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Home My WebLink About2020-11-05TB 11-5-20 Page 1 of 4 TOWN OF DRYDEN TOWN BOARD MEETING November 5, 2020 Via Zoom Present: Supervisor Jason Leifer, Cl Daniel Lamb, Cl James Skaley, Cl Kathrin Servoss, Cl Loren Sparling Elected Officials: Bambi L. Avery, Town Clerk Other Town Staff: Amanda Anderson, Bookkeeper Supv Leifer opened the meeting and budget public hearings at 6:03 p.m. If no changes are made after the public hearing the property tax rate for the four main town funds (A, B, DA, and DB) will rise by approximately 2% (from approximately $4.99 to $5.08 per $1000 of assessed value). This primary differences between the 2020 and 2021 budgets are the following: 1. Appropriations for planned capital projects, such as broadband, Freese Road Bridge, the Rail Trail, and needed maintenance and repairs to the town hall. 2. Reduced non-tax revenue due to expected reductions in state funding. 3. Special Districts (Water, Sewer, Lighting) also have upcoming capital projects that are accounted for in this budget. Michele Robinson of Etna Fire Department was present and told that no changes had been made to the department’s budget request. There were no questions from the public and the public hearings were closed at 6:25 p.m. RESOLUTION #131 (2020) – ADOPT 2021 ASSESSMENT AND SPECIAL DISTRICT ROLLS Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby adopts the Special District and Assessment Rolls for the Town of Dryden for 2021. 2nd Cl Servoss Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes Cl Servoss Yes Cl Skaley Yes Cl Lamb Yes Supv Leifer Yes RESOLUTION #132 (2020) – ADOPT 2021 BUDGET AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS BUDGETS Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: TB 11-5-20 Page 2 of 4 RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby adopts the preliminary general budget as presented as the Town of Dryden’s general budget for 2021, and it is further RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby adopts the preliminary special districts budgets as the Town of Dryden special districts budgets for 2021. 2nd Cl Servoss Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes Cl Servoss Yes Cl Skaley Yes Cl Lamb Yes Supv Leifer Yes RESOLUTION #133 (2020) – AUTHORIZE FIRE AND AMBULANCE CONTRACTS Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the following fire and ambulance contracts for 2021 for the amounts listed and authorizes the Supervisor to execute the same: Neptune Hose Company No. 1 of Dryden, Inc. $443,000 Varna Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 281,238 W.B. Strong Fire Company of Freeville, Inc. 179,900 Etna Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 165,000 Brooktondale Fire Department 29,561 Dryden Ambulance, Inc. 865,091 2nd Cl Lamb Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes Cl Servoss Yes Cl Skaley Yes Cl Lamb Yes Supv Leifer Yes RESOLUTION 134 (2020) – RELEVY DELINQUENT WATER/SEWER AMOUNTS Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby relevies the following unpaid water/sewer amounts to the 2021 real property tax bills: Acct # Tax Parcel # Total K3418 56.-5-5 802.06 K3419 56.-5-5 608.17 K3467 43.-1-14.1 940.67 K3487 56.-3-4 2132.50 K4326 52.-1-4.9 200.71 K4338 52.-1-4.11 321.53 K4353 55.-1-15.2 1624.26 K5279 54.-2-1 2792.75 K6452 52.-1-25.4 2407.18 TB 11-5-20 Page 3 of 4 L1671 43.-1-13 378.03 L3446 53.-1-7 479.45 L3449 43.-1-19.12 509.75 L3466 43.-1-19.10 432.62 L3478 43.-1-9.8 867.68 L3500 56.-3-16.1 659.57 L3501 56.-3-17.2 621.04 L3995 53.-1-3.2 234.81 L4028 69.-2-13 690.34 L4271 69.-2-3.3 173.95 L5252 54.-2-3 257.02 L5253 54.-1-9.2 64.00 L5254 57.-1-18 199.44 L5255 54.-1-17 101.78 L5256 55.-2-3 257.02 L5264 55.-3-9 302.84 L5275 54.-1-10 143.39 L5413 54.-1-3.2 1082.39 L5446 54.-2-2 153.29 L5547 55.-1-15.1 261.97 L5730 56.-5-25.12 349.74 L6376 54.-1-19 257.02 LYB13 46.-1-49.86 409.72 LYB37 46.-1-49.80 95.57 LYB49 46.-1-49.75 386.53 LYB58 46.-1-49.8 216.33 LYB70 46.-1-59 243.98 LYB76 46.-1-49.26 686.30 584 38.-1-28.12 633.87 588 38.-1-30.2 73.81 2nd Cl Sparling Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes Cl Servoss Yes Cl Skaley Yes Cl Lamb Yes Supv Leifer Yes Varna Water/Sewer Update Cl Skaley reported it appears that our population is a bit higher than what Rural Development allows for in terms of sewer and water. Even though the water and sewer districts exist in a small part of the town, the entire population of the town is considered. USDA is looking into the possibility of other funding sources. He has called the Office of Community Renewal who has CDBG funds and will look into how they may fit in. The applications for the Facilities Corporation are virtually complete and he will forward those to Supv Leifer for signature. The income survey is about half way complete and the consultant will be sending people to visit residents in the next few weeks. TB 11-5-20 Page 4 of 4 There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Bambi L. Avery Town Clerk