Monday, November 25, 2019

Supervisors continue work on 2020 budget

Supervisors Nov 22 2019


Supervisors continue work on 2020 budget
By PETE KLEIN
LAKE PLEASANT—The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors held a Public Hearing on the 2020 Tentative Budget when they met on November 22. Additions and subtractions to the budget were adopted and work on finalizing the budget will continue before it is officially adopted.
In addition to working on the 2020 budget, the supervisors did pass the following resolutions.
FUNDING FOR DAMAGE REPAIR FROM HALLOWEEN STORM 2019
“WHEREAS, on October 31 and November 1, 2019 Hamilton County was hit by torrential rain, and WHEREAS, Hamilton County owned infrastructure of road and bridges received major damage from the torrential rain, and WHEREAS, the County DPW department has begun repairing the damages to get roads and bridges reopened, and WHEREAS, the DPW has needed to purchase materials such as crushed stone and crusher run gravel along with rental of equipment and has a contractor in place to begin repairing bridge abutment scouring, and WHEREAS, the DPW needs to have funding available for these resources while state and federal government agencies complete damage assessments to possibly declare a disaster for Hamilton County for the related storm damage, and WHEREAS, in the first instance the DPW Superintendent recommends the transfer of $250,000 from the County Road Fund balance to fund the temporary repairs, be it
“RESOLVED, that the County Treasurer is hereby authorized to create Capital Project Halloween Storm 2019 Account No. H7.8760.402 and fund it by transferring $250,000 from the Unappropriated County Road Fund Balance in accordance with Section 366 Subdivision 1 of the County Law and the Clerk of the Board and County DPW Superintendent be so notified.”
COURT HOUSE ENTRANCE REPAIRS PROJECT
“WHEREAS, the courthouse in Lake Pleasant need repairs to both east and west entrances, and WHEREAS, Hamilton County bid out these repairs and the bid was duly adopted on September 23, 2019 by Resolution No. 267-19, and WHEREAS, the awarded bid is as follows: A. East Entrance Repairs - $38,000, B. West Entrance Repairs - $18,000. Total - $56,000. And WHEREAS, because of weather related issues only the west entrance will be completed in 2019, and WHEREAS, an Appropriation Account needs to be created to fund these repairs, and WHEREAS, there are funds available in the Building Reserve Account, and WHEREAS, the Office of Court Administration will reimburse 54% of this project, be it
“RESOLVED, that the County Treasurer be here by authorized to create Account No. A1620.0205 Buildings Court Improvements and transfer of $25,760 from the Building Reserve to Account No. 1620.0205 Buildings Court Improvements, and be it further RESOLVED, that Revenue Account No. A3021 State Aid –Court Facilities be increased by $30,240 to be totally offset by increasing Account No. A1620.0205 Buildings Court Improvements by $30,240 and the Clerk of the Board and County DPW Superintendent be so notified.
PURCHASE OF CAB AND CHASSIS, DUMP BODY AND PLOW
“WHEREAS, the DPW owns a 2012 single axle truck with a dump body and front plow that needs to be replaced, and WHEREAS, this replacement was going to be budgeted for 2020 but the DPW has remaining funds in CHIP’s that can be used for this purpose, and WHEREAS, the County DPW Superintendent has received a written quote for a 2021 Peterbuilt 348 Single Axle Cab & Chassis from Utica General Truck under the Onondaga County Bid Contract with associated options for $88,270, and WHEREAS, the Superintendent has received a written quote from Viking Cives (USA) for a dump body and front plow installed on the said cab & chassis under Onondaga County Contract in the amount of $52,491.90, be it
“RESOLVED, that hereby the County DPW Superintendent is authorized to order said cab & chassis from Utica General Truck under Onondaga County Contract pricing at a cost of $88,270 and Dump Body and Plow Equipment from Viking Cives (USA) under Onondaga County Contract pricing in the amount of 52,491.90 for a total cost of $140,761.90, be it further RESOLVED, the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to enter into a contract for the purchase of the said truck and equipment with Utica General Truck of Utica, NY and Viking Cives (USA) of Harrisville, NY with the approval of the County Attorney, be it further RESOLVED, that hereby the County Treasurer is authorized to transfer $140,761.90 from Account No. D5112.202 Capital Projects (CHIP’s) to Account No. DM5130.201 Equipment and the County DPW Superintendent and Clerk of the Board be so advised.
AUTHORIZING DPW TO HIRE LABORERS – LAKE PLEASANT
