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VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AGENDA - ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
April 10, 2013 7:00 PM
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
A. Administer Oath of Office to Trustees elected on March 19, 2013 – Stephen Hamilton, Richard
Robinson, and Peter Salton, by Village Clerk Mills
B. Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law D, Tax Cap Override:
VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW D OF THE YEAR 2013
A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL
MUNICIPAL LAW §3-C
Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights as follows:
Section 1 Legislative Intent: It is the intent of this local law to allow the Village of Cayuga Heights to
adopt a budget for the fiscal year commencing in 2013 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the tax
levy limit as defined by General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 2 Authority: This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law §3-
c which expressly authorizes a local governing body to override the property tax cap for the coming fiscal year
by the adoption of a local law approved by a vote of sixty percent (60%) of said governing body.
Section 3 Tax Levy Limit Override: The Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights, County
of Tompkins, is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year commencing in 2013 that requires a real
property tax levy in excess of the amount otherwise prescribed in General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 4 Severability: If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision or part
of this local law or the application thereof to any person firm or corporation or circumstance is invalid or
unconstitutional the court order or judgment shall not affect impair or invalidate the remainder of this local law
but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision or part of this Local Law or
in its application to the person individual firm or corporation or circumstance directly involved in the
controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
Section 5 Effective Date: This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary
of State.
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C. Report of Fire Superintendent Tamborelle
• Submitted report
D. Report of Asst. Superintendent Frisbie
• Submitted report
E. Appointment by Mayor with confirmation by the Board of Trustees of the following :
Current Review and Reappoint
Elizabeth Karns to serve as Deputy Mayor until April 2014.
Barney, Grossman, et al Law Firm for one official year ______________________
Brent Cross Stormwater Mgmt Officer
for one official year ______________________
Richard Robinson Deputy Treasurer
for one official year _____________________
Beatrice Szekely Village Historian
for one official year ______________________
Andre Bensadoun Village Forester
for one official year ______________________
David Klein Acting Village Justice
for one official year ______________________
Anita Watkins Appoint as ZBA member
(to expire 4/2018) ______________________
Deirdre Hay Appoint Planning Board Alternate
(to expire 4/2013) ______________________
Henry Richardson Appoint Planning Board
(to expire 4/2018) ______________________
Mark Eisner Appoint ZBA Alternate
(to expire 4/2013) ______________________
TBA Appoint Village Ordinance
Attorney ______________________
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Appointments for:
Public Safety Committee: Diana Riesman, Stephen Hamilton, Peter Salton
Public Works Committee: Christopher Crooker, Diana Riesman, Richard Robinson
Finance Committee: Richard Robinson, Elizabeth Karns
Communications Committee: Diana Riesman, Christopher Crooker
Human Resources Committee: Christopher Crooker, Stephen Hamilton, Elizabeth Karns
Planning Board Committee: Diana Riesman, Stephen Hamilton
Appointments for Committees at Large – discussed, reviewed and finalized at a future meeting.
Appoint Roy Staley and Mayor Kate Supron to the Board of Directors of Bolton Point Water
Commission.
Appoint Mayor Kate Supron and Trustee Stephen Hamilton, as alternate, to the Board of Directors of
Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG).
Appoint Trustee Elizabeth Karns as member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Tompkins County
Municipal Health Insurance Consortium, with Mayor Kate Supron as alternate
Appoint Clerk Mary Mills as member of the Greater Tompkins County Municipal Health Insurance
Consortium Joint Committee.
F. Consider the following resolutions:
a. That Tompkins Trust Company, Ithaca, NY be designated the official depository for Village funds
for the 2013 Fiscal Year, with a maximum deposit of $4,000,000.
b. That the Clerk be authorized to notify Tompkins Trust Company of the following names to be
honored on checks for the 2013-14 Fiscal Year with two signatures required for each check .
1. Kathryn Supron, Mayor or Elizabeth Karns, Acting Mayor
2. Joan M. Mangione, Treasurer or Richard Robinson, Acting Treasurer
3. Mary E Mills, Clerk
c. That the Ithaca Journal be designated the official newspaper of record for Official Year beginning
April 1, 2013.
d. Set the date and time for regular meetings of the Board of Trustees to the 2 nd Monday of month: May
13th , June 10th , July 8th , Aug 12th , Sept 9th , Oct 15 th (Tuesday – day after Columbus Day will be held
at the CHFD), Nov 12th (Tuesday – day after Veterans Day will be held at the CHFD), Dec 9th , Jan
13th , Feb 10th , Mar 10th , Apr 1st – Organizational meeting (Tues – would be held at the CHFD)
e. Set the time and date for next regular meeting Apr 15, 2013 @ Marcham Hall, 7:00pm.
f. Set the date and time for regular meetings of the Planning Board to the 4 th Monday of the month:
April 22nd , May 28th (Tuesday – day after Memorial Day will be held at the CHFD), June 24 th , July
22 nd , Aug 26 th , Sept 23 rd , Oct 28 th , Nov 25 th , Dec 23 rd , Jan 27 th , Feb 24 th , Mar 24 th
g. Set the date and time for regular meetings of the Zoning Board of Appeals is on an as needed basis
(prior years has been the 1 st Monday of the month).
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G. Approval of the Minutes of March 11th furnished to the Trustees as amended.
H. Report of the Mayor
• Schedule Public Hearings on any pending draft local laws as necessary,
• Resolution for new employment position - Village Administrator
• Discussion of Proposed Local Law “D”, to allow an override of the tax levy limit established by
General Municipal Law 3-C
I. Report of the Trustees
J. Report of Police Chief Steinmetz
• Submitted report
K. Report of Superintendent Cross
L. Report of Clerk Mills
• Resolution for the Retirement System – Report of Activities (ROA)
• Check signing signatures are needed for Tompkins Trust Company
M. Report of Treasurer Mangione
• Submitted report
N. Report of Attorney
O. Other Business
P. Adjournment