Village Board Minutes

January 7, 2015 (29)

A regular meeting of the Village Board was held January 7, 2015 at 6:00 PM in the firehouse, 16 Saratoga Avenue.

Mayor Morreale called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call: Trustee Enekes & Trustee Halliday were present.  Trustee Denno & Trustee Saunders were excused.

Motion by Trustee Halliday, seconded by Trustee Enekes, approved minutes of regular meeting December 17, 2014 as typed.
Carried – 3 – 0

PUBLIC COMMENTS QUESTIONS & CONCERNS – none.

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

CLERK/TREASURER – Clerk/Treas Colson was present, report for 1/7/15 read & filed.

Resolution #62 approved, adjustment to water/sewer rolls.

Motion by Trustee Enekes, seconded by Trustee Halliday, approved payment of abstract #14: Payroll $28,240.19; General $174,899.32; Water $6,097.42; Sewer $6,660.23; Community Development $10,755.00; and Capital Reserves $4,159.29.
Carried – 3 – 0

Resolution #63 approved, budget transfers.

FIRE DEPARTMENT – Chief Kelley was present, report for December 2014 read & filed.

Chief Kelley stated the Fire Department responded to 204 calls in the 2014 calendar year.

The fire truck committee will be presenting specifications to the Board at the next Board meeting.

DPW/WATER/WWTP – Supt Lozier was present, report for December 2014 read & filed.

The water filtration plant has been online since December 12; all is going well with the exception of a few issues still being addressed.

The owners of Soul Sisters Café would like a handicap parking spot in front of their café.  Atty Buettner will check the code and report to the Board.  Trustee Halliday also asked Atty Buettner to research parking specifications in regards to distance from driveways.

BUILDING INSPECTOR – Insp Berg was present, report for 1/7/15 read & filed.

OLD BUSINESS – none.

NEW BUSINESS

Resolution #64 approved, retirement of Richard Denno from DPW effective January 16, 2015.

Motion by Mayor Morreale, seconded by Trustee Halliday, approved publication of vacant DPW MEO position.
Carried – 3 – 0

Motion by Trustee Enekes, seconded by Trustee Halliday, approved attendance by ZBA chairman Tim Murphy at Saratoga County Zoning & Planning Conference Jan 28, 2015, $60.
Carried – 3 – 0

Motion by Trustee Enekes, seconded by Trustee Halliday, approved attendance of Greg Berg at the Code Enforcement Educational Conference in Lake Placid, March 1 – 5, 2015, $744.
Carried – 3 – 0

Motion by Trustee Enekes, seconded by Trustee Halliday, approved publication of the Christmas tree removal schedule Jan 12- Jan 26 in the Pennysaver.
Carried 3 – 0

PUBLIC COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & CONCERNS – none.

BOARD COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & CONCERNS – none.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Trustee Halliday, seconded by Trustee Enekes, that Board adjourn, 6:30 PM.
Carried – 3 – 0

Nicole M. Colson
Clerk-Treasurer