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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 2016-10-06Meeting of the Ithaca Town Board Thursday, October 6,2016 at 5:30 p.m. BUDGET MEETING AGENDA 1. Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance 2. 5:30 p.m. Public hearing regarding: a. 2017 Assessment Rolls for Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas i. Consider approval b. Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission 2017 Preliminary Budget i. Consider approval 3. Presentation of the Town Supervisor's Tentative Budget for 2017 a. Discussion 4. Consider approval of Elected Officials' salaries 5. Consider approval of 2017 Office and Field Classification Wage Scales 6. Consider setting a public hearing regarding the Town of Ithaca 2017 Preliminary Budget 7. Consider Adjournment TOWN OF ITHACA AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING AND PUBLICATION I. Paulette Terwilliger, being duly sworn, say that I am the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York that the following notice has been duly posted on the sign board of the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca and the notice has been duly published in the official newspaper, Ithaca Journal: n ADVERTISEMENT/NOTICE □ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS n NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL n NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST ORDER PH Notice for: 2017 Assessment Rolls for Special Benefit Districts and Areas 2017 SCLIWC Preliminary Budget Location of Sign Board Used for Posting: Town Clerk's Office 215 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Town website at www.town.ithaca.nv.us Date of Posting: September 30, 2016 Date of Publication: September 30, 2016 Paulette Terwilliger Town Clerk STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) SS: TOWN OF ITHACA) Sworn to and subscribed^before me this<^_Z)^^-dav of Q-'"'^ ^2016. otary Public Debra DeAuglstine Notary Public - State of New Yofk No. 01DE6148035Qualified in Tompkins County ^My Commission Expires June 19,20 /C Town of Ithaca Public Hearing Notice The Ithaca Town Board wliihold a meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the TownMali, 215 N. Tioga St. Itha ca, NY on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at which time apublic hearing will be held to allow for public com ments on the following topics: 1. 2017 Assessment Roils for Special Benefit Districtsand Special Benefit Areas 2. Southern Cayuga LakeIntermunicipal Water Com mission 2017 Preliminary Budget Information on these topics Is available at www.town.ithaca.ny.us under AgendaItems or by calling the Town Clerk at 273-1721 ext 2 Paulette Terwilliger Town Clerk 9/30/2016 0Mia«BfrO1 The Ithaca Journal Classified Ad Receipt (For Info Only - NOT A BILL) Customer; Address: TOWN OF ITHACA 215NTiOGAST ITHACA NY 14850 USA Ad No.: 0001624036 Pymt Method Invoice NetAmt: $12.56 Run Times: 1 Run Dates: 09/30/16 No. of Affidavits: Text of Ad: Town of Ithaca Public Hearing Notice The Ithaca Town Board will hold a meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. 21S N. Tioga St. Itha ca, NY on Thursday, Octo ber 6, 2016 at which time a pubiic hearing will be held to allow for public com ments on the foilowing topics: 1. 2017 Assessment Roils for Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas 2. Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Com mission 2017 Preliminary Budget Information on these topics is avaiiable at www.town.it haca.ny.us under Agenda Items or by calling the Town Clerk at 273-1721 ext 2 Paulette Terwilliger Town Clerk 9/30/2016 0Q0m4<BS01 3600 Highway 66. Neptune. NJ 07753 TOWN OF ITHACA AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING AND PUBLICATION I. Paulette Terwilliger, being duly sworn, say that I am the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York that the following notice has been duly posted on the sign board of the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca and the notice has been duly published in the official newspaper, Ithaca Journal: frf)ADVERTISEMENT/NOTICE -a NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS □ NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL □ NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST ORDER 2017 Elected Officials Salaries Location of Sign Board Used for Posting; Town Clerk's Office 215 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Town website at www.town.ithaca.nv.us Date of Posting: October 11, 2016 Date of PubHcation: October 10, 2016 TOWN OF ITHACA PUBLIC NOTICEBudget/Elected Officials Salaries The 2017 Town of Ithaca Preliminary Budget has beenfiled with the Town Clerk and is available for review during