VILLAGE OF WEST CARTHAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
December 3, 2018
A regular meeting of the West
Carthage Village Board of Trustees was held December 3rd, 2018 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:
Scott Burto, Rob Peluso, Scott
Sullivan, Jim Smith,
Excused: Mike Bigness
Guests:
Dave Pustizzi, Steve Anderson, Tim
Turck, Benjamin Azah
On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by J. Smith,
the minutes from November 13, 2018 were approved. S. Sullivan sarcastically asked if Mark
Spencer has the authority to have the generator removed from the community
room.
Trustees Sullivan and Peluso took the oath of
office and signed the oath book.
T. Turck reported that the F450 has another broken
windshield. Kaytlin Ennis suggested that
Safelite has lifetime coverage and they replaced it last time it was broken. The generator in the municipal building has a
leak in the radiator. We were quoted
$10,000 by the generator maintenance company; Tim spoke with Bob Engstram and
he suggested putting StopLeak in and getting it repaired next summer. The 801 water meter installations are moving
along now that the owner was issued a violation letter. New York State has taken over plowing Bridge
Street. A discussion was held regarding
that topic. Tim stated the DPW will plow
the street should it become necessary during a snow event.
D. Pustizzi reported that he is still having
difficulty filling shifts. Tim thanked him for assisting with traffic control
during a sewer issue.
P. Crump requested permission to purchase
safety equipment to meet compliance requirements for chainsaw safety with funds
not used for SCBA repairs. On a motion
by R. Peluso, seconded by J. Smith, the request in the amount of $427.12 to
purchase chainsaw safety equipment was unanimously approved with S. Sullivan
abstaining.
A discussion was held regarding the beaver dam
problems at both Pleasant Lake and Liberty Street. None of the board members present want to pay
Mark Spencer to trap because of his constant complaining about board members. S. Sullivan remarked he is only agreeing to
it because Tim needs it done. Tim
replied that the village can do it next year but for this year, he would like
Mark to do it. On a motion by R. Peluso,
seconded by J. Smith, the village will contract with Mark Spencer to trap
beavers until spring for $350.00. S.
Burto voted no.
On a motion by S. Sullivan, seconded by R.
Peluso, the fire contract with the Town of Denmark was unanimously approved in
the amount of $8,750.
On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by S. Sullivan,
the updated comprehensive planning public hearing will be held on January 14th,
2019.
On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by R.
Peluso, holiday gift cards for employees in the amount of $1,050 was
unanimously approved.
On a motion by J. Smith seconded by R. Peluso,
the following abstract was approved:
12/3/2018 General - $68,247.01
Water: - $9,926.23
Sewer- $8,062.41
R. Peluso reviewed the bills
and signed the vouchers. S. Sullivan
opened and reviewed the bank statements.
On a motion by J. Smith,
seconded by R. Peluso, payrolls for November 15th and 29th
were unanimously approved.
S. Sullivan thanked the
public for supporting him in the recent election.
On a motion by J. Smith,
seconded by R. Peluso, the clerk’s request to use a floating holiday and close
the office on December 24th was unanimously approved. On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by R.
Peluso, the clerk’s request to retain Cathy Peloquin as a temporary clerk
through the end of the year was approved.
On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by R. Peluso, the offer by Brian
Latremore to purchase the village’s old holiday decorations at $25 each for 16
of them was unanimously approved.
D. Pustizzi asked that the
board review the camper law from the Village of Carthage. There are 2 campers parked on Paul Genner’s
property at Rulison and Liberty Streets that are being lived in. A discussion was held regarding the
situation and the board does not want to continue to allow it to continue. On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by S. Sullivan,
the clerk will draft a camper law for the village, circulate it for comment and
review and a public hearing will be scheduled for January 14, 2018 to pass a
law prohibiting long-term inhabitation of campers.
On a motion by R. Peluso,
seconded by J. Smith, the request by Mayor Burto to contribute $1000 towards
the Twin Villages fireworks was unanimously approved. The money will come from celebrations and contingency.
Mayor Burto reported that
Eastern Shore denied our request to utilize Haylor, Freyor and Coon as
co-brokers on our NYMIR insurance. Scott
has contacted NYCOM regarding the matter. The policy renews in June and Scott
would like to renew with Haylor regardless of whether or not NYMIR is the
carrier. The firefighter’s cancer policy
was discussed. Chief Crump is responsible
for certifying qualified members.
Mayor Burto requested an
executive session to discuss contract negotiations.
On a motion by R. Peluso,
seconded by S. Sullivan, the meeting concluded at 6:55 p.m. with no further
business being necessary.
.Deborah J. Pierce
Village Clerk/Treasurer
