The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About1995-12-12 - TB H10 1 TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING December 12 , 1995 Present : Supervisor Doug Austic ; Councilpeople Tom Reitz , Catherine Stover , Ben Curtis ; Highway Superintendent Jim Meeker ; Deputy Town Clerk Paula Mount . Others Present : Mark Vann , Peter Meskill , Peter Penniman , Carolyn Duddleston , Doug Hagin , Mary Lash / Free Press . S upervisor Austic called the Regular Meeting of the Ulysses Town Board 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 . MINUTES Mrs . Stover moved , seconded by Mr . Reitz approval of the minutes of the Regular Town Board Meeting of November 14 , 1995 . Mr . Austic Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis Aye Approved . CLAIMS Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover to approve Claims # 411 - 438 plus Claim 366 ( from November meeting ) in the amount of $ 20 , 003 . 05 . Mr . Austic Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis Aye Approved . REPORT : TRUMANSBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Vann submitted his written report . Announced that the new truck had arrived and the old one sold . REPORT : REPRESENTATIVE MESKILL Mr . Meskill reported that the County Board will have a 0 % tax increase this year . Nothing much going on at this time . D iscussion on DSS move and Backyard Burning . REPORTS H ighway Superintendent , Jim Meeker reported that all at the department had attended a Drug & Alcohol Seminar . Culvert pipe installed on Cayuga View Road and Hinging Post Road . Shoulders on Glenwood and Maplewood Road ; trucks are all ready to go . Been a busy November for snow . Code Enforcement Officer , Alex Rachun left his report with Mrs . Mount . One new start for November . Town Clerk Report : Mrs . Mount report that total fees collected for November $ 3001 . 00 of which $ 1277 . 53 were turned over to the S upervisor with monthly report . Tax bills will be delivered shortly and will be mailed promptly . Committees / Board Members : Mr . Reitz attended the Recreational Partnership Meeting and will leave with Mr . Austic a copy of the 1995 registration list . 11 � TOWN OF ULYSSES 2 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING December 12 , 1995 Reflecting to 1994 had a total registration of 67 folks ; so far to date in 1995 have had 141 registrations in various programs . Mr . Curtis announced that there will be a Cable Commission meeting in Trumansburg at the Telephone Company at 7pm on January 10 , 1996 . Supervisor ' s Report Mr . Austic reviewed the Cash Flow Statement with the Board . Ithaca Agency Insurance Proposal Doug Hagin , representing the Ithaca Agency presented his insurance proposal for the Town and explained the monetary difference . The Board discussed various options with Mr . Hagin . Mr . Austic said that even with a couple of riders will save $ 5 , 500 . Mr . Curtis moved , seconded by Mr . Reitz to award the Town of Ulysses insurance contract with the umbrella coverage ( not to exceed $ 664 . ) to The Ithaca Agency . Mr . Austic Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis Aye Adopted . OLD BUSINESS Drug Consortium Resolution Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover to accept the Tompkins County version of the Alcohol and Controlled Substance Testing Policy ( with changes to indicate Town of Ulysses / and other minor revisions ) . [ See attached ] . Mr . Austic Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis Aye Adopted . Work Week Resolution Mr . Curtis moved , seconded by Mr . Austic the following resolution : WHEREAS : The New York State and Local Retirement System has requested that the Ulysses Town Board formally establish standard work weeks for all of it ' s employees ; and WHEREAS : The attached schedule establishes work week designations for elected officials covered under the system not previously having an established work week , this schedule will satisfy the Retirement System ' s needs ; be it know that THE TOWN OF ULYSSES TOWN BOARD RESOLVES : That the attached schedule will hence forth be the official work week designation for the various classes of employees and elected officials for the Town . OFFICE EMPLOYEES : Including the Town Clerk , Justice Clerk and Code Enforcement Officer shall consider their standard ‘ ia TOWN OF ULYSSES 3 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING December 12 , 1995 work week to consist of five seven hour days , or the equivalent , or a total of thirty- five hours per week . HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES : Including the Highway Superintendent and all other highway employees shall consider their standard work week to consist of five