Added: December 13, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday November 14, 2018.
Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
Present were Board Members:
Brian Carl, Mike McCrary and J.R. Quackenbush.
Absent was Allyson Constable.
Public present:
Gregory Kroyer (Planning Board Chair), Tal Rappleyea Esq, (Town Attorney),
Absent were The Highway Superintendent and the Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried The Board moved to accept the minutes of October 10, 2018.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report.
A tentative date of December 27, 2018 at 5pm was set for the year end meeting.
There was an issue with the fire alarm at the town hall. The fire alarm system has malfunctioned and a new one will have to be installed. Bids will be requested for a new alarm system. In the meantime 3 temporary alarms have been placed to monitor the building until a new system is installed. Councilman Carl will be looking into grants to fund the new alarm system.
On a motion by Councilman Quackenbush, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried The Board moved to authorize Jewett Town Supervisor, James Pellitteri to sign the contract with the Columbia Greene Humane Society.
Website Committee: Councilman McCrary took the floor and expressed how the issue with the fire alarms has made him start thinking that if we did have a fire; our backup system would be useless because it would be burnt up. It also turns out that according to DOS regulations that if you do a back up you are supposed to have it off site as well as on site.
Councilman McCrary has asked Gary Cook to come in and take a look our system and to ascertain what our options are.
Councilman Quackenbush related to the board that he is still hearing good things about our new website.
Grant Committee: Councilman Carl updated the board regarding the status of the grant application made for the recruitment and retention of firefighters. In regards to the SAFER application unfortunately they were not able to fund our application for the retention and recruitment of volunteer firefighters. They received over 800 applications but just couldn’t approve everyone. They did encourage the town to apply for the next round of grants that would be open in January. Councilman Carl will re-apply. Councilman Quackenbush suggested that we reach out to other towns in Greene County and possibly make a group application. Councilman Carl is currently applying for another grant, the critical infrastructure grant thru the department of Homeland Security. This would cover any security system for the town hall including security cameras. Since we are in the process of bidding a new alarm system, he will seek retroactive reimbursement if the alarm is installed prior to the application of the grant.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $8,487.72 on abstract #11, claim numbers 208-224.
The Highway Fund was $7,454.99 on abstract #11, claim numbers 172-186.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for October 2018.
Councilman Carl made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to go into executive session at 7:32pm for the reason of, “The medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation”.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board came out of executive session at 7:46pm.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to pay the CEO a lump sum of $900 toward mileage and vehicle usage for 2018. Moving forward in 2019, the CEO will receive a monthly mileage and vehicle usage amount.
Councilman Quackenbush made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to
adjourn the meeting at 7:48P.M.
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Minutes taken from Digital Recording
Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: December 13, 2018
October 30, 2018
A special meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Tuesday October 30, 2018.
Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. Present were Board Members
Michael McCrary, Allyson Constable, JR Quackenbush and Brian Carl. Public present was Greg Kroyer, Planning Board Chair. Also present was the Highway Superintendent and the town clerk.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, seconded by Councilman Carl and carried, the Board opened the public hearing for the 2019 Preliminary Budget at 6:34 P.M.
The board discussed the preliminary budget. No one from the public commented.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried, the board moved to close the public hearing for the preliminary budget at 6:36 pm.
Voting to adopt the Preliminary Budget for 2019.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried The Board adopted Resolution #19 of 2018. SUBJECT: Adoption of the 2019 Preliminary Budget
“WHEREAS, the Town of Jewett board held a public hearing for the preliminary budget for 2019 and no changes were made,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, The Town of Jewett Board moves to adopt the preliminary budget for 2019 as the final budget.”
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board entered into executive session at 6:41 pm for the reason of the “medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or relating to appointment, promotion, demotion, discipline or removal.”
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board came out of executive session at 6:57pm. No action was taken.
There being no other business, Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by
Councilman Carl and carried to adjourn the meeting at 6:57pm.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: November 15, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday October 10, 2018.
Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:03 P.M.
Present were Board Members:
Brian Carl, Allyson Constable, Mike McCrary and J.R. Quackenbush.
Public present:
Ramalingam Triambuck, Gregory Kroyer (Planning Board Chair), Tal Rappleyea Esq, (Town Attorney),
The Highway Superintendent and the Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, seconded by Councilman Carl and carried, the Board opened the public hearing for Local Law #4 of 2018 entitled, “A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §3-C”at 7:04 P.M.
There was no public comment. The board discussed the proposed law as well as the preliminary budget.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried, the board moved to close the public hearing for the proposed Tax Cap Override Law at 7:06 pm.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried, Local Law #4 of 2018 was adopted. This law is entitled, “A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §3-C”
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Jewett as follows:
“Section 1. Legislative Intent: It is the intent of this local law to override the limit on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Jewett pursuant to General Municipal Law §3-c, and to allow the Town of Jewett to adopt a budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the “tax levy limit “as defined by General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 2. Authority: This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law §3-c, which expressly authorizes the Town board to override the tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law approved by vote of at least sixty percent (60%) of the Town Board.
Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override: The Town Board of the Town of Jewett, County of Greene is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2019 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the amount otherwise prescribed in General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 4. Severability: If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this local law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this local law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
Section 5 Effective date: This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.”
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried The Board moved to accept the minutes of September 12, 2018.
Highway Superintendents Report: Continuing to clean ditches and grade shoulders. The area by the salt barn has been reorganized. Old steel that was there has been cleaned up and taken to the recycling plant, returning with a check for $300. The cul de sac on Mill Hollow Rd has been cleaned and gotten ready for the winter season. Work on Colgate Rd has been completed with brush being cleaned and the culvert fixed. Superintendent Mallory has reached out to two electricians regarding the generator project. Superintendent Mallory will seek out a third estimate. He would like permission from the board to place an ad in the newspaper to receive sealed bids for the generator installation. The board discussed this and asked Superintendent Mallory to place the bids only for the generator installation and keep the propane separate.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried The Board moved to approve the custodians request to place a sealed bid in the newspaper regarding the installation of generators.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to adopt Resolution #18 of 2018, Subject: Resolution Authorizing Expenditure from Good Neighbors Fund.
“WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Jewett has determined that it is in the best interest of the residents of the Town that generators should be purchased and installed in the Town Hall and Town Highway Garage; and
WHEREAS, The Town of Jewett is a party and signatory to a certain Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) dated January 21, 1997 wherein the said DEP committed to and did provide funding for a program entitled “Good Neighbor Payments” to the Town; and
WHEREAS, among other things, the purpose of such Payments were to be for the use of paying for “…the capital costs of designing, constructing and installing public works or public improvements, or purchasing public equipment…that will benefit the public at large.”; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Jewett does hereby determine that the purchase and installation of generators in the Town Hall and Town Highway Garage is within the abovementioned purpose.
NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Jewett does hereby authorize the expenditure of monies from the said Good Neighbor Funds for the purchase and installation of generators in the Town Hall and Town Highway Garage; and it is further
RESOLVED, that the Town Board shall send a copy of this Resolution to DEP at least 30 days prior to such expenditure, which shall serve as the Statement of Intent to spend the Good Neighbor Funds as required in Article V. Section 147 (b) (ii) of the MOA.”
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Councilperson McCrary, seconded by
Councilperson Carl, and carried based on the below voting:
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
On a motion by Councilman Quackenbush, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to reluctantly accept Stacy Sprague’s resignation as ZEO for the town of Jewett.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to appoint Carl Giangrande the present CEO as the ZEO for the town of Jewett for this year.
The board reviewed the tentative budget and agreed to hold a public hearing regarding passing the budget on Tuesday October 30th at 6:30pm at the Jewett Municipal Building located at 3257 Rt. 23C.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to accept the tentative budget as the preliminary budget.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to create the position of designated representative
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to appoint Cindy Mallory as designated representative with Robert Mallory as an alternate.
Estimates were gathered by the town clerk regarding updating our town’s law and code book. Two quotes were received; one from General Code for $2,995.00 and the other from Municode for $8,450.
Councilman Carl made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to accept the quote from General Code for $2,995.00 and have them update the Town of Jewett Law and Code book.
Website Committee Update: Councilman McCrary is pleased with how the town clerk has been monitoring and updating the website. He has made some additions and is continuing to work on an application to be listed on our website for businesses and not-for profit. It was agreed to have one more website committee meeting to finalize all that has been done. The website committee meeting will take place Tuesday October 30, 2018 at 6:00pm in the Jewett Municipal Building.
Grant Committee Update: Councilman Carl updated the board on the fire fighters recruit and retention grant. Charles Schumer’s office contacted Mr. McGowan, fire chief of Jewett to ask questions in regards to the grant. We are currently in the award period so Councilman Carl will follow up with Chief McGowan as to what was discussed. Councilman Carl is exploring another grant option regarding renewable energy. The town of Red Hook received a grant for $100,000 towards their building for using renewable energies and reducing the carbon footprint. They also have a special grant for electric vehicles in town. There are many facets to this grant so Councilman Carl will try to narrow it down as to what would work best for us in Jewett according to our needs.
Supervisor Pellitteri spoke to the board about a new law that was passed by the legislature regarding sexual harassment policy and training. It requires towns to appoint a training official who will go to all department and train staff members according to the new policy and a reporting officer, who would be the person who staff members can go to in case they need to report an incident of sexual harassment.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to adopt the sexual harassment policy and training package passed by the legislature.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to appoint Supervisor Pellitteri as the Sexual Harassment training official for the Town of Jewett.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to appoint Councilman Quackenbush as the Sexual Harassment reporting official for the Town of Jewett.
Other Business: Councilman Quackenbush took the floor and shared with the board how Councilman McCrary, Greg Kroyer, planning board chair and he have formed a scenic byway committee. A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six “intrinsic qualities”: archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic. They are looking to join Jewett within the scenic byway. Currently the scenic byway on the mountain top ends on 23A in Jewett. They would like Jewett to be the connecting piece on Route 23A. They also would like to connect Route 17 to 23C and have the scenic byway go all the way to Route 13 in Lexington. It’s a tool to promote our town. The benefits of joining would be increased traffic coming thru our area to explore our town, it will also help the business’s in our area have more exposure. There will be extra funding to maintain the county roads and possible kiosks to be put up for information. Councilwoman Constable took the floor and expressed her concern regarding property owners and if there will be limitations put on them because their home is located on the scenic byway. Tal Rappleyea, Esq. took the floor and said that “There is a possibly that it could happen, if there is any new development that occurs on the scenic byway or is visible from the scenic byway, then the planning and ZBA boards will have to take a close look at it because when they go thru the environmental review, one of the questions is will this action negatively impact the aesthetic or scenic beauty of the area and so they can’t just automatically say no anymore now they’ve got to stop and have some kind of proof that it won’t, because otherwise if they get sued that’s going to be something that’s going to hang them up. Even though the scenic byway folks tell you they are not a regulatory action, it is. They don’t impose anything on you but because what is already in place with this going on as a layer on top it becomes a regulatory piece.” Councilman McCrary mentioned that each town must have a representative on the scenic highway board, which will help us stay involved with the decision making and know what is going on. There will be a scenic byway presentation meeting open to the public, November 15th 6;30 pm at the West Kill community center.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $7,172.74 on abstract #10, claim numbers 194-207.
