HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-25-WTBWORKING TOWN BOARD MEETING
Town of Ulysses
February 25, 2014
Held at the Ulysses Town Hall at 10 Elm Street on February 25, 2014.
PRESENT:
Supervisor- Liz Thomas
Board members- Rich Goldman, John Hertzler (at 7:16 p.m.), Nancy Zahler, Dave Kerness
Clerk- Carissa Parlato
OTHERS PRESENT:
(none)
Notice of Working Town Board meetings are posted on the website and clerk's board.
Ms. Thomas called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
Ms. Thomas would like to add to the agenda a resolution to change the format of the minutes.
RESOLUTION 2014-64:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Ulysses Town Board approve the meeting agenda with the
aforementioned change for the February 25, 2014 meeting.
lu1 - ofM
Ms. Thomas
aye
Ms. Zahler
aye
Mr. Kerness
aye
Mr. Goldman
aye
Mr. Hertzler
(absent)
Vote: 4-0
Date Adopted: 2/25/14
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 2/11/14
Seconded: Ms. Zahler
RESOLUTION 2014-65:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Ulysses Town Board approve the minutes for the February 11,
2014 meeting, as edited by Ms. Thomas and Ms. Zahler; along with the new format of
indentations.
Moved: Ms. Thomas
Seconded: Ms. Zahler
1
Ms. Thomas
aye
Ms. Zahler
aye
Mr. Kerness
aye
Mr. Goldman
aye
Mr. Hertzler
(absent)
Vote: 4-0
Date Adopted: 2/25/14
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR #1:
(no speakers nor comments submitted this evening)
RESOLUTION TO SET POLICY FOR MEETING MINUTES
RESOLUTION 2014-66:
WHEREAS the Town Board of Ulysses is allowed to set policy on how meeting minutes are
prepared; and
WHEREAS the Town Board encourages the public to contribute their ideas to the board in
many ways, including during Privilege of the Floor at their regularly scheduled meetings; and
WHEREAS the record of public comment is important, but the text can be long especially
when submitted in writing;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that in order to clearly and easily differentiate between text
documenting Town Board discussions or resolutions from text documenting public comments,
the Town Board requests the Town Clerk place both written comments submitted by
community members and summaries of public comments in an appendix at the end of
individual meeting minutes.
Moved: Ms. Thomas
Seconded: Mr. Kerness
Discussion: The board discussed the extent to which comments be summarized.
(Mr. Hertzler entered at 7:16 p.m.)
ADOPTED:
Ms. Thomas
aye
Ms. Zahler
aye
Mr. Hertzler
aye
Mr. Kerness
aye
Mr. Goldman
aye
Vote: 5-0
Date Adopted: 2/25/14
REDUCTION OF WATER BILL LATE FEE
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RESOLUTION 2014-67:
RESOLVED that the Town of Ulysses sets the late fee for paying water bills at 10% per billing
cycle if left unpaid 30 days after the due date.
Moved: Ms. Thomas Seconded: Ms. Zahler
ADOPTED:
Ms. Thomas
aye
Ms. Zahler
aye
Mr. Hertzler
aye
Mr. Kerness
aye
Mr. Goldman
aye
Vote: 5-0
Date Adopted: 2/25/14
OLD BUSINESS:
UPDATE ON WORK PLAN — prioritization
The board further discussed priorities for 2014, and assigned some point -persons to topics:
Ms. Thomas: EMS & Fire billing
Unified Solar Permitting
Rotating community center concept
Support Taughannock Park and the Black Diamond Trail
Mr. Kerness: Creating septic system protocols
Ms. Zahler: Housing- seeking low-income grants
Rotating community center concept
Youth programming
Mr. Goldman: Planning & zoning with respect to Jacksonville
Mr. Hertzler: EMS & Fire- the agreement with the village
PERSONNEL POLICY UPDATE — Health insurance
Health insurance was discussed. The current policy was compared with the Affordable Care Act
(ACA). Different models were presented: a healthcare "allowance"; raising salaries in place of
charging more for policies. Smoking policies were also discussed; no action was taken on either issue.
Ms. Zahler suggested voting in a short-term healthcare policy for the remainder of 2014 to allow more
time to develop a long-term policy. This would involve a resolution to change hours/eligibility for
insurance.
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR #2:
(no speakers nor comments submitted)
ADJOURN:
Ms. Zahler moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:17pm; seconded by Mr. Kerness.
Respectfully submitted
by Carissa Parlato
March 11, 2014