Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Town Board
of the Town of Kirkland held at the Town of Kirkland Municipal Building, 3699
State Route 12-B, Clinton, Oneida County, New York on February 26, 2014, at 7:00
p.m.
Present:
Councilman Michael D. O’Neil, Deputy Town Supervisor
Councilwoman Donna E. Yando
Councilman Garry F. Colarusso
Anthony F. Hallak, Attorney for the Town
Absent: Supervisor Robert J. Meelan
Councilman Fred A. Lomanto
Deputy Supervisor O’Neil
called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and asked those present to
stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
RESOLUTION
#26
Upon motion by Councilwoman Yando,
seconded by Councilman Colarusso, the following resolution was ADOPTED:
RESOLVED,
that
the Town Board approve the February 10, 2014 Board minutes as printed.
Roll
Call Vote:
NAME VOTE
Supervisor Robert Meelan ABSENT
Councilman Michael O’Neil AYE
Councilman Fred Lomanto ABSENT
Councilwoman Donna Yando AYE
Councilman Garry Colarusso AYE
Deputy Supervisor Michael D. O’Neil said
that effective March1, 2014 Patricia Maxam will be promoted to the top position
in the Town Supervisor’s office and the salary will be $37,622.
RoseMarie Arcuri will hold the second
position in the Town Supervisor’s Office and the salary will be $30,000.
Effective February 28, 2014 RoseMarie will officially retire from the NYS
Retirement System and the town will no longer be paying into the system for
her. She will be changing her health
insurance coverage from family to single and as a retiree contributing 50% of
the single premium to the town.
This agreement was approved in November
2013 as part of the 2014 budget.
CORRESPONDENCE
Deputy Supervisor O’Neil noted that there
was no correspondence to discuss.
AUDIT BILLS
RESOLUTION
#27
Upon motion by Councilman Colarusso,
seconded by Councilwoman Yando, the following resolution was ADOPTED:
RESOLVED,
that
the Town Board review and approve the bills as audited: The totals were:
A
- $ 23,997.62
B
- $ 6,380.27
DA
- $ 33,502.44
DB
- $ 2,810.00
SF
- $240,621.00
SS1 $ 8,364.99
SS2
- $ 1,480.00
SS5
- $ 33,602.97
CAPITAL
FUND H -
$156,066.25
Roll Call Vote:
NAME VOTE
Supervisor Robert Meelan ABSENT
Councilman Michael O’Neil AYE
Councilman Fred Lomanto ABSENT
Councilwoman Donna Yando AYE
Councilman Garry Colarusso AYE
Councilman Colarusso entertained a motion to
close the meeting and the motion was seconded by Councilwoman Yando. No roll call
vote was taken as Bonnie Jones Reynolds, Margaret Unkle, and Tasha Hance were
present and requested to address the Town Board.
Ms. Reynolds stressed that our Town Board
have representatives at the meeting March 1st with Myron Thurston,
Town Supervisor of Vernon, regarding their case with the Oneida Indian Nation. Bonnie Reynolds asked that our elected
officials be present to protect the interests of our Town in this “Settlement Deal”.
Deputy Supervisor O’Neil responded that there would be members present on
Saturday.
Margaret Unkle spoke of the enormous repercussions
if state land is put into trust (becomes federal land). She noted that 123 hydraulic
fracking leases that were held by Ray Halbritter have been said to have expired,
but if the Oneida Indian Nation fracks on this land, it will have a major impact
on all of us. Ms. Unkle said she is thrilled that the Town has put a ban on
hydrofracking in place. She added that
the CEO of Exxon Mobil, one of the largest oil companies that fracks, is
joining the ranks of those opposing hydrofracking. Exxon’s CEO is suing to
protect his ranch in Texas from hydraulic fracking.
A resident of the Town of Augusta, Tasha Hance,
expressed her concerns regarding up to a 300,000 acre reclaim of Indian reservation
lands as stated in the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua and urged government officials
to be informed for the good of their community.
There being no further business to come
before the Town Board, upon motion by Councilman Colarusso, seconded by
Councilwoman Yando, the meeting was adjourned at 7:11 p.m.
Caryl A. Galinski, Town Clerk
Town Of Kirkland
