Town Board
Town of Oswego
Town Board Organizational Meeting Minutes
January 9, 2012
Supervisor: Victoria M. Mullen
Town Board Members: Tim DeSacia, Greg
Herrmann, Margaret Mahaney, Richard Tesoriero
Attorney to the Board: Stephen C. Greene,
Sr.
The meeting of the Oswego Town Board was held on January 9, 2012 at 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: Victoria
Mullen
Councilor: Tim DeSacia
Councilor: Greg Herrmann
Councilor: Margaret Mahaney
Councilor: Richard Tesoriero
Attorney to the board Stephen C. Greene
Town Clerk's
Report: See Town
Clerk’s Page
Supervisor's Report: See
Supervisor’s Page
Historian’s Report: See
Historian’s Page
Public Comment: None
Resolution 2012-1 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board approves the minutes from the December 27, 2011 Town Board meeting.
Moved by Councilor DeSacia, second Councilor Herrmann all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-2 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board approves the bills on abstract 1 as follows:
General Fund
Highway Fund
Franklin/Baylis Lighting
Edgebrook Lighting
Sleepy Hollow Sewer District
Ontario Heights Sewer District |
$19,196.65
$15,916.17
$ 109.33
$ 59.49
$ 74.00
$ 918.38
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Moved by Councilor DeSacia, second Councilor Herrmann all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-3 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board approves the appointments found in Attachment A.
Be it further resolved that these appointments shall run until December 31, 2012.
Moved by Councilor Mahaney, second Supervisor Mullen all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-4 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board approves the schedule of salaries for elected and appointed officials for 2012 found in Attachment B.
Moved by Councilor Herrmann, second Supervisor Mullen all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-5 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board designates the Palladium Times as the official town newspaper.
Moved by Councilor Tesoriero, second Councilor DeSacia all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-6 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board designates JP Morgan Chase Bank, M.A. as the town's depository for 2012.
Moved by Councilor DeSacia, second Supervisor Mullen all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-7 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board imposes on the Supervisor powers and duties of administration and supervision of the town or special improvement district functions to be performed on behalf of the Town Board.
Moved by Councilor Herrmann, second Councilor DeSacia all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-8 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board establishes a highway superintendent and town clerk petty cash fund of $100.00 each; and a supervisor's petty cash fund of $200.00.
Moved by Councilor Tesoriero, second Councilor Mahaney all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-9 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board approves the 2012 payroll schedule identified as Attachment C.
Moved by Councilor Herrmann, Councilor Mahaney all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-10 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board approves the 2012 holiday calendar identified as Attachment D.
Moved by Councilor DeSacia, second Supervisor Mullen all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-11 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to pay in advance the audit of claims for public utilities services such as gas, electric, water, sewer, fuel oil, and telephone services as well as postage, freight, express charges and health insurance. Claims for these payments shall be presented at the next regular meeting for audit.
Moved by Councilor Mahaney, second Supervisor Mullen all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-12 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board adopts the Code of Ethics identified as Attachment E.
Moved by Councilor Herrmann, second Councilor Mahaney all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-13 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board adopts the Rules of Order of the Town Board of the Town of Oswego as identified in Attachment F.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Tesoriero all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-14 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board adopts the 2012 voucher calendar as identified as Attachment G.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second by Councilor Herrmann all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-15 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board approves the monthly Town Board meeting and Workshop schedule identified as Attachment H.
Moved by Councilor Tesoriero, second Councilor DeSacia all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-16 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board hires Craig R. Gilbert Co. for yearly copier maintenance contract at $750.00.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second by Councilor Tesoriero all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-17 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board contracts with G&G Wastewater for the operation and maintenance of the Sleepy Hollow Sewage Treatment Plant.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Mahaney all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-18 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board appoints Catherine K. Mears, JoEllen Smith and Joseph Oleyourryk to the Ethics Committee. Be it further resolved these appointments shall run until December 31, 2012.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Mahaney all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-19 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board directs the Supervisor to sign the 2012 vegetation control agreement with TruGreen as follows: $150.00 for Ontario Heights Pump Station; and $320.00 for the Oswego Town Park.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Herrmann all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-20 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board appoints Richard Hogan as Sole Assessor for a six year appointment, term to expire on 12/31/2017 at a salary of $19,700.00.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor DeSacia all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-21 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board appoints Noreen Ruttan as Planning Board Member for a term to expire 02-18.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Mahaney all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-22 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board re-appoints Richard Kaulfuss as Planning Board Member for a term to expire on 02-18.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Herrmann all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-23 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board re-appoints Robert Baker as Zoning Board of Appeals member for a term to expire 02-17.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor Tesoriero all ayes motion carried.
