Town of Ledyard Organizational Meeting
January 10, 2011
Ledyard Town Hall, 1099 Poplar Ridge Road, Aurora, NY 13026

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm. Councilman Jim Frisch arrived at 7:33 pm.

PRESENT:

Mark Jordan, Supervisor
Jim Frisch, Councilman
John Binns, Councilman
Paul Hilliard, Councilman
Bill Heary, Councilman
Jim Bailey, Highway Superintendent
Rose Marie Belforti, Town Clerk

OTHERS: Dudley Hand, Ledyard Bookkeeper

PLEDGE-REMEMBER TROOPS

APPROVE MINUTES: On motion by Paul Hilliard, seconded by John Binns, the 2010 End of Year Meeting Minutes were approved as submitted.
VOTE: 5 Ayes, 0 Nays

APPROVE REPORTS: On motion by Jim Frisch, seconded by John Binns, the Supervisors Report for December 2010, Clerks Annual and December 2010 Report, and Code Enforcement Officers report of December 2010 were approved as submitted.
VOTE: 5 Ayes, 0 Nays

APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ANNUAL ADOPTIONS: On motion by Jim Frisch, seconded by John Binns, the following Annual Adoptions were approved.

ADOPT VACATION POLICY FOR 2011
ADOPT PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR 2011
ADOPT RULES OF ORDER FOR TOWN BOARD MEETINGS
ADOPT MEETING TIMES: The second Monday of each month at 7:30 pm.
ADOPT CITIZEN AS DESIGNATED NEWSPAPER
ADOPT CAYUGA LAKE NATIONAL BANK FOR TOWN BANK
DESIGNATE MARK JORDAN AS CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER
ADOPT PUBLIC OFFICE HOURS FOR TOWN HALL: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 9am-12pm
RESOLVED TO FIX ALL SALARIES OF ELECTED AND APPOINTED PERSONNEL AS PUBLISHED IN 2011 TOWN BUDGET
VOTE: 5 Ayes, 0 Nays

APPROVE ANNUAL & TERM APPOINTMENTS FOR LEDYARD: On motion by Jim Frisch, seconded by John Binns, the following appointments were approved:

Deputy Supervisor-Jim Frisch
Deputy Highway Superintendent-Ed Nedrow
Historian-Judy Furness
Court Clerk-Beverly Emerson
Code Enforcement/Zoning Officer-Brian Hicks
Bookkeeper-Dudley Hand
Registrar of Vital Statistics-Dave Brooks
Deputy Registrar-Rose Marie Belforti
Delegate to Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Org. -Paul Hilliard
Assessor Clerk-Rose Marie Belforti
ZBA member - Aaron Brozon
Planning Board member - Paul Simkin
Office Sanitation-Rose Marie Belforti
VOTE: 5 Ayes, 0 Nays

DOG CONTRACT FOR 2011: The Town Board agreed to continue to contract with Carl Collier for dog control in the Town of Ledyard for 2011.

RECORDS DESTRUCTION ACCORDING TO NYS RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: On motion by Bill Heary, seconded by Jim Frisch, the 2002-2004 Clerks, and 2004 Supervisors records designated for destruction in 2011 according to the NYS Records Retention Schedule, shall be destroyed.
VOTE: 5 Ayes, 0 Nays

CODE ENFORCEMENT: On motion by John Binns, seconded by Jim Frisch, Code Enforcement Officer Brian Hicks will hold office hours for Code Enforcement on Tuesday evenings from 5 pm to 7 pm for the months of January through March 2011.
VOTE: 5 Ayes, 0 Nays

OLD/NEW BUSINESS: Discussion continued on the Winter's property for sale, adjacent to the Town Hall. Supervisor Mark Jordan informed the Town Board that Historian Judy Furness expressed an interest in having more space to house historical documents and items that are given to the Town for preservation.

PAY BILLS: On motion by Jim Frisch, seconded by John Binns, the bills for abstract #001, #1-11, General Fund A=$10,150.93; B=$1,246.00; DA=$0; DB=$14,904.81 were approved for payment.
VOTE: 5 Ayes, 0 Nays

TRANSFERS: On motion by Bill Heary, seconded by Jim Frisch, Budget Fund transfers were approved. For list of transfers, please see the Town Clerk.
VOTE: 5 Ayes, 0 Nays

ADJOURN: On motion by Jim Frisch, seconded by John Binns, the meeting was adjourned at 8:36 pm.
VOTE: 5 Ayes, 0 Nays

Respectfully Submitted;

Rose Marie Belforti
Ledyard Town Clerk