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TOWN OF DANBY
TOWN BOARD MINUTES
January 4 , 1968
The regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Danby
was held at the Danby Fire House , Thursday , January 4 , 1968 at
8 : 00 P . M .
Board Members Present : Supervisor James H . Cortright , Councilmen
Donald Makie , Francis Wright and Town
Justices Floyd Dorn .
Absent : Town Justice Moses Peter
Also Present : Zoning Officer Hatfield , Highway Superintendent
• Chaffee , Mrs . Sue Hautala , John Myers , Alfred
Schoneman , Willard Daetsch and Attorney Richard
Thaler arrived at 8L50 P . M .
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Supervisor Cortright called the meeting to orders Minutes
of the December meeting were read and approved .
COMMUNICATIONS
No communications received by Clerk . Supervisor reported
on communications he received .
1 . Telegram from Senator Robert Kennedy advising that Miss
E sther Newberg has joined the staff as assistant for Economic
Development . She will have an office in Syracuse , New York
and Washington and will be available to Towns and Counties
on Federal Assistance Programs . Supervisor will keep communi -
cation .
2 . Notification from the State that Ithaca Insurance Agency has /
. shown proof of insurance for a special hauling permit for
h ighways .
3 . Letter from Transportation Commissioner regarding recent
t ransportation bond advising what state aid is available
as far as public transportation and aviation is concerned . ..
4 . Letter from the New York State Department of Equalization
and Assessment advising that they will be doing a sample
assessment in order to determine equalization rate .
PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR
None from the Board .
John Myers asked about sewer extension south from the
Melody Inn . Councilman Makie gave following answers : He talked
best summer with Public Works people in Ithaca who could see no
reason why an agreement could not be worked out bout generally that
would take water too , which actually we don ' t need but the rate
charged for sewage is based on the amount of water used , so could
make complications . Problem of extending from Melody Inn is that
getting up by Nelson Road or thereabouts and start downhill , need
of a pumping station . However , could go up either from Ridgecrest
Road or from Melody Inn up Nelson Road a ways but not through Troy
• Road intersection , goes down again . It is limited to this extent ,
however , all these areas are in need of sewage treatment . To form
a district takes an interested person in the vicinity to get to
gether with neighbors and petition for a district and sure Town
Board would continue from there .
REPORTS ; OF COMMITTEES
Highway e Supervisor Cortright met with Peter who has talked with
Highway Superintendent Chaffee and were he here , would
make the recommendation that he and Chaffee have agree
on salary increases for the highway employees .
Under New Business
Zoning on Reported by Councilman Makie - Makie reported he has talked
with Planning Beard Chairman Joe Short who said Jim Lee
had been out of town past two or three weeks to be able
to reach . The Zoning Ordinance is revised with the lawyer ' s
changes and wording with the change of districts and
coordinated with the zoning map . Waiting to be typed .
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Makie will contact Mt Short . Must locate the copy with these
changes .
Planning Board had lengthy meeting with Rick Dobson who proposes
building a lake in back of present place , a shopping plaza within
couple of milestof village and some type of development on trailer
court and land opposite the Town Hall which is owned by Awad .
Planning Board advises presenting any plans in writing with speci .
fications .
Fire « No = deport .
Cemeteries - Reported by Justice Dorn - none •
Insurance - Reported by Justice Dorn - -none
Youth - no report .
Refuse Collection and Disposal - Reported by Councilman Makie -
none
OLD BUSINESS
Highway Superintendentes Report - Chaffee reported no better
price on plow for the bucket
loader , so will not buy new
plow at this time . Recommended
rebuilding a plow to fit the
bucket loader . Board in
agreement .
Zoning Officer Hatfield - had no report . Monthly report was
received .
Planning Board - no ane present - no minutes presented .
Appeals Board - no one present .
Board of Assessors - no one present .
West Danby Water District - Supervisor Cortright reported loan
with FHA near closing . The right -
of -way. across Dr . Reed to tank site
is near completion as far as legal
• work is concerned . In process of
having an appraisal done on tank
site and well site .
Recreation Land - In West Danby , it was decided - to wait until
the County Planning Board is functioning which
is expected to sometime in June . At that time ,
they will furnish technical assistance to the
Town of Danby Planning Board . The Danby
Planning Board will be requested to make a
study and survey of recreational requirements
in West Danby .
