December 12th Regular Board Meeting

December 13, 2023 At 7:00 p.m., Supervisor Gayle Ashbery called to order the regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Carlton. Present were the following Board members: Councilman Brian McCue, Councilman Charles Ricci and Councilman Dana Woolston. Councilwoman Debbie Yockel was excused. Following roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance the minutes from November 14, 2023 were modified to correct the vouchers and approved by Mr. Woolston, seconded by Mr. McCue and carried. A letter was read from Karen Narburgh resigning from all her positions with the Town of Carlton effective 12/1/23. Approved by Mr. McCue, seconded by Mr. Woolston and carried. A motion was made by Mr. Woolston to appoint Debbie Yockel as Town Clerk effective 12/1/23. It was seconded by Mr. Ricci and carried. There was no Supervisors Report. A motion by Mr. Woolston to approve the Town Clerk Report, seconded by Mr. McCue and carried. A motion by Mr. Ricci to approve the Zoning Report, seconded by Mr. McCue and carried. A motion by Mr. Woolston to approve the November Justice Report, seconded by Mr. Ricci and carried. Per Kurt VanWycke the Highway Department is waiting for winter. The new bucket truck is here. They will be doing repairs to equipment and installing new water meters. A motion was made by Mr. Woolston to extend the water line for Brightly Farms, seconded by Mr. McCue and carried. Dale Niehaus, Chief of the Carlton Fire Co., gave an update on calls and man hours for the month of November. They had 16 calls consisting of 4 fires, 11 EMS and 1 service resulting in 103.50 man hours. The State did approve stipends to try to get more volunteers for the fire service. He also mentioned their gun raffle will be the second Saturday in February and appreciates all support. There was no Assessors Report. Legislator John Fitzak talked about the Shared Services Meeting last week and says it was well attended. Monroe County (East High) is offering fire training to juniors and seniors. Once they complete the two year program they are qualified for the city of Rochester Fire Department. Something to consider for our County. They are also expanding the Steering Committee for the District Courts. A motion by Mr. McCue to approve the November vouchers, seconded by Mr. Woolston and carried. At 7:15 p.m. the Regular Meeting was closed and the Public Hearing for the ambulance service was opened. Some residents concerns include time it has been taking the ambulance to arrive, not having a backup ambulance if one is already on a call, if there is a call at the prison that is at least a four hour block where the ambulance is tied up, are we going back to Monroe and telling them they are not fulfilling our contract with them, why are they not being held accountable, why hasn’t the Town held a hearing prior to tonight, can we get coverage from both ambulance services, what happens if we vote no tonight for ambulance coverage, why wasn’t the Fire Company asked for input, etc. People have been heard and the Public Hearing was closed at 7:50 p.m. and the Regular Meeting reconvened. A motion was made by Mr. Woolston and seconded by Ms. Ashbery to vote on the Monroe Contract. Mr. Woolston Yes Ms. Ashbery Yes Mr. McCue No Mr. Ricci No Motion fails. No other motions made. At 8:06 p.m. a motion by Mr. Woolston to adjourn the regular meeting, seconded by Mr. Ricci and carried. Kim Niehaus