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OCTOBER 16, 201CIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING
5PE SHOP
19 TENTATIVE BUDGET WORK
24 was held ath�
of Cortlandville York,
Of the Town Board °f the
Road, Cortland, New
The Special Meeting 3577
Raymond G • Thorp
e Municipal Building,
Supervisor Tupper presiding• Supervisor, Richard C. Tupper
Councilman, Theodore V .
Testa
Members present: C. Proud
Councilman, Douglas E. Vdithey
Councilman I*ristin E• ROcco-Petrella
Town Clerk,
Councilman, John PReynolds
Assistant Town Bookkeeper,
Absent* Hicks; lteri; Town
Marcia 't. Peter A
Town Bookkeeper,Water & Se��7er Sup
resent were: Bassett; bell.
Others p hway sup't. Glenn CEO Desiree Camp
Johnson; Hig Kevin McMahon; and
Megan John CEO K ose of discussing the
Justice, Lenore LeFevre; eeting t0 Order for the Purpose s website, the
Special M was posted t° the were invited to
Tupper called the Sp eeting notice department heads
SupeTvisor l,he special m Also, 2018
media was notified. October 17,
2018 Tentative Budget' the news m October 16, 2018 and more
board, and ecific times 011 was $g50,000
Town's sig" et tax levy their
meet with the Board at Spec Tentative Budgheads requested from
ter explained that the 2419 hing departmentcut.
Supervisor Tupp it included almost everyt
19 tax levy; Board to decide what items should be
than the 20 d would be up to
the
worksheets an Supervisor
enefuts: to ees and officials•
�loyee B and SLJ�IY Cortland
cussed was a proposed raise foe n o f Homer,
atter
discussed City of Cortlan o' TO while the CPI (inflation rate) was
The first m contacted the 1 _1/2% t however the decision was
Tupper explained that he which were between
a 2% raise in the tentative budget,
• Tease in health insurance costs for 20
19,
and inquired about raiseer included Tupper eXplained the Town s
o SUPervisor Tupp ervisor Tupp Account
2.7 /o. He explained that there f o ahe cost* Sup d Health Reimbursement A
up to the Board would absorb about Account (HSA) an
however the Town plans*, Health Savings
health insurancetheplans are funded.
(HRA) and how ' budget
i hway Departments ,000
Hi�hwav Department: of the 14 g
i hwaY Supt• which was $6
't Bassett was present for they for he H g
wa sup regarding the salary increase, which he subsatsawel tedlas
High y discussion reg 6 000.00 Pay and cities
There was requested a
accounts. i hway Supt• Bassett raq Superintendents of similar sized towns a salary study
in 2018 H g planning to conduct
providing salaries for other High' y were p increase until
his responsibilities. with the cost of living with a
discussing communication
' man Proud reminded testehe d the Board ick rd he �,as in comm at a cost of
Council the Boa for the Town
to ees and officials and Sugg Tupper informed ized study more
for emp y feted. Supervisor Tupp fete a computerr moVe forward with obtaining
the study is comp Tupp e for employees. The
Llew York that could C°
firm in Albany, pard suggested Supervisoro increase at this ti et workshop•
The B to the 210 salary the Highway
$204/hour• from the firm and to stick at another budg
hway Sup t, salary budget accounts for
information f r hovvever> discuss
uonth° discuss the following
Board would,
The Board movedLumber Sports Complex
Department: 000 due to Gutchess Lum ent/capital outlay
Increased to $38' fields. The total equipmworking with the
Parks Equipment — the turf er was Complex
87110.22 — aired to maintain Budget• Supervisor Tupp ber sports
e uipment req the 2018 Gutchess Lum
and new q 000 from the fields at the eeting•
increased a total of $35,
mm0 e on a rate schedule for renting
parkc0 timated revenue to the Board at a later m
pa Provide the es
and would
DB5110.1
_personnel salary increase 2% for raises.
