Minutes of October 12, 2006

TOWN OF DRYDEN

TOWN BOARD MEETING
October 12, 2006

Present: Supv Steven Trumbull, Cl Martin Christofferson, Cl Daniel Tier

III, Cl Stephen Stelick, Jr., Cl Mary Ann Sumner

Elected Officials: Bambi L. Hollenbeck, Town Clerk

Jack Bush, Highway Superintendent

Other Town Staff: Mahlon R. Perkins, Town Attorney

Daniel Kwasnowski, Environmental Planner

Andrew Sciarabba, TG Miller Engineers

Henry Slater, Zoning Officer

Jennifer Dube, Recreation Coordinator

Supv Trumbull opened the meeting at 7:05 p.m. and led board members and audience in pledge of allegiance.

CITIZENS PRIVILEGE

Natan Huffman, 123 Upper Creek Road, Chief of the Varna Volunteer Fire Company, said he is speaking on behalf of a growing number of Ellis Hollow residents and the Varna Volunteer Fire Company. The company has 32 active members, 15 of which are paramedics and 4 are advanced life support paramedics. Their call volume this year will be in the vicinity of 330 calls. Two years ago they barely broke 200 calls.

Several years ago it became clear that in order to mend the rift that existed between the Town Board and the fire departments there needed to be a way of communication. The Town put together a public safety committee that initially included Chris Michaels and Steve Stelick and Steve Stelick still serves on that committee. That committee worked well with a lot of give and take and was a workable situation. At budget time the departments were told to come up with a tentative budget for the committee in June so there would be enough time for the board members to consider it and put it into effect for the following year. An agreed upon format was developed.

Varna did as instructed this year and had a budget ready in June and asked for a meeting to be held in Varna to present that budget. The power point presentation prepared for that meeting was cut short at the suggestion of Cl Christofferson. N Huffman said Varna’s budget process is different than other fire company budgets in the Town in that they are totally transparent and invite questions. The Town is their only source of income other than some memorials from individuals. Their budget is closely linked to their growth, which has been phenomenal. Last year they came to the board to ask for additional funding for turnout gear for new members.

At the August board of directors meeting things started to go downhill. The Chiefs from Etna, Freeville and Dryden apparently had different ideas about the budget process and, unknown to Varna members, they brought forth an idea that Varna was excluded from. Varna was not included in discussions about the new consultant the Town proposes to hire, or told by the other departments that Varna’s budget was too high. Varna personnel were caught off guard during the meeting when Cl Tier and Cl Christofferson supported something that didn’t come from the public safety committee, but seemed to come from the other three chiefs, in particular Neptune Hose. Duane Testut of Varna, who has served for many, many years was so upset that he considered leaving the fire service. No one has talked with them about putting on a consultant or whether there is a duplication of equipment. N Huffman said there is a downside to the consultant that he will not go into now because of time constraints.

N Huffman said he senses a disconnect from the other side of Route 366 and it doesn’t seem that the board is concerned about what is happening to the Ellis Hollow residents and the residents of Varna. They take care of a lot of people on that side of Town and provide a good fire service and one of the few advanced life support rescue services in the County. He demands that of their volunteers because they are a long way from where the ambulances are. The ambulances are in their area a few hours a day most of the time and are not there on weekends or at night. The first person on the scene is going to be from the Varna Volunteer Fire Company. They have special needs because of their location in the Town and have never been asked what those needs are.

N Huffman said they have done everything the board has asked of them. They have probably given more information than was necessary in the area of finances and tried to explain why they needed a certain type of turnout gear. That same type of gear is now used by other departments. They have been on the leading edge because they look at alternatives. Their numbers are up and their people are enthusiastic. They train almost every Thursday and also on some Saturdays.

It seems as if they’ve been punished for doing what was asked of them because their budget request was denied and they have been rolled back to the 2005 figure plus 4%. N Huffman said that doesn’t work for them. The Varna Volunteer Fire Company has been around for 52 years and has no interest in becoming a substation of Neptune Hose. He said this idea seems to come up every so often. Ten years ago they did an audit of their tax base because a fire district was being discussed then because they didn’t want to be a substation of Neptune Hose.

The Town Board’s recent budget decision will force them to operate with approximately $20,000 less in 2007 than they did last year. The price of fuel has gone up considerably and they have a lot more members. This puts a burden on the fire department and the people who live in the area served by the Varna Volunteer Fire Company. They will have to cut back on some safety items.

