TB meeting July 12, 2012

TB meeting July 12, 2012 

The regular meeting of the Town Board of Cherry Valley was held on Thursday, July 12, 2012 with meeting called to order at 7:01PM by Supervisor Garretson. 

Pledge to the Flag was said

Roll call of Officers was taken:

Tom Garretson                                     Supervisor                                          P

Mark Cornwell                                     Councilperson                                   P

Jim Johnson                                    Councilperson                                   P

Chris Barown                                         Councilperson                                    P         

Ed VanDerwerker              Highway Superintendent            P

Tracy Laughlin                                  Councilperson                          P

Mary Beth Flint                              Town Clerk                                      P

Reading of last months minutes will be dispensed of and minutes accepted as presented.  Any corrections can be made to the Town Clerk.

Presentation of invoices and payments:

217 M Wheelock Disposal $44.50pd

218 RBS Inc. $250.00pd

219 Time Warner Cable Business Class $69.95pd

220 Swish Kinco $245.00pd

221 County of Otsego Tax Collector $14.20pd

222 Kassandra Cade Laymon $21.50pd

223Verizon Wireless $104.06pd

224 Cherry Valley Hardware $21.53pd

225 Bruce Hall Corp. $636.48pd

226 MBT Bank $16,016.00pd

227 Franco USA $5.02pd

228 The Daily Star $44.055pd

229 DCH Enterprises $1,060.05pd

230 Gruver Swifle and Scott $3,500.00pd

231 Cornerstone Telephone Co. $389.87pd

232 Tri-County Communications $179.10pd

233 William T. Ryan Associates $13,122.87pd

234 Brian Haig $250.00pd

235 Louis Guido Jr. $250.00pd

236 Edward Harvey $250.00pd

237 Cintas Corporation #121 $311.22pd

238 Medical Arts Press $501.91pd

239 State Comptroller $1,935.00pd

240 Rose Morley $166.79pd

241 Ed VanDerWerker $10.40pd

242 Public Goods Pool $399.00pd

243 Time Warner Cable $74.95pd

244 National Grid $856.17pd

245 Medical Arts Press $201.95pd

246 Bassett Healthcare $25,725.73pd

247 Gates Cole Associates $928.20pd

248 Excellus BC/BS Dental $140.00pd

249 Clark’s Sports Center $500.00pd

250 Medical Arts Press $45.37pd

251 Hughes network System $64.99pd

252 Otsego County Code Enforcement $50.00pd

253 Joe Weaver $30.00pd

254 Charles Pabst $60.00pd

255 M Wheelock Disposal $44.50pd

256 A Rose is a Rose $35.00pd

257 RBS Inc. $250.00pd

258 Postmaster $290.00pd

259 Medical Arts Press $29.98pd

260 Franco USA $37.50pd

261 NYS Town Clerk’s Association $75.00pd

262 Time Warner Business Cable $69.95pd

263 Thomas Garretson $426.60

Highway Vouchers:

Item 1 (22-26)

Item 3 (93-104)

Councilperson Cornwell made a motion to accept the invoices and payments as read Councilperson Laughlin seconded the motion.  The invoices and payments have been presented and accepted.  All in favor 5 yes 0 no.  Motion carried.

Presentation of Invoices and Payments:

• Budget reviewed as well as NBT Account balances.
Councilperson Barown inquired if the FEMA money has been received yet.  Supervisor Garretson stated not yet and that he has been in touch with the FEMA people and we are in the system so the money should be coming along in the very near future.

Miscellaneous Information presented to the Town Clerk by Supervisor Garretson is as follows:

• Town share of monthly County sales tax collected for the month of Apr 2012 is $5,312.00
• County Snow and Ice for Jan-Apr 2012 $33,470.00
• CHIPS $32,574.00
• Mortgage Tax $6,394.00-received every 6 months.
• Miscellaneous and voided Town checks will be accounted for and recorded on the monthly abstract.

Community Center/Alden Fields and Park: 

• Alumni Banquet is scheduled for Saturday the 14th

Health Center:

• 2011 financial statements and report to the Board will be kept in the Town Clerk’s office.

Village:

• Letter received from Foit-Albert thanking us for their business and that our agreement with them for the Visitor Center has been terminated.

• Town and Village board minutes online @ cherryvalleyny.us

Town Planning:

• Hazardous Mitigation seminar is coming up and Tavis will be attending and report back to us at the August meeting.

Highway:

• Highway Superintendent VanDerWerker gave an update on the truck. SV found out we are in a different territory for airflow, if we wanted to go airflow we would have to go to two different specs one for the truck and the plow and one for the body spec.

Federal/State/County:

• Beth Rosenthal gave a brief update on County Business. For more information regarding County Business can be found on the Otsego County web site.

Supervisor Garretson reviewed the Snow and Ice contract and the dates are correct, it’s and increment of those years leading up to where we are now and the gentleman from the State said not to change the resolution. 

Councilperson Conrwell asked if we are getting 100% reimbursement of the Town’s cost of the repairs and Superintendent VanDeWerker stated yes we are.

There are no questions or comments from the public present:

Motion to adjourn-Councilperson Barown Seconded by Councilperson Johnson

There being no further business meeting adjourned at 7:42pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Beth Flint, Town Clerk

Town Board minutes were recorded.