spoke with Greg in regards to the Marina and
working at the Cemetery. Also mentioned was
to see if NYMIR had any type of form for a
volunteer to fill out. Clerk will check with
Dayton King. Trustee Castrucci asked why we
do not use people who have to pay back their
Social Service Check, prisoners and
probation people to help with the work. He
will check with Ft. Plain Mayor to see who
he uses and Mr. Viciarelli will also check
on the County.
Police Chief, Diana
Callen:
She said she has had
quite a few calls recently and also that her
new server is up and running.
Codes Officer, Wayne
Horender:
He said he hasn't seen
anyone from 12 East Main St. (central hotel)
for over three (3) weeks. They have
been notified several
times so now he is going to write them up.
Monroe St. property is one that he wants a
structural engineer to look at. Medical
Linen building on New St will be condemned
as it is unsafe, possibly take it down. 71
West Main St., the owner now lives in Troy,
the court issued a warrant and a letter was
sent by them. There was some discussion on
dogs but no decisions. Check codes to see
how many are allowed at a residence. Deputy
Mayor Callahan stated he believe someone is
living in the Cemetery and this is not a
good idea. Also it appears that some
homeowners in the area are using the upper
portion of Cemetery Hill for parking their
boats, etc. Check maps to see if they are
encroaching on Cemetery land, if so they
should remove the items.
Old Business;
a - Volunteers, they will
be needed at Last Night, landscaping
project, Marina and Cemetery. It was
suggested to put an ad in the paper. A
motion to do an ad for Volunteers was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes. Mr. Callahan will write
up the Ad.
b - Policies, Attorney
stated that the policy notebook should state
that the handbook is not intended to be a
contract between Employer and Employee. The
Clerk disagreed with the item mentioning pay
raises. As budget officer she felt it should
be worded different than suggested. There
will be a meeting of the Board to on Monday,
March 28, to work on policies and budget.
c - Changes to budget to be discussed at March 28th meeting.
New Business:
a - Fire Dept. - A motion
to allow the Fire Dept. to change their
annual meeting for election of officers to
the first Saturday after the first Tuesday
in April was made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Colorito. This includes
all future elections.
b - Letter from ISO-this
gave the Village a personal rating of sand a
commercial rating of 4. This is in regards
to building codes. We are average based on a
rating of 10.
c - Canal Sweep- A motion
was made to do the Canal Sweep on April 23
Id was made by Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. The Clerk is to send in
the registration.
d - Keep America
Beautiful-this is a meeting to discuss
cleanup in the area. Trustee Grant said she
might go.
e - Time Warner agreement
- see Legals
A motion to go into
executive session to discuss personnel was
made by Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. The board left at 8:09 PM
and returned at 8:46PM with a motion by
Trustee Colorito and a second by Trustee
Grant to close the executive session.
Upon return of the
executive meeting, a motion to send both
William Viciarelli and Darrin Battisti to a
supervisor's seminar in Albany was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes
Water Bill a resident
who had a broken pipe this winter requested
a deduction to their water bill. A motion to
have the clerk do an average of last three
bills and reduce the bill, was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci.
A bank resolution for the
Clerk to open a new checking account was
approved by a motion from Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Colorito. All ayes
Trustee Colorito said he
did some work on the water rates and feel if
they were raised by 34 cent per cubic ft, it
would help with the water/sewer revenue.
This is still be looked into.
Deputy Mayor Callahan
congratulated Trustee Grant for becoming the
new Trustee at the March election and he
wished everyone a Happy Easter.
Motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee Colorito. So done
Board of
Trustees Special Meeting
03-03-2016 - 6:00 PM Community
Present: Deputy Mayor,
Martin Callahan, Trustees Connie Grant and Gene
Colorito Meeting was called to order by Deputy
Mayor Callahan.
The Clerk informed the
Board of her discussion with the Labor Board
both Federal and State. Overtime should only be
paid after 40 physical hours of work, time off
for sick and personal, vacation, etc. does not
count as physical work and is not figured in
when giving overtime. Also employees can be
asked to work any forty hours in the standard
work week of Monday thru Sunday. They do not
have to be consecutive hours. There was also
discussion on several other policies, nothing
was voted on yet.
