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Approved Town Board End of Year Meeting Minutes of December 30, 2013

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TOWN OF ESSEX                     

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013

TOWN BOARD END OF YEAR MEETING

2313 MAIN STREET

MEETING ROOM, 10:30 AM

Sharon Boisen, Supervisor

Audrey Hoskins, Town Clerk   

Mark Wrisley, Board Member

Claire Lapine, Board Member

Harold MacDougal, Board Member

Bryan Garvey, Board Member

MINUTES FORMAT: BOARD APPROVED

CALL TO ORDER (10:31 AM)

At 10:31 a.m., Deputy Supervisor Wrisley called the meeting to order.

ROLL CALL (10:31 AM)

Boardmembers Mark Wrisley, Claire Lapine, Harold MacDougal, Bryan Garvey Present:

Boardmembers Sharon Boisen Absent:

Also present: Tina Gardner, Bradley French, Edward Gardner, Patricia Gardner, Bonnie Monoski, Jane Terlouw

FLAG SALUTE AND PLEDGE (10:32 AM)

At 10:32 a.m., Deputy Supervisor Wrisley led the pledge of allegiance and salute to the flag.

RESOLUTION NO. 87 OF 2013

At 10:33 a.m., Deputy Supervisor Wrisley made a motion to transfer $33,333 from budgeted sewer operating fund, 9710.6, to the general fund due to to repay dollars borrowed between 2002 to 2009 leaving a balance due to the general fund of $259,354.82. A discussion among board members questioned the legality and precedent of paying back the debt service due to between the general fund and sewer operating account in order to pay back dollars lent from the general fund to the sewer fund, as these funds technically don’t exist and are unavailable to transfer. As the Supervisor was unavailable to answer questions brought forth between the board, the  board decided to table resolution no. 87 pending further discussion of the Town Board and Supervisor.

RESOLUTION TABLED

MOTION TO ACCEPT MINUTES OF 12/19/13 TOWN BOARD MEETING (10:41 AM)

At 10:41 a.m., Deputy Supervisor Wrisley made a motion to accept the minutes of the

December 19, 2013 Town Board Meeting with the following changes: the sewer water rents report on page 6 incorrectly stated that the Sewer/Water Rents report was not available, when in fact the report did not exist. Seconded by Boardmember MacDougal. Roll Call: Boardmember LaPine (Yes), Boardmember Garvey (Abstain), Boardmember MacDougal (Yes), Deputy Supervisor Wrisley (Yes).

MOTION CARRIED

RESOLUTION NO. 88 OF 2013

At 10:47 a.m., Deputy Supervisor Wrisley made a motion to authorize Supervisor Boisen to sign sewer water capital project close out document for EFC. The Board was unclear as to what the EFC document actually contained. Sewer Plant operator Tina Gardner stated some items on the list had not yet been completed for the project. A general discussion ensued as to whether the document should be signed now or at a later date. As the Supervisor was unavailable to answer questions, the board decided to table resolution no. 88 pending further discussion of the Town Board and Supervisor.

RESOLUTION TABLED 

MOTION TO APPROVE BILLS (10:59 AM)

At 10:59 a.m., Deputy Supervisor Wrisley made a motion to accept and approve the bills as presented. Pending further discussion between the Board and Supervisor, the Board decided to table the approval of bills pending the outcome of tabled resolutions 87 and 88.

MOTION TABLED

MOTION TO ADJOURN (11:04 AM)

At 11:04 a.m., Deputy Supervisor Wrisley made a motion to adjourn the meeting.

Seconded by Boardmember MacDougal. Roll Call: Boardmember Wrisley (Yes), Boardmember Lapine (Yes), Boardmember MacDougal (Yes), Boardmember Garvey (Yes).

MOTION CARRIED

THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED (11:04 AM)

About Olive Alexander

Although I grew up in Essex on my grandparents’ farm and developed strong ties to farming, I wanted to see more of the world and experience the differences in cultures and people. I spent nearly fifty years in England, New Hampshire, Texas and New Jersey with trips to almost all of the fifty states and Singapore, an incomparable learning experience. I now live on property that has been in our family for three generations and still love the fields, the farms and the animals.