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May
14, 2007
Town Board Minutes
Oswego Town Hall
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Supervisor:
Victoria M. Mullen
Town Board Members: Tim DeSacia, Greg Herrmann,
Margaret Mahaney, Carol Pritchard
Attorney to the Board: Stephen C. Greene,
Sr. |
The
meeting of the Oswego Town Board was held on May 14, 2007 at
the Oswego Town Hall. Supervisor Mullen opened the meeting at
7:00 PM with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll call was taken with the following members present:
Supervisor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Attorney to the board |
Victoria
Mullen
Tim DeSacia
Greg Herrmann
Margaret Mahaney
Carol Pritchard
Stephen C. Greene |
Town
Clerk’s Report: Paid to the Supervisor: April
fee’s $526.74 total for month $880.99
Paid to the Supervisor 5/14/07: MM bank Int. for April $1655.87
plus $2.25 overage
Final payment of $795.03 was made to the Treas. on 5/3/07, the
town books are closed for 07 tax collection with the Treasurer.
I attended annual town clerk Conference in Rochester: I attended
a class on the 2010 census and the presenter stressed the importance
of our local government involvement, that the college students
should be counted in the town’s census;
In DOH marriage segment; same sex marriage may happen for NYS;
only the bride and groom can get a copy of their marriage license,
birth certificates can only be given to parents or the child,
no one else.
Other classes I attended were on Bob Freeman, workplace etiquette,
grammar usage, dog licensing, DEC no changes, venison program
very worthwhile, they feed many people if we push the sale of
decal; Oath of Office book must be kept with all elected and
appointed officials in an Oath book.
Supervisor's Report: I would like to thank
our Oswego Town Historical Society for another great event that
was held here at town hall. The Reverend Richard Sivers presented
some history and conversation about Fruit Valley. I hope more
board members can attend these very informative and entertaining
events in the future.
On tonight’s agenda there are two resolutions, one to
support the efforts of our Fire Department in their quest to
obtain a grant from FEMA for an aerial ladder truck. We applaud
our fire department for being proactive.
Also tonight the board will be asked to support a resolution
to oppose any efforts to eliminate local access to justice by
our citizens, and to keep the local presence of the Town court
of the Town of Oswego within our community.
The town park will be undergoing some upkeep in the next few
weeks, we have purchased new swings and the matter below the
equipment will be replaced.
Our chemistry numbers continue to be within our SPEDES permit
at Sleepy Hollow, however our flow monitoring needs to be more
precise.
I will be meeting with John O’Connell from New York State
Rural Water and Koester Associates about specking out a new
flow meter for the Sleepy Hollow Sewage Treatment plant.
All the paperwork was completed and sent in for reimbursement
for the Town of Oswego taking emergency protective measures
necessary to save lives, and to protect public health during
the time frame of Feb 4th from 5 am, and extending for 48 hours.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse the town
of Oswego $12,914.35. Thanks to Mr. Wilcox for his efforts in
obtaining this reimbursement.
On tonight’s agenda we will approve the renewal of our
Bond for the Town Hall. We will pay down 40 thousand dollars
plus interest again this year.
We had 10 complaints to our Dog Control Officer.
We issued 2 building permits, and 3 inspections.
Our code enforcement officer’s office hours in May will
be Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-2:30.
The Towns Assessors will be available here at town hall tomorrow
May, 15th between 4-8 PM for anyone who would like to speak
to them about their assessments. Grievance Day will be held
here Tuesday May 22nd from 9am-11am and again at 5pm-8pm.
The Oswego City School District will hold their Board of Education
elections and budget vote here tomorrow from 12 noon till 9pm
The residents of the town of Oswego have been presented with
an American flag by SMSgt Joseph F. Gianetto. This flag was
flown over the skis of Iraq during a combat sortie on February
11th 2007. it was flown in Aircraft 85-0209 in honor of the
Residents of the Town of Oswego. We thank Sergeant Joseph Gianetto
for this honor. The historical society will fly the flag on
Memorial Day at the service in Rural Cemetery.
Public Comment: None
Resolution 2007-56 Be it resolved the Oswego
Town Board opens the public hearing on proposed Local Law 2-2007
at 7:05 PM, A local law providing for the Administration and
Enforcement of the NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code. This local law is intended to supersede Local Law 1-2004.
Moved by Councilor DeSacia, second Councilor Herrmann. All ayes
motion carried.
Public Comment: No comment regarding proposed
Local Law 2-2007
Resolution 2007-57 Be it resolved the Oswego
Town Board closes the public hearing at 7:07 PM on Proposed
Local Law 2-2007,
Moved by Councilor DeSacia, second Councilor Herrmann. All ayes
motion carried.
