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Minutes Archive - 2018
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2018 - Jan.16 | Feb.21 | Mar.20 | Apl.03 | Apl.09 | May 15 | May 24 | Jun.19 | Jul.17 |
| Aug.2 | Sep.18 | Oct.16 | Nov.20 | Dec.11
Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting
12/11/2018
- 6:30 PM Community House
Present: Mayor Barnes,
Trustees James Castrucci, Gene
Colorito, Connie Grant, Charles
Straney and Attorney Norman
Mastromoro
Public: Sharon Fuller
and Dawn Lamphere
The meeting was called
to order by Mayor Barnes and the
salute to the flag was given.
Public-Dawn Lamphere
informed the Board that she had
some 2019 Erie Canal Corridor
Calendars. She also said that
the Tree Lighting went well,
even though the numbers were
down.
Consent Agenda: A
motion to create a consent
agenda consisting of the minutes
of the 11/20/2018 Regular
Meeting, Police, DPW, WWTP,
Codes, and Treasurer's reports
was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee
Colorito. All ayes, motion
carried.
A motion to adopt said
Agenda was made by Trustee Grant
and seconded by Trustee Straney.
All ayes, motion carried.
Audit of Claims: A
motion to accept the claims as
presented by the Clerk, in the
amount of $94,739.42 was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded
by Trustee Colorito, All ayes,
motion carried. They were broken
down as follows:
General Fund:
$52,705.66
Cemetery Fund: $558.79
Marina Fund: $5,337.22
Water Fund: $2,307.93
Sewer Fund: $33,829.82
The Mayor told the
Board that almost all the LED
lights at the firehouse have
been changed out.
Department Heads:
Fire Department: No one
present
DPW: Jarrod explained
that the salt bins are full. He
also told the Board that the
Salter engine is now working and
a manhole on Main St. had been
fixed. He was told that the fire
hydrants and sewer need to be
flushed every six months.
Police: Things are
going well. No issues.
WWTP: Frank will be
doing Mike's evaluation on
Wednesday.
Codes: No one present
Marina: No one present
Treasurer: No one
present
Old Business-Trustee
Straney made a motion to go with CIS
for the Firefighter Cancer
insurance. Trustee Grant seconded,
all ayes. Motion carried.
The Mayor reminded everyone
to bring their suggestions about the
Marina Rules to the February
meeting.
New Business: *The Clerk
presented the bids for the 2019
Dodge Charger. Only one bid was
received, from Fuccillo Chrysler of
Nelliston. The bid was $39,530.00.
After some discussion, a motion was
made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Straney to
accept Resolution #5, the bid from
Fuccillo for the 2019 Dodge Charger.
All ayes, motion carried.
Roll Call: Mayor-Yes
Trustee Castrucci-Yes Trustee
Colorito-Yes
Trustee Grant-Yes Trustee
Straney-Yes
*The Board discussed the
Consolidated Board of Health.
Financing is done through the Town
budget and collected with the Town
taxes for both Village and Town.
Dissolving the Board of Health was
discussed. If it were to be
dissolved the Village Board would
become the Board of Health. The Town
will be discussing the same matter
at their next meeting. The Clerk
gave the amount of the Mortgage Tax
from the County for the period of
4/1-9/30/2018. The amount was
$3,394.63. The Clerk also, told the
Board that the election for Mayor
and two Trustees will be held on
March 19, 2019. A motion was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
the Mayor to use the Community House
as the polling place and hours to be
from noon until 9pm. All ayes,
motion carried. She also told them
that the first day to pick up
petitions is January 02, 2019.
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
told the Board that he is still
waiting for the final approval from
National Grid so the Solar Project
can move forward. He also has been
in touch with Bill Van
Gorder with NYMIR to find
out if they are satisfied with the
Village's policies. Storage of
electronic data (email, cell phones
and voice mails) are very important.
There was discussion concerning the
purchase of a new dump truck. The
attorney presented Resolution #6
which standardizes the need to
purchase a Ford dump truck with plow
and spreader. A motion was made by
Trustee Straney and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci to accept the
resolution. All ayes, motion
carried. A motion was made by
Trustee Straney and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci to accept
Resolution #7 which accepts the
specs for the truck as prepared. All
ayes, motion carried.
Other: None
Public: None
Trustee Straney made a
motion to go into Executive session
to discuss personnel. Trustee
Colorito seconded, all ayes, motion
carried. A motion was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Straney to return to the
regular meeting. All ayes, motion
carried. No action taken.
Motion to adjourn was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Straney. All ayes, motion
carried.
Next regular meeting will
be February 12, 2019 at 6:30 pm.
Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting
11/20/2018
- 6:30 PM Community House
Present: Mayor Barnes,
Trustees James Castrucci, Gene
Colorito, Connie Grant, Charles
Straney and Attorney Norman
Mastromoro
Public: Katrina
Caring!, Sharon Fuller, Dawn
Lamphere and Jeannette Cretser
The meeting was called
to order by Mayor Barnes and the
salute to the flag was given.
Public-Nothing
A Motion was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci to purchase
Office equipment totaling
$6,871.00 to be paid from the
reserve account and have the
treasurer increase the building
equipment line. All ayes, motion
carried
Legals: Attorney
Mastromoro explained that there
is one letter to be sent to
National Grid and the Solar
Project will be complete. Start
date is by or before June 30,
2019. He then introduced a model
Sexual Harassment Policy from
the State. After some
discussion, a motion was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded
by Trustee Colorito to adopt the
policy. All ayes, motion
carried. He then brought up the
Firefighters Cancer Insurance,
Trustee Straney informed the
Board that there was a meeting
with Mang Insurance today
concerning that topic. He shared
some information and the Board
decided to wait another month to
act on it.
Consent Agenda: A
motion to create a consent
agenda consisting of the minutes
of the 10/16/18 Regular Meeting,
Police, DPW, WWTP, Codes,
Treasurer's, and Marina reports
was made by Trustee Grant and
seconded by Trustee Straney. All
ayes, motion carried.
A motion to adopt said
Agenda was made by Trustee
Straney and seconded by Trustee
Colorito. All ayes, motion
carried.
Audit of Claims: A
motion to accept the claims as
presented by the Clerk, in the
amount of $77,593.46 was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci. All ayes,
motion carried. They were broken
down as follows:
General Fund:
$40,871.63
Cemetery Fund:
$11,976.05
Marina Fund: $11,065.87
Water Fund:
$3,198.85
Sewer Fund: $10,481.06
Department Heads:
Fire Department: No one
present
DPW: Jarrod explained that
the 2001 Dump Truck had been
repaired and the salt bins are full.
He also told the Board that he and
Mark Trombetta had attended the
required water class and have
received the books for the home
study course. The Christmas
decorations are up, we are getting
the Christmas tree from Quackenbush.
Denise and Chris LaCoppola will be
decorating it on Sunday
Police: No one present
WWTP: No one present
Codes: No one present
Marina: No one present
Treasurer: No one present
New Business: Sales tax
this quarter was $51,748.90. A
motion was made by Trustee Straney
and seconded by Trustee Colorito to
sign the agreement with the
Gloversville-Johnstown Joint WWTP
for two years at a cost of $0.045
per gallon. All ayes, motion
carried. New Marina rules were
distributed and the Mayor asked all
Trustees to look it over and have
there suggestions ready for the
February meeting.
Other: A motion was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Straney change the dates of
the December meeting to 12/11, the
February meeting to 2/12 and the
March meeting to 3/12. All ayes,
motion carried. Fire Chief Weaver
gave the attorney and Mayor a copy
of the Town of Mohawk's Local Law
for Alarm Systems to look over,
Trustee Straney explained to the
Board why Mang Insurance is
suggesting we use ESIP for the
firefighter cancer Insurance. They
are closest to the law and we also
have other insurance with them.
Public: Dawn Lamphere told
the Board that the Tree Lighting
will be held on December 2nd at 6 p
at the lot on the corner of Main and
S. Division Sts. She also informed
the Board that the Chamber
will be holding "A
Community Conversation" on January
9, 2019 at the OESJ High School
Auditorium at 6:30 pm. The goal is
to begin building consensus in an
effort to move the community forward
positively and productively.