eight hour days , or the equivalent , or a total of forty hours per week . ELECTED OFFICIALS : All other elected officials covered by the retirement system , including the Town Justices and the Town Supervisor shall consider their standard work week to consist of five six hour days , or the equivalent , or a total of thirty hour per week . PART- TIME HOURLY EMPLOYEES : Part - time hourly employees who qualify and are covered by the Retirement System shall consider that their days worked will be calculated on the basis of actual time worked divided by the number of hours in a standard day for the above category in which they are working . Mr . Austic Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis Aye Adopted . Town Hall Discussion ensued regarding renovation / addition to the Town Hall . Mr . Reitz moved that the Town Board consider pursuing the option of an addition to the present Town Hall to ensure our compliance with OSHA and ADA and meet our space requirements . Seconded by Mrs . Stover . Mr . Curtis offered a friendly amendment : to consider all other options . Mr . Reitz accepted the amendment . Mr . Austic Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis Aye Adopted . NEW BUSINESS Budget Modifications Mr . Austic moved , seconded by Mr .• Reitz the following budget modifications to the 1995 budget as follows : General Fund : 1 ) Increase budgeted amount for A1620 . 02 by $ 2984 . 00 , covered by the Revenue source under Justice Grants ( 4384 . 00 for 1995 ) ; 2 ) Increase A1220 . 04 by $ 1200 . and reduce A1990 . 04 by $ 1200 . ; 3 ) Increase budgeted amount for A1460 . 02 by $ 1723 . 70 ; reduce A1460 . 01 by $ 1195 . 92 ; increase budgeted amount for A1460 . 04 by $ 2932 . 77 ( the $ 3460 . 55 difference covered by revenue source of Record Management Grant ) ; 4 ) Reduce A1620 . 01 by $ 2000 . and increase A1620 . 04 by $ 2000 . ; 5 ) Increase budgeted amount for A7310 . 01 by $ 5152 . 12 and increase budgeted amount for A7310 . 04 by $ 2500 . ( amount of increase in both accounts are covered by revenue source A2770 due to a check from the Village for $ 8750 . ) ; TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 4 December 12 , 1995 6 ) Increase A1410 . 04 by $ 500 . and reduce A9040 . 08 by $ 500 . Part Town Fund : 1 ) Increase B8020 . 04 by $ 3813 . 80 ; decrease B8020 . 01 by $ 2500 . and decrease B9040 . 08 by $ 698 . and decrease Contingency by $ 615 . 80 . Highway Town Wide : 1 ) Increase budgeted amount for DA5130 . 02 by $ 17735 . ; amount transferred to checking from Highway Equipment Reserve to purchase pick- up truck . Highway Part Town : 1 ) Increase DB5110 . 04 by $ 4224 . and decrease DB9040 . 08 by $ 4224 . ; 2 ) Increase DB5110 . 01 by $ 1000 . and decrease DB9060 . 08 by $ 1000 . Mr . Austic Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis Aye Adopted . Appointees to Committees Will hold this item until January . Master Plan Mr . Austic said he has seen a copy of the Master Plan and it basically looks good . The Committee is still refining it and will be finished sometime around the first of the year . OSHA Plan Mr . Austic said we need to decide between now and March 1996 what we want to do with the Town Hall ; renovate , addition , whatever . Certainly need to do something with the floors , remove the tiles . Mr . Reitz said would hope there is a plan in place before you start tearing up the tiles . Other Mr . Austic moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover the following : BE IT RESOLVED : that on behalf of the Town of Ulysses residents , the Town Board would like to express its appreciation for the long service of Tom Reitz and Ben Curtis as Town Board Members and for service on various other committees on which they have served . Mr . Reitz has been a Board member for ten years , with a total of sixteen years of service to the Town , and Mr . Curtis has been a Board member for four years . We would like to thank you and hope you will continue to serve the Town if the need arises . Mr . Austic Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis Aye Adopted . Mr . Austic said he will certainly miss Tom , because if we ever needed to know anything he always either knew it or would open his briefcase and have the minutes regarding it . A tentative meeting was scheduled for Saturday , December 30th at L/ TOWN OF ULYSSES 5 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING December 12 , 1995 8 : 30am . Mr . Austic will call the Board members if the meeting is to be held . Hearing no further business , Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mr . Curtis to adjourn the meeting . Unanimously approved the meeting adjourned at 9 : 55pm . Respectfully submitted , Paula J . Mount Deputy Clerk pm