VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES - APRIL 2, 2007

Mayor Skeet opened Annual meeting at 6:45 pm.

Members Present: Mayor Skeet, Trustees Peterson, Patterson, Russ and Sobczak. Also present Judge Robert Alexander.

• Judge Alexander administered Oath of Office to Mayor Skeet and Trustees Peterson and Patterson.
• Judge Alexander left the meeting at 7:00 pm.
• Motion by Trustee Sobczak and seconded by Trustee Patterson that the Batavia Daily News be designated as the official newspaper. Motion carried.
• Motion by Trustee Russ and seconded by Trustee Patterson that M & T Bank, Corfu, NY be designated the official depository of the Village of Corfu. Motion carried.   
• Motion by Trustee Sobczak and seconded by Trustee Peterson that the Village Board meeting be held second Monday of the month at 7:00 pm. Motion carried.
• Motion by Trustee Patterson and seconded by Trustee Russ that the Board establish a mileage rate of $.45 per mile to be paid to those employees designated to receive mileage. Motion carried.
• Motion by Trustee Russ and seconded by Trustee Peterson to establish special meetings of the Board of Trustees as follows:

       The Mayor and Trustees of the Village shall constitute the Board of Trustees thereof. The Board shall meet at seven o’clock in the evening of the first Monday in the month following the annual election and such meeting is known as the annual meeting of the Board. The Board shall hold other regular meetings at such times and places in the Village as it shall by resolution provide. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or any two Trustees, by causing a written notice, specifying the time and place thereof, to be served upon each member of the Board, personally, at least one hour, or by leaving a notice at his/her residence or place of business with some person of suitable age or discretion, at least twenty-four hours before the time of the meeting, or by mailing such notice at least seventy-two hours before such meeting. Any meeting may be adjourned to a later date, but not for more than three weeks. (See Section 87 of Village Law.)
  Motion carried.

• Mayor Skeet made the following appointments:
  That Kevin Earl is appointed Village Attorney for a term of one year.
  Motion by Trustee Russ and seconded by Trustee Peterson to approve the above appointment. Motion carried.
• That Judge Alexander is appointed to oversee the Court Department.
  Motion by Trustee Patterson and seconded by Trustee Peterson to approve the above appointment. Motion carried.
• Mayor Skeet appointed Trustee Ralph Peterson as Deputy Mayor for a term of one year.
• Motion by Trustee Patterson and seconded by Trustee Russ to approve the above appointment. Motion carried.
• Public Works and Public Safety Committee meetings will be held the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 pm.

  The following Departmental appointments were made by Mayor Skeet:
       Sewer Department: Trustees Peterson and Russ
       Maintenance Department: Trustees Patterson and Sobczak
       Police Department: Mayor Skeet and Trustee Peterson
       Personnel: Trustee Patterson
       Office Department: Trustee Sobczak
       Inventory: Trustee Sobczak

• Motion by Trustee Patterson and seconded by Trustee Peterson to move the following resolution:
  RESOLVED: That the Town of Pembroke Code Enforcement Officer, Dale Bremiller, is hereby authorized to act as the building inspector for the Village of Corfu, to enforce the Unsafe Building Law, Section 4, Subsection A-E.
       Voting Aye: Trustees Peterson, Patterson, Russ and Sobczak.
       Voting Nay: None                             
  Motion carried. 

  {Certification}
  {State of New York}
  {County of Genesee}
  {Village of Corfu}
       I, Sandra S. Thomas, the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the Village of Corfu, New York, do hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the governing body of the Village of Corfu on April 2, 2007, and is on file and record, and that said Resolution has not been altered, amended or revoked and is in full force and effect.                                          Sandra S. Thomas
                                                   Clerk Treasurer

• Motion by Trustee Sobczak and seconded by Trustee Patterson to authorize payment of invoice to Genesee County Sheriff’s Department for the amount of $1875.00 for Police Department radio to be reimbursed on DWI grant. Motion carried.
• Motion by Trustee Russ and seconded by Trustee Sobczak to sign Home Rule Requests from the New York State Senate and Assembly requesting the enactment of bill reinstating David Cristofaro as an employee of the department of civil service (see copy attached), upon acknowledgement from Senator Rath’s office that this bill does not obligate the Village of Corfu to hire Mr. Cristofaro if a full or part-time position does open up. Motion carried.
• Mayor Skeet informed the Board that the police car from Attica has been picked up and Officer Yueckstock and Kevin McCarthy have begun removing the Attica decals from the vehicle. He mentioned that the vehicle also came with two brand new tires and rims, and they included the original back seat and light bar. Board requested the Clerk to write a thank you letter to the Village of Attica for the added amenities. An interior light bar has already been purchased for the vehicle and will be installed.
• Mayor Skeet opened budget meeting at 8:20 pm.
• Board went through proposed general budget line by line and discussed several items, with some initial changes being made during the process.
• Considerable discussion was held regarding shortages in 2006-07 appropriations budget in Court and Police line items due to the increased police coverage and tickets generated, resulting in increased court costs to adjudicate and process those tickets. Adjustments to those line items were made to assure such shortages do not recur. Adjustment in anticipated ticket revenue was also made, as revenue for 2006-07 was underestimated by over $50,000.
• Board questioned whether grant monies that are due us that we know we are to receive could be added into estimated revenues. Clerk will check into and let know at next meeting.
• Board talked about permanent improvements that may be needed in coming year, such as Maple Avenue resurfacing, which will be a major expense as drainage problem needs to be addressed along with redoing the road. Mayor Skeet and Kevin McCarthy are working on getting estimates for the work.
• Another permanent improvement mentioned was repaving in the Sewer compound as it is in poor condition at present. Prices quotes are forthcoming for that as well.
• Sewer department and continued fine-tuning on general department will be tackled at next meeting.
• Mayor Skeet informed the Board that there is a meeting at Darien Lake April 11th to meet the new owners, and also one on April 25th for a traffic meeting.
• Motion made by Trustee Patterson and seconded by Trustee Sobczak to adjourn meeting. Motion carried.
• Meeting was adjourned at 10:20 pm.
  

Sandra Thomas
Clerk Treasurer