For land in the Jennings Pond area , Attorney
Thaler asked on what basis does he negotiate - -
for an option , an immediate sale purchase , how
many acres of aind are wanted , in what location ,
how much- road frontage . Boynton ° s letter
refers to being a parcel of land as agreed
upon . The tax map will be referred to first .
Town Board agreed to have Attorney' Thaler
negotiate a purchase offer with a contingency
of obtaining funds , for recreation land in the -
Jennings Pond area .
Survey for Gas Service - Supervisor has had no report on this .
Street Light at end of Hornbrook Road - Supervisor Cortright
checked with the maps and number of lights .
There never was light at Hornbrook Road
• corner . After some discussion as to where
the Town should have lights , the Town Board
- agreed to survey Routes 34 & i6 , Route 96B , an
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and the Coddington Road to find out how many inter*
sections are not lighted and plan for needs in next
year 's budget .
S ign for Justice Court at Fire House - Supervisor Cortright re -
ported that Wayne Palmer is making a sign and post .
Supervisor will talk with Jim Epp on getting sign
lighted .
Furnace for Town Hall - Supervisor did not draw specifications
because of the need of money in the General Fund .
There is coal at the Town Hall and Mr . Slights will
build a fire anytime there .
NEW BUSINESS
• Appointments :
Deputy Supervisor - Cortright moved to appoint Mrs . Winifred
Cortright as Deputy Supervisor .
Seconded by Dorn . 4 ayes , 0 noes , carried .
Deputy Town Clerk - Makie moved to appoint Edward Roberts , Mrs .
Priscilla Barber and Emil K . Huttunen as Deputy
Town Clerks . Seconded by Wright . 4 ayes , 0 noes ,
carried .
Constable - Dorn moved to appoint Harold Bernhardt a Town
Constable . Seconded by Makie . 4 ayes , 0 noes ,
carried . . _
H istorian - Makie moved to appoint Mrs . Tresa Cortright as
Town Historian . Seconded by Dorn . 4 ayes , 0 nor ,
carried .
Chairman of Board of Assessors - Makie moved to appoint Fred
Thayer as Chairman of the Board of Assessors .
Seconded by Wright . 4 ayes , 0 noes , carried .
Zoning Officer - Wright moved to appoint Harry Hatfield as
Zoning Officer . Seconded by Dorn . 4 ayes , 0 noes .
Custodian c Wright moved to appoint Edward Slights as Custodian .
Seconded by Dorn . 4 ayes , 0 noes , carried .
Designations :
Depository - Makie moved to appoint the Tompkins County Trust
Company as the official bank for the Town of Danby .
• econded by Dorn . 4 ayes , 0 noes , carried .
O ffial Newspaper - Wright moved to appoint the Ithaca Journal
as the official Newspaper for the Town of Danby .
Secondectt by Dorn . 4 ayes , 0 noes , carried .
Mileage - Makie moved to pay . 08 % per mile while using their
automobiles in the performance of duties of their
office . Seconded by Dorn . 4 ayes , 0 noes , carried .
Salaries :
RESOLUTION # 1 - 1968 SALARY INCREASES - HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES
BE IT RESOLVED , that for the year commencing January 1 , 1968 ,
all employees of the Highway Department of the Town of Danby , be
granted a 15 cent per hour increase in pay and that their salary
as modified by the 15 cent per hour increase as proposed herein
be and the same shll be their salary until modified by further
resolution of this Board .
