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Minutes of Special Meeting
March 19, 2015
Present:
Supervisor: Ric Dietrich
Councilpersons: Rebecca Brenner, Leslie Connors, Jim Holahan, Jack Miller
Others Present:
Town Clerk Pamela Goddard
Code Enforcement Matt Cooper, Sue Beeners
Public Paul Hanson.
The Danby Town Board Special Meeting was opened at 6:07pm
Appoint Local Advisory Board of Assessment Review
Clerk Goddard reminded the board that representatives need to be appointed for the spring Local
Advisory Board of Assessment Review. Connors reported contact witg Gould Colman and Tom
Seaney. They are willing to serve again in 2015.
RESOLUTION NO. 44 0F 2015 - APPOINT LOCAL ADVISORY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW
Resolved, that the Town Board of Town of Danby appoints Gould Colman and Tom Seaney to the 2015 Local
Advisory Board of Assessment Review.
Moved by Connors, Second by Holahan. The motion passed.
In Favor: Brenner, Connors, Holahan, Miller, Dietrich
Set Special meeting
The Town Board set the date of Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00pm for Special meeting for community
discussion/information regarding the Nelson Road Unity House facility. There was a brief discussion
about this meeting. A letter from Supervisory Ric Dietrich will be sent, inviting representatives from
the offices of the NYS Police, the Tompkins County Advocacy Center, Senator James Seward and
Assemblywoman Barabara Lifton. The letter was reviewed and approved by the town board.
The Town Board set a Special Town Board meeting for 6pm, immediately preceding the Unity
House informational meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to continue with actions and discussions
pending from the March 16 agenda.
Discussion - Code Enforcement Office Staffing
The Town Board had an extensive discussion with Code Officers Matt Cooper and Susan Beeners
regarding the need to hire new staff. The Code Officers and Supervisor described a plan through
which staffing of the Code Office would be reorganized to better meet the needs of the town. They
proposed that there be one “Zoning/Code/Fire Officer” working full-time at 40 hours a week and one
“Planner” working part-time, up to 30 hours a week.
Cooper will be leaving his position in the next few months, to pursue higher education. Beeners
and Cooper have identified a strong candidate for the Zoning/Code/Fire Officer position. Paul Han-
son, a Danby resident in the building trade, worked at one time with the Town of Ithaca Code Office.
Hanson is experienced in “green building” and shares Cooper’s interests in sustainability measures.
The Town Board interviewed Paul Hanson. He was asked about his experience, interests related
to energy efficient building and sustainability measures, and reasons for seeking this position. Super-
visor Dietrich informed Hanson that the position will be posted through County Personnel and that
Hanson will need to fill out an on-line application.
Discussion of wages for the two positions which will be open in the Code Office. Cooper and
Beeners proposed dollar amounts which would be in keeping with the existing town budget for 2015.
Through their proposal, there would not need to be a budget adjustment for 2015.
Discussion of Planner position. Due to medical disability, Beeners is only able to work 8-10 hours
per week. She can do this through the end of the year. Beeners advised that a qualified Planner, will-
ing to work part-time on issues before Danby, may be hard to find. A solid candidate for this position
has not been identified. There was a discussion of different options, including contracting with a
planning consultant or planning firm, to fill this need. !
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 !
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Pamela Goddard, Town Clerk
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