Town Board Minutes

REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

FOR THE YEAR 2007

TOWN OF EDEN

Supervisor Nellis began the Re-organizational Meeting by reading the following items:

1.      Regular meetings of the Eden Town Board will be held on the second Wednesday of each month starting at 7:30 P.M.  Additional meetings will be held on the fourth Wednesday of each month as needed.

2.      The official newspaper of the Town of Eden will be “The Sun” located in Hamburg, New York.

3.      Surety Bonds will be carried as follows:

$490,000.00 – Tax Collector

$40,000.00 Supervisor

$24,000.00 – All Others

4.      Mileage reimbursement will be $.34 per mile while using personal vehicles on Town business, authorized in advance.

5.      Copies of adopted minutes will be on file at the Eden Library and the Town Clerk’s office.

6.      Appoint HSBC, M & T, Evans National & Bank of America and other institutions as deemed appropriate by the Board, as banks for deposits, checking and investments.

MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to accept and approve Items Nos. 1 thru 6 as presented; seconded by Councilman Krycia; “Ayes”? Nellis, Krycia, Vacco, Ventry; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – Pew; Motion carried.

            Supervisor Nellis then read the Salaries of Elected Officials as follows:

Salaries of Elected Officials:

1.      Town Board Members $8,539.00 yearly to be paid monthly.

2.      Justices Michael Cooper and Colin Campbell at $12,786.00 each yearly to be paid monthly.

3.      Supervisor Glenn R. Nellis at $31,416.00 yearly to be paid bi-weekly.

4.      The Head Assessor will receive $15,219.00 yearly, to be paid monthly and the other two assessors $11,841.00 each yearly, to be paid monthly.

5.      Town Clerk, Mary Jo Hultquist $29,811.00 yearly, to be paid bi-weekly.

6.      Highway Superintendent, Ronald Maggs at $57,032.00 yearly, to be paid bi-weekly.

MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to approve the above salaries; seconded by Councilwoman Pew; All – “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

            Councilwoman Pew then read the Appointments and Salaries as follows:

Appointments and Salaries:

Appoint Jayne Cohoon full-time Court Clerk at $29,694.00 yearly to be paid bi-weekly.

Appoint Bettyann Neifer part-time Court Clerk at $12.41/hr. for up to 300 hours per year.

Appoint Joyce Guziec part-time Court Clerk at $9.92/hr. for 20 hours per month.

The salary of the full-time Code Enforcement Officer will be $50,848.00 yearly, to be paid bi-weekly.

Appoint William Laing Fire Inspector for structural fires at $67.53 per occurrence.

Appoint Dawn Palma part-time secretary to the Building Inspector for five (5) hours per week at $9.92/hr. to be paid bi-weekly.

MOTION was by Councilwoman Pew to approve the above appointments; seconded by Councilman Krycia; All “Ayes” - Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

Appoint Cynthia Allen part-time secretary to the Assessors for 19 hours per week at the rate of $9.00/hr., to be paid bi-weekly.

The Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals is to be paid $500.00 yearly.

The Chairman of the Assessment Board of Review is to be paid $125.00 yearly and the other members of the Assessment Board to be compensated $85.00 each yearly.  A secretary, if needed, will be compensated $200.00 per year.

Deputy Town Clerk Janice King will be paid $10.21 per hour and Deputy Town Clerk Heather Ohmit will be paid $9.92 per hour.  The Town Clerk’s office shall not exceed a total of 1,450 Deputy Clerk hours or $14,630.00 for the year.

Appoint Mary Jo Hultquist, Registrar, at a rate of $2,961.00 yearly, to be paid monthly.

Appoint William Sickau part-time custodian at 40 hours per month at $11.55/hr. to be paid monthly.

Appoint Katherine Czaster as Senior Citizen Transportation Coordinator at $7.88/hr. for 19 hours per week, to be paid bi-weekly.

Appoint Raymond Zabron, part-time Dog Control Officer, at an annual salary of $11,973.00, to be paid monthly.

Appoint Maureen Zabron, part-time Dog Control Officer’s secretary at an annual salary of $2,550.00, to be paid monthly.

Appoint Susan Brass, Recreation Director at $17,985.00 yearly, to be paid monthly.

Appoint Scot Christiansen, Recreation Working Crew Chief, at $16.73/hr., to be paid bi-weekly.