The Highway Fund was $27,683.44 on abstract #10, claim numbers 154-171.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for September 2018.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to
adjourn the meeting at 8:54P.M.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: October 11, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday September 12, 2018.
Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
Present were Board Members:
Brian Carl, Allyson Constable, Mike McCrary and J.R. Quackenbush.
Public present:
Gregory Kroyer (Planning Board Chair), Tal Rappleyea Esq, (Town Attorney), Mike Ryan, (Mountain Eagle Reporter), The Highway Superintendent and The Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried The Board moved to accept the minutes of August 8, 2018.
Highway Superintendents Report: Continuing to clean ditches and grade shoulders. Superintendent Mallory told the board that the pellet stove that was in the highway garage has now been disconnected, declared surplus and put out for bid. Our current hot air furnace is about 23 years old. Superintendent Mallory is seeking permission from the board to gather prices for an auxiliary wall mounted gas stove that runs on propane that will hook right into the previous system.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried the board moved to open the sealed bids for the woodstove at 7:12pm. 1 bid received for the pellet stove, Philip Benjamin $50.00.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried, The Board moved to accept the bid for the pellet stove from Philip Benjamin in the amount of $50.00 providing that he removes the pellet stove from the highway department by mid-October.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush the Board adopted
Resolution #17 of 2018, Subject: Tax Collectors Year End Report
“WHEREAS, the Town Tax Collector is required to give the Town Board an annual report of monies received and paid out during the tax collection period,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Tax Collector offers the following report for the period of January 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018
Amount of County Warrant $2,982,141.72
Amount Paid County 1,685,157.32
Amount Paid Town 1,019,682.00 (before penalties, service fee and interest)
Penalties Service Fee Interest
January 57.16
February 1,077.31 360.44
March 1,164.56 304.81
April 1,363.88 219.58
May 1,657.06 66.00 97.56
June 2,130.47 32.00 109.75
July 2,136.94 58.00 135.96
August 55.69
TOTAL 9,530.22 156.00 1,340.95
TOTAL PENALTIES, SERVICE FEE & INTREST PAID TO TOWN $ 11,027.17
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO TOWN $ 1,030,709.17
TOTAL AMOUNT OF WARRANT____ $ 2,982,141.72
TOTAL PAID TO COUNTY AND TOWN $ 2,715,866.49
AMOUNT OF TAXES UNPAID $ 277,302.40
ROLL CALL: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to hold a public hearing on Wednesday October 10, 2018 at 7:00pm for proposed Local Law #4 of 2018 entitled, To Override the Tax Levy Limit Established in General Municipal Law §3-C.
Website Committee Update: Councilman McCrary is continuing to work on an application to be listed on our website for businesses and non for profits. Margaretville Telephone Company will be at the Lexington Farmers Market on Saturday September 15, 2018 to present their services to residents and answer questions, which has been placed on the website.
Greg Kroyer, Planning Board Chair asked for updated zoning maps to be placed on the website. Councilman McCrary said they have been placed but Mr. Kroyer is stating that the current zoning maps we have are 18 years old and have not been updated since 2001. The maps will show what district you are in but not any property lines or subdivisions that were done since. He is suggesting contacting Greene County Real Property Tax Service to update our maps.
Councilman McCrary will contact Ray Ward of RPTS to request updated zoning maps.
Grant Committee Update: Councilman Carl is waiting on information regarding what the total cost of the generator project will cost. Two generator companies were mentioned, Round Top Electric and Craig Bates of Tannersville who is a representative for Generac Generators.
Superintendent Mallory will reach out to these companies and gather estimates.
Other Business: Greg Kroyer, Planning Board chair took the floor and spoke about how according to current codes of the town of Jewett we allow small scale solar, under 10kw, in the town. There is a new law that has given the state authority to overrule the towns, referred to as article 10. The planning board wanted to ask Tal Rappleyea, Esq. a question concerning this new law, “Can a large solar company come into the town of Jewett and bypass our town laws and go thru article 10 instead”? Tal answered yes. He explained, “There are three basic levels of solar projects. The first is what you do on your own property; your roof top or one or two small panels. That’s usually just done by way of building permit. The second one is community solar which usually comes with 2 mega watts of production and that would take between 10-20 acres. Those are the ones being applied for in Greenville, Hunter, Cairo and Athens. This middle level is controlled by our own site plan review, zoning and planning. Then the high levels are these massive ones which you see in Coxsackie right now. Article 10 of the public service commission law says if it’s going to generate over 2500 watts then the municipality has no control over it only the public service does and they will issue the license and whatever laws you have are out the window. They do set up a local advisory committee that will advise the public service commission about what the potential impact might be but the two we see in Coxsackie are both over 800 acres. There is really nothing we can do that would stop one of them from coming here if the company chose Jewett as a location. The town of Durham is currently facing this and they are trying to fight it on the basis that the 800 acres of solar panels will have a negative impact on their tourist income, weather this will work or not, we will see.”
Councilman McCrary shared with the board, “A Local Flood Analysis is done by each town and the cost is paid for by CWC. It may or may not show anything valuable but without it you can’t apply for further grants such as streamside maintenance and other grants thru CWC. In the case of Tannersville and Hunter it enables them to combine the Tannersville Highway department with the town of Hunter so that they can move the Tannersville Highway department out of the floodplains which is where it is sitting right now. You can’t determine whether you can get a grant to do that sort of thing without a local flood analysis. I would think that it would behoove us to go ahead with at least a pre planning on LFA and have GCSW designate certain areas that might be subject to the study and then we can get bids etc. etc.,
all of which will be paid for by CWC. This is valuable for a lot of reasons including both zoning and planning boards if certain buildings are to be built or removed in order to enhance the flow of the stream. Once Tannersville is done, Jewett is next in line”. Councilman Quackenbush brought up another program that CWC has been sponsoring and that is the Tank Anchoring Program. It’s no cost to homeowners; they will come and anchor all your tanks such as propane, oil, etc, and anchor it even if your tank is in the basement. Councilman Quackenbush requested this information go on our website.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $8,817.52 on abstract #9, claim numbers 181-193.
The Highway Fund was $10,996.92 on abstract #9, claim numbers 133-153.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for August 2018.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board entered into executive session at 8:16 pm for the reason of “The medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation.”
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board came out of executive session at 8:19 pm. No action was taken.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:21P.M. ___________________
Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: September 14, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday August 8, 2018.
Deputy Supervisor McCrary called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. Supervisor Pellitteri was absent.
Present were Board Members:
Brian Carl, Allyson Constable and J.R. Quackenbush.
Public present:
Gregory Kroyer (Planning Board Chair), Tal Rappleyea Esq, (Town Attorney), Mike Ryan, (Mountain Eagle Reporter), The Highway Superintendent and The Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
On a motion by Councilman Quackenbush, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried The Board moved to accept the amended minutes of July 11, 2018.
Highway Superintendents Report: Black top has been done and was finished on Monday August 7, 2018. We paved 2.75 miles of road. The majority of funds to do this came from FEMA, Pave NY and Storm Sandy. The town then paid the difference which was around $50,000.00. The barn has been filled with salt and sand and we are set for the winter season. Superintendent Mallory met with a surveyor on a private road in Jewett that residents are trying to turn over to the town. About 2 years back the process was looked into and wasn’t possible. The project may be possible now. Superintendent Mallory will keep the board updated. Superintendent Mallory mentioned that we have had a truck down since March 5th and he just heard that the parts are finally being shipped and the truck will be back on the road as soon as the parts arrive. The town board would like to thank Superintendent Mallory and the Highway crew for a job well done on paving. The highway superintendent brought up an issue he faced while they were paving and that is speeders. There were many people that did not slow down as they were going thru the work area placing our workers in danger. The board said that they will write a letter to the Sherriff’s department to request a sheriff’s car at the paving site next year. Superintendent Mallory thanked the board and agreed that they will get more cooperation from drivers if a sheriff’s car is present. Councilman Quackenbush agreed and brought up an issue that residents on Colgate Rd. are currently facing and that is with speeders as well. Councilman Quackenbush has reached out to the Sheriff’s department with no avail and is unsure what to do. Supervisor Pellitteri had written a letter to the Sherriff’s department some time ago and will follow up with them regarding this issue.
On a motion by Councilman Quackenbush, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report.
Board Member Constable offers Resolution #16 of 2018, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and moves its adoption
Subject: Standard Workday and reporting resolution for Elected and Appointed Officials.
“BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Jewett hereby establishes the following standard work day for these titles and will report the officials to the New York State and Local Retirement System based on their record of activities:
Town Assessor Nancy Bower standard work day 6 hours. Current term begin and end date of 1/1/2015 – 12/31/2019 with a record of activities result of 9.52
Planning Board Member Marianne Romito standard work day 6 hours. Current term begin and end date of 1/1/15 – 12/31/2019 with a record of activities result of .28
ROLL CALL: AYE McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl. Absent was Supervisor Pellitteri.
On a motion by Councilman Quackenbush, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept changes in building permit fees as per the suggestions of the Supervisor and the Planning Board Chair effective the 1st of January 2019.
Website Committee Update: Councilman Quackenbush gave the update; he said he feels that the website is almost there, maybe one more meeting to finalize things. Then afterwards he hopes to send out post cards to residents informing them of the new website and asking them for their thoughts. Deputy Supervisor McCrary is working on an application to be listed on our website for businesses and non for profits. He asked board members to put together a list of those they think would be advantageous to our residents and businesses. Town Clerk Carl mentioned that she has been working with Highway Superintendent Mallory on getting the highway’s information up on the website. Just completed was a list of all town roads and the quadrants of snow plow sections are up as well. More information will follow.
