Town Board
Town Board Minutes - January 2, 2008
By Nancy A. Brooks, RMC/CMC Town Clerk
Feb 27, 2008, 11:44
January 2, 2008
The annual organizational meeting of the Lockport Town Board was conducted at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at the Town Hall, 6560 Dysinger Road,
Lockport, New York.
Present were: Supervisor: Marc R. Smith
Town Council Members: Cheryl A. Antkowiak
Paul H. Pettit
Mark C. Crocker
Paul W. Siejak
Others present: Nancy A. Brooks, Town Clerk; Daniel E. Seaman, Town Attorney; Judge Leonard G. Tilney, Jr.; Deborah A. Gaskill, Deputy Town Supervisor; Judith Newbold, Deputy Town Clerk.
Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Supervisor Smith introduced Judge Tilney who administered the Oaths of Office to the newly elected Town officials;
Marc R. Smith, Supervisor, Cheryl A. Antkowiak and Paul W. Siejak, Town Council members.
The annual organizational meeting followed as below:
PUBLIC COMMENTS – No one spoke before the Town Board,
BUSINESS MEETING:
1. Approval of Minutes
MOTION: to approve the minutes of Town Board meetings conducted on 12/03/2007, 12/05/2007 and 12/12/2007 was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
2. Approval of Payment of Bills
MOTION: to approve the payment of bills for the month of January was made by Council member Siejak, seconded by Council member Antkowiak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
The bills for the month of January include Vouchers #15658 – 15725 in the amount of $91,476.85.
3. Communications - None.
4. Supervisor’s Monthly Financial Report
MOTION: to approve the Supervisor’s Monthly Financial Report for the period ending 12/31/2007 was made by Council member Antkowiak, seconded by Council member Pettit. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
5. Approval of the 2008 Town Appointments
The Town Clerk read the 2008 Appointments for which the Town Board voted individually as follows:
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Position Appointee Term Expiration
Board of Ethics: Wesley F. Arnold 12/31/2008
Mark Robinson 12/31/2008
MOTION: to accept the above appointment was made by Council member Crocker, seconded by Council member Antkowiak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
Dog Control Officer: Joan Coe 12/31/2008
MOTION: to accept the above appointment was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Siejak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
Fire Board: Charles Black 12/31/2008
Norman Pearson 12/31/2008
Fire Chiefs 12/31/2008
MOTION: to approve the above appointment was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Antkowiak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
Historian: Laurence Haseley 12/31/2008
MOTION: to approve the above appointment was made by Council member Siejak, seconded by Council member Antkowiak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
Town I.D.A. Duncan Carlson, member 12/31/2014
MOTION: to approve the above appointment was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
Planning Board: Richard Forsey, Chrm. 12/31/2010
Walter Thorman, Member 12/31/2014
Robert Balcerzak, alternate 12/31/2013
MOTION: to approve the above appointment was made by Council member Antkowiak, seconded by Council member Siejak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
Receiver of Taxes: Lori L. Krug 12/31/2008
MOTION: to approve the above appointment was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
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Position Appointee Term Expiration
Recreation Committee:
Dolores Cushman, member 12/31/2012
MOTION: to approve the above appointment was made by Council member Antkowiak, seconded by Council member Siejak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
Zoning Board: Donald Jablonski, Member 12/31/2012
Michael Bartus, Member 12/31/2009
Kevin Roth, Alternate 12/31/2011
