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TOWN OF LISBON WATER & SEWER MEETING FEBRUARY 13, 2008 6:00 PM Present: Supervisor Don Strader, Councilman C. Joseph Collins, Highway Superintendent Timothy Dow, Councilman Tom Schneller, Town Clerk Donna McBath, Councilman C. Roger Shoen, Attorney Charles Nash, esq., Councilman Vincent Winters Present: Susan Siedlecki D.C.O., C. Bruce Green, Assessor, David Forsythe, SLC Legislator, Richard Stemples, Doug Smith, Water & Sewer Superintendent 1. Meeting Called to Order Supervisor Don Strader called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 2. Pledge Allegiance 3. Review of recommendation • Supervisor Strader asked Doug Smith, Water and Sewer Superintendent, if he had any comments for the Board. Mr. Smith informed the board that little by little things are wearing out. A lot more repairs are needed. • Communication was done concerning the rates on water and sewer. • He stated that he has 8 spare pumps to be used as replacements when needed. • Mr. Smith also stated that the Clarifier has to have some major repair done. • There was a discussion on pickup for the sewer sludge. Mr. Smith informed the board that Rivers Septic was the only one that can do the job. He also stated that he was trying to get Rivers Septic on a regular schedule for pickup twice a year. • Supervisor Strader asked if Mr. Smith worked any certain hours on any regular hours. Mr. Smith replied he did not. Supervisor Strader said he would get with him later to be taken around to show him what was happening and where it was happening with the water and sewer. • Richard Stemples asked why a person as a Senior Citizen who is on a fixed income is charged for the same amount for water and sewer as a company that employees 15 people? The board informed him they would check into this when the rates are being reviewed. • Richard Stemples also asked why he had two statements with two different amounts on them? Superintendent Strader asked him to bring the statements in to the Town Clerk, and who would copy them for him and investigate into the matter. 4. Adjournment Councilman Schneller made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Strader to adjourn the meeting at 6:10 P.M. TOWN OF LISBON BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 13, 2008LISBON TOWN HALL Present: Supervisor Don Strader, Councilman C. Joseph Collins, Highway Superintendent Timothy Dow, Councilman Tom Schneller, Town Clerk Donna McBath, Councilman C. Roger Shoen, Attorney Charles Nash, esq., Councilman Vincent Winters Guest: Susan Siedlecki D.C.O., C. Bruce Green -Assessor, David Forsythe -SLC Legislator, Richard Stemples 1. Meeting Called to Order Supervisor Don Strader called the meeting to order at 6:10 PM. • Minutes Approvals • December 28, 2007 • Supervisor Strader asked Attorney Nash how can minutes from a previous year be approved when only two councilmen are available that was at the meeting. He informed him that the minutes can still be approved. Councilman Schneller made a motion, seconded by Councilman Winters to approve the meeting minutes December 28, 2007. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 B. January 12, 2008 Councilman Schneller made a motion, seconded by Councilman Shoen to approve the meeting minutes January 12, 2008. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 3. Approval of Town Clerks Report Supervisor Strader informed the board that he had requested Town Clerk McBath to call other towns regarding the fees they charge for dog licenses. Councilman Schneller made a motion, seconded by Councilman Collins to approve the Town Clerk's Report for the month of January 2008 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 4. Approval of Town Justice Reports Councilman Collins made a motion, seconded by Councilman Schneller to accept the Justice Reports for the month of January 2008. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 5. Approval of Abstracts Supervisor Strader asked if Town Clerk McBath would get an invoice for the Pepsi statement from the Recreation Committee. Town Clerk McBath question if the town was responsible for this bill since they had not turned in any money from their basketball tournament. She was informed that the committee just had not turned the money in yet, and the town was still responsible for the bill. There was a discussion concerning the invoice for trouble shooting at the dump station at the Lisbon Beach. Supervisor Strader asked if we could pay this since it was last year's bill. He also questioned the purpose of this invoice. Attorney Nash stated to him that if an invoice was received, it needed to be paid. Supervisor Strader asked for Town Clerk McBath to explain the purpose of the two vouchers she submitted. She informed the board that they were for the State Town Clerk seminar, which is held every spring. One of the vouchers was for the three-day seminar registration and classes. The other voucher was for lodging and meals, with transportation for one evening. He asked how many seminars does she attend in a year. She informed him the spring seminar for three days, the seminar that is held in the fall in Potsdam for one day, and quarterly meetings that are held in the evening. It was stated that they could not pay for a lodging and meals without a bill. They wished for her to pay for it on her credit card, then submit a bill. Councilman Winters made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Strader to approve the abstracts from January 2008, with the correction that Town Clerk McBath gets a copy of the Pepsi invoice so that could also be paid at this time.
Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 6. Approval of Supervisor Report Councilman Winters made a motion, seconded by Councilman Collins to approve the Supervisor Report with changes. Councilman Schneller asked if three accounts could be removed and added into other accounts, as they were not zeroed out from last year and are no longer used. With the approval from the board the following accounts are to be removed and added in somewhere else. 1430.1 Personnel Payroll $6,500.00 1620.1 Building/Pay for Shared Services $4,700.00 1680.1 Data Processing $3,000.00 Supervisor Strader asked Attorney Nash if these amounts could be transferred into General Account. Attorney Nash did not know and informed Supervisor Strader that he needed to check with Nicki. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 7. Highway Superintendent Report Highway Superintendent Dow stated he had no road plan set up yet. He felt that he would continue from the 2007 road plan. He informed the board that he might not be able to complete the projected road plan because of the expenses of snow removal of the current winter. Richard Stemples asked why the town pay-loader was pushing snow back at Joyce Flack's residence at 5:00 that morning. Superintendent Dow informed him that it was not the town's pay-loader doing the work. Also he informed Mr. Stemples and the board that it was good thing that someone else did the work for the town as he was going to have to remove the snow because it had accumulated there on the edge of the road. Mr. Stemples also asked if the snow could be removed from the sides of the road so vehicles could park there legally. Superintendent Dow informed him that the town was working on removing snow from the sides of the highway or pushing it back. Mr. Stemples also stated that he wished that the town would not push snow toward his home from the Lisbon Bank parking lot, as all of the debris would be going down into his garage and doing damage there when the snow melted. Supervisor Strader stated that the town will no longer push toward his home, but he could not speak for the bank. 8. Report from Legislator Forsythe • Legislator Forsythe informed the board that the new voting machines have been ordered. They should be arriving in March, and then training will start. Town Clerk McBath asked where the old machines were going, and who is paying for the new machines? Legislator Forsythe informed the board that the machines will be going to the school, if they wanted them. If not, he did not know. He also informed the board that he did not know who was paying for the new machines. Attorney Nash commented that he thought they would be billed through chargeback on the tax bills. • The county is moving forward in have a centralized County Health district, instead of each town having its own Town Doctor. • The county received a grant for a study to have a countywide insurance policy for all towns and county for the purpose to save on cost. • There has been a task force set up for the Bion project. Legislator Forsythe and Steve Teele are the only ones from Lisbon. There will be a meeting on the last Tuesday of each month, if anyone is interested. • The Chatham Plant did not renew their lease for this year. Legislator Forsythe informed the board that he felt it was not a dead issue. 9. Old Business A. Procurement Policy The board would like to revise from 01/06/2006, item 3, (c) that all other purchases need to be approved with a purchase order or requisition. It must be signed by a Town Board member or Highway Superintendent prior to purchase. Supervisor Strader made a motion, seconded by Councilman Schneller to approve the Procurement Policy with the amendment changes. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 B. NYPA Councilman Collins informed the board that he had spoken with Shawn Doyle from NYPA. Mr. Doyle informed him that John Solaway is no longer working with us, as he received a promotion from NYPA. Tom Tatham has taken his position. All correspondence is to be sent to Mr. Tatham in the future. Mr. Doyle will give Councilman Collins a list of people that has bought property from the Power Authority. Mr. Doyle thought it was $140,000. Councilman Collins felt that was low. Mr. Doyle said he would get documentation for the $140,000. B. NYPA June 2, 2008 will be the dead line for people to purchase parcels that border the river. Councilman Collins has requested the $140,000 that has been collected by NYPA to be returned to the town for the new beach house that is going to be built at the beach. • Correction for Appointment for the Assessment Review Board. Jeff Houmiel was appointed for the Assessment Review Board by error. Steve Wallace's term will expire on September 30, 2008. Councilman Winters made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Strader to re-appoint Steve Wallace until September 30, 2008. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 D. St. Lawrence Valley Sportsman's Club There will be a public hearing concerning the St. Lawrence Valley Sportsman's Club. Chairman Glen Harris has requested Supervisor Strader to run the public hearing. Attorney Nash informed the board that the court case has been postponed from March to May 14, 2008. It might be possible that the case could be solved before the court date. Town Clerk McBath asked if she needed to be there to take notes. Attorney Nash recommended that the board hire a stenographer, but it would be costly. Town Clerk McBath informed him that the court has a tape recorder. Councilman Schneller said someone should check with Nicki to make sure she can do it, as she knows how to run it. E. Recreation Building Supervisor Strader was asked by Roger Watters if it was possible to change the roofing plans on the Recreation Building from asphalt shingles to a metal roof. The board agreed with this. 10. New Business A. Sue Siedlecki - Dog Control Person Ms. Siedlecki offered to the town to give a seminar to help people train their dogs. She would like to use the upstairs for teaching this obedience class. She informed them that she would not charge. All she asked for is the use of the building and have the town do the advertising. The supervisor asked for the board to table it and discuss it at a later date. B. Approval of public hearing on Resolution # 4 - Franchise Agreement with St. Lawrence Gas Company. The board was informed that a public hearing had to be held for a Franchise Agreement with St. Lawrence Gas Company. Supervisor Strader made a motion, seconded by Councilman Shoen to approve having a Public Hearing for a Franchise Agreement with St. Lawrence Gas Company. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 C. Bruce Green - Town Lisbon Assessor • Mr. Green informed the board that the county had notified him the assessments for homes are now at 80 and 85%. Agricultural land will not be included. The home assessments will increase approximately 15% to make it 100%. Discussion was done concerning the increase. • He also informed the board that the star enhance exemptions are coming in, with the deadline of March 1, 2008. • Mr. Green also informed the board that he attended schooling on assessment. • Discussion on tiled ground for farmers. D. Fuel Quotes Fuel Quotes were received for 2000 gallons of gas. 1. MX Fuels $2.68 2. Petroleum Traders $2.7646 • Gouverneur Energy $2.7250 base price • Kunoco Oil - no reply Supervisor Strader made a motion, seconded by Councilman Schneller to approve of MX Fuel to deliver 2000 gallons of gas for $2.68 per gal with appropriated taxes. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 • Recognition of Guess No comments were given • Committee Reports A. Planning Board Minutes - No meeting in December to report 16. Executive Session Supervisor Strader made a motion, seconded by Councilman Collins to go into executive session at 7:25 PM for communication of purchasing land. Supervisor Collins made a motion, seconded by Councilman Schneller to come out of executive session at 7:45 PM. 17. Adjournment Councilman Winters made a motion, seconded by Councilman Shoen to adjourn the meeting at 7:46 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Donna D. McBath Town Clerk Gouverneur |
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