HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 17 2024 Town of Enfield Special Town Board Meeting Minutes1
Town of Enfield Special Town Board Meetfng
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
6:30 PM
In Person at the Town Courthouse and Virtually via the Zoom Meetfng Platiorm.
Attendance: Supervisor Redmond moved; Town Councilperson; Robert Lynch, Cassandra Hinkle, and Melissa Millspaugh;
Town Clerk Mary Cornell; Town Court Clerk Angela Champion.
Virtual Attendance: Town Councilperson Jude Lemke.
Call to Order: Supervisor Redmond called the meetfng to order at 6:30 PM
Privilege of the Floor: N/A
Additfons and Changes to the agenda: Consent agenda is removed.
Correspondence: N/A
Audit of Town Justfce Books: Court Clerk Angela Champion. Supervisor Redmond initfated the audit.
Audit of Town Clerk Books: Mary Cornell. Councilperson Lynch initfated the audit.
Audit of Tax Collector Books: Mary Cornell. Councilperson Hinkle initfated the audit.
Audit of Town Supervisors Books: Stephanie Redmond. Councilperson Millspaugh initfated the audit. Supervisor
Redmond and Councilperson Lynch both commend Blixy for her work.
Discussion: Audit findings. Councilperson Lynch has volunteered to do an inventory of the Town Courthouse if others are
interested. Councilperson Lemke suggested that we revisit the Town Courts book in the next few months and
Councilperson Lynch suggested that perhaps we should go back in ~6 months to check to see if they have made progress
on the areas that needed additfonal follow-up.
Resolutfon #2024-30 Acceptance of Audits.
WHEREAS, the Enfield Town Board held a Special Meeting on January 17, 2024, and
WHEREAS, the Town Justice Heather Knutsen-King, Town Clerk Mary Cornell, Town Bookkeeper Blixy Taetzsch, and
Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond came before the Town Board for an annual audit of their records,
WHEREAS, all three were inspected and commented on at this meeting, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the 2023 books of the Enfield Town Justice, the Enfield Chief Fiscal Officer and the Enfield Town Clerk
be accepted as true and correct and their annual reports are attached and made a part of these minutes.
Councilperson Lynch moved and Councilperson Millspaugh seconded.
Vote: Councilperson Hinkle, Aye; Councilperson Lemke, Aye; Councilperson Lynch, Aye; Councilperson
Millspaugh, Aye; Supervisor Redmond, Aye; Carried.
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Announcements: The PRMR Service. Local Government Efficiency Program will provide 90% of the funding for this
program and Tompkins County will provide funding for the remaining 10%. In the future the state legislature may provide
some funding for these types of programs. The County Legislature may ask municipalitfes to sign an agreement with the
understanding for cost sharing startfng as soon as 2025.
Adjournment: Councilperson Millspaugh motfoned to adjourn, adjourned at 7:34 PM
Respectiully submitted,
Mary Cornell
Mary Cornell
Town Clerk