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TiESDLUTION NO, 41 - AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE 1,985 ONE TON TRUCK
Moved by Mr. VaaBenschoten, seconded by MT. Cummings
Ayes - Sovocool, VanBensCho'ten, Cummings, Haynes, Robinson
RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby authorize the Highway
Superintendent to purchase a used 1985 one tors Chevrolet truck
for $3500.
Gary Wood, Zoning Officer, reported that in 1988 64 building permits
were issued, 56 in 1989 and 73 to date in 1990. He also has located sno -wax
for metal roof to keep snow from gliding off roof in entrance ways at a. cost
Of $5.75 Per each. He would like Boards approval to order and have installed
for a cost. of $350. 00 ,
Moved by Mfr. Haynes, seconded by Mr. Sovocool, to authorize Gary Wood to
ordex sno -jax and have insAalled at a cast not to exceed $350.00, Ayes -
Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Cumfring , Haynes, Robinson,
Mr. Wood also reported that he has a rLeeting at 10:00AM tomorrow with DEC
to review Flood Management Permits in the Town. Mr, Wood x'eported that he
had a very poor response - o j
, unk Car ark. He will get individual letters
out to all violators.
Dennis Jones of Czaschi, alet,ershagen was present to go through financial
report with Board. Town must adopt investment policy. Budget over.
expenditures -- Town Board didn't amend bud et but had approved transfers,
Cash Management -- Under collateralized by 10,D00. On annual update the
Capital Project was left off- should get someone to review before submitting,
Town should not exceed range of 20 - .309 xevenues. Town has too much
unexpanded Funds. Should designate speoial funds to avoid some of thiFL.
Deland. Gornellus will get with highway employees to set a date for highway
negotiations,
There being no further business, Kr. Sovocool moved to adjoLCri meeting,
seconded by Mr. +Cumioings, at 10:03PM. Unanimous
ColJ.een' D. Pierson
Town Cl. rk
SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MERT'ING MELD MONDAY, SEPT MBER 24, 1990 A� 12 NOON
Those present: Teresa
' Ellard
Donald
Carl E.
Jac} F�
Absent: Gordon
M. Robinson, Sup ervi sor
L. Sovocool, Councilman
E. Cummings, Councilman
Haynes, Councilman
tzgerald, Attorney
C. VanBenschoten, Councilman
Also present: Leland Cornellus, G=i Wood, all Highway Employees
Purpose of meeting was for highway negotiations.
Gandy food and Jack ntizgerald discussed Zoning fee schedule. Would like
Jack to research to see if we can do fee schedule by resolution,
Dnployees asked for: 1) Alter 20 years service one more week of vacation
2 Birthdays o9;1'
3 Increase Uniforms t`xom five sets to eleven
4) $Z.00 per hour i,ncarea a across the board
Board discussed the above requests - uniforms curxently run $120.001mov
Should have a. minimurrs rate and -top, rate for job classifications. Increases
should be at discretion of highway Supe27intendent acid Town Board. Should
have clear' uniforms each day, Only Ken and Jexry get incentives now,
Town Boards offer: 1) Ne week aftex 20 years
) Increase unifor~ns to 11 sets
) across board increase
4) 5 year incentive at 20¢ per hour
5} Increase 10, 13 and 20 year incentives to 200hx4
n
241:0
After some discussion, all highway employees agreed to accept the Town
Boards offer as stated.
Tompkins County needs a resolution adopting the installment tax payment
option in accordance with Tompkins County 'Local Law #8 of 1990.
RESOLUTION NO. 42 - PAYMENT OF T014N TAXES IN INSTALLMENTS
Moved by Mr. Haynes, seconded by P1r. Sovocool
Ayes - Mr. Sovocool, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Haynes, Mrs. Robinson
Absent - Mr. VanBenschoten
WHEREAS, The Tompkins County Board of Representatives on August 14,
1990, adopted Local Law #8 which provides that the County of Tompkins
shall become the tax collection agency for the purpose of collecting
real pxoperty taxes and'special. assessments in installments, and
WHEREAS, Tompkins County Board Resolution #315 directs :payment
to the Town as compensation for costs associated with the administration
of the installment option in the amount of $1.00 per installment payer,
and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Groton wishes to include
payment of Town taxes subject to the conditions and terms outlined
pursuant to such local law, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Groton does hereby
adopt the installment option in accordance with Tompkins County
Local Law #8 of 1990,
RESOLVED, further, that the Town Clerk shall, upon receipt of the
Collector's Warrant, collect the first installment of such installment
taxes, in addition to the normal collection of taxes as directed by
the Warrant for those taxpayers who do not select the installment
option,
RESOLVED, further, that the Town Clerk is directed to forward a
certified copy of this resolution to the Clerk of the Board of
Representatives as soon as reasonably possible.
