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Springwater Town Board Meeting Notes SPRINGWATER TOWN BOARD REGULAR BOARD MEETING JANUARY 18 2005
THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE SPRINGWATER TOWN BOARD WAS HELD JANUARY 18 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: KARL MAXIM, HAVILAH TOLAND (HISTORIAN), BECKY LUTZ, AND CLERK PATRICIA WILLSEA.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS SAID BY ALL PRESENT.
MINUTES FOE JANUARY 3 2005: ON MOTION OF C. PERKINS, SECONDED BY C. FAITH, THE MINUTES FOR JANUARY 3 2005 WERE READ AND APPROVED AS READ. MOTION CARRIED WITH ALL AYES.
INCREASE IN MILAGE RATE : ON MOTION OF C. FAITH, SECONDED BY C. BURKE, THE SPRINGWATER TOWN BOARD APPROVED INCREASING THE MILAGE RATE FOR 2005 TO .405 CENTS PER MILE. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS, S. WALKER- AYE, C. PERKINS- AYE, C. FAITH- AYE, C. MOORE- AYE, AND C. BURKE- AYE, ALL AYES, MOTION WAS CARRIED.
GRANT APPLICATION: S. WALKER REPORTED THAT THE GRANT APPLICATION WAS COMPLETED AND SENT.
COMPLAINT ABOUT JUNK: THE FLOOR WAS GRANTED TO KARL MAXIM OF 7864 NORTH MAIN ST. , WHO EXPRESSED HIS CONCERN ABOUT JUNK CARS AND GARBAGE IN THE TOWN OF SPRINGWATER , HE SITED ROSSELL PROPERTY , MAIN ST., CORNER GAS STATION , WORMUTH, ABANDONDED HOUSE ON MAIN ST. , AND GENERAL CLEAN UP THAT COULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY. S. WALKER WILL ASK KEITH ENGLISH TO MEET WITH THE BOARD TO DISCUSS.
DENTAL INSURANCE: S. WALKER WAS ASKED BY TOWN EMPLOYEE IF HE COULD RETAIN HIS DENTAL INSURANCE WITH THE TOWN, IF HE DID NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE WITH THE TOWN.
YEAR END FINANCIAL SUMMARY: S. WALKER PROVIDED THE BOARD WITH A YEAR END SUMMARY REPORT, TO BE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED .
GENERAL BUDGET TRANSFERS: TOTAL INCREASES TRANSFERRED WERE $17,573.15. THESE TRANSFERRERS WERE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. ON MOTION OF C. BURKE, SECONDED BY C. MOORE THE SPRINGWATER TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM GENERAL, WATER DISTRICT, AND HIGHWAY ACCOUNTS. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS, S. WALKER- AYE, C. PERKINS- AYE, C. FAITH- AYE, C. MOORE- AYE, AND C. BURKE- AYE, ALL AYES AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: C. PERKINS: RECEIVED INFORMATION ON SENIOR HOUSING GRANTS, APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOR UP TO $400,000, A COMMITTEE COULD BE APPOINTED TO WORK ON IT. THERE ARE ALSO HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
SHE INQUIRED ABOUT TOWN AGREEMENT WITH HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES, AN UPDATED SHOULD BE DONE.
GALA COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED TO CUT BACK ON ENTERTAINMENT, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS FROM GRANT THIS YEAR. JUDY NEU SAID SHE WOULD BE WILLING TO ASSIST THE HISTORIAN WITH COMPUTER WORK.
C. FAITH: NOTHING AT THIS TIME C. MOORE: SPOKE ON THE UPCOMING WINDMILL PROGRAM C. BURKE: PRESENTED HIS LETTER OF RESIGNATION. HE HAS ENJOYED WORKING ON THE BOARD, BUT FEELS HE CANNOT FULFILL HIS OBLIGATIONS AS A BOARD MEMBER THE WAY HE SHOULD, WITH HIS OTHER OBLIGATIONS AT THIS TIME.
THE BOARD EXPRESSED THEIR THANKS FOR THE WORK C. BURKE HAS ACCOMPLISHED AS A BOARD MEMBER, HE WILL BE MISSED. S. WALKER PROPOSED DISCUSSION OF FILLING THE POSITION OF COUNCILMEMBER AT THE FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING.
HAVILAH TOLAND: REPORTED HE HAS PUT UP THE DISPLAY CABINET ON THE WALL NEXT TO HIS OFFICE IN THE COURT ROOM AND PRESENTED A DISPLAY OF LOCAL HISTORY. HE INQUIRED OF THE BOARD WHETHER THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MIGHT SET UP DISPLAY CUPBOARDS ON THE BACK WALL OF THAT ROOM TO PRESENT MORE LOCAL HISTORY DISPLAYS., THE BOARD SAW NO OBJECTION, AND ASKED TO BE UPDATED WITH INFORMATION.
CLERK: THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST FOR A NEW SIGN ON MILL ST. EXTENSION, THE SIGN PRESENTLY SAYS MILL ST., AND IT HAS BEEN A NUSIANCE FOR PARCEL DELIVERY AND MAY BE A PROBLEM FOR 911. EMPLOYEE EARNINGS SUMMARY WAS RECEIVED FROM S. WALKER AND PLACED ON FILE.
2004 BUILDING PERMIT REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM KEITH ENGLISH AND PLACED ON FILE.
ON MOTION OF C. PERKINS, SECONDED BY. C. BURKE, THE SPRINGWATER TOWN BOARD MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:30 PM., ALL AYES AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED PATRICIA WILLSEA SPRINGWATER TOWN CLERK
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