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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-08-2005 TOWN OF GROTON – MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MEETING ND 2 PUBLIC HEARING – 2005 SMALL CITIES GRANT TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005 AT 7:30 PM THE TOWN HALL, 101 CONGER BOULEVARD Those present: Glenn E. Morey, Supervisor Ellard L. Sovocool, Councilman Donald F. Scheffler, Councilman Sheldon C. Clark, Councilman Richard B. Gamel, Councilman Victoria Monty, Attorney for the Town Also present: Tena McClary, Peg Palmer, Teri Wood, Shirley Whalen, Art Whalen, Tyke Randall, John Norman, Olivia Nellums, Robin Terwilliger, Kathy Cornell, Dyan Lombardi, Debbie Preston, Doug Heath, Dena Heath, Dennis Gallow, Amy Fenstermacher, Rick Case, Liz Brennan, Gary Coats, April Scheffler. MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Sovocool, to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2005 meeting as presented, with the correction of the date. Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey. MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Sovocool, to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2005 Public Hearing on Small Cities as presented. Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Clark, Morey. Abstain - Gamel MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Sovocool, to approve the minutes of the February 15, 2005 Special Meeting as presented with the correction showing Councilmen Gamel and Clark as absent. Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Morey. Abstain - Gamel, Clark General Fund Claim Numbers of the in the amount of $229,848.21 were presented for audit. MOVED by Councilman Gamel, seconded by Councilman Clark, to approve the General Bills for payment. Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey. Town Board Meeting Page 2 March 8, 2005 Highway Fund Claim Numbers of the in the amount of $31,269.43 were presented for audit. MOVED by Councilman Sovocool, seconded by Councilman Scheffler, to approve the Highway Bills for payment. Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey. Supervisor Morey offered Privilege of the Floor. No one wished to speak at this time. Monthly Reports: Elizabeth Brennan, Bookkeeper/Highway Clerk – Presented transfers for the 2004 budget, encumbrances and expenditures to be deducted from Dog Control Reserves. The books are closed and she is working on the annual report. There was no monthly report submitted. RESOLUTION #05-025 – TRANSFER OF FUNDS – 2004 BUDGET MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve the following 2004 Budget transfers: General Fund – Town Wide: From: Town Clerk, Contractual A1410.4…………………………$1,206.80 Personnel, Contractual A1430.4……………………………… 349.87 Records Management A1410.42………………………………..25.38 Tax Collection, Contractual a1330.4…………………………... 91.84 Control of Dogs, Dog Expense A3510.42……………………..155.54 To: Town Clerk, Equipment A1410.2…………………………....1,829.43 From: Engineer, Contractual A1440.4……………………………. $6,424.51 To: Buildings, Contractual A1620.4 ……………………………..4,853.18 Justice, Court Clerk A1110.13………………………………….461.76 Justice, Contractual A1110.4 ……………………………………70.90 Supervisor, Bookkeeper A1220.12 …………………………….786.76 Traffic Control, Crossing Guard A7550.4 ……………………..221.70 Social Security A9030.8 …………………………………………24.58 General Fund – Part Town: From: Contingency B1990.4………………………………………… $666.58 To: Zoning, Contractual B8010.4 …………………………………..289.81 Planning, Deputy Clerk, B8020.12 ………………………………55.00 Zoning, Deputy Clerk, B8010.12 ……………………………….295.00 Social Security B9030.8 ………………………………………….26.77 Town Board Meeting Page 3 March 8, 2005 Highway Fund – Town Wide: From: Services to Other Governments, Contractual DA5148.4 …...$19,352.00 To: Machinery, Equipment DA5130.2 …………………………...19,352.00 RESOLUTION #05-026 – ENCUMBER FUNDS TO 2005 BUDGET MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves the following encumbrance of funds from the 2004 Budget to the 2005 Budget: Highway Fund – Town Wide: DA5130.2 Machinery, Equipment for Dump Bodies………..