Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the
Town Council of the Town of Ellicott
held at the
Administration Building,
July 15, 2002
at 7:00 P.M.
Present: Supervisor Tyler, Councilman Geisler, Councilman Lodestro, Councilman Miller, Councilman Taylor, Town Clerk Erlandson, Highway Superintendent Shellhouse, Attorney Lasker.
Supervisor Tyler opened the
meeting at 7:00 PM and led the Town Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. Town
Clerk Erlandson called the roll.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion
by Councilman Lodestro, seconded by Councilman Miller to accept the minutes of
the July 1, 2002 meeting as presented by the Town Clerk.
Town Clerk Erlandson read the
following items into the record:
1.
Letter
from the New York State Police commending the Ellicott Police Dept. for its
excellent assistance during a recent visit to the area by N.Y. Governor George Pataki.
2.
Notice
of Public Hearing: Village of Falconer Zoning Board, July 24, 2002.
3.
Invitation
to a dinner cruise on the Summer Wind for Chautauqua County elected
officials.
TOWN OFFICERS’ REPORTS
Councilman
Miller reported that he received a letter from an individual who is interested
in conducting logging operations in Fluvanna Park. Attorney Lasker will review the matter.
Attorney
Lasker reported that he received a letter from the attorney for SBA and Horizon
re the proposed construction of a telecommunications tower on Howard
Ave. Mr. Lasker noted that the
companies are exploring “alternative designs that would eliminate the need for
the proposed tower”. He will keep the
Council apprised of the situation.
Mr.
Lasker also reported that K-Mart has filed a Notice of Petition
against the Town of Ellicott re the company’s property tax assessment. Mr. Lasker stated that he would review the
matter with the Town of Ellicott Assessor.
Highway
Superintendent Shellhouse reported that he received a notice re an unsafe tree
on Avalon Blvd. Mr. Shellhouse will
address the matter.
OLD BUSINESS
Human Resource Analysis – Councilman Geisler suggested that the Town of Ellicott not proceed with a comprehensive Human Resource Analysis. As an alternative, Mr. Geisler recommended that a management assessment be conducted. He will contact AMTEK officials to determine the feasibility & cost of such an assessment.
Renovation of Lyndon Blvd. - Chautauqua Co. Senior Project Coordinator Rose Wightman updated the Town Council re the status of the Lyndon Park Road & Infrastructure Improvement Project (‘Minutes 1/17/01’ et. seq). Supervisor Tyler signed a voucher requesting that Chaut. County’s release its share of the funding for the project.
Water Service on Camp St. Ext. – Highway Superintendent Shellhouse stated that the required survey for the project will be conducted soon.
Water Service on Orchard Rd.
– Supervisor Tyler
reported that Town of Busti officials are not sure whether the proposed water
line on Baker St. Ext. could be installed in 2002 as originally
scheduled. (‘Minutes 1/1/02’ et.
seq.) Mr. Tyler explained that the
installation of the proposed water line on Orchard Rd. is contingent
upon the installation of the Baker St. line.
Tabled until further notice.
NEW BUSINESS
Sexual Harassment Policy – Attorney Lasker noted that each Council member recently received a copy of the Sexual Harassment Policy currently in effect for Chautauqua Co. employees. He requested that the Council review the policy. He recommended that the Town of Ellicott adopt a sexual harassment policy as soon as possible. He pointed out that the County policy could be amended for implementation in the Town of Ellicott.
RESOLUTION #107-02
Budget Transfers
Motion by Supervisor Tyler, seconded by Councilman Geisler authorizing Town of
Ellicott Supervisor to make the following transfers:
Transfer the amount of $814.79 from Account #A9010.8 (State Retirement) to
Account #A1110.4 (Justice – Contractual); transfer
the amount of $440.00 from Account #A9010.8 (State Retirement) to Account
#A1410.4 (Town Clerk – Contractual); transfer
the amount of $1,013.78 from Account #A9010.8 (State Retirement) to Account
#A1420.4 (Attorney – Contractual); transfer
the amount of $58.56 from Account #A9010.8 (State Retirement) to Account
#A3610.4 (Examining Board – Contractual); transfer
the amount of $438.01 from Account #A9010.8 (State Retirement) to Account
#A3510.4 (Dog Control – Contractual).
Adopted. Ayes - 5 Noes - 0 Absent - 0
RESOLUTION #108-02
Payment of Claims
Motion by Supervisor Tyler, seconded by Councilman Taylor to pay 2002 current claims #862-942,
inclusive, in the amount of $283,843.21 and charge to the proper fund or
account.
Motion
by Supervisor Tyler, seconded by Councilman Taylor to adjourn at 7:21 PM.
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Michael C. Erlandson, Town Clerk