Voluntarism was
discussed and Dep. Mayor Callahan feels the
board should be more involved. He said perhaps
we could run an Ad in paper asking for
volunteers for V night, Marina, landscaping,
etc.
Greg Morse will be
asked to be the Harbor Master again this year.
Marty will speak with him.
Dep. Mayor Callahan
suggested no raises this year for employees and
Trustee Grant agreed. The board needs to think
about that and also find ways to save on the
budget.
In reference to the
recent Safety Meeting held at DPW, we may have
to purchase an Air Monitor, for approximately.
$1000, for DPW/WWTP to share. The State is to
give us a report and we will go from there. The
State will come back and continue the training.
A motion to adjourn was
made by Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes
Board of Trustees Correction to 3-3-16
Special Mtg.
Omitted from the above minutes in
error: The Village Clerk/Treasurer suggested
that it may be a good idea for the board to
consider the possibility of splitting the
position of Clerk/Treasurer and having a Village
Clerk and a Village Treasurer. The purpose of
this is that the combined job is becoming to
much for one person. No change can be made until
the next appointment of the Clerk/Treasurer
which is April 2017. This is just something that
she felt should be looked into and considered
for the future.
Reminder, the position is a Mayor's appointment, the above is just a suggestion.
Board of Trustees
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes,
Trustees Martin Callahan, James Castrucci
and Connie Grant Excused: Trustee Gene
Colorito
Public: Jeremy Silverman, GEMS
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Barnes and the salute to flag was
given.
Public: Jeremy Silverman, GEMS
grant writer spoke concerning doing a grant
for the WWTP repairs. He called McDonald
Engineering for information on the project,
but the Engineer (Doug Cole) has no
information for WWTP grant. He would charge
$1000 to do a report to be submitted with
the grant. A motion to go forward with
McDonald Engineering working with GEMS on
the grant, was made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Callahan. All ayes
Jeremy also discussed the Main St.
Grant and is going to resubmit it.
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
discussed the fire truck specs. He said he
purchased a book that tells what is required
by the State and Clerk was given said book.
It tells the minimum requirements for fire
trucks. It is up to the board how much they
want to put on the truck. The Mayor and the
board will meet again to discuss this
matter.
Next he tried to answer the
question "what if public harasses a public
official?" He said there is a limit. The
Mayor stated that he and the Attorney have
been working on securing land for the Solar
Project. We are waiting for the okay from
National Grid to agree on the three (3)
phase.
Consent Agenda: A motion to create
a consent agenda consisting of the minutes
of the Regular Meeting of 1-19-16,
Treasurer's Report, Investment Report,
Justice Report, Police Report, DPW/WaterSewer/WWTP
Report and Codes Report was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee Callahan.
A motion to adopt said agenda was made by
Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes
Audit: A motion to accept the Audit as presented in the amount of $ 143,893.09, was made by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee Castrucci. It was broken down as follows:
General Fund $89,615.62
Cemetery
Fund $1,500.00
Department Heads:
Fire Chief, Christopher Weaver:
Chief Weaver said he would like purchase
five (5) sets of turn-out gear at a cost of
$2,681 each. Money is in budget. Also he
needs two (2) electric fans (smoke ejector)
at a cost of $779 and two (2) hooks at a
cost of $150. A motion to purchase all items
as requested was made by Trustee Callahan
and seconded by Trustee Castrucci. The Mayor
asked the Chief to hold off on ordering the
fans till the end of March. Chief was okay
with this request. The Chief told the board
that the department had received a donation
of $500 from Kinney Drugs in honor of
Pharmacists Tim Baumaster being the
Pharmacists of the year. He also stated that
the department was working on OSHA training.
DPW/WWTP/Water-Sewer Supervisor-William
Viciarelli-absent
Trustee Callahan asked about the
mess on Averill Street and the Mayor said it
will be cleaned up tomorrow. Trustee
Castrucci said he cleaned the creek out at
the Park. He asked that it be done three (3)
weeks ago and nothing was done so he did it
himself.
Police Chief-Diana Callen:
excused-sick
Codes Officer-Wayne Horender:
He stated he had a ton of
complaints, he has several that will be
served and he is sending a letter to Becky
Holloway and the owner of 39 Monroe St.