Grant Committee Update: Councilman Carl said, “I am currently in motion with the generator grant, I am performing a benefit cost analysis at this time with information that I am receiving from Superintendent Mallory regarding his needs for the highway department and Councilman Quackenbush regarding the senior center and the amount of people we are serving. The element of this benefit cost analysis basically includes the useful life of the project which is determined at 19 years. The project cost, which I am comprising, will entail getting an electrician here to see what would be the best fit for our facility. It will have to power both the town building and highway garage. There is also the recurrence factor; information we can obtain regarding previous histories of storms, power outages and anytime there has been declared a state of emergency. All of these factors culminate in the application to better position us to be approved for this grant. So, Right now what I’m doing is running numbers and cost analysis so we can get the application in and move forward to receive a generator”. Deputy Supervisor McCrary suggested Councilman Carl contact Central Hudson for a complete list of power outages that have occurred over the years. Councilman Carl will contact them.
Other Business: Councilman Quackenbush has been working on organizing a town BBQ Day in Jewett. He said, “It’s a day for everyone in the town to get together and know each other. It’s also a day to have all town officials there for people to ask questions or offer comments.
I would like to see all the boards there as well, planning, highway, zoning etc. I have secured the Boy Scout Camp for the event. I got a band, the Swamp Grass Jug Band that will donate their time and play for free. I’ve got some donations that will go towards food and drinks, no alcohol, where it will be zero cost to the town. The plan is that we will work this thing, as far as the cooking on the bbq, the parking of cars or just directing people. We will have name tags or ID’s so people know who we are and if they have any questions or comments they would be able to talk to us. This is to get the community together. We could have 30 people we could have 300, we have no idea of knowing but we are looking at May 18, 2019, which is a Saturday. I would like to get the date out so that people who work for the town can keep that date open. The camp told me that their insurance will cover us, what do you advise Tal?” Tal Rappleyea, Esq. said, “We should put our carrier on notice and they will just want to have a copy of their rider”. Councilman Quackenbush said the Boy Scout Camp is great and that they are willing to help us out any way they can. They have grills, refrigerators and bathrooms, anything we need.
Town Clerk Maya Carl said, “I’ve always been thinking about putting together a Jewett Town Day, but could never quite get the details worked out. I am very happy to see that Councilman Quackenbush has moved forward with the idea”. Deputy Supervisor McCrary asked Tal Rappleyea, Esq. if the town would need to apply to itself for a mass gathering permit and Tal answered that it isn’t necessary but in order to stay transparent, we should apply to ourselves and have a public hearing. The board agreed to do this next year. Deputy Supervisor McCrary suggested that Councilman Quackenbush form a committee to work on this. Councilman Quackenbush agreed.
Councilman Quackenbush made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $7,802.29 on abstract #8, claim numbers 158-173. The Highway Fund was $205,249.03 on abstract #8, claim numbers 109-132.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for July 2018.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to adjourn the meeting at 7:51P.M.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: August 13, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday July 11, 2018.
Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
Present were Board Members:
Brian Carl, Allyson Constable, Michael McCrary, and J.R. Quackenbush.
Public present:
Gregory Kroyer (Planning Board Chair), Tal Rappleyea Esq, (Town Attorney), The Highway Superintendent and The Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried The Board moved to accept the minutes of June 13, 2018.
Highway Superintendents Report: Superintendent Mallory said, “We are continuing to clean ditches and picking up trees that came down. We have been mowing and maintaining the cemeteries, finished weed eating the last one yesterday. I have been bringing in road sand as quickly as possible to lock in current pricing before it goes up”.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report. Councilman McCrary requested that the ZEO produce a monthly report along with a quarterly report in person.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush the Board adopted
Resolution #13 of 2018, being an amendment to Resolution #11 of 2018 Subject: Establishing a Standard Workday for Elected and Appointed Officials.
“WHEREAS, The Town of Jewett is required to establish a standard workday for both elected and appointed officials,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Jewett hereby establishes the following standard work day for these titles:
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Office of the Town Clerk/ Tax Collector – 6
ROLL CALL: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl the Board adopted
Resolution #14 of 2018, Subject: Standard Workday and reporting resolution for Elected and Appointed Officials.
“BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Jewett hereby establishes the following standard work day for these titles and will report the officials to the New York State and Local Retirement System based on their record of activities. Town Clerk/ Tax Collector Maya Carl standard work day 6 hours. Current term begin and end date of 1/1/2016-12/31/2019 with a record of activities result of 20.56”.
ROLL CALL: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl the Board adopted
Resolution #15 of 2018, Subject: Standard Workday and reporting resolution for Elected and Appointed Officials.
“BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Jewett hereby establishes the following standard work day for these titles and will report the officials to the New York State and Local Retirement System based on their record of activities:
Town Councilmember Brian Carl standard work day 6 hours. Current term begin and end date of 1/1/2018 – 12/31/2021 with a record of activities result of 1
Dog Control Officer Bruce Feml standard work day 6 hours. Current term begin and end date of
1/1/16 – 12/31/2019 with a record of activities result of 7.17
ROLL CALL: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable and Quackenbush. Councilman Carl abstained.
Councilman McCrary took the floor to speak about the Streamside Acquisition (“SAP”) program.
This was presented at the last Mountain Top Supervisors meeting. Councilman McCrary said, “According to the memorandum of agreement DEP may not purchase land in the hamlet nor may they purchase land under 10 acres. What the SAP does is to enable townland owners to subdivide their land with as little as a 1/8th of an acre by the stream and does not take developable pieces out of our tax base. I personally feel it’s very desirable because it also means that DEP is required to maintain the stream. There are several issues with this. One is that it may possibly contradict our subdivision law because it creates a plot that is not accessible. On the other hand, Jeff Baker who is the attorney for CWT will try to come up with a draft law that would permit specific cases which would produce such lots for streamside acquisition only for the maintenance of the stream.
The other issue is valuation. DEP is required under the MOA to purchase properties at “market price”. What’s the market price for a 300’ strip along the stream that can’t be accessed?
The DEP would like to have it as low as possible because they have to pay taxes on it.
The owner would like it as high as possible. At the moment, the offer being given is based on the price that the whole lot would be. Currently there are 10 lots under contract with 3 of them being in Jewett. DEP has given the towns involved a community review sheet to complete. The town may have input if the area has a possibility of recreational use.
Jeff Baker brought up a question regarding fishing rights. What if the other side of the stream is accessible thru conservation easements? One of the difficulties with this is that once a conservation easement is granted over lands bought by the DEP; no offer can ever be made on them. In order to fight against this a constitutional amendment would have to take place, which is what is currently happening in Prattsville.
Another wrinkle is that not only is the DEP supposed to spend X amount of dollars on land acquisition, they are also required to offer to purchase so many acres even if it doesn’t come to contract. For the streamside acquisition, for every one acre that they offer under SAP it counts as 5 acres under their allotment. It’s a huge advantage to DEP to go thru SAP because they are spending less and they are being taxed less and they are actually accomplishing what they are suppose to be doing which is protect the stream bed”.
Tal Rappleyea, Esq. for the town asked, “The law that is being proposed, would it exempt these acquisitions in sales from the town’s subdivision law”? Councilman McCrary answered that the thought was that they would be made to apply for a special variance to the town’s planning board. He also asked what would be the standards of review for approval or denial.
Councilman McCrary replied that it would be a special category and that the planning board will have a special set of rules to guide them. Tal said, “another downside to this is that other towns are having growing pains with the expansion or overexpansion of people essentially trespassing to get to the stream to go swimming, it’s happening in Cairo and Durham right now.
Someone says hey this is a great swimming hole and the next thing you know you have 700 people there”. Councilman McCrary mentioned that, “yes there are problems with this but what I see in this is an advantage because it leaves plots that are developable, which in turn causes DEC to buy less and leave more for the town to develop and thus increase the tax base”.
Website Committee update: Jeanne Brown of Digital Towpath came down to the Jewett Town Hall last Thursday and spent the day with us which was very handy. The Hunter Village Clerk, Kathleen Hilbert, also joined us for the website training day. The morning was spent working on Jewett’s website and in the afternoon the Village of Hunter was able to work on theirs. Councilman Quackenbush commented that he heard people are very happy with the website and that there is much more information on there and the community is pleased. Councilman McCrary also mentioned that he is working on getting commercial links to local businesses/ non profits in our area.
Councilman Quackenbush brought up that once the website is up and running that we need a person to maintain the website regularly. The town clerk was brought up as the person to do this. Greg Kroyer, chairman of the planning board took the floor to express his opinion of the website and he said, “Planning department is complete, with the exception of the picture, clerk looks great, building department looks great, all the forms are up which is monumental Mike! It really took a long time to revamp and get those up. The highway department is in progress, I can see that’s taking shape so it really looks different. We have several pictures fading in and out instead of just one at a time; it was a lot of work”! Councilman McCrary added that digital towpath is working on new building department software and that Carl Giangrande our CEO (Building Inspector) has volunteered to be a beta tester for their new product.
Grant Committee update: Councilman Carl said, “I am in the process of applying for a pre disaster mitigation grant which would provide our town facilities a generator option to have in place here. There were a lot qualifying factors beforehand that would have prevented it but they have broadened the spectrum. We would now qualify to receive a generator as a standalone project. Being that we have the senior facility here and that we provide homebound seniors with meals is a qualifying factor in letting us apply for this grant”. Councilman McCrary mentioned that we don’t directly run the senior center but provide the County with the facility to do so and that might be even more important in a sense. Councilman Carl said, “The culmination of this building and the highway department was the angle he was able to take to get the ball rolling. The only other option would be for us to be an emergency services shelter which the application period is from August 14th to November 14th and we would have basically 30 days to get this building up to code to be certified as an emergency services shelter so we could proceed with getting a generator, which would entail us doing a major overhaul and at that point it would make more sense to just go out and purchase a generator ourselves. This has definitely been overdue and I’m glad to take the helm on this.
Town attorney Tal Rappleyea asked Councilman Carl how much a generator would cost.
Councilman Carl said that he is still pricing them out. Mr. Rappleyea then said “The reason I am asking is because one of the give backs I have worked on over the years in my practice for other municipalities and I haven’t done it here in Jewett and I don’t know why, we must of never thought of it or haven’t had someone to step forward but I have created a separate 501c3 entity corporation that would be there to support the town. These towns can’t do fundraising, yes grant writing can be done but you can’t do things like fire companies and other entities do. For example I am working on one for Ashland for their park system. Once I get that finished they will be able to generate funds and then make a donation into the general fund for the town and they can make it payable for the park. I have done it for the friends of New Baltimore, Ashland, Athens and Chatham. If there is a group of people here that would be willing to be on that board I would volunteer to do it for free. I would do the separate corporation and be a not for profit NY corporation and then make the application to the IRS for a 5013c tax exempt status and then you could approach banks and a lot of other organizations to give donations and then just place it back into the town. I tell people you need three things in order to do this.
You need a lawyer and I’ll do that, you need a work horse to take the reins and do all the work and then you need an account to do the book keeping and filing”. Councilman Cal and the board thanked Tal for his offer.
