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TOWN OF ULYSSES
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
October 12 , 1993
P resent : Supervisor William Hogan ; Councilpeople Thomas Reitz ,
Catherine Stover , Ben Curtis ; Highway Superintendent
James Meeker ; Town Clerk Marsha - Georgia . Absent : -
Robert Weatherby . . . -
O thers Present : Doug Austic , Free Press reporter
S upervisor Hogan called the Regular Meeting of the Ulysses Town
B oard to order at 7 : 30pm and led those in attendance in the
P ledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States - of America .
Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover approval . of the minutes
of the Regular Town Board Meeting of September 14 , 1993 .
Mr . Hogan Aye .
Mr . Reitz Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Curtis _ Aye . ,
Approved .
Report : Trumansburq Fire Department
Absent
Report : Representative James Mason
Absent
Claims
\40 QMr . Hogan entertained a motion to approve Claims * 316 - 356 in the
O� , amount of $ 27 , 914 . 36 ; moved by Mr . Reitz , seconded by Mr . Curtis .
Mr . Hogan Aye
Mr . Reitz Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . _ Curtis . . . .Aye
Approved . -
S upervisor ' s Financial Report .
Mr . Hogan reviewed the cash flow statement and quarterly report
with the Board . •
H earing of Delegations and Individuals
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OLD BUSINESS
American Legion PUD
Mr . Hogan entertained a motion to accept the Judge ' s opinion and
n ot appeal the Court ruling on the American Legion PUD .
Mr . Curtis said he would give a motion although he wouldn ' t
e xactly word it that way . Wouldn ' t mind saying I don ' t agree
w ith the Judge ' s ruling but would agree not to contest it . because
o f Town funds and would include that in the motion . Mr . Reitz
seconded the amended motion .
Mr . Hogan asked for discussion . Mr . Reitz said he has talked
w ith the American Legion since the Judge ' s decision and they are
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pursuing looking into other areas . Would like to see the Town
w ork with either the Village or other zones to pursue that . Mr .
H ogan said that seems reasonable . Mr . Curtis said he doesn ' t
think this discussion is pertinent to the motion . . . but , found
h imself thinking back through this . . . very bothered again by the
o riginal advice we received that we had to contest this in court ,
but at this time we don ' t have to pursue the appeal . Wonder if
o ur case was that badly flawed that we can ' t list the procedural
reasons , that at this point it ' s not worth pursuing . Guess I ' m
concerned that we were advised to pursue it to begin with . Mr .
H ogan said he agrees that it isn ' t pertinent to this resolution .
Mr . Reitz said he has learned from this is that the Judge in this
case took the worse case scenario and based his decision upon
that .
Mr . Hogan said a decision has been made ; only thirty day period
to appeal if you so wish . Hearing no further discussion Mr .
Hogan asked to vote .
Mr . Hogan Aye
Mr . Reitz Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mr . Curtis Aye
Approved .
P lanning Board Vacancy
Mr . Hogan said one application received regarding the vacancy .
W ould like to advertise again and see if anyone else shows
interest , would like more than one to consider . Unanimously
approved .
Zoning Ordinance
Mr . Hogan said that PUD descriptions have been removed and thus
the number of pages reduced . Also smaller print used reducing
total number of pages from 62 to 31 . Quality of print was
discussed ; was suggested that perhaps a laser printer be used .
Mrs . Georgia also produced various types of print and sizes . Mr .
Reitz asked about off - set printing or xeroxing and Mrs . Georgia
said xeroxing ; off - set is very costly . Changed from three to two
columns ; felt it was easier to read .
D iscussion ensued regarding business district descriptions . Mrs .
Georgia explained why they should be included . . . would be about
two pages . Mr . Curtis felt they could be removed . Mrs . Georgia
tried to explain the time involvement every time changes are
made ; and just a page or two will not make a difference in the
prices quoted . ( Prices on file in Town Clerk ' s office ) . Mrs .
Georgia said she had received three estimates which include
printing , collating and a cover and made into a booklet form .
S uggested having 500 copies of Zoning Ordinance . Mr . Hogan felt
that was too many . Mrs . Georgia reminded the Board that copies
o f the Ordinance are not given away , but sold , so at $ 5 . 00 / copy
( do give them to Planning Board members , etc . ) , would more than
cover the cost of printing .
D id get prices for lots of 100 ; naturally the cost decreases with
an increase of number ordered . Mr . Curtis inclined to have about
250 copies / enough to last a year or so ; by then may be an updated
✓ ersion . Mr . Rachun suggested talking with Challenge Industry
about printing .
Mrs . Georgia said that we are totally out of Subdivision
booklets . Have also redone the format and have reduced that to
23 pages . Mr . Hogan suggested getting 100 . Mrs . Georgia said
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she had prices on Subdivision also .
Mr . Hogan said think we should go with 250 copies of the Zoning
O rdinance and get a price from Mid Lakes and New Beginning . Mr .
Curtis still felt one - page could • be removed . More discussion '.