Resolution 2012-24 Be it resolved the Oswego Town Board accepts the 2012 Oswego Town Historical Events schedule identified as Attachment I.
Moved by Supervisor Mullen, second Councilor DeSacia all ayes motion carried.
Motion by Councilor Tesoriero, second by Councilor Mahaney to close the meeting at 7:23 PM all ayes motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Theresa A. Cooper, RMC
Oswego Town Clerk
Attachment A.
2012
Appointments |
| Job Title |
Name |
| Attorney to the Oswego Town Board |
Greene Law Office |
| Attorney to the Planning Board |
Stephen C. Greene, Jr. |
| Attorney to the ZBA |
Kevin Caraccioli |
| Budget Officer |
Richard Hogan |
| Cemetery Superintendent |
John Knopp |
| Clerk to the CEO/ZEO |
Theresa Cooper |
| Code/Zoning Enforcement Officer |
Wayne Newton |
| Court Clerk |
Myrtis Sterio |
| Custodian – Town Hall |
Maureen Polky |
| Deputy Highway Superintendent |
Frank Ferguson |
| Deputy Supervisor |
Timothy DeSacia |
| Deputy Town Clerk |
Carol Todd |
| Dog Control Officer |
Daniel Sullivan |
| Snow Removal Laborer (Town Hall) |
Joseph Oleyourryk |
| Marriage Officer |
Victoria Mullen |
| Secretary – Planning Board and ZBA |
Teresa Botting (Interim) |
| Senior Court Clerk |
Patricia Jung |
| Registrar |
Theresa Cooper |
| Town Constable |
Frederick Ferguson |
| Webmaster |
Jeff Adkins |
Attachment B.
2012
Salaries by Position |
| Position |
Salary |
| Assessment Board of Review |
$141.40 per day/ea. |
| Assistant Cemetery Superintendent |
$11.80/hr. |
| Budget Officer |
$1,913.00 Annually |
| Cemetery Laborer |
$7.61/hr. |
| Cemetery Laborer + 2 yrs. |
$7.76/hr. |
| Cemetery Superintendent |
$13.49/hr. |
| Clerk to the CEO/ZEO |
$896.00 Annually |
| Code/Zoning Enforcement Officer |
$10,748.00 Annually |
| Custodian |
$4,035.00 Annually |
| Deputy Highway Superintendent |
$0.50/hr. |
| Deputy Supervisor |
$641.00 Annually |
| Deputy Town Clerk |
$9.81/hr. |
| Dog Control Officer |
$9,812.00 Annually |
| General Laborer (Snow Removal) |
$10.86/hr. |
| Historian |
$258.00 Annually |
| Registrar |
$269.00 Annually |
| Secretary - Planning Board and ZBA |
$13.58/hr. |
| Justice Clerk |
$9,043.00 Annually |
| Town Justice |
$17,216.00 Annually |
| Senior Justice Clerk |
$9,271.00 Annually |
| Supervisor |
$15,375.00 Annually |
| Town Board Members |
$4,351.00 Annually |
| Town Clerk |
$41,957.00 Annually |
| Town Constable |
$10,297.00 Annually |
| Highway Supt/Super Bldg. & Grounds |
$61,901.00 Annually |
Attachment C.
2012
Employee Pay Schedule |
From |
- |
To |
Pay
Date |
01/01 |
- |
01/07 |
1 |
01/12/12 |
01/08 |
- |
01/21 |
2 |
01/26/12 |
01/22 |
- |
02/04 |
3 |
02/09/12 |
02/05 |
- |
02/18 |
4 |
02/23/12 |
02/19 |
- |
03/03 |
5 |
03/08/12 |
03/04 |
- |
03/17 |
6 |
03/22/12 |
03/18 |
- |
03/31 |
7 |
04/05/12 |
04/01 |
- |
04/14 |
8 |
04/19/12 |
04/15 |
- |
04/28 |
9 |
05/03/12 |
04/29 |
- |
05/12 |
10 |
05/17/12 |
05/15 |
- |
05/26 |
11 |
05/31/12 |
05/27 |
- |
06/09 |
12 |
06/14/12 |
06/10 |
- |
06/23 |
13 |
06/28/12 |
06/24 |
- |
07/07 |
14 |
07/12/12 |
07/08 |
- |
07/21 |
15 |
07/26/12 |
07/22 |
- |
08/04 |
16 |
08/09/12 |
08/05 |
- |
08/18 |
17 |
08/23/12 |
08/19 |
- |
09/01 |
18 |
09/06/12 |
09/02 |
- |
09/15 |
19 |
09/20/12 |
09/16 |
- |
09/29 |
20 |
10/04/12 |
09/30 |
- |
10/13 |
21 |
10/18/12 |
10/14 |
- |
10/27 |
22 |
11/01/12 |
10/28 |
- |
11/10 |
23 |
11/15/12 |
11/11 |
- |
11/24 |
24 |
11/29/12 |
11/25 |
- |
12/08 |
25 |
12/13/12 |
12/09 |
- |
12/22 |
26 |
12/27/12 |
12/23 |
- |
12/31 |
27 |
12/31/12 |
Attachment D.
