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Home My WebLink About1994-11-09 My TOWN OF DANBY PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES Public Hearing P reliminary Budget - 1995 8 : 00 P . M . November 9 , 1994 PRESENT : Supervisor Oltz Councilpersons : Schwartz , Steiner ABSENT : Councilpersons : Hile , Johnson ( Excused ) Others Present : H ighway Superintendent - William Hall Town Clerk - Carol Sczepanski Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beeners Members of the Public : Karen Jamarusty , Ira & Anne Brous , Edw . M . Roberts S upervisor Oltz opened the public hearing at 8 : 20 P . M . and the Town Clerk read the following Notice of Publication : " NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that the Preliminary Budget for the Fiscal Year 1995 has been completed and filed in the office of the Town Clerk at 1830 Danby Road , Town of Danby , Ithaca , New York , where it is available for inspection during office hours . FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that the Town Board of the Town of D anby will meet and review the said Preliminary Budget and hold a P ublic Hearing thereon at the Town Hall on the 9th day of November 1994 at 8 : 00 P . M . Citizens attending the hearing have the right to provide written and / or oral comments and ask questions concerning t he entire budget Pursuant to Section 108 of the Town Law . The proposed salaries of the following Town Officials are hereby specified as follows : S upervisor $ 10 , 000 Town Clerk / Tax Collector $ 12 , 020 H ighway Superintendent $ 29 , 458 Town Justice ( s ) ( 2 ) $ 4 , 017 each Town Councilpersons ( 4 ) $ 1 , 638 each A special meeting of the Town Board will follow the public hearing . By Order of the Town Board Carol W . Sczepanski , Town Clerk D ated : November 1 , 1994 P ublished : November 3 , 1994 " Comments on the Preliminary Budget 1995 S uperintendent Hall reported that Highway Account DA5130 . 2 ( equipment purchase account ) was reduced from $ 12 , 000 to $ 2 , 000 and 1 asked the Board to adjust the highway accounts to raise this account by $ 10 , 000 . He suggested the following adjustments within t he highway budget to increase Account DA5130 . 2 by $ 10 , 000 . DA5110 . 400 transfer $ 5 , 000 to DA5130 . 2 DA5140 . 400 transfer $ 1 , 500 to DA5130 . 2 DA5130 . 400 transfer $ 2 , 000 to DA5130 . 2 DA5142 . 400 transfer $ 1 , 500 to DA5130 . 2 H ighway Superintendent Hall reported that he is one of the lowest paid Highway Superintendents in the County and would like his salary increased to $ 30 , 000 . 3 8 1 2 Public Hearing Minutes November 9 , 1994 Members of the Public : K aren Jamarusty - 293 Curtis Road - She would like to express the need for the Town to allocate enough funds to properly repair and maintain Town roads . Ira and Ann Brous - 293 Curtis Road - feel the same way as Karen J amarusty and would appreciate having their road repaired . Mr . B rous supports increasing the pay for our Highway Superintendent . • Edw . M . Roberts - Bald Hill Road - said he requested $ 2 , 700 for building maintenance in his budget request for 1995 . The P reliminary Budget for 1995 is $ 2 , 200 for this item . He asked if t his adjustment included an increase of in his pay of 4 % . S usan Beeners - Code Enforcement Officer - asked the Highway S uperintendent if the proposed work schedule summary for 1995 included both drainage on Curtis Road and repairs to Michigan H ollow Road . Supervisor Oltz reported that the Town has proposed an increase in the Highway Budget by 5 . 67 % for 1995 . H ighway Superintendent gave a brief overview of proposed road repair , drainage and surfacing for 1995 . S upervisor Oltz closed the Public Hearing at 8 : 50 P . M . • p • 4 i Carol W . Sczepa /' , Town Clerk 3 `82 TOWN OF DANBY TOWN BOARD MINUTES Special Meeting 8 : 50 P . M . November 9 , 1994 PRESENT : Supervisor Oltz Councilpersons : Schwartz , Steiner ABSENT : Councilpersons : Hile , Johnson ( Excused ) • Others Present : Highway Superintendent - William Hall Town Clerk - Carol Sczepanski Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beeners Members of the Public : K aren Jamarusty , Ira & Anne Brous , Edw . M . Roberts Following the Public Hearing for the Town of Danby Preliminary B udget for 1995 , Supervisor Oltz called the Special Meeting of the Town Board to order at 8 : 50 P . M . Health Insurance Coverage for Town Office Employees : Supervisor Oltz asked the Board to reconsider providing 30 % of the cost to obtain health insurance coverage for Town of Danby office employees who work part - time . The Town does not provide any incentives or any benefits for its part - time employees to encourage them to continue long term employment . If all three office ( 3 ) employees participated in the plan the cost to the Town would be $ 3 , 669 . 00 for 1995 or approximately $ 1 , 000 . 00 per person . Discussion : Councilperson Steiner said that the cost of insurance is almost as much as the payroll and asked if the we had looked at other providers for estimates . He said he does not think that health insurance benefits should be provided to employees who work so few h ours . Councilperson Schwartz said that he needs more time to think about t he insurance and thinks the premiums are to expensive for a small t own like Danby . Supervisor Oltz said that the providers for small group insurance plans is very limited . TOWN OF DANBY BUDGET - FISCAL YEAR 1995 S upervisor Oltz reported that the Town of Danby Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 1995 shows a tax increase for General , Highway , W ater and Fire of 3 . 