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2003-10-07 SP SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 7, 2003 MTG. #44 692 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 7, 2003 7:00 p.m. MTG. #44 TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT SUPERVISOR DENNIS BROWER COUNCILMAN ROGER BOOR COUNILMAN THEODORE TURNER COUNCILMAN DANIEL STEC COUNCILMAN TIM BREWER TOWN OFFICIALS PRESENT TOWN COMPTROLLER HENRY HESS WATER-WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT RALPH VANDUSEN DEPUTY WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT MIKE SHAW DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CHRIS ROUND DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND GROUNDS CHUCK RICE BUDGET WORKSHOP Supervisor Brower-Thanked the students from Queensbury School for attending the meeting. QUEENSBURY WATER DEPT. Ralph VanDusen . Lap Top Computer $5,000 to be used in the field with GIS data put back in budget . Mise. Contractual reduced from $500 to $400 would defer to Bob Keenan he suggested the $500.00 . Mise. Consultant Fees given to us by Bob Keenan . Repairs-Computer cut from 1000 to 500 noted number given to us by Bob Keenan . Billing Supervisor cut $500.00 ok . Office Equipment - requested $3,000 cut to $2500. noted employment of Chief Operator will need to equip office, noted to go back to $3,000 . Office Supplies - budgeted at $3000 cut to $2500. would be more comfortable at $3,000 ...settled at $2750. . Dues and Associations requested $800. will cover three people...reset at $800. . Books and publications- keep it at $1,000 ok . Legal Ads- keep at $1,000 ok . Conference, registration and attendance - requested $3,000 ok SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 7, 2003 MTG. #44 693 . Telephone - noted T1 rate has gone up. Keep at $10,000 . Mobil Communications- requested five hundred we have two cell phones need $750. raised to $750. . Printing - budgeted $5,000 set at $3500.00 . Town Counsel fees cut to $1500. set back to $2500. . Uninsured risk and deductibles - new line item - stay at $3,000 . Mise. Contractual requested $5,000 reduced to $2,900. left at $2,900. . Safety Training Materials requested $2,000 OK . Equipment Repairs- requested 500. .cut to 450 ok . Protective clothing - cut ok . Meal Tickets cut from 650 to 600 changed to $650 . Water Plant Operator II Overtime 24,103. ok . Plant Operator I Overtime 21,054 cut to 5,000 Keep at 21,054 This covers two employees for a full year . Building Maintenance Overtime leave as is. . Instrument Tech. 1700 moved to 2000 . Lab Operator Overtime 4,000 cut to 3800 . Capital Construction 15,000 cut to 10,000 . Cleaning Supplies requested 4200 cut to 3800 . Purchase of Water Ft. Amherst and Warren St. H.F. 7350. cut to 5,000 2003 rate 5,285. reinstated at 7350. . Electricity budgeted 375,000 feel more comfortable at 400,000 . Mise. Contractual Treatment Plant 18,000 requested OK . Heating Fuel oil and natural gas left at budget requested . Uniform and Protective Clothing restored to 1200. . Chief Plant Operator Overtime new position no history restored to budgeted amount . Chemical and Glass ware - 12,000 OK . Transmission expenses - Laborer Overtime 25 to 1000 agreed . Part time laborer - budgeted 300 recommended 250 agreed . Mechanic - requested 750. reduced to 500. agreed . GIS locator new position 500. agreed . Maintenance person II overtime (2) requested 1000 agreed . Water Meter service overtime (2) 1500 may not be enough recommended split the difference . Water Maintenance Foreman Overtime (1) 850 agreed . Capital Construction transmitter cost 14,000 . Mise. Capital Construction in the Distribution System 150,000 to update water lines agreed . Service Materials recommend 22,500 agreed . Mise. Contractual in Distribution 17,500 agreed . Service and Supplies restored to 18 . Uniforms and protective clothing $1716. agreed to 1500. . Transfer to Capital Project 20,000 transfer to fund 78 equipment fund will be replacing backhoe SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 7, 2003 MTG. #44 . Line 3 and 4 a half million dollars for transmission enhancements . Tank maintenance fund (new) SHORE COLONY WATER DIST. . Mise. Contractual 10,000 budgeted agreed . Electricity 800. agreed . Mise. Contractual 1600 agreed . Filtration of Water 8330 4,000 requested agreed . Mise. Contractual 5,000 requested agreed Rates to stay the same for Shore Colony WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT Mike Shaw Deputy Wastewater Supt. Noted the Town has now six districts... noted only changes in rates will be Hiland Park and it will go down. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Chris Round Director Town Board reviewed the proposed budget. BUILDING AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT Chuck Rice Superintendent Town Board reviewed the proposed budget. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Miss Darleen M. Dougher Town Clerk-Queensbury 694 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 7, 2003 MTG. #44 695