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Present:
Coller - Councilwoman - entered at 7:14pm
Knox - Town Supervisor
Foster - Councilwoman
Jeanette - Councilwoman - absent
Whiteford - Councilman
Eells - Town Clerk
White - Highway Superintendent - absent
Guests:
Bobby Knox
Meeting was called to order by Supervisor Knox at 7:04 pm.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilman Whiteford to adopt Parliamentary Law as defined by Robert’s Rules of Order, as the rules of procedure, with the following adaptions:
A. New York State Law supercedes parliamentary law a conflict between New York State law will be resolved in favor of New York state Law.
B. Time limit per speaker shall be five minutes per speech unless previously changed for a particular item or motion at the beginning of debating the item or motion.
C. Any citizen of the Town of Russell may participate in the debate of an agenda or item motion which has been introduced and seconded by elected members of the board, and accepted by the Supervisor/Chairman. Citizens participating in the debate are subject to these rules of procedures, except they may not second or vote on an amendment or other question put to vote.
Coller - absent
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilwoman Foster naming the St. Lawrence Plaindealer and the Watertown Times as the official newspapers papers for the Town of Russell for the year 2009.
Coller - absent
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Whiteford and seconded by Supervisor Knox appointing Jack White as the Dog Control Officer for the year 2009.
Coller - absent
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilman Whiteford to allow the supervisor to sign a contract with Alton (Ike) Guyette as the Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Russell at the salary of $7,452 for the year 2009.
Coller - absent
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilman Whiteford to hold the regular Board Meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
Coller - absent
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Whiteford and seconded by Councilwoman Foster naming the depository for the Supervisor the NBT Bank and the Community Bank in Hermon as the depository for the Town clerk/Tax Collector for the year 2009.
Coller - absent
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilman Whiteford naming Selective Insurance through Rose & Keirnan Insurance Company as the Town’s Insurance Company for the year 2009
Coller - absent
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Whiteford and seconded by Councilwoman Foster to appoint Tess Eells as the Registrar of Vital Statistics for the year 2009.
Coller - absent
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Whiteford and seconded by Councilwoman Foster to make the following resolution:
WHEREAS, section 987 of the Real Property Law provides for the Tax Collector to mail a second notice to each
owner of real property upon which taxes remain unpaid on the currant tax roll to which his or her warrant
relates to, and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the Town of Russell may adopt by resolution providing for the expense of mailing
out such notice with an additional penalty of not more than $2.00 chargeable against such parcel,
THEREFORE, the Town of Russell approves the penalty of $1.00 to be charged against each parcel requiring
the second notice.
Coller - absent
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
Tabled until January 21st meeting.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Foster and seconded by Councilman Whiteford to set the mileage at .45 cents per mile for the year 2009.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Whiteford and seconded by Supervisor Knox to set the salaries of all elected officials as follows:
Supervisor: $8,148.00
Clerk/Tax Collector: $20,264.00
Highway Superintendent: $38,027
Municipal Judge: $ 8,766.00
Board members (each): $1,446.00
Assessor: $10,500.00
Bookkeeper: $4,588.00
DCO: $2,126.00
Health Officer: $460.00 (may hire Gouverneur Hospital)
Historian: $467.00
Registrar of Vital Statistics: $240.00
CEO: $7,452.00
Budget Officer: $2,220.00
Deputy Town Clerk: $9.07 per hour
Custodian Worker: $9.07 per hour
Court Clerk; $9.07 per hour
Town attorney: Tabled until 01/21 meeting
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilman Whiteford to allow the supervisor to sign the cemetery contracts with the North Russell and South Russell Cemeteries, in the amount of $500.00 each for the purpose of the up keep on the veteran’s graves for the year 2009.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Whiteford and seconded by Councilwoman Coller to authorize the supervisor to enter in to a contract with Jack White for the care of strays and abandoned dogs found by Jack White as part of the duties as dog control officer, which is separate from dog control officer. The Town of Russell shall pay Jack White $ 1,800.00 for the care of strays and abandoned dogs for the Town of Russell for the year 2009.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilman Whiteford to authorize the supervisor to enter into a senior’s contract in the amount of $1,200.00 for the year 2009.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilman Whiteford to authorize the supervisor to enter into a contract with the Edwards-Knox Central School for the summer program for the year 2009 in the amount of $1,500.00
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Whiteford and seconded by Councilwoman Coller to authorize the supervisor to enter into a contract with North Country Life Flight Inc. for the year 2009 in the amount of $150.00 to be taken from account #A3989.4 for LIFE FLIGHT.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilwoman Foster to authorize the supervisor to enter into a contract with the Russell Public Library in the amount of $15,500.00 for the year 2009.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilman Whiteford to leave the senior citizens exemption at $10,000.00 - 15,700.00 sliding scales of 20% for the year 2009 assessment rolls.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilwoman Coller to set the compensation rate for the assessment review board for the year 2009.
