TOWN OF PHELPS REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT: Norman Teed, Supervisor
Carl Beechler, Councilman
Dennis King, Councilman
Kent Ridley, Councilman
Ronald Allen, Councilman
Linda Nieskes, Town Clerk
Terry Featherly, Highway Superintendent
PUBLIC ATTENDANCE: See listing in book.
CALL TO ORDER: Supervisor Teed called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilman King led the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None.
APPROVE THE 10/6/16 Councilman King offered the following Resolution. RESOLVED that, the
BUDGET WORKSHOP & October 6, 2016 Budget Workshop and the October 11, 2016 Regular Town Board
THE 10/11/16 TOWN Meeting Minutes be approved as written. The Resolution was seconded by
BOARD MEETING Councilman Ridley, who moved its adoption. Councilman Allen abstained from
MINUTES: voting on the Budget Workshop minutes because he was not there. The vote on the Budget Workshop Minutes was 4 AYES. Motion carried. The vote on the
October 11, 2016 Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes was 5 AYES. Motion carried
RESOLUTION: Approve Local Law #3 of 2016, Property Maintenance Legislation.(see attached).
RESOLUTION: Establish Town Hall Repair Reserve Fund (see attached)
RESOLUTION: Establish Court Storage Reserve Fund (see attached)
RESOLUTION: Approve Justice Court Audit (see attached)
Councilman King asked to make a Resolution from the floor for Pat Nicoletta, MRB. Supervisor Teed said that was fine.
: RESOLVED that, the Town Board approve the Proposal for the Design and Building
Construction of the Rt. 14 Water District to not exceed $121,200. The Resolution was
seconded by Councilman Ridley.
VOTE: Councilman King AYE
Councilman Ridley AYE
Councilman Beechler AYE
Councilman Allen AYE
Supervisor Teed AYE
RESOLUTION: ADOPTED DEFEATED
5 AYES __0_AYES
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HIGHWAY: Highway Superintendent Featherly’s monthly report for October 2016 (see attached).
Councilman King said that Superintendent Featherly had come to the Board regarding
getting a snow blower from the Town of Geneva for free. He said it is extremely old and
he cannot see that if it was any good, Geneva would not be giving it to us. He strongly
disagreed with taking it. Supervisor Teed asked Mr. King to put it into a Resolution.
Councilman King offered the following Resolution. RESOLVED
that, we do not accept the Snow Blower from the Town of Geneva.
The Resolution was seconded by Councilman Beechler, who moved
its adoption.
VOTE: Councilman King AYE
Councilman Ridley NAY
Councilman Beechler AYE
Councilman Allen AYE
Supervisor Teed AYE
RESOLUTION: ADOPTED DEFEATED
4 AYES 1 NAY
MONTHLY REPORTS: The Town Clerk’s, Water Superintendent’s and Code Enforcement Officer’s October 2016 report were reviewed by the Board Members for their approval.
DISCUSSION WITH THE SUPERVISOR: A) Supervisor Teed said it was put on the agenda to discuss the cuts in the road on Lester Road. We have had a couple calls regarding these cuts. Supervisor Teed said he thought
we had discussed this before. He asked Superintendent Featherly if anything had been done about that. Superintendent Featherly said he thought we were going to
have to crack seal it. He said he does not know what else
we can do. He said it’s getting a little late in the year to wedge it and if you do wedge it you have to go back and
oil and stone everything. He said it’s not too late to crack
seal. Supervisor Teed asked if there were any questions or comments. Councilman Ridley said it is the easiest way to
fix it so the water does not get in there over the winter. Supervisor Teed asked Superintendent Featherly if that would be a Town expense. Superintendent Featherly said that would be up to the Board. He said he doesn’t own the roads, he just fixes them. He said if you want me to back charge the person that did the damage, we can do that. He said we can keep track of the crack seal and bill them. Supervisor Teed again said that is your decision. Again ,
Superintendent Featherly said he does not own the roads,
he just fixes them. Supervisor Teed said it has got to be
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fixed. He asked the Board what they wished to do. The
Board said to crack seal it and keep track of the amount of material used.
B) Councilman King asked Superintendent Featherly if he had ordered the salt yet for this winter? Superintendent Featherly said no, he can do it anytime. Councilman King said we are getting close to the end of the year and there is
several thousands of dollars left in the snow account.
OPEN FORUM: Supervisor Teed asked if anyone wished to address the Board.
