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Home My WebLink About1996-01-09 - TB TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING January 9 , 1996 Present : Supervisor Doug Austic ; Councilpeople Carolyn D uddleston , Peter Penniman , Catherine Stover , Robert W eatherby ; Town Clerk Marsha Georgia ; James Meeker , H ighway Superintendent . Others Present : Mary Lash / Free Press ; Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun ; Mark Vann , Peter Meskill . Supervisor Austic called the Regular Town Board Meeting to order at 7 : 30pm and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America . MINUTES Mr . Austic entertained a motion to approve minutes of November 18 , 1995 / Special Board Mtg . ; December 12 , 1995 / Regular Town Board Mtg . ; moved by Mrs . Stover , seconded by Mrs . Duddleston . Unanimously approved . CLAIMS Mr . Austic entertained a motion to approve Claims # 583 - 612 for 1995 in the amount of $ 45 , 290 . 67 ; moved by Mrs . Duddleston , seconded by Mrs . Stover . Mr . Austic Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Weatherby Aye Mrs . Duddleston Aye Mr . Penniman Aye Approved . Mr . Austic entertained a motion to approve Claims # 1 - 8 for 1996 in the amount of $ 876 . 71 ; moved by Mrs . Stover , seconded by Mrs . Duddleston . Mr . Austic Aye • Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Weatherby Aye Mrs . Duddleston Aye Mr . Penniman Aye Approved . REPORT : TRUMANSBURG FIRE DEPT . Mr . Vann reported for the Fire Department . New truck has seen service . REPORT : REP . PETER MESKILL Mr . Meskill commented on how well the roads in the Town have been kept compared to the rest of the roads in the County . REPORTS Highway Superintendent , Jim Meeker reported plowing , salting and sanding . Salt is getting tight ; has gone to allocations ; mixing with sand . Requested copies of the Drug & Alcohol Policy to distribute to his men . Short discussion of Brook Rd . Bridge . Town of Ulysses 2 Regular Board Meeting 1 - 1 - 96 Code Enforcement Officer , Alex Rachun presented a proposed fee schedule for 1996 . Fees haven ' t been raised for about seven years . Reviewed with the Board . Adding one more category / Solid Fuel . Issued eight permits for December . Town Clerk , Marsha Georgia reported that total fees collected for D ecember $ 913 . 50 of which $ 713 . 98 was turned over to the S upervisor . Taxes are being received . Supervisor ' s Financial Report : Report does not include December 12th changes . Mr . Austic reviewed Cash Flow Statement as of 12 / 31 / 95 . Still waiting to receive Sales Tax . ORGANIZ IONA B S NE S Isf . Mli�lst § fag ertgix � pf lefl ieBli863yflq : by Mr . Penniman , seconded B E IT RESOLVED THAT : Regular monthly meetings of the U lysses own Board will be held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 : 30pm in the Ulysses Town Hall at 10 Elm St . , Trumansburg . Board review of claims will begin at 7 : 00pm prior to each scheduled regular meeting . B E IT FURTHER RESOLVED : that the designated news media be notified of the foregoing schedule and that meeting notices be posted in accordance with the Open Meetings L aw , on the Clerk ' s bulletin board . B E IT RESOLVED THAT : mileage at a rate of . 30 cents per mile shall be paid to Town officials and employees conducting official business when driving their personal vehicles and that such mileage shall be reported on the appropriate forms provided . BE IT RESOLVED THAT : the highway superintendent be authorized to incur expenses not to exceed $ 3000 . for repairs and maintenance of highway equipment without prior Board approval . BE IT RESOLVED THAT : the chairman of the Building and Maintenance Committee be authorized to incur expenses not to exceed $ 1000 . for emergency repairs and maintenance following the Procurement Policy procedures . BE IT RESOLVED THAT : the following bond undertakings for Town Officials is hereby approved as follows : a . Town Clerk $ 5000 . b . Justices 4000 . c . Deputy Clerk 5000 . d . Justice Clerk 4000 . fSCollector f . Tax 250 , 000 .. g . Code Enf . Off . 500 . h . Hwy . Super . 1000 . i . Depty . Jus . Clk 4000 . j . Depty . Super . 50 , 000 . BE IT RESOLVED THAT : thelSuu � visor_ be report and herequired herebyby Town Law Sec . 