Chairman: $150.00 (per year)
Regular members; $150.00 (per year)
Misc. reimbursed expenses of .45@ mile for mileage.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
Audit: Carol Coller and Courtney Jeanette
Land use: Evah Foster
Highway committee: David Whiteford and Dick Knox
Safety committee: Dick Knox and Larry White
Ballfield committee: Evah Foster and Bobby Knox
Historian: Marie Rocca
Deputy Town Clerk/Collector of Taxes/Registrar: Tess Eells the Town Clerk will appoint Bonnie Howard
as her Deputy Clerk and Sub-Registrar / Collector and Jennifer Clary as a clerk.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilwoman Foster to increase the Clerk’s 2008 contractual from the Fund Balance for $998.00 for the cost of her new computer and decrease the 2009 Equipment fund account by $998.00 for the cost of the new computer and put it back in the Fund Balance.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilwoman Coller to implement a 15% decrease in all contractual accounts in the General and Capital Improvement and a 5% decrease in the highway contractual. But if the town gets the money expected from state funding the money will be re-appropriated back into the contractual one at a time or all at once when necessary. The decreases are because the town is not sure of the state funding we will receive.
| Account# | Budget | Decrease | New Budget |
| A1010.4 | 5,200 | 780 | 4,420 |
| A1110.4 | 2,000 | 300 | 1,700 |
| A1220.4 | 2,000 | 300 | 1,700 |
| A1320.4 | 6,200 | 930 | contract |
| A1355.4 | 3,000 | 450 | 2,550 |
| A1410.4 | 2,800 | 420 | 2,380 |
| A1420.4 | 4,000 | 600 | 3,400 |
| A1620.4 | 32,000 | 4,800 | 27,200 |
| A1650.4 | 6,500 | 975 | 5,525 |
| A1670.4 | 2,500 | 375 | 2,125 |
| A1920.4 | 800 | 100 | 700 dues |
| A1989.4 | 500 | 75 | 425 |
| A3310.4 | 500 | 75 | 425 |
| A3510.4 | 2,800 | 420 | 2,380 |
| A3620.4 | 2,500 | 375 | 2,125 |
| A3989.4 | 1500 | 225 | 1,275 |
| A5010.4 | 500 | 75 | 425 |
| A5132.4 | 30,000 | 4,500 | 25,500 |
| A7140.4 | 2,500 | 375 | 2,125 |
| A7310.4 | 8,700 | 400 | 8,300 summer program |
| A7510.4 | 550 | 82 | 468 |
| A8810.4 | 2,300 | 345 | 1,955 |
Total decrease for the accounts above: $16,977
| D5112.4 | 111,214 | 16,682 | 92,532 |
| D5110.4 | 58,000 | 2,900 | 55,100 |
| D5120.4 | 2,500 | 125 | 2,375 |
| D5130.4 | 55,000 | 2,750 | 52,250 |
| D5140.4 | 1,000 | 50 | 950 |
| D5142.4 | 64,000 | 3,200 | 60,800 |
Total decrease for the Highway (5% decrease) accounts above: $9,025
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Whiteford and seconded by Councilwoman Coller to allow Dick Knox to purchase a new cordless drill to replace the one he used doing volunteer work on the new Library/Museum; and the old one will be property of the town for the maintenance man to use.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - abstained
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Supervisor Knox and seconded by Councilwoman Coller to give Carmen Ashlaw the Town maintenance man 1 sick time hour per pay period starting the first pay period in January 2009.
Coller - Yes
Foster - Yes
Jeanette - absent
Knox - Yes
Whiteford - Yes
Motion carried.
Supervisor Knox stated that he found out on 12/23 that the town was eligible to apply for a stimulus package. Fred Morrill did not inform the town about it. We sent Fred Morrill a list of projects we would like done.
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:50pm all were in favor.