Trustee Grant made a motion
to go into Executive session to
discuss personnel. Trustee Castrucci
seconded, all ayes, motion carried.
A motion was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Straney to return to the
regular meeting. All ayes, motion
carried. No action taken.
A motion was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Grant to increase Raymond
Renzi's pay from $18.00 to $22.00 an
hour and Stephen Ferraro's pay from
$18.00 to $19.00 per hour. All ayes,
motion carried.
Motion to adjourn was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Straney. All ayes, motion
carried.
Next regular meeting will
be December 11th at 6:30 pm.
Board of Trustees
Present: Mayor Barnes,
Trustees James Castrucci, Gene
Colorito, Connie Grant, Charles
Straney, and Attorney Norman
Mastromoro
Public: None
The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Barnes and the salute
to the flag was given. Public: None
A motion was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Straney to adjourn the
meeting. All ayes, motion carried.
Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting
10/16/2018
- 6:30 PM Community House
Present: Mayor Barnes,
Trustees Gene Colorito, Connie
Grant, Charles Straney and
Attorney Norman Mastromoro
Also: Chief
Callen-Police, Frank Erno-WWTP,
Jarrod Walrath-DPW Public: Kathy
Buckley, Katrina Caringi, Joe
Carter, Mariah McDaniel
The meeting was called
to order by Mayor Barnes and the
salute to the flag was given.
Public-Katrina Caringi
told the Board and the police
that she appreciated all the
work that was done concerning
the Mikala MacVilla case. She
also questioned the address for
the Village's website, as she
was having trouble accessing it.
The Clerk gave her the correct
address to use. She had
questions about the upcoming
elections. She and Mariah
McDaniel expressed their concern
for the safety in the Village.
They were assured that the
police were doing all they can.
Chief Callen also told everyone
that the police Facebook page
was not working and told
everyone not to use it.
Consent Agenda: A
motion to create a consent
agenda consisting of the minutes
of the 9/18/18 Regular Meeting,
10/3 Emergency Meeting, Police,
DPW, WWTP, Codes, Treasurer's,
and Marina reports was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes,
motion carried.
A motion to adopt said
Agenda was made by Trustee Grant
and seconded by Trustee
Colorito. All ayes, motion
carried.
Audit of Claims: A
motion to accept the claims as
presented by the Clerk, in the
amount of $136,300.41 was made
by Trustee Colorito and seconded
by Trustee Grant. All ayes,
motion carried. They were broken
down as follows:
General Fund:
$122,467.99
Cemetery Fund: $239.91
Marina Fund: $3,459.23
Water Fund: $7,967.52
Sewer Fund: $2,165.76
Department Heads:
Fire Department: No one
present.
DPW: Jarrod was asked
about the pickup of yard debris.
The Board suggested that the
Clerk put in the paper that yard
debris will be picked up until
November 30th or the first
accumulating snowfall. If
residents have an abundance of
yard debris, they should call
the DPW garage and ask for a
truck. He will be storing the
new LED lights at the firehouse.
He was asked to check the
Christmas lights early in case
he needs to order some new ones.
He was also asked to have the
urns at the Community House
removed.
Police: Chief Callen
told the Board that it might be
a good idea to budget some money
for a future significant issue,
such as we had with the missing
girl.
WWTP: Frank informed
the Board that the comminutor
was not working, but they were
using a bypass for the time
being.
Codes: No one present.
Marina: No one present.
Treasurer: No one present
New Business: Kathy Buckley
raised an issue with the Trunk n
Treat that the fire department wants
to hold at the ballfield. She said
with the field being wet, and cars
driving on it, the field would be
damaged. After some discussion,
Trustee Straney made a motion that
the fire department not use the
field. Motion was seconded by
Trustee Grant. All ayes, motion
carried.
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
explained Resolution No. 2-which is
for the purchase of a new police
vehicle and the reasoning for
purchasing a Dodge. Trustee Straney
made a motion to go out to bid for a
Dodge Charger with police package
options. Motion was seconded by
Trustee Grant. All ayes, motion
carried. A motion was made by
Trustee Straney to have the Mayor
sign the Memorandum of Lease,
Acknowledgment of Assignment and
Amended Lease for the Solar Project.
Trustee Grant seconded the motion.
All ayes, motion carried.
Other: Billy Viccarielli,
Mark Trombetta and Jarod Walrath
will be attending the lab course in
Hoosick Falls on October 20 After
some discussion about the cost of
materials and having paid for some
employees to take the course, a
motion was made by Trustee Straney
for new hires to pay for the
materials and upon licensure, the
Village will reimburse them the cost
of materials. Trustee Colorito
seconded the motion. All ayes,
motion carried.
The Town Planning Board
will hold a public hearing on 10/30
at 7 pm concerning their Solar
Energy System.
Trustee Straney made a
motion to go into Executive session
to discuss personnel. Trustee Grant
seconded, all ayes, motion carried.
A motion was made by
Trustee Straney and seconded by
Trustee Grant to return to the
regular meeting. All ayes, motion
carried. No action taken.
The Board discussed a
resident's request to amend their
water bill. After the discussion,
Trustee Straney made a motion that
the Clerk contact the homeowner and
ask what they are willing to pay if
the meter is not sent out to be
tested. The offer will be brought
back to the Board at the next
meeting with no penalties. The Clerk
has checked the reading after the
billing and it appears that the
meter is working. Trustee Grant
seconded the motion. All ayes,
motion carried.
Motion to adjourn was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Straney. All ayes, motion
carried. Next regular meeting will
be November 20th at 6:30 pm.
Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting
09/18/2018
- 6:30 PM Community House
Present: Mayor Barnes,
Trustees James Castrucci, Gene
Colorito, Charles Straney and
Attorney Norman Mastromoro
Also: Chief
Callen-Police, Cathy Anderson &
Grace DeWaal Malefyt-Marina,
Frank ErnoWWRP, Jarrod Walrath-DPW
Public: Dawn Lamphere,
Sharon Fuller, Robert Smith,
Kathy Buckley, Katrina Caringi,
Joe Carter, Carrie Caringi, Anne
Mekeel, Tony Susi, Barbara Susi,
John Lull, Pamela Wozniak, Mike
Battisti (Borderline
Excavating), L. Wozniak, Lia
Murrero, Paul Lavoie (Solar
Liberty), Douglas Cole (Prime
Engineering), Cheryl Fillekes,
Shelly Arduini, Don Schoff
The meeting was called
to order by Mayor Barnes and the
salute to the flag was given.
Public-Anne Mekeel and
Katrina Caringi had a list of
questions concerning Nestle. The
Mayor and Board explained that
only permission to do a survey
was given and they have not
received a report yet. Mr. Smith
stated that Nestle would put up
money for an independent study.
They also asked if the Village
could do an independent survey.
They were told yes, but they
would have to pay for it. They
were also told that down the
road there would be a public
hearing to inform the community
on the progress.
The Soldiers and
Sailors Park was discussed. The
contractor and engineering firm
were able to answer questions
concerning the flat top of the
wall. Mr. Cole explained that it
would protect the underlayment.
The Mayor asked Mr.
Smith why the Board was not
invited to his St. Johnsville
2023 meeting. He also said that
the letter contained unfavorable
language directed at the
Chamber's president and the
Village Mayor and Board and he
was very upset about it. Mr.
Smith thanked him for his
opinion.
The American Legion was
praised by the public for their
work on the park next to their
building. The Mayor discussed
some of the work being done
around the Village. The Main St.
grant, new lights at the ball
field and the dirt being changed
on the infield were some of the
things reported. The Land Bank
is taking over 3W. Main St. with
intentions of bringing it back
into compliance with codes and
making improvements to the
downstairs (commercial) and the
upstairs (residential). The
house on 37 Monroe St. will be
demolished.