41 % . AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF DANBY FISCAL YEAR 1995 PRELIMINARY BUDGET • The Preliminary Budget was amended as follows : General Fund Account A5010 . 100 Account No . A5010 . 100 increased $ 542 for a total of $ 30 , 000 bringing the Transportation Total to $ 55 , 400 . 00 Highway Appropriation Accounts There is no change in the total highway appropriations . D A5110 . 400 transfer $ 5 , 000 to DA5130 . 2 D A5140 . 400 transfer $ 1 , 500 to DA5130 . 2 DA5130 . 400 transfer $ 2 , 000 to DA5130 . 2 D A5142 . 400 transfer $ 1 , 500 to DA5130 . 2 383 2 Special Meeting November 9 , 1994 RESOLUTION NO . 56 OF 1994 ADOPTION OF TOWN OF DANBY 1995 BUDGET A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1 , 1995 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31 , 1995 , MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF TOWN GOVERNMENT AND ESTABLISHING THE RATES OF COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR SUCH PERIOD B y Councilperson Schwartz : Seconded by Councilperson Steiner WHEREAS , The Town of Danby Town Board has met on Wednesday , N ovember 9 , 1994 , Town Hall , 1830 Danby Road , Ithaca , New York at 8 : 00 P . M . on the preliminary budget and heard all persons desiring t o be heard thereon ; now , therefore be it RESOLVED , that the preliminary budget as amended and revised and as h ereinafter set forth is hereby adopted and that the several amounts stated in the column titled " Adopted " in Schedule Al , S chedule Dl , and Schedule SW1 be and they hereby are appropriated for the objects and purposes specified and the salaries and wages stated in Schedule 5 of such budget shall be and are hereby fixed at the amounts shown therein effective January 1 , 1995 . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Schwartz Aye Steiner Aye Oltz Aye Carried Unanimously ( Councilpersons Hile , Johnson Absent ) D anby Fiscal Year 1995 Budget - Attached CAPITOL RESERVE FUND FOR ESTABLISHING THE " TOWN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION , REPAIR OF FACILITIES AND COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT RESERVE FUND OF THE TOWN OF DANBY " - APPROVED Supervisor Oltz presented the Town Board with a resolution to establish a Capitol Reserve Fund for consideration . RESOLUTION NO . 57 OF 1994 E STABLISHING THE " TOWN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION , REPAIR OF FACILITIES AND COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT RESERVE FUND OF THE TOWN OF DANBY " UNDER SECTION 6 - C OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW . B y Supervisor Oltz : Seconded by Councilperson Schwartz WHEREAS , The Town Board of the Town of Danby duly convened in S pecial Session , Wednesday , November 9 , 1994 at the Danby Town H all , does hereby resolve as follows : S ECTION 1 . That there be and hereby is established a capital reserve fund in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ( $ 100 , 000 . 00 ) for Town Building Construction , repair of facilities and compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act . � I SECTION 2 . Such fund to be known as the " Town Building Construction , repair of facilities and compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act Reserve fund of the Town of Danby " . S ECTION 3 . That the estimated cost of said construction , repairs and compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act has not been established . S ECTION 4 . That out of the surplus monies of said Town now on hand for the year 1994 and not otherwise appropriated , the sum of one h undred thousand dollars ( $ 100 , 000 . 00 ) be and the same hereby is appropriated for the " Town Building Construction , repair of facilities and compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act Reserve Fund of the Town of Danby " and the supervisor of the town 384 3 Special Meeting November 9 , 1994 is hereby authorized , empowered and directed to transfer from surplus funds of said Town of Danby the sum of one hundred thousand d ollars ( $ 100 , 000 . 00 ) to the fund . S ECTION 5 . such additional sums as may hereafter be appropriated shall become part of the fund . S ECTION 6 . The monies in the fund shall be deposited in a separate bank account in the Tompkins County Trust Company . • S ECTION 7 . The supervisor in his / her discretion , may invest the monies in the fund in the manner provided in Section 6 - F of the G eneral Municipal Law of the State of New York . Any interest earned on capital gains realized on the monies so deposited or invested shall accrue to and become part of the fund . S ECTION 8 . No expenditures shall be made from the fund except by authorization of the Danby Town Board pursuant to the provisions of S ection 6 - C of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York . S ECTION 9 . This resolution shall take effect immediately . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : S chwartz Aye Steiner Aye O ltz Aye Carried Unanimously ( Councilpersons : Bile , Johnson Absent ) ADJOURNMENT : O n a motion the meeting adjourned at 9 : 15 p . m . Carol W . Sczepa w n Clerk • r