normal business hours and Is available on the web atwww.town.ithaca.ny.us The 2017 salaries, paid bl-weekly, of elected officials ofthe Town of Ithaca have been approved as follows: SUPERVISOR TOWN BOARD MEMBERS TOWN JUSTICE Pauiette Terwilliger Town Clerk 10/10/2016 $54,890.00 $14,081.00 $23,380.00 Paulette Terwilliger Town Clerk STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) SS: TOWN OF ITHACA) Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of (DdXtiJu h ^ , 2016. tary Public Debra DeAuglstlneNotary Public - State of New York .No. 01DE6148035 CountyMy Commission Expires June 19,20 / ^ The Ithaca Journal Classified Ad Receipt (For Info Only - NOT A BILL) Customer: Address: TOWN OF ITHACA 215NTIOGAST ITHACA NY 14850 USA Ad No.: Pymt Method Net Amt: 0001643504 Invoice $17.82 Run Times: 1 Run Dates: 10/10/16 No. of Affidavits: Text of Ad: TOWN OF ITHACA PUBUC NOTICE Budget/Elected Officials Salaries The 2017 Town of Ithaca Preliminary Budget has been filed with the Town Clerk and is available for review dur ing normal business hours and is available on the web at www.town.ithaca.ny.us The 2017 salaries, paid bi-weekly, of elected officials of the Town of Ithaca have been approved as follows: SUPERVISOR $54,890.00 TOWN BOARD MEMBERS TOWN JUSTICE Paulette Terwilliger Town Clerk 10/10/2016 $14,081.00 $23,380.00 3600 Highway 66, Neptune, NJ 07753 MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD Thursday, October 6,2016 at 5:30 p.m. Budget Meeting Minutes Board Members Present: Bill Goodman, Supervisor; Rod Howe, Deputy Town Supervisor; Pat Leary, Tee-Ann Hunter, Eric Levine, Rich DePaolo, and Pamela Bleiwas Staff Present: Susan Ritter, Director of Planning, Bruce Bates, Director of Code Enforcement; Mike Solvig, Director of Finance, Judy Drake, Director of Human Resources; Paulette Terwilliger, Town Clerk; and Jim Weber, Highway Superintendent 1. Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance - Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. 5:30 p.m. Public bearing regarding: a. 2017 Assessment Rolls for Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas Mr. Goodman opened the public hearing at 5:32 p.m. There was no one wishing to address the board on this topic and the hearing was closed. TB Resolution 2016 -127: Adoption of the 2016 Assessment Rolls for Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas for Tax Year 2017 Whereas, the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca held a properly advertised public hearing at the Town Hall, 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York, on the 6th day of October 2016, to consider the 2016 Assessment Rolls for Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas for the Town of Ithaca for Tax Year 2017; now, therefore, be it Resolved, the governing Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves and adopts the 2016 Assessment Rolls for the Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas of the Town of Ithaca for Tax Year 2017 as follows: Fire Protection District: Assessed Value - $1,077,313,706. Forest Home Ligbt District: Assessed Value - $36,353,100. Glenside Ligbt District: Assessed Value - $4,494,000. Renwick Heights Ligbt District: Assessed Value - $13,032,600. Eastwood Commons Ligbt District: Assessed Value - $13,876,000. Clover Lane Ligbt District: Assessed Value - $2,335,000. Winners Circle Ligbt District: Assessed Value - $2,560,000. Burleigb Drive Ligbt District: Based upon 3,971.1 lineal feet. Westbaven Road Ligbt District: Based upon Road Frontage of 6,732.0 lineal feet. Coddington Road Ligbt District: Based upon Road Frontage of 6,900.3 lineal feet. Water Improvement Benefit Area: Units Available & Connected - 8,033.96. Ad Valorem Water Improvement Benefit Area: Assessed Value - $430,024,284. Sewer Improvement Benefit Area: Units Available & Connected - 7,689.21. Ad Valorem Sewer Improvement Benefit Area: Assessed Value - $485,824,941. Moved: Rod Howe Seconded: Pat Leary TB Budget Meeting 10-06-2016 Pg. 1 Vote: Ayes - Howe, Leary, Goodman, Bleiwas, Hunter, DePaolo and Levine b. Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission 2017 Preliminary Budget Mr. Goodman opened the public hearing at 5:34 p.m. There was no one wishing to address the board on this topic and the hearing was closed. TB Resolution 2016 -128: Approval of the 2017 Southern Cavuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Budget (Bolton Point! Whereas, the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission's 2017 Budget has been submitted to the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca and discussed and considered at its October 7, 2016 meeting; now, therefore, be it Resolved, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca does hereby approve the 2017 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission's budget. Moved: Rich DePaolo Seconded: Tee-Ann Hunter Vote: Ayes - Goodman, Levine, Leary, DePaolo, Hunter, Bleiwas and Howe 3. Presentation of the Town Supervisor's Tentative Budget for 2017 Mr. Goodman reviewed his highlights of the budget, and noted that he is not asking that the budget be adopted on October H*'', but to hold the public hearing and continue discussion and wait until November 7**^ to adopt the budget. Mr. Goodman began with the request for the implementation of the fiber optic connection to Public Works and the new phone system. The connection to the County here at Town Hall has increased our ability to use Laserfische and we have talked for quite a while about getting fiber optic out to Public Works and Ms. Carrier-Titti was able to negotiate the numbers in the budget summary; the amount for the first year is $23,500 which goes down in increments over the next 10 years with the biggest cost being the up-front investment over 2 years. The cost for the digital phones is a 5 year contract to rent the equipment. We currently own the phones we have from 1987 and upgrades are not possible and finding parts is next to impossible. With renting, service is included and the ability to upgrade is there. The 2 new positions are also in the budget for if and when the Maplewood project starts. Some of that cost will be covered by Cornell. The other personnel type news is that the Mayor is continuing the Sustainability at a half-time position so the status quo will remain for the next year and we will be seeking funding from a grant again. The City Park contribution is reduced as we have talked about in the past. The Mayor's proposal, based on the increase in their assessments and the new development, the Mayor is proposing to stay under the tax cap and decreasing their tax levy, so they seem to be doing alright. The fourth highlight is sharing more of the Highway expenditures to a greater portion of our tax base by sharing more of the burden with the Village of Cayuga Heights. When the Town created TB Budget Meeting 10-06-2016 Pg. 2 the separate Highway Tax, we didn't include the Village in that and the Budget Committee felt the residents of the Village should share some of those expenses for the services they get from our Highway Department. The final comment was that the Town still needs to get a quote for the laying of the fiber optics throughout the actual building (town hall.) Mr. Goodman thanked the Budget Committee and the staff and Mr. Solvig's work on the budget. Fiber connection and phones Mr. DePaolo asked about the connection from the County Department of Public Works and the Town Department of Public Works. He asked if the contract was put out to bid in a competitive process because there may be other companies with the same service. Ms. Carrier-Titti stated that one of the reasons we are able to lay the fiber and get the price listed is that we are bundling that service with the digital phone service and rental as well as hosting services. Mr. Solvig added that the first proposal was for around $3K a month and it is now $1K a month. Mr. DePaolo thought it was a significant amount and thought there might be competitive offers from other vendors. He asked if after the 5 years indicated, would we be able to re-negotiate and Ms. Carrier-Titti responded that yes, we would be able to renegotiate. Ms. Carrier-Titti asked Mr. Solvig to expand and he went back to the large drop from the initial cost, and he stated that he is not familiar with the industry and whether we have more choices but the costs have come down. Mr. DePaolo responded that he is not entirely comfortable committing to that amount of money without a competitive process. Mr. Goodman stated that we can get more information on that and continue the discussion on October 17*'^. Ms. Carrier-Titti added that we would get 2 months free if the contract was signed by the end of October so IT.TG could begin digging before the ground freezes. Mr. DePaolo asked if the fiber has to be buried and Ms. Carrier-Titti responded that the conduit to the County are underground and he asked if there were poles to make above ground possible if it was less expensive and Mr. Weber responded that the road is for highway use only and there are poles but he is not sure about whether they are phones or just electricity. Ms. Hunter asked if Finger Lakes Technologies Group (FLTG) would own the fiber and what our recourse would be if we weren't happy with the fiber. Ms. Carrier-Titti responded that she isn't sure and Mr. Goodman responded that we would be renting the access to the fiber connection but the County and the City have been using FLTG fiber and