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February
22nd, 2005
The regular meeting of the Town
of Wilson Town Board was held Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 7:30
p.m. in the auditorium of the Town Hall.
The following people were
present:
Deputy Supervisor/Councilman
Edward Hastings
Councilmen
Brad Clark and Donald Luff
Bruce
Muck
Highway
Superintendent Daniel Kerwin
Building
Inspector Lawrence Banks
Assessor Milton
Bradshaw
Attorney Walter E.
Moxham, Jr.
Absent: Supervisor Jerry L.
Dean
Mr. Hastings chaired the
meeting in Mr. Dean's absence.
A motion was made by Mr. Muck,
seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, the minutes of the
January 18, 2005 regular meeting, the January 24, 2005 special
workshop meeting, the February 7, 2005 special meeting and the
February 14, 2005 workshop meeting be approved as submitted by the
Clerk.
A Resolution was offered by Mr.
Clark, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously adopted, authorizing
the transfer of $1,000.00 from A Fund 1990.4, contingency, to
DA5142.4, snow removal CE.
A motion was made by Mr. Clark,
seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, the following bills
be approved as audited by the Board, pending money in the
appropriate lines:
A
Fund #31 thru #73 (claim #71
voided)
$34,500.30
B
Fund #11 thru
#17 21,119.72
Hwy DA
Fund #20 thru
#41 52,779.62
Hwy DB
Fund
#9
88.04
Water
District #18 thru
#27
794.34
SL
Fund #3 thru
#4
254.12
H/SS #1 thru
#4
113,806.81
SF
Fund #4 thru
#7
83,655.19
Total All Vouchers
$306,998.14
The Board will consider
improvements to the auditorium public address system at a later
date.
A request was received from Mr.
Kerwin for authorization to trade the Water Department 2004
backhoe-loader for a 2005 backhoe-loader at a cost of
$6,000.00.
A request was received from Mr.
Kerwin for authorization to purchase a Hydraulic Broom with
adapter for the front of the backhoe loader at a cost of
$10,688.00 to be paid for equally by the Water Department and the
Highway Department.
A request was received from the
Town Clerk for authorization for she and her Deputy to attend the
New York State Town Clerks Annual Conference April 17 thru 20,
2005 in Buffalo at a cost of $464.00 each plus mileage.
A resignation was received from
Milton Bradshaw, Town Assessor, effective April 5, 2005. Mr.
Bradshaw noted that he will be taking his earned vacation
beginning March 14, 2005 and his last day in the office will be
March 11,
2005.
Rita Miller, 10 Sunset Island,
spoke during public participation.
Mr. Bradshaw reported on his
reassessment activities and thanked the Board for allowing him to
serve as Assessor for the past eight years. He also thanked Town
Clerk Wanda Burrows, Deputy Town Clerk Diane Muscoreil, Building
Inspector Lawrence Banks and all of the town employees for their
help over the years.
Mr. Banks reported five building
permits issued during October at an estimated value of
$43,000.00. Mr. Banks is doing annual fire inspections which are
60-70% complete.
Mr. Kerwin discussed the
agreement drawn up by the Niagara County Highway Superintendents
for shared services. Mr. Moxham is reviewing the agreement.
Mr. Moxham reported on the
financial status of the Sunset Island Sewer grant. Copy attached
to these minutes.
Mr. Muck reported that the Board
completed the audit of the Town Clerk's and the Justices' books
and found them to be in good order.
A Resolution was offered by Mr.
Clark, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously adopted, authorizing
the Highway Superintendent to trade the 2004 backhoe-loader for a
2005 model at a cost of $6,000.00 as requested.
A Resolution was offered by Mr.
Muck, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously adopted, authorizing
the Highway Superintendent to purchase a hydraulic broom with
adapter for the front of the backhoe-loader at a cost of
$10,688.00 as requested.
A motion was made by Mr. Luff,
seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, the Town Clerk and
her Deputy be authorized to attend the New York State Town Clerks
Annual Conference in Buffalo April 17-20, 2005 as requested.
A Resolution was offered by Mr.
Muck, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously adopted approving an
agreement between the Highway Superintendent and the Town Board
for the expenditure of funds for road improvements in the amount
of $269,279.00. Copy attached to these minutes.
A Resolution was offered by Mr.
Clark, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously adopted, approving an
agreement between the Town of Wilson and Niagara Community Action
Program in the amount of $1,000.00 to provide assistance to town
residents. Copy attached to these minutes.
A Resolution was offered by Mr.
Clark and seconded by Mr. Muck, proposed Local Law entitled
"Noise Ordinance of the Town of Wilson" be adopted as Local Law
No. 1, 2005. Roll call vote responded as follows:
Mr. Hastings, yes Mr. Luff,
yes Mr. Muck, yes Mr. Clark, yes Adopted
A motion was made by Mr.
Hastings, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, Assessor
Milton Bradshaw's resignation be accepted effective April 5, 2005
with regrets. The Board thanked Mr. Bradshaw for the extremely
good work he has performed as Town Assessor for the past eight
years and wished him well in his future endeavors. The Clerk will
send a letter to Mr. Bradshaw thanking him for all of his good
work on behalf of the Town of Wilson.
Mr. Clark spoke about a letter
he received from Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte pertaining to a
proposal to increase the registration fees for all terrain
vehicles from $10.00 to $45.00.
The Clerk was asked to send a
letter to Deputy Tax Collector Karen Huguenor thanking her for
helping with tax collection services during the Tax Collector's
absence.
The next workshop meeting will
be Monday, March 14, 2005.
The next regular meeting will be
Monday, March 21, 2005.
A motion was made by Mr. Clark,
seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried, the meeting be
adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Wanda E. Burrows RMC
Town Clerk
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