It is the wish of the Company and the wish of a surprisingly growing number of residents to look at options. They are going to look at the possibility of forming their own fire district. That will affect the entire town. It appears that if they form their own district, they will lower their fire tax in that area and provide better service. If they do, it also appears it would mean an increase in taxes for the rest of Dryden. N Huffman said he does not like that at all because we all live in Dryden. They did not wish to be in this position.

N Huffman said the Town Board should not be burdened with the legacy of starting down this slippery slope that will destroy the volunteer service in the Town of Dryden, not by necessarily cutting back their budget, but by putting together the framework of a consultant. Having someone in that position starts the process and he doesn’t want to see that happen. He asked the board to review the motives of what really drove this and those motives should have been addressed and problems solved within the chief structure. It didn’t need to come to this. He said “you have created a solution to a non-existent problem. You can do better.”

Cl Christofferson said the meeting in Varna had a long agenda including public hearings and he was not aware that the Department had planned a lengthy budget presentation. He would have been happy to have a special meeting for that purpose. He said he doesn’t know that it’s appropriate for him to understand every detail of their budget, but he had remarked to Duane Testut at that meeting that their budget had grown considerably. There could also be a discussion of what “one-time money” is for each department. It seems that one-time requests had gotten added in to the budgets, and Varna’s had not increased proportionately to the other department budgets. The consultant idea is not new, but has been discussed for some time. There was money in the budget for it last year. The board gets caught in the middle of disagreements between departments and a consultant could help sort this out.

Cl Christofferson said he has never been involved in any conversation about “one Neptune Hose Department” and it has not been discussed by the Town Board. They have talked about looking at it in a town-wide perspective and doing what’s right for the Town. They are not trying to merge the departments. He said he understands N Huffman’s concerns, and said the Board’s goal is not to try and cut the department’s operating expenses. They have tried to stick with a 4% increase town-wide.

Cl Christofferson said there seems to be a change from fire service to emergency medical service and he believes the Town should be looking at how we are doing emergency medical services in the Town. He’s hoping that the consultant will help with that. He said the board really cares about what the departments do and appreciate the service provided, but they are looking at it from a cost perspective. The board is just trying to get budgets in check; there is no ulterior motive.

N Huffman said a 4% increase doesn’t keep up with inflation in the fire service. They have researched it and determined that they minimally need 6% per year, and were able to prove that when they bought a new pumper comparing the cost of a new one 20 years ago.

81% of the calls received by Varna are EMS calls now, and that is why they expose all their new people to EMS and have 15 medics in the department. They also have a minimum fire requirement for the medics. They are helping Etna personnel now with EMS training. N Huffman said the idea of a fly car initially came from a conversation he had with Teri Allen, formerly of Dryden Ambulance.

Cl Christofferson said the lines of communication need to be kept open and we need to keep working through things. N Huffman said even if Varna does form its own fire district, they are still governed by the same mutual aid plans. They are all fireman.

Supv Trumbull said he would like to meet with N Huffman to discuss the emergency services consultant position.

Cl Stelick said last year the funding for the consultant was removed from the budget but had been in in 2005. He and the Chiefs have had many discussions about consultant versus employee, and he remembers N Huffman being against a consultant. Cl Stelick believes the Town needs an emergency services coordinator for the Town because we need to keep the departments separate and as equal as possible, but the Town Board can’t do justice to the departments and have only begun to scratch the surface. There is in excess of a million dollars in the budget being run by volunteers. After spending five years working with the departments he knows he can’t do the departments justice and believes strongly the fire departments should be respected. The emergency services committee dropped the ball and lost the momentum. The focus is for the departments to provide the services and Town to provide funding to run the service. This is one of the basic services that Towns should be responsible for. The departments had gotten to the point where there was some sharing, but it started to break down. He believes we need a permanent position, a person that is beholding to the board, not to any one department, that can look at the square miles in the town and put the pieces of equipment where they need to be. That isn’t happening today. With input he believes the board will work with the coordinator to come to conclusions and help the fire departments, not hinder them.

With respect to the budget amounts for the departments, Cl Stelick he looks at it as a moratorium for one year. When the coordinator is in place, that person will have a commitment to emergency services and to help work this out. The board will make the ultimate decisions, with input from the fire departments.