$56,570.00 DA5120.4 Bridges for Bridge Work……………………………5,000.00 RESOLUTION #05-027 – APPROVE EXPENDITURE OF DOG CONTROL RESERVE MONIES MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Sovocool Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey RESOLVED , that the Town Board hereby approves the following expenditures to be deducted from the Dog Control Reserve monies: 10% legal fees …………………………………………………$750.00 25%computer/updates/service contracts ………………………..539.32 10%office supplies ……………………………………………...415.00 25% Clerk salary ………………………………………………6,969.50 25% Deputy Clerk salary (Gen A) …………………………….2,418.66 10%protion of salaries for benefits ………………………………938.82 Total………………………………………………………… $12,031.30 Gary Coats, Code/Fire Enforcement Officer – We only had two building permits in the month. There are three houses that will be starting within next month. There was a wood stove and the Lewis Thompson building permit. He did come in within the allotted time and got his building permit. I’ve been up there numerous times. From the road it doesn’t look like a lot’s going on but if you saw it before, he’s taken all the sag out of the roof. He has done a lot of work there. The overhead doors are now framed in and they function. So, he is working at it every day. Councilman Gamel asked if it was going according to the engineering plans and Mr. Coats said that he had met up there with Brian Buttner and together they had explained several things to Mr. Thompson and he had proceeded to do things according to the plans. Town Board Meeting Page 4 March 8, 2005 Mr. Coats – We had some Certificates of Occupancy. I wrote six Orders-to-Remedy. There is only one outstanding right now and that is for junk cars. Three other ones were for junk cars and one where someone was living in a house without a Certificate of Occupancy and that was taken care of. I was going to bring to you tonight the case on Davis Road, the burnt home up there. I elected not to after talking to Vicki and Fran. They do have a current demolition permit and if you’ve been by there recently you’ll notice that half the house is gone. I have pictures of it, if you would like to see them. Then the weather set in and that slowed down the process. I believe they will get it done. They are a month into a 90-day demolition permit. Supervisor Morey – They did strip half the house down on Davis Road. It’s going to be a flat shell. Are they going to tow that away on a trailer or….. Gary Coats – They’re going to cut that off and they may keep one end of it as a shed. RESOLUTION #05-028 – CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO ATTEND CONFERENCE MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey RESOLVED, that the Town Board approve the payment of expenses for the Code Enforcement Officer, Gary Coats, to attend the Fingerlakes Building Officials Association Annual Conference in Rochester, NY, March 21-24, 2005. Richard C. Case, Jr., Highway Superintendent – At the present time, the Highway Department remains dedicated to snow and Ice removal. I am happy to report that the transition of the mechanic’s position that has taken place the last 2 weeks, the repairs and preventive maintenance program have not missed a beat. I would like to thank Randy and Bob for this. We have had the luck of good timing. It seems that as the plow blades, shoes and other repairs are needed, it has stopped snowing long enough for the fellows to make the needed repairs. This has kept down-time to a minimum. All these guys are to be commended for the attention they pay to the equipment and its upkeep. All Highway Employees and myself, attended a safety meeting on February 17, 2005 at the Village of Groton Fire Station. PERMA, our workers Compensation provider, sponsored the event. All the topics that are required on an annual basis were covered and documented. After the safety meeting, Norman Wiley did his annual inspection and review. I don’t expect any major problems with his findings and forthcoming report. ADT Alarm Company did its annual inspection of the fire and intrusion alarm systems. I am waiting for their report. All fire extinguishers have been inspected and serviced for 2005. The boiler has been inspected by the Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Company and has passed. George Senter, the Village of Groton Code Officer, has completed his annual inspection and his requests have been satisfied and filed. Town Board Meeting Page 5 March 8, 2005 I’d like to thank Glenn and Rick for following through on the telephone and internet systems. Cortland Electronics did a nice job bringing Verizon and the Time Warner System together in one package. The entire transition was handled very well. I did not realize how handcuffed we were until this project had been completed. Thank you. The desktops have been glued and reglued. Stan and Marv Chase have been working on this. Only time will tell if this will work. As Liz and I have worked at closing the 2004 Highway books, I can assure you that the Highway Department stayed within budget and carried fund balances enough to keep the Town on sound financial footing. At this time, I would like to request a resolution to increase Stan Woolever’s pay by $.50 an hour. Stan has been employed since October 2004 and is doing a good job. Since he has started, I believe the overall condition and