JANUARY 4, 2006
The organizational meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Trenton was held at the Trenton Municipal Center, Barneveld, NY and called to order by Supervisor Mark Scheidelman at 7:05 p.m. Present: Councilmen Betsy Mack, Joseph E. Smith and Bruce Kellogg: Highway Superintendent Arthur Hughes; Animal Control Officer Robert Jones and Codes Enforcement Officer Ken Cutler. Councilman Shirley Poland was absent. Zoning Enforcement Officer Steve Hunter arrived at 7:15.
Oaths of office were administered to appointed officials by The Honorable Don Cannon, Town Justice.
06-1 Motion by Mack, second by Kellogg to approve the following appointments:
Town Attorney | Thomas Hughes |
Deputy Town Supervisor | Shirley Poland |
Assistant Deputy Town Supervisor | Betsy Mack |
Clerk to the Town Supervisor | Claudette Johnson |
Registrar of Vital Statistics | Katharine Squire |
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics | Jeanette Conte |
Records Management Officer | Katharine Squire |
Records Access Officer | Katharine Squire |
Deputy Town Clerk | Jeanette Conte |
| Jeanne Brown |
Zoning Enforcement Officer | Stephen Hunter |
Codes Enforcement Officer | Kenneth Cutler |
Assessor | Dean Burth |
Clerk to the Town Justice | Pat Cannon |
| Lorna Van Buskirk |
Court Attendant | Bob Robinson |
Town Engineer | Boulder Consultants |
Bookkeeping Service | S.M. Poland Associates |
Building & Grounds Superintendent | Ken Morrison |
Voting Machine Custodian | Francis Stacy |
Animal Control Care Center | Stevens-Swan Humane Society |
Animal Control Officer | Robert Jones |
Clerk to the Zoning Board of Appeals | Gina Hamlin |
Clerk to the Planning Board | Jeanne Brown |
Chairman-Planning Board |
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Chairman-Zoning Board of Appeals | William Doolittle |
Chairman-Independent Board of Review | John Gossage |
Winter Recreation Director | Claudette Johnson |
Chairman-Conservation Advisory Council | James Davis |
Chairman-Greenbelt Committee | Brian Miga |
Records Clerk | Pamela Poland |
Webmaster | Jeanne Brown |
Information Technology Coordinator | Shirley Poland |
Deputy Tax Collector | Anita Adam |
Community Education Director |
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Historian | Betsy Mack |
Roll call: Kellogg, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Scheidelman, aye. Motion carried.
06-2 Motion by Smith, second by Kellogg to approve the following:
Mileage reimbursement payable at $.445 per mile while traveling in personal vehicles on
town business outside the town. Exceptions to this are subject to prior approval of the Town Board.
Roll call: Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried
06-3 All Town Board meetings shall operate under “The Rules of Procedure for Town Board Meetings” as adopted by the Town Board on July 9, 2003.
All monthly Town Board meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Trenton Municipal Center, Barneveld. Dates for 2006 are January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9, September 13, October 11, November 8 and December 13, and such dates shall be published.
The official newspaper for the town will be the Rome Sentinel for official business and the Rural Oneida Star for informational purposes.
The official depository for the town will be Bank of America, Adirondack Bank, J.P. Morgan-Chase Bank, Bank of Utica and HSBC.
The Superintendent of Highways is authorized to purchase equipment, tools and supplies not to exceed $3,500.00 without prior approval of the Town Board.
The Annual Report of the Town Supervisor submitted to the N.Y.S. Dept. of Audit and Control will be accepted as the Annual Report to the Town Board. Motioned by Smith, seconded by Kellogg.
Roll call: Kellogg aye; Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye. Motion carried.
The designation of delegate and alternate to the Association of Towns Meeting and authorizing the payment of necessary expenses in connection therewith, to be paid at New York State per diem rates: delegate, Ken Cutler; alternate Steve Hunter. Motioned by Mack, seconded by Smith.
Roll call: Kellogg, aye; Mack, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Smith, aye. Motion carried
06-4 Motion by Smith, second by Kellogg to approve the following:
Authorization for town officials to attend N.O.C.C.O.G. Meetings, and other such training meetings and sessions and shall be made to the Town Board prior to the session. For all overnight stays, per diem rates shall apply unless the Town Board approves something different. For all one-day meetings, sessions or events the actual cost of such, along with meals and any other necessary expenses shall be paid. Mileage shall be paid at the rate of $.445 per mile. Travel advances in amounts audited and approved by the Town Board may be paid in advance. No official shall attend such meetings, sessions or events unless money has been budgeted or allocated by the Town Board.
