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TOWN OF LISBON
BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 3, 2006
LISBON TOWN HALL

Present: Supervisor Roger Watters, Councilman C. Roger Shoen, Town Clerk Donna McBath, Councilman Thomas Schneller, Councilman Michael Duprey

Absent: Highway Superintendent Timothy Dow

Guest: Heather Swanson - Ogdensburg Journal, Joe Collins - Lisbon

1.       Meeting Called to Order

Supervisor Roger Watters called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.

•  Appointment for Councilman for 1 year

Supervisor Watters recommended Joe Collins for a one-year term as Town Councilman.

On a Motion from Councilman Duprey and seconded by Councilman Schneller to appoint Joe Collins for a one year term for Town Councilman.

Councilman Shoen noted that Al Winney might be interested in the position as Town Councilman.   Councilman Schneller stated that if he were interested he would have been at the meeting. Mr. Collins was approved to fill the 1 year council position.   Town Clerk Donna McBath then swore him in.            
Aye - 4             Nay - 0

•  Approval of Appointments 2006

On a motion from Councilman Duprey and seconded by Councilman Shoen to approve the Appointments as stated for the Town of Lisbon.

TOWN OF LISBON
APPOINTMENTS
2006

DESIGNATIONS		PAY
BANKS	UPSTATE & KEY BANKS
OFFICIALS NEWSPAPER	OGDENSBURG JOURNAL & ADVANCE
OFFICIAL MEETING DATE	2ND WEDNESDAY   & 4TH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
OFFICIAL MEETING TIME	6:30 pm
OFFICIAL MILEAGE	35 CENTS PER MILE
APPOINTMENT 2005
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR	MICHAEL DUPREY	$500.00

TOWN ATTORNEY	CHARLES NASH
DEPUTY HWY SUPERINTENDENT	RICHARD DAWLEY
DEPUTY TOWN CLERK	EILEEN McBATH
TOWN ASSESSOR	DANIEL McNAMARA
DATA COLLECTOR	TO BE FILLED IF NEEDED
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER	DANIEL McNAMARA
WATER SUPERINTENDENT	DOUGLAS SMITH
SEWER SUPERINTENDENT	DOUGLAS SMITH
WATER/SEWER ASSISTANT	ED SISK
TOWN MAINTENANCE	SCOTT SKIFF
SUPERVISOR SECRETARY	NICOLE DORITY
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER	TO BE ANNOUNCED
ACCOUNTING FIRM-CPA	HOOPER & VAN HOUSE
HISTORIAN	NANCY LaFAVER
COURT CLERK	NICOLE DORITY
YOUTH SPORTS COORD.	JAN FELT
LIBRARIAN	SYLVIA ARMSTRONG
LIBRARY ASSISTANT	PETER ZABRISKIE
LIBRARY SUBSTITUTE	GWEN SMITH
HEALTH OFFICER	AL WINNEY
CAMPGROUND DIRECTOR	MIKE O'NEIL
ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS REP.	ROGER WATTERS
PLANNING BOARD	TOM SCHNELLER
RECREATION	JOE COLLINS/ROGER WATTERS
CAMPGROUND	MIKE DUPREY
HOMECOMING	TOM SCHNELLER/MIKE DUPREY
MUNICIPAL POWER	STEVE JEMISON
LIBRARY	ROGER SHOEN/MIKE DUPREY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	JOE COLLINS/ROGER WATTERS
NYPA	ROGER WATTERS/TOM SCHNELLER
MUSEUM	ROGER SHOEN
BUILDING & GROUNDS	MIKE DUPREY
WATER & SEWER /OSWEGATCHIE	MIKE DUPREY/ROGER WATTERS

Town Clerk McBath asked who was she to call if we needed a Dog Control Person.   Supervisor Watters stated that Jim Pipher would stand in or get us some help as needed.

Aye - 5             Nay - 0

•  Resolution # 1 - Lisbon Representation on the Local Government Task Force

            The following resolution was discussed concerning continued representation on the Local Governments Task Force.

         RESOLUTION # 1   - 2006

LISBON REPRESENTATION ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE

WHEREAS, the New York Power Authority operating license for the FDR-St. Lawrence Power

Project was due to expire in 2001, and

WHEREAS, the New York Power Authority notified all interested parties in having input on a

new license to start the re-licensing process, and

WHEREAS, the Town of Lisbon along with other community, agency and special interests

representatives took part in active negotiations on a new operating license for the power projects, and

WHEREAS, the Town of Lisbon wanted the New York Power Authority to uphold promises

made over 50 years ago to return excess land not needed for purposes of power generation returned to the local communities and local property owners, and

WHEREAS, the New York Power Authority never paid taxes on any of this property to the local

communities, schools or county, and

WHEREAS, the towns, villages, schools and county formed the Local Government Task Force

during the negotiations to deal with the New York Power Authority to address local issues, and

WHEREAS, the Local Government Task Force also considered the regional affect that would

occur if power rates were increased that may cause businesses presently located in the project area to relocated as New York Power Authority personnel projected, and

WHEREAS, this meant compromise on many local issues by each entity involved and appeared

to be wise since it would give local industry the best opportunity to remain competitive and yet provide some benefits to all members of the task force, and

WHEREAS, then details of the settlement with the Niagara Project began to be released and it

became apparent that promises made during negotiation with the members of the Local Government Task Force that there would be parity between the two agreements and if there wasn't, the settlement would be adjusted accordingly, and

THEREFORE, the Town Board of Lisbon feels that any adjustment to be the original agreement should include representatives from this community, just as it did in the original agreement.

Supervisor Roger Watters                                    Councilman Michael Duprey

Councilman Thomas Schneller                       Councilman C. Roger Shoen

Councilman Joseph Collins

           

Councilman Schneller asked if this resolution has anything to do with the money that should come back to us.   Supervisor Watters informed him that it was not.   This was a different issue.                                                   
Ayes - 5             Nay - 0

•  Schedule Water and Sewer Meeting

Supervisor Watters requested that the board hold a Bi-yearly water and sewer meeting on January 11, 2006 at 6:00 PM.

•  Other Business

No other business to discuss.

•  Adjournment

On a motion from Councilman Duprey and seconded by Councilman Shoen to adjourned the meeting at 7:30 PM.                           
Ayes - 5       Nays - 0

           

Respectfully Submitted,

Donna D. McBath

Town Clerk