HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-01-09 - TB TOWN OF ULYSSES
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
January 9 , 1996
Present : Supervisor Doug Austic ; Councilpeople Carolyn
D uddleston , Peter Penniman , Catherine Stover , Robert
W eatherby ; Town Clerk Marsha Georgia ; James Meeker ,
H ighway Superintendent .
Others Present : Mary Lash / Free Press ; Code Enforcement Officer
Alex Rachun ; Mark Vann , Peter Meskill .
Supervisor Austic called the Regular Town Board Meeting to order
at 7 : 30pm and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag of the United States of America .
MINUTES
Mr . Austic entertained a motion to approve minutes of November
18 , 1995 / Special Board Mtg . ; December 12 , 1995 / Regular Town Board
Mtg . ; moved by Mrs . Stover , seconded by Mrs . Duddleston .
Unanimously approved .
CLAIMS
Mr . Austic entertained a motion to approve Claims # 583 - 612 for
1995 in the amount of $ 45 , 290 . 67 ; moved by Mrs . Duddleston ,
seconded by Mrs . Stover .
Mr . Austic Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Approved .
Mr . Austic entertained a motion to approve Claims # 1 - 8 for 1996
in the amount of $ 876 . 71 ; moved by Mrs . Stover , seconded by Mrs .
Duddleston .
Mr . Austic Aye
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Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Approved .
REPORT : TRUMANSBURG FIRE DEPT .
Mr . Vann reported for the Fire Department . New truck has seen
service .
REPORT : REP . PETER MESKILL
Mr . Meskill commented on how well the roads in the Town have been
kept compared to the rest of the roads in the County .
REPORTS
Highway Superintendent , Jim Meeker reported plowing , salting and
sanding . Salt is getting tight ; has gone to allocations ; mixing
with sand . Requested copies of the Drug & Alcohol Policy to
distribute to his men . Short discussion of Brook Rd . Bridge .
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Code Enforcement Officer , Alex Rachun presented a proposed fee
schedule for 1996 . Fees haven ' t been raised for about seven
years . Reviewed with the Board . Adding one more category / Solid
Fuel . Issued eight permits for December .
Town Clerk , Marsha Georgia reported that total fees collected for
D ecember $ 913 . 50 of which $ 713 . 98 was turned over to the
S upervisor . Taxes are being received .
Supervisor ' s Financial Report : Report does not include December
12th changes . Mr . Austic reviewed Cash Flow Statement as of
12 / 31 / 95 . Still waiting to receive Sales Tax .
ORGANIZ IONA B S NE S
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B E IT RESOLVED THAT : Regular monthly meetings of the
U lysses own Board will be held on the second Tuesday of
each month at 7 : 30pm in the Ulysses Town Hall at 10 Elm St . ,
Trumansburg . Board review of claims will begin at 7 : 00pm
prior to each scheduled regular meeting .
B E IT FURTHER RESOLVED : that the designated news media
be notified of the foregoing schedule and that meeting
notices be posted in accordance with the Open Meetings
L aw , on the Clerk ' s bulletin board .
B E IT RESOLVED THAT : mileage at a rate of . 30 cents
per mile shall be paid to Town officials and employees
conducting official business when driving their
personal vehicles and that such mileage shall be
reported on the appropriate forms provided .
BE IT RESOLVED THAT : the highway superintendent be
authorized to incur expenses not to exceed $ 3000 . for
repairs and maintenance of highway equipment without
prior Board approval .
BE IT RESOLVED THAT : the chairman of the Building and
Maintenance Committee be authorized to incur expenses
not to exceed $ 1000 . for emergency repairs and
maintenance following the Procurement Policy
procedures .
BE IT RESOLVED THAT : the following bond undertakings
for Town Officials is hereby approved as follows :
a . Town Clerk $ 5000 .
b . Justices 4000 .
c . Deputy Clerk 5000 .
d . Justice Clerk 4000 .
fSCollector
f . Tax 250 , 000 ..
g . Code Enf . Off . 500 .
h . Hwy . Super . 1000 .
i . Depty . Jus . Clk 4000 .
j . Depty . Super . 50 , 000 .
BE IT RESOLVED THAT : thelSuu � visor_ be report
and herequired
herebyby
Town Law Sec . 29 ( 10 ) , Supervisor
is authorized to submit to the Town Clerk a copy of his
annual report to the State Comptroller and that the
Town Clerk shall cause a summary thereof to be
published in accordance with the Law .
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B E IT RESOLVED THAT : the Ithaca Journal and / or the
Trumansburg Free Press shall be and are hereby
d esignated as the official Town Publications .