Appoint Cynthia Kugler, secretary to the Highway Superintendent at $11.26 per hour for 24 hours per week, to be paid bi-weekly, and GIS Clerk at $11.26 per hour for 16 hours per week, to be paid bi-weekly.

Appoint Melissa Zittel, Town Prosecutor, at annual salary of $5,055.00, to be paid monthly.

Appoint Shaw & Shaw (William Trask, Town Attorney) to provide legal services for the Town at an annual compensation of $26,400.00, to be paid monthly.

Reappoint Wendel Duchscherer as Town Engineer at an annual retainer of $6,600.00, to be paid monthly.

The full-time Police Dispatcher will be compensated $29,914.00 for the year, to be paid bi-weekly.

Part-time Police Officers will be paid $14.00 per hour, not to exceed a total expenditure of $38,752.00 for the year.

Part-time dispatchers will be paid $8.92 per hour with the exception of Jane Henry who will be compensated $11.21 per hour. Total dispatching allotment shall not to exceed the budgeted authorization of $30,122.00 per year.

Appoint Thomas Jones, Robert Brueggeman, Teresa Blasz, Julie Boedo, Seth Howard, Darci Hultquist and Jane Henry part-time Police Dispatchers; Joseph Flynn, Mike Felschow, Michael Dau, Ray Zabron, David Hock, Re Biastre, Seth Howard, Charles Privitera, Michael McCarthy and Jason Schiedel part-time Police Officers, not to exceed sixteen (16) hours per week each.

MOTION was made by Councilwoman Pew to approve the above appointments and salaries; seconded by – None.

The MOTION failed for lack of a second.

MOTION was made by Councilman Krycia to approve the above appointments and salaries as stated, removing the appointments of part-time Police Dispatchers and part-time Police Officers pending further clarification; seconded by Councilman Vacco; “Ayes”; Nellis, Krycia, Vacco, Ventry; Abstain? – None; Opposed? – Pew; Motion carried.

            Councilwoman Pew read the following appointments:

Appoint Dawn Palma, Planning Board Secretary at $80.00 per occasion.

Appoint Stacey Callinan secretary to the Historic Review Board to be compensated $69.18 per meeting and Zoning Board secretary at the rate of $71.84 per hearing plus $10.88/hr. for reconvened hearings.

Appoint Police Chief Patrick Howard the inspection official for games of chance at no pay.

Appoint Police Chief Howard, Bingo Inspector at no pay.

Appoint the Town Clerk as Affirmative Action Officer at no pay.

The Eden and East Eden Fire Chiefs will receive an annual stipend of $1,200.00 each.

The Director of Operations for the Eden Emergency and Rescue Squad will receive an annual stipend of $1,200.00.

MOTION was by Councilwoman Pew to approve the above appointments and salaries; seconded by Councilman Ventry; All – “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

Appointments of the Supervisor:

Supervisor Nellis read the following appointments:

Appoint Anne Mae Knack, Administrative Assistant and Confidential Secretary to the Supervisor at $41,762.00 yearly, to be paid bi-weekly.

Appoint Lisa Winter, Bookkeeper at $27,000.00 yearly, to be paid bi-weekly.

Appoint Dawn Palma, part-time secretary to the Supervisor at $9.92 per hour for 14 hours per week, to be paid bi-weekly.

Appoint Dorothea Meyer, Town Historian at $1,922.00 for the year.

Appoint Glenn Nellis, Director of Civil Defense, at no salary.

Appoint Joseph Flynn, Captain of the Reserve Police, at no salary.

MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis  to approve the appointments and salaries as stated: seconded by Councilwoman Pew; All – “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

            Supervisor Nellis read the following appointments:

Appoint Mary Lou Pew Deputy Town Supervisor at no additional salary.

Appoint Robert Pietrocarlo Head Assessor.

MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to approve the appointments; seconded by Councilman Vacco; All  “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

Supervisor Nellis made the following appointments as Town Board Liaisons to the various Town Boards/Committees:

Mary Lou Pew & Ed Krycia, Jr.                       Code Review Committee

Vincent V. Vacco & Rich Ventry                      Recreation Advisory Board

Edward Krycia, Jr.                                           Eden Chamber of Commerce

Glenn R. Nellis                                     Historic Preservation Board

Edward Krycia, Jr. & Rich Ventry                    Economic Development Committee

Edward Krycia, Jr.                                           Conservation Advisory Board

Mary Lou Pew                                                 Zoning Board of Appeals

Edward Krycia, Jr.                                           Library Board

Mary Lou Pew                                                 Emergency Squad

Vincent V. Vacco                                             Street Lights

Edward Krycia, Jr. & Rich Ventry                    Planning Board

Mary Lou Pew & Vincent V. Vacco                 Fire Departments

Rich Ventry                                                      Assessment Board of Review

Edward Krycia & Vincent V. Vacco                 Agricultural Advisory Board

Vincent V. Vacco                                             Drainage Committee

Mary Lou Pew                                                 Technology Committee

Mary Lou Pew                                                 Emergency Preparedness Committee

Edward Krycia, Jr.& Mary Lou Pew                Comprehensive Plan Implementation   Committee

Edward Krycia, Jr. & Mary Lou Pew               Hamlet Revitalization Committee

Glenn R. Nellis                                     Association of Erie County Governments

Glenn R. Nellis                                     NEST- Solid Waste

Glenn R. Nellis                                     Southtowns Water Consortium

Glenn R. Nellis                                     Erie County Sewer District No. 3

Glenn R. Nellis                                     Community Development Block Grant

Glenn R. Nellis                                     Rural Transit Service Advisory Board

Glenn R. Nellis & Rich Ventry              Southtowns Community Enhancement

                                                                        Coalition

MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to approve the appointments of Town Board Liaisons; seconded by Councilman Vacco; All – “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

Advisory Board Appointments/Reappointments:

Supervisor Nellis stated all Committee/Board members whose terms were due to expire December 31, 2006 were notified and requested to fill out a new application if they wished to be considered for reappointment.  Board Chairs were also asked to supply a recommendation for reappointment and appointments to their various boards.  Based on the recommendations received to date:

Reappoint Lamont Beers, Jack Cuddihy, Linda Steele and Donald Suchan to two-year terms on the Conservation Advisory Board.

Reappoint Gary Neureuter to a three-year term on the Economic Development Committee.

Reappoint Patricia Smith to a five-year term on the Eden Library Board.

Reappoint Margaret Pentasuglia to a five-year term on the Zoning Board of Appeals.

MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to approve the Advisory Board reappointments/appointments; seconded by Councilwoman Pew; All – “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

Renewal of Independent Service Provider Contracts:

MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to renew a one-year contract with Michael Bolo (Peak Performance) as an Independent Economic Development Specialist Provider for the Town of Eden for the year 2006 at an annual stipend of $4,800, to be compensated $400 monthly upon receipt of a statement of services rendered for that month.  Seconded by Councilman Krycia; “Ayes”? Nellis, Krycia, Vacco, Ventry; Opposed? – Pew; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

MOTION was made by Councilwoman Pew to renew a one-year contract with Charles Dias as an Independent Computer Technology Service Provider for the Town of Eden for the year 2006 at an annual stipend of $4,800, to be compensated $400 monthly upon receipt of statement for services rendered for that month.  Seconded by Councilman Ventry; All “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

Reaffirmation of the Town’s Procurement and Investment Polices:

MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to reaffirm the Procurement Policy adopted August 14, 1996, unchanged and to reaffirm the Investment Policies and Guidelines of the Town of Eden, both are on file in the Town Clerk’s office; seconded by Councilman Krycia; All – “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

Reaffirm daily meal allowance for annual Association of Towns Meeting held in New York City at $40.00 a day and limit hotel stay to two nights only for this annual meeting.

MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to reaffirm the daily meal allowance for annual Association of Towns Meeting held in New York City at $40.00 a day and limit the hotel stay to two nights only, or 3 nights at the discretion of the Town Board; seconded by Councilman Krycia; “Ayes”? – Nellis, Krycia, Vacco; Opposed? – Pew, Ventry; Abstain? – None; Motion carried

Adjournment:

MOTION was made by Councilman Krycia to adjourn the Re-organizational Meeting of the Eden Town Board; seconded by Councilman Vacco; All – “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.

            Supervisor Nellis adjourned the Re-organizational Meeting of the Eden Town Board at 8:40 P.M.

                                                                                                Respectfully submitted by,

Mary Jo Hultquist

                                                                                                Town Clerk