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SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING
OCTOBER 22 , 2009
Present : Present : Supervisor Doug Austic ; Lucia Tyler, and Elizabeth Thomas ; Council
Rod Ferrentino and David Kerness absent; Marsha L. Georgia Town Clerk .
Others Present : Roxanne Marino ; Bill Chaisson Free Press Reporter; Mary Spicer of
Tompkins Insurance Agencies Inc . ; Don Patterson of The Partners Insurance & Financial
Services Agency and Doug Hagin of E . C . Cooper.
Supervisor Austic called the meeting to order and introduced the three insurance agents
attending tonight to give their presentations and prices on insurance for the Town of
Ulysses .
All of the insurance presentations are on file in the Town Clerk ' s office for anyone
interested in review .
After the presentations were finished Mr. Austic said that the Board would be reviewing
the proposals and making a decision probably early November.
Ms . Tyler asked what was in the budget for insurance and Mr. Austic replied that at this
time there is slightly over what any of the presentations were .
Comprehensive Approved Plan
Ms . Georgia asked if she could take a minute of the Board ' s time. Ms . Georgia said that
the final Comprehensive Plan Adopted in September has been received . She has
distributed it to the Town Board members, the Code Enforcement Officer Mr. Rachun,
Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan and the Clerk ' s office has a copy. There were eleven
full color copies received and twenty five half color and black and white. Ms . Georgia
said she will take one to the library and wondered where else the Board would like them
distributed. Ms . Georgia also said that she received a disk and she will get this to Adam
to post on the web page . Ms . Georgia will distribute copies to the Planning Board and
the Zoning Board . Ms . Georgia asked the Board to think about it and let her know their
thoughts .
Ms . Thomas suggested asking Ms . Poelvoorde, the Chairman of the Comprehensive Plan
Committee if she would be interested in a copy and give a color copy to the Chairman of
the Planning Board .
Budget
Mr. Austic said that the Fire Contract has changed and he has changed that amount and
the last page. He distributed those new pages .
Ms . Thomas said she had ran the numbers and on a $ 200000 house she sees a very small
increase. Ms. Thomas questions the large increase in NYS Retirement and understands
that the payment can be split.
Mr. Austic said that you can pay in December with a discount or pay in 2010 at a higher
price. Mr. Austic says he has always found that it is easier to pay in advance because the
money is there instead of prolonging the payment .
Ms . Thomas also asked for a further explanation in the youth budget. Mr. Austic
reviewed this .
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The Board discussed the cost of living across the country and that may be something to
look at with giving the 3 % pay increase to the employees .
Ms . Tyler said that she had looked this up and the cost of living increase is . 04% .
Ms . Thomas said that she looked at that but the problem is there are some very low paid
employees .
Ms . Tyler is more in favor of 1 % after talking to people .
Ms . Thomas seems to agree with Ms . Tyler and is concerned with the low wage persons
in Ulysses but when talking with other townships they do have some cost sharing with
the health insurance and Ulysses does not and the employees should know what a huge
benefit that is . Ms . Thomas feels the employees need to recognize the large percentage
of money that is put aside for health insurance and the Town would like to be giving pay
increases but with the increase in insurance their wages have gone up .
Ms . Thomas said that if things start to look better the Board can always give bonuses like
in September if everything seems to be going well .
Ms . Tyler moved, seconded by Ms . Thomas the following :
BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses approve a 1 %
pay increase for all . 01 accounts in the 2010 Budget .
Mr. Austic aye
Ms . Thomas aye
Ms . Tyler aye
Adopted .
Ms . Tyler wanted to move $ 5000 out of the Deputy Supervisor' s salary and put that
$ 5000 into the Planning Manager. Then take $ 5000 out of sales tax A and put $ 5000 into
the B sales tax .
Ms . Thomas and Ms . Tyler both asked for an update on the spending for the Ag Land
Protection Grant and the group . There has bills paid to Bergmann Associations and
Cornell Cooperative Extension. The Board mentioned that the Farmland Protection group
is meeting tonight and so far there have been no minutes on those meetings . Ms . Monica
Roth they believe is taking minutes . Ms . Georgia will contact her and see if any minutes
are available . It was in last years budget the Ag Plan was in for $25000 under B8023 and
the Revenue was there coming from the grant . Mr. Austic said that around $ 14000 has
been spent . In the 2010 budget they will increase B8023 by $ 10000 and put the same in
revenue B3089 .
Hearing no further adjustments to the 2010 Budget Mr. Austic moved, seconded by Ms .
Tyler the following :
BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses moves the
tentative budget with the changes made to the 2010 to Preliminary Budget and be
advertised for the Public Hearing to be held on November 4t", 2009 at 6 : 30 pm .
Mr. Austic aye
Ms . Tyler aye
Ms . Thomas aye
Adopted
Ms . Thomas and Ms . Marino will draft the explanation of the budget to be placed in the
web page but they may not get it finished for the preliminary budget.
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Ms. Tyler asked what Ms . Thomas and Mr. Austic what they thought of the insurance
proposals . Mr. Austic feels that they are very close .
Hearing no further business Ms . Tyler moved seconded by Ms . Thomas to adjourn the
meeting. Unanimously approved the meeting was adjourned .
Respectfully submitted,
Marsha L. Georgia
Ulysses Town Clerk
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