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A Special Meeting of The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger was held on
June 18, 1997 at the Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls,
New York. Supervisor Smith called the Meeting to order at 4:30 P.M.
Present:
Constance Smith, Supervisor
Joseph Ruggiero, Councilman (4:43 P.M.)
Robert Valdati, Councilman
June Visconti, Councilwoman
Elaine H. Snowden, Town Clerk
Others Present:
Al Roberts, Attorney to the Town
Jay Paggi, Engineer to the Town
Ann Buckley, Comptroller
Absent:
Vincent Bettina, Councilman
The Supervisor scheduled the Meeting for June 18, 1997, for the purpose of
evaluating the options outlined by the Comptroller, for the various Capital
Projects from Unexpended Fund Balances.
The first item on the Agenda is a discussion regarding the funds needed to
repair the collapsed sewer line on All Angels Hill Road.
ANN BUCKLEY, COMPTROLLER, went over the other options available for
funding the Rockingham collapsed Sewer line on All Angels Hill Road. There
are moneys available from the interest earned from SRF Draw down Tri -
Muni Plant Expansion borrowing. She explained that $129,732.92 is
available for Rockingham Sewer District, and presented a schedule to back
up this figure. If the Town wishes to use these moneys, the following entries
will be necessary.
$ 26,22.17
2402 Interest & Subsidy
BUDGET AMENDMENT
2404 Debt Sew Earnings
56,912.31
Rockingham Sewer District
91,084.90
Total Interest for 1996
Increase Revenue
9901.9 Transfer to Other Funds
Interfund Transfers
50131SR
$118,000.00
Increase Expense
Administration
8110ASR
23,000.00
Sewage Collection System
8110ASR
95,000.00
Expenditure form Plan Expansion
District from line item
Transfers to Other Funds
9901.9SP
118,000.00
Interest Earned
2401 Interest & Earn.
$ 26,22.17
2402 Interest & Subsidy
274,683.46
2404 Debt Sew Earnings
56,912.31
2405 Const. Earnings
91,084.90
Total Interest for 1996
$448,902.84
9901.9 Transfer to Other Funds
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(Sewer Impro. #1)
B.U. Rockingham
B.U. S #1
Total
Rockingham
S#1
871.87
2155.05
3026.92
448902.84 X 28.9%
448902.84 X 71.1%
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178,669.85
270,232.99
28.9%
71.1%
100%
129,732.92
319,169.92
448,902.84
COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to authorize the expenditure of
$118,000.00 from Rockingham 448902.84 Account, to pay for the collapsed
sewer line in the Rockingham District.
Seconded by Mr. Valdati
Motion Unanimously Carried
On July 11, 1997 there are BAN's coming due. Mrs. Buckley has been in
touch with Sal Pennini of PFA to roll these BAN's over (borrow moneys again
to pay down this issue). Mr. Pennini would like to sell the new BAN's by July
1, 1997 in order to have the moneys available to pay off the old issue. There
have been principal moneys budgeted to pay these BAN's down ($80,000).
However, there are additional moneys available to increase the principal
payments such as:
Tri -Muni Plant SP $210,425. comes from refund of buy in Tri -Muni Comm.
Tri -Muni Lines ST 60,000. comes from accrued interest.
Oakwood Wter WO 5,575. comes from closing out of Capital Projects.
Sewer # Addl lines SI 130,000 comes from closing out Capital Project.
TOTAL ADDITIONAL. MONEYS $406.000.00
If the Board wishes to use these moneys at this time, the following entries
are necessary.
OAKWOOD WATER BUDGET AMENDMENT
Increase Revenue 5031WO Interfund Transfer $ 5,575.00
Increase Expenditure 9730.6WO BAN Principal 5,575.00
CAPITAL PROJECT/OAKWOOD WATER
210HO Cash Credit 5,575.00
9901.9110 Interfund Trans Debit 5,575.00
TRI -MUNI PLANT SP BUDGET AMENDMENT
Increase Expenditure 9730.6SP Principal BAN 210,425.00
Increase App. Fund Bal. 599SP Appr. Fund Balance 210,425.00
TRI -MUNI LINES ST BUDGET AMENDMENT
Increase Expenditure 9730.6ST BAN Principal 60,000.00
Increase App. Fund Bal. 599ST Appr. Fund Balance 60,000.00
SEWER IMPROVEMENT #1 BUDGET AMENDMENT
Increase Revenue 5031SI Interfund Transfer 130,000.00
Increase Expenditure 9730.6SI BAN Principal 130,000.00
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CAPITAL PROJECT SEWER IMPROVEMENT/I&I WORK
201HA Cash Credit 130,000.00
9901.HA Interfund Trans. Debit 130,000.00
$406,000.00
COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to expend the $406,000 as requested
by Comptroller, Ann Buckley in her June 13, 1997 letter.
Seconded by Mr. Valdati
Motion Unanimously Carried
The next item for the Boards consideration concerns the B Fund Balance
Shortage. Mrs. Buckley has a bill from Engineer to the Town, Jay Paggi, for
$9,583, that she cannot pay. There is no money left in any of the Line Items.
