ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING OF THE AVA TOWN BOARD
JANUARY 2, 2008
Supervisor James Ossont called the meeting to order at 7:10
P.M.
Those present:
Supervisor – James Ossont
Councilperson- Frank Reid
Councilperson- John Doiron
Councilperson- Steve Perez
Councilperson- Dave Rundle
Town Clerk – Kathie Sadlowski
Highway Superintendent – Ken Dutch
Others Present:
Sandra Richards, Steve Hunter, Pat Stempien, Carol Beckwith
The Pledge was led by
James Ossont.
The resignation of
Betty Kirk as Ava Town Clerk was
accepted, motion made by James Ossont, seconded by John Doiron. Ayes 5, Nays 0
The appointment of Kathie Sadlowski as Ava Town Clerk for the term ending Dec.
31, 2008 was approved, motion made by James Ossont, seconded by Frank Reid..
Ayes 5, Nays 0
The board discussed the Code of Ethics. It was suggested
that the board contact Gerry Ritter concerning a format for the code.
The following bonding amounts were set, motion made by John
Doiron, seconded by Dave Rundle. Ayes 5, Nays 0
Supervisor
- $50,000
Town
Clerk - $50,000
Tax
Collector - $75,000
All
others - $10,000
The Salaries were set as follows: motion made by Frank Reid,
seconded by Dave Rundle.
Ayes 5, Nays 0
Supervisor
- $4668.
Councilman
- $1461.
Justice
- $3638.
Court Clerk- $2268.
Town
Clerk - $5271.
Bookkeeper-
$4008.
Tax
Collector-$1700.
Dog
Catcher- $1188.
Registrar
of Vital Stats -$109.
Highway
Supt. - $34,008.
Assessor
$4911. + Star Administration $234.83
Attorney
for the Town -$7875.
Record
Access Officer -$240.
Board
of Review members - $300 per member
Fire
& Bldg code Enforcement - $16.83 per hr
ZBA
members -$25.
ZBA
chairman - $30.
ZBA
secretary - $25.
Planning
Bd members -$25.
Planning
Bd chairman -$30.
Planning
Board Secretary $30
The regular monthly meeting sof the Ava Town Board for the
year 2008 will be held on the THIRD Monday of
the month at 7:00 P.M. Motion made by Steve Perez, seconded by Frank
Reid. Ayes 5, Nays 0
January
21
February
18
March
17
April
21
May
19
June
16
July
21
August
18
September
15
October
20
November
17
December
15
The following appointments were made. Motion made by John
Doiron, seconded by Dave Rundle
Ayes 5 Nays 0
Historian-William
Belewich
Fire and Bldg
Enforcement Officer – Joseph Pfeiffer
Deputy Highway
Supt. – David Dutch
Deputy Supv. –
Robert Pratt
Budget Officer –
William Belewich
Registrar of Stats – Kathie Sadlowski
Dog Control
Officer – Jennifer Badaracco
Attorney – Steve
Smith
NOCCOG
representative – Frank Reid
Records Access
Officer- Kathie Sadlowski
ZBA member &
chairman – David Mathis
ZBA Vice Chairman
– Ron Richards
Planning Bd
member – James Williams
Bookkeeper –
William Belewich
Official Bank
- Community Bank
Official
Newspapers – Rome
Sentinel, Boonville Herald
Deputy Town
Clerk and Deputy Registrar will be
appointed at at later date.
The board received applications from Sandra Richards, David
Mathis, and Dave Rundle for the two vacancies
on the Board of Assessment Review.
Sandra Richards was appointed, motion made by John
Doiron, seconded by
Dave Rundle. Ayes 5, Nays 0 . Dave Mathis was appointed member and chairman
,motion made by Frank Reid, seconded by Steve Perez. Ayes 4, Nays 0 Dave Rundle abstained.
The following pay schedules were established. Motion made by
Frank Reid, seconded by John Doiron.
Ayes 5, Nays 0
Registrar of
Vital Stats – end of year
Budget
Officer – monthly
Town
Clerk, Assessor, Supervisor, Bookkeeper, Board members, ZEO
members, Attorney, Town Justice, Court Clerk, and Dog Control
Officer
– monthly
Tax
Collector- at the April meeting, after the books are returned to county
BAR
members- June
ZBA
and Planning Board – per meeting
Codes Enforcement Officer – as billed
The following items
was established. Motion made by Frank Reid, seconded by John Doiron. Ayes 5,
Nays 0
Petty cash
fund for Town Clerk & Justice-
$40.00 each
Bad Check
Charge - $25.00
Mileage Rate
_ $.45 per mile
Town Hall
Maintenance - $9.00 per hour
Highway
Guidelines:
Full time MOE less than 90 days $12.00 per
hour
After 90 days $13.00 per hour
Part time MOE $10.50 per hour
Part time laborer $9.50 per hour
Double
time for New Years Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas
In addition to holiday pay.
Paid
Holidays – New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday
Memorial
Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and
Christmas Day
Highway
employees must be employed 90 days to receive Holiday
pay. Full time employees who
work over 40 hours receive time and a half and any
worked outside of normal hours (to be determined by the Supt.) are
paid
at the rate of time and a half.
Vacation
Schedule
1
year – 1 week
3
years – 2 weeks
5+years
– 3 weeks
Employees
paid bi-weekly
After 90
days employees are entitled to 5 non-cumulative sick days and 5 personal days
To
use a personal day the Highway Superintendent must approve
it
Deputy
Superintendent receives an additional $1.00 per hour when acting as
the Highway
Superintendent.
The following Health
Insurance items were approved. Motion made by John Doiron, seconded by Frank
Reid. Ayes 5, Nays 0
Town pays 100% up to
$12,000 per year of Highway employees health insurance.
Town pay 50% per year of
Highway employees dental insurance.
Cap of $12,000 per
year..
Town pays 1/3 of retiree’s
health insurance (must have 20 years of service, and 62
or older.
It was suggested
that the town board look into different insurance programs for the town.
Authorization of
Supervisor to invest the idle funds as follows, motion made by Frank Reid,
seconded by John Doiron. Ayes 5, Nays 0
Authorize Supervisor to invest idle funds in
CD’s, Money Markets, Saving Accounts and
Mini funds and other interest bearing
accounts that yield the greatest return
and are consistent with
The rules and regulations of General
Municipal Law Section 11 and authorize the Town Clerk to
Establish a record of investments.
The minutes of the
December 28, 2007 meeting were accepted. Motion made by John Doiron seconded by
Frank Reid Ayes 5, Nays 0
Motion to adjourn at
8:15 P.M.was made by Frank Reid, seconded by John Doiron.
Ayes 5, Nays 0