Town
Holidays 2012 |
Monday, January 2, 2012 |
New Year’s Day Observed |
Monday, January 16, 2012 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
Monday, February 20, 2012 |
Presidents Day |
Monday, May 28, 2012 |
Memorial Day |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 |
Independence Day |
Monday, September 3, 2012 |
Labor Day |
Monday, October 8, 2012 |
Columbus Day |
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
Election Day |
Monday, November 12, 2012 |
Veterans’ Day Observed |
Thursday, November 24, 2012 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Monday, December 26, 2012 |
Christmas Day |
(Teamsters
ONLY) |
Monday, February 13, 2012
|
Lincoln’s Birthday |
Friday, April 06, 2012 |
Good Friday |
Attachment E.
Code
of Ethics |
1. Definition. As used in this section: The term "Town Agency" shall mean any department, division, board, commission, or bureau of any department or office of the Town of Oswego, New York. The term "Board" shall mean Town Board of the Town of Oswego, New York.
2. Rule with respect to conflicts of interest. No officer or employee of a Town Agency or member of the Board should have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of duties in the public interest.
3. Standards.
No such officer or employee or member of the Board should accept other employment which will impair independence of judgment in the exercise of official duties.
No such officer or employee or member of the Board should accept employment or engage in any business or professional activity which will require disclosure of confidential information gained by reason of official position or authority.
No such officer or employee or member of the Board should disclose confidential information neither acquired in the course of official duties nor use such information to further personal interests.
No such officer or employee or member of the Board should use or attempt to use an official position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemption(s) for anyone.
No such officer or employee or member of the Board shall engage in any transaction as representative or agent of the Town of Oswego, New York, with any business entity in which the individual has a direct or indirect financial interest that might reasonably tend to conflict with the proper discharge of official duties.
An officer or employee or member of the Board should not by his conduct give reasonable basis for the impression that any person can improperly influence his or unduly enjoy his favor in the performance of official duties, or that he is affected by the kinship, rank, position or influence of any party or person.
An officer or employee or member of the Board should abstain from making personal investments in enterprises which he has reason to believe they may be directly involved in decisions to be made by him or which will otherwise create substantial conflict between duty in the public interest and private interest.
An officer or employee or member of the Board should endeavor to pursue a course of conduct which will not raise suspicion among the public that the individual is likely to be engage in acts that are in violation of the public interest.
No such officer or employee or member of the Board employed on a full-time basis nor any firm or association of which such officer or employee or member of the Board is a member nor corporation a substantial portion of the stock of which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such officer or employee or member of the Board should sell goods or services to any person, firm, corporation or association which is licensed or whose rates are fixed by the Town Agency in which such officer or employee or member of the Board serves or is employed.
If any such officer or employee or member of the Board shall have a financial interest, direct or indirect, having a value of ten thousand dollars or more in any activity which is subject to the jurisdiction of a town regulatory agency, a written statement must be filed with the Town Clerk attesting to such a financial interest in such activity, which statement shall be open to public inspection.
4. Violations. In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law any such officer, member or employee who shall knowingly and intentionally violate any of the provisions of this section may be fined, suspended or removed from office or employment in the manner provided by law.
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Attachment F.
Rules
of Order of the Town Board of the Town of Oswego |
The Supervisor shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall preserve order and decorum in the conduct of the meeting.
The Supervisor, immediately following the opening of every regular meeting of the Board, shall proceed to the regular order of town business as follows: Roll call, Town Clerk Report, Supervisor report, reception of petitions and other communications addressed to the Town Board, reports of committees, reports of officers and department, and introduction of resolutions and motions.
The Supervisor will hold a public comment prior to the resolutions and motions. At this time the public will be invited to comment.
