Franklin Town Board – February 5, 2019
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Franklin Town Board – January 29, 2019 – Special
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A special meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 6:07 PM. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith and Dwight Bruno. Also present were Chris Downin, Don Hebbard, Tony Breuer, Pete Bevilacqua , Dave Ohman and John Peterson.
Dave Ohman and John Peterson gave a presentation and answered questions about the proposed addition for town offices.
There was discussion where the offices should be located. Chris Downin offered doing some kind of agreement with his property on Main Street.
With no other issues to come before the board Garret Sitts made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:18 PM. Donnie Smith seconded the motion. All present agreed.
Respectfully submitted,
Sonja Johns, Town Clerk
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Franklin Town Board – January 8, 2019
A video recording of this meeting is below.
The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 6:05 PM. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Jamie Archibald, Roger Reed, Neil Carpenter, Bill Gruber, Helen McLean, Sara Andros , and Mike Wallace.
| The meeting dates for 2019 are: | ||
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2019 | 6:00 | Franklin |
| March 5, 2019 | 6:00 | Treadwell |
| April 2, 2019 | 7:30 | Franklin |
| May 7, 2019 | 7:30 | Franklin |
| June 4, 2019 | 7:30 | Treadwell |
| July 2, 2019 | 7:30 | Franklin |
| August 6, 2019 | 7:30 | Franklin |
| September 3, 2019 | 7:30 | Treadwell |
| October 1, 2019 | 7:30 | Franklin |
| November 6, 2019 | 6:00 | Franklin |
| December 3, 2019 | 6:00 | Treadwell |
The board will adopt a sexual harassment policy as soon as possible with training by October.
| Appointments for 2019 as follows: | |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Officer | Jeff Taggart |
| Deputy Fiscal Officer | Paul Warner |
| Deputy Town Supervisor | Garret Sitts |
| Deputy Hwy Superintendant | Jamie Archibald |
| Deputy Town Clerk | Teddy Storey |
| Court Clerk | Jan Schlafer |
| Health Officer | Gregg Kujawski |
| Code Enforcement Officer | Mark Jacobs |
| Town Attorney | Cheryl Sacco |
| Planning Board Chairman | Dan Schlafer |
| Town Historian | Lora Foster Cave |
| Town Board Rep Planning Bd | Jeff Taggart |
| Town Board Rep Rec Comm | David Grant & Garret Sitts |
| Town Board Rep Kellogg Found | Dwight Bruno |
| Official Newspaper | The Reporter |
| Official Bank | Wayne Bank, Franklin Office |
David Grant made the motion to approve the appointment. Dwight Bruno seconded the motion. All present agreed.
Mark Laing reported that the qualified abandonment paperwork is here and needs to be signed. It will be filed with the county.
The bid for grader last month was not successful.
Bids for Harmon P43pellet stove were opened. They were :
Steve Haney $660.00
Derrick Hoyt $125.00
Garret Sitts made the motion to accept Steve Haney’s bid of $660.00.
Dave Grant seconded the motion. All present agreed.
Bid for the boiler was Derrick Hoyt $150.00
Garret Sitts made the motion to reject the bid. David Grant seconded the motion. All present agreed.
There was no business for the planning board for December 2018 or January 2019.
Neil Carpenter gave a presentation from Morton Buildings for the proposed addition to town building.
Jeff appointed Dwight Bruno and Donnie Smith to audit the town books.
There was a discussion of some issues on Schoolhouse Rd.
With nothing further to come before the board, Garret Sits made motion to adjourn at 7:26 PM. David Grant seconded the motion. All present agreed.
Respectfully submitted,
Sonja Johns
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Franklin Town Board – December 4, 2018
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The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:30 P.M. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Dave Tuthill, Mary Burns, Tony Breuer, Mike Wallace, Ella Davison, Chris Davison, Gail Robinson, James Carmody, Pete Nero, Roger Reed.
Dawn Ritz submitted her resignation as of November 30, 2018. Garret Sitts made the motion to appoint Sonja Johns to finish Dawn’s term as Town Clerk, Tax Collector and Registrar. David Grant seconded the motion. All present agreed.
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Franklin Town Board – November 7, 2018
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The public hearing was opened for the 2019 Franklin Town budget was opened at 7:29 P.M. by Supervisor Jeff Taggart. With little discussion the public meeting was closed. Garret Sitts made a motion to go into the regular board meeting, seconded by David Grant at 7:33 P.M. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Gary Arndt, Brian Brock, Don Hebbard, Tony Breuer, John Peterson, Dave Ohman, Jamie Archibald, Roger Reed, Molli Opramolla, Carol Jensen.
The minutes were read from the October 2 and October 16, 2018 meetings. David Grant made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Donnie Smith seconded the motion. All present agreed.
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Franklin Town Board – October 2, 2018
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The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:31 P.M. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Gary Arndt, Brian Brock, Tony Breuer, Daniel Coughlin, Dave Tuthill, Amanda Groff, Tyler Gregory, Janet Ibrahimovic, Collin Campbell, Peter Niebanck, Robert Eggler, Peter Nero, Roger Reed, Jamie Archibald, and Alexis Bellino.
The minutes were read from the September 4, 2018 meeting. Dave Grant made the motion to accept the minutes as read with the correction that the new service is not on the cell tower yet. Dwight Bruno seconded the motion and all present agreed.
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Franklin Town Board – September 4, 2018
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The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:35 P.M. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Dwight Bruno, Donnie Smith, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Roger Reed, Brian Brock, Pete Nero, Tony Breuer, Dave Tuthill, Alan Lapp, Darryl Lapp, Don Hebbard, Jim Basile and Pat Rohan.
The minutes were read from the August 7, 2018 meeting. Garret Sitts made a motion to accept the minutes as read. David Grant seconded the motion and all present agreed.
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Franklin Town Board – August 28, 2018 – Special
Franklin NY Town Board special meeting 8-28-2018 to discuss plans for new offices (Court, Town Clerk & Assessor)
Franklin Town Board – August 7, 2018
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The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:35 P.M. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Absent was Donnie Smith. Also present were Pete Bevilaqua, Roger Reed, Pete Nero, Tony Breuer, Linda DeAndrea, Dave Tuthill, Alan Lapp, Daryl Lapp, Joe Shivers, Donnie Hebbard, Jamie Archibald and Gary Arndt.
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Franklin Town Board – July 10, 2018
A video recording of this meeting is below.
The regular monthly meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Jeff Taggart. Present were Jeff Taggart, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Bree Reed, Roger Reed, Mike Wallace, Don Hebbard, Brian Brock and Tony Breuer. Absent was Garret Sitts.
The minutes were read from the June meeting. David made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Dwight seconded the motion and all present agreed.
David made a motion to appoint Barbara Thompson to the Planning Board. Donnie seconded the motion and all present agreed.
The State Comptroller’s Office has received the Corrective Action Plan. The years 2014-2017 AUD Reports have also been filed. They are available in the Town Clerk’s Office for review during regular business hours.
Mark Laing would like to pave Jackson Hill Road with the Pave New York monies.
The new lights are working very well.
A new phone system still needs to be looked into.
Donnie made a motion to transfer $1700.00 from Contingency Account #1994 to Independent Auditing & Accounting #1324. David seconded the motion and all present agreed.
Paul needs a new copier/ scanner for his office. David made a motion to allow Paul to purchase a new copier/ scanner. Donnie seconded the motion and all present agreed.
Vouchers # 275-332 were presented for payment.
With nothing more to come before the Board, David made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 P.M. Dwight seconded motion and all present agreed.