have been happy with it and the costs may go down if other people or businesses also connect to the fiber. Ms. Carrier-Titti reminded the board that we seem to be focusing on the phones, but the fiber connection will create a direct connection between our two networks and we will be able to go down to one system and realize savings there as well as significant increase in productivity and connectivity from Public Works staff who will be able to access Municity or there is an outage with Time Warner and they can't get or send emails. The point-to-point connection becomes on hub and opens up many, many opportunities for efficiencies. Servers, firewalls etc. will be one instead of two and other associated items for savings in utilities etc., two systems and service of those systems going down to one. Mr. DePaolo asked if before the 10 years is out, will wireless technology be better and Ms. Carrier-Titti responded that she does not see that happening, using the WAP in the Boardroom as IB Budget Meeting 10-06-2016 Pg. 3 an example, which is wireless access but not able to handle the amount of data transfers fiber can. Tax Levy Mr. DePaolo stated that in looking at the summary and the increase, it takes us over the tax cap. He asked what the pros and the cons are of trying to stay under the tax cap by using more fund balance or looking at individual line items to try and reach that. Mr. Solvig responded that it is within reach, but there really is no benefit to doing it because it doesn't get anyone a rebate and is only good for bragging rights. Some discussion followed regarding what the real percentage is and the fact that the school district has never stayed under the tax cap, thereby negating any rebate. Mr. Levine stated that the tax cap represents the state government throwing the local government under the bus and he doesn't want to regard it in any way or try to stay under it unless it just so happens we would, but he was not in favor or taking into consideration in any way. Mr. Goodman added that he has heard the County is at 3% and the City is slightly below the 2% cap but because of the growth in the area with the recent development, the levy is going to decrease. Ms. Hunter asked if the Budget Committee had discussed setting up any reserve funds for particular needs or capital projects. Mr. Goodman responded that they had not, specifically, but he thought the Open Space account was similar and has put the difference between what we had given to the City Parks into that for our own trails and parks. Ms. Leary stated that the Committee did talk about the possibility in the future of setting aside monies for sidewalks as the adhoc committee continues to explore options on financing the sidewalks we want. Ms. Hunter asked Mr. Solvig his thoughts and he stated that having reserve funds only makes sense if the board is absolutely sure they are doing a project because unforeseen things can happen and a project can be put off, like the water tank this year, and putting money aside like that can whittle down a General Fund balance quickly. He added that the Town has an unwritten policy of keeping the fund balance at 25% and in the 5-year plan the fund balance goes down to that 25% level. Mr. Solvig said that not having reserve accounts gives the board the flexibility to manage its funds if something unforeseen happens and those funds can be used for the capital project but not encumbered and restricted by reserve fund rules. Staffing Mr. DePaolo asked about the staffing in the Town Clerk's office, noting that Ms. Cubero was hired for the Laserfische and Municity project and some succession planning, but he would like to see something in the public record that showed that we anticipate a reduction in that staffing in the future. Mr. Goodman responded that he thought that was detailed in the resolution authorizing the position and Ms. Terwilliger agreed. Ms. Drake added that during meetings with department heads to review 5-year projection of staffing needs, the possibility of keeping that extra position was brought up by Codes and the Town Clerk as additional administrative cross over help, especially in light of the possible addition of code officers to handle the large projects on the horizon. Ms. Terwilliger added that the position is cross trained to help in Codes, Town Clerk and some Planning and Mr. Goodman added that we may have to increase support staff with the growth of the town that seems to be coming; Maplewood, East Hill, Holochuck and Chainworks to name a few. TB Budget Meeting 10-06-2016 Pg. 4 Highway Tax Ms. Hunter asked about the shifting of funds from the Part Town Wide to the Highway Fund and Mr. Solvig explained that the tax levy went up 2% and we are splitting that