TOWN OF LISBON

BOARD MEETING

JANUARY 10, 2007

LISBON TOWN HALL

Present: Supervisor Roger Watters, Councilman C. Roger Shoen, Town Clerk Donna McBath, Councilman Thomas Schneller, Highway Superintendent Timothy Dow, Councilman C. Joseph Collins, Attorney Charles Nash, esq., Councilman Vincent Winters

Guest: Trish McMahon - Ogdensburg Journa, Nancy J. LaFaver - Historian, Don Strader - Lisbon, Nicole Dority - Supervisor Secretary, Mike Duprey - Lisbon, Stephen Wallace - Planning Board

1. Meeting Called to Order

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

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Burley-Geminiak & Assoc. - Representatives from Burley-Beminiak was not able to be at the meeting due to inclement weather. They will be rescheduling. Supervisor Watters reported that he had contacted Senator Wright's office, and was informed that Lisbon will be the lead agency for the Water & Sewer of the donation of $25,000. When the $25,000 is used up, then Oswegatchie will be the lead agency. The contract has been signed with Sterns & Wheeler and returned. More information was given out. No decisions will be made until we have all the accurate information.

• Approval of Appointments 2007

A motion was made by Councilman Collins, seconded by Councilman Schneller, to approve the

Designations Bank, Officials Newspaper, Meeting Date, Meeting Time, Mileage rate and Appointments.

DESIGNATIONS		PAY
BANKS	UPSTATE & KEY BANKS
OFFICIALS NEWSPAPER	OGDENSBURG JOURNAL & ADVANCE
OFFICIAL MEETING DATE	2 ND WEDNESDAY & 4 th THURSDAY
	OF EACH MONTH

OFFICIAL MEETING TIME	6:30 pm
OFFICIAL MILEAGE	48.5 CENTS PER MILE WITH COUNTRY RATE
APPOINTMENT 2007
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR	C. JOSEPH COLLINS	12/31/2007
TOWN ATTORNEY	CHARLES NASH	12/31/2007
DEPUTY HWY SUPERINTENDENT	LARRY TROMBLEY	12/31/2007
DEPUTY TOWN CLERK	EILEEN McBATH		12/31/2007
TOWN ASSESSOR	DANIEL McNAMARA		12/31/2007

DATA COLLECTOR
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER	DONALD STRADER	12/31/2007
WATER SUPERINTENDENT	DOUGLAS SMITH	12/31/2007
SEWER SUPERINTENDENT	DOUGLAS SMITH	12/31/2007
WATER/SEWER ASSISTANT	SCOTT SKIFF	12/31/2007
TOWN MAINTENANCE	SCOTT SKIFF	12/31/2007
SUPERVISOR SECRETARY	NICOLE DORITY	12/31/2007
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER	SUE SLEDLICKI	12/31/2007
ACCOUNTING FIRM-CPA	HOOPER & VAN HOUSE	12/31/2007
HISTORIAN	NANCY LaFAVER	12/31/2007
COURT CLERK	NICOLE DORITY	12/31/2007
YOUTH SPORTS COORD.
LIBRARIAN	SYLVIA ARMSTRONG	12/31/2007
LIBRARY SUBSTITUTE	GWEN SMITH	12/31/2007
HEALTH OFFICER	AL WINNEY	12/31/2008
CAMPGROUND DIRECTOR	MIKE O'NEIL	12/31/2007
ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS REP.	ROGER WATTERS	12/31/2007

Ayes - 5 Nay - 0

Councilman Shoen made a motion, seconded by Councilman Collins, to appoint Ira Morgan for to the Planning Board for a five-year term. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

Councilman Collins made a motion, seconded by Councilman Schneller, to approve the

Planning Board.

PLANNING BOARD	STEVE WALLACE - Chairman	12/31/2007
	DONALD MERKLEY - Vice Chairman	12/31/2011
	DR. GLEN HARRIS - Secretary	12/31/2009
	IRA MORGAN	12/31/2010
	LESTER MARTIN	12/31/2010
	DALTON MILLER	12/31/2008
	RONALD SANDERSON	12/31/2008

Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

Councilman Shoen made a motion, seconded by Councilman Collins, to approve the Homecoming, Museum Committees and the Lisbon Housing Authority.