B E IT RESOLVED THAT : the Tompkins County Trust Company
is designated as depository in which the Supervisor ,
Town Clerk , Tax Collector , Justices , and Inspectors , by
virtue of their offices , shall deposit all money coming
into their hands and ,
B E IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT : Town investments can be
made at other banks as outlined in the Town Investment
P olicy .
B E IT RESOLVED THAT : the Town Board authorized the
S upervisor to pay in advance of Audit of Claims for
utilities , postage and contract agreements which if
d elayed may result in a loss of discounts or the
accrual of service charges .
Mr . Austic Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Adopted .
Mr . Austic entertained a motion , moved by Mrs . Duddleston ,
seconded by Mr . Penniman the following :
THE FOLLOWING ARE APPOINTMENTS BY THE SUPERVISOR :
a . Town Historian Esther Northrup
b . Deputy Supervisor Catherine Stover
c . Chair / Hgwy . Comm . Robert Weatherby
d . Chair / Bldg . Maint . Carolyn Duddleston
e . Liaison / Ulys . Library Peter Penniman
f . Liaison / Village Board Doug Austic
TOWN BOARD , APPOINTMENTS :
a . Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun
b . Deputy Zoning Officer John Fahs
c . Deputy Bldg / Fire Insp . contract with Village
d . Planning Bd . Chair . David Tyler
e . Zoning Bd . Chair . George Tselekis
f . Rep . / Human Ser . Coal . Peter Penniman
g . Rep . / Assess Rev . Bd . Catherine Stover
Carolyn Duddleston
h . Election Custodians ( 2 ) Keith Northrup
Robert Bennett
i . Town Cleaning Cont . MacCheynes Cleaning
j . County Youth Bureau Vacant
k . Joint Youth Com/ Liaison Doug Austic
1 . Rep . / Cable Commission Ben Curtis
m . Town Attorney Bruce Wilson
n . Rep . EOC Vacant
o . Rep . EMC Vacant
p . Public Access Rep . Ben Curtis
q . Rep . / Tmp . Cty . Plan Fed . Greg Hoffmire
r . Rep . / Intermunicipal Rec . Carolyn Duddleston
S . Master Plan Liaison Catherine Stover
t . Town Rep . Joint Youth Com . Vacant
Mr . Austic Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Adopted .
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Mr . Austic asked the Free Press reporter to advertise vacancies
on the Planning Board and Zoning Board for the Town . Also
advertise the need for volunteers for the Human Service
Coalition , EOC , EMC and a Town Representative for the Joint Youth
Commission .
Mr . Austic entertained a motion to modify the 1996 budget , moved
by Mrs . Stover , seconded by Mr . Weatherby as follows :
RESOLVED : that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses modify
the 1996 budget by increasing A1220 . 01 by $ 3000 . and
decreasing A1220 . 04 by $ 3000 .
Mr . Austic Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Adopted .
Mr . Austic entertained a motion , moved by Mrs . Stover , seconded
by Mrs . Duddleston the following :
B E IT RESOLVED : the following is the schedule of
salaries and wages for 1996 :
E lected Officials :
a . Supervisor / Accountant $ 12 , 590
r9Srfcplrlt exeer
Accountant
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$ 3000 . annually )
b . Board Members 2 , 531 . / yr
c . Justices :
Rector 10 , 000 . / yr
Springer 5 , 631 . / yr
d . Town Clk / Tax Col . 27 , 985 . / yr
e . Highway Super 35 , 211 . / yr
Appointed Officials :
a . Deputy Town Clk 9 . 50 / hr
b . Deputy Supervisor negotiated as needed
c . Zoning Office 10 1 $ 4 . / yr
d . Dep . Zoning Officer 9 . t0 // hr
e . Code Enforc . Off . 11 , 763 . / yr
f . Deputy Just . Clk 7 . 55 / hr
g . Deputy Code Enf . contracted with Village
h . Justice Clerk 20 , 895 . / yr
Mr . Austic Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Adopted .
OLD BUSINESS
1995 Budget Modifications
Mr . Austic entertained a motion , moved by Mrs . Duddleston ,
seconded by Mrs . Stover the following modifications to the 1995
budget :
A1010 . 1 increase by $ . 28
A1010 . 4 increase by 53 . 22
A1410 . 4 increase by 236 . 44
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A1620 . 4 increase by 1835 . 57
A1670 . 4 increase by 506 . 26
A5010 . 1 increase by . 10
A5132 . 4 increase by 1029 . 68
A5182 increase by 285 . 84
A7450 . 4 increase by 6 . 00
A9030 . 8 increase by 230 . 17
Total $ 4183 . 56
A1990 . 4 decrease by $ 4000 . 00
A1620 . 1 decrease by 183 . 56
DA5130 . 1 increase by $ 878 . 18
DA5142 . 4 increase by 5827 . 02
DA5148 . 4 increase by 5827 . 02
Total $ 12532 . 22
DA5142 . 1 decrease by $ 5654 . 51
DA5148 . 1 decrease by 6877 . 71
D B5110 . 1 increase by $ 112 . 80
D B9030 . 8 increase by 88 . 45
DB9055 . 8 decrease by $ 188 . 62
D B5112 . 2 decrease by 10 . 00
DB9010 . 8 decrease by 1860 . 56
D B9060 . 8 decrease by 1074 . 77
Increase DB5110 . 4 by $ 14571 . 58 by appropriating $ 11638 . 88 from
FUND BALANCE DB of prior years which to date is $ 46 , 398 .