differently than in the past; we are decreasing the Fire Protection levy by $50k and putting that in the General Fund; we are decreasing the Highway levy by $250K and putting that into the General Fund and the increase in the levy as a whole also goes in to the General Fund. What that does is spread the levy across the bigger tax base that makes up the General Fund payers. The total tax levy is about 20 cents less and he described how that works. The Budget Committee saw that the Village of Cayuga Heights residents were not being "charged" for services that the Town Public Works provides such as the Hanshaw Rd sidewalk and plowing and mowing and services such as that. Mr. Levine said that he stated that at a certain point in time we created the Highway line item tax to show residents that the money was going toward infrastructure but we unwittingly excluded the Village who does use a lot of town infrastructure and they had been paying toward it through the General Fund. It could be even more if we eliminated the Highway fund. Mr. Goodman added that more of the sales tax money is going into the Highway Fund and not relying as much on property taxes and that is entirely at our discretion. He was fine with having the residents of the Village help with costs they benefit from. Mr. DePaolo asked if they are being taxed for services they don't receive because they have their own Highway Department and Mr. Goodman did not think that was the case because they use town infrastructure the town maintains. Mr. Levine stated that he thought it was ethical in that up until 8 years ago, they were paying for two highway departments and when we did the Highway tax, it was an unexpected blessing for them and is not required by any town. If we eliminated the Highway tax their taxes would go up significantly and some people live on County roads like me but I pay for Town roads. The Village decided to incorporate and raise extra taxes on themselves to provide additional services and the Town never said go ahead and we won't. They made that decision when they incorporated and residents of the Village know when they buy there they are paying Village taxes too. He added that they are able to offset their taxes by having a Volunteer fire tax that is significantly less than what town residents pay to support the City of Ithaca Fire Department. He really felt that it was not unethical at all. Ms. Leary, a Village resident, stated that she understands the taxed twice theory and this is just a little so she is in favor of it. She likened it to the sidewalk districts her committee is thinking about and how people benefit from surrounding infrastructure and services. Mr. Goodman stated that he will check around with some other towns that have villages but he thought that Cayuga Heights is a little different than most because usually the village is the center of the town with the highest density and those residents would use town roads more in that they would have to use them to get anywhere out of the village, but in our case that isn't true, because the Village is close to other towns and one could leave and not use a town road. But, in general, he thought it was a reasonable amount, especially given that we could collect a lot more and we do provide services they use. Mr. Goodman wrapped up the topic saying that the budget will be discussed again at the next meeting after the public hearing and that he will send a letter to the City giving the Mayor a heads-up that this is the direction we are going. Mr. DePaolo asked if this is based on the usage that was done a few years ago and Mr. Goodman stated that it is and they have a vendor for the TB Budget Meeting 10-06-2016 Pg. 5 study finally and they knew this reduction was coming and those monies can now go toward our trails which are used as parks/recreation. Added Item - Study Session The Board decided to cancel the October Study Session and set a committee meeting to discuss the Planning Departments Zoning Approach report on Tuesday the 25^. Ms. Terwilliger will advertise the committee meeting where a quorum of the Board may be present but no action will be taken. 