CAMPGROUND COMMITTEE	MARC McDONELL
AND BEACH	MIKE O'NEIL

RECREATION COMMITTEE	MARC McDONELL - Chairman
	LARRY MEHAFFY
	PATRICIA FLETCHER
	JEFF HOUMIEL
	RANDY TEELE
	LARRY FELT

	CHRISTINE HAMMOND
	ERNIE FIELDS
	RHONDA FLETCHER

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE	STEVE WALLACE - CHAIRMAN	9/30/2008
	MARK GINN	9/30/2009
	NEWELL MARTIN	9/30/2010

Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

Councilman Shoen made a motion, seconded by Councilman Collins, to appoint Mike Duprey for the Library Board for a six-year term. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

Councilman Collins made a motion, seconded by Councilman Schneller, to approve the Library Board, Homecoming and Museum Committee and the Housing Authority.

Library Board	KIRK ROBINSON	12/31/2009
	BARBARA SHOEMAKER	12/31/2010
	SHERRY DAWLEY	12/31/2009
	MIKE DUPREY	12/31/2011
	ROGER SHOEN	12/31/2008
	CARROLL ROY	12/31/2008
		12/31/2011

HOMECOMING COMMITTEE	ROGER WATTERS
	DONNA McBATH
	DEBBIE PUTNEY
	MARY JEAN CHESTER
	LINDA HICKS
	ED KNIGHT
	REV. PETER MOELKER

MUSEUM COMMITTEE	REV. WALTER SMITH - CHAIRMAN
	GAIL TEELE
	LOIS GLASS
	EDWARD ALFONSIN
	STEPHEN JEMISON
	PATRICK HUOT
	BRUCE WOOD
	ROGER WATTERS
	NANCY LAFAVER
	SHARON FIELDS
	STELLA NELSON
	EUGENE JONES
	WALTER FIELDS

LISBON HOUSING AUTHORITY	HOLLIS McBATH	12/31/2010
	STEVE GRIFFITH	12/31/2011
	BRUCE RICHARDS	12/31/2007
	SCOTT WALKER	12/31/2008
	MAGGIE BACKUS	12/31/2009

Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

Councilman Schneller made a motion, seconded by Councilman Collins, to approve the Lisbon Liaison Appointments.

LIASION APPOINTMENTS
RECREATION	ROGER WATTERS/TOM SCHNELLER
CAMPGROUND	ROGER WATTERS/VINCENT WINTERS
HOMECOMING	ROGER WATTERS
MUNICIPAL POWER	STEVE JEMISON
PLANNING BOARD	TOM SCHNELLER
LIBRARY	ROGER SHOEN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	ROGER WATTERS/JOE COLLINS
NYPA	ROGER WATTERS/JOE COLLINS
MUSEUM	VINCENT WINTERS
BUILDING & GROUNDS	ROGER SHOEN & VINCENT WINTERS
WATER & SEWER /OSWEGATCHIE	MIKE DUPREY/ROGER WATTERS

Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

The Salaries are as follows:

SUPERVISOR		12,300.00
4 COUNCILMAN	EACH	$2,400.00
TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR		$28,325.00
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT		$44,290.00
2 TOWN JUSTICE	EACH	$10,000.00
COURT CLERK		$14,000.00
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR		$500.00
DEPUTY TOWN CLERK/TAX COLL		$4,500.00
HISTORIAN		$1,400,00
YOUTH PROGRAM CORD.		$1,500.00
LIBRARIAN		$13,600.00
ATTORNEY		$6,000.00
DOG CONTROL OFFICER		$5,200.00
CODE ENFORER		$14,000.00
WATER SUPERINTENDENT		$6,200.00
SEWER SUPERINTENDENT		$15.00/HR
ASSESSOR		$25,350.00

4. Approval of Meeting Minutes for December 28, 2006.

Councilman Schneller made a motion, seconded by Councilman Shoen, to approve the minutes for December 28, 2006. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

The regular meeting will be suspended for the Water and Sewer meeting at 7:04 PM.