Cl Stelick said he knows what the Chiefs believe in, but he is saying he cannot be the consultant and get them what they need and make sure it is proper. But he can work with a coordinator to get to what the Town needs. We need to put the emergency service vehicles where they need to be. We need someone who can put their whole effort into this and he believes that if done properly, with support from the board and interaction with the departments, it will work. It won’t work if we bring in a consultant and just have them come up with a report. Cl Stelick said he’s looking for a commitment and a relationship that will not end after one year or after one report. He wants to make sure that we are putting the right money aside and putting the money where it needs to be.

Cl Tier added that he has no desire to do a consultant study. He said he thinks we need to look at the whole town and decide what we need, where we need it and how we have to go about it. N Huffman said the chiefs know what they need to serve their area, and Cl Tier said he doesn’t disagree with that but we need to look at the town as a whole.

N Huffman said he thinks what has happened is that the Board used to do what was fair and what was unequal, and now it is going to equal but unfair.

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT & DPW

Highway Superintendent Jack Bush presented the board with a proposed resolution to designate seasonal use roads. This is the same as last year.

RESOLUTION #152 – DESIGNATE SEASONAL USE ROADS

Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:

RESOLVED, that this Town Board accept the following list of seasonal limited use highways upon the recommendation of Highway Superintendent. These roads will not be plowed nor maintained from November 2006 through April 2007. The roads will be posted with the appropriate signs and the Town Clerk shall post such notice at the Town Hall.

1) Hile School Road – from #147 Ed Hill Road west to within approximately 500 feet of route 38.

2) Signal Tower Road – from Card Road north to the power lines.

3) Star Stanton Hill Road – from approximately 800 feet west of Dryden-Harford Road west for approximately 3000 feet.

4) Caswell Road – from West Dryden Road south for approximately .6 mile.

5) Beam Hill Road – from the eastern boundary of tax map #50-1-18.2 south to the southern boundary of tax map #60-1-6.1.

2nd Cl Tier

Roll Call Vote Cl Christofferson Yes

Cl Tier Yes

Supv Trumbull Yes

Cl Stelick Yes

Cl Sumner Yes

Board members have received a copy of the updated Highway Inventory, which is submitted each year.

The Snow and Ice Agreement between the Town and County has been prepared and is the same as the last agreement except the term is for two years. J Bush asked the board to authorize the Supervisor to sign the same and forward it to the County.

RESOLUTION #153 – AUTHORIZE SNOW & ICE AGREEMENT

Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:

RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the Snow and Ice Agreement with Tompkins County (with a two-year term), and authorizes the Town Supervisor to execute the same.

2nd Cl Tier

Roll Call Vote Cl Christofferson Yes

Cl Tier Yes

Supv Trumbull Yes

Cl Stelick Yes

Cl Sumner Yes

J Bush said each year he has been asking for money in his budget request for A7180.1 and A7180.4. That was money that was originally appropriated for the extension of the trail to Freeville. For several years the money wasn’t spent, but was requested again. This was requested because he assumed that the DPW would do the work because they have the manpower and equipment, but there still are material costs. One of things that brought this to his attention was that the Environmental Planner was also requesting this money in what he thought was his budget. J Bush said he wants the board to understand that there is really only one pot of money here and it is what he is assuming we will use to do the work ourselves. Cl Sumner said she thinks that what the Environmental Planner is asking for is different, but they will check into it. J Bush has spoken with the bookkeeper and D Kwasnowski about this, too.

J Bush thanked the board for the financial support that allowed him to purchase equipment. The small paver has allowed them to save money in road repairs, extending the use of the road and reducing costs. He noted that asphalt prices are still well over the County bid price despite fuel costs having come down some.

The work on Hunt Hill Road has not been completed this year and will be finished next year. He has been working with the residents on Genung Road and has done some work on that road including ditch work, replacing cross-over culverts, tree trimming, etc. He plans to pave the road next year.

DPW was able to work in Virgil Creek and replace some cross veins where the rock was too small and put in bigger rock. There is $5,000 in the budget for next year in the event any further work is necessary. They continue to mow and maintain Dryden Lake Park and the trail.