Paul Lavoie (Solar
Liberty) explained that they
were close to construction on
the solar panels. There was
discussion about a Removal Bond
for the end of the Agreement to
take down the panels. He also
explained that there would be an
amendment to the Purchase Power
Agreement to cause an increase
in the price of the electric
from $10.50 to $10.65 per watt
and an additional $1,500.00 per
year. He said that the next step
would be to contact National
Grid and the financing company.
It was suggested that the
Village put NYMIR on notice that
the solar panels should be in
place by the end of Spring.
Consent Agenda: A
motion to create a consent
agenda consisting of the minutes
of the 8/21/18 Regular Meeting,
Police, Treasurer's, Marina and
Codes reports was made by
Trustee Colorito and seconded by
Trustee Straney. All ayes,
motion carried.
A motion to adopt said
Agenda was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes,
motion carried.
Audit of Claims: A
motion to accept the claims as
presented by the Clerk, in the
amount of $240,139.15 was made
by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Straney. All
ayes, motion carried. They were
broken down as follows:
General Fund:
$131,772.65
Cemetery Fund: $378.96
Marina Fund: $50,110.73
Water Fund: $30,558.29
Sewer Fund: $27,217.04
Department Heads:
Fire Department: No one
present
DPW: Jarrod went over
his report and discussed work
orders, what has happened during
the month and what was planned
for the upcoming month.
Police: Chief Callen
told the Board that her only
issue at this time is staffing.
She is having problems filling
all shifts.
WWTP: Frank informed
the Board that Mike Kardash has
passed all three of his exams
and he will be eligible to take
the final exam in March 2019.
Codes:
Marina: The ladies are
asking everyone to slow down and
keep to the speed limit. They
have also given the Mayor a
"wish list". The Mayor will meet
with them to get their input on
a letter that will be
distributed to the campers
before they leave for the
season.
Treasurer: No one
present
Old Business: joint
Planning Commission-The
following names were put up for
seats on the Commission-Dawn
Lamphere, Thomas Elwood (Yes),
Robert Bergen, Christine Clark,
Dina Brundage and
Robert Failing Ill. A motion was
made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Straney to
submit the names to the Town.
All ayes, motion carried.
New Business: The
Village Clerk read a Resolution
approving the opening of a bank
account with Kinderhook Bank and
approving signatories to the
account A motion to accept
the resolution was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded
by Trustee Straney. All ayes,
motion carried.
Roll Call: Trustee
Castrucci-Yes Trustee
Straney-Yes Trustee Colorito-Yes
Mayor Barnes-Abstained
Trustee Straney discussed
the issue with grass clippings and
yard debris left at the curb. He
states that it makes more work for
the DPW guys. He wondered lithe
biodegradable bags would be a good
fix. It was decided to leave things
as is for now.
Village Clerk Rackmyer
explained to the Board that our
codes book has not been updated in
more than ten years and had a quote
from General Code to do the update.
The cost would be between $1,935.00
and $2,355.00. The Board would like
to wait and review it.
The Mayor explained that
the air conditioner is leaking in
the Village office and asked Trustee
Castrucci if he would look and it
and see if he could fix it as
opposed to paying someone to do it.
Dawn Lamphere told the
Board about a Community Conversation
that will be having a meeting. The
forum would be two facilitators to
discuss concerns and visions for the
community. She will update the Board
when there is a definite time and
place.
Trustee Castrucci made a
motion to go into Executive session
to discuss employment issues and
Solar Liberty. Trustee Colorito
seconded, all ayes, motion carried.
A motion was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Straney to return to the
regular meeting. All ayes, motion
carried. No action taken.
A motion was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Colorito to approve the
Resolution to Approve the Corrective
Subdivision and Combination of Tax
Parcels 8.523-23, 8.52-3-46.2,
8.52-3-47.22, 8.52-3-47.1, 8.52-3-13
and 8.52-3-12. All ayes, motion
accepted.
Attorney Mastromoro will
clarify with Paul Lavoie (Solar
Liberty) a question about taxes.
Motion to adjourn was made
by Trustee Straney and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci. All ayes, motion
carried
Next regular meeting will
be October 16 at 6:30 pm.
Board of Trustees
Emergency Meeting
08/02/2018
- 6:00 PM Community House
Present: Mayor Bernard
Barnes, Trustees Gene Colorito,
Connie Grant and Charles
Straney, and Chief Diana Callen
The meeting was called
to order by Mayor Barnes and the
salute to the flag was given.
There was a discussion
of the Joint Comprehensive Plan
Commission. It was decided that
everyone was to think of some
people that would want to be on
the Commission from the Village.
There are to be five from the
Town and five from the Village.
Trustee Grant made a motion to
accept the Joint Commission and
Trustee Colorito seconded. All
ayes, motion carried.
Chief Callen advised
the Board about the hiring of an
SRO at the high school. The high
school would be responsible for
wages and supplies. She also
told the Board that Tom Oare
will be the SRO at the
elementary school. She is favor
of hiring Donald Van Duesen, an
ex-Chief of Police from
Gloversville,
The Mayor made the
following appointments-Donald
Van Duesen, Kevin Collins and
Vincent Grainer. A motion was
made by Trustee Straney to
appoint Mr. Van Deusen as the
SRO at the high school. The
motion was seconded by Trustee
Colorito, all ayes, motion
carried. Trustee Straney made a
motion to accept the hiring of
Kevin Collins and Vincent
Grainer. Trustee Grant seconded,
all ayes, motion carried.
A motion was made by
Trustee Straney to increase the
seasonal price per site at the
Marina by $100.00. Trustee
Colorito seconded, all ayes)
motion carried. A letter will be
delivered to all the campers at
the Marina informing them of the
price increase of $100.00 per
site. The increase will take
effect in 2019. The Mayor and
Trustee Straney will hand
deliver the letters.
Trustee Grant made a
motion to hire Randall Conrad at
the DPW at $14.00 per hour with
the understanding that he will
get his water certification and
his CDL permit. His start date
will be August 21. Trustee
Colorito seconded, all ayes,
motion carried, Trustee Grant
also made a motion to hire
Jarrod Walrath as DPW Supervisor
with a salary of $40,000.00 per
year. He already has his CDL and
would require no benefits.
Trustee Colorito seconded the
motion. All ayes, motion
carried. His start date will be
August 13.
Prices are needed for
the catch basin on Averill St.
Horender, Green Pines and
Paraskeva will be asked.
Chief Callen is getting
a package together for a new
police car.
There was discussion
about the age of the vehicles at
the DPW. They range from five
years to 21 years. The Treasurer
will be asked how to purchase
some new equipment and getting
bids for a truck in January or
February of 2019.
A motion was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Straney to pay bills.
All ayes, motion carried.
There was an extension
granted on the installation of
the solar panels. They will be
installed in 2019.
A motion was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Straney to adjourn the
meeting. All ayes, motion
carried.
Next meeting is to be held
August 21, 2018.
Board of Trustees
Present: Mayor Barnes,
Trustees James Castrucci, Gene
Colorito, Connie Grant, Charles
Straney and Attorney Norman
Mastromoro
Also: Chief Callen-Police,
Cliff Dorrough-Codes, Cathy Anderson
& Grace DeWaal MalefytMarina
Public: Dawn Lamphere,
Sharon Fuller, Jeannette Cretser and
Kathy Buckley
The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Barnes and the salute
to the flag was given.
Public: Dawn
Lamphere-thanked the Mayor and Board
for their help with the 100 +
bicyclists that came through the
Village.
Legal: Attorney Mastromoro
informed the Board that he will be
recording a second deed to the 3.6
acres from Mr. Bergen. The transfer
will be recorded Wednesday, July
18th, There
was also a discussion about
the end of the 25-year agreement as
to the cost of removal of the panels
for the solar project. A motion was
made by Trustee Straney and seconded
by Trustee Castrucci to have the
Mayor sign the deed and lease
agreement. All ayes, motion carried.
The Attorney and Chief Callen
discussed the issue of trailers
parking on the street for extended
Consent Agenda: A motion to
create a consent agenda consisting
of the minutes of the 6/19/18
Regular Meeting, Police, DPW,
Treasurer's and WWTP reports was
made by Trustee Grant and seconded
by Trustee Castrucci. All ayes,
motion carried.
