VILLAGE OF WEST CARTHAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
October 22nd, 2012
A regular meeting and public
hearing of the West Carthage Village Board of Trustees was held October 22nd,
2012 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 Scott Sullivan Trustee
David Rounds, and Trustee Mike Bigness
Absent: Trustee Rob Peluso
Guests: Ron
Blinebry, Adam Lundquist, Kathy Amyot, Don Monaghan, Participation in Gov’t
students,
M. Spencer
Mayor Burto called the
meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
On a motion by Trustee Rounds,
seconded by Trustee Sullivan minutes from the October 9th, 2012 meeting were unanimously
approved.
Mayor Burto opened the public
hearing regarding proposed the expenditure of funds from the equipment reserve
fund in the amount of 28,651.71. M.
Spencer asked what options were on the truck.
Mayor Burto read the list. On a
motion by D. Rounds, seconded by S. Sullivan, the public hearing was closed at
6:03. On a motion by S. Sullivan,
seconded by D. Rounds, the clerk was authorized to withdraw the funds from the
equipment reserve fund. Carried
unanimously.
The public comment portion of
the meeting was opened. M. Spencer
complained about parking on N. Jefferson Street and stated that Pustizzi
brushed him off. Mayor Burto replied
that he did send the police up and they had the cars moved. Mr. Spencer said they back there again. He thanked Don for the nice job he did on the
streets this summer. No one else spoke.
R. Blinebry relayed a
complaint made by a neighbor concerning feral cats. A discussion was held but there is little
that can be done about the cats unless the village board budgets funds to have
them removed.
D. Monaghan reported that
everything is going good. D. Rounds
asked him to put the soccer nets away after this upcoming weekend.
A. Lundquist reported that
the turnout gear has all arrived. The
chiefs were impressed with the service and Adam thanked the board for pushing
for the company change. He asked that
all high band pagers be turned in for re-programming. The fire department will
be relying on cell phones for the changeover.
ON a motion by S. Sullivan,
seconded by D. Rounds, water and sewer IMA’s with the Village of Carthage were
unanimously approved as follows: First
Amendment to Inter Municipal Agreement, Sewer System; Third Amendment to Inter Municipal Agreement,
Water System.
Mayor Burto reported that the
board of trustees have had proposed Local Law 9-2012 to review for the required
time period. On a motion by D. Rounds,
seconded by M. Bigness, the law was passed on a roll call vote as follows: D. Rounds-aye, M. Bigness-aye, S.
Sullivan-aye, S. Burto-aye.
On a motion by S. Sullivan,
seconded by M. Bigness, the request by the Carthage Area Chamber of Commerce to
hold their annual holiday parade on November 10th was unanimously
approved. D. Monaghan was asked to leave
the flags up and install the holiday decorations after Veteran’s Day.
On a
motion by S. Sullivan, seconded by D. Rounds, the following abstract was approved:
Dated: October 22, 2012 – General - $35,231.29
Water – $75.85
On a motion by M. Bigness,
seconded by S. Sullivan, payment of payroll dated October 11, 2012 was unanimously
approved.
Mayor Burto reminded the
board and residents that as of November 1st, no overnight on-street
parking was permitted. He also reminded
everyone that sidewalks are required to be kept clean. Halloween hours are October 31st
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
D. Rounds asked the board
members to think about opening the skating rink this winter. He believes that the board should consider
keeping the rink closed due to lack of participation and recent winters bad
weather.
Mayor Burto requested an executive
session to discuss a pending litigation
matter . On a motion by M. Bigness,
seconded by S. Sullivan, executive session was entered into at 6:18 p.m. Regular session resumed at 6:30 p.m.
No further business was
requested or necessary. A motion by S. Sullivan, seconded by M. Bigness to
adjourn the meeting at 6: 30 p.m. Carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah J. Pierce,
Clerk/Treasurer
