HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-01-11 TOWN OF GROTON - MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MEETING
ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 AT 7:30 PM
THE TOWN HALL, 101 CONGER BOULEVARD
Those present: Glenn E. Morey, Supervisor
Ellard L. Sovocool, Councilman
Donald F. Scheffler, Councilman
Richard B. Gamel, Councilman
Sheldon C. Clark, Councilman
Fran Casullo, Attorney for the Town
Also present: Rosemarie Tucker, Brian Robison, Gary Coats, April Scheffler.
Supervisor Morey opened the meeting and indicated that there were several items
needing resolutions before the Board proceeded with the Organizational Items.
RESOLUTION #11-001 - APPROVE 2010 GADABOUT CONTRACT
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves the 2010 Contract between the Town
of Groton and Gadabout Transportation Service, Inc in the amount of $5,100.00.
RESOLUTION #11- 002 - APPROVE 2011 HIGHWAY CONTRACT
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Gamel
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves the 2011 Contract between the Town
of Groton and the Town of Groton Highway Association.
RESOLUTION #11- 003 - APPROVE 2011 RAISE FOR ELIZABETH BRENNAN
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey
WHEREAS, during the 2011 Budget process, the Bookkeeper/Highway Clerk, Elizabeth
Brennan, was not given a raise in hourly wage, be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves a 40-cent per hour increase in wage
for Elizabeth Brennan, matching raises given across the board to other employees.
Town Board Minutes Page 2 January 11, 2011
RESOLUTION #11-004 - 2011 ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS/APPOINTMENTS
Item 1 -Depository. - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler.
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the First National Bank of Groton be designated as the depository for all
monies coming into the hands of the Supervisor and Town Clerk of the Town of Groton.
Item 2 - Official Newspaper - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman
Gamel.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Groton Independent be designated as the official newspaper of the
Town of Groton with notices also to be published in the Freeville Shopper.
Item 3 -Law Firm -MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Clark.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the law firm of Pomeroy, Armstrong, Casullo & Monty be retained as
Attorneys for the Town of Groton.
Item 4 - Zoning Officer - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman
Sovocool.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that Gary Coats be appointed Zoning Officer and Building and Fire Code
Enforcement Officer for the Town of Groton.
Item 5-Constable- Vacant
Item 6 - Deputy Supervisor - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman
Sovocool.
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that Donald F. Scheffler be appointed Deputy Supervisor for the Town of
Groton.
Item 7 - Deputy Highway Superintendent - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by
Councilman Gamel.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that Peter Carr be appointed Deputy Highway Superintendent for the Town of
Groton.
Town Board Minutes Page 3 January 11, 2011
Item 8 - Deputy Town Clerk - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman
Clark.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that Robin Cargian be appointed Deputy Town Clerk for the Town of Groton.
Item 9-Bookkeeper-MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that Elizabeth Brennan be appointed as Bookkeeper for the Town of Groton.
Item 10-Court Clerk -MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Gamel.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that Cindy Vicedomini be appointed as Court Clerk for the Town of Groton.
Item 11 - Part Time McLean Crossing Guard - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by
Councilman Sovocool.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that Margaret Albern be appointed part-time McLean School Crossing Guard
for the Town of Groton.
Item 12 -Town Historian-MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Clark.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that Rosemarie Tucker be appointed as Town Historian for the Town of Groton.
Item 13 - Town Health Insurance - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by
Councilman Sovocool.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that full time employees to have 80% health insurance coverage paid for by
Town through the Greater Tompkins County Municipal Health Insurance Consortium.
Item 14 - Town Board Regular Meetings - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by
Councilman Gamel.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Town Board will hold their regular Town Board Meetings on the
second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 - 7:30 P.M. to review invoices and 7:30 P.M. for
the Board Meeting, at the Town Hall on Conger Boulevard, Groton, NY.