Councilman Carl has also been looking into other grants to apply for, the latest one being a TAP (Transportation Alternative Program) grant. The state is awarding a hundred million in funding for clean air transportation. He was looking at the scope of this; it has to directly benefit the town residents and not the town itself. Councilman Carl was looking into possible clean vehicles or grant money towards vehicles that lower emitions; thinking a little bit out of the box, maybe a zip line in Jewett for clean transportation.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $17,355.25 on abstract #7, claim numbers 137-157. The Highway Fund was $5,310.98 on abstract #7, claim numbers 97-108.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for June 2018.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:45pm. ___________________
Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: July 12, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday June 13, 2018.
Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Present were Board Members Michael McCrary, J.R. Quackenbush and Brian Carl. Councilwoman Constable was absent.
Public present was Gregory Kroyer, Planning Board Chair, Kendra Grochell and Dalton H. Sanford of Margaretville Telephone, Jim Thorington, Jonathan Ment, Patricia Carson and Mike Ryan reporter for Mountain Eagle. Also present was Tal Rappleyea Esquire, The Highway Superintendent and
The Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried, the board moved to open the public hearing for the Margaretville Telephone Broadband Proposed Franchise Agreement at 7:00pm.
Kendra Grochell, Administrative Assistant for Margaretville Telephone Company took the floor to explain that MTC is looking to obtain a franchise agreement with the Town of Jewett.
They would like to provide telephone, cable and internet service to our residents. Greg Kroyer, chair of the Planning board took the floor and asked when will service be ready? Mr. Dalton H. Sanford, technician for MTC answered that all residents on Route 23A will be ready for service this year. All other areas of Jewett will be ready by 2019. Jonathan Ment, resident of the Town of Jewett took the floor and wanted to thank the Town Board and MTC for stepping up to the plate. He has been a resident for 20 years and has spent numerous amounts of hours talking with the town, Spectrum and Mid Hudson Cable all to no avail. This is the first time he is seeing action taking place and he is very happy.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to close the public hearing at 7:10pm.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl the Board adopted Resolution #12 SUBJECT: FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF JEWETT AND MARGARETVILLE TELEPHONE COMPLANY.
“FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, executed in triplicate this 13th day of June, 2018, by and between the
Town of Jewett,(hereinafter referred to as the Municipality), by the Town Supervisor acting in accordance with the authority of the duly empowered local governing body (hereinafter referred to as the Board), party of the first part, whose offices are located at 3547 County Rte 23C,Jewett, NY 12444and Heart of the Catskills Communications, Inc.dba MTC Cable, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, the principal place of business of which is located at50 Swart St, Margaretville, New York 12455(hereinafter referred to as the Company), party to the second part: WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Town Law the Board has the exclusive power on behalf of the Municipality to grant franchises providing for or involving the use of the Streets (as defined in Section 1 hereof) and to give the consent of the Municipality to any franchisee for or relating to the occupation or use of the Streets; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Communications Act of1934, as amended (the “Communications Act”), the Board has the authority to grant cable television franchises and renewals thereof on behalf of the Municipality and whereas the Board and the Company pursuant to said federal law and pursuant to applicable state laws and the regulations promulgated there under, have complied with the franchise procedures required of Municipalities and cable operators in the grant of cable television franchises or their renewal; and
WHEREAS, the Municipality has conducted negotiations with the Company and has
conducted one or more public hearings on the Company’s franchise proposal affording all
interested parties due process including notice and the opportunity to be heard; said deliberations
included consideration and approval of the Company’s technical ability, financial condition, and
character; said public hearing also included consideration and approval of the Company’ s plans
for constructing and operating the cable television system; and
WHEREAS, following such public hearings and such further opportunities for review,
negotiations and other actions as the Board deemed necessary and as required by law, the Board
determined that the Company’s plans for constructing and operating a franchise are adequate
and feasible and granted Company’s franchise provided hereinafter; and
WHEREAS, The Board, in granting this franchise, as embodied in this franchise agreement,
has determined that this franchise agreement and the Company respectively, fulfills
and will fulfill the needs of the Municipality with respect to cable television
service and complies with the standards and requirements of the New York
Public Service Commission; and
NOW, THEREFORE, Inconsideration of the foregoing clauses, which clauses are hereby
made a part of this franchise agreement, and the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, the parties hereby covenant and agree, etc”
ROLL CALL: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Quackenbush and Carl. Councilwoman Constable was absent.
On a motion by Councilman Quackenbush, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to declare a negative declaration regarding the SEQR form for The Margaretville Telephone Company Franchise agreement.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to amend resolution #12 to accept the franchise to also authorize the supervisor to sign the franchise on behalf of Jewett.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried The Board moved to accept the minutes of May 9, 2018.
Highway Superintendents Report: Superintendent Mallory said, “A sealed bid request for the Town of Jewett highway department road resurfacing was advertised on May 19, 2018 for an opening date of Tuesday May 29, 2018 at 12:35 pm at the Jewett Town Hall. The Town Clerk took the minutes and the assistant to the supervisor witnessed. The lowest responsible bidder was Cobleskill Stone Products at $67.75 per ton in place. The second lowest bid price was Peckham Materials at $76.18 per ton in place. The third lowest bid price was Callanan Industries Inc. at $76.45 per ton in place. The bid from Cobleskill Stone Products was accepted. In an effort to spruce up the roadsides, I have had the highway Dept workers repaint each and every sign post on every town road in Jewett, the results I believe are positive. We have begun mowing the roadsides on our Jewett town roads; we make one pass in early June and several passes in August, weather dependent. We advertised for our annual spring pick up day for Jewett Town Residents on May 22, 2018. The ad was published in the Catskill Daily Mail, The Mountain Eagle, the town’s official website and the Town Clerks’ bulletin board. The pickup was held May 29, 30 & 31st. I believe it was a success”. Superintendent Mallory brought up the issue of a piece of road on NYS Route 296 in the towns of Jewett and Windham that is in very bad shape and in desperate need of repair.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried, the board moved to authorize the supervisor to write a letter to the NYS DOT regarding repairing Route 296 and copy The Town of Windham Board with request for support to repair Route 296.
The Board also authorized the highway superintendent to speak with the Windham Highway Superintendent regarding having their town board write a similar letter to NYSDOT as well.
Patricia Carson, Lifestyle Coach for the Diabetes Prevention Program which is run by the organization, The Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, took the floor to give an overview of their current project. This program has been reformatted with the CDC (Center for Disease Control) overseeing along with their approval for services. They are looking to address people in Greene County who have disabilities and also have pre-diabetes, diabetes type 2. This program is open to all people but mainly geared to people who have cognitive, hearing, vision or mobility impairments. They find them jobs and apartments and access to whatever programs they need. There will be two sites for the meetings, one on the mountain top and the other down in the valley. The target start date is September 8, 2018. The valley meeting will be taking place in the 911 building in Cairo. She is still looking for a place on the mountain top and is meeting with both the Tannersville Library and Hunter Mountain.
Pre-diabetes is the precursor to Diabetes type 2. Diabetes type 2 actually causes disabilities on its own, problems with cardiovascular, mobility, vision. It’s an expensive and horrifying diagnosis. The CDC would like to see this brought under a better control. You do not need a doctor’s diagnosis to join.
They have their own way to diagnose thru a questionnaire. If you respond yes 5x’s to 7 questions then you can come into this program. Some of the other signifiers are obesity or overweight. Not having a lot of physical activity in your life or stress levels that can be caused by living in a rural area and not having access to public transportation can cause stress. This is a three part program and lasts for a year. With the first 16 weeks as the most intensive, meeting on a weekly basis. The different aspects of your life are addressed, i.e. nutrition, how you eat, how you shop, what type of foods you buy to getting outside, getting more exercise. It’s a group effort and they are hoping for 15 people per group. The groups become self supportive. They focus on dealing with stress, being active and losing weight.
Losing 13-15lbs can significantly reduce the risk of pre-diabetes. So she is looking for ways to get the word out about this program and asking for help from the town board. She is requesting a link from our website to theirs. Councilman McCrary suggested she talk with the Senior Center upstairs to let them know about the program. Councilman Quackenbush suggested that she place her business card in the homebound meals to get the word out that way. He also suggested that she stop at the Wellness Pharmacy and talk with the pharmacist as he is a former health commissioner and can spread the word as well. Councilman McCrary also suggested that she put her QR Code on her business card. The board also suggested that she speak with Dr. Schneider’s office in Tannersville to collaborate efforts with him.
There is a medical center in Tannersville which holds equipment for the disabled that would be a good place to hang posters and information. It is next to NAPA Auto Parts store in Tannersville, the contact would be Kathy Rubinger. It was also suggested to talk to Kathy Wade from The Bank of Greene County.
Another thought was to go to the outdoor farmers markets on the mountain top and to place her information there as well. Ms. Carson gave her card out to the board and thanked them for their time and help. The board thanked her for her time as well.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush the Board adopted
Resolution #11, Subject: Establishing a Standard Workday for Elected and Appointed Officials.
“WHEREAS, The Town of Jewett is required to establish a standard workday for both elected and appointed officials,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Jewett hereby establishes the following standard work day for these titles:
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Office of the Town Clerk/ Tax Collector – 8
Board Member – 6
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
DOG CONTROL OFFICER – 6
PLANNING BOARD MEMBER – 6
ASSESSOR – 7.5”.
ROLL CALL: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Quackenbush and Carl. Councilwoman Constable was absent.
Website Committee: The website committee has been meeting weekly to work out the issues with the Town’s website. On June 28, 2018 Digital Towpath, the company that host’s our site will be sending down a representative to assist us in updating our site. The thought is to invite other towns to introduce them to Digital Towpath or if they are members already to participate in updating their sites as well.
Other Business: Supervisor Pellitteri brought up an upcoming race, Montezuma’s Revenge that will be taking place on the mountain top on June 23-24, 2018.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $13,631.76 on abstract #6, claim numbers 101-136. The Highway Fund was $7,305.78 on abstract #6, claim numbers 80-96.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for May 2018.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to go into executive session at 8:05pm for the reason of “The medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation”.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to come out of executive session at 8:22pm. No action was taken.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:36pm.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: June 14, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday May 9, 2018. Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. Present were Board Members Michael McCrary, Allyson Constable, J.R. Quackenbush and Brian Carl.
Public present was Gregory Kroyer, Planning Board Chair, Nancy Bower Jewett Town Assessor and Mike Ryan reporter for The Mountain Eagle. Also present was Tal Rappleyea Esquire and the Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept the amended minutes of April 11, 2018.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried, the board moved to create ,”A committee for the smooth operation of internet technologies as they may affect the town”.
