April 8, 2014

VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD SPRINGS

PUBLIC HEARINGS & BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

MINUTES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS

April 8, 2014 in the Public Library Memorial Room.

Present:

Elected Officers - Mayor Ronald A. Frohne II, Trustee Raymond Patrick, Trustee Robin Moshier, Trustee Frances Hazelton, and Trustee Warren Leonard

Appointed Officers - Dayle A. Barra, Clerk  and  Cindy L. Hall, Treasurer

Public Hearing on Sewer Rate called to order at 6pm by Mayor Frohne, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. No public comment.  Motion to adjourn Public Hearing at 6:00 made by Trustee Moshier, 2^nd by Trustee Leonard – all voted yes. Motion carried.

Public Hearing on 2014-15 Tentative Budget called to order at 6pm by Mayor Frohne. Motion to adjourn Public Hearing at 6:01 made by Trustee Moshier, 2^nd by Trustee Hazelton – all voted yes. Motion carried.

Board of Trustees Meeting called to order at 6:02 by Mayor Frohne.

Chris Mayer of Leatherstocking Landscaping and Contracting, LLC submitted insurance forms and contact information requesting his company also be utilized when outsourcing property maintenance remediation.

Bill Collins presented 3 estimates to the Board for installing of a new catch basin on the corner of James and Lake Street. Motion to approve Bello Electric & Excavating proposal dated April 7, 2014 for labor cost of $3000 by Trustee Leonard, 2^nd by Trustee Moshier – all voted yes. Materials on hand at DPW total cost of $1730 for the job.

ZEO – Keith Sterling reported to the Board on remedy orders sent for first week in April.

Motion to waive the reading of and to approve the Board Meeting Minutes from 3/26 and 3/31/14 by Trustee Moshier, 2^nd by Trustee Hazelton – all voted yes, except Trustee Leonard, who abstained.

Clerk – Dayle Barra

►     Abstract #20 Funds: General $6382.96, Water $726.11, Sewer $4784.07, Cemetery $499; Total: $12,392.14. Motion to approve Abstract #20 by Trustee Moshier, 2^nd by Trustee Hazelton – all voted yes.

►     Motion to approve Farmer’s Market in Spring Park per email from Ronald Bayzon by Trustee Moshier, 2^nd by Trustee Leonard – all voted yes.

►     Motion to approve Tom Hallock, Fire Chief; Doug Brooks, 1^st Asst Chief; and Mark Elderkin, 2^nd Chief by Trustee Hazelton, 2^nd Trustee Leonard – all voted yes.

►     FD Monthly Report for March 2014 distributed.

Treasurer – Cindy L. Hall

►     Transferred $300,000.00 from A201 Consolidated Savings to Cash Sweep account (yields .15% interest instead of .02-.03 interest.)

Mayor Frohne – Motion to pay Bill Collins $16/hour post Jim Malinowski’s retirement on May 31, 2014 by Trustee Leonard, 2^nd by Trustee Moshier – all voted yes.

Trustee Patrick – Will ask DPW to check out sidewalk on East Lake project for possible substantial cracking and will request periodical updates on Bill Collin’s training status.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 6:56pm made by Trustee Hazelton, 2^nd by Trustee Moshier – all voted yes. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dayle A. Barra, Village Clerk