The regular meeting of the Wilson Town Board was held Monday, September 20, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Town Hall.

The following people were present:

Councilmen: Edward Hastings & Bruce Muck

Brad Clark & Donald Luff

September 20, 2004

Hwy. Superintendent Daniel Kerwin

Building Inspector Lawrence Banks

Assessor Milton Bradshaw

Attorney Walter E. Moxham

Dog Control Officer David Seefeldt

Absent: Supervisor Jerry L. Dean

Mr. Hastings chaired the meeting in Mr. Dean's absence.

Mr. Hastings called the public hearing on proposed Local Law No. 2, 2004. The Town Clerk read the local law in its entirety.

Mr. Moxham gave a brief overview of the law and Mr. Seefeldt stated that he approved of the proposed law as written.

Cindy Conrad, 2348 Wilson Avenue spoke.

All being heard who wished to be heard, Mr. Hastings closed the public hearing.

A motion was made by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, the minutes of the August 16, 2004 regular meeting, the August 26, 2004 budget workshop meeting, the September 1, 2004 budget workshop, the September 8, 2004 special meeting and the September 13, 2004 special meeting be approved as submitted by the Clerk.

A motion was made by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, the following bills be approved as audited by the Board with the exception of A Fund voucher #333 to Carney Landscaping to be held for the Supervisor's approval and B fund voucher #131 to Jeff Dabill to be held for more details:

General A Fund #322 thru #358 $48,710.58

General B Fund #125 thru #135 22,429.85

Hwy DA Fund #106 thru #119 6,651.51

Hwy DB Fund #34 thru #36 2,021.48

Water District #133 thru #148 9,339.03

SL #17 thru #18 197.83

H/SS #67 thru #71 15,194.39

H/Water #5 511.03

SFR #4 94.60

Total All Vouchers $105,150.30

A letter of resignation was received from Mary Canfield, Justice Clerk, P.T., effective September 24, 2004.

A letter of resignation was received from David Seefeldt, Dog Control Officer, effective October 14, 2004.

At this time, Mr. Hastings opened public participation.

The following people spoke:

Rita Miller, 10 Sunset Island

George Berger, Town Justice

All being heard who wished to be heard, Mr. Hastings closed public participation.

Mr. Bradshaw reported on his 23 small claims hearings on assessments.

Mr. Banks issued nine building permits during the month of August with a total estimated value of $602,000.

Mr. Moxham reported that the Supreme Court Case pertaining to the assessment on the Wilson Apartments has been postponed until April.

Mr. Moxham spoke of the need to acquire easements on Sunset Island for services.

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark and seconded by Mr. Muck, adopting Local Law No. 2, 2004 with respect to amending Chapter 63, Article 1 entitled "Dog Control". Roll call vote responded as follows: Mr. Clark, yes Mr. Luff, yes Mr. Hastings, yes Mr Muck, yes Resolution Adopted

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously adopted, authorizing the Supervisor to apply for state aid through the New York State Office of Children and Family Services in the amount of $2,740.00.

There was a discussion of amending the set back requirements in the newly created UR100 area at Roosevelt Beach and Coolidge Beach. This will be discussed further at the next workshop meeting.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried, the resignation of Mary Canfield be accepted with regret effective September 24, 2004.

A Special Meeting was set for Tuesday, October 12, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. to adopt the 2005 Tentative Budget with changes as the 2005 Preliminary Budget and to set a public hearing on the budget.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, the resignation of David Seefeldt, Dog Control Officer, be accepted with regret effective October 14, 2004.

There was a discussion of appointing a Justice Clerk, P.T. The Clerk read a letter from Justice George Berger requesting that Ruth Bramer be appointed to the vacated position of Justice Clerk, P.T. and that it be done in a timely manner to allow Ms. Bramer to attend training in October 2004 at Saratoga Springs.

Following discussion, a Resolution was offered by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Hastings and unanimously adopted, Ruth Bramer be appointed Justice Clerk, part-time effective September 25, 2004 at a rate of $8.50 per hour paid bi-weekly.

A Special Meeting and Workshop Meeting will be held Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.

The next Regular Meeting will be Monday, October 18, 2004.

A motion was made by Mr. Luff, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, the meeting be adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Wanda E. Burrows

Town Clerk

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