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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-01-08 v ° TOWN OF DANBY TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 8 , 1979 The regular meeting of the Danby Town Board was called to order at the Danby Town Hall , 1830 Danby Road , Town of Danby , County of Tompkins and State of New York on January 8 , 1979 , at 8 : 00 P . M . Board members present : Supervisor A . Francis Wright Councilman Ralph Wilbur Councilman Dorothy Roberts Councilman Robert Snedden Justice Milton Todd Others present : Rick Dobson , Karl Oltz , Gordon Roberts , Roy Casterline , Edward Slights , Ernie Cole , Bertie Beach , Moses Peter , David Benson , Ted Crane , E . J . Miller , Judson Leonard Justice Milton Todd made the motion to approve the minutes of the December meetings . The motion was seconded by Councilman Robert Snedden and carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . COMMUNICATIONS : 1 . A letter from the Association of Towns of the State of New York concerning appointment of a voting delegate from the Town of Danby . % - PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR : Rick Dobson asked about a permit for his junk yard . This matter was turned over to the zoning committee who will work with the planning committee and make recommendations to the Town Board . Moses Peter stated that he would like to see more communication from the Town Board in the Danby Area News . Karl Oltz asked the Town Board if the UCY group could use the Town Hall for a dance on January 13 , 1979 . Mrs . Beach asked about ice skating at the Danby Pond . She was referred to the State Larks Commission . Rick Dobson offered to let the groupJuse his pond for skating . David Benson , representing the PTA Executive Committee from the Danby Elementary School , urged everyone to attend the reorganizational meeting of the Ithaca School Board . There is a chance the school board will decide to close the Danby School and the PTA Executive • committee and many of the parents of children who attend the Danby School are against the school being closed . Ted Crane asked if the Town Hall would be available for square dances . The Supervisor said that the Town Board is not favorable to opapng the Town Hall for public dances . The Town Board is in the process of making • up rules and regulations for the use of the Town Hall . NEW BUSINESS : IIIThe next order of business was to approve the annual salaries of the elected officials . The motion was made by Councilman Ralph Wilbur to II approve the Supervisor ' s salary of $ 3 , 000 . 00 to be paid monthly ; approve the Councilmans ' salary of $ 700 . 00 each to be paid monthly ; the salary of each Justice to be $ 1 , 650 . 00 to be paid monthly ; approve the Clerk ' s salary of $ 4 , 500 . 00 to be paid monthly and approve the Highway Superintend - ent ' s salary of $ 12 , 720 . 00 to be paid bi -weekly . 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 appoint Onalee Wright as Deputy- Supervisor at a salary of $ 2 , 000 . 00 to be paid monthly ; appoint Edgar Oltz as Deputy Town Clerk at a salary of $ 300 . 00 to be paid quarterly ; Edward Slights be appointed Town Custodian at a salary of $ 1 , 200 . 00 to be paid monthly ; Diana VanDeBogart be appointed Town Historian at a salary of $ 100 . 00 to be paid yearly . The motion was seconded by Town Board Meeting Minutes - January 8 , 1979 Page 2 New Business continued : Councilman Dorothy Roberts and carried by a vote of five ayes and no n oes . Councilman Robert Snedden reported that his committee has interviewed six people and talked to two more who would be interested in the job o f Town of Danby Zoning Officer . The committee recommends that either Van Billings or Richard Compton be appointed to the position . If the board does not approve either of these people the next choice of the laVhaqAteeteorge Arsenault . A Deputy Zoning Officer should also be chosen . : ContielIman; Robert Snedden was asked to set a date for a meeting with Van Billings , Richard Compton and George Arsenault and the Town Board . The matter of a town constable was discussed . The need fora constable 0 was questioned . After discussion the matter was tabled for futher ✓ eview by committee . After discussion by the board Wayne Rial was approved to serve as a member of the Town of Danby Planning Board . The creation of the position of Deputy Zoning Officer was discussed . This matter will be taken care of at a special meeting of the board . Justice Milton Todd moved a resolution to authorize the Deputy Supervisor to sign checks for the Supervisor . The motion was seconded by Councilman Robert Snedden . RESOLUTION #1 AUTHORIZE DEPUTY SUPERVISOR TO SIGN CHECKS FOR THE SUPERVISOR . Roll Call Vote : Wright - aye Wilbur - aye Roberts - aye Snedden - aye Todd - aye Carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . Justice Milton Todd moved a resolution to authorize the Supervisor to invest all idle funds . The motion was seconded by Councilman Robert Snedden . RESOLUTION #2 AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR TO INVEST ALL IDLE FUNDS . Roll Call Vote : Wright - aye Wilbur - aye Roberts - aye • Snedden - aye Todd - aye Carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . Justice Milton Todd moved a resolution to name the Tompkins County Trust Company the official depository of the town ; the Ithaca Journal the official newspaper of the town ; set the mileage rate at $ . 