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Minutes of the Town Board, Town of Schaghticoke — January 12, 2022, at 290 Northline Drive, Melrose, NY. The Board met in regular session at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Present were Supervisor Salisbury and Councilmen Akin, Fogarty, Rustin, and Ward.
- Minutes of the December 8, 2021 and January 4, 2022 meetings approved (Rustin · Akin — Ayes: all; Nays: none).
Reports from department heads
- Chris Kelly, Town Historian, reported on her research of the Cable Flax Mill, which ran from 1870 to 1930.
- Shawn Hayes, Highway Superintendent, gave his water and sewer report.
Business
- Town Clerk bills from the Scheduled Payment Report dated January 12, 2022 approved, total $520,351.61 (Akin · Ward — Ayes: all; Nays: none).
- 2021 budget transfers approved (Rustin · Fogarty — Ayes: all; Nays:
none):
- Inc. B4020.4 and B1603 by $310 to reflect vital statistics increase.
- Inc. A1680.4 and dec. A1990.4 by $4,000 for a laptop for the court clerk and a new computer in the highway garage.
- Inc. SL2-5182.4 and dec. fund balance by $1,700 for increased electric cost in the HP light district.
- Inc. A6772.4 and dec. A1990.4 by $2,900 for senior expenses.
- Inc. A9060.8 by $1,000 for increased health insurance cost.
- Inc. SR8160.1 by $2,000, inc. SR9030.8 by $115, inc. SR9035.8 by $26, and dec. fund balance for increased personnel cost at clean-up days.
- Inc. SR8160.4 and dec. fund balance by $16,000 for increased cost for tonnage.
- Inc. SW2-8320.4 and dec. fund balance by $13,740 for water usage.
- Inc. A5010.4 and dec. fund balance by $1,800 for cleaning cost.
- Move money for repairs of Highway garage doors (repairs approved four months earlier) (Akin · Rustin — Ayes: all; Nays: none).
Public comment
A resident asked about the new accounting software; town staff reported it is up and running. Town Historian Chris Kelly thanked the Highway Department for coming to cut trees on her property that were hanging over the road, calling them great ambassadors for the department and the town.
Adjourned at 6:49 p.m. (Fogarty · Akin — Ayes: all; Nays: none). Submitted by Jennifer Molesky, Town Clerk.
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