“WHEREAS, the Buildings Division of the DPW has one full time opening for a Laborer position due to retirement, and WHEREAS, Daniel Fish, Buildings Maintenance Supervisor will also be retiring on January 2, 2020, and WHEREAS, the DPW has advertised for a Full-Time Laborer for Buildings in Lake Pleasant, and WHEREAS, the DPW interviewed five applicants for this position, and WHEREAS, after the interviews, the interview committee had two very strong candidates and the committee feels that either of the candidates could be trained to eventually fill the vacancy created by Dan Fish’s retirement and could be moved to Custodian in the future, and WHEREAS, the Superintendent feels that the candidates having an opportunity to work with both the Project Supervisor and Maintenance Supervisor would be in the best interest of the Buildings Division before the retirement of the Maintenance Supervisor, and WHEREAS, the DPW Superintendent recommends that Andrew Wilt of Lake Pleasant and James Rust of Wells be hired at Laborer Step Hire for forty (40) hours per week, be it
“RESOLVED, that hereby the DPW Superintendent is authorized to hire Andrew Wilt and James Rust at Laborer Step Hire effective immediately and the Personnel Officer and County Treasurer be so notified.
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 326-19 AUTHORIZING OPT OUT OF OPIOID LITIGATION NEGOTIATING CLASS
“WHEREAS, the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors pursuant to Resolution No. 326- 19 duly adopted on November 18, 2019 authorized an opt out of the negotiating class of the MDL (multi district litigation) per recommendation of NY litigation counsel, namely. Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC, and WHEREAS, said litigation counsel has advised of a change in circumstances necessitating an altering of strategy to permit greater strength in potential settlement negotiations, and WHEREAS, said litigation counsel has per Updated Memorandum advised Hamilton County to rescind its prior authorized opt out and instead remain within the negotiating class of the MDL,
“NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with the recommendation of NY litigation counsel, and the recommendation of the Hamilton County Attorney, the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors hereby rescinds Resolution No. 326-19 adopted November 18, 2019.
AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND 2020 NACO CONFERENCE
“WHEREAS, the National Association of Counties is conducting their Legislative Conference from February 29 – March 4, 2020 in Washington, DC, and WHEREAS, the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors has determined it to be in the best interest of the County to participate, now, therefore, be it
“RESOLVED, that the members of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors are hereby authorized to attend said conference on behalf of the County, and be it further RESOLVED, that the actual and reasonable expenses of the members attending shall be a County charge exempt from the per meal cap for receipted meals, and be audited by this Board in the same manner as other County charges.”
COMP TIME OVERAGE – BOARD OF ELECTIONS
“WHEREAS, Republican Election Commissioner Marie Buanno has put in Comp time in excess of 80 hours, and WHEREAS, due to regular election duties and Early Voting duties plus the overtime comp hours she is over the threshold of 80 (102.5) on form #13, and WHEREAS, 5.5 more comp time hours will be added due to more after hour election duties (counting of absentees) on form #1, and WHEREAS, her regular schedule of a 35-hour work week will resume now that election is over, be it
“RESOLVED, that the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors does hereby authorize the Election Commissioner to keep the comp time accumulated with the understanding it be used as soon as possible, but in no instance is the accumulation of more than 110 hours of comp time authorized, and the total comp time must be back under 80 hours by December 31, 2019.”
APPROVAL TO AMEND PATRICE JOAN HICK’S 2019 CONTRACT
“WHEREAS, the County of Hamilton has approved the contract with Patrice Joan Hicks to provide clinical social work services to the residents of Hamilton County, and WHEREAS, due to unanticipated demand the utilization of services provided by Ms. Hicks will exceed the cap of $12,500 for clinical counseling and the overall cap of $14,500 for clinical counseling and mental health evaluations combined as specified in the contract during the past year, and WHEREAS, services projected to be provided by Patrice Joan Hicks will require additional funding through the end of the current year, be it
“RESOLVED, that the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors hereby approves amending the County’s 2019 contract for Patrice Joan Hicks to a cap of $14,000 for clinical counseling and an overall cap of 16,000 and the Treasurer be so advised.”

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