REGULAR
MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF
THE
TOWN OF NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK,
HELD
AT BUTLER MEMORIAL HALL IN THE VILLAGE OF NEW HARTFORD ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4,
2006 AT 6:00 P.M.
The Town Supervisor called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Supervisor Reed asked for a moment of silence for the twelve (12) West Virginia miners who passed away as a result of a tragic mine accident on January 2, 2006. The roll was then taken with the following Town Officials and Department Heads being present during the progress of the meeting:
TOWN BOARD MEMBERS: Councilman Robert A. Payne III
Councilman John C. Waszkiewicz III
Councilman David M. Reynolds
Councilman Richard B. Woodland, Jr.
Supervisor Earle C. Reed
OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS: Director of Senior Services M. Eileen Spellman Highway Superintendent Roger A. Cleveland
Parks and Recreation Director Michael W. Jeffery
Telecommunicator Supervisor Jeffrey P. Madden
Town Clerk Gail Wolanin Young, CMC/RMC
OTHERS: Gerald J. Green, Attorney for the Town
Thereafter, a quorum was declared present for the transaction of business.
These minutes were complete but copies had not yet been furnished to the Board; therefore, action was deferred until the January 18, 2006 Town Board meeting.
Supervisor Reed announced there are openings for membership on the Town Planning Board, one due to the term expiration of Robert A. Wood and one due to the resignation of Gerald J. Green as he has been appointed Attorney for the Town. Councilman Waszkiewicz noted that, in the past, when a position became vacant, the Town published an article and reviewed applications from interested persons and he inquired if that’s how
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the Board wanted to handle these vacancies. While Supervisor Reed acknowledged the receipt of several applications, he agreed to go with a press release.
Police
Chief:
Agreement – 2006 Animal Shelter Services
Upon presentation by the Town Police Chief, Councilman Woodland offered the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Councilman Reynolds:
(RESOLUTION NO. 20
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Town Supervisor to enter into and to execute an Agreement between the Town of New Hartford and the Stevens-Swan Humane Society, the latter of whom shall provide animal shelter services for the Town during fiscal year 2006.
Upon roll call, the Board members voted as follows:
Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Upon recommendation of the Town Police Chief, the following Resolution was introduced for adoption by Councilman Woodland and duly seconded by Supervisor Reed:
(RESOLUTION NO. 21 OF
2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Town Supervisor to enter into and to execute an Agreement with Oneida County for the STOP DWI Program for fiscal year 2006, said Agreement having a value of $37,000 for the Town of New Hartford.
A roll call vote ensued:
Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
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Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Agreement – Seized Assets
Upon further recommendation of Police Chief Philo, Supervisor Reed offered the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Councilman Reynolds:
(RESOLUTION NO. 22 OF
2006)
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby authorize and direct the Town Supervisor to enter into and to execute an Agreement between said Town and the United States Department of Justice wherein the Town would be entitled to revenue sharing, based on a formula, for a fair share of assets seized when working on drug-related case investigations.
The Board members voted as follows:
Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was thereafter declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Town Clerk:
Raffle Consent – St. Peter’s School
The following Resolution was introduced for adoption by Supervisor Reed and duly seconded by Councilman Woodland:
(RESOLUTION NO. 23
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby grant permission to St. Peter’s School, 19 Herkimer Road, Utica, New York, an organization duly granted a Games of Chance Identification Number by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, to sell raffle tickets at Sangertown Square Mall, New Hartford, New York, in accordance with all rules and regulations of said Racing and Wagering Board; and be it
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FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be, and she hereby is, authorized and directed to execute Form GC-RCF, Raffle Consent Form.
Upon roll call, the Town Board voted as follows:
Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Highway
Superintendent:
Upon report of the Highway Superintendent, Councilman Woodland introduced the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Supervisor Reed:
(RESOLUTION NO. 24
OF 2006)
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 208 adopted July 20, 2005, the Town Board declared the following vehicles as surplus and authorized the Town Supervisor to solicit bids for the public sale of the surplus vehicles:
WHEREAS, the Highway Superintendent acknowledged receipt of a sole bid on January 4, 2006 which had been canvassed and subsequently discussed with the Public Works & Sewer Committee;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby accept the sole bid submitted by Roberts Construction of Upstate New York in the amount of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000) and does hereby sell the following vehicles
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to said Roberts Construction, in “as is” condition, with no warranties implied or expressed:
The Town Board members voted individually as follows:
Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Department
Heads:
Supervisor Reed acknowledged the numerous Department Heads and complimented their ability to perform their managerial duties. He distributed copies of an organizational chart and announced his intent to conduct monthly meetings with Department Heads, the first of which will be Friday, January 13, 2006 at 7:00 A.M. in Butler Memorial Hall.
Councilman
Waszkiewicz:
Agenda Items:
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Nathaniel Richmond, who organized the New Hartford Community Enrichment Foundation, interjected that this group had been established and they would administer grants…the Foundation was established at the Board’s request.
Councilman Woodland suggested to Councilman Waszkiewicz that the Town Board might want to charge Department Heads with preparing a capital improvement list for their respective department for the next five (5) years.
Having contacted the Town of Kirkland, Supervisor Reed stated that Kirkland Supervisor Foley would be interested in sharing a Chief Financial Officer with New Hartford, in light of the financial situations in the Towns of Vienna and Annsville.
