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 May 23rd, 2023.
Present: Steve Perry Supervisor
Calvin Crosby Councilman
Bryan Yarrington Councilman
Tom Petro Councilman
Steve Wheeler Highway Superintendent
Jesse Jayne Code Enforcement Officer
Helene Ribble Bookkeeper
Joy L. C. Perry Town Clerk
Absent: Nate Olney Councilman
Also Present: Steven Brigham; Rob Schwarting, BOE; Sheila Burt, BOE
Supervisor Perry called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rob Schwarting and Sheila Burt of the Yates County Board of Elections gave an annual update. Schwarting will be retiring and he is recommending that Burt take his place. Burt stated that there have been several changes in election law. There are 21 bills right now that have been approved by the Senate and are waiting on the assembly. They are recommending that all voting sites have a backup generator. Wheeler stated that the Town is working on it. Schwarting stated that the Himrod voting site may be closed to save about $6,000 a year. Everyone thanked Schwarting for all his service and wished him a happy retirement.
A motion to approve the Town Board minutes of April 20th, 2023 was made by Crosby and seconded by Petro.
3-Ayes (Crosby, Perry, Petro) 1-Abstain (Yarrington) 0-Noes
Resolution 2023-64 to approve the Justice Audit for April was made by Yarrington and seconded by Petro.
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Noe-Ayes
Resolution 2023-65 to approve the monthly accounting for April was made by Perry and seconded by Petro.
Steve Perry Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
0-Noes
Superintendent Wheeler stated that he didn’t do a report this month because he has been so busy. He stated that they did the cold patch, shimming and the dust oil is down. CHIPS has an increase of approximately $25,000. Wheeler stated that George Fisher of Fisher’s Tree Service came and fixed the town flag pole pulley for free.
Jesse Jayne gave his monthly report to the Board. He stated that the month has been very busy with building permits and inspections. He further stated that he has gotten good results getting more cars moved that have been an issue.
Supervisor Perry stated that he received a message to call Delahunty. He stated that he called and left him a message but Delahunty never called him back. Perry asked where the situation stood regarding his request to cut the guardrail on East Lake Road because Delahunty has not attended anymore meetings. Last he knew they were still waiting for a stamped plan. Wheeler stated that they can not move forward on anything until Delahunty has an engineered stamped plan for that guardrail. He can not use the generic plan that he brought to the meeting previously.
Wheeler stated that he seen him on East Lake Road and asked Delahunty where the plans were and that they were waiting on him. Petro asked what his response was. Wheeler stated that he said he was working on it.
Resolution 2023-66 to rescind resolution 2023-33 approving the Comprehensive Plan was made by Perry and seconded by Yarrington.
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
The County suggested approximately 20 changes to the plan.
Resolution 2023-67 to appoint Steven Brigham as chairperson to the Zoning Board of Appeals was made by Yarrington and seconded by Petro.
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
0-Noes
Perry stated that he got two estimates for the materials for the siding at the Town Hall. Knapp & Schlappi was in the amount of $12,457. B&L Wholesale came in at $12,045. Resolution 2023-68 to go with B&L Wholesale out of Rochester but not to exceed $12,000 was made by Perry and seconded by Yarrington.
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
Jayne shared that Leslie Church, Chair of the Yates County Legislature signed a resolution for a state of emergency relating to the influx of illegal immigrants to our County. He also shared that the County is unwilling to share the income tax with the Towns.
Resolution 2023-69 to pay the general bills numbered 97 thru 126 in the amount of $49,233.31 which were audited by the Town Board was made by Yarrington and seconded by Petro.
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-70 to pay the highway bills numbered 73 thru 92 in the amount of $41,718.89 which were audited by the Town Board was made by Crosby and seconded by Petro.
Calvin Crosby Aye
Tom Petro Aye
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
0-Noes
Resolution 2023-71 to pay the H-fund bill numbered 13 in the amount of $174.29 which was audited by the Town Board was made by Perry and seconded by Yarrington.
Steve Perry Aye
Bryan Yarrington Aye
Calvin Crosby Aye
Tom Petro Aye
0-Noes
The next meeting is June 27, 2023.
A motion to adjourn at 7:27 pm was made by Crosby and seconded by Petro.
4-Ayes (Crosby, Perry, Petro, Yarrington) 0-Noes
Respectfully Submitted,
Joy L. C. Perry, Town Clerk