WATER & SEWER MEETING

6:30 pm

1. Meeting Called to Order

Supervisor Roger Watters called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM

Supervisor Watters and Sewer Superintendent Doug Smith asked Highway Superintendent Dow if he was comfortable repairing water breaks. Highway Superintendent Dow stated that he was comfortable doing the repairs as long as the highway crew was not out plowing or sanding because a snow or ice storm. He also stated that the highway department had most of the equipment to do the repairs.

It was decided to table the backup plan for repair until the next bi-monthly meeting.

• Review of Recommendation

• Permit - Apply for a permit to spread solids from our system on local farmland for agricultural use only. This would greatly reduce our current costs for handling solids.

• Raise Current Fees - Because our current costs barely cover operation costs, raising the fee was recommended. Our system fees have barely covered costs since inception.

Supervisor Watters stated that the water rates were covering the costs. Sewer rates are on a very tight budget. Getting rid of the solids is an issue. Discussions with Lisbon Central School and the local ICF Unit should be scheduled. When there was an increase previously, the school paid it. Local household residents were not affected. Now an increase should be paid by all three factors: Lisbon Central School, local ICF Unit, and household residents. There are some issues that need to be repaired. Funds to do this general maintenance need to be attained.

If rates are going to be raised:

$5.00 per quarter per household = $2.100 per year

$10.00 per quarter per household = $4,200 per year

School and ICF - recommendation of the board.

Current fees

Water per quarter - Household $30.00, School $125.00, and ICF $90.00

Sewer per quarter - Household $96.25, School $781.25, and ICF $288.75

• Board Action

Discussion for a work session for the following January meeting.

A special meeting to be held in February at 6:00 PM

• Adjournment of the Water & Sewer Meeting

Councilman Schneller made a motion, seconded by Councilman Winters, to adjourn the Water and Sewer meeting at 7:25 PM. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

Regular meeting was re-opened 7:26 PM

5. Approval of Town Clerks Report

Councilman Schneller made a motion, and was seconded by Councilman Shoen, to approve the Town Clerk's Report for December 2006. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

6. Approval of Transfers

The transfer is from a man that worked at the beach. It was thought he was hired from a special program, which was not the case. Therefore we need to pay unemployment on him.

Councilman Schneller made a motion, and was seconded by Councilman Shoen, to the transfers as follows: General

To transfer $147.99 to 9050.8 from 1990.4

Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

• Approval of Abstracts

Councilman Schneller made a motion, and was seconded by Councilman Collins, to approve the December 2006 abstract.

a. General	$3,758.23
b. Highway	$3,533.32
c. Water	$420.00
d. Sewer	27.70
e. Library	$1,716.52
Total	$9,455.77

Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

Discussion on Airgas East invoice. In the past it was discussed on the cost of acetylene and oxygen. We were being overcharged and were informed the company would take care of it. A new invoice for December showed an overcharge again. The company could not explain why. Councilman Schneller recommended that we cancel with Airgas East as they could not explain why we were being charged double.

Councilman Schneller made a motion and was seconded by Councilman Collins to cancel the contract with Airgas East. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

The board authorized for Supervisor Watters to write a letter to cancel the Airgas East contract and tell them why the contract is being canceled.

8. Approval of Supervisor Report

Supervisor Watters shared with the board the Balance Sheet the Supervisor Secretary, Nicki was asked to explain why it did not balance. The December and January months need to be closed out, before it can balance.

Councilman Schneller made a motion, and was seconded by Councilman Winters, to approve the Supervisor Report. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

9. Highway Superintendents Report

Roger Watters asked about Kenny Poore's driveway. Superintendent Dow commented that Mr. Poore was concerned about where the driveway comes up onto the roadway. There was gravel dug up from the edge where it meets the road. This is the Town of Lisbon right-a-way, but personal driveway. Superintendent Dow informed him he could not do any repairs in the fall of 2006, but would look at it next spring.

Supervisor Watters asked Highway Superintendent Dow about the condition of the gravel roads because of the thawing this winter. Superintendent Dow commented that the gravel roads were not doing well because of the amount of rain. The gravel roads were not able to graded.Mike Duprey asked if there was any savings since the weather had been so mild. Highway Superintendent Dow commented that since we have two winters a year, we can't really tell until the end of the year.