A motion to adopt said
Agenda was made by Trustee Straney
and seconded by Trustee Castrucci.
All ayes, motion carried.
Audit of Claims: A motion
to accept the claims as presented by
the Clerk, in the amount of
$127,114.50 was made by Trustee
Straney and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes, motion carried.
They were broken down as follows:
General Fund: $98,157.19
Cemetery Fund: $174.97
Marina Fund: $12,528.12
Water Fund: $1,173.78
Sewer Fund: $15,080.44
Department Heads:
Fire Department: No one
present
DPW: Nothing
Police: Chief Callen told the
Board that there are several officers
leaving which leaves limited
availability for coverage. She has new
officers that are in training but won't
be available for some time yet. There
will also be additional invoices for
expenses to be incurred.
WWTP: No one present
Codes: Cliff reported that
there was a structure fire on Kingsbury
Ave. and he has issued several building
permits.
Marina: It was reported that
there are 26 seasonal and only 2 transit
sites.
Treasurer: All thought that the
new layout was very good.
Old Business: Joint
Comprehensive Plan Commission was
tabled.
New Business: The Mayor
explained that there would be additional
$1,300.00 needed to complete the
Firehouse Light project. A motion was
made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded
by Trustee Straney to increase the
amount for the project by $1,300.00. All
ayes, motion carried.
The County auction was
discussed. There needs to be a
notification of code violations. Trustee
Straney asked for suggestions to the
Work Order Form Request. He will be
sending it to the County to be printed.
Trustee Straney made a motion
to go into Executive session to discuss
DPW personnel. Trustee Castrucci
seconded, all ayes, motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee
Grant and seconded by Trustee Castrucci
to return to the regular meeting. All
ayes, motion carried. No action taken.
Trustee Grant made a motion to
increase Mark Trombetta's hourly wage
from $11.15 to $14.25. Motion was
seconded by Trustee Castrucci, all ayes,
motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee
Straney and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to place an employment ad as
discussed for DPW. All ayes, motion
carried.
Motion to adjourn was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Straney. All ayes, motion carried.
Next regular meeting will be September 18 at 6:30 pm.
Board of Trustees Regular
Meeting
06/19/2018 - 6:30 PM Community
House
Present: Mayor Barnes,
Trustees James Castrucci, Gene
Colorito, Connie Grant, Charles
Straney and Attorney Norman
Mastromoro
Also: Chief Callen-Police,
Frank Erno, WWTP and Cliff Dorrough,
Codes Public: Dawn Lamphere, Sharon
Fuller, Jeannette Cretser and Kathy
Buckley
The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Barnes and the salute
to the flag was given.
Codes Officer Dorrough
informed the Board that he is
sending out citations, building
permits are being done, and he will
be sending letters concerning lawns
not being mowed.
Public: Sharon Fuller
voiced her concern over a property
on Kingsbury Ave. that has dog feces
on the property and an open pool
with no fencing and will be filing a
complaint.
Kathy Buckley asked about
building permits and trailers
parking on the street for more than
24 hours.
Legal: Attorney Mastromoro
informed the Board that the Town of
Ephratah tax proceeding is on hold.
The judge has signed the solar
project judgment and he will
finalize all paperwork. There was
also a discussion about the end of
the 25-year agreement as to the cost
of removal of the panels. It was
suggested that the Village apply to
the Zoning Board of Appeals for a
special permit to operate a public
entity. There is no news about the
officer residency special
legislation. After some discussion,
a motion was made by Trustee Straney
and seconded by Trustee Grant not to
contest the disillusionment of the
MRML Reformed Church and the Village
trusts with the legal fees to be
pro-rated between all trusts. All
ayes, motion carried.
New Business‑ Consent
Agenda: A motion to create a consent
agenda consisting of the minutes of
the 5/15/18 Regular Meeting, 5/24/18
Public Hearing, 5/24/18 Year End
Meeting, Police, Treasurer's Reports
and Investment Schedule was made by
Trustee Straney and seconded by
Trustee Grant. All ayes, motion
carried.
A motion to adopt said
Agenda was made by Trustee Straney
and seconded by Trustee Grant. All
ayes, motion carried.
Audit of Claims: A motion to
accept the claims as presented by the
Clerk, in the amount of $36,108.85 was
made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded
by Trustee Colorito. All ayes, motion
carried. They were broken down as
follows:
General Fund: $28,279.73
Cemetery Fund: $0.00
Marina Fund: $2,161.90
Water Fund: $895.72
Sewer Fund: $4,771.50
Department Heads:
Fire Department: No one Present
DPW: Nothing
Police: Chief Callen told the
Board that Sergeant Battisti resigned
effective 5/31/18.
WWTP: Frank Erno asked the
Board's permission to send Mike Kardash
to Morrisville for WWTP classes. A
motion was made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Grant to sign Mr.
Kardash up for the classes. All ayes,
motion carried. Frank also asked the
Board to have the fire truck moved.
Codes: Nothing
Marina: No one present
Old Business: The Board looked
over the three-year history of a
water/sewer bill. Trustee Straney made a
motion and it was seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to adjust the 9/18 bill to
$400.00 with a letter that this is a
one-time adjustment and will not be made
again. All ayes, motion carried.
New Business: The Treasurer
reported that she is working on the NYS
Comptroller's Audit and the prior year
audit. Mayor Barnes explained about a
Kayak Project Grant. It would be a free
grant that would place a kayak/canoe
rack at the Marina and could be used for
storage for a fee. A motion was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Grant to apply for the grant.
All ayes, motion carried.
Other-There was some discussion
about the Chain of Command that was
found by Trustee Colorito. It was
decided that it was fine the way it is.
Mayor Barnes appointed Barbara
Millington as Treasurer to fill the
remainder of the vacated term which ends
04/01/19. A motion was made by Trustee
Grant and seconded by Trustee Castrucci
to accept the appointment. All ayes,
motion carried.
Public:
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
informed the Board that the Flood Plain
Law #3 of 2017 would be resent to the
State. The Attorney also presented a
Resolution to approve the subdivision of
tax parcel 8.8-1-1.121. Trustee Grant
made a motion to accept the subdivision
and Trustee Castrucci seconded. All
ayes, motion carried.
Motion to adjourn was made by
Trustee Straney and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci. All ayes, motion carried.
Next regular meeting will be
August 21 at 6:30 pm.
Board of Trustees Year End
Meeting 05/24/2018
- 6:30 PM Community House
Present: Mayor Barnes, Trustees
Gene Colorito, Connie Grant and Charles
Straney, Attorney Norman Mastromoro and
Karen Crouse
Public: None
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Barnes and the salute to the
flag was given.
New Business: Treasurer Crouse
reported to the Board concerning
transfers of monies to the different
accounts, encumbrances that were done
and the 35% of the fire contracts to the
Fire Department that needed to be done
at the end of the year. A motion was
made by Trustee Straney and seconded by
Trustee Grant authorizing the Treasurer
to make necessary year end budget
adjustments. All ayes, motion carried.
There was discussion about the Reaney
trust. The bank wants to close the
accounts with the closing costs being
taken from the trust. A motion was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Colorito to bill the individual funds
for supplies, equipment rental and
office work. All ayes, motion carried.
Jack Carter is retiring on May 31st. He
would like to come back and work for the
Village. He will be instructed to fill
out all new paperwork.
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
informed the Board that the Town would
like to enter into an agreement with the
Village for a "St. Johnsville Joint
Comprehensive Plan Commission" to study
town-wide planning considerations.
Supervisor Stagliano will be drawing up
a "Mission Statement".
A motion was made by Trustee
Grant and seconded by Trustee Straney to
adopt Local Law #1 of 2018 for
enactment. Roll call: Mayor Barnes-Yes,
Trustee Grant-Yes, Trustee Colorito-Yes,
and Trustee Straney-Yes. All ayes,
motion carried.
