Regular Board
11/10/11
The meeting was called to order at 8:19 PM.
Supervisor Boisen led us in the Pledge to the Flag.
On roll call Board members present were Councilwoman LaPine, Councilman
MacDougal, Councilman LaForest, Councilman Wrisley and Supervisor Boisen. Also present was Audrey Hoskins, Town Clerk.
Visitors included Janice Moran, Joyce Sukel, Olive Alexander, Frank Walls, Tina Gardner, Jim Morgan, Dianne Lansing, Kevin Shaw, Grace Drummond, Jane Terlow.
Councilwoman LaPine asked for a moment of silence for Richard Sayward and
Betty Larue Mitchell.
The bills were discussed. The issue with the sand was discussed. Councilwoman LaPine stated she would like us to check with Jim Morgan before we go to an outside company for sand. Supervisor Boisen said the sand that was used at Beggs was filtered sand not road sand.
General $ 8,561.96
Highway 6,109.17
Water 5,760.33
Lights 542.79
Transfer Station 1,948.88
General/Sewer 232.71
Sewer Fund 16,714.21
Sewer Fund Contractors 208,168.20
General Prepay 1,537.56
Prepay Trust 210.00
Prepay Sewer/General 1,129.12
Motion to accept bills as presented made by Councilman LaForest. Seconded by Councilman Wrisley. Roll call Councilwoman LaPine-yes, Councilman
MacDougal-yes, Councilman LaForest-yes, Councilman Wrisley-yes and Supervisor Boisen-yes.
Zoning Officer Report
During the month of October, I issued the following permits:
10-5-10 A-948 to Eric Kilgren of 5 Willett Lane [Tax map no. 49.69-1-8.000] Building permit for renovations and alterations. $50
10-8-10 CO-040 to Leavener’s Foundation of 1447 NYS Route 22 [Tax map no. 57.220401.200] Certificate of occupancy. NC
10-25-10 A-950 to Doug Rosenberg of 2727 NYS Route 22 [Tax map no. 40.65-2-4.000] Building permit for repair and restoration of front porch. $20
During the month I processed a sub-division application for Mark Mitchell and a special permit application for Steve McKenna.
I continue to make inspections of other on-going projects.
Respectfully submitted David Lansing
Dave and the Board discussed the issue at Millie Wrisley’s home with the fuel tank removal.
Motion to accept the Zoning Officer report made by Councilwoman LaPine.
Seconded by Harold. Roll call Councilwoman LaPine-yes, Councilman MacDougal-yes, Councilman LaForest-yes, Councilman Wrisley-yes and Supervisor Boisen-yes.
Supervisor’s County report
Supervisor Boisen said the County voted to override the tax cap levy. It was also voted to seek someone to buy or lease Horace Nye. Supervisor Boisen is not in favor of leasing or selling Horace Nye. Supervisor Boisen said the County Board did not vote to lay off employees.
Minutes
9/8/11 Informational Sewer, 9/8/11 Regular Board, 10/13/11 Informational Sewer and 10/13/11 Regular Board were discussed.
Motion to accept the minutes with correction was made by Councilman LaForest. Seconded by Councilwoman LaPine. Roll call Councilwoman LaPine-yes, Councilman MacDougal-yes, Councilman LaForest-yes, Councilman Wrisley-yes and Supervisor Boisen-yes.
Old Business
Water meter updates – these issues were discussed at the budget meeting.
New Business
Supervisor Boisen said she will need authorization to sign an agreement with North Country Technology to change the registry of the Domain name essexnewyork.org to the Town of Essex. This issue was discussed.
Councilman LaForest asked if we had reimbursed Olive Alexander for the new
Website. We have. Supervisor Boisen felt we needed to reimburse Bill Morgan for the renewal of the old site.
A motion to authorize Supervisor Boisen to sign the agreement with North
Country Technology for the purpose of changing the registry data for the Domain name œessexnewyork.org to the Town of Essex, Sharon Boisen, Supervisor was made by Councilman Wrisley. Seconded by Councilman LaForest. Roll call
Councilwoman LaPine-yes, Councilman MacDougal-yes, Councilman LaForest-yes, Councilman Wrisley-yes and Supervisor Boisen-yes.
The Craft Fair at the Grange Hall was discussed and the Town being the sponsor this year was also discussed. Supervisor Boisen said no the Board did not vote on this.
Financial Reports
Town Clerk report – the report was discussed. Motion to accept the Town Clerk report as presented was made by Councilman LaForest. Seconded by Councilman MacDougal. Roll call Councilwoman LaPine-yes, Councilman MacDougal-yes, Councilman LaForest-yes, Councilman Wrisley-yes and Supervisor Boisen-yes.
Water/Sewer Report – The water/sewer report was discussed. Motion to
Accept the water/sewer report as presented was made by Councilman LaForest. Seconded by Councilman Wrisley. Roll call Councilwoman LaPine-yes, Councilman MacDougal-yes, Councilman LaForest-yes, Councilman Wrisley-yes and Supervisor Boisen-yes.
Supervisor’s Report – The Supervisor’s report was discussed. Motion to accept with corrections was made by Councilman Wrisley. Seconded by Councilman MacDougal. Roll call Councilwoman LaPine-yes, Councilman MacDougal-yes, Councilman LaForest-yes, Councilman Wrisley-yes and Supervisor Boisen-yes.
The propane needed for the sewer plant was discussed. We will have to advertise for bidders on the purchase of propane.
Updating the Personnel Manual was discussed. Supervisor Boisen said every one should go through the manual and make notes, then we can discuss the changes that need to be made.
The issue of Tina Gardner becoming a Union member was discussed.
Councilwoman LaPine asked Lauren Murphy again for information on the Octagonal School.
The Town Hall issues were discussed. Lauren Murphy will help write the RFP for the needed repairs.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:13 PM.
Respectfully submitted Audrey Hoskins, Town Clerk