JOHN DOLE, PHELPS AMBULANCE, INC.: Mr. Dole said he has been speaking
with Councilman King. He said he had never submitted anything to the Board regarding
our Budget for the Ambulance. He said since the Town does give us quite a substantial
amount, it is in our best interest to submit one. He said he does not have next year’s
budget yet. He gave the Board his 2016 Budget. He said it shows our income and
where we project to spend it. He said some of our biggest expenditures are salaries for
the daytime medics. He said this year has been really tight. He said he does not know
if it is Obama Care that is killing us or the insurance companies in general. He said many people have the high deductible insurance, so for instance you are liable for the first $2,700. He stated when we bill the patient, they do not pay. He said we do send people to collections; but that does not seem to get them to pay either. He said he is pursuing other options because they presently have $109,000.00 in outstanding debt. He stated some of it we will never get. He said to answer the question about co-pays, some of the money from the Town is to offset co-pays. He said this year we have written off $11,000 in co-pays. He said that does not include the write-offs. He said every month he gets a report from our billing agent. He said we sometimes write off $23,000 a month; and that is for a lot of reasons. He said some of it being Medicaid. They will only pay you a certain amount of money, regardless of what you bill them.
He said we are replacing our 2002 Ford Ambulance because it is getting to the point where
it is costing us money. He said we will be replacing it with a 2017, which will cost $161,000. He said this ambulance is pretty much the “middle of the road”. He said it is made in Canada, so it is made for this kind of weather. He said the dealer is right in Syracuse. John said they are going to sell the 2002 ambulance the same way we did the last one; which is on eBay.
He said once he gets the approved budget from the department, he will get a copy to Barb to be distributed to the Board.
NEXT TOWN The next Phelps Town Board Meeting will be held on Monday, December 12, 2016 at
BOARD MEETING: 7:00 PM at the Phelps Town Court/Meeting Facility, 1331 St. Rt. 88, Phelps, NY.
BILLS: Councilman Allen offered the following Resolution. RESOLVED that, the following bills
PREPAID GENERAL “A” - #277 - #284 IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,461.20,
GENERAL “A” - #285 - #308 IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,903.65,
PREPAID GENERAL “B” - #73 IN THE AMOUNT OF $69.90,
GENERAL “B” - #74 - #82 IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,060.75,
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PREPAID HIGHWAY “DB” - #277 IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,541.64,
HIGHWAY “DB” - #278 - #314 IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,217.68,
PREPAID SEWER - #28 IN THE AMOUNT OF $61.44,
SEWER - #29 - #30 IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,359.14,
WHITE RD. WATER DISTRICT - #18 - #20 IN THE AMOUNT $186.96,
RT. 96/488 WATER DISTRICT - #37 IN THE AMOUNT OF $58.69,
PREPAID ORLEANS WATER DISTRICT - #27 IN THE AMOUNT OF $19.26,
PREPAID SPAFFORD ROAD WATER DISTRICT - #23 - $376.70,
SPAFFORD ROAD WATER DISTRICT - #24 - #25 - $79.75,
PREPAID MELVIN HILL WATER DISTRICT - #34 - $34.70,
MELVIN HILL WATER DISTRICT - #35 - $24.00,
PELIS ROAD WATER DISTRICT - #22 - #24 - $1,287.54,
ORLEANS WATER DISTRICT #1 EXT. (SCHROO RD) - #3 - #4 - $340.72,
PREPAID TRUST & AGENCY - #51 - #55 - $3,807.10,
ORLEANS #1 EXTENSION - #42 - #43 - 1,214.21,
NEW HIGHWAY GARAGE - #76 - #82 - $25,197.70 be paid. The Resolution was
Seconded by Councilman Ridley, who moved its adoption. 5 AYES. Carried.
ADJOURNMENT: Councilman Allen offered the following Resolution. RESOLVED that, the
the Town Board Meeting be adjourned. The Resolution was seconded by
Councilman Ridley, who moved its adoption. 5 AYES. Carried.
TIME: 7:18 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda B. Nieskes
Town Clerk
Councilman King asked to make a Resolution from the floor for Pat Nicoletta, MRB. Supervisor Teed said that was fine.
Councilman King offered the following Resolution. RESOLVED that, the Town Board
approve the Proposal for the Design and Building Construction of the Rt. 14 Water
District to not exceed $121,200. The Resolution was seconded by Councilman Ridley.
VOTE: Councilman King AYE
Councilman Ridley AYE
Councilman Beechler AYE
Councilman Allen AYE
Supervisor Teed AYE
RESOLUTION: ADOPTED DEFEATED
5 AYES __0_AYES