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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-01-14 TOWN OF DANBY SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 14 , 1976 Pursuant to public notice published in the Ithaca Journal in the December 19 , 19TH issue a special meeting of the Danby Town Board was held at 7 : 30 P . M . at the Danby Elementary School , Wednesday January 14 , 1976 for the purpose of receiving bids for the renovation of the Danby Town Hall . Board members present : Supervisor A . Frnacis Wright Councilman Ralph Wilbur Councilman Paul Smith Justice Floyd Dorn Justice Milton Todd Others present : Bob Boehlecke , Gordon Roberts , Edward Slights and contractors . As advertised the bids were opened by the Danby Town Clerk at 8 : 00 P . M . Following are the bids received : Novaar & Mackesey $ 78 , 500 . 00 McPherson Builders , Inc . 96 , 741 . 00 I . J . Construction Co . 75 , 308 . 00 Iocovelli Brothers Contractors Co . , Inc . 78 , 595 . 00 As these figures represent base bids and there are ten alternates to consider the board will study these figures and make their decision known by February 1 , 1976 . A meeting will be held Thursday , January 22 , 1976 at the Danby Fire Station at 8 : 00 P . M . for the purpose of going over the bids and the alternates and deciding which bid is the low bid . It was noted that the supervisor received bid security in the form o f a check in the amount of $ 3 , 925 . 00 from Novaar & Mackesey ; a check in the amount of $ 2 , 365 . 00 and cash in the amount of $ 1 , 400 . 00 from I . J . Construction Co . ; a check in the amount of $ 3 , 929 . 75 from Iocovelli Brothers Construction Co . , Inc . ; and Bond Security from McPherson Builders . This closed the public hearing and the board then went into e xecutive session to discuss CSEA . Labor rates and health insurance plans were talked about . Councilman Ralph Wilbur . rescinded Resolution # 10 passed on April 28 , 1975 which cancelled the health insurance with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co . covering the highway employees and called for participation in the State Employees Health Insurance plan because the n ecessary funds were never appropriated . The motion was • seconded by Justice Milton Todd and carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . Justice Milton Todd made the motion to authorize the town attor - n ey to draw up a dog ordinace for the Town of Danby patterned after the Dog Ordinance in the Town of Caroline . The motion was seconded by Councilman Paul Smith and carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . The executive session was adjourned at 10 : 00 P . M . Respectfully submitted , 7scc7Mary 01 clerk