A regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Barrington was held December 17th, 2024 at the town hall located at 4424 Bath Road, Penn Yan, New York and County of Yates.
Present: Bryan Yarrington Supervisor
Nate Olney Deputy Supervisor
Calvin Crosby Councilperson
Tom Petro Councilperson
Steven Wheeler Highway Superintendent
Tom Grady Code Enforcement Officer
Helene Ribble Bookkeeper
Joy L. C. Perry Town Clerk
Absent: Steve Perry Councilperson
Also Present: George Lawson, County Legislator; Steve Brigham, ZBA Chairperson; Braedyn Fisher; Shannon Rosemier; Christopher Clancey; Noah Sorce; Aiden Webster; Kendall Parker
1. Call to Order
Supervisor Yarrington called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Approve Minutes
A motion to approve the minutes of October 26th, 2024 was made by Olney and seconded by Crosby.
4-Ayes (Crosby, Olney, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
3. Approve Justice Audit
Resolution 2024-130 to approve the Jusce audit for November was made by Petro and seconded by Crosby.
Tom Petro Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Nate Olney Aye
0-Noes
4. Approve the Monthly Accounting
Resolution 2024-131 to approve the monthly accounting for November was made by Crosby and seconded by Petro.
Calvin Crosby Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Nate Olney Aye
0-Noes
5. Highway Report
Superintendent Wheeler handed out his monthly report which consisted of snow fence, salt/sand delivery, replacing road signs, several truck repairs and cleaning of the equipment. He also shared that they are working on the extra well hookup to the shop.
6. Code Enforcement Report
Code Officer Grady handed out his monthly report. He also shared that he needs a new laptop and there will be a ZBA hearing for a variance application on January 9th.
7. Supervisor’s Comments/Concerns
Yarrington stated that he received a letter from Ira Goldman to waive the variance fee due to zoning changes. There were no motions to waive the fee.
The Penn Yan Fire contract was received in the amount of $84,650.
Resolution 2024-132 to authorize Supervisor Yarrington to sign the Penn Yan Fire contract with the Town of Barrington in the amount of $84,650 for 2025 was made by Petro and seconded by Olney.
Tom Petro Aye
Nate Olney Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2024-133 to switch the HRA to TASC from BRI was made by Petro and seconded by Crosby.
Tom Petro Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Nate Olney Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2024-134 to hire Bill Lawson for IT service at $50.00 per hour was made by Petro and seconded by Olney.
Tom Petro Aye
Nate Olney Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
0-Noes
8. Public Comments/Concerns
George Lawson let the Board know that the County will be sharing sales tax revenue but he doesn’t know how much, at this point.
9. Appointed/Elected Official’s Comments/Concerns
Nate Olney shared that this will be his last term that he serves on the town board.
Resolution 2024-135 to do the following budget amendments:
Increase account A1081 for PILOT revenue by $2,500
Increase account A1620.4 for town hall expenses by $2,500
Increase account A8010.4 for zoning board expenses by $300
Increase account A8664.4 for code enforcement expenses by $650
Increase account A2555 for building permit revenue by $950
Increase account D3501 for extreme weather recovery revenue by $41,875.71
Increase account D5112.2 for extreme weather recovery expenses by $41,875.71
Increase account D3501 for CHIPS revenue by $2,926.98
Increase account D5112.2 for CHIPS expenses by $2,926.98
Decrease account D9060.8 for medical insurance expense by $630
Increase account D9060.81 for the medical deductible by $630
Was made by Petro and seconded by Crosby.
Tom Petro Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Nate Olney Aye
0-Noes
10. Pay General Bills
Resolution 2024-136 to pay the general bills numbered 244 thru 261 in the amount of $6,228.67 which were audited by the Town Board was made by Petro and seconded by Crosby.
Tom Petro Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Nate Olney Aye
0-Noes
11. Pay Highway Bills
Resolution 2024-137 to pay the highway bills numbered 220 thru 235 in the amount of $17,264.27 which were audited by the town board was made by Olney and seconded by Petro.
Nate Olney Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
0-Noes
12. Next Meeting
Organizational 1-7-2025
Regular 1-28-25
13. Adjourn
A motion to adjourn at 6:43 pm was made by Olney and seconded by Petro.
4-Ayes (Crosby, Olney, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
Respectfully Submitted,
Joy L. C. Perry, Town Clerk