The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. Councilmen Mark Jordan and Jim Frisch were absent.

THOSE PRESENT:

William Dugan III, Supervisor
Lynn Odell, Councilman
Darwin Snyder, Councilman
Jim Bailey, Highway Superintendent
Rose Marie Belforti, Town Clerk

OTHERS PRESENT:

George Fearon, Cayuga County Legislator
William Button, 1839 Honoco Road, Aurora

PLEDGE:

CONVOCATION:

MINUTES: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the minutes for the End of Year Meeting, December 28, 2002 were accepted as submitted.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

REPORTS: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the Supervisor's, Clerk's and Code Enforcement Report for December, the Vital Statistics Registrar's Quarterly Report for 2002, the Clerk's Annual Report, the Assessor's Report on the 2003 Revaluation, and the 2002 Audit Report for the Ledyard Town Justices prepared by Darwin Snyder, Councilman and Auditor of Justice Court, were accepted as submitted.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO ADOPT VACATION POLICY FOR 2003: On motion by Darwin Snyder, seconded by Lynn Odell, the Town Board approved to accept the 2002 vacation policy for 2003. See attached.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR 2003: On motion by Darwin Snyder, seconded by Lynn Odell, the Town Board approved to accept the 2002 Procurement Policy for 2003. See attached.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

DEBT REDUCTION: Bill Dugan, Supervisor informed the Town Board that he paid $40,000 from the DA account and $20,000 from the A account to reduce the debt on the Town Hall.

TRANSFER: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the Town Board approved a transfer of $7,166.52 from DB599 to DB5110.1 to provide for a payroll inequity in 2002.
VOTE: 3Ayes, 0 Nays

Bill Dugan received a letter from Paul Simkin informing the Town Board that he will decline the check from Ledyard for his appointment as Planning Board member on the Town of Ledyard Planning Board. Ron Buxenbaum, chair of the Planning Board for Ledyard has also declined payment. On motion by Darwin Snyder, seconded by Lynn Odell, the Town Board decided an appreciation letter should be sent to them for their service to the Town.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO ADOPT RULES OF ORDER FOR THE TOWN BOARD MEETINGS IN 2002: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the Rules of Order, as they were adopted for 2002 were approved for 2003. See attached.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO CREATE A UNIFORM & WELL KNOWN MEETING TIME FOR THE TOWN BOARD OF LEDYARD N.Y.: On motion by Darwin Snyder, seconded by Lynn Odell, the Town Board decided to continue with the Town Board Regular Meeting time of 7:00 p.m. every second Monday of the month.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR 2003 TOWN OF LEDYARD OFFICIALS: On motion by Bill Dugan, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the following Town of Ledyard Officials were appointed to office for 2003:

Deputy Supervisor, Lynn Odell
Deputy Clerk, August Gloskey
Deputy Highway Superintendent, Ed Nedrow
Auditor of the Justice Court, Darwin Snyder
Voting Machine Custodian, Louis Bianconi
Attorney for the Town of Ledyard, Charles Lynch
Town of Ledyard Historian, Judy Furness
Court Clerk, Beverly Emerson
Zoning Board Member, 5 year term, Joe Cecere
Planning Board Member, 5 year term, Ann Mendenhall
Code Enforcement/Zoning Officer, Brian Hicks
Transfer Site Manager, Bill Nivison
Bookkeeper, Fran Mitchell
Dog Control Officer, Carl Collier, FLDPA
Delegate to Cayuga County Planning Board for Ledyard, Steve Zabriskie
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE THE CITIZEN AS THE TOWN NEWPAPER: On motion by Darwin Snyder, seconded by Lynn Odell, the Citizen was designated the Town newspaper for 2003.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE THE CAYUGA LAKE NATIONAL BANK AS TOWN BANK: On motion by Darwin Snyder, seconded by Lynn Odell, the Cayuga Lake National Bank was designated as the Town bank.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE ALLOWABLE EXPENSES FOR MILEAGE FOR THE TOWN OFFICIALS: On motion by Darwin Snyder, seconded by Lynn Odell, the mileage rate for Town officials was set at $.360 per mile for 2003.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE SUPERVISOR WILLIAM E. DUGAN III AS CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER FOR THE TOWN OF LEDYARD: On motion by Darwin Snyder, seconded by Lynn Odell, the Town Board approved William E. Dugan, III to be chief fiscal officer for the Town of Ledyard.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO SET OFFICE HOURS AT THE TOWN HALL: On motion by Darwin Snyder, seconded by Lynn Odell, the office hours for the Town of Ledyard remain as they were for 2002, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO FIX ALL SALARIES OF TOWN OF LEDYARD EMPLOYEES, ELECTED AND APPOINTED PERSONEL AS APPROVED IN THE 2003 BUDGET ADOPTED NOVEMEMBER, 2002: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the Town Board approved to fix all salaries as stated in the 2003 Budget for Town of Ledyard employees, and officials for 2003.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO APPOINT SUPERVISOR AS AUTHORIZED DELEGATE TO ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS CONVENTION ON FEBRUARY 19, 2003: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the Town Board approved to authorize Supervisor, Bill Dugan as delegate to the Association of Towns Convention on February 19, 2003.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

RESOLUTION TO COMMUNICATE SUPPORT FOR ALL 9 RESOLUTIONS AT THE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS CONVENTION BY APPOINTED DELEGATE: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the Town Board approved support for all 9 resolutions to be communicated by Bill Dugan, Supervisor and appointed delegate to the Association of Towns Convention for 2003.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

TOWN OF LEDYARD FEE SCHEDULE FOR 2003: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the fee schedule for the Town of Ledyard for 2003 will remain the same as 2002. See attached. The Building Code fees will be re-evaluated after discussion with the Code Enforcement Office and consideration of the Building Code fee schedules of surrounding towns to make necessary adjustments to conform to current standards. Rose Marie Belforti, Town Clerk, said she would obtain information from other towns.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

METHOD TO FILE AND PASS DOG CONTROL ORDINANCE: Discussion was tabled until February Town Board Meeting.

APPROVAL AND SIGNATURES OF LETTER TO HONOCO ROAD AND SUNSET BEACH ASSOCIATION: tabled until February Town Board Meeting.

OLD BUSINESS: Bill Dugan informed the Town Board that Scott Snyder seems to be up to speed on the 2003 Revaluation for the Town of Ledyard. Darwin Snyder asked if Scott had information on a new form concerning the STAR exemption program. Bill Dugan said he would talk with Scott Snyder regarding this topic.

NEW BUSINESS: Bill Dugan, Supervisor, informed the Town Board that there would be a Public Meeting of the Ledyard Town and Planning Board on Thursday, January 23, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss subdivision regulations. Bill will bring in other people to speak from other municipalities who have had experience with these concerns.

PAY BILLS: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder the bills on Abstract #001;1-23, General Fund A=$8,454.81; B=$45.25; DA=$2,525.06; DB=$6,485.00 were approved for payment. Lynn Odell commented that the Workers Compensation bill looked very high. Bill Dugan said he would look into it.
VOTE: 3 Ayes, 0 Nays

ADJOURNMENT: On motion by Lynn Odell, seconded by Darwin Snyder, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Rose Marie Belforti
Ledyard Town Clerk