1976-02-24 SPM79
A Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger was
held on February 24, 1976 at 8:00 P.M. at the Town Hall, Mill
Street, Wappingers Falls, New York.
Notice of said meeting was mailed to each Board member on February
19, 1976 at the request of Deputy Supervisor Louis Clausen, who
called the meeting for 8:00 P.M. February 24, 1976, for the purpose
of considering various recommendations made by Matthew Ryan,
Comptroller regarding Water and Sewer Districts, the Lombardi
problem,.and any other business that may properly come before the
Board.
Deputy Supervisor Clausen called the meeting to order. at 9:23 P.M.
Present:
Louis Clausen, Deputy Supervisor
Nicholas Johnson, Councilman
Frank Versace, Councilman
Elaine H. Snowden, Town Clerk.
Absent:
Louis Diehl, Supervisor
Leif Jensen, Councilman
Others Present:
Allan Rappleyea, Attorney to the Town
Rudolph Lapar, Engineer to the Town
Matthew Ryan, Comptroller
The first order of business placed before the Board were several
recommendations received from the Comptroller. Mr. Clausen asked
Mr. Ryan to give to the Board his recommendation on the increase
in the minimum water charge for Central Wappinger Water Improvement
Area.
Mr. Ryan recommended that, effective immediately, all those users
in Central Wappinger Water Improvement who are in a metered area,
whose meter is not functioning or does not have a meter, their fee
be raised to $12.75 per quarter.
MR. CLAUSEN moved that, effective immediately, the fee for users
in the Central Wappinger Water Improvement Area who either have
a non-functioning meter, or no meter at all, be increased to
$12.75 per quarter.
Seconded by Mr. Johnson.
Roll Call Vote: 3 Ayes 0 Nays
Mr. Clausen pursued Mr. Ryan's second recommendation which was
that, effective immediately all meters purchased by the Town
should be charged to the user as part of the O&M bill for the
next quarter, Effectively, this recommendation was rejected in
discussion, but none the less was now being considered.
MR. CLAUSEN moved that the water meter be supplied by the District
under an O&M charge. First, those meters that are non-functioning
and need repair should be replaced. Second, in the future, upon
request of water meters we will ascertain the amount of monies in
the O&M District, and, if the demand on water meters is in excess
of the monies available consideration of raising the O&M rates
would be in order.
Seconded by Mr. Johnson
Roll Call Vote:
Councilman Johnson nAye
Councilman Versace Nay
Dep. Supervisor Clausen Aye
Motion Defeated
Mr. Versace to add to Mr. Clausen's motion suggested that the Town
Board spend some time in a study to find out if we are prepared to
go into the meter business, and at that time thkeapproprriate vote
should be taken. More work sessions should be put into it, and,
if this is the intent of the Town Board to go into the meter
business, then we should have the personnel to be able to follow
through upon the servicing, inspection of it, and the reading of
these meters. Mr. Clausen asked that Mr. Jensen and Mr. Versace,
as members of the Water & Sewer Committee, come up with a proposal
for the Town Board as to how we should handle meters as far as
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charges are concerned to those residents who request them. Mr.
Versace said at this time he requested that the full Town Board
be involved in this type of a proposal. He thinks it should be
a Board discussion and doesn't believe the recommendation from
the Sewer & Water Committee would be the appropriate thing to do.
He thinks it should be a full Town Board function.
A request from the Comptroller requesting the following appropria-
tion accounts for Federal Revenue Sharing be set up:
CF -7610---$7,000.00 Social Service for Aging
CF -1315--- 6,000.00 Financial Administration
CF -7410--- 2,000.00 Library
and $148,900 be allocated to the appropriation account General
Government.
MR. CLAUSEN moved that the recommendations of the Comptroller be
accepted, and the Comptroller be authorized to set up those recom-
mended Federal Revenue Sharing accounts.
Seconded by Mr. Johnson.
Roll Call Vote: 3 Ayes 0 Nays
The following resolution was introduced by COUNCILMAN JIt')HNSON
who moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger has entered
into a contract with Dutchess County for bus service for Senior
Citizens called "Care -A -Van"; and
WHEREAS, said contract sets forth a specific payment schedule
including a maximum annual payment of $7,000.00,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Comptroller be authorized to issue checks
from the Federal Revenue Sharing Fund, according to the payment
schedule as set forth in the contract payment schedule. These
monies shall not exceed $7,000400.
Seconded by Mr. Versace
Roll Call Vote:
Councilman Johnson Aye
Councilman Versace Aye
Dep. Supr. Clausen Aye
Resolution Duly Adopted
The following request for a transfer was received:
February 13, 1976
MEMO TO:Town Board Members
FROM: Matthew W.Ryan, Comptroller
RE: Meters
Please authorize the following transfer of funds as we
have sold meters from Central Wappinger Water to Oakwood ala $50.00
each
FROM
Oakwood Water
TO AMOUNT
Central Wappinger Water $200.00
SW 2650
The transferred serial numbers are 22186217, 18, 19 & 22.
These meters were needed by Camo as per my previous memo's -
we must keep the number of malfunctioning meters to a bare
minimum to maintain a good cash flow. Thank you.
Yours truly,
s/ Matthew W. Ryan
Comptroller
MR. VERSACE moved that the recommendation of the transfer of
monies from the Oa1ood Knolls Water District to Central Wappinger
Water Improvement Area, in the amount of $200.00 be approved, with
the stipulation that the meters are only to be used in an emergency
purpose.
Seconded by Mr. Johnson
Roll Call Vote: 3 Ayes 0 Nays
A memo was received from Matthew Ryan, Comptroller requesting the
Board to clarify his responsibilities and duties as purchasing agent.
MR. CLAUSEN moved that Mr. Ryan, as Purchasing Agent for the Town
of Wappinger, would be responsible for the purchasing of all the
supplies, to review all contracts, write specifications for bids
with the assistance of other Officers, publish the advertisement
for the bids, making them returnable to the office of the Town
Clerk, review and tabulate all bids and make his recommendations
to the Town Board as to the awarding of them.
Seconded by Mr. Versace
Roll Call Vote: 3 Ayes 0 Nays
Mr. Ryan asked to which standing Board Committee he should direct
a request for purchasing equipment for his offices' use. Mr.
Clausen indicated that it would probably be the Miscellaneous
Committee.
MR. VERSACE moved that the meeting be adjourned, seconded by
Mr. Johnson and carried.
The Meeting adjourned at 9:42 P.M.
Elaine H. Snowden
Town Clerk
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