The Board received a letter
from a resident of the Village
concerning her Water/Sewer bill. After
some discussion, it was the Boards
consensus that they need to see the
history of the account. The Village
Clerk will gather three years of history
and bring back to the Board for the June
19th meeting.
At 7:15 pm a motion was made by
Trustee Straney and seconded by Trustee
Colorito to go into executive session to
discuss DPW and office personnel. All
ayes, motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee
Straney and seconded by Trustee Colorito
to return to the regular meeting with no
action taken. All ayes, motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee Straney and seconded by Trustee Colorito to adjourn the meeting. All ayes, motion carried.
Board of Trustees Public
Hearing - Local Law #1 of 2018
05/24/2018 - 6:15 PM Community House
Present: Mayor Barnes, Trustees
Gene Colorito, Connie Grant, Charles
Straney, Attorney Norman Mastromoro and
Karen Crouse
Public: Robert Smith
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Barnes and the salute to the
flag was given.
Public: Mr. Smith had some
questions concerning the purpose of the
Local Law. Mayor Barnes explained that
it was for the tax levy in excess of the
limit if necessary.
A motion was made by Trustee
Grant and seconded by Trustee Straney to
adjourn the meeting. All ayes, motion
carried.
Board of Trustees Regular
Meeting
05/15/2018 - 6:30 PM Community
House
Present: Mayor Barnes,
Trustees James Castrucci, Gene
Colorito, Connie Grant, Charles
Straney and Attorney Norman
Mastromoro
Also: Chief Callen-Police,
and Codes Officer-Cliff Dorrough
Public: Dawn Lamphere,
Sharon Fuller, Jeanette Cretser,
Jonathan Swank, Tricia Swank The
meeting was called to order by Mayor
Barnes and the salute to the flag
was given.
Public: Jonathan Swank
wants to build a lean-to on his
property. His building permit has
been rejected by the Codes Officer
and was told that he was told to
contact the Zoning Board of Appeals
to get a variance.
Legals: Attorney Mastromoro
informed the Board that the
legislation to appoint from outside
the Village is in the Assembly and
is moving forward. The Commendation
is concluding, and the attorneys are
working out the details concerning
the money. A motion was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Straney to remove $6,500.00
from the Contingency Account and
place and retain the money in the
Combined Account for the eventual
payment of the appraised value of
3.624+/-1 acres of Holcomb land
designated for the Solar Liberty
Energy Systems, Inc. solar project.
All ayes, motion carried. Roll call:
Mayor Barnes-Yes, Trustee
Castrucci-Yes, Trustee Straney-Yes,
Trustee Colorito-Yes, Trustee
Grant-yes. A motion was made by
Trustee Straney and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci to adopt for
presentation at a public hearing to
be held on May 24th at 6:15 pm Local
Law #1 of 2018 to exceed the
property tax limit. All ayes, motion
carried. Trustee Straney made a
motion, that was seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to resubmit Local Law #3
of 2017 - Flood Prevention Damages.
All ayes, motion carried.
Consent Agenda: A motion to
create a consent agenda consisting
of the minutes of the 4/17/18 Public
Hearing, 4/17/18 regular meeting,
and Treasurer's and Codes Report,
and Investment Schedule was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes, motion
carried.
*A motion to adopt said
Agenda was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Straney. All
ayes, motion carried.Audit of
Claims: A motion to accept the
claims as presented by the Clerk, in
the amount of $36,108.85 was made by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by
Trustee Straney. All ayes, motion
carried They were broken down as
follows:
General Fund: $ 28,279.73
Cemetery Fund: $0.00
Marina Fund: $2,161.90
Water Fund: $895.72
Sewer Fund: $4,771.50
Department Heads
*Fire Department: Nothing
*DPW. Nothing
*Police: Appling for
ballistic vests
*WWTP: Nothing
*Codes: No news about 3W.
Main Street, Upper Mill needs to be
boarded up to cover tunnels and
holes, and the old Central Hotel has
been sold.
*Marina: Nothing
Old Business: Nothing
New Business: The Mayor
appointed Mary Rackmyer as Registrar
of Vital Statistics on a motion by
Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci. All ayes, motion
carried. Fuel Bids-a motion was made
by Trustee Straney and seconded by
Trustee Castrucci to accept Mirabito
for propane-three (3) years, heating
oil, gas, and diesel. A motion was
made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Straney to
accept the tax warrant if it does
not exceed $705,608.00. All ayes,
motion carried. There was discussion
about the Charitable Gifts Reserve
Fund, and it was decided to table a
decision until the next regular
meeting. A motion was made by
Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Colorito to accept
Resolution #38 between the Village
and County for Control of Grass and
Brush on County Roads beginning June
1, 2018 and ending May 31, 2019. All
ayes, motion carried. A motion was
made by Trustee Colorito and
seconded by Trustee Straney to hire
Nancy Downing to replace Chelsea
Albers in the front office. All
ayes, motion carried. The Board
looked into the request of a Village
resident to amend their water bill.
It was decided not to amend the
bill. The Marina has a "wish" list
and were told to get prices on the
items. A motion was made by Trustee
Grant and seconded by Trustee
Colorito to hire Liam Sammons if
there is a job opening between July
9 and August 31. All ayes, motion
carried.
Trustee Grant made a motion
to go into executive session and was
seconded by Trustee Castrucci to
discuss DPW and Office personnel.
All ayes, motion carried. All ayes,
motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee
Straney and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to return to regular meeting.
No action taken.
The Mayor read a letter of
resignation from Treasurer Karen Crouse
effective June 8. Trustee Straney made a
motion to accept the resignation and
Trustee Grant seconded. All ayes, motion
carried.
A motion was made by Trustee
Straney and seconded by Trustee Grant to
adjourn the meeting. All ayes, motion
carried.
Next meeting will be a Public
Hearing May 24, 2018 at 6:15 pm
Year End meeting will be held
May 24, 2018 following Public Hearing
Board of Trustees
Present: Mayor Bernard Barnes,
Trustees James Castrucci, Gene Colorito,
Connie Grant, Charles Straney and
Attorney Mastromoro
*The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Barnes and the salute to
the flag was given.
Public: Attorney Paul Lavoie
(Solar Liberty), Attorney Greg Dunn
(Bergen) *Attorney Lavoie spoke about
the configuration of the property for
the solar panels and the possibility of
giving Mr. Bergen an easement to the
property. *Attorney Dunn told the Board
that Mr. Bergen may develop the
adjoining property for solar, that he
wants legal access to the property and
that he is willing to pay for the survey
to modify the property.
*A motion was made by Trustee
Straney and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to go into executive session
to discuss possible pending litigation
concerning the solar project. All ayes,
motion carried. No decision was made.
*A motion was made by Trustee
Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to return to the special
meeting. All ayes, motion carried.
*A motion was made by Trustee
Straney and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci instructing Attorney
Mastromoro to send a letter to Attorneys
Lavoie and Dunn concerning the
discussion in executive session. All
ayes, motion carried.
*A letter was received for the
St. Johnsville Chamber of Commerce
inviting the Mayor and Board to ride in
the parade on May 12th•
*The Chamber is also asking for
a donation of $35.00 to sponsor the 30'
annual Towpath Trail Run on May 12th A
motion was made by Trustee Straney and
seconded by Trustee Grant to donate
$35.00 for the Towpath Run, All ayes,
motion carried.
*A motion was made by Trustee
Grant and seconded by Trustee Colorito
to adjourn the meeting. All ayes, motion
carried.
*Next meeting is to be held
April 17th, 2018.
Board of Trustees
Present: Mayor Barnes, Trustees
James Castrucci, Gene Colorito, Connie
Grant, Charles Straney and Attorney
Norman Mastromoro
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Barnes and the salute to the
flag was given.
The attached list of
appointments were made:
Deputy Clerk, Budget Officer,
Codes Officer, Fair Housing Officer and
Deputy Mayor A motion to accept the
attached list of appointments was made
by Trustee Colorito and seconded by
Trustee Grant. All ayes, motion carried.