Town Board Minutes Page 4 January 11, 2011
Item 15 - Fix Salaries of Town Officers - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by
Councilman Sovocool.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby fix the annual salaries of the following Town
Officers and employees at the amounts respectfully stated and that such salaries shall be
paid at the time respectfully specified:
a) Glenn E. Morey, Supervisor $ 10,000.00 Biweekly
b) Ellard L. Sovocool, Councilman $ 2,250.00 Quarterly
c) Donald F. Scheffler, Councilman $ 2,250.00 Quarterly
d) Richard B. Gamel, Councilman $ 2,250.00 Quarterly
e) Sheldon C. Clark, Councilman $ 2,250.00 Quarterly
f) April L. Scheffler, Town Clerk $ 43,084.00 Biweekly
g) Richard C. Case, Jr., Highway Superintendent $ 61,764.00 Biweekly
h) John J. Norman, 1st Town Justice $ 13,592.00 Biweekly
i) A. D. Dawson, 2nd Town Justice $ 13,592.00 Biweekly
j) Gary L. Coats, Code/Fire Enforcement $ 28,625.00 Biweekly
k) Rosemarie Tucker, Historian $ 1,000.00 Quarterly
Item 16- Set Hourly Rates - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman
Gamel.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby set the hourly rates as follows:
a) Deputy Town Clerk $14.24 per hour
b) Court Clerk $14.49 per hour
c) Bookkeeper $19.49 per hour
d) Custodian $12.53 per hour
e) Crossing Guard $1 1 .90 per hour
Item 17 - Appointment of Representatives to Town and County Programs - MOVED by
Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Clark.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, to appoint the following as representatives to Town and County Programs:
County Youth Recreation Programs-Vacant
Environmental Management Council -Vacant
Tompkins County Transportation Council -Sheldon Clark
Tompkins County Human Services Coalition-Teresa Robinson
Tompkins County Planning Board -Vacant
Groton Youth Commission - Glenn Morey, Teresa Robinson, Peggy Ficken
Tompkins County Youth Advisory Board -Vacant
Tompkins County Recreation Partnership-Vacant
Tompkins County Fire, Disaster and EMS Advisory Board -John Miller
Town Board Minutes Page 5 January 11, 2011
Item 18 - Supervisor's Appointment to Committee Members - MOVED by Supervisor
Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Supervisor's appointment of committee members be approved as
follows:
Finance-Glenn Morey & Donald Scheffler
Machinery-Sheldon Clark
Building - Richard Gamel & Donald Scheffler
Fire Department- Ellard Sovocool
Personnel-Glenn Morey & Donald Scheffler
Zoning, Bldg. and Fire Code- Richard Gamel
HUD Loans - Ellard Sovocool & Glenn Morey
Light Districts- Richard Gamel
Fixed Assets - Ellard Sovocool
Senior Citizens-Sheldon Clark
Recreation Committee- Donald Scheffler
Highway-Sheldon Clark
Greater Tompkins County Municipal Health Insurance Consortium - Glenn Morey &
Jeffrey Brockway
Planning Board - Rotating Attendance
Appeals Board - Rotating Attendance
Item 19 - Set fees for Town Services - MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by
Councilman Sovocool.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that fees for the Town services be set as follows:
1. Photocopies - 8 1/2 x 11 $ .25
2. Photocopies - 8 1/2 x 14 $ .50
3. Photocopies - 11 x 17 $ .50
4. Transcript of Marriage $10.00
5. Marriage License/Certificate $40.00
6. Town, Village, County Maps $ .50
7. Mileage - Town Officials $ .50
8. Dog License - Unaltered Dog $20.00 + $3.00 NYS Animal
Population Control Fee
Dog License - Altered Dog $10.00 + $1.00 NYS Animal
Population Control Fee
9. Returned Check Fee $20.00
10. Fax Copies -Transmit $ 1 .00 per page
Receive $ .25 per page
11. Duplicate Tax Receipt $ 0.00
12. Town Directory $ 5.00
13. Land Use & Dev. Code $10.00
14. Mobile Home Ordinance $ 5.00
15. Certified Copies $ 5.00
16. Paper Copy of Comprehensive Plan $25.00, CD $15.00
Town Board Minutes Page 6 January 11, 2011
Town of Groton Zoning Fee Schedule:
Building Permit Fee: $0 - $4000 $25.00
> $4000 $25.00+ $3.00 per$1000 over$4,000
Building Permit Renewals: Y2 of the original fee & upon approval by Zoning Officer.
