April 25, 2012

VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD SPRINGS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

MINUTES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS

April 25, 2012 @ 5:00pm in the Public Library Memorial Room

Elected Officers:  Mayor Frohne, Trustees O’Connor, Moshier, Patrick, and Pierson
Appointed Officers:     Clerk – Dayle A. Barra      Treasurer – Donna Wells
Present: Mayor Frohne, Trustee O’Connor, Trustee Pierson, Trustee Patrick and Trustee Moshier.  

Motion to waive the reading and to approve the April 10th, 2012 Board Meeting minutes made by Trustee Pierson, 2nd by Trustee O’Connor. Trustees, Moshier, O’Connor, Pierson, and Mayor Frohne all voted yes. Trustee Patrick abstained as he was not present at the last meeting. Motion carried.

Privilege of the Floor:    Village residents Carla and Fred Eckler addressed the Board asking if the Mayor would proclaim May 11, 2012 “Paint the Town Purple” day to bring awareness to the American Cancer Society and to encourage village residents and merchants to decorate homes or business and/or wear purple that day. The American Cancer Society designates the color purple as the color of hope. The Mayor consented.

Resolution to adopt the 2012-2013 Budget made by Trustee Pierson, 2nd by Trustee Patrick- all voted yes.

Clerk - Dayle Barra

• Abstract #21 Funds: General $5406.89, Water $2801.62, Sewer $3491.76, Cemetery $915.36, Trust & Agency $184.48 Total: $12800.11. Motion to approve Abstract #21 made by Trustee Patrick, 2nd by Trustee Pierson - all voted yes.
• Motion to approve Spring Park use by RS Chamber of Commerce for concerts July 11 & 25 and August 1st & 22  with the fees waived to include utilities and possible bandstand use made by Trustee Pierson, 2nd by Trustee O’Connor - all voted yes.
• Motion to approve Fire Chief Thomas Hallock, 1st Assistant Douglas Brooks, & 2nd Assistant Mark Elderkin made by Trustee O’Connor, 2nd by Trustee Pierson – all voted yes.
• Letter of resignation from Zoning Board of Appeals member William Juteau received and read to Board by clerk.

Treasurer – Donna Wells

• Resolution to approve the transfer of $5000.00 from A9901.03 to L5031 made by Trustee O’Connor, 2nd by Trustee Pierson- all voted yes.

Mayor Frohne- Discussed the need for ZBA members as well as putting an Employee Policy in place in the near future.  Motion to pay Robert Graepel the 3 days of holiday pay that he didn’t take prior to his employment termination made by Trustee O’Connor, 2nd by Trustee Patrick – all voted yes.

Trustee Moshier- Visited the Water Treatment Plant where Tom Shypski gave a tour of the facility. She was very impressed with the plant.

Trustee Patrick- Wanted to remind department heads to adhere to the Procurement Policy in place. Wanted to recap Spring Park fees and policies from last meeting. Discussion followed. Motion to approve the decrease in the Spring Park bandstand fee to $25 per hour made by Trustee Pierson, 2nd by Trustee Patrick – all voted yes.

Trustee Pierson- Complemented the Cemetery grounds and landscape. Very impressed on what he saw while participating in carrying out a Full Military Honors burial last week.

Motion to adjourn Board Meeting at 5:44 pm made by Trustee Pierson, 2nd by Trustee O’Connor - motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,
Dayle Barra, Village Clerk