Selections other than
appointments were as follows:
*Library Board-Nancy Stowell (5
Year Term)
*Housing Authority-William
Meier (5 Year Term)
Motion by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Straney, All ayes,
motion carried.
*Grievance Board #1-DPW, Water
and WWTP (2 Trustees & Village Clerk)
Trustees Colorito, Straney and
Mary Rackmyer (1 Year Terms)
*Grievance Board #2-All depts.
not covered under Board #1 (2 Trustees &
Police Chief)
Trustees Castrucci, Grant and
Chief Callen (1 Year Terms)
*Harassment Committee-Trustee
Colorito and Chief Callen (1 Year Term)
*Official
Newspaper-Times/Telegram. Motion by
Trustee Castrucci, seconded by
*Official Bank - NBT St.
Johnsville-Motion by Trustee Grant,
seconded by Trustee
*Time/place for regular
meetings-3rd Tuesday of month/6:30 pm at
Community House
Motion by Trustee Straney,
seconded by Trustee Coloritio, All ayes,
motion carried.
*Selection of Roberts
Rules-Motion by Trustee Castrucci,
seconded by Trustee Straney.
*Approve Bonding - Clerk,
Treasurer, Deputy Clerk, Mayor and
Village Trustees. Motion by Trustee
Grant, seconded by Trustee Straney. All
ayes, motion carried.
Resolutions passed are as
follows:
*Mileage Allowance-$.55 per
mile. Motion by Trustee Castrucci,
seconded by Trustee Straney. All ayes,
motion carried. Roll call: Mayor
Barnes-yes Trustee Castrucci-Yes
Trustee Colorito-Yes
Trustee Grant-Yes
Trustee Straney-Yes
*Advance Approval of Claims -
Motion by Trustee Straney, seconded by
Trustee Colorito.
All ayes, motion carried. Roll
call: Mayor Barnes - Yes, Trustee Castrucci
- Yes, Trustee Colorito - Yes, Trustee Grant
- Yes, Trustee Straney - Yes
*Next Organizational Meeting-April
1, 2019, 6:30 pm at the Community House.
Motion by Trustee Castrucci, seconded by
Trustee Straney. All ayes, motion carried.
Motion to adjourn by Trustee Grant
and seconded by Trustee Coiorito. All ayes,
motion carried.
Present: Mayor
Bernard Barnes, Trustees James Castrucci, Gene
Colorito, Connie Grant, Charles Straney and
Attorney Mastromoro
*The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Barnes and the salute
to the flag was given.
Public: Attorney
Paul Lavoie (Solar Liberty), Attorney Greg Dunn
(Bergen) *Attorney Lavoie spoke about the
configuration of the property for the solar
panels and the possibility of giving Mr. Bergen
an easement to the property. *Attorney Dunn told
the Board that Mr. Bergen may develop the
adjoining property for solar, that he wants
legal access to the property and that he is
willing to pay for the survey to modify the
property.
*A motion was made
by Trustee Straney and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to go into executive session to
discuss possible pending litigation concerning
the solar project. All ayes, motion carried. No
decision was made.
*A motion was made
by Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to return to the special meeting. All
ayes, motion carried.
*A motion was made
by Trustee Straney and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci instructing Attorney Mastromoro to
send a letter to Attorneys Lavoie and Dunn
concerning the discussion in executive session.
All ayes, motion carried.
*A letter was
received for the St. Johnsville Chamber of
Commerce inviting the Mayor and Board to ride in
the parade on May 12th. The Chamber is
also asking for a donation of $35.00 to sponsor
the 30th. annual Towpath Trail Run on May 12 th.
A motion was made by Trustee Straney and
seconded by Trustee Grant to donate $35.00 for
the Towpath Run, All ayes, motion carried.
*A motion was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Colorito to adjourn the meeting. All ayes,
motion carried. *Next meeting is to be held
April 17, 2018.
Board of Trustees
Special Meeting
Present: Mayor
Bernard Barnes, Trustees James Castrucci, Gene
Colorito, Connie Grant, Charles Straney and
Attorney Mastromoro
*The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Barnes and the salute
to the flag was given.
Public: Attorney
Paul Lavoie (Solar Liberty), Attorney Greg Dunn
(Bergen) *Attorney Lavoie spoke about the
configuration of the property for the solar
panels and the possibility of giving Mr. Bergen
an easement to the property. *Attorney Dunn told
the Board that Mr. Bergen may develop the
adjoining property for solar, that he wants
legal access to the property and that he is
willing to pay for the survey to modify the
property.
*A motion was made
by Trustee Straney and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to go into executive session to
discuss possible pending litigation concerning
the solar project. All ayes, motion carried. No
decision was made.
*A motion was made
by Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to return to the special meeting. All
ayes, motion carried.
*A motion was made
by Trustee Straney and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci instructing Attorney Mastromoro to
send a letter to Attorneys Lavoie and Dunn
concerning the discussion in executive session.
All ayes, motion carried.
*A letter was
received for the St. Johnsville Chamber of
Commerce inviting the Mayor and Board to ride in
the parade on May 12th•
*The Chamber is
also asking for a donation of $35.00 to sponsor
the 30' annual Towpath Trail Run on May 12th A
motion was made by Trustee Straney and seconded
by Trustee Grant to donate $35.00 for the
Towpath Run, All ayes, motion carried.
*A motion was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Colorito to adjourn the meeting. All ayes,
motion carried. *Next meeting is to be held
April 17th, 2018.
Board of
Trustees
Present:
Mayor Barnes, Trustees Gene Colorito,
Connie Grant and Charles Straney and
Attorney Norman Mastromoro
Also: Karen
Crouse-Treasurer Public: None
The meeting
was called to order by Mayor Barnes and
the salute to the flag was given.
Public: None
Legals:
Attorney Mastromoro discussed the
situation with the cemetery. He
researched the possibility of turning it
over to the Town and found that there
would be a lot of hoops to jump through
to do it. Trustee Straney asked the
Clerk to make a list of burials in the
last two years to find out how many
people buried were from the Town. It was
also suggested that letters be sent
concerning revision of the trusts for
perpetual care to allow for use of more
of the money. Attorney Mastromoro
informed the Board that he has a
conference with Judge Sise about the
land for the Solar Project. The Holcombs
have been served the papers about the
property. He had nothing new to report
about the Town of Ephratah and the water
lines.
A motion
was made by Trustee Straney to accept
the Resolution for Borderlines' bid to
repair the Soldiers and Sailors Park
cobblestone wall at a cost of $84,750.00
for furnishing all work, labor and
materials. The motion was seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes, motion
carried.
A motion
was made by Trustee Colorito to accept
the Resolution for Determination the
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park
Improvements Project Consists of Type II
Actions Under the State Environmental
Quality Review Act (SEQRA). Trustee
Straney seconded the motion. All ayes,
motion-carried. Roll-Call: Mayor
Barnes-Yes- Trustee Colorito- Yes
Trustee
Grant-Yes Trustee Straney-Yes
Trustee
Straney made a motion to hire Cathy
Anderson and Grace Malefyte at the
Marina. The motion was seconded by
Trustee Colorito. All ayes, motion
carried.
After some
discussion concerning ordering topsoil
for the ball field. Trustee Grant made a
motion to order the topsoil from
Longhorn at a cost of $1,280.00 from the
Village and $1,000.00 from the Town.
Trustee Straney seconded the motion. All
ayes, motion carried.
The Board
discussed the budget and the only change
is as follows: $5,000.00 is to be added
to the Soldiers and Sailors Park
maintenance line. Trustee Straney is to
check on the additional insurance for
the fireman beginning 01/01/2019.
Trustee Straney made a motion to accept
the motion
A motion was
made by Trustee Grant and seconded by
Trustee Straneyto adjourn the meeting. All
ayes, motion carried.
Organizational
meeting to be held April 9, 2018 at 6pm.
Public hearing on budget to be held April 17
at 6pm. Next regular meeting will be April
17, 2018.