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SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEET�C
OCTOBER 161 2018
iture matches the expected Cl -IIP
S and PAVE NY revenue for 201
DB5112.2 —Expend Budget did
increase 2 /o for raises ment as the 2018 , y
el salary e uip hway Sup b
Persona urchase new q requested from Hig
Dg513a.1— SO,aOa top Equip
req
Equipment $2 equip
ment. q
Highway of any new
D$5130.2 — purchase
rovide for the p with plow $44,000+
not p truck ower $3b,000 0 000+
Bassett: 1 _ 3/4 ton pickup u11 field m low $2
lowlsander $2 tractor 1 _ 4X4 small tractor to h moWerlloader snowp
1 _ b wheeler dump p
000 each 1 — compact tractor w
2 _zero turn mowers $11' mower for fields $20,000
W1119 mower for cut for parks $5'7,000+
1_p ull behi ed ed mower salt
1 _ self prop ment included the following decreasing
the equip $58,000 in 2018 by
Discussion On saved approximately and cannot be repaired.
way Supt Bassett working et and the
H1�' that are not from 2018 Budget
I usage in the Town
st be replaced urchased
trucks one truck be p
2 Town Tupper suggested the 2019 Budget possibility
0
• Supervisor through dump plow sander —
be Purchased eeler
second truck p need for the 6 wh d a course of
is the Fergusonmower an supeTvisor
Big concern money to
purchase the truck eriod.
• Reserve m s with the Massey warranty p
using roblem reqnest a
Ding p which is outside the
Discuss Ong r the equipment, repTesentative himself anfor
• action to repai asset' Ferguson balance
Tappet would contact the M unhealthy rO use fund
meeting* er Hicks commented
that it was
Bookkeep enses year after year.
• reoccurring eXP eases transferred at end of
Snow removal exp money to be Reserve fund for
• Capital Reserve rn Capital R
$50,000 TuppeT eyplained that the
Interfund Transfers - Supervisor ed at $500,000•
DB9962.4 _ s0 allow $38$ Ooo and was cape
2019 if the Budgetwhile Water &
Highway was approximately 00 a.m.
d himself from the meeting at 10
hwaY SUP 't Bassett excuse sewer budget lines
Hig meeting water and
't. Altai entered the Tentative Budget for the
Sewer Sup the 2019
The Board discussed
following:
with attention to the
Sewer District: a0a.
account $10� Sewer lxnprovemen
Contingency Saunders Road proposed project.
SS199064— Sewer roposed
the previously P et transfer to close out the pro
discussed for a budg he Town did not receive the funds
Bookkeeper Hicks would be asking
t and explained she ed that while a grant was aea0 stallation.
Pro0 C Upper eXplam the sew increase was
Supervisor Tupp .mere interested in lamed that a 2% salary
be Only 2- residents er exp
Personal Services:
Supervisor Tupp
S58110.1 _ Tentative Budget• the expenditures that fag
lcks explained which increased
included in the 2019 Bookkeeper H fees for bonds,
ease: the administrative Sewer 5up't Alteri about
Sealer Contractual Exp such as water & were requesting
558110.4 —er questioned 111 Road ro ects
ndex the Budget Supervisor Tupp o f Cosmos 11 installation Projects
u sewer contractual accoun � heard the residents
the 20 lamed there were no new
$2,000 from as he unofficially h
future projects, Sewer Supt Alteri exp
any water & petitions had been received• line was left the
public sewer' n0 formal p erase — The budgetgained that
planned for 2019 and osal Contractual Exp Sewer Supt Alteri exp
gz Disp d Water
&
Sewage Treatment ervisor Tupper anfactors.
Ss8130.4 ` et. Sup on many
same as in the ares a8 Bre udget*
and are based
the expendit
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SS8989A — Other Governments Contractual Expense — Camera (Sewer Inspections) —Supervisor
Tupper and the Board thanked Water & Sewer ed
d other Smunicipalit muup't. Alteri nicipalities as the tor his work obtain
and Village of
service agreement between the Town a
Homer.
Supervisor Tupper explained that the 2019 Sewer Budget would require $41,827.00 of
unexpended fund balance. Water & Sewer e Sup't.
ment and expenseeri s The 2019 sewer that it was a rateswould
how that factors into the operation of the department
remain the same.
Water District:
SW8310.1 — Water Administration Personal Services — 2% increase for salaries.
SW8310.2 —Equipment — Decreased from $80,000 in 2018 Budget to $0.00 for 2019 Budget as
no equipment needed to be purchased.
