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December 30 , 1992
The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session on December 30 ,
1992 at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 7 : 00 P . M . with
S upervisor Kirby presiding .
ROLL CALL
Jeannine Kirby Supervisor Present
H erbert Beckwith Councilman Present
P aul Butler Councilman Present
Jeffrey Cleveland Councilman Present
Larry Tvaroha Councilman Absent
B onita Boles Town Clerk Present
Richard Thaler Town Attorney Present
✓ ISITORS : George Totman and Ward Hungerford
The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk
take the Roll Call .
Ward Hungerford , County Highway representative spoke to the
B oard in regard to reducing the speed limit on North Triphammer
Road . After a lengthy discussion if was decided that Mr . Hungerford
w ould talk to the County Attorney and would also be back with more
requests .
In regard to the election expenses that the County is passing
o n to the Towns , it was Mr . Thaler ' s suggestion that the Town Board
should get together with other Town ' s and Supervisor ' s and form an
Article 78 .
RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Beckwith and seconded by Mr . Butler :
RESOLVED that the Town Board does hereby rescind the
® resolution that was adopted on December 16 , 1992 in regard to the
establishment of a petty cash fund .
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor
RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Beckwith and seconded by Mr .
Cleveland :
RESOLVED , that the Town Board does hereby agree to enter into
a three ( 3 ) year agreement with the Lansing Highway Association
w ith increases in salaries of 4 % for the first year , 4 1 / 2 % for the
year 1994 and for 5 % for the year 1995 subject to the other terms
o f said contract .
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor
RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Cleveland and seconded by Mr .
B utler :
® RESOLVED , that the budget modification be made by the
bookkeeper to increase all salaried and part time employees from 3 %
to 4 % for the year 1993 excluding elected officials who ' s salaries
are fixed for the term .
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor
In regard to the mortgage tax , Mrs . Kirby stated that the Town
w as $ 16 , 000 . 00 above what was budgeted .
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Mr . Totman stated that the court proceedings between the Town
and Mr . Robinson had been postponed until January 14 , 1993 . Mr .
Robinson feels he needs a junk yard license and will apply to the
Town Board on January 20 , 1993 for one . Mrs . Kirby asked why the
D . E . C . had not checked out the situation .
Mr . Totman informed the Board that an individual is looking
into renting an area at the Lansing small mall for his office but
would also like to park used cars on the edge of the property that
h e could sell .
Mr . Totman stated they he was down 5 . 25 million from lastIII
year .
AUDIT RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Beckwith and seconded by Mr .
Cleveland :
RESOLVED , that the Town Board does hereby authorize the
bookkeeper to pay the following bills with the exception of Water
Fund voucher # 63 to Bolton Point :
G ENERAL FUND 867 - 887 $ 37 , 530 . 79
H IGHWAY FUND 453 - 472 $ 17 , 879 . 96
W ATER DISTRICTS 61 - 63 $ 3 , 390 . 06
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor
A copy of the minutes of November 18th and December 2nd , 1992
h aving been furnished to the Town Board beforehand , the Supervisor
asked for a motion to make corrections or to accept the same as
submitted .
RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Cleveland and seconded by Mr .
B utler :
RESOLVED that the minutes of November 18th and December 2nd , 11/0
1992 are hereby approved as submitted .
Carried
Carried
Mrs . Kirby stated the following notifications that were
received from the State :
1 . A stop sign on Brown Road was added to the entrance from the
west . This replaces a yield sign .
2 . Another stop sign on the east coming off of Route 13 replaces
a yield sign .
3 . The speed has been reduced to 45 M . P . H . on Drake Road .
RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Butler and seconded by Mr .
Cleveland
BE IT RESOLVED , that notice is hereby given that re [ airs
and / or replacement will be made to the furnaces at the Town Hall
Annex and in the Town Hall , the funds for which are to be made
available from the repair reserve fund presently on hand in the
Town and that a public hearing shall be had on February 10 , 1993 at4110
7 : 00 P . M . in the Town Hall to take public input concerning the
repairs and replacements and expenditure of money .
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman
✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor
In regard to the State Land , Mr . Thaler stated that Mr . Tom
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H ennesse from the State is waiting for the check and he will then
Federal Express everything for Mr . Thaler to record . Monies will
h ave to be use from the General Fund to record the necessary papers
and the reimbursed out of the Bonds .
Mrs . Kirby suggested the Town might want to rent out the State
land to a farmer or farmers in 1993 to receive income on this land .
Mr . Thaler will prepare a notice and place it in the Ithaca Journal
for any one interested in bidding on the tillable land .
RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Beckwith and seconded by Mr .
0111 Cleveland :
RESOLVED that the Special Meeting be adjourned at 8 : 02 P . M . to
g o into Executive Session .
Carried
RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Beckwith and seconded by Mr .
Cleveland :
RESOLVED , that the Executive Session be terminated and the
S pecial Session be reconvened at 8 : 29 P . M .
Carried .
On motion , meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at
8 : 35 P . M .
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