VILLAGE
OF AURORA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
OF REGULAR MEETING
JULY
19, 2000
The
regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Aurora, New York was
called to order in the Firehouse Meeting Room at 7:30 PM on July 19, 2000 with
Mayor Gunderson presiding.
Present: Trustees Jim Chase,
Janet Mapstone and Jeri Vargo.
Absent: Trustees Ken
Zabriskie.
Also Present: David Brooks,
Debbie Brooks, Melinda Kostreva, Treasurer; and Nancy Yann, Clerk.
Trustee
Vargo moved to accept the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Village Board
of Trustees on June 21, 2000. Seconded
by Trustee Mapstone, motion carried 4:0.
CHANGES TO THE
AGENDA:
MAYOR'S
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The
Mayor had no announcements.
CLERK’S
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The
Clerk read a letter received from Alan Connors, Chair of the Aurorafest
Committee thanking the Village Board for their contribution of $1,500 to this
year's Aurorafest and agreeing to act as parade judges.
VISITOR
RECOGNITION:
The
Mayor welcomed Dave and Debbie Brooks.
TREASURER'S
REPORTS:
A.
Monthly Reports:
B. Budget Modifications:
Trustee Mapstone moved to accept the
following Budget Modification:
Sewer
Fund:
$1,030.36 G8130.41 - Utilities to G8130.4 Miscellaneous
Contractual
Seconded by Trustee Vargo, motion
carried 4:0.
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C. Approval of Bills:
Trustee Mapstone moved to approve the bills from the General Fund, Claims #33 to 55 in the
amount of $3,857.27. Seconded by
Trustee Vargo, motion carried 4:0.
Trustee Mapstone moved to approve the bills from the Water Fund, Claims #33 to 55 in the
amount of $3,224.17. Seconded by
Trustee Chase, motion carried 4:0.
Trustee Mapstone moved to approve the bills from the Sewer Fund, Claims #33 to 55 in the
amount of $3,465.29. Seconded by
Trustee Vargo, motion carried 4:0.
COMMITTEE AND
BOARD REPORTS:
A.
Buildings and Grounds:
Trustee Vargo reminded the Board that they would have to
hire a service contract replacement for Agway.
Mayor Gunderson replied that he was working on the matter and would
report on the progress next month.
B. Recreation, Parks and Public Events:
Trustee Mapstone reported that the raft had not been put out
at the dock because of the high water and that the anchor chain could not be
found due to so much debris on the bottom of the lake. She is planning to hire Kevin Murphy to
clean the bottom of the lake in the vicinity of the raft. Hopefully the raft will be out by next week.
B.
Streets and Public Safety:
Trustee Chase reported that a request had come to the
Village Office to install a sidewalk on Dublin Hill Road in front of the
Steiner property. The Board asked to
have Mr. & Mrs. Steiner wait until after the next meeting in August so that
figures could be gathered and discussed.
Trustee Chase agreed that he should have enough time to collect such
information.
D. Water and Sewer:
Mayor Gunderson reported in the absence of Trustee Zabriskie
that the Village had received a letter from Lili and Chalmers MacCormick
requesting information on the water & sewer billing for their second water
meter. Their questions
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referred to the $20 installation charge and the $10 access
fee. A discussion ensued. The outcome was that the $20 installation
charge was a one-time charge while the $10 access fee must be charged each
quarter. The clerk was asked to write a
letter to Mr. & Mrs. MacCormick stating the outcome of this issue.
E. Preservation Panel:
F. Planning Board:
G.
Zoning Board of Appeals:
There was nothing to report.
H. Zoning Officer:
No report was received.
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor
Gunderson reported that the Village Treasurer had requested the Village to
develop a Village Employee Handbook.
This would enable any new employee to know exactly what benefits they
would receive and would also help her in knowing how much vacation, sick or
personal time an employee might have when doing payroll. The Board agreed to look into this matter
and discuss it at the September meeting.
The
Mayor reminded the Board that the Fire Department Contract would be coming up
next month. They were asked to think
about what changes, if any, they would like to see implemented. They asked for a list of utility expenses
for the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
Respectfully
submitted,
Nancy
M. Yann
Clerk