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1986-10-23 SP -Sal i SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 23, 1986 3:30 P.M. TOWN BOARD MEMBERS Mrs. Frances Walter-Supervisor Mr. Stephen Borgos-Councilman Mr. Ronald Mont esi-Councilman Mrs. Betty Monahan-Councilman ABSENT Mr. George Kurosaka-Councilman PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY DEPUTY TOWN CLERK JEAN PURNER SUPERVISOR WALTER-The purpose of the meeting is to review the tentative budget and to receive comments from the Councilmen as to which codes they wished to see changed. Before we begin the process I wish to let the Board know I was at an intracounty meeting at Ballston Spa. The IntraCounty Legislative Committee of the Adirondack unanimously approved to oppose the Bond Issue...there is no information in the Bond Issue saying exactly what this area is going to receive as to benefits from the Bond issue... they did support the Warren County efforts on the Lake George Law. 1987 Tentative to Preliminary Budget-showing changes as made during the meeting... AMOUNT AMOUNT CODE TENTATIVE PRELIMINARY GENERAL 555AO251010103 20580. 22000. 555AO351110111 25305. 30000. 555AO351110409 1200. 1800. 555AO451220101 22185. 29000. 555AO451220171 10000. 12000. - New Position 555AO551320440 10500. 11800. 555A1051410119 19898. 20000. 555A1351450100 8780. 8830. 555AI451620122 7800. 8160. " J � SUPERVISOR WALTER-Announced that a part time constable will be added...half f th�-salary of this position will be from the Court as the position will be Sergeant at Arms and he other half will be from Building & Code Enforcement, a person to deliver violation notices Under 555A1553120440 will show an additional sheriff patrol... 555A2158010137 34650. 50900. COUNCILMAN MONTESI-That change is an additional assistant building inspector. SUPERVISOR WALTER-The person that has been hired is temporary now, filling in for Mack Dean and we wish to keep that position after the first of the year. COUNCILMAN MONTESI-Having a third person in that department will give the department the flexibility to allow the employees to attend schooling. 555A2158010471 500. 3000. 555A2158010413 none 3000. 555A2258020202 none 2000. SUPERVISOR WALTER-Under the code Unallocated Insurance I asked the Board not to even consider it because we are waiting for insurance rates....Under Municipal Association Dues, the increase that is shown reflects the joining of the N.Y. State Association of Urban Towns. 555A2355630440 26002. 26100. SUPERVISOR WALTER-This figure will reflect the City Transit Contract and also the maintenance of o� 4 of the bus shelters... COUNCILMAN MONTESI-The Library Account shows a 20,000 increase from last year, one thousand goes to Mountainside Library the rest to Crandall Library, this brings us to 5.55 per capita...in the Museum Contractual this is for the Hyde, 5000 building fund and 2800 operations fund. 555A2357510162 1100. 1000. 555A2357620441 5900. 5500. 555A2357620442 6900. 7000. COUNCILMAN MONAHAN-Regarding Senior Citizens, the Queensbury Senior Citizens group is growing and with the new building they will grow even more, we will be putting less strain on the Glens Falls Association. SUPERVISOR WALTER-In regard to the statutory bond in the A account reflects the last payment on the telephone system...The Capital reserve accounts are basically for vehicles in the various departments...every five years they will have enough to buy a vehicle...in youth services it will be for a car and truck and for recreation projects... 555A2359950905 15000. 10000. 555A2359950906 20000. 25000. SUPERVISOR WALTER-The Capital Reserve Assessment Project is for the reevaluation project, this is the third year we are into that project... 555A3255010129 28350. 30000. SUPERVISOR WALTER-Under drainage this was increased from what was requested from the Highway Dept. request...some of the drainage work monies came from the FRS funding we still have drainage projects that have to be handled and therefore we put in half of what we ordinarily put in... PINE VIEW 555C2458810200 5000. 3500. 555C2458810204 none 5000. HIGHWAY 5551)1655110145 75780. 100780. 5551)1655130100 none 400. 555D1655130205 1600. 5000. 5551)1655130447 17000. 20000. 555D1655142145 115320 144900. COUNCILMAN BORGOS-Prior to the conclusion of the ambulance contract last year,the budgeted amount was lower than what the final contract came out to be, this years budget reflects not only the increase but the unappropriated amount that had to be drawn from other areas last year to make up the difference. LANDFILL 555J12658160413 5000. 8200. COUNCILMAN MONAHAN-The engineering costs will also be taken from this code... 555JI2659950900 50000. 100000. Discussion held regarding the costs of closing the landfill...100,000 has now been set aside for this project. Discussion held on Quaker Road sewer district, will show up on next budget and on the tax bills for 1988... WATER 555W12758310110 15372. 17672. - reflects overtime 555WI2758330440 21280. 5000. 555W12758340429 25000. 31000. 555W12758340431 5530. 10000. 555W12758340440 4000. 10000. 555WI2759950901 none 10,000. - for vehicle REVENUES Discussion held in regard to the fees the County and Town Clerk take in verses the amount that is allowed by the State to be kept by the municipalities... COUNCILMAN BORGOS-The 555AI733389 just about covers the expenses of the Fire Marshal's Office... 555A2232116 12,000.