Board of
Trustees Regular Meeting
Present: Deputy
Mayor Charles Straney, Trustees James
Castrucci, Gene Colorito, Connie Grant and
Attorney Norman Mastromoro
Also: Chief
Callen-Police, Frank Erno - WWTP, Cliff
Dorrough-Codes and Karen Crouse-Treasurer
Public: Kathy
Buckley, Dawn Lamphere, and Robert Smith
The meeting was
called to order by Deputy Mayor Straney and
the salute to the flag was given.
Public: Dawn
Lamphere, on behalf of the Chamber. She
informed the Board that the annual
Springfest will be held on May 10-12 with a
parade and the 30th. anniversary of the
Towpath Run. She also thanked everyone for
their support of the Flapjacks and
Fairytales pancake breakfast.
Legals:
Attorney Mastromoro informed the Board that
the court date for 3/19 had been adjourned
until 4/6 in order for another paper to be
filed concerning the Solar project. The
Clerk will send a copy of the 2/21 minutes
to the Town showing the motion to accept a
combined Town/Village Comprehensive Plan. He
also explained that he has sent a letter to
Senator Amedore and Assemblyman Santabarbara
requesting special legislation allowing the
Village to appoint its Codes Enforcement
Officer and Dog Control Officer from the
entire State and allowing the Village to
become an agency for the licensing of dogs
through the office of the Village Clerk.
Consent Agenda:
A motion to create a consent agenda
consisting of the minutes of the 2/21/18
regular meeting, and Police report was made
by Trustee Colorito and seconded by Trustee
Grant. All ayes, motion carried.
A motion to
adopt said Agenda was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee Colorito.
All ayes, motion carried.
Audit of
Claims: A motion to accept the claims as
presented by the Clerk, in the amount of
$62,915.75 was made by Trustee Castrucci and
seconded by Trustee Colorito. All ayes,
motion carried They were broken down as
follows:
General Fund:
$45,766.83
Cemetery Fund:
1,566.40
Marina Fund:
8,832.07
Water Fund:
3,626.76
Department Heads:
Fire Department:
Nothing
DPW: Nothing
Police: Officers
have been taking online courses offered by
NYMIR, the Impala has been
repaired several
times, and the department has been working with
the County
and local schools
concerning school safety.
WWTP: Mike Kardash
has been hired to replace Tyler Curtis.
Codes: No news
about 3W. Main Street or the Upper Mill.
Marina: Nothing
Old Business:
Nothing
New Business: *The
Fire Department will hold their annual banquet
and induction of officers on May 5th at
Beardslee Castle. Hors D'oeuvres & cocktails at
5 pm and dinner at 6pm. *Karen explained a
program to replace lights at the firehouse and
marina with LED. The work would be done by
Wolberg Electrical Supply with an approximate
cost of $2,468.79 for the firehouse and $786.81
for the marina. A motion was made to go forward
with the new lights at the above prices by
Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee
Colorito. All ayes, motion carried.
*The Chamber is
looking for sponsors for the Spring fest
booklet. A motion was made by Trustee Castrucci
and seconded by Trustee Grant for a 1/2 page ad
at the cost of $80.00. *We received the balance
of 2017-2018 Village taxes from the County in
the amount of $63,607.02.
*Deputy Mayor
Straney discussed working on a Work Order form.
Other- Karen
informed the Board about the different grants
that the Village is working on. The work on the
old bathhouse and laundry at the Marina will by
starting soon, the Solar project will be in
place by fall, the park grant has been approved,
the bid opening for the Soldiers and Sailors
park was held today, the new bathrooms and
possibly the grandstand at the park are being
worked on, and finally, the WWTP grant has been
approved and waiting on financing. Public:
Nothing
Deputy Mayor
Straney asked to go into executive session to
discuss personnel. A motion was made by Trustee
Castrucci and seconded by Trustee Grant to go
into executive session. All ayes, motion
carried.
A motion was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to return to regular meeting. No
action taken.
A motion was made
by Trustee Grant and seconded by Trustee
Castrucci to adjourn the meeting. All ayes,
motion carried.
Organizational meeting to be held April 9, 2018 at 6 pm. Next regular meeting will be April 17, 2018.
Board of
Trustees
Regular
Meeting
02-21-2018
6:30 PM
Community
House
Present:
Mayor
Bernard
Barnes,
Trustees
Charles
Straney,
James
Castrucci,
Gene
Colorito,
Connie
Grant
Also:
Police
Chief,
Diana
Callen
Public
-Dawn
Lamphere,
Robert
Smith,
Carmen
Licari,
Donald
Schoff,
Alex
Countrymen,
Jenette
Kretser,
and
Sharon
Fuller
The
meeting
was
called
to order
by Mayor
Barnes
and the
salute
to the
flag was
given.
Public:
Carmen
Licari
spoke on
behalf
of the
American
Legion
Baseball
Organization.
He said
that the
ball
field
needs a
lot of
work, it
is
hazardous
to the
kids. He
would
like the
Village
to
donate
money
for the
repair
of the
infield.
The
Chamber
and the
American
Legion
will
help
also.
The
Mayor
explained
to
Carmen
about
the
Grandstand
grant
that was
submitted
and
rejected.
It is
being
re-submitted.
He
stated
that on
March 1,
he has a
meeting
with
Megan
Phillips
of Dept.
of
State,
Village
Engineers
(McDonald)
and the
grant
writer
and the
Mayor
stated
that if
there is
money
left
over
from the
current
park
project,
he will
try to
let the
state
allow us
to use
it for
the
infield.
Carmen
said he
would
buy the
sod,
Village
grade
and
scrape
it. The
Mayor
said he
will
call the
County
and see
if they
will
come and
help us,
then the
Town can
donate
money
instead
of
equipment.
Carmen
told the
Mayor to
wait
until
March 10
th. and
he will
get back
to him.
Carmen
then
asked
the
Mayor
why the
lawn at
the ball
park is
only
mowed
every
two
weeks.
The
Mayor
responded,
that is
no true,
the DPW
goes
there
every
week.
Trustee
Grant
stated
that her
son
plays
ball and
last
year the
field
was not
always
mowed,
it was a
mess.
Mr.
Schoff
stated
that
that the
culverts
by the
Railroad
tracks
is
always
getting
plugged
up
causing
the
field to
flood.
The
Mayor
said the
Village
does not
own
beyond
the
fence,
it may
be Town
or
Manikas
or both.
Legals:
Attorney
Mastromoro
told the
board
that the
proceedings
with
Town of
Ephratah
are
still on
hold. In
regards
to the
Eminent
Domain
issue,
he has
been in
touch
with
Holcombs
attorney
(State
Farm
Agency),
we can't
agree
with
anything.
I have
been
working
on this
since
1/16
with no
luck, on
2/20 I
filed in
County
Clerk's
Office.
On Tues,
I will
file
petition
in Court
and
serve to
interested
parties
(see
attached).
The 4/16
date to
go to
Court
has been
moved to
03/19/2018.
A motion
to have
the
Mayor
sign
resolution
#32 for
Eminent
Domain
for
3.624
acres
was made
by
Trustee
Straney
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Grant.
All
ayes.
The
Attorney
went on
to state
that the
Village
should
be aware
of
residency
of
appointed
officials.
You
cannot
go
beyond
County
without
an act
of
legislature.
Clerk,
Treasurer,
Codes
Officer
and Dog
Control
Officer
cannot
go by
Local
Law, has
to be a
specific
act.
Sometimes
the
Court
will
allow
anyone
in NYS.
The
process
is a
motion
by
board,
request
a letter
for
special
act of
legislature,
send to
(Santa
Barbara
and
Amedore).
A motion
to
request
special
act of
legislature
for
Codes
Officer,
Dog
Control
Officer,
Collector
of fees
for
animals
to allow
any
resident
of the
State to
hold
Office,
was made
by
Trustee
Castrucci
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Grant.
All
Ayes.
Consent
Agenda:
A motion
to
create a
consent
agenda
consisting
of the
Minutes
of the
Regular
Meeting
of
01-16-2018,
Police
Report,
was made
by
Trustee
Castrucci
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Grant.