Agricultural Buildings. $ 25.00
Non-Structural Roof Replacement No Charge
Swimming Pool, Above Ground $ 25.00
Swimming Pool, In Ground $ 50.00
Solid Fuel Burning Appliance $ 25.00
Shed. $ 25.00
Deck* $ 25.00
Cellular Tower $ 2.50 Per$1000 of Const. Cost
Demolition Permit. $ 25.00
Site Plan Review/Special Permit. <2000 sq. ft. $100.00
>2000 sq. ft $250.00
Junk Yard Annual Inspection. $ 25.00
Subdivision - Minor $ 30.00 + $20.00 Per Lot
Major $ 50.00 + $20.00 Per Lot
Rural. $ 20.00 + $20.00 Per Lot
Flag Lot $ 30.00
Boundary Change. $ 25.00
Planned Unit Development. $200.00
Application for Variance. $ 50.00
Flood Hazard Area Comb. District. $ 40.00
Flood Zone Certification. $ 10.00
Certificate of Conformance* $ 40.00
Additional Fees:
a) If a public hearing is required, the applicant shall pay the cost of advertising fees.
b) Costs incurred by the Town of Groton for engineering, planning, legal and other
necessary expenses for the purpose of reviewing any application with regard to an item
covered by this fee schedule shall be paid by the applicant.
c) The applicant shall be responsible for costs incurred by the Town of Groton for the
review and/or preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement if said statement is
necessary.
d) When Fees Are To Be Paid: All fees required by this fee schedule shall be paid to the
Town of Groton at the time the application is presented. No permit/certificate will be
issued until all fees, costs, and/or expenses are paid in full.
Item # 20 - Miscellaneous Appointments, Fees, Etc - MOVED by Supervisor Morey,
seconded by Councilman Sovocool
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve the following miscellaneous
appointments, fees, etc:
Town Board Minutes Page 7 January 11, 2011
1) Annual Retainer Fee for Legal Services rendered by Pomeroy, Armstrong, Casullo &
Monty.
2) Authorize Highway Superintendent to give pay raises effective January 1, 2011
3) Authorize Annual Association of Towns Training School - February 20-23, 2010, in
NYC;
4) Appoint Glenn Morey as Delegate for Annual Association of Towns Meeting
5) Appoint contact people for Drug and Alcohol Testing Program - Richard Case and
Glenn Morey.
6) Appointment of Town Planning Board Member- Reappoint Mark Baxendell for a term
to begin January 1, 2011 and end December 31, 2017.
7) Appoint member to Zoning Board Member - Reappoint Patricia Gaines for a term to
begin January 1, 2011 and end December 31, 2015.
8) Appoint members of Agriculture Advisory Committee - Daniel Carey (Chairperson),
Noreen Atkins, Marlin Houston, Robert Fouts.
RESOLUTION #11-005 - CONTRACT FOR AUDIT OF 2010 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby retain the services of Cisaschi, Dietershagen,
Little, Mickelson & Company, LLP, to audit Financial Statements, including Justice Court,
for the year ended December 31, 2010.
RESOLUTION #11-006 - APPROVE 2011 DOG CONTRACT
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Gamel.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve the 2011 contract with the Country
Acres Pet Services for the purpose of dog control in the Town of Groton at a fee of
$17,400.00 ($1450.00 per month).
RESOLUTION #11-007 - AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN
COOPERATIVE PURCHASING OF HIGHWAY SERVICES WITH
TOMPKINS COUNTY
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Clark.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Town of Groton be hereby authorized to participate with Tompkins
County in the cooperative purchasing of various highway services.
