VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 6, 2006

Mayor Skeet opened Budget meeting at 7:03 pm.

Members present: Mayor Skeet, Trustees Patterson, Peterson, Russ and Steinberg.

• Brief discussion was held concerning Police contract. Board was informed that Attorney Disare notified the Office that the Union has accepted the contract with the changes of adding the Seasonal exclusion back in and the shop fees not being retroactive. Clerk Treasurer to contact Attorney regarding finalization of contract.
• Motion was made by Trustee Russ and seconded by Trustee Steinberg to approve the Mayor to sign the Police Contract when received from the attorney. Motion carried.
• The Board discussed setting up an Employee Time Sheet for more accountability for time by employees. Mayor Skeet and Trustee Peterson will be finalizing the format.
• Brief discussion was held regarding expanding Maintenance department duties to include vehicle maintenance of Police vehicles and assisting in clean-up and general maintenance of the sewer plant, as in the original job description. Mayor Skeet will finalize details and set up a meeting with Jay Feitshans to discuss the changes.
• Budget portion of meeting began at 7:25 pm.
• Budget was discussed on a line by line basis with some suggestions for changes: Board was in agreement on cutting Library contribution back from $6825 to $6500, to increase Staff Law in General from $4500 to $5000 and in Sewer from $2000 to $3000.
• Proposal from Judge Alexander was gone over and Clerk treasurer will calculate change per Judge’s requests for next Budget meeting and check on cost for Road Runner and new phone system. 
• Discussion was held regarding Maintenance portion of General Fund and possible upcoming projects to be considered. The Mayor mentioned that Steve Stocking of the Town of Pembroke Highway department feels Maple Avenue needs to be resurfaced. Mayor will set up meeting with Mr. Stocking to get possible cost of project. It was also suggested that Clerk Treasurer contact Jay Feitshans to narrow down potential sidewalk work to only that which is definitely needed. The Mayor also mentioned the possibility of getting a quote for a cold storage addition for the Maintenance equipment. Regarding a few items requested by Jay Feitshans such as Suction hose for Billy Goat, it was discussed to get whatever we can on the balance of the current budget.
• Police department budget will be discussed at next meeting after Mayor Skeet and Trustee Peterson meet and determine the department needs for the upcoming year. It was suggested to possibly look into the cost of Laser radar to be included in budget request.
• Trustees Peterson and Russ will be checking on quotes for upcoming cemetery Lift station repairs that may not fit into this year’s budget. Board agreed to try to get as much done on current budget as financially and feasibly possible.
• Motion was made by Trustee Patterson and seconded by Trustee Steinberg to adjourn. Motion carried.   
• Meeting was adjourned at 9:40 pm.

Sandra Thomas
Clerk Treasurer