Line item 1440AB, Engineer, has a balance of $3,055.28 at the end of
May. The amount of the May charges are $3,417.89.
Line Item 1440.42B, Castle Point Landfill, has a balance of $1,282.27
at the end of May. The amount of May charges are $2,524.00.
Line Item 1440.43B, Town Wide Water, has a balance of $417.98 at
the end of May. The amount of the May charges are $3,116.14.
As you can see, the budget for these line items should be increased, so the
Bills for May to December can be paid. Mrs. Buckley suggests the following
Budget Amendments to increase the expenditures in order to pay Bills.
1440AB Engineer
$31,000.00
1440.42B Castle Point Landfill
10,000.00
1440.43B Town Wide Water
22,000.00
Expenditure
$63,000.00
Increase Appropriate fund balances
$63,000.00
The total budget for the Engineer Line Item 1440.4B, in the Supervisor's
Tentative Budget was $125,000. However, the Adoptive Budget was reduced
to $55,000 causing this shortage. If the Board approves the suggested
transfers, the total Engineer Line Items will equal $148,000.
Per the Town Board Workshop Meeting on May 12, 1997, the following
Budget Amendments were approved.
B FUND AS OF 5/21/97 BALANCE 1440AB (14,807.74) NEGATIVE
Decrease Expenditure 1990AB Contingency
Increase Expenditure 1440AB Engineer
$0,000.00
30,000.00
The above amendment is so that the engineer line item does not go over
budget.
Increase
Expenditure
1440.42B
Castle Point Landfill
20,000.00
Increase
Expenditure
1440.43B
Town Wide Water
16,000.00
Increase
Expenditure
1440.44B
Dean Property
5,000.00
Increase
Expenditure
1440.45B
Atlas Aquifer
30,000.00
The above are Special Projects for Engineer Line Item and need to be created.
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Decrease Expenditure 1440AB Engineer 20,000.00
Decrease Expenditure 1440AB Engineer 16,000.00
Decrease Expenditure 1440AB Engineer 5,000.00
Decrease Expenditure 1440AB Engineer 30,000.00
The above amendment is to reduce the engineer line item so that the Special
Projects can be created.
HIGHWAY FUND AS OF 5/21/97 BALANCE 5130.2DB $4,416.00
Increase Appr. Fund Bal. 599DB Appr.Fund. Bal. 83,854.00
Increase Expenditure 5130.2DB Equipment 83,854.00
The above amendment is so that we can purchase an international truck with
plow.
There was discussion, and Mrs. Visconti requested a Memo from Mrs.
Buckley, with inputs from Engineer to the Town, Jay Paggi, and Attorney to
the Town, Al Roberts, of all the projects listed above, and what is needed,
and then from the memo, determine, what will be needed in terms of future
bonding and/or leaving them status quo in terms of money we may have
expended from the unexpended fund balance for some of these projects. But
tonight, we are going to authorize expending money from the unexpended
fund balance for the Castle Point Landfill project.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to appropriate $480K from the
Unexpended Fund Balance for the closure of the Castle Point Land Fill
project.
Seconded by Mrs. Visconti
Motion Unanimously Carried
Bids for the Castle Point Landfill Closure Project were received and opened
on May 27, 1997. Six Bids were received. The Office of Paggi and Martin has
reviewed all the Bids and finds them to be mathematically correct and in the
proper format. Mr. Paggi would recommend, that the Board award the bid to
Hudson Canyon Construction, Inc., as the lowest bidder at $444,008.00 for
the Castle Point Landfill closure.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to award the bid for the Castle Point
Landfill closure, upon the recommendation of Jay Paggi, to Hudson Canyon
Construction, Inc., for $444,008.00, they being the lowest bidder.
Seconded by Mrs. Visconti
Motion Unanimously Carried
At this time, Mrs. Buckley need authorization for all the appropriate
transfers.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize Mrs. Buckley to create the
line item Castle Point Landfill and Capital Project, and transfer to Capital
Project from B Fund. .
Seconded by Mrs. Visconti
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Motion Unanimously Carried
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to appropriate $31,000 Engineer Line
Item, from the Unexpended Fund Balance to the B Fund for the Engineer.
Seconded by Mrs. Visconti
Motion Unanimously Carried
At this time, Elaine Snowden, Town Clerk informed the Board that she
received a memo from Carl Amburgey that he is in possession of two patrol
cars which have been taken out of service, and are available for sale or bid.
Mrs. Snowden is also asking permission to dispose of an old safe which is no
longer of any use, and is asking permission to dispose of the safe thru bid.
COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to authorize the two out of service
vehicles from the Town Patrol and the old safe from the Town Clerks office,
to go out to bid.
Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero
Motion Unanimously Carried
There was no other Business to come before the Board.
COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to close the Special Town Board
Meeting, seconded by Mr. Ruggiero, and Unanimously Carried.
The Special Town Board Meeting closed at 5:45 P.M.
Elaine H. Snowden
Town Clerk
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