Town Board Minutes Page 8 January 11, 2011
RESOLUTION #11-008 - AUTHORIZE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT TO
PURCHASE ON STATE BID
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Sovocool.
Ayes -Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Groton Town Board does hereby authorize the Highway
Superintendent to purchase oil and related products from State Contract Bids as
appropriate.
RESOLUTION #11-009 - APPROVE FIRE AND AMBULANCE PROTECTION CONTRACTS
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve the Fire and Ambulance
contracts with the Village of Groton Fire Department and Fire Protection with the
McLean Fire Department.
RESOLUTION #11-010-APPROVE 2011 MUNICIPAL DRUG AND
ALCOHOL TESTING
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Gamel
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve Energetix as Third Party
Administrator for the 2011 Municipal Agreement Renewal for the Drug and Alcohol
Testing.
This concluded the 2011 Organizational Items.
MOVED by Councilman Gamel, seconded by Councilman Sovocool, to approve the
minutes of the December 14, 2010 meeting as presented.
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
Claim Numbers 376-400 of the 2010 General Fund in the amount of $18,264.39 were
presented for audit.
MOVED by Councilman Sovocool, seconded by Councilman Scheffler, to approve the
2010 General Bills for payment.
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
Claim Numbers 1-16 of the 201 1 General Fund in the amount of $235,304.83 were
presented for audit.
MOVED by Councilman Scheffler, seconded by Councilman Sovocool, to approve the
2011 General Bills for payment.
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
Town Board Minutes Page 9 January 11, 2011
Claim Numbers 226-241 of the 2010 Highway Fund in the amount of $38,568.01 were
presented for audit.
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Clark, to approve the 2010
Highway Bills for payment.
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
Claim Number 1 of the 2011 Highway Fund in the amount of 39,600.00 was presented
for audit.
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Sovocool, to approve the 2011
Highway Bill for payment.
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey.
Monthly Reports:
Elizabeth Brennan, Bookkeeper/Highway Clerk - Submitted monthly reports for the
Board's review.
Gary Coats, Code/Fire Enforcement Officer - Submitted 2010 Year End report. It was a
pretty good year overall. Two things that had been on the agenda for a long time and
are now cleared up are, 1. The property at 101 Brown Road now has a nice home on it
and a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. 2. The property at 924 Lick Street has
been renovated into a really nice home and the people have moved in. Mr. Coats
talked to the Board about the Bishop Sheen program that helps low income people
renovate their homes and asked if the Board would want to consider waiving building
permit fees for this organization as they have in the past.
RESOLUTION #11-011 - WAIVE BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR NON-PROFIT AGENCIES
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Gamel
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby waives the building permit fees for non-profit
agencies involved in home repair projects for low income people in the Town of
Groton.
RESOLUTION #11-012 - CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Clark
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves the payment of expenses for the
Code Enforcement Officer, Gary Coats, to attend the New York State Building Officials
Conference, April 5-8, 2011 in Syracuse, NY.
Town Board Minutes Page 10 January 11, 2011
April L. Scheffler, RMC, Town Clerk/Tax Collector - Submitted monthly Town Clerk, Tax
Collector, Country Acres reports and 2010 Annual Report. We received a letter
notifying us that we received a $500 grant for this year's photo show. It's not as much
as last year, but will still be an immense help with our advertising expenses. The new
dog licensing has been going smoothly so far and we have been issuing the Town of
Groton tags to replace existing NYS dog tags. I will be working on reformatting our
appearance tickets for dog violations to reflect our new law that went into effect on
January 1 . We've been busy with tax collection and everything is running smoothly
there too. The notice that we put in with the bills about senior exemptions has sparked
a lot of questions and inquiries from people who are not sure whether or not they have
the exemption and also how to apply for the exemption. I am also running additional
ads clarifying who qualifies for the extension to pay taxes. Received notice that
Monica Todd, owner of the Roman Village has applied to renew her liquor license, and
you will need to have a consensus as to whether you have any objections to that.
Consensus of the Board was that they had no objection to the renewal of the liquor
license for Monica Todd.