(Engineer report-need court order for this).
He said he spoke with the owner of the
Central Hotel and he has two (2) weeks to
fix the problems.
He once again mentioned the
possibility of a puppy mill. Attorney said
the Ag/Markets law is the driving force to
handle this. Cruelty to animals is the
police. With Puppy Mills you can have a
local law and designate who enforces the
law. The Board can ask the Town to add
wording to their local law.
Old Business:
Canal Grant: signed agreement
papers today and sent back to State. Grant
writer handling this project.
Park Grant: we are in the process
of redoing the budget and working on the
grants
New Business:
A Election Inspectors: Judy Swartz,
Joyce Schoff and Les Larsen. A motion to
accept the inspectors was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee Castrucci.
Three (3) ayes, Trustee Grant abstained
B Sales Tax: received $47,960.43,
slightly less that the same quarter last
year.
C Letter-American Legion: they
invited the board to participate in the
Memorial Day Parade. Those board members
that will participate are Trustee Callahan,
Trustee Grant, Trustee Castrucci and the
Mayor. Trustee Colorito marches with the
American Legion.
Other:
Springiest this year will be held
on May 27, 28, 29th This will tie in with
the Legion Parade on the 30th•
The Mayor said he appointed a
Cemetery Committee consisting of Shelly
Arduini, Christine Clark, April and Anthony
Smida, Matt Rapacz and Larry Schoff. They
will be working on marking the different
sections with signs, doing a map for the
entrance and putting a book at the entrance
with names of everyone buried there so
guests can find who they are looking for
much easier. Also the Clerk is to purchase a
sign for the new section stating it was
prepared and marked in memory of Adam and
Nellie Horn with funds from the Horn
Foundation. A motion to allow the clerk to
purchase said sign was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee Grant. All
ayes
Chief Weaver said that he had received several letters of support to go along with the Fire Dept. Grant
A motion to go into executive session
to discuss personnel matters was made by Trustee
Callahan and seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All
ayes. The board left at 8:0013M. The board
returned at 8:22PM but brought nothing back to
the floor.
A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Callahan and seconded by Trustee Castrucci. All ayes.
Board of Trustees Regular
Meeting 01-09-2016 6:30 PM
Community House
Present: Mayor Bernard
Barnes, Trustees Martin Callen, James Castrucci,
Gene Colorito and Constance Grant Excused: Attorney
Norman Mastromoro
Also: William Viciarelli,
DPW/Water/WWTP/Supervisor, Diana Callen, Police
Chief, Christopher Weaver, Fire Chief and Wayne
Horender, Codes Officer
Public: Dawn Lamphere,
Christine Clark, Anthony Manzanero, Andrew Weber
The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Barnes and the Salute to the flag was
given.
Public: First to speak was
the Village Auditor, Anthony Manzanero. He presented
the management letter for the Mayor to sign and
explained the findings and responses (see attached).
He said that the Clerk/Treasurer should give each
member of the board a copy of the trial balance.
They should look it over and discuss any questions
they may have with the Clerk/Treasurer. The Mayor
asked about the court audit, could he get a copy of
the check list for the Court Committee that is going
to audit the court periodically. The Auditor will do
a regular audit for the year we are in but then the
trustees can do it, due to the fact that you plan to
close the court.
Next to speak was Dawn
Lamphere. Dawn is the chairperson, appointed by the
Mayor, to handle the last night celebration to be
held on 12/31/16. The co-chair will be Christine
Clark. William Viciarelli, Diana Callen, and Chris
Weaver have all offered to help. Dawn requested that
the Board get involved too. She stated that she
received information from Ft. Plain in regards to
the cost of the event they just had in 2015. She is
going to hold a meeting on Tuesday, January 26th at
6:00PM in the Community House which will be open to
the public with hopes of getting more people
involved and some ideas as to what to use for
entertainment.
Mr. Weber spoke next and
asked if he could get some answers concerning the
Cumberland Farms robbery as his wife works there.