The driveway from the old town hall to the new town hall site has been relocated next to the sewer line and that will make for better access for maintenance of those lines. The driveway will also serve as an emergency exit and provide access for town vehicles for mowing, etc. J Bush said he agreed to do this to help with the project and he has the equipment and manpower, but the material costs still have to be accounted for. He wants the board to understand that the monies in his budget are not for use for this type of project, though sometimes the cushion in the budget will allow that. He was able to purchase a sewer vacuum from the Town of Ithaca for $7,000 as opposed to a price of $60,000 for a new one.

J Bush said he spoke with the bookkeeper about the sewer line for the new town hall (piping, manholes and an updated storm drain with two catch basins). He would like the board to do a budget modification to accommodate the cost of this, moving $20,000 from A1490.2 (DPW Equipment) to A1490.4 (DPW Contractual).

The board has a proposed resolution for this budget modification as well as one for the Town Clerk for th purchase of the passport camera.

RESOLUTION #154 – BUDGET MODIFICATIONS

Cl Christofferson offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:

RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby authorizes the following budget modifications: From A1330.2 (Tax Collector Equipment) to A1410.2 (Town Clerk Equipment) in the amount of $567.86; From A1490.2 (DPW Equipment) to A1490.4 (DPW Contractual) in the amount of $20,000.00.

2nd Supv Trumbull

Roll Call Vote Cl Christofferson Yes

Cl Tier Yes

Supv Trumbull Yes

Cl Stelick Yes

Cl Sumner Yes

J Bush said that several years ago there was a space created in the highway barn on the second floor for storage for recreation equipment. This was very inconvenient for both the recreation people and the highway personnel. After problems were encountered again this year they have created a larger space for the Recreation Department on the first floor with direct outside access. This will allow access by the Recreation Department without allowing people in to the rest of the building.

Mike Lane asked about the plan that was presented some time ago enhance the appearance of the area in front of the town buildings. J Bush said that they will be able to move forward with that now that the location of the new town hall has been determined and work begun on that. Some of it will depend on when the necessary equipment is available.

Stan Marcus asked whether Ellis Hollow Road from Thomas Road to Genung Road will be repaired and was told that is a County road and J Bush said he believed the County will be working on that. Stan Marcus remarked that bicycle traffic on the road seemed to be a growing problem.

ENGINEERING

Andy Sciarabba said that TG Miller is currently working on redesigning the driveway between the town hall locations. He would like to set up a meeting with the bookkeeper and a couple of board members to go through the additional fees for the sanitary alternate, redesign of the access road, and basically to amend their original contract so that all the money necessary for the town hall are taken into consideration in that regard. J Bush said that all he would be asking for would be the cost of the gravel. The manpower and equipment expenses will be taken care of in his DPW budget.

With respect to the Pinckney Road Water and Sewer Districts, A Sciarabba said reports had been sent to the affected property owners. To date one positive response and two negative responses have been received. The developer in favor of it is 281 Development Corp who had asked for the district. Seneca Supply and Ted Marchell have both indicated they are not in favor of supporting a district. There are eight total parcels, three of which are owned by 281 Development (they are entitled to one vote). The other parcels are Saunders Concrete, NYSEG and Wilcox Press. Supv Trumbull will try and contact the owners we have not heard from. Then the board will decide whether to move forward. If there is no support other than the one property owner, there doesn’t seem to be a need for a public hearing.

RECREATION DEPARTMENT

Jennifer Dube was not present. Cl Stelick said the Village of Dryden has gotten approval from their insurance carrier and is okay with the skateboard park agreement.

ATTORNEY

Atty Perkins said that last year the Town issued bond anticipation notes for the Royal Road Water District and Royal Road Sewer District. They are coming due in early November and he has spent a good deal of time with the bookkeeper looking at what to do with the fund balance available in those districts. They recommend paying down $23,000 on the Royal Road Water District Bond Anticipation Note and issue a new Bond Anticipation Note for $28,400. Atty Perkins said since the town is raising principal and interest, we will not have to issue serial bonds or statutory installment bonds. With respect to the Sewer District, they recommend paying down $8,000 and issuing a new bond anticipation note for $39,500. They could come due one year from when they mature this fall. The quoted interest rate is 3.65%. That would leave a reserve in the water district of $5,200 and $4,400 in the sewer district. The Supervisor already has this authority under the original bond resolution.