Roll call: Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
06-5 Motion by Mack, second by Smith to approve the following salaries:
To be paid monthly (on or about the 15th of the month) | |
Town Supervisor | $16,000 |
Deputy Town Supervisor | 1,000 |
Town Councilman (4) | 5,500 |
Town Clerk | 12,500 |
Town Justice (2) | 8,500 |
Clerk to the Town Justice (2) | 3,000 |
Court Attendant | 3,500 |
Town Attorney | 8,500 |
Tax Collector | 3,675 |
Zoning Enforcement Officer | 6,500 |
Code Enforcement Officer | 12,000 |
Recreation Director – Winter | 1,000 |
Community Education Director 12,820 |
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To be paid annually (on or about June 15th) |
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Independent Board of Review Member (4) | 150 |
Independent Board of Review Chairman | 175 |
Planning Board Member (6) | 450 |
Planning Board Chairman | 2,000 |
Zoning Board of Appeals Member (4) | 375 |
Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman | 800 |
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To be paid biannually (on or about September 15th & November 15th) | |
Voting Machine Custodian | 400 per election |
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To be paid bi-weekly |
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Highway Superintendent | 41,000 |
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Highway Employees | as per contract |
Clerk to the Supervisor | 9.00/hr |
Clerk to Planning Board | 9.00/hr |
Supt. Of Buildings and Grounds | 10.00/hr |
Solid Waste Employees | 6.75/hr |
Solid Waste Supervisor | 8.00/hr |
Laborer | 9.00/hr (not to exceed) |
Records Clerk | 9.00/hr |
Clerk to Highway Superintendent | 9.00/hr |
Clerk to Zoning Board of Appeals | 9.00/hr |
Recreation Attendant-Winter-Leader | 8.00/hr |
Deputy Town Clerk | 9.00/hr (not to exceed $4,680) |
Webmaster | 9.00/hr |
Greenbelt Coordinator | 8.00/hr (not to exceed $900) |
Animal Control Officer | 8.00/hr |
Municipal Center Cleaner | 9.00/hr |
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To be paid hourly |
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Election Inspectors | 7.00/hr |
Temporary Office Help | 9.00/hr (not to exceed) |
Roll call: Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
06-6 Motion by Smith, second by Kellogg to approve the following:
Appointments to the Records Advisory Board: Mark Scheidelman, Katharine Squire, Tom Hughes, Betsy Mack, Shirley Poland and Clarence Silfer.
Roll call: Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Scheidelman, aye. Motion carried.
06-7 Motion by Mack, second by Smith to approve the following:
A General Public Officials and Employees Bond in the amount of $10,000.00 to provide indemnification against losses of officers or employees to faithfully perform their duties or by fraudulent or dishonest acts and authorizing the Supervisor to file this undertaking at the Town Clerk’s office. Additional coverage as follows: Supervisor and Deputy Supervisor(s) - $500,000.00; Tax Collector - $325,000.00; Town Justice - $15,000.00.
Roll call: Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
06-8 Motion by Mack, second by Kellogg to approve the following:
Authorization for the Supervisor to sign contracts as per budget with the following: Fire Departments, Ambulance, Animal Control Officer, Animal Control Care Center, Libraries and Senior Citizen Organization, Foothills Rural Community Ministry and Oneida County Runaway Youth.
Roll call: Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
06-9 Motion by Mack, second by Smith to approve the following:
Review and approval of the town’s Procurement Policy (as adopted 3/13/02).
Roll call: Smith, aye; Kellogg, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye. Motion carried.
06-10 Motion by Mack, seconded by Smith to review and approval of the town’s Investment Policy (as adopted 1/04/06) with the following changes in designation of depository: remove Cayuga; changed Fleet to Bank of America; add HSBC.
Roll call: Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
06-11 Motion by Smith, seconded by Kellogg to approve the appointment of the following committee liaisons:
Planning – Joseph Smith
Independent Board of Review – Mark Scheidelman
ZBA – Bruce Kellogg
CAC – Betsy Mack
Greenbelt – Bruce Kellogg
Website – Shirley Poland
Community Education – Shirley Poland
Roll call: Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
06-12 Motion by Mack, second by Smith to appoint: John Stetson to the Zoning
Board of Appeals for a five-year term ending 12/31/10; Jane Sylvester and Magaret McNamara to Community Education Advisory Committee for a four year term ending 12/31/09.
Roll call: Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
06-13 Motion by Smith, second by Kellogg, to approve:
Pursuant to Town Law, 29[16], RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Trenton hereby authorizes and delegates to the Town Supervisor powers and duties of the day-to-day administration and supervision of all town and special district facilities and employees consistent with the furtherance of any and all State and Federal laws applicable thereto and with any and all laws, resolutions or policies heretofore adopted by this Town Board.
Roll call: Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Smith, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Katharine Squire
Town Clerk
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