SW8320.2 — Source of Supply, Power &Pumping —Equipment —Remained the same.
SW8320.4 —Contractual —Reduced $29,550.
SW8320.41 — City of Cortland Polkville — Increased from $10,000 to $18,000. Water & Sewer
Sup't. Alteri explained the increase was due to the expense for chlorine for the flushing station
which was costing money. In order to maintain a .3 residual for water the water line had to be
olkville and the fact that it was not
flushed. The Board discussed the hotel (Days Inn) in P
connected to Town water but was instead using a UV well.
Water & Sewer Supt. Alteri discussed other topics of concern, such as the Terrace Road
well, which must be permitted through the Susquehanna River Basin. In order to complete the
He planned to pump water
testing for the permit, he explained theremust
he watery withouthe cannot be pumped b ck int he
to the Village of Homer rather than to waste
ground because it would be recharging the aquifer.
SW8330.4 —Purification Contractual —Increased $3,004 from 2018 Budget.
SW9901.9 — Interfund Transfer — Covered salaries and such paid out to other departments for
work on water.
Water & Sewer Sup't. Alteri left the meeting at 11:45 a.m. while Town Justice Lenore
LeFevre entered the meeting.
The Board discussed the 2019 Tentative Budget for the Town Justice budget lines with
attention to the following:
Town Justice:
Al 110.1 - Town Justice —Personal Services — justice
department s 5%. Hetexplained gto Judge
salary increase for the personnel in the Town Justice depa
LeFevre that a 2% salary increase was reflected in the 2019 Tentative Budget for raises.
A1110.2 —Equipment - $4,000
A1110.4 — Contractual — Increase from $555500 $55000 written down rfor phes2019ebudget
she would check on the budget lme as she had $ , the
request. Bookkeeper Hicks explained that she raised the budget line due to an increase
year.
expenditures with the Sheriffs Department, which increased to almost $40,
Discussion ensued on the loss of revenue earned from the court, despite the increase in the
amount of money taken in annually.
A1460.1 —Records Management — No change.
Judge LeFevre excused herself from the meeting at 11:05 a.m. while Code Enforcement
Officers Kevin McMahon and Desiree Campbell entered the meeting.
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GCTG,ER 16, 2018 Code
ussed the 2019 Tentative Budget for the
p AGE 4
Enforcement budget lines
.�1e Board disc 2%
to the following explained that a
with attention Tupper lamed that the
Supervisor He exp about
ent al Services — sup eT price mplOyees would pay o
Code Enforcem person the Consum fined to g
ent _2M9 based on Board determ leted o
Code Enforcem increase and the comp
,$664.1 — budgeted for lnsura" ately 3 years a?Z � study Was
of the health roxim C°TnpTehev'siye
salary increase was lamed that app until a
Town would absorb 4 �0 CEG
proud exp for salary increases bell and
3.9%• Councilman increase CEG Camp lies to
Cost of living ,000 p0' e from office sup Mahon
with the $,160.00 to X10 which rang CED M
wages. ed from enses software•
a paarsnent's Contractual exp ram•
_ Contractual — dues, education, eYs Godes grog
Bg664.4 member Of of the online ere was concern
�°n explained the ears lace
McM CbargeS, mileage 700 for 3-Y discussions there not to rep
Cell phone expense of $ the 2018 budget Board opted
during Department The were maintenance
explained he had an that if there time.
