HomeMy WebLinkAboutClerks rpt Oct 2011.pdfVillage of Cayuga Heights
836 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-257-1238
Fax: 607-257-4910
Date: November 9, 2011
To: Mayor Supron
Board of Trustees
Dept. Heads
From: Mary Mills, Clerk
RE: October 2011 Report
As a result of the office’s continual reminders to tax payers and collecting outstanding
tax bills, this year’s amount to be relevied on the 2012 Town and County tax bill is
$7,789.40; last year this amount was over $20,000. There is a resolution on the agenda
for the Board’s approval for the November 14th meeting and a form signed by the
Trustees to be given to the Tompkins County Budget and Finance office.
There were one FOIL requests for the month of October.
Michael Salm, Sherpa, has completed the server upgrade and now is working on fixing/
tweaking the system for everyone to be able to use it. After the install was completed,
Michael experienced problems with the way Symantec products worked and didn’t work
with the new system. The older software doesn’t connect well with the new hardware-
the new server, thus, the reason for the quote and letter of explanation from Michael
and the quote is attached as a reminder. A signed purchase order will need to be
signed if you approve this product.
I have given copies of the Deferred Comp Plan new Roth 457 information to all
employees for their review and have requested a response by December 1 st in order to
implement the payroll deduction to happen in the January payroll .
Joan and I visited with Matthew Valaik, Tompkins County Trust and are looking into the
efficiency of using electronic depositing. The bank will supply the scanner and provide
the training needed to make deposits on line. This process will enhance accuracy and
be a time saver.
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