Town of Hamden Town Board Meeting of October 7, 2015
Highway Superintendent Dibble reported that the department is about done with
ditching and road side mowing and preparing the equipment for winter weather.
The ATM machine has been installed at the Town Hall and is available for 24/7
use.
The schoolhouse roof has been completed and the entire roof underlayment was
decayed and needed replacing. The added cost was $1,580 and was approved. In
the replacement of the roof it was felt that now is the best time to replace the
fascia and an additional $880 was spent now to do so. All in all the roof is
completely new and very impressive. Low bid contractor Seth Clark did an
excellent job and was timely as well.
The board approved a resolution to remove $15,980 from the Good Neighbor
reserve fund to pay for the roof until such time the grant funding comes in.
It was reported that the NYSDOT has responded to the Town request and is
analyzing the speed limit in the hamlet.
The Watershed Ag Council is purchasing another 99 acre land easement. This one
is on Hamden Hill Road owned by Dave and Linda Raber. It is most unfortunate,
but this easement will restrict any development on that property in the future.
A highway shared services agreement was received from the Town of Tompkins.
The Town Justice report was reviewed by the board and filed.
The Delaware County Youth Bureau is holding their annual youth awards banquet
on October 29 th at the White Castle in Walton.
It was agreed that starting in 2016 the Hamden Sewer District would charge a $20
annual capital fee in addition to the normal user fee for each sewer service in the
district. Currently the capital fee was as high as $10 annually.
The opportunity came up to apply for up to $100,000 for capital projects through
the State and Municipal Facilities Capital Program. It was decided that the board
would apply for $50,000 for the replacement of dry hydrants in the hamlets of
DeLancey and Hamden and $50,000 for a street sweeper for the Highway
Department.
Leon Merrill was selected to replace John Colon as a member of the Assessment
Review Board. This appointment will carry a term of office through September of
2020. John decided not to renew his term for personal reasons.
The board approved a resolution to apply for a grant in the amount of $8,718 for
the Town Justice for personal services, a scanner and hard drive for organizing
Town Justice files.
It was reported that the archeology dig at the proposed boat launch uncovered
historic artifacts dating back as far as 500 BC to 1300 AD. Pieces of pottery were
found and indicated a camp of Native Americans may have used that site, next to
what is now the Covered Bridge Park area. The boat launch will have to be
redesigned in around the historic area and in hopes of constructing it in 2016.
The tentative budget was reviewed and presented with a 2016 budget with less
than a 1% increase over 2015 and therefore keeping under the State
recommended tax cap. The salaries of the elected officials were set and they are
the only part of the budget that cannot be increased. The remainder of the
budget can be altered up to the adoption of the budget on November 4 th. The
budget hearing will be held at 6:30 pm at the Town Hall.
Respectfully submitted by Wayne Marshfield
Town of Hamden Town Board Meeting proposed agenda of November 4, 2015
at 6:30 pm.
1. Public Hearing on 2016 Budget
2. Seasonal Limited Use highways will be named.
3. Calling for a hearing on the Contract for Fire and Ambulance services
through the Delhi Fire Department.
4. Adoption of the Town Budget.
5. Hamden sewer bills and delinquent water bills in DeLancey and Hamden to
be put on 2016 tax bill.
6. DeLancey Septic pump out report to be reviewed.
7. Appointment of board member to the Upper Delaware Tail waters
Coalition.
8. Flood Commission update
9. Electric Transmission line construction update.
10.Other business that may come before the Board.
Delaware County Board of Supervisors Meeting of October 14, 2015
A budget amendment in the amount of $597.41 was approved removing this from
the Contingency account for a copier/printer needed in the Treasurer’s Office but
not budgeted in 2015.
A budget amendment in the amount of $100 was removed from the Public Health
Early Intervention Mobile IFSP Equipment account for Windows based tablets that
cost more than the budgeted iPads.
A budget amendment in the amount of $5,152.63 was removed from the Planning
Personal Services account and transferred to the Equipment account for the
unexpected purchase of four computer monitors, a laptop, and a copy machine.
An account was established with the Treasurer’s Office to set up a fund for the
Upper Delaware River Tail Waters Coalition and Tributary Communities’ Task
Force. $700 from the Coalition was deposited in this new account.
An award of not to exceed in the amount of $24,600 was given to GHD Consulting
Services Inc. of Cazenovia, NY for dealing with an air handling system issue at the
Compost Facility.
A change order was approved in the amount of a $1,260 in a reduction in the
contract to Nupump Corporation of Malaga, NJ, for the award of bridge scour
repairs, in the Towns of Hancock and Middletown. The original award was for
$160,904.
A public hearing on Ag Districts in the Towns of Hancock, Colchester and Hamden
was set for October 28, at 12:30 pm. In Hamden the proposal is to add 151 acres
and remove 176 acres.
A resolution was adopted to hold a public hearing on the 28th day of October at
12:35 pm for the purpose of imposing a hotel/motel occupancy tax in Delaware
County. A vote on the bed tax will take place on that day after the public hearing.
A resolution was adopted to start the process of overriding the tax levy limit for
2016. Currently the tax levy draft proposal is at 4%. There will be a public hearing
on the override on October 28, 2015 at 12:40 pm.
Three properties that didn’t sell at the tax sale, were sold as the result of sealed
bids. Total paid for those three properties was $97,070 with tax deficit of
$37,129.
Respectfully submitted by Wayne Marshfield
Delaware County Board of Supervisors Meeting of October 28, 2015
A resolution was approved accepting a grant in the Sheriff’s Office for $11,890
and to be used for overtime pay to work with the State Police to monitor seat belt
use and reducing dangerous driving behaviors. The funding must be spent from
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
A resolution amending the budget and transferring $7,288 from Professional fees
to Personal Services for the addition of Dr. Barburao Samudrala to replace the
Bassett jail doctor, whom no longer wants to do the job.
Three separate resolutions were adopted allowing the Sheriff, Emergency
Services and the Personnel Departments to allow County employees to work in
another department on a per hour basis to fill positions that cannot otherwise be
filled. Such positions needed are monitors for civil service exams, correction
officers, nurses, dispatchers, and deputies.
A resolution was passed allowing the cooks in the jail at the Sheriff’s Department
to work a 4 day work week.
A resolution was approved modifying the agricultural districts in the Towns of
Hancock, Colchester, and Hamden. Hamden is adding 151 acres and removing
176 acres from the Ag district.
A resolution was adopted approving of the new ethics policy as recommended by
the State Comptroller’s Office.
A resolution was adopted to set a public hearing on the 10th day of November for
increase of salaries for certain non- union department heads as follows:
Director of Mental Health - $91,787
Election Commissioner - $22,100
Director of Emergency Services - $56,112
Director of Planning - $78,488
Real Property Tax Director - $61,201
Personnel Officer - $67,830
Director of the Office of the Aging - $69,080
Public Health Director - $80,299
Director of Information Technology - $78,442
Commissioner of Public Works - $93,129
Commissioner of Social Services - $87,019
Director of Veterans Services - $42,636
County Treasurer - $64,292
County Clerk - $64,292
Sheriff - $72,109
District Attorney - $152,500
A resolution was adopted apportioning the mortgage tax among the Towns.
Hamden’s portion is $8,251. Total for the year it is about $3,000 less than what
was budgeted for this revenue.
Respectfully submitted by Wayne Marshfield