Mr . Reitz said he would be happy to work with Mr . • Rachun , Gary
Myers / Chair. Master - Plan and David Tyler / Chair . Planning Board
and come back with some recommendations - regarding - this. - Mr . .
Hogan said . that ' s ' a good idea before - we print up a number of
them . Suggested tabling this until Tom reports - back. • Asked Mrs .
G eorgia to also get a quote from Challenge Industries . Mr .
Curtis offered to drop off a copy at Challenge .
Was decided to have 100 copies made of Subdivision -
Regulations . . . will also get a quote froth Challenge and go with
the lowest quote . • • .
Justice - Retirement Credit
Mr . Hogan reiterated what has transpired . Have a recommended
format for determining retirement credit for the Justices and
other elected officials . The . Board has to establish by
✓ esolution , an - average work - week - for that elected position and
cannot be less than six hours per day . So I would - recommend the
six hour - per day ; then the elected officials have - to keep track
o f the actual hours they work for one month , an average month .
From that a percentage of : credit is determined : .
Mr . Curtis argued the six hours . Mr . Hogan said you can use six ,
seven or eight ; but these are for elected officials in a part -
time job . Short discussion ensued . Was suggested to table this
until feed - back is received from the Justice . .
Indemnification
Tabled .
N EW BUSINESS
Mr . Curtis reminded people - that Thursday , October 14 at 7 : 00pm at
Cooperative Extension a representative of the NYS Cable -
Commission will be speaking . .
H earing no further New Business , Mr . Hogan suggested going back
to the budget . . • ' -
Budget
A copy of the proposed budget had been distributed . Left
E lection Expenses in and would like to discuss that item . Heard
that the Town of Ithaca had removed it from their budget .
Opinion from State Comptroller is that the County can ' t charge
them . We have $ 13 , 790 . 00 for Election Expenses . -
Mr . Reitz spoke with the Board of Elections some time ago and
this issue is still in the courts . Still have encumbered funds
from last year . iWould fear if it becomes . a necessary expense ,
h ave only the one- year encumbered . Would like. to - have
clarification .
Mr . Hogan said he will call Association of Towns and also speak
to Board of Elections to see if they have had . any further word .
Mr . Curtis asked if under Street Lighting , does this reflect
S hurSave lighting and if so is there a revenue line somewhere ?
Mr . Hogan said Yes to both questions . Mr . Hogan will speak to
the bookkeeper about this .
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Mr . Hogan said for the budget he used 3 % for employee salary
increases . Inflation is something like 2 . 9 % . Thought we could
have a meeting and discuss this with the employees . . . perhaps . next
Monday or Tuesday night . Mr . Curtis said he cannot make either
n ight . It was suggested October 23 , Saturday , at 8 : 00am for the
employees to speak to the Board . Budget meeting Monday , October
25 at 7 : 00pm for a work session . Tentative work session
S aturday , October 30 at 8 : 00am and will hold the Public Hearing
on Monday , November 1 at 7 : 00pm .
REPORTS
Town Clerk , Marsha Georgia reported total fees for the month of
S eptember $ 5 , 939 . 50 of which $ 1 , 475 . 35 was turned over to the
S upervisor along with the monthly report . $ 4 , 280 . was sent to
DEC for hunting licenses . Notification received that the rabies
clinic will be Tuesday , October 26 at the Fire Station from 7 - 9
pm and they are asking for a $ 5 . donation for each animal .
H ighway Superintendent , James Meeker reported the following
activities : sealed roads , cleaned ditches , helped Village and
Enfield . Working on tile lines and guide rails . Explained Mobil
pipe line on Curry Road . Mr . Hogan said we will also be getting
$ 3613 . from Federal Govt . for the snow emergency last year .
Code Enforcement Officer , Alex Rachun reported that land use maps
are finished being revised . Revisions were done after the Master
Plan Committee looked at all the quadrants . Overlays and a
n arrative will be done .
Issued eight building permits . Also mentioned some food for
thought : homes along the lake that are in the Town of Ulysses
but the Ithaca School District . Quite a bit of tax revenue
potential . . . perhaps some way to have those properties changed .
B oard Members
Mr . Reitz announced that there will be speakers at County
P lanning on Wednesday night ; speaking on Economic Prospects in
Tompkins County . Thursday night a meeting of the Intermunicipal
Recreation Committee ; received about a ten percent return on the
survey . As soon as results are received will distribute to the
B oard . Also mentioned that after the - joint meeting with the
✓ illage , Mr . Hogan was going to check with Mr . Rachun regarding a
n oise ordinance . Mr . Rachun said there is an ordinance ,
enforcing it is difficult .
Mrs . Stover stated that recycling is moving ahead . Received a
large container for cardboard ; also Salvation Army drop off bins .
W ill check with Calvin about doors for his shelter .
Correspondence
Mr . Hogan reviewed correspondence received .
H earing no further business Mr . Hogan entertained a motion to
adjourn to an Executive Session to discuss personnel problems .
Moved by Mr . Reitz , seconded by Mrs . Stover . Unanimously
approved .
Respectfully submitted ,
Marsha L . Georgia
Town Clerk
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