“WHEREAS, it has been noted that the Town’s website needs more work, and to be more responsive to the Town’s needs, and
WHEREAS, the deployment of Internet Access for the Town’s residents continues to be an issue,
THEREFORE, let there be established a Committee to deal with these issues, such that:
Name of the Committee: IT Issues Committee;
Members: Town Clerk, two members of the Town Board and at least one member of other Town Boards”.
Supervisor Pellitteri made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried, the board moved to further propose the members of this website committee be the town clerk, Councilman McCrary, Councilman Quackenbush, and Planning Board Chair Gregory Kroyer,
with Councilman McCrary as the Chair of the Committee. Councilman McCrary abstained.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried, the board moved to accept the application made by PST Events Engineer and to proceed as last year, provided their certificate of Insurance arrives before the scheduled concert and that all security and noise ordinances are followed.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush the Board adopted Resolution #9, SUBJECT : Town Board of the Town of Jewett Authorizing the Acceptance of Credit Cards for Payment of Fees, Costs, Etc. By the Town Clerk.
“WHEREAS, the Town Board has hereby determined that the acceptance of credit cards for the payment of Town Clerk and associated fees is in the best interest and convenience of the public and the residents of the Town of Jewett, and
WHEREAS, Section 5 of the General Municipal Law requires the enactment of a resolution authorizing such acceptance, and
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Jewett hereby authorizes the Town Clerk of the Town of Jewett to enter into contract(s) with one or more financing agencies or card issuers to provide for the acceptance, by the Town Clerk, of credit cards as a means of payment of fines, civil penalties, rent, rates, taxes, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts, including penalties, special assessments and interest, owed to the Town of Jewett in accordance with the requirements of and pursuant to Section 5 of the General Municipal Law”.
ROLL CALL: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl, the Board adopted
Resolution #10, SUBJECT : Town Board of the Town of Jewett Authorizing the Acceptance of Credit Cards for Payment of Fees, Costs, Etc. By the Town Court Clerk.
“WHEREAS, the Town Board has hereby determined that the acceptance of credit cards for the payment of Town Court and associated fines and fees is in the best interest and convenience of the public and the residents of the Town of Jewett, and
WHEREAS, Section 5 of the General Municipal Law requires the enactment of a resolution authorizing such acceptance, and
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Jewett hereby authorizes the Town Court Clerk of the Town of Jewett to enter into contract(s) with one or more financing agencies or card issuers to provide for the acceptance, by the Town Court Clerk, of credit cards as a means of payment of fines, civil penalties, rent, rates, taxes, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amounts, including penalties, special assessments and interest, owed to the Town of Jewett in accordance with the requirements of and pursuant to Section 5 of the General Municipal Law”.
ROLL CALL: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to hold a public hearing regarding Margaretville Telephone Company Franchise Agreement on the basis of having received thru e-mail Tal Rappleyea Esquire, assurance that the changes he suggested were made, THEREFORE the town will hold a public hearing at the next general meeting of the Town Board with notices therefore being posted as required by law.
Other Business: Councilman Quackenbush brought up a discussion regarding the town hall building. He mentioned that back in 2006 there were talks about possibly renovating the current town hall building or building a new one. Councilman Quackenbush would like to open up new discussions about this, as we are outgrowing the current building. Supervisor Pellitteri suggested Superintendent Mallory look into different options along with estimates and report back to the board with this information and then a possible building committee should be formed.
Councilman Carl reported to the board that he has completed writing a grant regarding the recruitment and retention of firefighter’s services and has submitted it to FEMA. It was accepted and filed and the award period will take place over 180 days starting May 1st.
We fit their criteria and 30-33% of their grants are awarded to volunteer services in rural areas.
As soon as Councilman Carl hears a determination from FEMA, he will update the board.
His next project is to work on an emergency services grant, which is a pre disaster mitigation grant program that would qualify us to be an emergency service area. He will begin the application process for this.
Councilman Quackenbush made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $16,151.27 on abstract #5, claim numbers 77-100. The Highway Fund was $4,828.36 on abstract #5, claim numbers 74-79.
Councilman Carl made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for April 2018.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to adjourn the meeting at 7:47 P.M.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: May 10, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday April 11, 2018. Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:03 P.M. Present were Board Members Michael McCrary, Allyson Constable, J.R. Quackenbush and Brian Carl.
Public present was Gregory Kroyer Planning Board Chair, Donna Bernard planning board member, Janet Nicholls Town Historian, Jim Thorington, Tammy Vannucchi, Henry Vannuchi and Mike Ryan reporter for The Mountain Eagle. Also present was Tal Rappleyea Esquire and the Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried The Board moved to accept the minutes of March 14, 2018.
Jim Thorington took the floor to introduce himself and to officially state that he will be running for Greene County Legislator for district 6 in November 2018. This district includes Ashland, Prattsville, Windham and Jewett. If anyone has any questions, Mr. Thorington stated that he would address them after the meeting.
Highway Superintendent’s Report: A letter was received a few days ago from George Amedore stating that the town of Jewett will receive $77,809.78 for the CHIPS program.
In addition $17,760.26 will be sent under the PAVE NY Program. Also, $14,019.48 will be received under the extreme winter recovery program. Superintendent Mallory received a letter from The Greene County highway department stating that a project to repair the bridge on 296 in Jewett is scheduled to begin Monday April 16. They expect the work to continue until late November. To provide a safe environment there will be an alternating one way traffic control by a temporary traffic light system. It will function 24 hrs a day and be fully operational by the end of April. The speed limit for the project site will be reduced to 30mph.
Last week, the fire suppression system located in the hoods of the kitchen in the Senior Center had the fans remain on because the system kept saying that there was a fire, due to the power outage we experienced from the recent high winds in our area. Superintendent Mallory, who is also the town custodian called CoreAir, the company listed on the fire suppression system. They came from Syracuse and fixed the system and now we are functioning properly again.
It has been continuing to snow and we have been out plowing, salt and sand has been used up. Winter has been sticking around for 5 months and we have used a lot of materials. Hopefully winter is on its way out. We started brooming today but there are still snow banks on the road which makes it difficult. Road repair will begin once sweeping is done.
Superintendent Mallory reported that the heating system in the town house keeps going out; around twice a week. We have had about 14-16 service calls to fix the heating system.
Superintendent Mallory is seeking permission from the board to hire someone to fix the heating system, because the current company is not fixing it properly. He would like to know if we can re-bid to find a better company.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Constable and carried, The Board moved to request the Highway Superintendent in his capacity as custodian and in preparation for a renewal of fuel supply to request potential suppliers to inform us of the terms they would have for a maintenance contract along with the supply contract.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried, the board moved to make the following motion,
WHEREAS the Highway Superintendent has noted and reported to the Town Board that certain properties [along Town Roads] are in a position or condition that may impeded the smooth operations of the Highway Department staff,
THEREFORE the Highway Superintendent is authorized and encouraged to report said properties to the Code Enforcement Officer, and the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to inspect said properties and inform the owner[s] thereof to alter or remove the structures so as no longer to impede the Highway Department Staff.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to open the public hearing at 7:38pm regarding zoning and other code amendments
No one from the public commented. Tal Rappleyea, attorney for the town took the floor and said he had notified all the surrounding towns that border Jewett of the zoning and code changes. Mr. Rappleyea also did the referral to the County Planning Board, which they have approved. He will send a report to them Friday once the board passes these changes and additions. An environmental review was also done by Attorney Rappleyea, which concluded that there will be no negative impact on the environment due to these zoning changes and requested Supervisor Pellitteri to sign the SEQUER form.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to close the public hearing at 7:46pm.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to declare a negative declaration.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to adopt Local Law #3, entitled “Zoning and Other Code Amendments 2018”
“Whereas, there were no comments from the public,
Therefore be it resolved, that the Town Board of Jewett adopts the alterations in the zoning laws”.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
Town Historian, Janet Nichols took the floor to give her annual update. She is on her 13th year as historian. She brought in a binder filled with obituaries that she has been working on, containing anyone who was born in Jewett, lived in Jewett or died in Jewett. She has collected 183 obituaries to date. She is currently working on Historical Markers for the East Jewett Methodist Church. She is a Member of both the Greene County and NYS Historian Society.
Ms. Nichols expressed she is happy being the historian and would like to continue.
The board thanked Janet Nicholls for a job well done this year.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report for March and April.
Planning Board liaison, Councilman McCrary reported that the planning board has been running smoothly.
Zoning Board liaison, Maya Carl reported that the zoning members have gone for their annual training at the Watershed Summit completing their required 4 credits for the year.
Other Business: Councilman Quackenbush wanted to know what the status was regarding the credit card option that was brought to the table a couple of months ago.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to request the Bank of Greene County to provide us what we need to offer credit card services to our residents.
Tal Rappleyea, Esq. asked if we had a contract with General Code to update our laws and in the official Code of The Town of Jewett book. The board answered no. Tal would like the town to call them to get a price on updating our code book.
Attorney Rappleyea also reported that he had reviewed the proposed contract with Margaretville Telephone Company and there were a couple of things that needed to be changed and added. He sent them an e-mail about those items which they are willing change and add. They have requested to be on our agenda at next month’s general meeting.
Councilman Quackenbush made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $25,069.71 on abstract #4, claim numbers 60-76. The Highway Fund was $31,431.31 on abstract #4, claim numbers 53-73.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for March 2018.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to go into executive session at 8:13pm as per the posting, “The medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation”.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried to come out of executive session at 8:33pm.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved, whereas we have been informed by the Highway Superintendent acting as custodian that there is serious problem with the fire suppression system in the kitchen which could involve serious liability. Therefore be it resolved that the cooking facilities of the kitchen be closed for such time as remedial action can be completed.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:34P.M.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: April 17, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday March 14, 2018. Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:01 P.M. Present were Board Members Michael McCrary, Allyson Constable, J.R. Quackenbush and Brian Carl.
Public present was Gregory Kroyer, Planning Board Chair, Glen Foulloner, Kendra Grocholl and Dalton Sanford all from Margaretville Telephone Company.
Also present was Tal G Rappleyea, esquire and the Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried The Board moved to accept the amended minutes of February 14, 2018.
Margaretville Telephone Company (MTC) took the floor and gave an update of how their process of obtaining a franchise within the town of Jewett is advancing. They explained that they are primarily in the town of Lexington, but would like to service parts of Jewett. 300 homes were identified in Jewett thru a census block that would qualify for service.
MTC was awarded funding by the state and construction needs to be completed by 2019. Construction has already begun in Lexington. Margaretville Telephone Company would like to enter into a franchise agreement with the town of Jewett. If the town would like to enter into the agreement, a public hearing will have to be held. Tal Rappleyea, esquire will look over the franchise agreement and advice the town.