17 for official town business and Thaler & Thaler official town attorneys . The motion was seconded by Councilman Dorothy Roberts . RESOLUTION # 3 NAME _ THE TOI FKINS COUNTY TRUST COMPANY THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY FOR TOWN FUNDS ; NAME THE ITHACA JOURNAL THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER ; OFFICIAL ' MILEAGE FOR TOWN BUSINESS SET AT 17 ¢ PER MILE AND THALER AND THALER NAMED OFFICIAL TOWN ATTORNEYS . Roll Call Vote : Wright - aye Wilbur - aye Roberts - aye Snedden - aye Todd - aye Town Board Meeting Minutes - January 8 , 1979 Page 3 New Business continued : Carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . Justice Milton Todd made the motion to appoint Supervisor A . Francis Wright as the official voting delegate from the Town of Danby at the Association of Towns fleeting to be held in New York City in February . The motion was seconded by Councilman Ralph Wilbur and carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . The problem of water in the basement of a West Danby Resident in the o 0 water district was referred to the Board of Water Commissioners . N Councilman Ralph Wilbur moved a resolution to increase the wages of the highway employees by 25¢ and authorize the , purchase of one pair of • coveralls for each of the highway employees to comply with the CSEA contract . Justice Milton Todd seconded the motion . v) RESOLUTION #4 INCREASE THE HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES ' SALARY BY 9 25¢ PER HOUR AND AUTHORIZE THE HIGHWAY -J- , SUPERINTENDENT TO PURCHASE ONE PAIR OF - E a COVERALLS FOR EACH EMPLOYEE PER CSEA CONTRACT . C Roll Call Vote : Wright - aye 93 c Wilbur - aye - Roberts - aye o c Snedden - aye Todd - aye >, . Carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . ro Q E . J . . Miller reported that labor negotiations are taking most of the o c. County Board of Representatives time at the present . 3 Supervisor A . Francis Wright reported that the business of subsidizing CR 1,8 ambulance service in the towns has been turned over to the Tompkins �, � County Board of Representatives to handle . fan • x`79 VIA : n �c � es s re Councilman Ralph Wilbur made the motion thhe UCY group be allowed to use the Town Hall on -B - , • : - for a dance . The motion was seconded by Councilman Robert Snedden and carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . Justice Milton Todd made the motion that the Town Clerk make arrangements to have the two voting machines in the Town Hall and the one in West Danby serviced and a counter on one of the machines repaired . The motion was seconded by Councilman Dorothy Roberts and carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . Mr . Pizik will be notified by the clerk that he must attend school to be custodian of the voting machines . 0 The closing of the Danby Elementary School was discussed . The Town Board does not have the jurisdiction to promote the school . Possibly the board could meet unofficially with the PTA and help if possible . Councilman kalph Wilbur will set the meeting with the PTA . III Judson Leonard asked that the Town Board consider an automatic fire alarm protection system for the Town Hall and possibly a protective system for the town barns . If such a system were installed it would decrease the cost of fire insurance by 20% . Possibly Federal Revenue Sharing Funds could be used to install the system . The matter was referred to the fire committee and the insurance committee for study and their recommendations . Specifications have been drawn up for drapes for the Town Ilan Meeting • room and the next step is to go to bid . The specifications were read by Councilman Dorothy Roberts . Councilman Ralph Wilbur made the motion that the town advertise for bids with the specifications as -_iresented by the committee . The motion was seconded by Councilman Robert Snedden . The motion to approve the Supervisor ' s reports was made by Councilman Ralph Wilbur and seconded by Justice Milton Todd and carried by a vote of four ayes and no noes . Town Board Meeting Minutes - January 8 , 1979 Page 4 N ew Business continued : Zoning Officer Gordon Roberts gave the board a year end statement of the work of his office . General Fund Warrant #1 in the amount of $ 183 . 64 was approved to be paid . The motion was made by Supervisor A . Francis Wright and seconded by Justice Milton Todd and carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . H ighway Fund Warrant #1 in the amount of $ 7 , 258 . 94 was approved to be paid . The motion was made by Councilman Dorothy Roberts and seconded by Justice Milton Todd and carried by a vote of five ayes and no noes . • W est Danby Water District Warrant r1 in the amount of $ 264 . 00 was approved to be paid . The motion was made by Justice Milton Todd and seconded by Councilman Ralph Wilbur and carried by a vote of five ayes • and no noes . The meeting was declared adjourned at 10 : 15 P . M . The TPWn Bo.ard : members will remain to audit the town books . Any of the books not ready for audit should be ready at the next town board meeting . Respectfully submitted , Marylaz , cl II li