• Report from Legislators - Legislator Forsythe

• Polling Place - Board of Election had found several things that did not qualify because of handicap accessibility. The Town of Lisbon will need to locate a new polling place. There was no definite time for a change over. Town Clerk McBath asked if we were going to get a report stating why it didn't qualify. Legislator Forsythe stated that he would ask why Lisbon was on the list.

• The New Jail - Legislator Forsythe asked for input on this concern. The county is looking to go with PLA (Project Labor Agreement) on the Jail. With the PLA would mean only contractors with union employees could place a bid on a job. We have contractors in the area that do not have union employees. Legislator Forsythe was not in favor of using PLA as we need to employee local people for the jobs.

• Report from Historian

Historian Nancy LaFaver handed in a written historian report. She stated that Ogdensburg was given some money for the forts that had been in the area. Nancy was working with them to get $3,000 for the Forts in Lisbon. There was a Fort in the vicinity on an island near Morning Star, which was called Fort Levi.

8:00 PM Superintendent Dow left the meeting to attend a funeral home call.

• Old Business

A. Appointment for Code Enforcer - Supervisor Watters informed the board that there were 4 candidates for the position for Code Enforcer: Henry Morley, Donald Strader, Brian Dezell, Anthony McManaman. The recommendation from the interview board recommended Henry Morley.

Councilman Schneller's opinion: Dan McNamara informed Councilman Schneller that each man, with the exception of the Code Enforcer from Waddington, would need to attend 6 - 3 session courses in Massena. Donald Strader has provided documentation to show that he qualified, and would only need to attend a refresher course. If one of the other candidates is chosen, it would cost the Town of Lisbon to send him to class. At the end of the course you have to take a test and need to pass it. If it is not passed, your person has to start over again. From a business stand point, Donald Strader has done the job, he is fully credited, and money does not have to be spent. It is for a 6 month probationary period. He could do the job right after his 24 hours refresher, and would be able to immediately instead of the middle of April. Therefore, he felt the best way to go is to appoint Donald Strader. With this we have absolute, no gambles. Councilman Schneller stated that he knew there were some issues that were brought up by the planning board concerning documentation on certain things.

Appointment for Code Enforcer

Steven Wallace, Planning Board Chairman, commented that we were changing our recommendation on the interview process. Councilman Schneller stated he was giving his opinion.

Councilman Shoen made a motion and was seconded by Councilman Winters to appoint Donald Strader for Code Enforcer.

To clarify the appointment, this is a 6 months probation period with guidelines to be followed. Since the present Code Enforcer has been working closely with the Planning Board, the Town Board expects this to continue. Donald Strader was asked if he had anything he wanted to say. Would he have a problem doing what is presently done? Now would be the time to express his concerns. Donald Strader commented that he wanted to do a good job and win Steve Wallace's approval. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0

Abstain - Councilman Collins

Supervisor Watters stated the job is to start effective immediately.

B. Verizon - The switch has been made at the Library. It was asked if any services could be combined. It was explained that everything was combined as much as possible.

• New Business

A. Appointment for Planning Board - Was done under Appointments for 2007

B. Appointment for Library Board to replace Barb Wallace and Harvey Cushman - Was done under Appointments for 2007

C. Appointments - Have been completed

D. Procurement Policy

Councilman Collins made a motion and was seconded by Councilman Schneller to accept the Procurement Policy as is. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0

• Recognition of Guest

Trish McMahon - Ogdensburg Journal - asked if we received any funding for the water project? Supervisor Watters stated that all funding had gone to New York City. No further application will be entertained until 2008.

Steven Wallace - Asked to go into executive session.

Nancy LaFaver - Historian - commented on updating the safe for historical preservation.

• Committee Reports - Given to board members

16. Executive Session -

Councilman Schneller made a motion and was seconded by Councilman Collins to go into executive session for legal matter 8:20 PM

Councilman Collins made a motion and was seconded by Councilman Winters to come out of executive session at 9:00 PM.

17. Adjournment

Councilman Shoen made a motion and was seconded by Councilman Winters to adjourn the meeting.

Respectfully Submitted,

Donna D. McBath, Town Clerk