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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-10-22 - TB TOWN OF ULYSSES 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 . Special Town Board Meeting 2 10/22/2009 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. .. Special Town Board Meeting 3 10/22/2009 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 MLG : mlg