Phone Meeting Due to COVID-19

Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes Halcott Grange
February 22, 2021, 6:00 pm

Present: Town Supervisor Alan White, Council Member Alan Reynolds, Innes Kasanof, Judy DiBenedetto, Deputy Bookkeeper Sheri Reynolds, Town Clerk, Patricia Warfield. Absent: Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton, Councilwoman Yukari Day.

Call to Order at 6:00 p.m.
Approval of the minutes of the meeting: Vote to be taken at the next regular town board meeting.

Highway Superintendent’s Report: (A) The Town has a bid out for a chipper. (B) There were two breakdowns that were taken care of by the Highway Department. (C) Currently there are funds available to municipalities through Delaware County Soil and Water. Halcott has two highway projects they would like to submit for consideration. Having the completed LFA to work with is proving to be extremely helpful in creating the project workups.

Voucher vote: General Abstract #G0221 – vouchers 20-28 = $2,698.95. Highway Abstract #H0221 – vouchers 29-36 = $5,425.02. Supervisor White will get a motion to pay bills at the next town board meeting.

Finance Chair Report: Finance Chair Innes Kasanof presented the monthly report. (A) The AUD report is finished and has been submitted to the State. (B) There will be $20,773.00 going into the General Reserve Fund and $44,083.00 going into the Highway Reserve Fund with $10,000.00 from the General Reserve Fund being used to open a Fire Protection Reserve Fund for Halcott.

Clerk’s Report: Building Permits: 1 @ $1,290.00, 1 @ $140.00, 1 @ $200.00, Certificate of Occupancy Search: $25.00, Transfer Station: $489.00. The Town collected and disbursed $2,144.00 for the month of January.

Other Business: (A) Cary Wagner, attorney for the Town of Halcott is retiring in March, Supervisor White will spearhead the search for someone willing to replace him.

Next Meeting: Regular Town Board Meeting, March 15, 2021, 6:00 pm.

Phone Meeting ended at 6:22 p.m.