All ayes
A motion
to adopt
the said
consent
agenda
was made
by
Trustee
Straney
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Colorito.
All ayes
Claims:
A motion
to
accept
the
claims
in the
amount
of
$56,098.50
was made
by
Trustee
Straney
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Colorito.
All ayes
Claims
were
broken
down as
follows:
General
Fund
$41,921.88
Cemetery
$0
Marina
$1,820.11
Water
$3,516.74
Sewer
$8,839.77
Department
Heads:
Fire
Department-Alex
Countrymen:
The fire
truck,
now
called
Engine 1
is in
service
and
responding.
The
Mayor
asked if
the old
truck
had been
removed.
Also
remove
any
small
equipment
you are
not
going to
use. Put
Truck by
the DPW
garage.
You
cannot
sell
anything
unless
it is
deemed
by the
Village
Board as
no
longer
of
Village
use.
DPW:
nothing
WWTP:
nothing
Police
Chief
Diana
Callen:
She said
that the
Impala
is in
the
garage
again
for
repair.
Trustee
Straney
asked if
the
cameras
were in
Cellect.
Chief
Callen
said
that
Officer
Ferraro
is in
charge
and is
speaking
with
Steve
Trembly.
The
Chief
said she
is still
working
on the
price of
a new
vehicle.
Codes
Officer,
nothing
Old
Business:
1
Dog
Control-On
hold
until
April
Meeting.
2
Ice/Snow
Contract:
Motion
to
accept
the
contract
was made
by
Trustee
Castrucci
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Straney.
Board
was
polled
and all
ayes.
New
Business:
A
Fire
Dept.—The
Fire
Dept.
would
like to
use the
Park
ball
field
from
08/13/2018
-
08/31/2018
for the
Fair. A
motion
to allow
the Fire
Dept. to
use the
ball
field
for time
requested,
however,
they are
to rope
off the
area of
the
infield
so no
one
drives
or walks
on it.
B
Historic
Meeting—The
meeting
concerning
the
Historic
District
in the
Village
has been
rescheduled
Other-
Town of
St.
Johnsville
would
like us
to join
with
them to
work on
a
Comprehensive
Plan
that
would
benefit
both
Town and
Village.
(see
attch'd).
It would
join
residents
of both
places
to work
on a
plan for
the
future.
We would
need a
Municipal
Agreement.
A motion
to
inform
the Town
we are
interested
in
pursuing
a
committee
to work
on this
was made
by
Trustee
Straney
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Castrucci.
All
ayes.
The
Mayor
requested to
go into
executive
session to
discuss
police
personnel.
Motion to go
into
executive
session for
personnel
matters was
made by
Trustee
Grant and
seconded by
Trustee
Castrucci,
The
board left
at 8:10 PM.
A motion to
leave
executive
session was
made by
Trustee
Straney and
seconded by
Trustee
Castrucci.
They
returned to
regular
meeting at
8:30 PM.
The
board voted
to adjust
the contract
with Chief
Callen. The
contract for
the Chief is
to be 2% per
year unless
the Cost of
Living
increase for
the calendar
year is
greater than
2%, in which
case the
increase
would equal
the Cost of
Living. A
motion to
allow the
Mayor to
sign the
amended
contract for
the Chief
upon final
review of
counsel was
made by
Trustee
Straney and
seconded by
Trustee
Grant. All
ayes.
Motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Castrucci and seconded by Trustee Grant.
Board of
Trustees
Regular
Meeting
Present:
Mayor
Bernard
Barnes,
Trustees
James
Castrucci,
Gene
Colorito,
Connie Grant
and Charles
Straney,
Attorney
Mastromoro
Also: Chief
Callen-Police,
Frank
Erno-WWTP,
Cliff
Dorrough-Codes
Public:
Sharon
Fuller, Dawn
Lamphere,
Robert
Smith,
Jeannette
Cretser, Mat
Rapacz,
Jessie
Ravage and
Emilie Gould
The
meeting was
called to
order by
Mayor Barnes
and the
salute to
the flag was
given.
Public: Emilie Gould, on behalf of the NYS Division of Historic Preservation, along with Jessie Ravage informed the Board about the progress of the grant. Letters are being sent to homeowners explaining the process. Emilie will be holding an informational meeting here at the Community House on February 7th.
Legals:
Attorney
Mastromoro
brought a
resolution
to the Board
about the
solar
project.
Trustee
Straney made
a motion to
accept the
Eminent
Domain Law
Proceedings
and Trustee
Castrucci
seconded.
All ayes,
motion
carried.
Roll Call:
Mayor
Barnes-Yes
Trustee
Castrucci-Yes
Trustee
Colorito-Yes
The
attorneys
for 1 and 3 W.
Main Street
will be
meeting to
see if there
is a way to
transfer the
property
without the
Village
getting
involved.
Consent
Agenda: A
motion to
create a
consent
agenda
consisting
of the
minutes of
the 12/19/17
regular
meeting,
12/28/17
public
hearing and
special
meeting,
Treasurer's,
Investment,
Police and
Codes
reports was
made by
Trustee
Colorito and
seconded by
Trustee
Castrucci.
All ayes,
motion
carried.
A
motion to
adopt said
Agenda was
made by
Trustee
Colorito and
seconded by
Trustee
Castrucci.
All ayes,
motion
carried.
Audit of
Claims: A
motion to
accept the
claims as
presented by
the Clerk,
in the
amount of
$109,533.32
was made by
Trustee
Grant and
seconded by
Trustee
Straney. All
ayes, motion
carried They
were broken
down as
follows:
General
Fund: $
63,741.52
Cemetery
Fund: $500.
Marina Fund:
$819.80
Water Fund:
$33,464.21
Sewer Fund:
$ 11,007.79
Department
Heads:
Fire
Department: Nothing
DPW:
Water
break on
Averill
St.
fixed.
Police: Parking issues on Main St. by the American Legion-will work with the attorney
WWTP:
Nothing
Codes:
3W. Main
and the
old
Central
Hotel
have
been
placarded,
lead
issue at
19 E.
Liberty
and he
discussed
NYSERTA
and the
possible
monies
for
improvements
to
municipal
buildings.
Marina:
Nothing
Old
Business:
Nothing
New
Business:
Dog
Control
Officer-steps
to take
to be
able to
do
licensing
in the
Village.
First, a
special
act of
the
legislature.
Fines
and
licenses
would
stay in
the
Village.
*Resolution #31, contract with the County for snow and grass was tabled because the wording in the contract is for snow only. It will be corrected and brought back to the next meeting.
*Pool
fill
cost. At
the
present
time,
the
Village
charges
homeowners
$.02 per
gallon.
A motion
was made
by
Trustee
Castrucci
to raise
the rate
per
gallon
to $.05
and
charge a
flat
rate of
$40.00.
Trustee
Colorito
seconded
the
motion,
all
ayes,
motion
carried.
Public:
Dawn
Lamphere
suggested
the
Village
use
different
approaches
to
inform
residents
of
changes,
upcoming
events,
etc. It
was
decided
that Bob
Smith
work
with the
Clerk to
do press
releases.
Jeannette
Cretser
thanked
the DPW
and fire
department
for
their
cleanup
of ice
and
working
on the
creek to
stop
flooding
on
William
St.
A
motion
was made
by
Trustee
Castrucci
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Straney
to go
into
executive
session
to
discuss
personnel.
All
ayes,
motion
carried.
A
motion
was made
by
Trustee
Grant
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Colorito
to exit
the
executive
session.
All
ayes,
motion
carried.
No
action
taken
A
motion
was made
by
Trustee
Straney
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Castrucci
to
return
to
regular
meeting.
A
motion
was made
by
Trustee
Straney
and
seconded
by
Trustee
Castrucci
to
increase
Chris
Walter's
hourly
wage
from
$12.80
to
$14.25
beginning
1/22/18.
All
ayes,
motion
carried.
Trustee Grant made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Straney seconded, all ayes, motion carried.
Next meeting is to be held February 20, 2018.
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