Moved by : Councilman Donald Makie
Seconded by : Town Justice Floyd Dorn
Ayes : Cortright , Dorn , Makie and Wright - 4
Noes - .0
Absent - 1 -
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RESOLUTION # 2 - 1968 FAY ' ENT . OF SALARIES
BE IT RESOLVED , that the following employees of the Town
of Danby are to be paid the following salaries in and for the
year commending January 1 , 19680 said salaries not be changed
unless or until further resolution of this Board :
Geneaal =Employees
Supervisor $ 20500 . 00 per year to be paid monthly
Deputy Supervitsor $ 500 . 00 per year to be paid monthly I '
Town Justice ( two ) . $ 1 , 400 . 00 per year to be paid monthly
Town Councilman ( two ) $ 600 . 00 per year to be paid quarterly 1 '
Town Clerk &
Tax Collector $ 2 , 400 . 00 per year to be paid monthly 0
Custodian $ 800 . 00 per year to be paid monthly
Zoning Officer $ 800 . 00 per year to be paid quarterly
Historian $ 100 . 00 per year to be paid annually
Town Assessor -
.. Chairman $ 1 , 000 . 00 per year to be paid quarterly
Town Assessors ( two ) S 400 . 00 per year to be paid annually
Town Highway
Superintendent $ 7 , 500 . 00 per year to be paid bi -weekly
Highway Department
Frank B . Chaffee $x. 65 per hour
Edward Monroe $ 2 . 40 per hour -
Frederick H . French , Sr . $ 2 . 40 per hour
Roy Allen Westmiller $ 2 . 15 per hour
Dean Westmiller $ 2 . 40 per hour
The above salaries are set herein - for the positions , jobs
and persons as herein above stated for the year 1968 .
Moved byi ; Councilman Donald Makie
Seconded by : Councilman Francis Wright ; 4
Ayes : Cortright, Dorn , Makie and Wright - 4
Noes : 0
Absent : 1
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS :
Highway - Moses Peter , Chairman Cemeteries - Floyd Dorn , Chairman
Francis Wright Moses Peter
Zoning - Donald Makie , s ,Chairman Youth - Donald Makie , Chairman
Floyd Dorn Floyd Dorn
Fire - Francis Wright , Chairman Insurance - Moses Peter , Chairman
Donald Makie Francis Wright
. Refuse Collection and Disposal - Moses Peter , Chairman
Donald Makie
Attorney Thaler commented that as the Town becomes more
complex with their problems and as these committees function ,
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there - is no reason why - the committee people , when they run
into a problem where they need legal advice , should hesitate
to call upon the attorney either by telephone or in person ,
likewise as one of their clients . It would also be a great
advantage to the Town Board and timesaving if the Committee is
Chairman will draw up resolutions before the Town Board meetings .
Must function like a business .
Supervisor Cortright stated that progress is being made as
far as committees are concerned and this was reflected here
onight , in Mr . Peter ' s absence , a committee recommendation was
brought before the Board .
Councilman Makie related the Town ' s position greatly changed
from eight years ago when he became acquainted with the Town
Board . " The Town is at the threshold of having a lot of things
happening , the water district is a good example . " The Town is
functioning on pretty muchoof a shoestring and the goodwill of
many people --primarily the Supervisor ' s part . The Town asks a
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a lot of the Supervisor . " With the workload he is expected to
starry and to find then , unless he is independently wealthy , a
job where he can do this . "We should be looking toward arranging
finances in the Town and keeping this in mind- - that we make this
eMentually to a full time position . " There is talk of sewage
districts , we have lots of problems with our water district ,
growth in Danby will bring more problems . " Eight - years ago
there wasn ' t a committee , we didn ' t know where our cemeteries
were ; . " This relates back to the one person who really represents
the Town- -that is the Supervisor . " We should be able to put this
person , in time , in the position where he does represent the
Town and do so on amore equitable basis . "There will always be
one person when talking of the Town of Danby- - that is the Supervisor .
" That person should have the - time and be paid , so he can be avail -
. - able a significant portion of time - - not just evenings or take
time off from work . "
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Supevisor Cortright vouched for what Makie has said . It is
a full -time job and has been able to - make good use of the time
when he has been off from work .
General Fund Bills - Dorn moved to pay General Fund Bills
# 1 through # 8 as listed on Warrant 1 ,
totalling $ 846 . 65 . Seconded by Makie .
4 ayes , 0 noes , caried .
Highway Fund Bills - Wright moved to pay Highway' Fund Bills # i
through # 7 as listed on Warrant 1 , -
totalling $ 767 . 60 . 4 ayes , 0 noes , carried .
Supervisor ' s Report - Makie moved to accept the Supervisor ' s
Report . Seconded by Dorn . 3 ayes ; . 0 noes ,
carried .
Meeting adjourned at 10 : 30 P . M .
Respectfully' submitted ,
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Edward Roberts
Deputy Clerk
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