Town of Woodstock Town Board Organizational
meeting at 7:00pm, January19, 2021
Via Zoom Meeting
Supervisor Bill McKenna
presiding
Council Members present: Councilman Reggie Earls
Councilman Richard Heppner
Councilwoman Laura Ricci
Councilman Lorin Rose
Deputy Supervisor Maria Elena
Conte
At 7:00pm Supervisor McKenna
called the meeting to order. The press was represented by Bill Kemble and Nick
Henderson and Felicia Katchic.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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chat. 2 minutes a piece, first 5 to comment in chat will have a chance to talk.
Public Be Heard will be at the end of the meeting.
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Councilman Rose said the ringing of the
bell was for the first responders, front line people and the people who died
during the current pandemic.
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Councilwoman Ricci said there was a new Library
board Director, Jeff Collins. He is
looking to do Zoom community dialogs.
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Councilwoman Ricci said the WEC response to
thee Community Solar proposal is to pass on it.
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Councilman Rose asked if California Quarry
Town property had 3 phase electric? Is
yes, it would be a good place to put up a solar array. Supervisor McKenna said there are companies
looking for place to put solar arrays.
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Maria Elena Conte said she has started up
the “SOS” program and is reaching out to make sure everyone is ok.
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Councilman Heppner said he would like to
start conversations about the Comeau renovation. He said changes were being
made and he wants to remember where the Board was in the discussion. Councilwoman Ricci asked how it could be
done with zoom. Supervisor McKenna said
maybe channel 23 or use of the Community Center.
TOPICS:
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Refinance Town Bond – Supervisor
McKenna said he had a conversation with The Town bond Council, Munistat, and
the Town can refinance the Town Hall Bond with a savings of $28,000.00. With Board approval he will reach out to the
Bond Council and start the process. All
agreed good idea.
RESOLUTIONS:
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Accepting
of minutes
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Accepting
Town Clerk’s report
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Authorizing
transfers and payment of vouchers
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Declare
Complete Audit for Justice Court
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Declare
Complete Audit for Town Clerk
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Declare
Complete Audit for Tax Collector
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Declare
Complete Audit for Supervisor
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Amend
Resolution 15-2021
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Local Law No. 1 of 2021-Forward to TOW & UC Planning
Boards
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Cemetery Committee: Appointments
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Appoint Cemetery Committee Chair
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Appointment to Commission for Civic Design
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Assessor Resignation
RESOLUTION
47-2021
ACCEPT
MEETING MINUTES
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
BE
IT RESOLVED, to accept minutes for meetings held on 12/15, 12/31,
01/04, & 01/14.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
48-2021
ACCEPT
TOWN CLERK REPORT
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Rose:
BE
IT RESOLVED,
to accept the Town Clerk’s report
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
49-2021
AUTHORIZE
PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Heppner:
BE
IT RESOLVED,
to authorize payment of audited vouchers in the amount
of
$286,491.74.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
50-2021
AUTHORIZE
TRANSFERS
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
BE
IT RESOLVED,
to authorize transfers per Transfer Sheet.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION 51-2021
INCREASE PARKING LOT FEE
Offered by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by
Councilwoman Ricci:
BE IT RESOLVED, to increase the
parking fee at the Rock City Road Paid Parking Lot to $10.00 per day.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
Discussion: Councilman Heppner
said all day parking is fair at $10.00. Supervisor McKenna said the residents
should consider parking in the Mt. View lot because it is also free. Every spot used in the paid lot is income for
the Town and saves on taxpayer dollars.
Maybe set aside a certain area in Mt. View just for residents.
RESOLUTION 52-2021
APPROVE TOWN OF
WOODSTOCK COURT AUDIT
Offered by
Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Earls:
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 123 of Town Law the Woodstock Town
Board conducted an audit of the Woodstock Justice Court at a scheduled meeting
held via Zoom on January 14, 2021, and
WHEREAS, Justice Court personnel made available for inspection
all dockets, ledgers, cancelled checks and bank statements and bail book for
the year 2020, and
WHEREAS, all said documents for the year 2020 were found to be
neat, orderly, and reconciled, and
WHEREAS, all questions about said records were answered to the
complete satisfaction of the Woodstock Town Board, now,
therefore, be it Resolved, to declare that the 2020 audit of the Woodstock
Justice Court by the Woodstock Town Board is complete, and that moneys received
and disbursed by the Woodstock Justice Court for the Town of Woodstock in 2020
are fully accounted for.
