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VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 9, 2007
Mayor Skeet opened regular meeting at 6:30 pm to review bills.
Members present: Mayor Skeet, Trustees Peterson, Patterson, Russ and Sobczak.
- Brief discussion was held regarding issuance of keys to Village employees and Valley River employees. It was felt a better system of control should be in place.
- Motion made by Trustee Peterson and seconded by Trustee Russ to approve minutes of June 25, 2007 meeting.
Motion carried.
Communications
- Received check no. 72911537 in amt of $769.00 from State of NY for Legislative Initiative Grant reimbursement
- Received Wastewater Facility Operation report & DMR’s for April & May 2007 from DEC
- Received check no. 39691 in amt of $5.00 from Attorney Nancy Saia for Tax Search on E. Gutowski property
- Received $5.00 cash from Teal Strollo for copy of zoning laws
- Received check no. 529 in amt of $17,240.00 from Judge Alexander for June 2007 Court fines
Motion carried.
| Treasurer’s Report | General Fund | Sewer Fund |
| Balance on hand 6/11/07 | $60,198.12 | $18,100.74 |
| Receipts to 7/9/07 | $118,861.66 | $1.550.29 |
| Interfund transfer | $20,000.00 | |
| CD to 7/9/07 | $400,000.00 | $40,000.00 |
| Balance | $579,059.78 | $79,651.03 |
| Disbursement To 7/9/07 | $49,258.23 | $16,504.82 |
| Disbursement To Ben. Ass. Fund | $25,100.00 |
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| CD to 7/9/07 | $430,000.00 | $40,000.00 |
| Cash on hand 7/9/07 | $74,701.55 | $23,146.21 |
| Certificate of Deposit | $430,000.00 | $40,000.00 |
| Cash on hand including Certificate of Deposit |
$504,701.55 | $63,146.21 |
- Motion by Trustee Peterson & seconded by Trustee Sobczak to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried.
| Fund | Voucher Number | Total |
| General Fund | #21964 through #22019 | $49,258.23 |
| Sewer Fund | #6397 through #6410 | $16,504.82 |
- Motion by Trustee Peterson & seconded by Trustee Patterson to pay the above General and Sewer bills. Motion carried.
- Brief discussion was held regarding the smoke testing that was done by Valley River. Board requested clerk to check with Al Graham regarding thirty-day notices for those that were out of compliance.
- Motion was made by Trustee Peterson & seconded by Trustee Patterson to move the following resolution:
RESOLVED: That an annual preliminary audit and examination of the Village of Corfu Court records for the year 2006 was conducted on January 24, 2007 by Village of Corfu Trustees Ralph Peterson and Margaret Patterson, according to the requirement of Section 2019-a of the Uniform Justice Court Act.
Voting Aye: Trustees Peterson, Patterson, Sobczak & Russ
Voting Nay: None
Motion carried.
{Certification}
{State of New York}
{County of Genesee}
{Village of Corfu}
I, Sandra S. Thomas, Clerk of the Village of Corfu, New York, Hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the resolution duly adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Corfu on July 9, 2007.
Sandra S. Thomas
Clerk Treasurer - Trustee Sobczak was questioned about the status of the Village Office time clock. He reported that the faulty unit has been sent back to the supplier to be exchanged for a replacement. He was given an estimate of a week for replacement.
- Clerk questioned status of possible fall or winter celebration so she can contact Go-Art regarding the grant. Board said for her to contact them requesting a postponement.
- Clerk presented the Board with reservation forms for the Court Clerks for the annual conference for approval. Some discussion was held regarding the status of the Court Clerk’s pending move out of Genesee County and whether she will be eligible to maintain her position due to the move. Board chose to table the conference reservations until more information is gained on her eligibility. Clerk to confirm info from NYCOM and contact Judge Alexander once information is confirmed to get his take on the matter.
- Mayor Skeet gave an update on the Police Department. He said there will be a Police meeting Tuesday night, July 10th.
- Brief discussion was held regarding the two new broadband air cards and whether to send back the old one from the county. The Board agreed only two cards are needed so as soon as the two new ones are up and running, the old one should be returned.
Motion was made by Trustee Patterson and seconded by Trustee Russ to retain and install the two new Broadband air cards and return the old air card to Genesee County. Motion carried. - Clerk reminded Board that deadline for DWI Grant for 2008 is July 18, 2007, and questioned Mayor Skeet as to the status of getting information for the DWI grant by the deadline. He said he is getting prices shortly on some equipment to present to Frank Ciacia of Stop DWI.
- Mayor Skeet informed the Board that we are currently waiting for a call back as to the delivery date for the new Police car. He went over the decals with the Board one more time to confirm choice.
- Mayor Skeet told the Board that the damaged fence was repaired while Kevin McCarthy was off and they also installed the gate, for which only an estimate was requested. Some discussion was held and the consensus was that though the Board did not approve the gate prior to installation, that due to the usefulness and convenience of the gate, it is a sensible move.
- Motion made by Trustee Russ and seconded by Trustee Peterson to approve payment to Excel Fence for the installed gate. Motion carried.
- Mayor Skeet apprised the Board about a couple of mistakes that were made by Sewer operators recently, the most recent being leaving the lid open on the dumpster with the dry sludge, which resulted in it getting rained on. Some discussion took place regarding talking to Al Graham about the possibility of instituting a written procedure for the plant operators to follow so proper procedures can be put in place to avoid such problems in the future. Trustees Peterson and Russ said they would speak with Mr. Graham.
- Trustees Patterson and Sobczak questioned whether monetary restitution should be made from VRI for the errors when they result in more cost for the Village. They felt VRI should be held accountable.
- Trustee Peterson updated the Board on the Planning Board meeting he attended on June 27th. He was concerned about the pending project due to lack of a quorum. He also said the Zoning Board of Appeals would have to review and accept the variances. The Zoning Board of appeals currently does not have enough members to make a quorum. He appealed to the rest of the Board to try to come up with some residents to be appointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
- Some discussion was held regarding the possibility of consolidating the Village planning and Zoning Board of Appeals with that of the Town of Pembroke. It was mentioned that even if the County approves the proposed project, without an existing Board of Appeals the project could reach a standstill. Trustees Peterson and Russ said they would go to the upcoming Town meeting and approach them about combining planning and zoning boards.
- Motion was made by Trustee Sobczak and seconded by Trustee Patterson to adjourn meeting. Motion carried.
- Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm.
Clerk Treasurer