RESOLUTION #11-013 - ENCUMBER REMAINING 2010 TOWN CLERK FUNDS
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Gamel
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby encumbers the remaining 2010 funds left in the
Town Clerk's accounts, A1410.4 Contractual, A1410.41 Restore Records and A1410.42
Records Management, in the amount of $2,053.47 to be placed in the A1410.2
Equipment account for the purchase of office chairs for the Town Clerk and Deputy
Clerk with any remaining money used for additional office equipment.
John Norman and A. D. Dawson, Town Justices - Were not present. They had submitted
their monthly and year end reports as well as a report pertaining to security issues,
which will be discussed at a later date when they are able to be here.
Councilman Donald Scheffler, as Recreation Coordinator - Winterfest is set for January
29 at the Elementary School from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. We're going to have dog sled
rides again this year and the recycled toboggan contest along with some new events
including a dance recital. Some events have been cut out, so it's different than it's
been. Everyone please come and have a good time. There is a $6.00 entry fee for the
toboggan contest and three cans of food for the food pantry. All the proceeds go to
the Groton food pantry.
Supervisor Morey - There will be a depository for anyone who brings food also.
Brian Robinson, County Legislator - I appreciate being asked to come and what I need
is to get something back, and I do get it. I know, throughout my first year, it has been
quite a learning experience for me. April, obviously, had a big issue dealing with dog
licenses and that sort of stuff and it sounds like that has reached a successful conclusion
Town Board Minutes Page 11 January 11, 2011
and everything is fine. The one thing I did learn about I guess, in dealing with a whole
bunch of other folks in government, is that when a group of town clerks or the Town
Clerks Association gets together, you don't cross them. You do what they want. The
other one was the rural youth services, which has a real direct connection with Groton.
That didn't look good from the start. I heard from constituents and heard loud, clear
and often and so did the rest of the representatives of the Legislature. I think we've
worked it out through TCCOG. It was a real hot button item and it was done on
purpose, I know it was, by the County Administrator. We had some real serious budget
issues and so why not hit a hot button item to begin that discussion and he did; he knew
what he was doing. But that came to a successful conclusion. To me, it's kind of good
to get some of this back on the towns so that they have more of a reason to do some
evaluation of programs. I've since talked with Viola and she's talked about looking into
some grant applications and that sort of thing, where she didn't really need to before.
We will continue to work with you, because needed, especially for the Town of Groton
and probably for more than any other town in the County. Your rural youth services is
very important. There's really not much for kids otherwise. Looking ahead to this year,
I've got, preliminarily, committee assignments that I had last year which were Budget &
Capital and Public Safety. As you probably know we just got a new Sheriff after about
12 years. Although he's very much a veteran officer there are going to be some
growing pains, so I asked that I stay on that committee to try to help him through the
first year as kind of a liaison type thing. We're still going to have some very serious
budget problems again this year, not the least of which could be a local tax cap. I
don't know what your opinion is of that but we have some serious problems with it
because it comes with a whole bunch of mandated costs to us that we have no
control over. As an example, if they want to cap local taxes, yours, the County's,
school districts, if they wanted to cap the County at 2% the rise in pension costs alone,
which is one of nine mandated costs to the County, the rise of that alone is projected
as over 3.5% of our budget for next year. So, we would already be behind the game
with no say as to Medicaid costs and everything else. We are lobbying against that
cap unless the State takes back its mandates because 90% of the County budget takes
care of those nine State mandates. What you've go left you can fix roads, have a
Sheriff patrol, rural youth services and all these other things that you want to do, but
90% of it is what the State tells you that you have to do. There has been a lot of talk
about gas hydro-fracking. I don't know if you
Supervisor Morey - Yes, but it's been quiet for the past six or eight months. TCCOG has
been very active, as you know, but we are still waiting for the DEC to make a ruling of
what they are going to do.
