Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes Halcott Grange
November 20, 2023, 6:00 pm

Present: Town Supervisor Innes Kasanof, Council Member Alan Reynolds, Samantha Bouton, Eric Fronckowiak, Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton, Town Clerk, Patricia Warfield, Deputy Clerk Ariel Bogert, Budget Officer Paul Tamaccio, LUC Chair Karen Rauter, Planning Board Chair Nancy Reynolds, Code Enforcement Officer John Mathiesen. Public: Warren Reynolds. Absent: Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto

Call to Order at 6:00 p.m.

Approval of the minutes of the October 16, 2023, meeting: Motion to approve by Councilwoman Samantha Bouton, 2nd by Councilman Eric Fronckowiak, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Innes Kasanof: aye.

(A) A Greene County engineer was here to calibrate the trucks for sand and salt. (B) Don Brewer will begin working for the town highway department December 1 . (C) There was some damage done to a culvert on Turk Hollow Rd. The board discussed posting weight limits on roads and bridges in Halcott. (D) The town’s insurance carrier requested Highway Superintendent Bouton and Supervisor Kasanof sign a paper stating that all town equipment has working battery disconnect switches. (E)The board discussed putting a notice in the paper to remind drivers that there is no parking on any roads in Halcott during snow season.

Voucher vote: General Abstract #G1123 – vouchers 158 – 165 = $2,298.14. Highway Abstract #H1123 – vouchers 166 – 167 = $529.79. Motion to pay bills by Councilwoman Samantha Bouton, 2nd by Councilman Eric Fronckowiak, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Kasanof: aye.

Finance Chair Report: Budget Officer Paul Tamaccio presented the finance report for the month of October.

Clerk’s Report: Marriage License (1) @ 40.00, Grange Fees (2) @ 50.00 each, C/O Search: (1) @ 25.00, Building Permit: (1) @ 100.00, 1 @ 200.00, BP Renewal 1 @ 37.50, Transfer Station: (September) 440.00. The Town collected and disbursed 942.50 for the month of October.

Other Business: (A) Resolution 3-2023: The Town of Halcott passes a resolution pursuant to Town Law 118 authorizing the payment of utilities for the town using the autopay method, as well as authorizing manual online payments for the town credit card accounts. Motion to adopt by Councilman Alan Reynolds, 2nd by Supervisor Innes Kasanof, Councilwoman Samantha Bouton: aye, Councilman Eric Fronckowiak: aye. (B) The town received notification that we will receive $11,506.00 from Greene County for the ambulance contract and will receive a $565.00 rebate as a safe workplace award. (C) LUC Chair Karen Rauter reports that they will be sending the LUC revisions to Nan to look over and then hopefully have a document for the board to look over at the next meeting. (D) The town will look to draft a resolution to not adopt the additional tax exemption changes at the next board meeting.

Executive Session: The board entered executive session at 6:40 pm and exited the executive session at 7:29 pm. Next Meeting: Regular Town Board Meeting, 6:00 pm.

Motion to Adjourn at 6:24 p.m. by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilman Eric Fronckowiak, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Councilwoman Samantha Bouton: aye, Supervisor Innes Kasanof: aye.