Mr . Austic Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Adopted .
Mrs . Stover moved , seconded by Mrs . Duddleston to take $ 19 , 731 .
from DA5130 . 02 ; $ 269 . from DA5120 . 01 for a total of $ 20 , 000 . and
put $ 20 , 000 . in HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND .
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Mr . Austic asked Mr . Weatherby and Mrs . Duddleston to look over
the plans for renovating this building , talk to the employees for
input on what they would like and get going on an addition and
✓ enovation of the Town Hall . Nothing will be exactly as we ' d
like it because of budget restrictions , however , can make it
w orkable . Certainly need to bring the rest rooms up to code ;
doors , floors , etc .
Other Old Business
Mr . Austic entertained a motion , moved by Mrs . Duddleston ,
seconded by Mr . Weatherby to increase the Building Fees as
recommended by Mr . Rachun , Code Enforcement Officer as follows :
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For one - family or two - family house :
U p to 1 , 000 SF of floor area $ 200 .
O ver 1 , 000 SF and up to 2 , 000 SF 300 .
O ver 2 , 000 SF and up to 3 , 000 SF 400 .
O ver 3 , 000 SF of floor area 500 .
For accessory building only : $ 30 . plus $ 3 . / per thousand
e stimated cost .
For multiple dwelling or a building of nonresidential
o ccupancy : $ 200 . plus $ 2 . / per thousand estimated cost .
Repairs , additions , alterations : $ 30 . plus $ 3 . / per thousand
e stimated cost .
For demolition : $ 2 . / per thousand estimated cost , with
minimum of $ 40 .
For change in Category of Use of Building : $ 75 .
For change in Nonresidential Occupancy : $ 75 .
Application for Variance : $ 75 . PUD Fee : $ 200 .
Zoning Only Fee : $ 25 .
Trailer Park Fees : $ 5 . / per trailer .
Solid Fuel : $ 25 .
Mr . Austic Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Adopted .
PURPOSED LOCAL DOG FEE INCREASE - Local Law # 1 1996
Mrs . Georgia stated that as of February 1996
unspayed / unneutered animals will have a 3 . 00 increase in their
dog licenses ; all of this increase will go to the State . By
amending our Local Dog Law # 1 for 1979 to increase our local fee
by $ 1 . 00 per dog the fees would then be $ 10 . 50 spayed / neutered
and $ 18 . 50 unspayed / unneutered ( $ 3 . to go to the State and $ 1 . to
stay at Town level ) .
Mr . Austic introduced the purposed Local Law # 1 for 1996 and
scheduled a Public Hearing for February 13th , 1996 at 7 : 00pm
prior to the Regular Town Board Meeting .
B E IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF ULYSSES :
S ection # 1 . Purpose : The purpose of this law is to
amend Local Law No . 1 for 1979 relative to dog license
fees to be charged by the Town .
Section # 2 . Section 10 of Local Law No . 1 for 1979 is
h ereby amended to read as follows :
Section 10 . License and Impoundment fees . For
licenses issued on or after the effective date of this
law , a local fee of $ 8 . 00 shall be charged to each
spayed or neutered dog and unspayed or unneutered dog .
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Mr . Weatherby moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover the introduction of
this purposed law .
Mr . Austic aye
Mrs . Stover aye
Mr . Weatherby aye
Mrs . Duddleston aye
Mr . Penniman aye
Adopted
NEW BUSINESS
Town Policies
Mr . Austic said it is timeked Policies .
with
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Board Audit / 1995
A Town Board audit was scheduled for Saturday , January 13 , 1996
at 9 : 00am .
Other New Business
Mr . Austic said he needs$29t0o replace the hard drive ; quote from
Frontenac Designs for
New York State Association of Towns Meeting will be held this
February in NY City . Mr . Penniman volunteered to represent
Ulysses .
Hearing no further business Mr . Austic entertained
motion to
adjourn ; moved by , Stover , seconded Mrs .
Unanimo usly aPP oved themeetingadourned at 10 : 00pm .
Respectfully submitted ,
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Marsha L . Georgia
Town Clerk
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