4. Consider approval of Elected Officials' salaries TB Resolution 2016-129; Approval of 2017 Proposed Elected Officials Salaries Be it Resolved, the governing Town Board of the Town of Ithaca does hereby approve the below proposed salaries for the elected officials for the year 2017; SUPERVISOR $ 54,890 (Paid Biweekly) (includes Supervisor's Administrative Function pay) DEPUTY TOWN SUPERVISOR $ 0.00 (Paid Biweekly) (includes Board Member pay) TOWN BOARD MEMBERS (5) $ 14,081 Each (Paid Biweekly) TOWN JUSTICES' (2) $ 23,380 Each (Paid Biweekly) ; And, be it further Resolved, that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish said proposed salaries as required by Section 108 of the Town Law. Moved: Tee-Ann Hunter Seconded: Pat Leary Vote: Ayes - Hunter, Leary, Levine, Howe, DePaolo, Goodman, and Bleiwas 5. Consider approval of 2017 Office and Field Classification Wage Scales Mr. Goodman noted that some wages increased more than the stated 2% because of reclassifications approved by the board. TB Resolution 2016-130; Approval of 2017 Office and Field Classification Wage Scales Whereas, the Town Board established a Wage Scale, which sets the Hiring Minimum and Job Rate for each job classification, which may be increased each year based on a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA); and Whereas, the collective bargaining agreement with the Public Works unit represented by Teamsters Loced 317 established a 2% cost of living adjustment for 2017; and Whereas, after evaluating the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) as well as other factors, the Town Supervisor and Human Resources Manager in preparation for the 2017 tentative budget recommended to the Personnel Committee a 2.0% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to the 2016 Job Rate for all classifications in the Office and Field Wage Scales; and TB Budget Meeting 10-06-2016 Pg. 6 Whereas, the Personnel Committee reviewed and discussed the recommendation and recommends for the 2017 Wage Scales a 2.0% COLA on the 2016 Job Rate for all classifications in the Office and Field Wage Scales; and Whereas, the Budget and Finance Committee during its early review of the 2017 Budget projections discussed the Personnel Committee's recommendation, and concurred with the recommendation; now, therefore, be it Resolved, the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca does hereby approves the 2017 Office and Field Classification Wage Scales, which include a 2.0% Cost of Living Adjustment on the 2016 Job Rate for all classifications in the Office and Field Wage Scales (see attached sheet.) Moved: Tee-Ann Hunter Seconded: PatLeary Vote: Ayes - Hunter, Leary, Levine, Goodman, DePaolo, Howe and Bleiwas 6. Consider setting a public hearing regarding the Town of Ithaca 2017 Preliminary Budget TB Resolution 2016 -131; Set Public Hearing Regarding the Town of Ithaca 2017 Preliminary Budget Whereas the Town Supervisor filed his 2017 Tentative Budget with the Town Clerk on October 6, 2016 and the Town Clerk presented it to the Town Board at its October 6, 2016 meeting, and Whereas the Town Board discussed and considered the 2017 Tentative Budget; now, therefore, be it Resolved that the Town Board accepts the 2017 Tentative Budget as the Preliminary 2017 Town of Ithaca Budget; and be it further Resolved, that the Town Board will hold a public hearing at 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, on the 17^** day of October 2016 at 5:30 pm, for the purpose of hearing public comments on the Town of Ithaca 2017 Preliminary Budget. Moved: Rod Howe Seconded: Eric Levine Vote: Ayes - Howe, Levine, Goodman, Leary, Hunter, Bleiwas and DePaolo 7. Executive Session Mr. Goodman moved to enter executive session at 7:04 p.m. to discuss the Badger litigation and the personnel history of a particular person(s), seconded by Mr. DePaolo, unanimous. Mr. Howe moved to reenter open session at 7:19 p.m., seconded by Ms. Bleiwas, unanimous. TB Resolution 2016-132: Create Sick Banks for Two Specific Public Works Employees TB Budget Meeting 10-06-2016 Pg. 7 Whereas, the Human Resources Manager recommends the creation of two separate Sick Banks for two particular employees at the Public Works Facility both qualifying under the Family Health Related Leave section, which employees can donate a one time amount up to 40 hours of their sick time to the designated employee; and Whereas, the sick time donated shall be used solely for the hours that designated employee is out of work under a Family Medical Leave whether the time is consecutive or incremental; now, therefore, be it Resolved, the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves the creation of two Sick Banks as described, in which employees can donate a maximum of 40 hours of their sick time; and be it further Resolved, the employees donating time will abide by the sick bank donation policy and complete the Leave Donation Authorization Form, and be it further Resolved, that the Sick Banks will be dissolved when the Family Medical Leave ends without further action by the Town Board. Moved: Pamela Bleiwas Seconded: Tee-Ann Hunter Vote: Ayes - Bleiwas, Hunter, Levine, Leary, DePaolo, Goodman and Howe Meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m. upon a motion and a second. Submitted Paulette Terwilliger Town Clerk IB Budget Meeting 10-06-2016 Pg. 8