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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 2000-05-10 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING May 105 2000 AGENDA 1 . Call to Order . 2 . Pledge of Allegiance . 3 . PERSONS TO BE HEARD . 4 . Consider creation of Part Time Court Clerk position . 5 . Consider motion to enter an EXECUTIVE SESSION . 6 . Discuss Resolution No. 67/2000 , "AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN APPRAISAL FOR THE POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS " . 7 . Consider motion to ADJOURN . TOWN OF ITHACA SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MAY 10, 2000 5 : 30 O' clock P . M . At a special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County, New York , held at the Town Hall , 126 East Seneca Street , there were present : PRESENT: Cathy Valentino , Supervisor ; Mary Russell , Board Member; Carolyn Grigorov, Board Member ; David Klein , Board Member, Ed Conley, Board Member; Bill Lesser, Board Member ; Tom Niederkorn , Board Member. ALSO PRESENT: Joan Lent Noteboom , Town Clerk ; John Barney, Attorney for the Town ; Jonathan Kanter , Director of Planning ; Judy Drake , Human Resources Specialist . Call to Order: The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 5 : 32 p . m . , and led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance . Agenda Item No. 3 — PERSONS TO BE HEARD. There were no persons present to be heard. Agenda Item No. 4 — Creation of Part Time Court Clerk Position . Supervisor Valentino — Ray Bordoni would like to have his own part-time court clerk . We previously abolished this position . We need to create the position again . It gives Mrs . Drake permission to advertise the position . The person hired would work with Justice BordoniIs current court clerk for training . The current court clerk would then discontinue her hours . She currently works about S hours per work . We would discontinue the employment of Dianne McFall . She is the keyboard specialist that works about 10- 12 hours per week . This equals about 20 hours . There is also an agreement that if Mrs . Poole was only the court clerk for one Justice instead of two ; there is the understanding that there would be a reduction in her hours . We can make up the difference in the hours without it being an impact . It would be much better for Justice Bordoni , Councilman Klein — Do we have three clerks now? Supervisor Valentino — We have two clerks and a keyboard specialist . Unfortunately, the keyboard specialist has been being used as a court clerk . Judy Drake , Human Resource Specialist — We have one full -time clerk and two typist . Supervisor Valentino — Mrs . Poole ' s hours will be decreased to 37 . 5 hours per week . SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 2 MAY 10 , 2000 DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAF T - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAF T- DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAF! Mrs . Drake — The new position will be 25 hours per week . It is the amount of hours that Sue Bordoni was putting in when she left employment . Supervisor Valentino — The salary that Ms . Bordoni was making was getting folded into Mrs . Poole' s salary. It will need to be folded back out into Justice Bordoni ' s court clerk' s salary. We wrote it into the agreement in case we made a change . Resolution No. 71 — Creation of Part Time Court Clerk Position. WHEREAS, at the 219198 Town Board Meeting the Town Board abolished the part- time Court Clerk position due to the request of Justice Larkin and Justice Bordoni to consolidate and have one full time Court Clerk; and WHEREAS, Justice Bordoni has now requested he be allowed to appoint his own Court Clerk on a part time basis, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby approve the creation of a part-time Court Clerk position pursuant to Section 41 of Civil Service Law, with no change in the current job description; and be it further RESOLVED, the said position shall be in job classification "I" as a 25 hours per week position, eligible for part time benefits; and be it further RESOLVED, the Human Resources Specialist is directed to file the necessary paperwork with Tompkins County Personnel. MOVED Councilman Klein, SECONDED Councilman Conley. A vote on the motion resulted as follows: Supervisor Valentino, Aye; Councilwoman Russell, Aye; Councilwoman Grigorov, Aye; Councilman Klein, Aye; Councilman Conley, Aye; Councilman Lesser, Aye, Councilman Niederkorn, Aye. Carried Unanimously. Agenda Item No. 5 — Motion to Enter an EXECUTIVE SESSION . Motion made by Councilwoman Russell , seconded by Councilwoman Grigorov to enter into an Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter. Carried unanimously. The Board entered Executive Session at 5 : 36 p . m . Motion made by Councilman Niederkorn , seconded by Councilman Conley to resume regular session . Carried unanimously. The Board resumed regular session at 6 : 50 p . m . Supervisor Valentino — Mr . Kanter and I talked about this . We decided to rescind the Genex appraisal . It needs to go to the committee . There are other projects that might be a higher priority. SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 3 MAY 101 2000 DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAF T - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAF T- DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT Councilman Niederkorn - I am not going to support this . It is not that important . It was not that important Monday night . We voted for it and I do not see a reason why it should be rescinded . Councilwoman Russell - I read in Mr. Kanter's memo that the policy in our procedures book is that the properties are only to be appraised on the recommendation of the Agricultural Committee . Mr . Kanter - That is correct . Councilwoman Grigorov - We quickly formed the Agricultural Committee . Supervisor Valentino - We formed the committee quickly so that we could send these things to them . It is one of the reasons that we did it . I believe that the Agricultural Committee needs to evaluate this . There are other considerations . I believe that we were misled on the urgency of doing this . Councilwoman Russell - Is there an urgency for the New York State grant ? Mr. Kanter - We have two other appraisals that are currently being conducted that are ahead of Genex. We have a third appraisal that is done that may or may not be able to be applied to the auction sale . Councilman Lesser - What was compelling for me was the notion that there was something about the grant application . If it were not the case , then I would assume that it wait . Mr . Kanter - I think that we should wait . We have several possibilities of grants at this point . Foundation grants have a more flexible timeframe . There is nothing about the grant application process that would make us go ahead with the Genex appraisal . There are several people , including Mr . Frantz, which figured that Genex is at the top of the criteria list . The committee has not reviewed the criteria . They do not know what the criteria basis is . Supervisor Valentino - There is a chance that Genex might donate the development rights to the Town . Mr . Kanter - This is a business , not a family or an individual farmer. There are policy questions that need to be dealt with . Resolution No. 71 - Rescind Resolution No. 6712000, Authorization to Obtain Appraisal for the Potential Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements. WHEREAS, on May 8, 2000 the Town Board adopted Resolution No. 6712000, a resolution authorizing the Planning Department to obtain an appraisal of the property owned by Genex Coop Inc. , 391 Pine Tree Road, at a cost not to exceed $875. 00; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has had further discussion related to the same and has determined that obtaining an appraisal may be premature; now, therefore be it SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 4 MAY 10 , 2000 DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAF T - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAFT - DRAF T- DRAFT - DRAFT . DRAFT RESOLVED, the governing Town Board hereby rescinds Resolution No. 6712000, `AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN APPRAISAL FOR THE POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS" MOVED Councilman Conley, SECONDED Supervisor Valentino. A vote on the motion resulted as follows: Supervisor Valentino, Aye; Councilwoman Russell, Aye; Councilwoman Grigorov, Nay; Councilman Klein, Aye; Councilman Conley, Aye; Councilman Lesser, Aye; Councilman Niederkom, Nay. Motion carried. Agenda Item No. 6 - Motion to Adiourn . As there was no further business to come before the Town Board , a motion was made by Councilman Niederkorn , seconded by Councilman Conley to adjourn . Carried unanimously. Supervisor Valentino adjourned the meeting at 6 : 57 p . m . Respectfully submitted , Joan Lent Noteboom , Town Clerk * NEXT REGULAR MEETING - June 12 , 2000 at 5 : 30 p . m . ** Minutes Transcribed by Carrie L . Coates .