Atty Perkins provided the board with information on the Dabes property proposed to be given to the Town by the Finger Lakes Land Trust after they take title. One of the things the Land Trust and the Estate do not intend to do is provide a survey of the property and Atty Perkins recommends the Town obtain a survey before taking title to the property. He has spoken with Al Fulkerson of TG Miller and they have done a lot of work in that area. His estimate to do a survey and monument the corners is $1200 to $1500 for 54 acres which Atty Perkins thinks is reasonable. The board has a copy of a tax map showing two possible places for gaining access to the property. The Land Trust is going to convey to the town an irregular strip for access from Route 366. The other possible access is from the end of Oak Brook Drive across private property. That is not guaranteed, though the owner has indicated a willingness to work with the Town for access. Atty Perkins asked the board to review all the information and let him know at the next meeting whether to forward the documents to the Land Trust. Cl Christofferson asked whether the board should get quotes from other surveyors. Atty Perkins said that Al Fulkerson has surveyed a lot of the properties surrounding the parcel in question and has a lot of the data already and that amount for a parcel that large is very reasonable. After discussion, the Board agreed to go with TG Miller for the survey.

Atty Perkins said he had hoped to have a draft of a proposed agreement for the Cortland Road Water District ready, but will send it electronically to board members for their review.

The board has received a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town on behalf of the Cortland Road Sewer District and the Village of Dryden for the manhole monitoring stations that are to be installed. The board asked him to send it to the Village Attorney. No further work will be done on the sewer agreement until flows have been verified. The bid opening for the flow monitoring will be done on October 26.

ZONING DEPARTMENT

ZO Slater has provided board members with a proposal to revise their fee schedule. These were originally set in Local Law #1 of 1988 which adopts code enforcement regulations. That will be revisited in the near future and Atty Perkins is working on a new local law that is mandated by the Department of State. He recommends this fee schedule be included in that new local law. He said they tried to take a look at the practical aspect of doing business as well as being consistent with other communities. ZO Slater would like the fees to be effective January 1, 2007, and noted the fees have not been revised since 1992. The board discussed some of the recommended fees. Cl Christofferson recommended a fee be added for flood plain determination. Atty Perkins said depending on how the board decides to proceed with the zoning revisions (probably be by local law), it can be temporarily done by both an amendment to the zoning ordinance and an amendment to the local law. It could also be done simply by local law, but Atty Perkins said for the sake of having everything in one place, the board should do it by local law and ordinance. Those things that are in the ordinance will be done by ordinance, and those done by local law will be done by local law. It should be done at the same time.

Mike Lane said a charge for flood plain determination is another charge for the home buyer. If they are unable to prove they are not in a flood plain they have to buy flood insurance which is about $1,000 a year for an average home.

Cl Christofferson asked whether the Town should be charging for services provided by the Environmental Planner and ZO Slater said the town will be charging for storm water management permits.

ZO Slater said the building committee should meet again regarding furnishings and equipment for the new town hall and ZO Slater will schedule that meeting.

TOWN CLERK

B Hollenbeck asked the board to approve the September 14 Town Board minutes.

RESOLUTION #155 – APPROVE MINUTES

Cl Christofferson offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:

RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the September 14, 2006 Town Board meeting minutes.

2nd Cl Tier

Roll Call Vote Cl Christofferson Yes

Cl Tier Yes

Supv Trumbull Abstained

Cl Stelick Yes

Cl Sumner Yes

B Hollenbeck told the board that she and Court Clerk Deb Smiley met yesterday with someone who offers services to allow town customers to pay bills, fines, etc. by credit card, debit card or electronic check. The Court needs to check with the Office of Court Administrations to see whether there are any specific procedures they need to follow and B Hollenbeck will contact other providers to see what services they are able to offer.

COUNTY BRIEFING

Martha Robertson said Don Barber has been elected chair of the Council of Governments and Doug Austic was elected Vice Chair. The next meeting is October 26. They have discussed submitting a grant application to the State under the shared municipal services program for local health insurance incentive award. The grant will hire a consultant to research what the municipalities could offer their employees if they joined together as a larger group to provide health insurance. The Council would like a resolution in support of the application.

M Robertson said the County is wrapping up budget matters. The Recreation Partnership funding has been restored.

There will be a meeting on November 6 at the Public Library about deer biology and reducing deer damage.

Mike Hattery said he has spoken with John Lampman recently and the County is reaching a funding deadline regarding what they do with the Red Mill bridge. He has asked ZO Slater to look at the Comprehensive Plan and discuss it at their next meeting. J Lampman will attend that meeting to talk about the options the County is considering.

