The Village of Franklin held its regular board meeting on March 11, 2024, at the Village Hall office (141 Water Street) at 7:03PM. Present: Mayor Tom Briggs, Trustee VanDeusen, Trustee Wilson, Clerk/Treasurer Niebanck, Superintendent Kingsbury and guests recorded on the sign-in register. The meeting was streamed and recorded on the video platform Zoom.
Minutes: Minutes of the February 12, 2024 board meeting: VanDeusen moved and Wilson seconded approval of the February 12, 2024 minutes. So passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Date: February 29, 2024
| General Fund | $212,453.72 |
| – Reserve/Maint Equip (Checking) | $85,608.12 |
| – Sidewalks (Checking) | $17,415.97 |
| – Trees (Checking) | $2,360.53 |
| Water Fund | $37,807.50 |
| Water Project | $6.96 |
| Water Tower Grant | $481,297.11 |
| Trust & Agency | $189.55 |
| Grant Fund | $1,859.34 |
| ARPA Funds (remaining) | $0.00 |
| Recreation Commission | $60,080.98 |
Budget transfers in GF: $367.85 to 5110.4 and $1512.57 to 8797.0 from 5112.2; $500.00 to 1210.4 from 1410.4. VanDeusen moved and Wilson seconded. So passed. VanDeusen moved and Wilson seconded approval of Treasurer’s Report of February 29, 2024. So passed.
Citizens’ Comments: none
Correspondence: 1) Adirondack-Appalachian EMS Council re: certificate to operate ambulance. 2) Cornell University re: Local Roads Program.
Clerk’s Report: 1) Called re: new truck – will be another 6 weeks to get hydraulics delivered and installed. 2) Called Wayne Marshfield about ARPA funds – there are none left from Delaware County. 3) Since 2019 we have collected almost 98% of taxes levied.
Superintendent’s Report: 1) ordered street signs for no parking near school. 2) Lead and copy inventory: 10-11 houses he hasn’t checked (unknown for our side of service line). 3) 54 Hill St. – met with them re: spring that is missing storm drain and running into street; Mayor will contact Code Enforcement Officer.
Old Business
Bathroom Upgrade: Ryan measured and will give us a price.
PayGOV update: Vendor came to Village office to install POS and software on computer; demonstrated how to use it; Helen will put a link on the Village website and information will go out with the next water bills. It is ready to go (we can now accept credit/debit cards as payment for water bills and property taxes).
Community Bible Church sidewalk: Met with Kim/Mike and they would like to have it black topped; will get a quote from Fuller Paving (or 3 bids if over $5000)..
Red Truck: End of April it could be bid out.
Street crack filling: there are small units; propane heat unit is about $2000-2500; comes with some bricks.
Schedule for strategic planning: March 26 at 6:00PM; Budget Planning meeting will be April 15 at 6:00PM.
Village Dump: Hanna typed up a notice to post on Facebook and website re: the dump reaching capacity, restricting to yard waste only, and cutting larger blocks of wood for personal use. Wilson moved VanDeusen seconded authorizing publication of notice. So passed.
Election: Board appointed Jack Siman and Anna Krusinski as election inspectors; and Paul and Linda DeAndrea as alternates.
New Business
Restore NY Grant submission: Mayor has been alerted to new round of grant funding; received note from business owners regarding a meeting with Omar on Tuesday, March 12 at 2:00PM at The Tulip & Rose Café. For this round they should de-emphasize waste management and focus on rehabilitation of buildings. VanDeusen moved and Wilson seconded submitting a letter of intent to support the project. So passed. Meg will record the meeting for board members to review. DOH has very strict guidelines for septic/sewer systems.
Recreation Commission: Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 12 at 6:00PM; it will be streamed and recorded on Zoom.
Memorial Day Committee: Mayor met with a group of people to come up with ideas; there will be another meeting in a couple of weeks; would like to have a complete Memorial Day celebration. Encourage board members to join the meetings.
Other: Hanna is willing to go to NYCOM conference in May.
Citizens’ Comments: none.
Around Town: Van Deusen moved and Wilson seconded issuing a one day insurance cert. for Old Franklin Day. So passed.
Approval of Bills: VanDeusen moved and Wilson seconded approval to pay bills. So passed.
Village
| 228-23 | Deluxel Checks (Wayne Bank) | A1325.4 | $88.89 | EFT |
| 229-23 | Del. County Council of Mayors | A1210.4 | $500.00 | A2477 |
| 230-23 | NYSEG | A1620.4 | $69.29 | A2479 |
| 231-23 | NYSEG | A1620.4 | $88.90 | A2480 |
| 232-23 | NYSEG | A7110.4 | $89.40 | A2481 |
| 233-23 | Trust & Agency | A9030.8 | $88.59 | A2488 |
| 234-23 | Frontier | FX8320.4 | $9.50 | FX1722 |
| 235-23 | NYSEG | FX8320.4 | $23.87 | FX1723 |
| 236-23 | NYSEG | FX8320.4 | $1665.17 | FX1724 |
| 237-23 | Postmaster | FX8310.4 | $136.00 | FX1725 |
| 238-23 | Trust & Agency | FX9089.8 | $167.50 | FX1729 |
| 239-23 | Trust & Agency | FX9030.8 | $505.41 | FX1730 |
| 240-23 | Capital One | A1325.4 | $15.99 | |
| 241-23 | The Reporter | A1450.4 | $48.64 | |
| 242-23 | Delhi Telephone Co. | A1620.4 | $79.24 | |
| 243-23 | Boulder Oil | A1620.4 | $637.38 | |
| 244-23 | MSA Group | A1910.4 | $100.00 | |
| 245-23 | NYCOM | A1920.4 | $727.00 | |
| 246-23 | Mirabito Energy Products | A5142.4 | $20.27 | |
| 247-23 | NYSEG | A5182.4 | $318.90 | |
| 248-23 | Waste Recovery Enterprises | A8160.4 | $12.32 | |
| 249-23 | USA BlueBook | FX8330.4 | $53.00 | |
| 250.-23 | Life Science Labs | FX8330.4 | $54.00 | |
| 251-23 | Tweedie Construction | H8797.4 | $481225.10 | |
| 252-23 | Selective Insurance | A1910.4 | $6869.78 | |
| 253-23 | Cyclops Process Equipment | FX8320.2 | $134.56 | |
| TOTAL | $493728.70 | |||
| PAID PRIOR TO MEETING | $3432.52 | |||
| Total | $490296.18 |
Recreation Commission
| 33-23 | NYSEG | J7345.4 | $0.00 | N/A |
| 34-23 | Frontier | J7545.4 | $66.06 | 1907 |
| 35-23 | Selective Insurance | J1910.4 | $3699.12 |
Mayor Briggs adjourned the meeting at 8:19PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Paula Niebanck
Clerk/Treasurer