- New Department SUPERVISOR WALTER-Regarding Sales Tax the 2,350,000.00 is a conservative figure...Cablevision was raised due to new customers, interest earned has never been worse due to percentage points...Regarding Per Capita funds from the State, currently we have received 248,000. I am hoping we can make 261,000. The mortgage tax comes from mortgages and is allocated through the County Treasurer, this figures depends on the closing and is a guess...Under the Cemetery code Sale of Lots I have cut the estimate of what the Cemetery Supt. projected due to the fact that his estimate has not been met this year, under the code Cemetery Services he has listed 15000 but we are doing very well under those so I have up that from 15,000 to 20,000...Under 555132832401 interest was lowered due to the schedule of payments to the fire companies and under 555JI263232130 was 221,800 and was changed to 275,000. RESOLUTION REGARDING PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY BUDGET RESOLUTION NO. 273 ;, Introduced by Mrs. Betty Monahan who moved for its adoption, seconded by Mr. Stephen Borgos: RESOLVED, that this Town Board does hereby prepare and approve as the Preliminary Budget of the Town for the Fiscal Year beginning on the first day of January, 1987 the itemized statement of estimated revenues and expenditures hereby attached and made a part of this resolution and be it further RESOLVED, that such Preliminary Budget shall be filed in the Office of the Town Clerk where it shall be available for inspection by any interested person at all reasonable hours and be it further RESOLVED, that this Board shall meet at 7:30 P.M. on the 6th day of November 1986 at the Queensbury Town Office Building for the purpose of holding a Public Hearing upon such Preliminary Budget, and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk give notice of such Public Hearing in the manner provided in Section 113 of the Town Law, and that such notice be published and posted in.substantially in the following form: NOTICE OF HEARING ON PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR THE TOWN OF RUEENSBURY FOR THE YEAR 1987 NOTICE is hereby given that the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Queensbury, County of Warren, State of New York for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 1987 has been completed and filed in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town where it is available for inspection by any interested person at all reasonable hours. FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that the Town Board of said Town of Queensbury will meet and review said Preliminary Budget and hold a Public Hearing at 7:30 P.M. on the 6th day of November, 1986 at the Queensbury Town Office Building, Bay at Haviland Roads, Queensbury, New York, and that at such hearing any person may be heard in favor of or against the Preliminary Budget as compiled for or against any item or items herein contained. AND FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 113 of the Town Law that the following are proposed yearly salaries of Town Officers of this Town: SUPERVISOR 29,000. COUNCILMAN (4) 5,500. TOWN CLERK 20,000. SUPT. OF HIGHWAYS 30,000. TOWN JUSTICES (2) 15,000. Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Borgos, Mr. Montesi, Mrs. Monahan, Mrs. Walter If Noes: None Absent: Mr. Kurosaka Copy of the Preliminary Budget to be found on page On motion the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, DARLEEN M. DOUGHER TOWN CLERK-QUEENSBURY S-;7'5� RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ROUND POND AND ADJOINING LANDS AS CRITICAL AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN RESOLUTION NO. 160, Introduced by Mrs. Betty Monahan who moved for its adoption, seconded by Mr. George Kurosaka: WHEREAS, the Town Board is authorized to designate specific geographic areas within the Town of Queensbury as critical areas of environmental concern, and WHEREAS, on May 27, 1986 and June 10 , 1986 the Town Board held public hearings on a proposal to designate Round Pond and the area within 500 feet of the high water line of Round Pond as a critical area of environmental concern, and WHEREAS, prior to such hearings, the Town Board caused to be published in the official newspaper of the Town written notice of the time , place, date and subject matter of such public hearings , and WHEREAS, members of the general public and the representatives of owners of the land to be effected were afforded the opportunity to be heard and provided the Town Board with testimony regarding the proposed designa- tion, and WHEREAS, the members of the Town Board have personally inspected investi- gated and have expressed their familiarity and knowledge of the area proposed for designation. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the testimony heard at the aforesaid public hearings and upon the personal inspection and investigation of the individual members of the Town Board finds as follows : 1. Round Pond is a unique, glacial kettle pond of exceptional beauty; -•. �_ 2. The open space and pastoral setting of the area surrounding Round Pond is an exceptional aesthetic benefit to all who view the scene; 3. Round Pond and the area within 500 feet of the high water line of Round Pond have remained open and undeveloped and could be and adversely affected by any change in use or intensity of use; 4 . The quality of the water within Round Pond could be adversely affected by any change. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that based upon the foregoing findings the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby designates Round Pond and the area within 500 feet of the high water line of Round Pond as a critical area of environmental concern, azd BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation in accordance with § 617. 4 (k) of Title 6 (Conservation) of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes : Mr.Kurosaka, Mr. Borgos, Mr. Montesi , Mrs. Monahan, Mrs . Walter Noes : None Absent:None t , ``�� �''