This is a great way to learn more about your town government and see how your tax dollars are utilized:
Tuesday, January 10, Town Hall – upstairs board room
Finance Committee – 5:00 pm
Planning/ZBA Committee – to follow at the conclusion of Finance Comm.
New Business
1. NextNav/ 5648 Ike Dixon Road TM#: 021.-03-083
Site Plan Review for Special Use Permit (additional antenna for cell tower)
2. AmeriCU Credit Union/5214 W. Genesee Street TM#: 040.-01-12.1
Site Plan Application
Here is the agenda for the regular Town Board meeting:
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Here is the agenda for the Organizational Meeting. The regular board meeting will follow. Items of note; the first two items were ideas I pushed for during my campaign. Even though there are some savings here, the real benefit of these reductions comes from promoting growth. Fragmentation slows economic growth. It isn’t just about eliminating waste and duplication of services but it also allows us to begin to unify our resources.
Resolutions
1. Robert’s Rules of Order for the conduction of business except as superseded by state law.
2. Adopt the following order of business:
3. The second and fourth Tuesday at 7:00 P.M. in the Town Board Room, Male Avenue entrance as the day, time and place for the Town Board Meetings in the year 2012 with the exception of June, July and August only meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month with any Public Hearing (s) as the first order of business.
4. To have all agenda items submitted by 4:00 P.M. on the Thursday preceding a regularly scheduled meeting, unless approved by a superior (majority plus one) vote, or unless certified by the Supervisor and/or Deputy Supervisor that an emergency condition exists.
5. Approve the appointment of Dirk J. Oudemool as Town Attorney at an hourly rate of $125.00.
6. Approve the appointment of other attorneys as per board appointments.
7. Approve and appoint John Fatcheric II as Chairman of the Camillus Planning Board with an expiration date of December 31, 2012.
8. Approve Paul Curtin as attorney for the Camillus Planning Board at $125 per hour.
9. Approve Barton and Loguidice as Planning Board engineers, and retain the ability to appoint other engineering firms as engineers on a project by project basis.
10. Approve the appointment of Susan Otto of Melvin & Melvin as Attorney for the Zoning Board of Appeals at $125 per hour.
11. Approve the appointment of B&L as Town Engineers.
12. Approve the appointment of other engineers as per board appointments.
13. Approve the appointment Bob Feyl as Chairman to the Zoning Board of Appeals with an expiration date of December 31, 2012.
14. Approve the appointment of Rich de la Rosa as Vice Chairman to the Zoning Board of Appeals with an expiration date of December 31, 2012.
15. Designate the official newspaper as the Post Standard.
16. Approve the standard mileage reimbursement rate per IRS guidelines.
17. Approve the following as Chairman for Committees: Finance Dave Callahan, Personnel Mike LaFlair, Public Safety Bill Davern, Public Works Jim Salanger, Parks and Recreation Eric Hammerle, Planning and Zoning Dick Griffo. Chairman is responsible for committee minutes.
18. Authorize transfer of $913,937 from Merrill Lynch to First Niagara.
19. Approve the establishment of bi-weekly pay periods for all town employees at a maximum of 26 pay periods with the first pay date being January 12, 2012.
20. Authorize Town Supervisor, Town Clerk and Town Board Members access to the safety deposit box located at M&T Bank.
21. Approve the membership of UFPO and designate Camillus Consolidated Water District Superintendent John Friske as representative or alternate to attend UFPO meetings.
22. Authorization to delegate to the Supervisor the powers and duties of supervision of town special improvement district functions to be performed on behalf of the Town Board with timely notice to the Councilman in the involved area.
23. Authorize Supervisor to acquire tax receipts in amounts of $25,000.00 or more as collected for purposes of investment.
24. Designate the Town Comptroller as the accounting officer of the Town of Camillus pursuant to Section 124 of the Town Law.
25. Amend Investment Policy for the Town of Camillus to delete HSBC, (Town Account), Fleet Bank, Charter One, BSB Bank. Add First Niagara (Town Account), Chase (Town Account), and Solvay Bank (Town Account) and Solvay Bank (Tax Receiver). Depositories all commercial and savings banks in Onondaga County as authorized for Town funds. (Per Town Investment Policy)
The banks and trust companies authorized for the deposit of monies up to the following maximum amounts are:
DEPOSITORY NAME MAXIMUM AMOUNT TOWN OFFICER
M&T BANK (Town Account) 4 Million Supervisor
SOLVAY BANK (Town Account) 5 Million Supervisor
CITIZENS BANK (Town Account) 4 Million Supervisor
ALLIANCE BANK (Town Account) 5 Million Town Clerk
CHASE BANK (Town Account) 1 Million Supervisor
KEY BANK 1 Million Supervisor
FIRST NIAGARA (Town Account) 4 Million Supervisor
CHASE BANK (Town Account) 1 Million Supervisor
SOLVAY BANK (Tax Receiver) 16 Million Tax Receiver
26. Approve the establishment of the following petty cash funds:
Town Clerk $200.00
Parks and Recreation $200.00
Camillus Consolidated Water District $200.00
Police Department $200.00
Assessor $150.00
Supervisor $200.00
Judge Petosa $100.00
Judge Poli $50.00
27. Approve the 2012 co-sponsored contracts and authorize Supervisor to sign.
Camillus Optimists $5,000
West Genesee Athletic Club $4,000
Camillus Swim Club $2,000
Camillus Youth Hockey Association $4,000
Camillus Snowmobile Club $500
Camillus Figure Skating Club $1,300
Western Onondaga Youth Soccer Association $1,000
Camillus Ski Association $5,677
Camillus Youth Softball and Baseball Association, Inc. $4,000
28. Resumes will be required for all Town Board appointments and all appointed positions with expiration dates and all appointed positions will be posted on web site.
29. The Office of the Town Clerk will provide to newly elected Town Board members the following: Zoning Books, Comprehensive Plan, Town Law Book, Disaster Plan, Department Head contact information, Employee Handbook, Union Contracts, current budget, organizational chart, and Association of Towns information within ten days of certification by the board of elections.
30. Approve the contract with the Highway Superintendent for the repair of town roads in the amount of $500,000 and authorize supervisor to sign.
Effective 1/1/12 the town of Camillus now has a new trash vendor. As part of the lower costs we received, we are now on a 4 day a week schedule and many parts of the 2nd ward have new trash pick up dates. The new vendor is late in sending the postcards informing the residents of the new days. I have attached the Towns Newsletter, the affected streets and their new dates are listed on page 3. Camillus Insight 2012
Due to the New Years legal holiday falling on Monday January 2, the regularly scheduled trash pick-up (based on the new schedule effective January 1) will be delayed by 1 day.
The regularly scheduled meeting for the Camillus ZBA has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17th, 7:00
SMART GROWTH STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN: The second planning session on Wednesday, December 14 featured an early preview of what the county planners heard from the various citizen engagement forums held by the consultants on the Onondaga County Sustainability Plan. Megan Costa gave the presentation and it generated so much discussion that most of the group stayed for quite some time after adjournment. It was suggested and agreed upon that all future meetings would be extended to 1 ½ hours. The next meeting is on Wednesday, January 4th, 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a. m. in the Sustainability Showcase Atrium in City Hall Commons, 1st floor.
There will be a special town board meeting on Tuesday, January 3rd, 7:00 at the Town Hall. I will post the agenda as soon as it is available