Highway Superintendent’s Report: March came in like a lion, will it go out like a lamb?
Most highway workers on the mountaintop hope so. Three consecutive nor’ Easter’s, only three or four days apart. Over 2 feet on first one, around 10” or so on the second, 6-8” on this last one. This snow fell on already thawed/ soft muddy ground on places where we turn our trucks around on dead-end roads. So, we had several stuck trucks. During the first 2 ½ foot storm, I was called to pull three vehicles out of the mud. Tough on big trucks. Repairs have been minimum, with exception of one truck where the front wheel axel broke.
Truck is being repaired at this time.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to open the sealed bids for the woodstove and pellet surplus at 7:37pm. 1 bid received for the pellet bid, Waylon McCullar $100.00
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept the bid for the pellets from Waylon McCullar at the bid of $100.00.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to re-bid the pellet stove.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to thank the Greene County Highway Department for all their help given during these last three weeks.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report subject to the printout of the report he did last month.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried the board moved to re-appoint Cynthia La Pierre as the County Planning Board representative for the Town of Jewett.
Councilman McCrary, planning board liaison, took the floor and recommended that the board move on the recommendations of the planning board regarding the code review that was done.
The recommendations from the planning board were discussed by board members.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to allow the planning board to have discretion regarding the distance away guest house is from the main house based on topography or special conditions of the land.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to hold a Public Hearing at the next regular meeting thereof held on the 11th day of April 2018 for the purpose of considering and enacting a local law amending the Town Zoning Law and amending Chapter 49 Public Assemblies, Chapter 96 Lot Lines and Chapter 140 Subdivision of Lands of the Town Code.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to accept the East Jewett Fire Department financial report.
Other Business: Councilman Carl brought grant information to the table regarding the recruiting and retention of volunteer firefighters. He is currently gathering information to apply for this grant. He will reach out to each fire chief, Jewett and East Jewett to obtain the necessary information that will be needed during the application process.
Councilman Quackenbush wanted an update on the ZEO matters that he had brought up at last month’s meeting. Supervisor Pellitteri said that CEO, Carl Giangrande, is the acting Zoning Enforcement Officer and if issues require a Monday thru Saturday visit, Mr. Giangrande can begin the process.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $38,484.54 on abstract #3, claim numbers 30-59. The Highway Fund was $11,933.75 on abstract #3, claim numbers 37-52.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for February 2018.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:33P.M.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: March 19, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday February 14, 2018. Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. Present were Board Members Michael McCrary, Jr Quackenbush and Brian Carl. Councilwoman Constable was absent.
Public present was Gregory Kroyer Chair Jewett Planning Board. Also present was the Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to open the public hearing at 7:05pm regarding The Cold War Veterans and Alternate Veterans Tax Law. No One from the public commented.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to close the public hearing at 7:05pm.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried, The Board moved to adopt Local Law #2, entitled TOWN OF JEWETT LOCAL LAW CREATING ALTERNATIVE VETERANS EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 458-A OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW
“Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Jewett, in the County of Greene, as follows:
SECTION 1. TITLE.
This local law shall be known as the “Alternative Veterans Exemption Law of the Town of Jewett, Greene County, New York.”
SECTION 2. AUTHORITY.
This local law is adopted pursuant to Real Property Tax Law § 458-a. All terms, definitions and conditions of such statute shall apply to this local law.
SECTION 3. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose and intent of this local law to increase the maximum exemption allowable for the alternative veteran’s exemption, as set forth by the Real
Property Tax Law of New York State, § 458-a, Subdivision 2, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY.
Pursuant to § 458-a of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, the following veterans exemptions shall be in force as of taxable status date
March 1, 2018, and after as follows:
(a) Qualifying residential real property shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of fifteen percent of the assessed value of such property; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars or the product of twelve thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the assessing unit, or in the case of a special assessing unit, the latest class ratio, whichever is less.
(b) In addition to the exemption provided by paragraph (a) of this subdivision, where the veteran served in a combat theatre or combat zone of operations, as documented by the award of a United States campaign ribbon or service medal, or the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal, marine corps expeditionary medal, or global war on terrorism expeditionary medal, qualifying residential real property also shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of ten percent of the assessed value of such property; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed eight thousand dollars or the product of eight thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the assessing unit, or in the case of a special assessing unit, the class ratio, whichever is less.
(c) In addition to the exemptions provided by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision, where the veteran received a compensation rating from the United States veteran’s administration or from the United States department of defense because of a service connected disability, qualifying residential real property shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of the product of the assessed value of such property multiplied by fifty percent of the veteran’s disability rating; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed forty thousand dollars or the product of forty thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the assessing unit, or in the case of a special assessing unit, the latest class ratio, whichever is less. For purposes of this paragraph, where a person who served in the active military, naval or air service during a period of war died in service of a service connected disability, such person shall be deemed to have been assigned a compensation rating of one hundred percent.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to said clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this Local Law.
SECTION 6. INCONSISTENT LAWS.
All Local Laws or parts of Local Laws inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the Secretary of State in accordance with Municipal Home Rule Law § 27.”
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Quackenbush and Carl. Councilwoman Constable was absent.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried, The Board moved to adopt Local Law #1, entitled “Extending Real Property Tax Exemption for Cold War Veterans”
“WHEREAS, Section 458-b of the Real Property Tax Law which authorizes a limited exemption from real property taxes for residential real property owned by veterans who rendered military service to the United States during the “Cold War”
is set to expire; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to said Real Property Tax law 458-b effective September 17, 2017 authorizes municipalities to continue the real property tax exemption upon the enactment of local law authorizing same; and
WHEREAS, in regard to “Cold War” veterans who own residential real property within the Town of Jewett, it is the desire of the Jewett Town Board to continue to offer the “Cold War” veterans exemption at the maximum amounts;
SECTION 1. In accordance with the provisions of Section 458-b and amendments thereto, of the Real Property Law of the State of New York, residential real property owned by veterans who rendered military service to the United Sates during the “Cold War” shall be partially exempt from town taxation.
SECTION 2. The maximum exemptions allowable from Town real property taxation pursuant to Section 458-b of the Real Property Tax law are herby adopted.
SECTION 3. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its filing with the Secretary of State.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Quackenbush and Carl.
Councilman McCrary makes a point of order to change the order of the laws.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried The Board moved to accept the minutes of December 13, 2017.
On a motion by Councilman Carl, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried The Board moved to accept the minutes of December 28, 2017.
On a motion by Councilman Quackenbush, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried The Board moved to accept the minutes of January 10, 2018.
Highway Superintendents Report: “The last several weeks have proven a bit unpredictable, although not uncommon. Ice on one side of Jewett, snow on the other. In some cases the higher elevation of the road, the warmer, it is usually just the opposite.
It is not so much the amount of snow or sleet that falls; it’s the temperature and timing.
These conditions warrant more deicing material (salt and sand mix) to keep the town roads safe.
So, we have restocked our salt barn with 1500 tons of sand and salt mix, (about 8% salt) with any cooperation from old man winter; this should be adequate as the sun is getting a bit higher aiding in the deicing of our roads.
Breakdowns have been minimal so far this season, as of now, one heavy duty plow truck (J7) has been transported (with the help of the Greene County Highway Department), to Ben Funks International Truck Sales and Service in Hudson for a computer problem, (fuel injection solenoid issue.) Not sounding like an expensive repair, I believe it will be completed in the next several days.
I have completed the FEMA application for Snow Storm Stella (last March). This process has been ongoing for the last 10 months give or take. I have provided Department of Homeland Security (formerly SEMO) all records pertaining to sand costs, salt cost, material transportation costs, truck and equipment usage time, time cards etc. With the excellent cooperation from Town Clerk Maya Carl and Assistant to the Supervisor Cindy Mallory, a reimbursement from FEMA of $20,699 is expected within the next 4 to 6 weeks.
On to other issues, I have decommissioned the outdoor pellet stove. We have used this through the last several years and have had ongoing issues. It had become a safety issue.
I would ask the board to declare this wood pellet stove surplus property and advertise it for sale or bid. I would also like to ask the board to put up for sale two (2) pallets of wood pellets, the pallets hold 50 -40lb bags of wood pellets, one ton per pallet. They are no use to us anymore.”
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to declare the Woodstock Grass Furnace as surplus.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to declare stock of remaining pellets as surplus.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to authorize The Superintendent of Highways to put the above two surplus items to bid.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report.
Councilman McCrary took the floor and gave an update of the Hunter Mountain Expansion project. The planning board is satisfied with the results of the joint hearing and with the conditions as accepted.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moved to adopt Resolution #7 of 2018 entitled, “Setting Income Levels for Real Property Taxes for Senior Citizens and for Disabled and Low Income Citizens.”
“WHEREAS, the Town of Jewett follows Greene counties sliding scale regarding income levels for Senior Citizens and for Disabled and Low Income Citizens;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board Jewett Adopts the current “sliding scale” provisions of NY Real Property Tax Law s467 (1) (b) (1), consistent with the levels adopted by the Greene County Legislature.”
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Quackenbush and Carl. Councilwoman Constable was absent.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried the board moved to adopt Resolution #8 of 2018 entitled, “The re-adoption of resolution #2 of 2018.”
This resolution establishes wages, benefits, purchase agreements, county and/ or state contracts and paid holidays for the highway department.
BE IT RESOLVED:
WAGES be paid as follows: 1/1/2018
Mechanic/Truck driver/foreman $22.96 per hour
Highway equipment/truck driver $19.68 per hour
Truck Driver #1 $18.66 per hour
Truck Driver #2 ` $17.18 per hour
Overtime paid at 1 ½ hourly rate over 40 hours per week. Overtime paid on a holiday at 2 times the hourly rate.
BENEFIT HOURS
5 Days Sick Leave
5 Days Personal Leave
5 Vacation days from 0 up to 2 years service
10 Vacation days over 2 years up to 5 years of service
15 Vacation days over 5 years up to 10 years of service
20 Vacation days over 10 years of service and up
Carry over – up to 160 days sick leave based on an 8-hour workday
Schedule of vacation to be picked based on seniority
PURCHASE AGREEMENT:
The Superintendent of Highways shall be authorized to spend up to $1,500 per purchase without prior approval from the Town Board and have a running balance of $50 for miscellaneous expenses from DA5130.4.
COUNTY AND/OR STATE CONTRACTS:
The Superintendent of Highways shall be authorized to purchase under County and/or State Contract without competitive bidding.
PAID HOLIDAYS:
New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.
BENEFITS:
Highway Department crew uniforms provided on an as-needed basis.
