Lackawaxen Township Regualr Meeting of the Board of Supervisors

LACKAWAXEN TOWNSHIP REGUALR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

JANUARY 16, 2017

Workshop: 6:00pm

Paying off loan will save Township approximately $20,000.00 per year

This money can then be put to use for major road projects and bridges

Health Care cost remaining the same as last year

Offering Health Care for 30hr work week, reasonable rate of pay to include the health care

Benefits

Township News Letter, sending out News Letter to everyone in the Township, including second

Home owners

New Marketing Company, website, social media, local person Laurie Guzda, with a marketing Company.

Cleaning up the out dated Ordinances

Motion to close workshop discussion by Mancino second by Beisel. Discussion workshop closed at 6:37pm

Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors: 7:00PM

Call to order: Tom Cardinale excused

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation presented by Michael Mancino

Public Comment on Agenda Items: Blue Ridge Franchise, Bucket truck sold $45,000.00, Web Design – Niki Jones

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to approve the December 19th BOS Minutes – Voting: Aye Beisel & Mancino Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to approve the Treasures report subject to audit – Voting Aye: Beisel & Mancino Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to approve the bills in the amount of $ 23,975.18 to be paid from the General Fund – Voting: Aye: Beisel, & Mancino Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Old Business:

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to table the WhiteHall Winery map revision till next month’s meeting – Plans need to go back to the Planning Board Voting: Aye: Mancino & Beisel Voting Nay: None Motion Carried

New Business:

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to table Zenon Brostek Lot Combination Voting: Aye Beisel & Mancino Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to approve Robert & Stephanie VanNostran, lot combination of Lots # 29&30 Section 1, of Falling Waters to be renamed Lot 29R, payment received Voting: Aye: Mancino & Beisel Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to hire Guzda Creative Arts & Services to manage our WebSite , Social Media, Community Outreach Articles for the newsletter at a rate of $500.00per month Voting: Aye: Mancino & Beisel Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to move the February 20th BOS meeting to February 13, 2017 Workshop at 6:00pm Meeting at 7:00pm Voting: Aye”: Beisel & Mancino Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to appoint Alan Engvaldsen to serve on the Planning Board of Lackawaxen for a term of four (4) years effective January 1st of 2017

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel for the Township to incur the 15cents additional postage, for the 6300 residents to get the quarterly newsletter Voting: Aye: Mancino & Beisel Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to distribute the 2016 Fire and Ambulance Tax money to each Fire Company (4) will receive approximately $93,899.15 – Ambulance to receive $375,596.58 Voting: Aye: Beisel & Mancino Voting: Nay: none Motion Carried

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to maintain with Blue Cross High Mark Health Insurance as township Health insurance for 2017 Voting: Aye: Beisel & Mancino Voting: Nay: None: Motion Carried

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to make 30 hour work week employees eligible for Health Care Voting: Aye: Beisel & Mancino Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Public Comment:

Executive Session: Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to adjourn regular meeting to go into executive session Motion by Mancino to close executive session at 7:36pm - No Decision

Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to reopen and resume regular meeting Voting: Aye: Beisel & Mancino Voting: Nay: None Motion Carried

Adjournment: Motion by Mancino second by Beisel to adjourn meeting at 7:37PM