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Springwater Town Board Meeting Notes SPRINGWATER TOWN BOARD REGULAR BOARD MEETING JANUARY 3 2005
THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE SPRINGWATER TOWN BOARD WAS HELD JANUARY 3 2005, IN THE BOARD ROOM OF THE SPRINGWATER TOWN HALL AT 7 PM.
PRESENT: SUPERVISOR MARK WALKER, COUNCILMEMBER FLORENCE PERKINS, COUNCILMEMBER PETER FAITH, COUNCILMEMBER ERIN MOORE, AND COUNCILMEMBER TERRY BURKE. OTHERS PRESENT: BECKY LUTZ (GENESEE COUNTRY EXPRESS), TIM ROCK (LARSEN ENGINEERS), HAVILAH TOLAND (TOWN HISTORIAN), RONALD MASTIN (HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT) AND CLERK PATRICIA WILLSEA.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS SAID BY ALL PRESENT.
MINUTES CLOSING BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 30 2004: ON MOTION OF C. BURKE, SECONDED BY C. MOORE THE MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 30 2004 WERE APPROVED AS READ, ALL AYES AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.
SEWER ISSUES: THE FLOOR WAS GRANTED TO TIM ROCK OF LARSEN ENGINEERS, WHO INFORMED THE BOARD THAT, TOWN HAS TO SUBMIT WETLAND STUDIES. THE CITY OF ROCHESTER SUGGESTED THE GRAY WATER BEDS BE CHANGED TO ROCK FILLED PONDS WITH AN OVERFLOW SYSTEM. LARSENS WILL RESPOND TO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER CONCERNING THEIR SUGGESTIONS. THE ARCHIOLOGIST REPORTS SHOULD ARRIVE BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. S. WALKER DISCUSSED THE THOUGHT THAT THE BIDS BE PUT OUT SEPARATELY, SUCH AS THE PLANT AND LINES, SEPTIC TANK INSTALLATIONS, EVEN SPLIT THE TANK INSTALLATIONS INTO 100 HOUSE CONTRACTS.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: S. WALKER ASKED IF THE BOARD WISHED TO CHANGE ANY OF THEIR COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR 2005, THE BOARD APPROVED REMAINING THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.
RESOLUTION 01/2005: ON MOTION OF C. MOORE, SECONDED BY C. BURKE, THE SPRINGWATER TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE POLICIES AND PRODECURES ADOPTED FOR THE TOWN OF SPRINGWATER GOVERNMENT FOR YEAR 2005. AS PRESENTED IN RESOLUTION 01/2005 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS, S. WALKER- AYE, COUNCILMEMBER FLORENCE PERKINS, COUNCILMEMBER PETER FAITH, COUNCILMEMBER ERIN MOORE, AND COUNCILMEMBER TERRY BURKE. ALL AYES AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. THE CLERK WILL SEE THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION.
TOWN HIGHWAY AGREEMENT: A LETTER FROM S. WALKER TO FLOYD WESTER ,DEPUTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT INFORMING THE HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES THAT THE TOWN BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE WAGE AND INSURANCE PROPOSAL THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THEM EARLIER. THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES. 1) AN INCREASE IN THE BASE PAY RATE OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BY $.60 TO $16.90 PER HOUR. 2) THE TOWN WILL OFFER BLUE CROSS SELECT HEALTH INSURANCE AND THE CURRENT DENTAL INSURANCE PROGRAM AT NO COST TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THIS CHANGE IN COVERAGE WILL TAKE PLACE FEBRUARY 1ST. 3) ANY EMPLOYEE CHOOSING NOT TO ACCEPT HEALTH AND DENTAL COVERAGE DUE TO AVAILABILITY OF INSURANCE FROM ANOTHER SOURCE WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL WAGE PAYMENT EQUAL TO ONE THIRD OF THE COST OF THE POLICY DECLINED. AT THIS TIME THIS PAYMENT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $3400 PER YEAR.
EXCELLUS BLUE CROSS/ BLUE SHIELD: S. WALKER SENT A LETTER TO JENNIFER MARTIN OF EXCELLUS BLUE CROSS/ BLUE SHIELD TRANSFERRING ALL SIX TOWN EMPLOYEES TO BLUE CROSS SELECT PROGRAM EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 2005.
JANUARY 18 2005, TOWN BOARD WILL AUDIT TOWN OFFICIALS BOOKS.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: C. FAITH INQUIRED ABOUT INSTALLING A PHONE AT THE COMPACTOR BLDG.
C. MOORE: HOPES ALL THAT CAN ATTEND WILL BE PRESENT AT THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON WIND ENERGY JANUARY 19TH.
C. BURKE: PRESENTED A COPY OF LETTER TO SHERIFF YORK FROM THE SPRINGWATER FIRE DEPT., CONCERNING ARSON CHECKS THAT WERE NEEDED FOR THE DEPT., AND THANKED THE DEPT. FOR THEIR HELP, IN THE PAST MONTHS.
ON MOTION OF .C BURKE, SECONDED BY C. FAITH THE SPRINGWATER TOWN BOARD MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:30 PM. , ALL AYES AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED PATRICIA WILLSEA SPRINGWATER TOWN CLERK
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