appearance of the Town buildings has improved greatly. RESOLUTION #05-029 – PAY INCREASE FOR STAN WOOLEVER MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Sovocool Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves a $.50 per hour raise for Stan Woolever as of March 14, 2005. April L. Scheffler, Town Clerk/Tax Collector – Submitted her monthly reports for the Board’s review. She said that she had a couple responses for dog enumerator and asked how the Board would like her to proceed. Supervisor Morey – April and I sat down and talked about the enumerator. I said if it is going to be a hardship for the insurance that they will work off our insurance, only because they’re going to meet with April every day. April thought it was a necessity that she had to see them every day. The important thing is that we need to get it done. Victoria Monty, Attorney for the Town – Presented the Board with papers for a subordination agreement for Wayne and Robin Snyder. RESOLUTION #05-030 – SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT FOR WAYNE & ROBIN SNYDER MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Gamel Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves a subordination agreement for Wayne and Robin Snyder of 89 Sharpsteen Road. Town Board Meeting Page 6 March 8, 2005 John Norman and A. D. Dawson, Town Justices – Submitted their monthly reports for the Board’s review. RESOLUTION #05-031 – JUSTICES AND CLERK TO ATTEND TELECONFERENCE MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Sovocool Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey RESOLVED, that the Town Board approve payment of expenses of $15.00 each for the Town Justices, John Norman and A. D. Dawson, and the Court Clerk, Peg Palmer, to attend a teleconference at Cornell Cooperative Extension on March 31, 2005. Councilman Donald Scheffler, as Recreation Coordinator – Our recreation committee st meeting was February 1. We went over our Winterfest and we consider it a great success. We didn’t get any real numbers other than Home Depot did 225 carpentry kits for families. And I did over 200 marshmallow chickens over the fire. We think we had a good turn-out and everyone had fun all day. We’re in the process of fine-tuning our paperwork and forms for the sports teams and activities that go on between us and the school to try and make things run smoother. We’re working on the summer concert series and trying to expand the number of small events during the summer. PUBLIC HEARING ON 2005 SMALL CITIES PROGRAM Supervisor Morey opened the public hearing at 8:00PM Clerk Scheffler read the legal notice, which was duly published in the Town’s legal paper, the Groton Independent on March 2, 2005. Tyke Randall from Better Housing for Tompkins County – I’d like to thank this Board and the previous Boards for always being supportive of this program. In 1994, 95, and 96 and 2000 you were successful in obtaining grants and I’m pretty confident that it will happen again this year. Because of your efforts and support there have been well over 86 homes that were severly substandard and have been upgraded and you can be proud, knowing that you were a part of that. As everyone knows the Town is again applying for this grant and it is to assist 17-19 families by providing housing rehabilitation. Repairs value between $5,000 and $25,000. Realistically, most of the grants we end up doing 20 -22 houses. So, depending on the severity, the average house upgrade is usually around $16,000. Homes that qualify, you need at least $5,000 in rehabilitation and examples would include roofing, furnaces, septics, wells, plumbing, heating systems. Taxes must be paid up to date and homeowners must be low-income as defined by HUD. What that means is that a family size of one person, annual gross income no higher than $34,650; two people, $39,600; three people, $49,500; four people $47,350; five people $53,500; six people $57,450; seven people $61,400; and eight people $65,350. So, as you can see, the limits are pretty high, so we can help a lot of people who may have fallen through the cracks of other programs of the area. The repairs are done and the only strings attached are that there is going to be a diminishing lien placed on the property. What that means is that after five years, if you stay in the house, then the lien is forgiven. It diminishes about 20% a year. I want Town Board Meeting Page 7 March 8, 2005 everybody to understand that you need to own the house. These days it’s very common for the elderly to basically sign their houses over to their children with life-time use. They need to understand that they are still considered for the program and it will be their income, not the children’s income, but