County distributes mortgage taxes to towns and village

 Supervisors November 9 2020

County distributes mortgage taxes to towns and village

By PETE KLEIN

LAKE PLEASANT--The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors met on November 9 and passed three resolutions, starting with the Mortgage Tax Distribution to the local governments as follows.

WHEREAS, it appears from the reports of the County Clerk and the County Treasurer for the period April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, that there remains for distribution of moneys received by taxation on Mortgages pursuant to the provision of Article Eleven, Section 261 of the Tax Law, the sum of $135,534.61, for the distribution among the Towns and Village of the County of Hamilton, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Hamilton that the sum of $135,534.61 be and the same hereby is apportioned as follows: Arietta - $9,231; Benson - 6,914; Hope - $4,720.61; Indian Lake - $28,272.50; Inlet - $25,495.50; Lake Pleasant - $17,595.83; Long Lake - $28,925.50; Morehouse - $2,005; Wells - $8,948; Village of Speculator - $3,426.67.

RESOLVED, that the County Treasurer be authorized to pay the respective sums so appropriated to the Supervisors of said Towns.

CONTRACT WITH THE REGIONAL OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

WHEREAS the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors authorized ROOST to provide the Tourism Promotion services for Hamilton County beginning in 2014, and

WHEREAS this contractual relationship has been successful and of great benefit to Hamilton County, and

WHEREAS, both Hamilton County and ROOST are in favor of extending the contract, and WHEREAS, moving forward with a three-year term extension commitment and therefore the ability to better plan benefits for Hamilton County and ROOST, and

WHEREAS the current contract with ROOST ends December 31, 2020, now, therefore,

be it

RESOLVED, that the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes a 3-year contract with ROOST, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2021-year contract remain at the same agreed on contract price as 2020 with the option to revisit that price in years 2022 and 2023.

FULL TIME HOME HEALTH AIDE

WHEREAS there is a need to provide home health aide care to residents in Hamilton County, and

WHEREAS Sara Smith has been hired as a per diem home health aide to accommodate for missed home health aide visits and additional home health opportunities including Veterans Services and Office for the Aging, and

WHEREAS there is now an opening for a part time home health aide, be it

RESOLVED, that the Director of Public Health be authorized to hire Sara Smith as a full time Home Health Aide at a salary of $14.956 per hour effective November 16, 2020, and be it further

RESOLVED, that Account No. A4010.0120 be renamed to Home Health Aide, and be it

further

RESOLVED, that the Personnel Office be so notified, and the County Treasurer be so authorized.