MOTION: to approve the above appointments was made by Council member Siejak, seconded by Council member Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
Town Prosecutor: Michael Norris 12/31/2008
MOTION: to approve the above appointment was made by Council member Crocker, seconded by Council member Siejak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
Balance of 2008 Appointments as Follows:
Position Appointee Salary Term Expiration
Assessor Kevin Van Dusen $53,894.00 09/30/2013
Attorney for Town Daniel E. Seaman $98,664.00 12/31/2008
Bingo Inspector Sandra Baker $2,100.00 12/31/2008
Budget Officers:
Marc Smith/Robert Lipp/Kate Carter $5,000.00 12/31/2008
Building Inspector Eugene Nenni $53,894.00 12/31/2008
Code Enforcement
City/Town Cable Deborah Gaskill 12/31/2008
Mark Crocker 12/31/2009
Civil Enforcement Vacancy
Confidential Secretary:
Kathleen Carter $15.65/hr 12/31/2008
Deputy Assessor John Shoemaker $34,412.37 12/31/2008
Deputy Building Michael Brown $46,367.73 12/31/2008
Inspectors Jason Thompson $35,350.43 12/31/2008
Deputy Highway Supt.Robert Nash $21.70/hr 12/31/2008
Deputy Supervisor Deborah Gaskill $8,755.00 12/31/2008
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Deputy Town Clerks Judith Newbold $11.99/hr 12/31/2008
Cheryl McLaughlin$ 9.32/hr 12/31/2008
Drainage Coordinator Lewis J. Hagen $4,000.00 12/31/2008
Finance Officer Robert Lipp $21,218.00 12/31/2008
G.I.S. Coordinator John Shoemaker $4,500.00 12/31/2008
Head Municipal Kenneth Banker $51,942.00 12/31/2008
Maintenance
Justice Clerks Linda Cutter $14.72/hr 12/31/2008
Mary Anderson $12.21/hr 12/31/2008
Barbara Ricotta $11.89/hr 12/31/2008
Carol Stuart $10.35/hr 12/31/2008
Legal Newspaper Union Sun & Journal
Asst. Tax Receiver Sandra Baker $550.00 12/31/2008
Records Management Nancy Brooks $3,750.00 12/31/2008
Officer
Registrar of Vital Nancy Brooks $3,000.00 12/31/2008
Statistics Dep.- J. Newbold $ 500.00 12/31/2008
School Crossing Marlene A. Ryndak $ 9.68/hr 12/31/2008
Guards Shelly Sterling $10.35/hr 12/31/2008
Secretary to Zoning Jane Trombley 12/31/2008
and Planning
Mileage Reimbursement 50.5cents/mile
MOTION: to approve the above appointments was made by Council member Antkowiak, seconded by Council member Pettit. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
6. Approval of 2008 Non-Union Salaries
MOTION: to approve the 2008 non-union salaries was made by Council member Crocker, seconded by Council member Pettit. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
7. Approval of Travel for Town Officials
MOTION: to approve travel by Town Officials for the purpose of education or for other requirements as are necessary for their positions was made by Council member Siejak, seconded by Council member Pettit. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith. MOTION: to was made by Council member, seconded by Council member.
The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
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8. Approval of 2008 Town Depositories
MOTION: to approve HSBC, M&T Bank, Key Bank, and First Niagara Bank as the 2008 Town depositories was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Siejak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
9. Approval of Official Newspaper
MOTION: to approve the Union Sun & Journal as the 2008 Official Town Newspaper was made by Council member Antkowiak, seconded by Council member Pettit.
The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
10. Approval of 2008 Town Mileage Reimbursement Rate
MOTION: to approve the 2008 mileage reimbursement rate of 50/5 cents/mile as suggested by the IRS, was made by Council member Siejak, and seconded by Council member Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
11. Approval of Contract for Attorney’s Secretarial Staff
MOTION: to authorize the Supervisor to execute a contract with Seaman, Jones, Hogan & Brooks, LLP for secretarial staff for the Town Attorney was made by Council member Antkowiak, seconded by Council member Pettit.