Every resolution or motion must be seconded before being put to a vote by the Supervisor and all resolutions or motions shall be recorded in their entirety in the official minutes of the Town Board.
The Supervisor may offer or second a resolution or a motion and need not relinquish the chair for such purpose.
No motion or resolution may be brought to a vote except by the majority consent of those Town Board members present unless printed or typewritten copies thereof are presented to each member of the board 48 hours prior to the opening of the meeting at which such motion or resolution is offered.
No Town Board member shall speak more than once on any question until every Board member choosing to speak shall have spoken.
When a question is under debate, no motion shall be entered unless (a) for an adjournment or recess, (b) for the previous question to lay on the table, (c) to postpone to refer to a committee, or (d) to amend. These latter motions are neither amenable nor debatable.
No motion shall be made to offer an amendment to an amendment already before the Board on any proposition.
A majority vote of all the members of the Board shall be required to suspend these rules of order. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
If the above rules are or become at any time in conflict with the statutory law, the statutory law shall take precedence.
No member of the public shall engage in any demonstration, booing, hand clapping or otherwise disrupt the town board meeting.
Any person speaking to the town board with the consent of the supervisor shall address his/her remarks to the town board, no to the other members of the audience in the form of a debate or otherwise.
The public will be invited to comment on any motion or resolution not listed on the publicized agenda that is brought before the town board during a meeting. |
Attachment G.
Voucher
Calendar 2012 |
| Vouchers should be submitted
before or on the scheduled dates below to the Supervisor’s office. |
| Submit by: |
|
TBM |
| February 6, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Feb 13 |
| March 5, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Mar 12 |
| April 2, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Apr 9 |
| May 7, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
May 14 |
| June 4, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Jun 11 |
| July 2, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Jul 9 |
| August 6, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Aug 13 |
| September 4, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Sep 10 |
| October 1, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Oct 9 |
| November 5, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Nov 13 |
| December 3, 2011 |
payment to be made the week of |
Dec 10 |
| December 19, 2011 |
Final payment for the year 2011 |
Dec 27 (T) |
| The Town Board will review vouchers at the Town
Board meeting. Payment will be made on all approved vouchers. |
| The Town of Oswego will not pay any finance or late charges that conflict with this payment schedule. |
| Please note all municipalities are tax exempt for State and Local Taxes. The State requires all tax-exempt organizations to file a form ST-119.1 with all vendors, yet does not require local government agencies to file any such forms. NYS is trying to correct the use of these forms. If you have any questions or need further assistance you can contact the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance at 1-800-462-8100, please select # 3, when prompted, if you have a |
Attachment H.
Town
Board Meetings and Workshops Calendar 2012 |
Workshops: |
Town Board Meeting: |
January 23, 2012 |
January 9, 2012 |
February 27, 2012 |
February 13, 2012 |
March 27, 2012 |
March 12, 2012 |
April 23, 2012 |
April 9, 2012 |
May 29, 2012 (Tuesday) |
May 14, 2012 |
June 25, 2012 |
June 11, 2012 |
July 23, 2012 |
July 9, 2012 |
August 27, 2012 |
August 13, 2012 |
September 24, 2012 |
September 10, 2012 |
October 22, 2012 |
October 1, 2012 (Budget Meeting) |
November 26, 2012 |
October 9, 2012 (Tuesday) |
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November 13, 2012 (Tuesday) |
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December 10, 2012 |
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December 27, 2012 (Thursday) |
Attachment I.
Oswego Town Historical Society 2012 Dates And Events |
| February 18, Saturday 10 AM |
The Oldest Man In Oswego Town Nathaniel Laird – His Story |
| March 17, Saturday 10 AM |
More On 'Titanic' 100Th Anniversary |
| April 18, Wednesday 6 PM |
Some Things You Didn't Know About Dr. Mary
Preparing For The Dedication |
| May 12, Saturday 10 AM |
Dedication Of The Dr. Mary Walker Statue
Dr. Sharon Harris, Keynote Speaker |
| May 28, Monday 10 AM |
Memorial Day Service
Oswego Town Rural Cemetery |
| June 20, Wednesday 6 PM |
Dairy, Fruit & Muck Farming In Oswego Town |
| July 10, Tuesday 6 PM |
Ice Cream Social |
| September 8, Saturday |
Candlelight Rural Cemetery Walk At Dusk
Graves Of War Of 1812 Veterans |
| September 19, Wednesday 6 PM |
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| October 20, Saturday 10 AM |
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| November 10, Saturday 10 AM |
Veterans' Day Program |
| December 7, Friday 5:30 PM |
Christmas Party |
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