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At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Arcade, Wyoming County, New York held on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. there were:
PRESENT
Mayor Michael Doster, Deputy Mayor Hugh Ely, Trustee Ginger Comstock, Trustee Richard Kosmerl, Trustee Daniel Reisdorf, Superintendent Larry Kilburn
ALSO PRESENT
Police Chief John Laird, Deborah Titus – Arcade Herald, Valerie Gray
NOTICE
Pursuant to Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, notice of this meeting was given to the media on the 17th day of December 2003 and the same posted on the 17th day of December 2003.
PLEDGE TO ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Doster opened the meeting with the Pledge to Allegiance.
APPROVE MINUTES
Motion by Trustee Reisdorf and seconded by Trustee Comstock and unanimously carried the minutes from a regular meeting held on December 16, 2003 be approved as presented.
ELECTION RESOLUTIONS
The following resolution was offered by Trustee Reisdorf and seconded by Trustee Kosmerl:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the next Village Election is to be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2004,
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Arcade set the polling place as the Village Board Room, 17 Church Street, Arcade, Wyoming County, New York and the polls be open from 12:00 o’clock noon until 9:00 P.M.
The aforesaid resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Mayor Michael Doster Aye
Deputy Mayor Hugh Ely Aye
Trustee Ginger Comstock Aye
Trustee Richard Kosmerl Aye
Trustee Daniel Reisdorf Aye
The following resolution was offered by Trustee Kosmerl and seconded by Trustee Reisdorf:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees shall appoint two Inspectors of Elections and one alternate for the Village election to be held on March 16, 2004, and
WHEREAS, such Inspectors of Elections shall be paid a total of $100.00 each for preparation of the rolls and election day,
THEREFORE, Be It Resolved, that Valerie Gray and Janet Ely be appointed as Inspectors of Election and Cheryl Parker be appointed as an alternate.
The aforesaid resolution was adopted upon the following vote:
Mayor Michael Doster Aye
Deputy Mayor Hugh Ely Aye
Trustee Ginger Comstock Aye
Trustee Richard Kosmerl Aye
Trustee Daniel Reisdorf Aye
The following resolution was offered by Trustee Kosmerl and seconded by Trustee Comstock:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Janet Payne has received the programmer’s certificate from the Automatic Voting Machine Corporation, and
WHEREAS, the Village must engage the services of a qualified Voting Machine Custodian to set up the voting machine for the Village Elections to be held on March 16, 2004, and
WHEREAS, Janet Payne is an employee of the Village of Arcade and by enlisting her services the Village will be spared the expense of hiring a Voting Machine Custodian,
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved, that Janet Payne be appointed as the Voting Machine Custodian for the upcoming Village Elections to be held on March 16, 2004.
The aforesaid resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Mayor Michael Doster Aye
Deputy Mayor Hugh Ely Aye
Trustee Ginger Comstock Aye
Trustee Richard Kosmerl Aye
Trustee Daniel Reisdorf Aye
The following resolution was offered by Trustee Reisdorf and seconded by Mayor Doster:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Village Board adopted a resolution on January 5, 1993 to abolish registration day for Village elections, and
WHEREAS, such resolution shall remain in effect until the Board of Trustees adopts a resolution providing that there shall be a registration day for Village elections, and
WHEREAS, the Inspectors of Elections are required to prepare the register for elections from the registration lists certified and supplied by the County Board of Elections the names of all persons, residing in the Village and qualified to vote at such forthcoming general Village election,
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved, that the Inspectors of Elections meet during the week of March 8, 2004 at their convenience in the Village BoardRoom to prepare such register.
The aforesaid resolution was adopted upon the following vote:
Mayor Michael Doster Aye
Deputy Mayor Hugh Ely Aye
Trustee Ginger Comstock Aye
Trustee Richard Kosmerl Aye
Trustee Daniel Reisdorf Aye
SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT GRANT
The Village of Arcade has been notified by the State of New York Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee that the Arcade Police Department has been awarded $4,400 to participate in the statewide “Selective Traffic Enforcement” program.
SPECIAL EVENTS – OVERTIME
The board reviewed a tentative schedule of events for Here Comes Summer to be held on June 17th –20th. The committee will be contacting various volunteer fire departments to solicit fire police to help with traffic control during the event. The committee felt that they would be able to make a donation to each fire department with revenues from the event. Chief Laird will put together the amount of manpower needed. The Arcade Fire Department will be discussing assisting with a second event at their meeting this week. Chief Laird stated that the Sheriffs Department would be charging for services this year but still does not have an amount. The board felt the committee had a lot of good ideas regarding the event. It was suggested that possibly the sand brought in for the volleyball courts could be donated to the school for a permanent area. Superintendent Kilburn will attend the next meeting to discuss where the electric needs will be. It would help with costs if the set-up was similar to the Fabulous 50’s.
BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Trustee Reisdorf and unanimously carried the following budget adjustment be approved as presented by the Clerk:
Available upon request
AUDIT BILLS
Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Trustee Kosmerl and unanimously carried the Village bills be audited and paid and that the clerk be granted permission to transfer funds from the money market accounts to the checking accounts to cover such bills.
WORKSHOPS
Motion by Deputy Mayor Ely, seconded by Trustee Kosmerl and unanimously carried permission be granted for Al Noble and Todd Wittmeyer to attend a Water Seminar in Batavia, New York on February 4, 2004.
Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ely and unanimously carried permission be granted to Steve Pinter and Don King to attend the MEUA Engineering Workshop in Syracuse, New York on February 4-5, 2004.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ROSTER
Motion by Trustee Reisdorf, seconded by Trustee Comstock and unanimously carried the following names be added to the roster of the Arcade Fire Department:
Robert J. Davis 5/7/03
Benjamin L. Fisher 8/6/03
Michael A. Brzezinski 9/3/03
Michael T. Neel 9/3/03
James R. McCain 10/12/03
Mark Ressler 10/17/03
Donald Saulter 11/1/03
James A. Wood 11/1/03
Jeffrey E. Wright 11/1/03
And to remove the following names from the roster:
Krista Sheehe Resigned 2000
Julie Milks Resigned Nov. 2002
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Trustee Kosmerl and unanimously carried the board enter executive session to discuss personnel and contractual issues in the sewer department.
Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Trustee Kosmerl and unanimously carried the board exit the executive session.
PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE FOR CHIEF PLANT OPERATOR
Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Trustee Kosmerl and unanimously carried Superintendent of Public Work Larry Kilburn be granted permission to advertise for the position of Chief Plant Operator for the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
REPORTS RECEIVED
Ambulance report for the month of December was received, reviewed and placed on file.
Village Justice and Acting Village Justice reports for the month of December were received, reviewed and placed on file.
ADJOURN
There being no further business to come before the board the meeting duly adjourned at 7:55 p.m. upon motion by Mayor Doster and seconded by Trustee Kosmerl.
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Village Clerk