The Mayor informed him that the board had no
information and if they did, they could not disclose
it. It is a police matter and still under
investigation. The Police Chief told him that there
were many people involved, detectives, sheriffs,
police and police sergeants. They are all
investigating the matter. Nothing can be said to
hinder that investigation. When they find out
anything it will be in the paper.
Legals: The attorney was
absent but sent the attached information for review.
Consent Agenda: A motion to
adopt a consent agenda consisting of the minutes of
the regular meeting of 12-15-15, Treasurers Report,
Investment Report, Justice Report, Police Report,
DPW/Water/WWTP Report and Codes Report was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee Callahan.
All ayes A motion to adopt said agenda was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee Callahan.
All ayes
Claims: A motion to accept
the claims in the amount of $91,785.38 was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee Grant. All
ayes The claims were broken down as follows:
General $56,511.85
Cemetery Fund
$252.40
Marina Fund $994.86
Water Fund $4,664.73
Sewer Fund $29,381.54
Department Heads:
Christopher Weaver-Fire
Chief: Mr. Weaver said they will hold physicals for
the firemen on 2/4/16 at the Community House
starting at 4:00PM. He also stated that they had
sent in the FEMA Grant for $345,000. This includes
30 sets Turnout Gear, 60 Hoods and 30 SCRA/Bottles.
They have received a letter of support from Senator
Amedore. Mr. Weaver will email letter to Clerk and
also requested that she send out requests for
support letters to other people. She will do this.
The portable pond has arrived. Mr. Weaver said the
dept. has been busy constructing new policies. Also
he stated that the bricks on the Fire House were
repaired, he thanked DPW. The Mayor stated that Mr.
Weaver had given him a list of Sports Teams from the
School that had won championships. He said these
should be put on a sign and placed at each end of
the Village. A motion to have the signs made and
placed was made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes. Mr. Viciarelli will
contact the County Sign Department.
William
Viciarelli-DPW/Water/WWTP Supervisor:
Trustee Callahan asked Mr.
Viciarelli about the cleaning of Storm Drains. The
response was that 90% of them have been cleaned. Mr.
Viciarelli then discussed his report which is
attached.
Diana Callen-Police Chief:
She said she had nothing
except what is in her report and that they are still
investigating the robbery at Cumberland Farms.
Wayne Horender-Codes
Officer:
He said it was a light
month, few complaints about people leaving garbage
on their porch. He informed the board that there is
possibly a puppy mill going on in the Village. He
was told to discuss that with the Attorney. Mr.
Horender thinks there should be a local law adopted
concerning this matter. The Mayor asked about the
house on Monroe and told Mr. Horender that if he
needs an engineer to condemn it, he will call
McDonald Engineering.
Old Business:
1 Solar—The Mayor said that
Attorney Mastromoro is in contact with Mr. Holcum
and the Bank to see what we need to do to purchase
the land. National Grid would have to go up 3 poles.
We could enter the property from behind the Nursing
Home. He said he is in touch with Rob Gauchat from
Solar Liberty. Trustee Castrucci suggested speaking
with Tessero about his land.
New Business:
The Clerk put information
in the packets concerning a webinar in regards to
Fiscal Stress. It is open to Village Officials if
they are interested.
The Mayor said he would
like to change the March and April meeting dates.
The regular March meeting would be changed from the
15th to the 22nd due to the Village election being
on the 15th, The April organizational meeting would
be on the 18th of April and the Regular meeting on
the 19th Board was in agreement with the changes.
Other:
The Mayor said he had been
given two names as candidates for the Housing Board.
They are James Castrucci and Margaret DiGiacomo, 4
year terms. A motion to appoint Mr. Castrucci and MS
DiGiacomo to the Housing Board for a four year term,
was made by Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Callahan. 3 ayes and 2 (Trustee Castrucci and
Trustee Grant) abstained.
The clerk read a resolution
to move money from the Contingency line to the
Clerks Audit line and the Trustee Contractual line.
(see attached). A motion to accept Resolution 1 of
2016 was made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Callahan. All ayes
Trustee Callahan handed out
information concerning safety. He also said that he
had contacted Mr. Smith who is head of FFA at the
local school, concerning landscaping the front of
the Community House.
A motion to adjourn was
made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes.
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