DISCUSSION

The board passed the resolution for the Council of Governments.

RESOLUTION #156 – IN SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS’ GRANT APPLICATION FOR NEW YORK STATE SHARED MUNICIPAL SERVICES PROGRAM – LOCAL HEALTH INSURANCE INCENTIVE AWARD

Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:

WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden has joined the Tompkins County Council of Governments, and

WHEREAS, the Council of Governments has resolved to apply for an incentive award under the New York State Shared Municipal Services Program, and

WHEREAS, the grant will assist the municipalities in Tompkins County to create a local health consortium, and

WHEREAS, the health care consortium will seek to develop health care coverage for all municipalities with the intent to provide a net savings to the taxpayers of Tompkins County, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor is hereby authorized to act on behalf of the Town of Dryden in all matters related to this grant,

RESOLVED, Tompkins County shall be designated as the Lead Applicant and that the County Administrator is authorized to act as the contact person for this grant.

2nd Cl Tier

Roll Call Vote Cl Christofferson Yes

Cl Tier Yes

Supv Trumbull Yes

Cl Stelick Yes

Cl Sumner Yes

With respect to foreign fire tax distribution, the Town has all the rosters except for Freeville.

The Town Historian is going to resign and the County Historian has recommended the board consider increasing the compensation to $1,000 a year. Cl Christofferson said the tentative budget has been set for next year. He asked that we publicize the position.

Supv Trumbull has been contacted again by a couple of residents of the Meadow Drive/Leisure Lane lighting district. Atty Perkins said the district was formed on a benefit assessment basis and the costs have been billed on an advalorem basis. The board will need to come up with a formula. The residents who contacted the supervisor don’t agree that they should pay more, based on their assessment, when everyone receives the same benefit of street lighting. The charge could be made based on assessment, units, or some other rational basis. After discussion, the board decided to distribute the cost on a unit basis, with each parcel in the district receiving an equal charge.

The board needs to pass a resolution to add the new Deputy Town Clerk, Patricia Millard, to sign checks, replacing Wanita Baldwin.

RESOLUTION #157 – AUTHORIZE SIGNATURES FOR ACCOUNTS

Supv Trumbull offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:

RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby authorizes the following individuals to endorse and sign checks, drafts and orders for payment of money on the accounts of the Town of Dryden at The First National Bank of Dryden: Steven M. Trumbull, Patricia Millard, and Bambi L. Hollenbeck. This authority is to remain irrevocable so far as the above bank is concerned until it is notified in writing of the revocation of such authority and shall in writing acknowledge receipt thereof.

2nd Cl Tier

Roll Call Vote Cl Christofferson Yes

Cl Tier Yes

Supv Trumbull Yes

Cl Stelick Yes

Cl Sumner Yes

The regular November meeting will be moved from November 9 to Wednesday, November 15, at 7:00 p.m. The board discussed a date for the budget hearings and decided to hold that hearing on November 2 at 6:00 p.m.

Fire contracts have been prepared for Etna Fire Department for 2006 for the amount budgeted. Cl Christofferson said there has been some concern that the contract doesn’t provide for performance in order to be paid, and would like that defined in future contracts. He asked Atty Perkins to provide board members with the form of the contract for them to review for the coming year.

RESOLUTION #158 – AUTHORIZE ETNA FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTRACT

Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:

RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the contract with Etna Fire Department for 2006, and the Supervisor is hereby authorized to execute the same.

2nd Cl Christofferson

Roll Call Vote Cl Christofferson Yes

Cl Tier Abstain

Supv Trumbull Yes

Cl Stelick Yes

Cl Sumner Yes

In reviewing the Abstract for payment it was noted that Voucher #903 for purchase of the VanPelt property should be $4,000, not $3,500.

RESOLUTION #159 – APPROVE ABSTRACT #10

Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:

RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract #10, as audited, vouchers #821 through #908, totaling $471,422.98, after verification and adjustment for the appropriate amount for voucher #903.

2nd Supv Trumbull

Roll Call Vote Cl Christofferson Yes

Cl Tier Abstain

Supv Trumbull Yes

Cl Stelick Yes

Cl Sumner Yes

There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Bambi L. Hollenbeck

Town Clerk