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Garage where the building might accommodate an addition. Supervisor Reed charged Councilman Reynolds to begin looking into a new location/expansion for police/courts and to work with the Town Police Chief.
· Lighting Districts – any “gaps” is being cleared up with the Engineering Department
Councilman Waszkiewicz also had some matters on the Agenda involving Personnel, Highway/Engineering/Codes, and Parks; Supervisor Reed stated that Department Heads would be working with their Standing Committees and the Committee would be reporting to the Town Board; there also may be times when the Department Head would be need to address the Board.
Councilman
Woodland:
Councilman Woodland would like to bring up the nuisance abatement matter again and inquired if Councilman Waszkiewicz wished to be a part of it. Since the “noise” issue would tie in with the nuisance abatement, Councilman Waszkiewicz was willing to join in discussion.
Councilman
Reynolds:
About two years ago, the Highway Superintendent and Councilman Waszkiewicz had talked with the New York State Department of Transportation about extending Campion Road in the Village of New Hartford and connecting it to Old Campion Road and Councilman Reynolds inquired about the Board’s feeling on exploring talks once again. Councilman Reynolds would like to work w Councilman Waszkiewicz and bring this matter off the “back burner” and moved this forward.
The Oneida County Fire Chiefs Association and the Volunteer Firemen’s Association are sponsoring a breakfast for the purpose of highlighting the important of firefighter services and its value to the communities. The breakfast will commence at 8:30 A.M. on Saturday, January 28, 2006 in the Deerfield Fire House and Town and Village representatives are invited to attend.
Councilman
Payne:
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Councilman Payne offered the following Resolution that was seconded by Councilman Waszkiewicz:
(RESOLUTION NO. 25
OF 2006)
WHEREAS, Safety Committee member Robert Payne had been elected as a Town Councilman effective January 1, 2006 and has now resigned from said Safety Committee;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, upon recommendation of Councilman Payne, the New Hartford Town Board does hereby appoint Brian Hansen as a Safety Committee member to fill the unexpired term of Robert Payne, ending December 31, 2006.
Upon roll call, the Board voted as follows:
Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Councilman Payne then introduced the following Resolution; seconded by Supervisor Reed
(RESOLUTION NO. 26
OF 2006)
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2006 the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford adopted Resolution No. 1, including Schedule “A”, Rules of Procedure; and
WHEREAS, Councilman Payne has recommended that the Safety Committee, which addresses the safety of both employees and the public, become a Standing Committee whose members shall be appointed by the Town Supervisor;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby amend the aforesaid Schedule “A”, Rules of Procedure, specifically relating to Item V. Standing Committees, be adding a new Standing Committee to be known as the Safety Committee.
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Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Financial:
On recommendation of the Town Supervisor, Councilman Woodland presented the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Councilman Waszkiewicz:
(RESOLUTION NO. 27
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby authorize and direct the payment of the bills itemized on the following Abstracts that had been duly audited by the Town Board:
General Fund Whole-Town No. 44/2005
Vouchers AA2107-AA2110 - $ 3,803.62
General Fund Whole-Town Police #44A/2005
Voucher AA2111 - $ 16.00
General Fund Whole-Town No. 1/2006
Vouchers AA1-AA48; AA55-AA56 - $111,769.06
General Fund Whole-Town Police No. 1/2006
Vouchers AA49-AA54 - $ 25,700.61
General Fund Part-Town No. 1/2006
Vouchers BB1-BB5 - $ 3,538.93
Highway Fund Whole-Town No. 1/2006
Voucher DA1 - $ 1,000.00
Highway Fund Part-Town No. 1/2006
Vouchers DB1-DB16 - $ 40,372.60
Sewer Fund No. 1/2006
Vouchers SS1-SS7 - $ 15,754.19
Higby Road Water Capital Project No. 1/2006
Vouchers HF1-HF4 - $548,081.74
TOTAL: $750,036.75
Whereupon, the Town Board members voted individually as follows:
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Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
This Resolution was declared carried and duly ADOPTED.
Councilman Reynolds introduced the following Resolution for adoption and Councilman Payne seconded same:
(RESOLUTION NO. 28
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby move to enter into an Executive Session to discuss contractual negotiations relative to attorney services.
A roll call vote ensued:
Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
Thereafter, the Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED. All persons present, including the news media and Town Clerk, were then excused from the meeting at 6:54 P.M.
Councilman Payne then offered the following Resolution for adoption and Councilman Waszkiewicz seconded same:
(RESOLUTION NO. 29
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby move to end its Executive Session and to reconvene the regular portion of the Town Board meeting.
The Board members voted upon roll call that resulted as follows:
Councilman Waszkiewicz - Aye
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
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Councilman Payne - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Supervisor declared the Resolution unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED; the Executive Session ended at 7:34 P.M. The regular portion of the Town Board meeting was immediately reconvened.
The Town Board members then directed the Town Supervisor to write a letter to former Attorney for the Town, Vincent J. Rossi, Jr., regarding Town files in his possession and that the Town Board would review the letter prior to it being forwarded to Attorney Rossi.
There being no further business to come before the Town Board, upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Gail Wolanin Young, CMC/RMC