Resolution 2007-58 Be it resolved the Oswego
Town Board approves the minutes from April 9th and April 23rd
town board meetings.
Moved by Councilor Pritchard, second Councilor Mahaney. All
ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2007-59 Be it resolved the Oswego
Town Board approves the following budget modifications: From
A1990.4 (contingent account) to A3520.4 (control of animals)
for $505.21 and From A1990.4 (contingent account) to A 1910.4
(unallocated Ins). for $268.24.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Mahaney. All ayes
motion carried.
Resolution 2007-60 Be it resolved the Oswego
Town Board approves the bills on abstract 5.
General
Fund
Highway Fund
Franklin/Baylis Lighting
Edgebrook Lighting
Sleepy Hollow Sewer District
Ontario Heights Sewer District
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$
65,719.95
14,481.98
231.59
127.60
983.69
375.55 |
v 126-158
v 48-65
v 22,28
v 23,28
v 24,26,27
v 25 |
Moved by
Councilor Pritchard, second Councilor DeSacia. All ayes motion
carried.
Resolution 2007-61 Be it resolved the Oswego
Town Board approves the Calendar of Events for the Historical
Society held at the Oswego Town Hall;
•May 10, 2007, Fruit Valley a Conversation by Rev. Rick
Sivers
•May 27, 2007, Memorial Day Service, Rural Cemetery
•June 14, 2007, Membership Drive
•July 10, 2007, Ice Cream Social/Band Concert, Music by
the Sounds of Brass
•November 11, 2007, Veterans Day Service
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Pritchard. All
ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2007-62 Be it resolved the Oswego
Town Board approves Proposed Local Law 2-2007, which will now
be Local Law 2-2007. This local law will become effective upon
the filing with the Secretary of State.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Pritchard. All
ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2007-63 Be it resolved the Oswego
Town Board supports the efforts of the Oswego Town Volunteer
Fire Department to obtain a grant from the Federal Emergency
Management for an aerial ladder truck.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Mahaney. All ayes
motion carried.
Resolution 2007-64 Be it resolved the Oswego
Town Board directs the Supervisor to renew the BAN on the Oswego
Town Hall for one year, May 23,2007 to May 23, 2008 for $741,880.00
with an interest rate not to exceed 5%.
Moved by Councilor DeSacia, second Councilor Herrmann. All ayes
motion carried.
Resolution 2007-65
WHEREAS, there has recently been negative press
coverage by the New York Times and some local papers within
Oswego County suggesting that the Town court system is flawed
and more specifically, alleging that the three hundred year
tradition of non-lawyer judges presiding over and within the
local municipalities should be eliminated; and
WHEREAS, there has always been a Town Court
within the Town of Oswego, conveniently located and accessible
to our citizens; and
WHEREAS, there are two (2) Town Judgeships
established within the Town of Oswego; and
WHEREAS, there are presently two (2) non-attorney
Town Justices and Zero (0) attorney Town Justices within the
Town of Oswego; and
WHEREAS, with their civil and criminal jurisdiction,
the Town Justices in the Town of Oswego presided over many hundreds
of cases in the past year; and
WHEREAS, the Town Court of Oswego in the past
year collected $96,662.50 in statutory fines, fees and surcharges
on behalf of the State of New York, the County of Oswego, and
the Town of Oswego, to help fund essential public services;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of Oswego recognizes
and appreciates the professionalism, diligence, intelligence
and integrity of the non-attorney or lay justices within our
town who bring a specialized experience to the bench particularly
with issues unique to our community who elected them; and
Now, therefore, be it:
RESOLVED, that the members of the Town Board of Oswego
support the continuation of the three hundred year tradition
of non-lawyer or lay justices presiding in Town Courts, and
it is further;
RESOLVED, that the members of the Town Board
of Oswego hereby oppose any requirement that Town Justices be
attorneys, and it is further;
RESOLVED, that the members of the Town Board
of Oswego oppose any efforts to eliminate local and convenient
access to justice by our citizens; and find that the local presence
of the Town Court of Oswego provides a meaningful and necessary
presence within our community for judicial resolution of conflicts,
continued public safety of our citizens and the protection of
constitutional guarantees for all of our citizens.
Moved by Councilor Pritchard, Second Councilor Mahaney
Victoria Mullen, Supervisor: Aye
Timothy DeSacia, Deputy Supervisor: Aye
Greg Herrmann, Councilperson: Aye
Margaret Mahaney, Councilperson: Aye
Carol Pritchard, Councilperson: Aye
Motion by Councilor Mahaney, second Councilor Pritchard to close
the town board meeting at 7:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Theresa A. Cooper, CMC/RMC
Oswego Town Clerk |
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