BENEFITS:
Upon presentation of other insurance, medical Insurance buy-out will be paid quarterly at 50% of the individual premium as billed to the Town of Jewett in January.
BENEFITS:
Current Highway Department crew will receive a longevity payment equal to $100 per year for each year of service as per contract. Payment will be made on a semi-annual basis.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Quackenbush and Carl. Councilwoman Constable was absent.
Discussions were continued regarding code review, specifically Alterations; extensions.
Councilman Quackenbush brought up the ZEO and asked if there was a way she could make herself available during Mon – Fri, instead of Sunday. Supervisor Pellitteri will look into this.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried the board moves to grant Supervisor Pellitteri authorization to sign the renewal policy with
NBT/ Mang Insurance company regarding property and casualty insurance.
Other Business: Councilman Quackenbush had a question about the Hunter Landfill project and wanted to know why this program is still running, when it was suppose to only be 10 years and we are now onto year 12. Councilman McCrary asked Supervisor Pellitteri to check with the Hunter supervisor at the next Mountain Top Supervisors Meeting.
Councilman Quackenbush also wanted the board to think of ways we could encourage new people to join the firehouses, as volunteer numbers are getting lower and something must be done about this soon.
Councilman Carl requested and received authorization to be the liaison between the town and Greene County Sherriff, Greg Seeley in working out the details to get the new office open that was created in the town hall for the issuance of gun permits. This new office will spare residents the trip to Catskill.
Councilman Carl also brought to the table the idea of implementing a credit card system within the town offering residents more payment options. Information regarding this will be investigated further.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $10,910.32 on abstract #2, claim numbers 13-29. The Highway Fund was $39,233.84 on abstract #2, claim numbers 13-36.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for February 2018.
Councilman Carl made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:22P.M.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: February 15, 2018
The re-organizational meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Supervisor James Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:02P.M. Present were Board Members Michael McCrary, Allyson Constable, JR Quackenbush and Brian Carl. Public present, Kaitlin Lembo, Michael Lembo, Justice Stephen Canfield, Planning Board Chair Gregory Kroyer, James Thorington and Carl Giangrande CEO. Also present was Town Attorney Tal G Rappleyea and the Town Clerk.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl to table the acceptance of the minutes of December 13th and December 28th until the February board meeting.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried The Board adopted Resolution #3 of 2018. Subject: Town Justice Annual Report
“WHEREAS, the Town Justice is required to give the Town Board an Annual Report of monies received during the year, and;
WHREAS, the Town Board must audit the Town Justice books;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board has examined the Justice books and accepts the Annual Report of the Town Justice.”
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
Highway Superintendent’s Report as follows: So far in this winter season we have gone thru approximately 50% of the salt in the barn with 15-16 weeks left of winter. On January 1st, the pellet stove, outside of the highway building caught on fire during the early morning hours. The Superintendent of Highways was able to extinguish the fire quickly with no damage resulting.
On a motion by Councilwoman Constable, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried The Board adopted Resolution #4 of 2018. Subject: Town Clerks Annual Report
“WHEREAS, the Town Clerk is required to give the Town Board an Annual Report of monies received during the year, and;
WHREAS, the Town Board must audit the Town Clerk’s cash book;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board has examined the Clerk’s cash book and accepts the annual report of the Town Clerk.”
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
Carl Giangrande, CEO for the Town of Jewett, took the floor and answered questions regarding his transition into the new position. He will have a report ready for February’s general meeting.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried The Board moved to authorize the Supervisor to sign a letter and send to NYSDOT regarding the Hunter Mountain Expansion project.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd Councilman McCrary and carried The Board moved to permit the Zoning Board to participate in educational trainings as needed for credits thru the year.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried, the board adapted resolution #5 of 2018. Subject: Official Undertaking of Municipal Officers.
“WHEREAS, James Pellitteri, of the Town of Jewett, County of Greene, New York, has been elected to the Office of Supervisor of the Town of Jewett, and
WHERAS, Michael McCrary, of the Town of Jewett, County of Greene, New York, has been elected to the Office of Councilman of the Town of Jewett, appointed Deputy Supervisor and
WHEREAS, Maya Carl, of the Town of Jewett, County of Greene, New York, has been elected to the Office of Town Clerk of the Town of Jewett, and
WHEREAS, Maya Carl, of the Town of Jewett, County of Greene, New York, has been elected to the Office of Tax Collector of the Town of Jewett, and
WHEREAS, Stephen Canfield, of the Town of Jewett, County of Greene, New York, has been elected to the Office of Town Justice of the Town of Jewett, and
WHEREAS, Robert Mallory, of the Town of Jewett, County of Greene, New York, has been elected to the Office of Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Jewett, and
NOW, THEREFORE, we as respective officers above, do hereby undertake with the Town of Jewett that we will faithfully perform and discharge the duties of our office, and will promptly account for and pay over all moneys or property received as Town Officer, in accordance with the law; and
This undertaking of the Town Supervisor is further conditioned upon that he will well and truly keep, pay over and account for all moneys and property, including any special district funds, belonging to the Town and coming into his hands as such Supervisor; and
This undertaking of the Town Clerk is further conditioned that she will well and truly keep, pay over and account for all moneys and property coming into her hands as such Town Clerk; and
This undertaking of the Town Tax Collector is further conditioned that she will well and truly keep, pay over and account for all moneys and property coming into her hands as such Tax Collector; and
This undertaking of the Town Justice is further conditioned that he will well and truly keep, pay over and account for all moneys and property coming into his hands as such Town Justice; and
The town does and shall maintain insurance coverage, presently with Selective Insurance, in the sum of $1,000,000.00 for the Supervisor, Town Clerk and Tax Collector to indemnify against losses through the failure of the officers , clerks and employees covered there under faithfully to perform their duties or to account properly for all monies or property received by virtue of their positions or employment, and through fraudulent of dishonest acts committed by the officers, clerks and employees covered there under”.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and moved to adopt Resolution #1 of 2018. This resolution lists the appointments for the year.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS SHALL BE MADE
Depository for Town Funds Bank of Greene County, NBT Bank
Official Newspaper The Daily Mail, Mountain Eagle
Deputy Supervisor Michael McCrary
Town Historian Jan Nichols
Association of Towns Delegate James Pelletteri
Alternate Delegate Michael McCrary
Insurance Broker, Property & Casualty Mang Agency
Insurance Broker, Health Insurance Keith Valentine
Deputy Highway Superintendent Cynthia Mallory
Attorney for the Town Tal Rappleyea
Deputy Tax Collector/ Deputy
Records Retention Officer
Dog Control Officer Bruce Feml
Records Management Officer Maya Carl
Health Officer Robert Schneider
Custodian Robert Mallory
Registrar of Vital Records Maya Carl
Permission is given to the Supervisor to pay electric, health insurance, telephone and discounted bills when they come due. A running balance of $100.00 for the Town Clerk/Tax Collector from A1410.4 will be maintained. Permission is given to the Supervisor to enter into an Inter-Municipal Highway Agreement with Towns and Greene County. The Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics, Cindy Mallory will be paid $50.00 per year from A4020.4. The Town Board authorizes expenditure of funds for job-related schooling.
Board meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. in the Municipal Building. Audit by all board members will precede the regular meeting at 6:45 P.M.
Mileage reimbursement is $.45 per mile for all Town business not occurring at the Municipal Building.
Committee and liaison appointments, if any, will be made at the February meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and moved to adopt Resolution #2 of 2018. This resolution establishes wages, benefits, purchase agreements, county and/ or state contracts and paid holidays for the highway department.
BE IT RESOLVED:
WAGES be paid as follows: 1/1/2018
Mechanic/Truck driver/foreman $22.57 per hour
Highway equipment/truck driver $19.34 per hour
Truck Driver #1 $18.34 per hour
Truck Driver #2 ` $16.88 per hour
Overtime paid at 1 ½ hourly rate over 40 hours per week. Overtime paid on a holiday at 2 times the hourly rate.
BENEFIT HOURS
5 Days Sick Leave
5 Days Personal Leave
5 Vacation days from 0 up to 2 years service
10 Vacation days over 2 years up to 5 years of service
15 Vacation days over 5 years up to 10 years of service
20 Vacation days over 10 years of service and up
Carry over – up to 160 days sick leave based on an 8-hour workday
Schedule of vacation to be picked based on seniority
PURCHASE AGREEMENT:
The Superintendent of Highways shall be authorized to spend up to $1,500 per purchase without prior approval from the Town Board and have a running balance of $50 for miscellaneous expenses from DA5130.4.
COUNTY AND/OR STATE CONTRACTS:
The Superintendent of Highways shall be authorized to purchase under County and/or State Contract without competitive bidding.
PAID HOLIDAYS:
New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.
BENEFITS:
Highway Department crew uniforms provided on an as-needed basis.
BENEFITS:
Upon presentation of other insurance, medical Insurance buy-out will be paid quarterly at 50% of the individual premium as billed to the Town of Jewett in January.
BENEFITS:
Current Highway Department crew will receive a longevity payment equal to $100 per year for each year of service as per contract. Payment will be made on a semi-annual basis.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and moved to adopt Resolution #6 of 2017. SUBJECT: Authorizing the Adoption of the Greene County Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Plan.
“WHEREAS, all of Greene County has exposure to natural hazards that increase the risk to life, property, environment and the County’s economy; and
WHEREAS, pro-active mitigation of known hazards before a disaster event can reduce long-term risk to life and property; and
WHEREAS, The Town of Jewett, with the assistance from AECOM, has gathered information and assisted in the preparation of the Greene County Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390)established new requirements for pre-and post- disaster hazards mitigation programs and the Greene County Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Plan has been prepared in accordance with this Act; and
WHEREAS, a Mitigation Planning Committee of Greene County municipalities with like planning objectives was formed to create consistent mitigation strategies within Greene County; and
WHEREAS, the Mitigation Planning Committee has completed a planning process that engaged the public, assessed the risk and vulnerability to the impacts of natural hazards, developed a mitigation strategy consistent with a set of uniform goals and objectives, and created a plan for implementing, evaluating and revising this strategy;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Jewett:
- Adopts in its entirety the Greene County Hazard Mitigation Plan (the “Plan”) as the county’s Natural Hazard and Mitigation Plan and resolves to execute the actions identified in the Plan that pertain to the County;
- Will use the adopted and approved portions of the Plan to guide pre- and post- disaster mitigation of the hazards identified;
- Will coordinate the strategies identified in the Plan with other planning programs and mechanisms under its jurisdictional authority;
- Will continue its support of the Mitigation Planning committee as described in the Plan;
- Will help to promote and support the mitigation success of all participants in this Plan;
- Will incorporate mitigation planning as an integral component of government and partner operations; and
- Will provide an update of the Plan in conjunction with the County Plan participants no less than every five years.”
