October 10th Regular Board Meeting

October 10 2017 At 7:00 pm, 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 Dana Woolston, and Councilman Marcus Coville and Councilman Jim Shoemaker. Councilman John Fitzak was excused. Also present Dave Krull Highway Supt. and Lynda Woolston, Zoning/Code Enforcer and Doug Heath, Town Attorney. Roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance was said. Mr. Frank Lauta wanted to know if the Town was set to stay under the tax cap this year. Mrs. Ashbery responded yes. Bob Fox and Shelby Bennett from EFPR, Town appointed accountant office gave a presentation of the 2018 Tentative Budget. See attached memo from EFPR. Discussion followed regarding the proposed 2018 Budget. Discussion followed. A motion by Mr. Woolston to pass the tentative budget to the Preliminary budget. Was not seconded, was not Carried. Mr. Shoemaker stated that he is not objecting to anything in the budget and that he is pleased with numbers not going up. Mr. Coville expressed a few of his concerns in the budget including the pay raise for all employees and the health insurance for a certain employee. He also stated that even though that budget is set to stay under the tax cap he does not believe that there should be any increase in taxes. Mr. Heath advised that passing the tentative budget is a necessary step to keep the budget process moving. Another motion by Mr. Woolston to approve the tentative budget was seconded by Mr. Coville. Roll Call Vote, Woolston- Aye, Coville- Aye, Ashbery- Aye, Shoemaker- Nae and carried. Motion by Mr. Woolston to schedule the Public Hearing on the 2018 proposed budget on October 26, 2017 at 6:30 pm at the town hall. Was seconded by Mr. Shoemaker and carried. The minutes of September 12, 2017 were approved, motion by Mr. Woolston second by Mr. Coville and carried. Mrs. Ashbery read a letter from Chatfield Engineers regarding the recent roof bids that were received. This letter stated that the two bids that were received to replace the Town of Carlton Highway garage roof were extremely high and he recommends that we reject both offers. Discussion followed. Mr. Coville asked Mr. Krull why he cannot replace the roof himself. Mr. Krull stated that it is a safety issue, due to the elevation of the roof that harnesses would be needed and his employees are not trained to do the job. Mr. Coville questioned Dave as to why his guys are trained to mow lawns but not replace a roof. Mrs. Ashbery will be in contact with Chatfield to discuss what the next steps will be. A motion by Mr. Woolston to reject both bids that were received on the highway garage replacement was seconded by Mr. Shoemaker and carried. A motion by Mr. Woolston to add Jeremy Bow to the Carlton Fire Company active fire list seconded by Mr. Coville. A motion by Mr. Shoemaker to approve the Supervisor report, was seconded by Mr. Woolston and carried. A motion by Mr. Woolston to approve the Clerk report, was seconded by Mr. Shoemaker and carried. A motion by Mr. Shoemaker to approve the Code and Zoning report was seconded by Mr. Coville and carried. Mr. Woolston abstained. Judge Russell’s report was approved, motion by Mr. Woolston second by Mr. Coville and carried Judge Hurley’s report was approved, motion by Mr. Shoemaker second by Mr. Coville and carried. Dave Krull gave an update on Highway and Water Departments activities. Dave stated that the water project that Chatfield Engineers is working on for the recent water breaks is moving along. The Town has not been updated with a timeframe as to when the work will start. In the month of September the Carlton Fire Company responded to 28calls with a total of 230 man hours. That brings the year to date total to 229 calls and a total man hours to 1,534. General Fund voucher numbers 233-263 for the amount of $9,861.52 were approved for payment, motion by Mr. Shoemaker second by Mr. Coville and carried. Highway Fund vouchers numbers 189- 215 for the amount of $17,810.47 were approved for payment, motion by Mr. Coville second by Mr. Woolston and carried. Water Fund voucher numbers 58-64 for the amount of $9,650.81 were approved for payment, motion by Mr. Shoemaker second by Mr. Woolston and carried A motion by Mr. Woolston to pass Local Law # 1 imposing a temporary town-wide moratorium on the installation of free standing or ground- mounted solar energy systems in the Town of Carlton, seconded by Mr. Shoemaker and carried. Mr. Lauta asked Mr. Krull when Keeler Construction would be completing the work on the Town owned Lakefront property. Mr. Krull stated that the work should be started on the 16 th of October. A motion at 8:38pm by Mr. Woolston to Adjourn, seconded by Mr. Shoemaker and carried. . Karen Narburgh, Town Clerk