All voted 5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci - abstained
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
53-2021
APPROVE
AUDIT TOWN CLERK
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
WHEREAS, pursuant to
section 123 of Town Law, on January 14, 2021, the Woodstock Town Board
conducted an audit of the Woodstock Town Clerk's office at a scheduled meeting
held via Zoom, and
WHEREAS, Town Clerk
personnel made available for inspection all ledgers and records of cash
receipts and cash disbursements, cancelled checks and bank statements for the
year 2020, and
WHEREAS, these financial
records for the year 2020 were found to be neat, orderly, and reconciled, and
WHEREAS, all questions
about said records were answered to the complete satisfaction of the Woodstock
Town Board, now,
therefore, be it Resolved, to declare that the
2020 audit of the Woodstock Town Clerk by the Woodstock Town Board is complete,
and that moneys received and disbursed by the Woodstock Town Clerk for the Town
of Woodstock in 2020 are fully accounted for.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
54-2021
APPROVE
AUDIT TAX COLLECTOR
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Rose:
WHEREAS, pursuant to
section 123 of Town Law, on January 14, 2021, the Woodstock Town Board
conducted an audit of the Woodstock Tax Collector's office at a scheduled
meeting held via Zoom, and
WHEREAS,
Town
Tax Collector personnel made available for inspection all ledgers and records
of cash receipts and cash disbursements, cancelled checks and bank statements
for the year 2020, and
WHEREAS,
these
financial records for the year 2020 were found to be neat, orderly, and
reconciled, and
WHEREAS, all questions
about said records were answered to the complete satisfaction of the Woodstock
Town Board, now,
therefore, be it Resolved, to declare that
the 2020 audit of the Woodstock Tax Collector by the Woodstock Town Board is
complete, and that moneys received and disbursed by the Woodstock Tax Collector
for the Town of Woodstock in 2020 are fully accounted for.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
55-2021
APPROVE
AUDIT Supervisor’s Office
Offered
by Deputy Supervisor Conte, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
WHEREAS, pursuant to
section 123 of Town Law the Woodstock Town Board conducted an audit of the
Woodstock Town Supervisor at a scheduled meeting held via Zoom, on January 14,
2021, and
WHEREAS, the Town
Supervisor's personnel made available for inspection all ledgers, records of
cash receipts and cash disbursements, cash reconciliation, investment records,
indebtedness records, property records, interim financial reports and payrolls,
cancelled checks and bank statements for the year 2020, and
WHEREAS, all such financial
records for the year 2020 were found to be neat, orderly, and reconciled, and
WHEREAS, all other
questions about said records were answered to the complete satisfaction of the
Woodstock Town Board, now,
therefore, be it Resolved, to declare that
the 2020 audit of the Woodstock Town Supervisor by the Woodstock Town Board is
complete, and that moneys received and disbursed by the Woodstock Town
Supervisor for the Town of Woodstock in 2020 are fully accounted for.
All voted 4-1-0: Supervisor McKenna - abstained
Councilman
Rose - aye
Councilman
Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci - aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
56-2021
AMEND
RESOLUTION FOR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HIRE
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Heppner:
BE
IT RESOLVED, to
amend resolution 15-2021 to read:
“BE
IT RESOLVED,
to hire Bryan Galunas as HMEO for the Highway Department at an hourly rate of
$23.20, effective January 15, 2021.”
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
57-2021
FORWARD
LL #1 TO WOODSTOCK AND ULSTER COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
BE
IT RESOLVE, to
authorize the Supervisor to forward the proposed Local Law No. 1 of the Year
2021 to the Town of Woodstock Planning Board and the Ulster County Planning
Board.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
58-2021
APPOINT
MEMBERS OF THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Heppner:
BE
IT RESOLVED, to
appoint the following members to the Town of Woodstock Cemetery Committee:
Terry
Reynolds, term to expire 12/31/2021
Debbie
Hastie, term to expire 12/31/2021
Bruce
Eckert, term to expire 12/31/2021
Irene
DeGraff, term to expire 12/31/2022
Pauline
Criscimagnia, term to expire 12/31/2022
Bob
Gordon, term to expire 12/31/2023
Kenneth
Keefe, term to expire 12/31/2023
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
59-2021
APPOINT
CEMETERY CHAIR
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Heppner:
BE
IT RESOLVED, to
appoint Terry Reynolds as board chair of the Cemetery Committee, for the year
2021.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
60-2021
APPOINT
CCD MEMBER
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
BE
IT RESOLVED,
to appoint Cornelia Rosenblum to the Commission for Civic Design (CCD), term to
expire, 12/31/2023.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
61-2021
ACCEPT
RESIGNATION OF TOWN ASSESSOR
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
BE
IT RESOLVED,
to accept the resignation of Marc Plate as Town of Woodstock Assessor, effective
February 6th, 2021.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, to
thank him for his many years of wonderful service.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose - aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
Councilman Earls – aye
PUBLIC BE HEARD:
