Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes Halcott Grange
January 27, 2025, 6:00 pm

Present: Town Supervisor Samantha Bouton, Councilmembers Alan Reynolds, Judy DiBenedetto, Innes Kasanof, Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton, Town Clerk Patricia Warfield, Town Justice Ken Williams. Absent: Councilman Eric Fronckowiak.

Call to order at 6:00 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of the minutes of the December 16, 2024, meeting: Motion to approve by
Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye,

Approval of the minutes of the January 6, 2025, Organizational Meeting: Motion to approve by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye.

Annual Reports: Town Justice Ken Williams presented the Town Justice report for 2024.
Town Clerk Pattie Warfield presented the Clerk report for 2024.

Highway Superintendent’s Report: (A) NYMIR was here and completed their safety inspection. (B) While the Ford pick-up truck has a check engine light on and is scheduled to be looked at, the Chevy pick-up truck is running well. (C) It has been harder and harder to get replacement parts for the Autocar and Oshkosh as they are both more than 30 years old. The Highway Department will begin the search for suitable replacements.

Budget Officer’s Report: (A) Supervisor Samantha Bouton presented the monthly finance report. (B) Supervisor Bouton asked for a motion to pay the Wallingford invoice before vouchering next month. Motion to pay by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye. (B) The Town received the fire contract from the Village of Fleischmanns in the amount of $38,465.00. (C) The Town Organizational Document was corrected to reflect the actual salary of the Deputy Clerk as $1500.00 and the actual salary of the Budget Officer as $8,350.00.

Voucher vote: General Abstract #G0125 – vouchers 1 – 9 = $3,279.33. Highway Abstract #H0125 – vouchers 10 – 20 = $9,481.47. Motion to pay bills by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilman Alan Reynolds, Councilwoman Innes Kasanof: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye.

Clerk’s Report: BP Renewal: 1 @ 50.00, Transfer Station/Garbage (Nov): 350.00, Dog License: 5.00. The Town collected and disbursed 405.00 for the month of December.

Highway Garage: Licensed Professional Engineer Dennis Larios will design the new highway garage for Halcott and hopes to perhaps come to the February town board meeting.

Luc Update: The updates continue to be a work in progress.

Other Business: The Board discussed creating a local law to change the residency requirements for the Highway Superintendent position to allow someone from outside of Halcott the opportunity to apply for the job. The Association of Towns was consulted and the Town was advised to contact the town attorney.

Next Meeting: Regular Meeting February 24, 2025, 6:00 pm.

Motion to Adjourn at 7:22 pm by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Samantha Bouton: aye.