Mr. Robison - In the meantime, we have some folks, as you well know, who are on the
Legislature that take that issue very much to heart and they can't wait for the DEC
study. So, now they're on to other things, which may actually come into play out in
Groton. As an example, recently we've dealt with a resolution banning construction
vehicles over "X" amount of weight. I know they're trying to not have these hydro-
fracking vehicles and trucks, but sometimes agricultural vehicles, which we have a lot
of, fit into that same category.
Supervisor Morey - Also a bus weighs up to 4500 pounds. We're just sitting back and
waiting to see what they come up with.
Mr. Robison - There are lots of issues and if anyone has one, please, get hold of me.
Town Board Minutes Page 12 January 11, 2011
Supervisor Morey - Thank you for all of your support.
Rosemarie Tucker, Town Historian - Submitted her annual report for the Board's review.
The report has also been provided to the County and State Historians. I've itemized
and given descriptions of my projects on my written report and I'd like to also add that I
am very grateful to have had the opportunity to work with April Scheffler, our Groton
Town Clerk, on the presentation she and I did on Verne Morton. My report shows that
we presented it three times this past year, one of which was at the Conference on New
York State History which was held at Ithaca College. I also enjoyed working with those
from the Village of Groton in planning the Village Sesquicentennial Celebration. If you
have any questions, at any time, please do not hesitate to ask. I look forward to
another year. Thank you for appointing me again. I am always grateful to all of you for
your support. I do have a request. I found out that I do have a balance of $342.49 in
my line item A7510.4 and I am requesting to encumber that so I can attend the
Conference on New York State History again, in Cooperstown this year. I usually go to
the Association of Public Historians Conference with my expense line and I'd like to use
this little bit towards the other conference.
Supervisor Morey - I thought we allowed you to go to just the one conference a year.
Ms. Tucker- It's never been stated.
Supervisor Morey - I know, but we've had claims just for that one conference?
Ms. Tucker - Which is out of my $750.00, and I did go to that one conference and this is
left over in that account.
Supervisor Morey - Okay, the total in the account was $750...
RESOLUTION #11-014 - ENCUMBER TOWN HISTORIAN FUNDS
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Sovocool
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby encumbers the remaining funds in the Town
Historian A7510.4, Contractual Account in the amount of $342.49 to be used towards
expenses at the 2011 Conference on New York State History.
Supervisor Morey asked when the Town's 200t" anniversary celebration was going to be
and Ms. Tucker said that she thought it should begin at the end of 2017 and end during
2018.
Town Board Minutes Page 13 January 11, 2011
RESOLUTION #11-015 - SET PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT TOWN OF GROTON LAND USE AND
DEVELOPMENT CODE
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Gamel
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby sets a Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law for
the Year 2011 entitled the Town of Groton Land Use & Development Code for Tuesday,
the 8th of February 2011 at 7:30 PM.
The Board and Attorney Casullo discussed that they would probably set another public
hearing in March for the purposes of the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) on
the proposed Code, which would give the Board ample time to consider any
comments made at the public hearing in February.
RESOLUTION #11-016 - ATTENDEES AT NYS ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS ANNUAL TRAINING
MOVED by Supervisor Morey, seconded by Councilman Scheffler
Ayes - Sovocool, Scheffler, Gamel, Clark, Morey
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves the payment of expenses for Glenn
Morey, Ellard Sovocool, Sheldon Clark and Barbara Clark to attend the New York State
Association of Town Annual Training Conference in New York City, February 20 - 23,
2011.
Announcements:
> Planning Board meeting - January 20, 2011 - 7:30 pm
➢ Zoning Board of Appeals meeting - January 26, 2011 - 7:00 pm
➢ Groton Winterfest - January 29, 2011 - at Groton Elementary School
➢ McLean Community Council meeting - January 12, 2011 - 7:30 pm
> Groton Business Association annual meeting - January 19, 2011 at the American
Legion - 6:30 pm
There being no further business, Councilman Sovocool moved to adjourn, seconded by
Councilman Scheffler, at 8:14 PM. Unanimous.
April L. Scheffler, RMC
Town Clerk
Town Board Minutes Page 14 January 11, 201 1