29 ( 10 ) , Supervisor is authorized to submit to the Town Clerk a copy of his annual report to the State Comptroller and that the Town Clerk shall cause a summary thereof to be published in accordance with the Law . Town of Ulysses 3 Regular Board Meeting 1 - 1 - 96 B E IT RESOLVED THAT : the Ithaca Journal and / or the Trumansburg Free Press shall be and are hereby d esignated as the official Town Publications . B E IT RESOLVED THAT : the Tompkins County Trust Company is designated as depository in which the Supervisor , Town Clerk , Tax Collector , Justices , and Inspectors , by virtue of their offices , shall deposit all money coming into their hands and , B E IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT : Town investments can be made at other banks as outlined in the Town Investment P olicy . B E IT RESOLVED THAT : the Town Board authorized the S upervisor to pay in advance of Audit of Claims for utilities , postage and contract agreements which if d elayed may result in a loss of discounts or the accrual of service charges . Mr . Austic Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Weatherby Aye Mrs . Duddleston Aye Mr . Penniman Aye Adopted . Mr . Austic entertained a motion , moved by Mrs . Duddleston , seconded by Mr . Penniman the following : THE FOLLOWING ARE APPOINTMENTS BY THE SUPERVISOR : a . Town Historian Esther Northrup b . Deputy Supervisor Catherine Stover c . Chair / Hgwy . Comm . Robert Weatherby d . Chair / Bldg . Maint . Carolyn Duddleston e . Liaison / Ulys . Library Peter Penniman f . Liaison / Village Board Doug Austic TOWN BOARD , APPOINTMENTS : a . Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun b . Deputy Zoning Officer John Fahs c . Deputy Bldg / Fire Insp . contract with Village d . Planning Bd . Chair . David Tyler e . Zoning Bd . Chair . George Tselekis f . Rep . / Human Ser . Coal . Peter Penniman g . Rep . / Assess Rev . Bd . Catherine Stover Carolyn Duddleston h . Election Custodians ( 2 ) Keith Northrup Robert Bennett i . Town Cleaning Cont . MacCheynes Cleaning j . County Youth Bureau Vacant k . Joint Youth Com/ Liaison Doug Austic 1 . Rep . / Cable Commission Ben Curtis m . Town Attorney Bruce Wilson n . Rep . EOC Vacant o . Rep . EMC Vacant p . Public Access Rep . Ben Curtis q . Rep . / Tmp . Cty . Plan Fed . Greg Hoffmire r . Rep . / Intermunicipal Rec . Carolyn Duddleston S . Master Plan Liaison Catherine Stover t . Town Rep . Joint Youth Com . Vacant Mr . Austic Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Weatherby Aye Mrs . Duddleston Aye Mr . Penniman Aye Adopted . own r io as c e Meeting 4 Mr . Austic asked the Free Press reporter to advertise vacancies on the Planning Board and Zoning Board for the Town . Also advertise the need for volunteers for the Human Service Coalition , EOC , EMC and a Town Representative for the Joint Youth Commission . Mr . Austic entertained a motion to modify the 1996 budget , moved by Mrs . Stover , seconded by Mr . Weatherby as follows : RESOLVED : that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses modify the 1996 budget by increasing A1220 . 01 by $ 3000 . and decreasing A1220 . 04 by $ 3000 . Mr . Austic Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Weatherby Aye Mrs . Duddleston Aye Mr . Penniman Aye Adopted . Mr . Austic entertained a motion , moved by Mrs . Stover , seconded by Mrs . Duddleston the following : B E IT RESOLVED : the following is the schedule of salaries and wages for 1996 : E lected Officials : a . Supervisor / Accountant $ 12 , 590 r9Srfcplrlt exeer Accountant to cd $ 3000 . annually ) b . Board Members 2 , 531 . / yr c . Justices : Rector 10 , 000 . / yr Springer 5 , 631 . / yr d . Town Clk / Tax Col . 27 , 985 . / yr e . Highway Super 35 , 211 . / yr Appointed Officials : a . Deputy Town Clk 9 . 50 / hr b . Deputy Supervisor negotiated as needed c . Zoning Office 10 1 $ 4 . / yr d . Dep . Zoning Officer 9 . t0 // hr e . Code Enforc . Off . 11 , 763 . / yr f . Deputy Just . Clk 7 . 55 / hr g . Deputy Code Enf . contracted with Village h . Justice Clerk 20 , 895 . / yr Mr . Austic Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Weatherby Aye Mrs . Duddleston Aye Mr . Penniman Aye Adopted . OLD BUSINESS 1995 Budget Modifications Mr . Austic entertained a motion , moved by Mrs . Duddleston , seconded by Mrs . Stover the following modifications to the 1995 budget : A1010 . 1 increase by $ . 28 A1010 . 4 increase by 53 . 22 A1410 . 4 increase by 236 . 44 i ( 9 Town of Ulysses 5 yequ4gr Board Meeting A1620 . 4 increase by 1835 . 57 A1670 . 4 increase by 506 . 26 A5010 . 1 increase by . 10 A5132 . 4 increase by 1029 . 68 A5182 increase by 285 . 84 A7450 . 4 increase by 6 . 00 A9030 . 8 increase by 230 . 17 Total $ 4183 . 56 A1990 . 4 decrease by $ 4000 . 00 A1620 . 1 decrease by 183 . 56 DA5130 . 