Monday, November 22, 2021

County budget approved

 Supervisors November 19 2021



County budget approved

BY PETE KLEIN

LAKE PLEASANT—The Hamilton County Board of Supervisor met on November 19 and approved the 2022 County Budget after holding a public hearing on the budget.

Details on the budget will be reported here latter this week when the details are available.

In addition to approving the budget, the board approved the following resolutions.

CONTRACT WITH ABSOLUTE AUCTIONS & REALTY

WHEREAS, the County of Hamilton has had success in our property tax auctions over the past several years with Absolute Auctions & Realty, Inc., and

WHEREAS, we have been able to put all of our properties in the auctions back on the tax rolls, be it

RESOLVED, that the County of Hamilton contract with Absolute Auctions & Realty, Inc. to hold property auctions on our behalf in conjunction with Fulton County’s tax property auctions or through internet auction bidding, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the contract will cover two years, terminating on December 31, 2023 with the option of a one-year extension at the mutual consent of both parties, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Board is authorized to sign the contract with Absolute Auction & Realty, Inc.

LAKE PLEASANT TRANSFER SCALE

WHEREAS Resolution No. 119-21 awarded Bid Specification 6-2021 – 70’ Mechanical Truck Scale for the Lake Pleasant Transfer Station and authorized the purchase and installation of a 70’ Mechanical Scale from Gerhart Systems and Controls in the amount of $61,812, and

WHEREAS Resolution No. 269-21 approved project expenditures for said scale project from Account No. A8189.0401 Solid Waste Capital Reserve Expenditure, and

WHEREAS the said scale has been delivered and installed per the bid specification and the DPW Superintendent recommends payment be made, be it

RESOLVED, that the County Treasurer is hereby authorized to make a check payable to Gerhart Systems and Controls, PO Box 580, Tatamy, PA 18085 in the amount of $61,812 for the said scale and installation, and the funds be taken out of Account No. A8189.0401 Solid Waste Capital Reserve Expenditure and the Highway Superintendent and Clerk of the Board be so notified.

HASKELL ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT

WHEREAS, the Haskell Road Bridge is now complete, and

WHEREAS the final payment application and certification has been approved by A. S. Bell Engineering for this project, and

WHEREAS the said bridge project was on construction budget and no change orders were necessary and the DPW Superintendent recommends final payment be made, be it

RESOLVED, that the County Treasurer is hereby authorized to make a check payable to Luck Brothers, Inc., 73 Trade Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 in the amount of $262,109.85 for the final payment, and the funds be taken out of Account H7.8760.401 Halloween Storm 2019 and the Highway Superintendent and Clerk of the Board be so notified.

SENECA PAVEMENT MARKING

WHEREAS Resolution No. 84-21 awarded Bid Specification 5-2021 to Seneca Pavement Marking, Inc for line striping county roads, and

WHEREAS Resolution No. 222-21 authorizes the DPW Superintendent to stripe the certain county roads not to exceed $30,000, and

WHEREAS, the Superintendent had County Routes 1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 18 & 19 striped by Seneca Pavement Marking, Inc. per the bid specification at a cost of $23,140, and

WHEREAS the Superintendent needed to have approximately 200 feet of centerline milled off and removed on County Route 2 because it needed to be moved at a cost of $750 and this cost is outside of the specification, be it

RESOLVED, that the County Treasurer is hereby authorized to make a check payable to Seneca Pavement Marking, Inc., 3526 Watkins Road, Horseheads, NY 14845 in the amount of $23,890 for the said pavement markings, and the funds be taken out of Account No. D5110.402 Equipment Rental and the Highway Superintendent and Clerk of the Board be so notified.


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