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYE Pellitteri, McCrary, Constable, Quackenbush and Carl.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush the board moved to establish 2 public hearings for the February monthly meeting regarding the Cold War Veterans and Alt Veterans Tax Exemption Law.
Other Business: Councilman Quackenbush took the floor to speak about the current project he is working on, “Welcome Baskets” for new town residents, at no cost to the town. He has gathered coupons from many local mountain top businesses to put in the bag. He would also like to place a Town of Jewett booklet that gives basic information about the town as well as contact numbers within Jewett and Greene County. Coumcilman Quackenbush has asked the town clerk to assist him with this, which she is willing to do.
Councilman Quackenbush would also like to possibly start a Jewett Town Newsletter that would go out to residents a couple of times throughout the year to keep them updated on town business. He will look into the costs of this and see if it is something feasible for the town to do. He also brought up the idea of a monthly supervisors meeting that would improve communications between mountain top towns. Supervisor Pellitteri said that there is a mountain top supervisors meeting that does take place once a month, unfortunately not all towns participate.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Quackenbush and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $4,407.33 on abstract #1, claim numbers 1-12. The Highway Fund was $4,325.74 on abstract #1, claim numbers 1-12.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Carl and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for December 2017.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried the board moved to go into executive session at 8:09pm as per the posting, “The medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation”.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried the board came out of executive session at 8:39pm. No action was taken.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:41P.M.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: February 15, 2018
The yearend meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Thursday, December 28, 2017. Supervisor James Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 5:08P.M. Present were Board Members Michael McCrary, William Trach, Nathan Miles and Allyson Constable. Also present was the Town Clerk. There was no public present.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Miles and carried The Board moved to adopt Resolution #16 of 2017 entitled, Transfer of Funds within Highway Department.
“WHEREAS, all funds must be in balance at the end of the fiscal year, in order that the
Appropriation account be balanced the following transfers should be made:
General Fund
| From: | 1650.1 | Central Communications | $ (1,400.00) | ||||||||||
| 1670.4 | Central Print/Mail | $ (2,000.00) | |||||||||||
| 3310.4 | Traffic Control | $ (1,000.00) | |||||||||||
| 3620.4 | Safety Inspection CE | $ (2,644.87) | |||||||||||
| 4540.4 | Medical Ins | $ (2,111.52) | |||||||||||
| 3650.4 | Unsafe Building | $ (1,191.46) | |||||||||||
| To: | 1355.12 | Assessors Clerk | $ 1,185.64 | ||||||||||
| 1620.4 | Building CE | $ 3,491.09 | |||||||||||
| 3010.4 | Public Safety | $ 49.05 | |||||||||||
| 7310.4 | Youth Program | $ 50.00 | |||||||||||
| 3620.1 | Safety inspection PS | $ 781.19 | |||||||||||
| 3620.11 | Safety inspection Over | $ 750.00 | |||||||||||
| 9060.8 | Medical Insurance | $ 2,430.88 | |||||||||||
| 8810.4 | Cemeteries CE | $ 1,610.00 | |||||||||||
| $ 10,347.85 |
Highway Fund
| From: | DA3501 | General repairs CE | $ (31,638.74) | ||||||||||
| DA 5110.4 | General repairs CE | $ (39,045.47) | |||||||||||
| DA5142.4 | Snow Removal | $ (3,300.00) | |||||||||||
| DA9060.8 | Medical Insurance | $ (3,100.00) | |||||||||||
| DA5130.1 | Machinery EQ | $ (20,314.89) | |||||||||||
| $ (97,399.10) | -31000 | ||||||||||||
| -67000 | 67000 | ||||||||||||
| To: | DA 5110.1 | General Rpairs | 25000 | ||||||||||
| DA5142.1 | Snow Removal PS | $ 25,028.39 | 22000 | 42000 | |||||||||
| DA5130.4 | Machinery CE | $ 5,074.41 | 31600 | ||||||||||
| DA5112.2 | Permanent Improvements | $ 31,638.74 | 53600 | 23000 | |||||||||
| DA9010.8 | State Retirement | $ 7,057.56 | 25000 | 7000 | |||||||||
| DA9060.8 | Medical Insurance | 28600 | 28600 | 35600 | |||||||||
| DA9950.9 | Transfers to Capital | $ 28,600.00 | 7000 | 58600 | |||||||||
| $ 97,399.10 | 35600 | 23000 | 58600 | 35600 |
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Budget be amended accordingly.”
ROLL CALL VOTE, AYE Pellitteri, Constable, Trach, Miles and McCrary.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Trach and carried The Board moved to adopt Resolution #17 of 2017 entitled, Transfer of Funds in Highway Department
“WHEREAS, all funds must be in place at the end of the fiscal year, in order that the Appropriation Accounts be balanced, the following transfers should be made
HIGHWAY FUND
From: DA9950.9 $35,600.00
To: Highway Capital Fund
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the budget be amended accordingly”.
ROLL CALL VOTE, AYE Pellitteri, Constable, Trach, Miles and McCrary.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Trach and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $41,325.38 on abstract #12A, claim numbers 272-287. The Highway Fund was $3,973.33 on abstract #12A, claim numbers 199-204.
Supervisor Pelletteri thanked everyone for their hard work done over all the years.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Miles and carried to adjourn the meeting at 5:21P.M.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Added: February 15, 2018
The general meeting of the Jewett Town Board was held on Wednesday December 13, 2017. Supervisor Pellitteri called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M. Present were Board members Michael McCrary, William Trach, Nathan Miles and Allyson Constable.
Public present was JR Quackenbush. Also present was Tal Rappleyea, Esq.
The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board Members after the signing of the bills.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Miles and carried the board moved to open the public hearing at 7:07pm on local law #2 of 2017 entitled, “Expanding the Residency Requirements for Code Enforcement Officer, Zoning Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector.”
JR Quackenbush, councilman elect, took the floor and asked the reason for the new law. Councilman McCrary answered that the town would like to expand its job offerings to people who don’t necessarily live in the Town of Jewett. The board discussed the proposed law.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried, the board moved to close the public hearing for proposed law #2 of 2017 at 7:18pm.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried to adopt Local Law #2 of 2017. “Expanding the Residency Requirements for Code Enforcement Officer, Zoning Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector.
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Jewett as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 20 of the State of New York Town Law the position of Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector and Zoning Enforcement Officer have previously been established. The Town Board acknowledges that in the event such positions are established, the appointee must be a resident of the Town unless otherwise changed by local law.
SECTION 2. The Town Board hereby determines and enacts that the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector and/or Zoning Enforcement Officer of the Town of Jewett need not be a resident of the Town.
SECTION 3. This local law shall take effect immediately when it is filed in the Office of the New York State Secretary of State in accordance with section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
Roll Call Vote: Aye Pellitteri, McCrary, Trach, Miles and Constable.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Miles and carried the board moved to accept the minutes from November 8, 2017.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Trach and carried the board moved to accept the minutes from November 15, 2017.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried The Board moved to accept the Code Enforcement Officers report.
Highway Superintendent’s Report: The highway crew has been plowing and sanding during these past couple of snowstorms. We used about 30 loads of materials in these last several days. One of our trucks almost flipped over on Round Hills Rd., another truck slid down Wilderness Rd. backwards and the third one stopped and had to have chains put on it before it could go any further. We were pretty busy on Saturday night. Vehicles have been taken care of since then and are looking really good now. Complete blasting has been done and the whole fleet is in perfect shape physically and mechanically. For the last 5-6, 7 years we have been concentrating on getting one truck done a year. Councilman McCrary commented that because of the regular maintenance being done in the long run it substantially reduces the need for maintenance and saves money. We are in great shape.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Trach and carried The Board moved to accept the Dog Controllers annual report, with thanks for another year of a job well done.
Councilman McCrary gave an update regarding The Hunter Mountain Western Expansion Trail:
“So far there have been two planning board meetings regarding the Hunter Mountain Western trail Expansion. Unfortunately, the first notification we got sat on the Building inspectors desk for several weeks before it came to us so we had difficulty doing everything in a timely fashion. The issue is that most of the construction involved is actually in the town of Hunter. However the parking lot of 260 approx parking spaces then comes down the road almost north south, up a new road turns to the west and debouches thru Jewett onto Deming Road.
Deming Rd. has already shown considerable damage, I’m referring to the Highway Superintendent who said that there is damage there from just the festivals, so we are insisting as a condition or precondition for the special use permit which is to be issued, if everything goes well, that that section of Deming Rd. from the bridge to the turning, to the access road be brought up to a basic DOT commercial two lane road.
There are a lot of other bells and whistles that are required, like our zoning conditions for a special use permit of vacant land to a ski resort, which requires toilet facilities, etc. which at the moment will be porter potties etc. which is kind of alright as they will be heated and fancy. So now septic is involved at the moment. The SEQUER process, the lead agency will be the hunter planning board, the majority of the construction will be in Hunter and we are a concerned party. The public hearing is to be the 17thof January, I believe, in the meantime they have given us an escrow check to a hire our own engineers, which is Lamont Engineers to basically do a more thorough review on the requirements on the road.
An issue that is not dealt with thoroughly but shall be I hope is the danger of that particular intersection on 23A which is 55 mph at that point. You have a left turn in the morning for 200 cars going into Deming Rd. while people headed for Hunter are going in the other lane at 55 mph and people turning from Wright Rd. left across it etc. DOT has now acknowledged that there is a problem there and has requested at the moment the planning board to write a letter but in fact it will have to be the town board, writing a letter requesting that the 45 mph zone be continued past the entrance to Wright Rd and no passing continued to there. The letter will be written after the public hearing and once the SEQUER process is complete, from both Jewett and Hunter. The County has been informed because the bridge is county property.”
Councilman Miles would like the public hearing date for the Hunter Planning Board meeting regarding the Hunter Mountain Expansion project to be placed on our website so that Jewett residents can attend and voice any concerns they may have.
On a motion by Councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable, The Board moved to authorize the supervisor to sign the EMS contract with Greene County.
Other Business: The new sheriff substation office within the town hall has been completed, waiting on phone and IT lines to be installed. The town’s website is currently being worked on.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilwoman Constable and carried to approve the bills. General Fund was $22,405.25 on abstract #12, claim numbers 240-271.
The Highway Fund was $59,726.95 on abstract #12, claim numbers 177-198.
Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Miles and carried to accept the Supervisors financial report for November 2017.
The end of the year meeting has been set for December 28, 2018 at 5pm in the Jewett Municipal Hall.
Councilwoman Constable made a motion, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:38PM.
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Maya Carl, Town Clerk
Taken from Digital Recording