the children, because their name is on the deed, will have to sign the diminishing lien agreement. The other thing that we require is a property maintenance agreement signed when they do the contracts and what this says is that the Town is willing to invest in their home but by investing in their home they expect that you keep up what is being repaired. Where that could come into play is, say a few years done the road you end up asking the Town again to apply for this program, if it is deemed that you haven’t maintained what was done prior then there is a pretty could chance that you wouldn’t qualify this time because of that. Basically, the grant, we have to have the application in by mid-April and we will know probably the end of August whether we are successful. If we’re successful, probably October – December, we’ll be able to start some of the projects and we have a 2 ½-year period to complete them. After the last grant application we went out and did a windshield survey and what that encompasses is that myself and Bob Hunt, my supervisor, went out and drove on every road in the Town of Groton and looked at housing. We had a criteria on how to rate each house and we went through that. We used the determination of sub-standard housing provided by HUD and basically, in the representative sample that we did there’s 18 houses and we tried to include those houses that needed the most work. An exact priority of order will be determined by the oversight committee if the grant is successful. Of the households on the caseload, 17 met the Governor’s Office of Small Cities definitions of severly substandard, 1 was moderately substandard. There were 5 elderly households, 6 with disabled people and 3 with large families. There were also several female head-of-household families, single mothers raising children. A definition of severely substandard is housing that have 3 or more major defects or at least one critical defect that can be restored to a standard condition for a reasonable cost. Someone from the public asked about the 5-year lien and Mr. Randall explained that it began from the time the contract is signed, not the completion date. Terry Wood said that her father, Walter Hein, received a grant in 1996 that made the house safe for him and allowed him to stay in it. She was very gratified by the job that was done and expressed her hope that others would benefit from a new grant. Supervisor Morey – Lewie and I sit on the Board as well as the County representative and representatives from Better Housing. They run the whole program and manage it for you and will be there for technical advice. It’s a fantastic program and Tyke and Bob Hunt are fantastic as construction managers for this program. Art Waylon from Lafayette Road said that he had bought an older home and had tried to fix it up over the years and was hoping that they will be able to get a grant and make it possible to retire in their home. Mr. Randall said that Better Housing has just started to offer home maintenance classes. The cost is $5.00 per class. There being no further public comment, Supervisor Morey moved to close the Public Hearing, seconded by Councilman Sovocool, at 8:15 PM. Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey Town Board Meeting Page 8 March 8, 2005 RESOLUTION #05-032 – TOWN HISTORIAN TO ATTEND CONFERENCE MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Clark Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey ESOLVED, R that the Town Board hereby approves the payment of expenses for the Town Historian, Rosemarie Tucker, to attend the Annual Spring Association of Historians Conference, May 1-3, 2005 in Amsterdam, NY. Margaret Palmer, Court Clerk – As the duly designated voting delegate of the Town of Groton to the Annual Business Session of the Association of the State of New York, I respectfully submit the following report: The meeting was brought to order at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, February 23, 2005. The Credentials Committee reported 307 eligible delegate credentials were returned out of a membership of 851. Attendance at the meeting was about 150. Mrs. Palmer provided copies of the statements of cash receipts and disbursements for the years ending December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the 2005 resolutions. The majority of the resolutions passed without discussion or dissension. There were a few, however, that generated considerable discussion and Mrs. Palmer proceeded to highlight some of these for the Board. She thanked the Board for the opportunity to represent the Town of Groton at this annual meeting. Supervisor Morey – I’d like to read a proclamation that was in the Shopper today and will be th read Wednesday night, March 16. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Village and Town of Groton desire to recognize the accomplishments of one of its native daughters, Welthea M. Marsh, former president of the First National Bank of Groton, and WHEREAS, Mrs. Marsh became famous as being one of the first woman presidents of a national bank in the United States, and WHEREAS, Mrs. Marsh, in addition to being Bank president, was director and treasurer of the Groton Carriage Company and director and president of the Crandall Typewriter Company, and WHEREAS, Mrs. Marsh was also very active in the Groton community, being involved in many social organizations, and WHEREAS, it is proper and fitting that we honor Mrs. Marsh, whose efforts laid the foundation of the community's active commerce for many years, as well as the success of the First National Bank of Groton, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we Dennis Toolan, Mayor of the Village of Groton and Glenn Morey, Supervisor of the Town of Groton, hereby proclaim Wednesday, WELTHEA MARSH DAY March 16, 2005 as in the Village and Town of Groton to honor this famous native daughter and her many accomplishments and show our appreciation of her efforts in early Groton commerce. Town Board Meeting Page 9 March 8, 2005 RESOLUTION #05-033 – DESIGNATE POLLING PLACES MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey RESOLVED, that the Town of Groton designates the following polling places: District # 1 - West Groton Church District #2 & #3 – Town Hall District #4 – McLean Fire Station RESOLUTION #05-034 - PROCLAIM APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler. Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey WHEREAS , in accordance with the Title VIII Fair Housing Policy of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and, WHEREAS, the Month of April 2005 has been designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office as Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity as Fair Housing Month, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Groton hereby declares and proclaims April as Fair Housing Month in the Town of Groton. Supervisor Morey asked everyone to review the M&T Investments. Supervisor Morey – Last month we discussed about the reimbursement for health insurance for retirees, that it’d be cheaper for us if we gave them 25% of their health insurance benefits just like we do right now. Any comments? Councilman Sovocool – That’s for retirees with over 20 years of service? Supervisor Morey – Yes. I’ll read it and then we can discuss it: Resolve that the Town Board hereby resolve to amend resolution 19 of February 8, 2005 and hereby agree to pay 25% of retirees health insurance benefit, with at least 20 years of employment, is enrolled in the health insurance plan at the time of retirement, or in the case of someone who has already retired with 20 years of service, is currently enrolled in the health insurance plan. And what we will do is reimburse it up to $110.00 or 25% of their cost, whichever is lower. Councilman Sovocool – That’s 25% of our program, right? Town Board Meeting Page 10 March 8, 2005 Supervisor Morey - Yes. Right now what we’re doing is paying $110.00 towards their insurance. Councilman Sovocool – Even though they’re not on our program. Supervisor Morey – No, what we’ll take is 25% of what they have or up to $110.00, what we pay right now. Councilman Scheffler – Is this going to change every month as our health insurance costs change or stay at $110.00 maximum? Supervisor Morey – Yes, that’s correct. Councilman Game l – Yes, what? Yes, it will change every month or yes, it will stay? Supervisor Morey – No, it will not change every month. Clerk Scheffler – Last month you said you were going to pay the $110.00. I’m just trying to clarify this. That’s what I understood. Supervisor Morey – I found what everybody thought that was confusing was that it would be 25% of what their cost is right now. But I thought that would be good and have a maximum of $110.00 and take 25%. I thought that was understood and that’s what we’re talking about right now. So, right now what we do is pay $110.00 a month for our retirees who’ve worked for over 20 years and have been on the insurance policy before. We’ll either pay up to $110.00 right now per month or we can pay 25% of their cost, which is cheaper than the maximum of $110.00. Clerk Scheffler – That’s not what you said last month. Last month I said I wanted to make sure that I understand this and said, so you are saying that if the total cost is $400, 25% of that would be $100. So, I said, you’re telling me that if they get insurance for $300, you’re still going to pay $100, and you said