A regular Town Board meeting of the Town of Barrington, County of Yates and State of New York was held at the Town Hall located at 4424 Bath Road, Penn Yan on July 25th, 2023.
Present: Steve Perry Town Supervisor
Nate Olney Deputy Supervisor
Bryan Yarrington Councilperson
Tom Petro, III Councilperson
Steve Wheeler Highway Superintendent
Jesse Jayne Code Enforcement Officer
Helene Ribble Bookkeeper
Joy L. C. Perry Town Clerk
Also Present: Steven Brigham, ZBA Chairperson; Michael Gow
Absent: Calvin Crosby Councilperson
Supervisor Perry called the Town Board meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance at 6:00 pm. A motion to approve the minutes of June 27th was made by Olney and seconded by Yarrington.
4-Ayes (Olney, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
Resolution 2023-77 to approve the Jusce audit for June was made by Yarrington and seconded by Olney.
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Nate Olney Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-78 to approve the monthly accounng for June was made by Yarrington and seconded
by Petro.
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Nate Olney Aye
0-Noes
Superintendent Wheeler gave the Board his monthly report. ~CHIPS must be submitted by August 11th. They are close to being ready.
~Working on getting a new highway employee to fill the open positon. Should have someone by mid-August.
~Need a new loader; current one is going through many hydraulic hoses and the front axel is a major problem which will cost aprx. $30,000 to fix.
Resolution 2023-79 to authorize Highway Superintendent, Steven Wheeler to purchase the 2023 JOHN DEERE 624 P-Tier wheel loader listed in your quote dated June 19th, 2023 at a final price of $139,182.63 from Five Star Equipment was made by Olney and seconded by Yarrington.
Nate Olney Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
A motion to approve the Highway Superintendent’s report was made by Perry and seconded by Olney.
4-Ayes (Olney, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
Code Enforcement Officer Jayne went over his monthly report.
A motion to approve the Code Enforcement report was made by Yarrington and seconded by Petro.
4-Ayes (Olney, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
Supervisor Perry shared information regarding the 200th bicentennial of Yates County. They invite all of the townships to participate in the parade they will be having to celebrate.
Perry also gave an update of the current status of the Comprehensive Plan.
Resolution 2023-80 to set a public hearing on the updated Comprehensive Plan for August 14th, 2023 at 5:00 pm was made by Yarrington and seconded by Petro.
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Nate Olney Aye
0-Noes
There will be a budget workshop immediately following the same day.
Resolution 2023-81 to pass the Standard Workday Resoluon for the Town Supervisor was made by Yarrington and seconded by Olney. (See Attached)
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Nate Olney Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
There weren’t any public comments or concerns.
Jess Jayne shared a legislative update. He stated that the County will be having a bicentennial celebration. He also shared that the soil contamination at the building site for the new County garage is far worse than originally thought. The entire project went from $12 million to $29 million.
Resolution 2023-82 to pay the general bills numbered 155 thru 177 in the amount of $10,514.31 which were audited by the Town Board was made by Olney and seconded by Petro.
Nate Olney Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-83 to pay the highway bills numbered 112 thru 122 in the amount of $142,301.91 which were audited by the Town Board was made by Olney and seconded by Perry.
Nate Olney Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
The next meeting will be a budget workshop and public hearing on August 14th at 5:00 pm. The regular meeting will be August 22nd at the regular time of 6:00 pm.
A motion to go into executive session for pending litigation at 7:07 pm was made by Perry and seconded by Petro.
4-Ayes (Olney, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
(Town Clerk & Bookkeeper weren’t needed and left the meeting)
(following notes taken by Town Supervisor)
A motion to come out of executive session at 7:43 pm and adjourn the meeting was made by Olney and
seconded by Petro.
4-Ayes (Olney, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
Respectfully Submitted,
Joy L. C. Perry, Town Clerk