1 increase by $ 878 . 18 DA5142 . 4 increase by 5827 . 02 DA5148 . 4 increase by 5827 . 02 Total $ 12532 . 22 DA5142 . 1 decrease by $ 5654 . 51 DA5148 . 1 decrease by 6877 . 71 D B5110 . 1 increase by $ 112 . 80 D B9030 . 8 increase by 88 . 45 DB9055 . 8 decrease by $ 188 . 62 D B5112 . 2 decrease by 10 . 00 DB9010 . 8 decrease by 1860 . 56 D B9060 . 8 decrease by 1074 . 77 Increase DB5110 . 4 by $ 14571 . 58 by appropriating $ 11638 . 88 from FUND BALANCE DB of prior years which to date is $ 46 , 398 . Mr . Austic Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Weatherby Aye Mrs . Duddleston Aye Mr . Penniman Aye Adopted . Mrs . Stover moved , seconded by Mrs . Duddleston to take $ 19 , 731 . from DA5130 . 02 ; $ 269 . from DA5120 . 01 for a total of $ 20 , 000 . and put $ 20 , 000 . in HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND . • I ommi Mr . Austic asked Mr . Weatherby and Mrs . Duddleston to look over the plans for renovating this building , talk to the employees for input on what they would like and get going on an addition and ✓ enovation of the Town Hall . Nothing will be exactly as we ' d like it because of budget restrictions , however , can make it w orkable . Certainly need to bring the rest rooms up to code ; doors , floors , etc . Other Old Business Mr . Austic entertained a motion , moved by Mrs . Duddleston , seconded by Mr . Weatherby to increase the Building Fees as recommended by Mr . Rachun , Code Enforcement Officer as follows : Town of Ulysses \()Thf 6 Regular Board Meeting 6 1 - 1 - 96 For one - family or two - family house : U p to 1 , 000 SF of floor area $ 200 . O ver 1 , 000 SF and up to 2 , 000 SF 300 . O ver 2 , 000 SF and up to 3 , 000 SF 400 . O ver 3 , 000 SF of floor area 500 . For accessory building only : $ 30 . plus $ 3 . / per thousand e stimated cost . For multiple dwelling or a building of nonresidential o ccupancy : $ 200 . plus $ 2 . / per thousand estimated cost . Repairs , additions , alterations : $ 30 . plus $ 3 . / per thousand e stimated cost . For demolition : $ 2 . / per thousand estimated cost , with minimum of $ 40 . For change in Category of Use of Building : $ 75 . For change in Nonresidential Occupancy : $ 75 . Application for Variance : $ 75 . PUD Fee : $ 200 . Zoning Only Fee : $ 25 . Trailer Park Fees : $ 5 . / per trailer . Solid Fuel : $ 25 . Mr . Austic Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Weatherby Aye Mrs . Duddleston Aye Mr . Penniman Aye Adopted . PURPOSED LOCAL DOG FEE INCREASE - Local Law # 1 1996 Mrs . Georgia stated that as of February 1996 unspayed / unneutered animals will have a 3 . 00 increase in their dog licenses ; all of this increase will go to the State . By amending our Local Dog Law # 1 for 1979 to increase our local fee by $ 1 . 00 per dog the fees would then be $ 10 . 50 spayed / neutered and $ 18 . 50 unspayed / unneutered ( $ 3 . to go to the State and $ 1 . to stay at Town level ) . Mr . Austic introduced the purposed Local Law # 1 for 1996 and scheduled a Public Hearing for February 13th , 1996 at 7 : 00pm prior to the Regular Town Board Meeting . B E IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF ULYSSES : S ection # 1 . Purpose : The purpose of this law is to amend Local Law No . 1 for 1979 relative to dog license fees to be charged by the Town . Section # 2 . Section 10 of Local Law No . 1 for 1979 is h ereby amended to read as follows : Section 10 . License and Impoundment fees . For licenses issued on or after the effective date of this law , a local fee of $ 8 . 00 shall be charged to each spayed or neutered dog and unspayed or unneutered dog . 19J Town of Ulysses Regular Board Meeting 1 - 1 - 96 Mr . Weatherby moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover the introduction of this purposed law . Mr . Austic aye Mrs . Stover aye Mr . Weatherby aye Mrs . Duddleston aye Mr . Penniman aye Adopted NEW BUSINESS Town Policies Mr . Austic said it is timeked Policies . with ��is -tas�ould do it and as Board Audit / 1995 A Town Board audit was scheduled for Saturday , January 13 , 1996 at 9 : 00am . Other New Business Mr . Austic said he needs$29t0o replace the hard drive ; quote from Frontenac Designs for New York State Association of Towns Meeting will be held this February in NY City . Mr . Penniman volunteered to represent Ulysses . Hearing no further business Mr . Austic entertained motion to adjourn ; moved by , Stover , seconded Mrs . Unanimo usly aPP oved themeetingadourned at 10 : 00pm . Respectfully submitted , I Marsha L . Georgia Town Clerk pm