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he Regular meeting of the Town Board of Cincinnatus held December 8, 2022 at the town hall commencing at 7:00PM.
Present: Luann King, Supervisor
Mark Christian, Councilperson
Mike Stafford, Councilperson
Ron Constantino, Counciperson
Recording Secretary: Carolyn Nowalk, Town Clerk
Also Present: Steve Mudge, Highway Super.
Call To Order; the meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Supervisor King.
Approve the minutes of the 11/10/22 public hearing.
A motion to approve the 11/10/22 public hearing minutes was made by Ron Constantino, seconded by Mark Christian.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays: 0 motion carried
Approve the minutes of the meeting of 11/10/22.
A motion to approve the 11/10/22 meeting minutes was made by Mike Stafford, seconded by Ron Constantino.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays: 0 motion carried
Financial Report – Town Clerk, Justice, Water Clerk, County Treasurer (all attached)
A motion was made to accept the financial reports by Mark Christian, seconded by Mike Stafford.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
Reports: – Departments and Sub-Board:
Highway – All trucks ready for winter, except Mack which is supposed to come back on Monday.
Water District – proposed meter price increase is presented and attached. Randolph is working on the 1 well that is down.
A motion was made to approve the water meter price increases effective immediately by Mike Stafford, seconded by Mark Christian.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
Planning – minutes attached
Code Enforcement – report attached
Beautification Committee – holiday decor is up
Joint Youth – youth basketball is starting this weekend
Town Attorney – Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP – invoice in warrants
SPCA – unclaimed dog invoice in warrants
Old Business:
Local Law #4 – override tax cap (attached)
A motion was made to approve Local Law #4 by Mike Stafford, seconded by Ron Constantino.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
Renewal of contract with Johnson Controls for Highway (attached)
A motion was made to renew the contract with Johnson Controls by Mark Christian, seconded by Mike Stafford.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
Except Municipal Health Cooperative Insurance Resolution (attached)
A motion was made to accept the Municipal Health Cooperative Insurance Resolution by Mark Christian, seconded by Ron Constantino.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
New Business:
Except Budget for 2023 (attached)
A motion was made to accept the 2023 Town Budget by Mike Stafford, seconded by Mark Christian.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
Except and send water levy to Cortland County (attached)
A motion was made to accept the water levy and send it to Cortland County by Mark Christian, seconded by Ron Constantino.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
Except Town Clerk hours for 2023 (attached)
A motion was made to accept the Town Clerk hours by Ron Constantino, seconded by Mike Stafford.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
Except County Landfill Guidelines
A motion was made to accept the County Landfill Guidelines by Ron Constantino, seconded by Mike Stafford.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
Beau Harbin from Cortland County Legislator presented the Board with information on the upcoming redistricting project. Those materials are attached. The Town Board expressed their opinion that 15 is a number of Districts that they are comfortable with.
Warrants – Warrants were presented and discussed, any questions were answered.
A motion was made by Mike Stafford, seconded by Mark Chrsitian to approve the warrants as presented.
Ayes: Stafford, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
Adjournment
A motion was made by Mike Stafford, seconded by Mark Christian to adjourn the meeting at 8:05pm.
Ayes: Stafford, McKee, Christian, Constantino, King
Nays 0 motion carried
The Town’s reorganizational meeting will be held on 1/5/23 at 6:30 PM with a regular meeting to follow.
Respectfully Submitted,
Carolyn Nowalk, Cincinnatus Town Clerk