d recalled ck for the Code at this its and
Councilman prou of the tru was functioninga r issues
the truck were Tio rep d the building pe hat the
the replace' that there ections a1 explaine olild be
regi auk is 2018• CED Campbell Tep e for the fire insp CEG M alhpr ject fees hangs to
the the xevenu necessary resid d discus
issues of concern• discussed sn�allex an
The Board se in the fee schedule ever the the fee scheduleG McMahon
incTea line lowwould TevTew CE A
ect fees were
the Board Grant• NYSOD
whether aTl munities a 55,000
commercial pT� McM Clean Cam to appy, for
for bike rentals in
regarding the solar in order e Bikes one of the
increased Core benchmarks Lim ualify as
implement 1112019 discussion roposal fTom would q of the Solar
There was eet t`vO ed the p whetheT thaand the adoption
Town must m ention and
explainp'�SOT ed the Tupand the City of n explained that trainiT1g 2 a.m
grant. 'Tomer, 1AcMah° at ll
Cortlandville, arks. GEE ualify • the meeting
benchm would q themselves from
Tequixed for the TOwn Cused ClerkiTax
it form bell ex the T°�'n the
perm CMahon and CEG Camp d etf nes attention to
CEG M Tentative Bug with
2019 service budget
he Board discussed �aegementlDebt
T ecords M
Co llectoxlRegTstraTfV
er discussions
following 2018 Budget. Aftshe did not
the same as the lamed that
Collection: sOOware, however she
Town C1erk�Tax gins RoCCO-petrella exp
Contractual remwn Clerk the tax collection
Tax Collection GffnceI TO bill for a 2%
p,133044
�he County nt awould be sTer S ubrnitting a would be
w Colla Y lamed there petrella's
ate the budget line icor Tupper exp Clerk RpOC°- New
anticip ery 11 State of
included it m the services -Sup arding T°wed with the bursed for
personal dis el who are come p�oyees can be xeim
Town Clerk — There was there would be no
A1410•l — for personnel for personn w
inCTeaSe also discussed h° At this time
salary inCTea a $500 salary Board exams.
proposal for °tart' public. The ucation and
York as a couxsesled e 2418 Budget•
Completion of
successful Rocco Petrella
same as
the
additional salary' gins the 018 Budget TOwn Clerk
Contractual -Rem d would be purchasing new
Town Clerk the same as the 2 2419 an
A1410.4 — Remains eration in
lies — dog enum
A3510.42 — D° a d to conduct a dog licensing to,5,500.00•
She p ce online increase
explained e to intxodu ersonal services R quest to se document scanners to
war ices — e
computer soft
ement P 5 500.00 to purcha
Records Manag 4p to � ,
,1460.1— x,2,500 • nn 2018.
Increase from established
,1460.2 — Eq h he new Laser Fiche program
be utilized with
p4 BpARD M,,ETYN"
SPECIAL T
OBER 16, 2018 to $8,500.00.
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The total for Records
fxom $125500)0*ait was n 2018 gocco-
Decrease 2019 ,-town ClerklRegistrar
Contractual — the same for The increase wad
131460.4 — airs Services 32 p4 for 2019
anagen1ent would rem personal to $22 is collected
M Statistics — 994.00 sltranscr the prior Year
Vital fxom $1, certification s from
Registrar of an increase vital records the collection
BON —lamed there was ant collected for based on ice accounts
petrella eXp dollar am ° The budget line was the Debt se 130.1)• The
the total d ear. 'Boar discussed BN (A9 $the Town
based on from Year toy The B and the 201 ,
fluctuates Debt ServiceA9� i0 7 Interest) reduced in Tupper
P,9130.7 _ vias visor
7 — rincipalwhilea from e constru al ant t
10.6 — f the
A91 l0. ds (A9� 10.6 P t due in 2p113' e p as le In 2019�h Supe coon ° ours
A9serial bon total amours hway Garag left over fr
until the tot
including va HI money terest ount to lower
es reflected the the view ountdon the bond and 1t' in
budget lin bond for nif,cant am the remaining am
ad a new serial a sig to pay repay due to the interest due
h there would be used Town to increase discussed the
ated which wBoula bwould allow the also He briefly rates could
anticip Garage? ed there was of $55,500 00
Highway less t explain ed that interest
ended 13nJess
Tupper Complex 13AN was concern
was exp ery the year•
the total bond. Sup 1 umber Sports however he latex in
19 for the Gutchess BAS would be had d budget workshop
20 with renewlag the renewal its recon
S options . on on the BAN duct ss the 2419 contracts and
Board more discussl Board would con disco
that the e Board would
double. eXplained ookkeepex's budget lineS
Tupper at 9.00 a' Th
Supervis October 1'1, 2418
TOwl, Board and B
on Wearies �the Special
ervisor� were heard* to adjourn
the Assessor, Sup oilman Testa'
hex comments or discussion onded by Coun
leo fait
a mesas ' seied.
d made carr
Councilman Proud
r °u the motion
All voting ay ' ed at 12:15 p.m fitted,
Meeting adjourn ectf ally subm
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