TOWN OF CLEAR LAKE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
October 14, 2002
Present: Robert Troll, President, Town Council; Emma Brown, Council Member;
Derold Covell, Council Member; Frank Nye, Clerk/Treasurer; Virginia Nye,
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer; Richard Lehman, Town Marshal; Don Stuckey, Town
Attorney.
The clerk read the minutes of the 2003 Budget Pre-Adoption meeting of
August 19, 2002. Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded and the
motion passed. The clerk then read the minutes of the 2003 Budget adoption
meeting of August 29, 2002. Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded
and the motion passed.
The clerk read the minutes of the September 09, 2002 Regular Council
meeting. The on-hand balances as of the end of September 30, 2002 were;
General Fund balance $558,528.69; the Garbage Fund balance $77,351.51;
Certificate of Deposit, balance $93,996.11. New items in the Financial Report
will be the Sewer Escrow Account, presently at $100,984.35, and Wastewater
Works Project Budget, presently at $3,520,000; the Wastewater Works Project
Costs, to Date presently at $2,174,223. This leaves a balance of $1,345,777 in
the Wastewater Works Project Budget. Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown
seconded and the motion passed. The Journal Voucher was available for all to
read.
The Marshal read his report for the period of September 9, 2002 to October
14, 2002. Emma Brown moved approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion
passed.
Mark Sullivan spoke of the progress on the sewer. He said the project was on
schedule for construction. They are predicting completion in May or June.
Grass seeding for the areas which were torn up will be in the spring. A later
newsletter will have hook-up information. Mark also read disbursement requests
from Commonwealth Engineers; Request #20 to Commonwealth Engineers for
$29,164; Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded and the motion
passed; Request #21, Commonwealth Engineers, for Engineering, $4,981.00,
Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded and the motion passed.
Request #22 Geiger Excavating $545,030.00; Emma Brown moved approval, Derold
Covell seconded and the motion passed; #23 to Donald J. Stuckey; $562.00
Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded and the motion passed.
VOUCHER APPROVAL
A) Voucher #8515, Donald Stuckey, legal work, $700.00. Emma Brown moved
approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion passed.
B) Voucher #8516 Midwest Billing Administrators, LLC, Sewer billing,
$656.00. Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded and the motion
passed.
C) Voucher #8517 American Legal Publishing Corporation, Ordinance
Codification, $2,602.00. Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded and
the motion passed.
At this time Bob read Resolution #10/14/02-1, which is a resolution to
transfer funds from General Fund Account #443.03 which is the fund for
Electrical work on the Town Hall , to Account # 431.07, which is the fund for
Other Professional Services. The amount transferred was $2,600.00, Derold
Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded and the motion passed.
OLD BUSINESS
1) Don Stuckey reported that the Penn Acres annexation ordinances will be
considered at a Public Hearing November 11, 2002, at 6:45 PM. He, then, went
on to give the second reading for Ordinance #284, giving a general reference
to the legal description of the area. Emma Brown moved approval, Derold Covell
seconded and the motion passed.
2) Don Stuckey reported on the expansion of the Town Council, as requested
by Dan Hoagland at the September meeting. He mentioned that the town needs
census data to consider this. The Town presently has 244 voting residents. He
suggested that the present political wards would remain the same as the
population loss from the 1990 census was evenly distributed. He suggested that
the lead time required by the project will take a while for it to get on the
ballot. If a resolution were passed by the Town Council, it could be done at
the General Election of 2003.
3) Bob read salary ordinances for the year 2003 as follows; #279, salaries
for public officials of the Town; Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown
seconded and the motion passed; #280, for the salary of the Clerk/Treasurer;
Emma Brown moved approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion passed; #281,
salary for the Town Marshal; Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded
and the motion passed; #282, salary for the Zoning Inspector, Emma Brown moved
approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion passed. At this time the
motion was made to read the ordinances by title only for the second time. Emma
Brown moved approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion passed. At this
time the motion was made to read the ordinances by title only for the third
time. Derold Covell moved approval, Emma Brown seconded and the motion passed.
4) The Steuben County Commissioners will decide on the bridge between Round
and Clear Lakes at their regular meeting October 18.
5) Bob asked everyone to remove remove all swim buoys now by October 15.
NEW BUSINESS
1) There was a question about duck hunting. The season has started. Hunters
may use the lake for this purpose, as it is a public lake.
There being no additional new business, the motion was made to adjourn at
7:58 PM. Emma Brown moved approval, Derold Covell seconded and the motion
passed.
Respectfully submitted
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Robert D. Troll, Council President
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Frank L. Nye, Clerk/Treasurer
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