The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
12. Approval of 2008 Town Auditing Firm
MOTION: to appoint the firm of Lumsden & McCormick, LLP as the official auditors to audit the books & records of the Town of Lockport for the year 2007 was made by Council member Crocker, seconded by Council member Siejak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
13. Approval of Delegates to the NYS Assoc. of Towns Conference
MOTION: to appoint Marc R. Smith as the delegate and Paul W. Siejak as the alternate delegate to the NYS Assoc. of Towns Conference in NYC in February 2008, was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
14. Order calling for 202b Public Hearing – Sewer Pump Station Rehab Project
MOTION: to call for a 202b Public Hearing to be held on the increase and improvement of facilities of the Town of Lockport Sewer District No. 3, in the amount of $305,000.00
(Sewer Pump Station Rehabilitation Project – Phase 4) on the 6th day of February 2008 at 7:30 p.m. was made by Council member Antkowiak, seconded by Council member Pettit. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
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ORDER CALLING PUBLIC HEARING
TO BE HELD ON February 6, 2008
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lockport (herein called “Town Board” and “Town”, respectively), in the County of Niagara, New York on behalf of Town of Lockport Sewer District No. 3, in the Town (herein called “District”), has requested Wendel Duchscherer, P.C., duly licensed by the State of New York (herein called “Engineer”), to prepare a preliminary map, plan and report for the increase and improvement of facilities of the District, consisting of the installation of natural gas generator and automatic transfer switch at the Robinson Road Pump Station located on the north side of Robinson Road west of Old Beattie Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, New York; the installation of natural gas generator and automatic transfer switch at the
Kimberly Drive Pump Station (Eastpointe Subdivision) located on the west side of Kimberly Drive, north of Tonawanda Creek Road, Lockport, Niagara County, New York;
and the rehabilitation of the Strauss Road Pump Station including new submersible pumps, pump bases, guide rails, chains and brackets, hatches and hardware, level controller, pump controls, valves, piping gauges and fittings, portable generator receptacle, and forcemain cleaning provisions located on Strauss Road, Lockport,
Niagara County, New York; and pursuant to the direction of the Town, the Engineer has completed and filed with the Town Board such preliminary map, plan and report for said increase and improvement of facilities of the District and has estimated the total cost thereof to be $305,000.00; and
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT
ORDERED, that a meeting of the Town Board of the Town he held at the Town Hall. 6560 Dysinger Road, Lockport, New York, in the Town, on the 6th day of February, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. (Prevailing Time) to consider said demolition, acquisition and construction of facilities of the District and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same and for such other action on the part of the Town Board with relation thereto as may be required by law; and be it
FURTHER ORDERED, that the Town Clerk publish at least once in the “Union Sun & Journal” , a newspaper published in the City of Lockport, New York, and hereby designated as the official newspaper of the Town for such publication , and post on the sign board of the Town maintained pursuant to subdivision 6 of Section 30 of the
Town Law, a copy of this Order, certified by said Town Clerk, the first publication thereof and said posting to be not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) days before the date of such public hearing.
15. Town Board Comments
Mark Crocker – Congratulated Judge Tilney on his re-election as well as congratulations to his fellow Town Board members.
Paul Pettit – also congratulated those officials on their election or re-election to office, stating that he looked forward to working with everyone.
Paul Siejak – Stated it was honor to be a Town Board member and that he looks forward to working with everyone and hopes that he will add additional enthusiasm and energy to the Town Board and he also thanked his wife and family for their support.
Cheryl Antkowiak also congratulated everyone, thanked Judge Tilney for officiating and administering the Oaths of Office and stated she looks forward to working with everyone.
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Nancy Brooks also stated that as Town Clerk she looks forward to working with everyone on the Town Board.
Marc Smith offered his thanks to Judge Tilney for officiating the Oaths and also very excited to be working with the people on the Town Board. He wants the
residents to be aware that the Town officials are trying their best to be passionate about giving the Town of Lockport some good direction based on the desires of
Town residents and encouraged residents to attend Town Board meetings to make known the desires and hopes of the community as a whole.
16. Adjournment
MOTION: to adjourn was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Siejak. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Pettit, Crocker, Siejak and Smith.
The meeting ended at 7:55 p.m. The Lockport Town Board will next meet at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2008.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy A. Brooks, RMC, CMC
Lockport Town Clerk
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