VILLAGE OF WEST CARTHAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting & Public Hearing
October 11, 2011
A regular meeting and public hearing of the West
Carthage Village Board of Trustees was held October 11, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the West Carthage
Municipal Building.
Said building is declared smoke free and accessible to handicapped persons. The
press was informed of the meeting and notice was posted.
Present: Mayor Scott Burto, Trustee Dave Rounds, Trustee George
Passage, Jr.
Excused: Scott Sullivan, Rob Peluso
Guests: Kathy Amyot, PIG Students, M. Spencer, Mike Bigness, P. Cox, Mrs. Cox, Don Monaghan
Mayor Burto called the
meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
On a motion by D. Rounds,
seconded by G. Passage, minutes from September 26th, 2011 were approved..
Mayor Burto opened the public
hearing for proposed Local Law 4-2011 at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Burto reviewed the proposed law to
include adding two 3-way stops on Champion Street at the Vincent and High
Street intersections and one 4-way stop at the intersection of High and North
Jefferson Street. Additionally, parking
will be prohibited on the south side of Franklin Street from Madison to
Jefferson and Sunday parking on the west side of Main Street will be
repealed. No one from the public
spoke. ON a motion by D. Rounds,
seconded by G. Passage, the public hearing was closed at 6:04. On a motion by G. Passage, seconded by D.
Rounds, Local Law 4-2011 (attached) was unanimously adopted.
Mayor Burto opened the floor
for public comment. M. Spencer thanked Don Monaghan for the
Jefferson Street work. No one else
spoke.
K. Amyot reported that 7 proposals were
received from various consultants for the S. Main Street trailhead project and
the selection committee chose 4 firms to interview. She also reported several conversations with
Parks & Rec concerning reimbursement for the benches. Ms. Amyot stated that she has gotten the
waterfront projects for both villages with the new state economic development
committee listed. There will be a
meeting on October 26th at 6:00 p.m., Lowville Acadamy, for public
comment on strategic development planning.
D. Monaghan reported that
everything is going well. D. Rounds
asked him if he looked at the problem on Lathrop Street that they
discussed. Don stopped and looked at it
and will try and rectify it.
The discussion on a proposed
speed limit reduction was tabled until the next meeting.
On a motion by D. Rounds,
seconded by G. Passage, the request by the police department to purchase a one
year extended warranty for the license plate reader at a cost of $1600.00 was
unanimously approved.
On a motion by D. Rounds,
seconded by G. Passage, a request to use the community room by Terry
O’Shaughnessy for a benefit fundraiser with fees waived was unanimously
approved.
On a motion by G. Passage,
seconded by D. Rounds, the following members were approved for fire department
membership as recommended by the fire
department membership committee: Matthew
Gross, Benjaman Wunderlich, Ryan Vaugh.
Carried unanimously.
On a motion by G. Passage,
seconded by D. Rounds, the shared service agreement resolution (attached) with Jefferson County was
unanimously approved.
On a motion by D. Rounds,
seconded by G. Passage, the following budget transfers were unanimously
approved:
From: A.1990.0400 Contingency $2363.21
To: A.1410.0200 Clerk’s
Equipment
From: A.1990.0400 Contingency $871.62
To: A.3410.0400 Fire
Contractual
From: A.1990.0400 Contingency $2573.50
To: A.3410.0200 Fire
Equipment
Halloween hours will be held
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on October 31st.
On a motion by D. Rounds,
seconded by G. Passage, the request by Chief Crump to have “Fire/Rescue”
lettering and a hornet emblem installed on the rescue truck at a cost of $528
was unanimously approved.
Chief Crump also asked if Don
could move the PlymoVent for the rescue as the exhaust is on the opposite
side. The truck will be occupying the
last bay. Chief Crump also asked if the
fire department would be allowed to use the funds from the old rescue once it
is sold. The fire department would like
to purchase a jaws of life from the Carthage Fire Department for $6,000. G. Passage noted that if the rescue is sold
to anyone other than another fire department, the lights and siren should be
removed. He also would like the 3500
pound cascade system removed. On a
motion by D. Rounds, seconded by G. Passage, the rescue truck was declared
surplus and the clerk was directed to advertise it for sealed bids with a
minimum bid of $15,000. Carried
unanimously.
On a motion by R. Peluso,
seconded by D. Rounds, the following abstracts were approved:
Dated 10/3/2011
– General $2041.62
Dated 10/11/2011 – General $21,379.90, water-$1233.84,
sewer-$1233.84
Dated:09/29/2011 $14,481.72 payroll
Mayor Burto asked that all
departments heads turn in a 5 year equipment/maintenance plan by January 1st. The 2% tax cap necessitates a long term
plan. G. Passage seconded the motion.
On a motion by D. Rounds,
seconded by S. Sullivan, executive session was entered into at 6:23 p.m. to
discuss 2 particular employees.
Phil Cox was asked to attend
executive session. The clerk was asked
to leave executive session.
Regular session resumed at 7:03
p.m.
On a motion by D. Rounds,
seconded by G. Passage, Tim Turck job title will be “Assistant Department of
Public Works Superintendent”, a non-competitive civil service title. Carried unanimously. The clerk was authorized to contact Attorney
Dave Ferrara to assist the board with a personnel issue.
No further business was
requested or necessary. A motion by D. Rounds, seconded by G. Passage to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m. was carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Village Clerk/Treasurer