yes. Supervisor Morey – The proposal I have right now is that if you pay $300, we pay 25% of that and if it were, say $600, the maximum we’d pay is $110. Councilman Scheffler – So, we’re going for 25% of their actual costs, up to $110. Clerk Scheffler – Well, I need to understand what you’re saying, for the minutes. That’s why I asked the question last month. Councilman Sovocool – It’s all right with me, as long as everyone understands what it is. Councilman Gamel – I’m just wondering what’s better. Is our program not that great, that they would want something else to help them get through? There was some discussion by several people that once a retiree reaches a certain age and is eligible for Medicare, they need a “gap” insurance to pay for things that Medicare does not cover and they can get that at a lesser price than the full insurance that the Town has. Town Board Meeting Page 11 March 8, 2005 Councilman Gamel – I did understand it the way April did last time though. I understood that if they were to choose a cheaper plan, we would still pay up to $110. That’s the way I understood it. Supervisor Morey – Is that what you guys want? Councilman Gamel – That’s just the way I understood it last time. Councilman Scheffler – That’s what I understood too. Councilman Sovocool – I would go with Glenn. If it’s a cheaper plan, only pay 25%. Councilman Gamel – So what’s helping? If we’re looking out for them, what benefit are we giving them? Councilman Sovocool – I have to say, myself, I pay $153 a month for mine. You’d pay 25% of that, which wouldn’t be $110. Councilman Gamel – I understand that but if you’re retired and you have a $200 plan and can’t afford the $150 a month, we’re not helping either way. To opt to go to a cheaper plan for them is to help them not pay so much or the cost. Councilman Sovocool – See, they’re on Medicare, some of them and what they’re paying for is a supplemental, which is not as much as a regular plan. Supervisor Morey – But the benefit now, Lewie, what Rick is trying to say, is they get the $110. That’s their benefit. There would be no difference in cost for us. Councilman Gamel – What are we paying right now? $440? So, what I’m trying to say is, what benefit is it to them if they drop from a $440 a month plan down to a $300 if they are still paying the same thing. It would be cheaper for us but not for them, that’s all I’m saying. Does that make sense? The rest of the Councilmen agreed. Clerk Scheffler spoke about retirees on a fixed income that sometimes have trouble making all of their payments and are therefore forced to buy the cheapest plan they can and then find out that drugs and other things are not covered. If the Town were to pay the $110, no matter what the cost, it might make it possible for the retiree to afford a better plan than they would otherwise be able to do. There was some more discussion with the Board agreeing that they would pay $110 whether it is the Town’s plan or another plan. Councilman Gamel – I thought the goal was to help them find a cheaper plan and help them save money. I thought that was the goal because we were going to be paying that money anyways. It was to help them. Some people can’t pay that $400 but if they can find one for $250 and we pay $110 of it, and that would help them out tremendously. If that’s our goal, to help them save some money…. Town Board Meeting Page 12 March 8, 2005 RESOLUTION #05-035 – HEALTH INSURANCE FOR RETIREES (AMEND RESOLUTION #19 OF 2005) MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Gamel Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby amend Resolution #19 of February 8, 2005 and hereby agrees to pay a portion of the health insurance premium of the retirees having at least 20 years of full-time employment service with the Town of Groton, enrolled in the health insurance plan at the time of retirement or, in the case of someone who has already retired, with 20 years of full-time service, is currently enrolled in the health insurance plan. Said amount paid by the Town shall be equal to 25% of the premium for insurance through the Town insurance plan. Announcements:  Planning Board Meeting – Thursday, March 17 at 7:30PM  Thank you from Human Service Coalition  Ag Day – March 31 at 10:00AM  Pizza Fun Day Organizational Meeting – March 23 at 7:00PM  Municipal Officials Meeting – March 15 at the Ichabod at 7:00PM  Information on Tompkins County Prescription Card  March 15 at 7:00PM at Village Hall – Old Home Days Organizational Meeting  March 16 at the High School Cafeteria – Welthea Marsh Day. There being no further business, Councilman Sovocool moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Scheffler, at 8:56PM. Unanimous. April L. Scheffler Town Clerk