Moved by Mr. Cummings, seconded by Mr. Haynes, that Leland Cornelius,
Highway Superintendent, be authorized to attend Annual Highway
Superintendent's School in Ellenville October 1 - 3. Ayes - Sovocool,
Cummings, Haynes, Robinson.
RESOLUTION N0. 43 - AUTHORIZE HIGH14AY DEPARTMENT TO PLACE CONCRETE
ON CREEK BANK BEHIND MCLE,AN FIRE STATION
Moved by Mr. Cummings, seconded by Mr. Sovocool
Ayes - Sovocool, Cumittings, Haynes, Robinson
RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby authorize the Town
Highway Department to place concrete on creek bank behind McLean
Fire Station,
RESOLUTION NO. 4 - OCTOBER TOWN BOARD MEETING DATE CHANGE
Moved by Mr. Haynes, seconded by Mr. Cummings
Ayes - Sovocool, Cummings, Haynes, Robinson
RESOLVED, that due to regular board meeting scheduled for October 8th
falling on Columbus Day that the Town Board meeting be rescheduled
for Monday, October 15, 1990, at 7:30PM at the Town Hall.
RESOLUTION NO. 45 - PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE
SCHEDULE OF FEES
Moved by Mr. Cummings, seconded by Mr. Haynes
Ayes - Sovocool, Cummings, Haynes, Robinson
RESOLVED, that the Town Board will hold a public hearing on Monday,
October 15, 1990, at 8:OOPM at the Town Hall for the purpose of
considering a proposed amendment to the Land Use and Development
Code relative to fee schedules.
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Discussed Mobile Home Ordinance -- Jack Fitzgerald said we have a problem
with Hobile Marne Ordinance which says that the mobile home has to have a.
minimum of 840 sq. Feet. and either 12 x 70 oar 14 x 60 both of which total
vp to 840 sq. ft. Appar8ntly when the ordinance was xfra tten 'those were the
etandard type mobile homes, whi.ch.iz no longer the ease. You can get a mobile
home, WhJCh we`i reaa.iaed before that, and it' wasn't a week later and Gary got
a biallding permit for a mobile home that is 24 x 40 which comes out to 1100
and some odd sq. ft.. So we've always enforced. bath sides the restriction, not
only the minimum.
G. Wood: No- that's not true Jack, No, I never did. Ho, as long as they made the
8�+0 sq. ft.. 1 took those as 'being e�iamples of nothing less and I've
I proa�.bly 50 permits for double wide mobile homes,
J,Fitzgerald: Where they didn't sake the length or width? We have a problem
wi th the width. Theres certainly got to be a 12 or many 10 ft.
out there thats ' long.
L.ovocool: If its gat the square footage what,s the problem.
G.Wood: That isn't the way I read it.
J.Fitzgerald: Because tho Mobile Home Ordinance says it-can't be less than
12 x 70 or 14x 65,
D.Sovocool: It says "and" in there.
G.Wood: so, since then the Planning Board met last Thursday.night and I took
a draft of a correction and some modi icata
f on to that and asked them
to consider it,
D.G`uvrmings: The only thing that I thought was dif ei�ent about that is I thought
the minimum had to be
life 840 sq.
ft. but
that had to be the main
trailer itself and did
not include
an add
even though it was a
factoxy add 6n, but I
Temember his
saying
the other night, the
f"a.ctoxy add on can be
part of that
now,
G.Wood: Teats another question, a subsidiary question. The first question is
-He has brought me up short his terminology which means all these
bui.ldi,.ng penrdits I've issued. for daublewide are, in fact, erroneous
or whatever, because they have the required area but they don't meet
either one of those two dinLensians. I presume we're not going to do
anything about that, I don't know. I did take it to the Planning Board
and said look it, we need to revise this re+ordin so it oove�:s what I
think, what you intended, which was minimum square footage. Then, to
address the secand question, it has always been my understanding that
844) sq.ft. could be met with any kind of manufactured unit. I don't
frankly read that in the law, personally, but that's the way I was
told it was intended to be and that's the way I've been trying to enforce
it-, until this last situation carne along. Well, we still try to enforce
it that way and this ouyTs pushing the case that's all. So I also
asked them to con Slder just exactly how they wanted to address that.
Do you allow a home built. addition.,. or do you not?
and please include
that in the xeconUnenda'tions. And teen there were two other things
that we, more housekeeping pe haps than anything else. One is every
mobile home shall be inspected every three ,years and a certificate
of occupancy issued -- that has not been done. The other war a
technical thing but it calls for isl8uing a certificate of occupancy
for the inata.11a.tion of a mobile honLe on a single lot where the
warding ought to be for a building permit so I made a, suggestion for
a change- thereq
B ad and hir. Wood discussed three year inspection. Consensus was that that
was an invasion of privacy.
There being
no
further business,
ft.
Sovocool moved to adjourn meeting,
seconded by
Mr.
Cummings, at
:05PM,
Unanimous
Colleen D. Pie7rson
Town Clark
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