Cortland Common Council Agenda: October 15, 2019

Cortland City Hall. (Photo provided).

7:00 PM        Public Hearing on the City of Cortland’s 2020 proposed budget for Wastewater Funds.

7:02 PM        (or as soon as the previous Public Hearing concludes) Public Hearing on the City of Cortland’s 2020 proposed budget for Water Funds.

  • Call Meeting to Order
  • Salute to the Flag of the United States
  • Public Comments
  • Mayor’s Report – Conflict of Interest
  • Proclamation – Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week (October 13-19)
  • Minutes

AGENDA:

Item #1 – Presentation from County Recycling Representative to speak regarding the scheduled changes at the Cortland County Recycling Center starting January 1st, 2020. (Renee Parks)

Item #2 – Consideration of a Resolution to approve the Special Event application for Cortland-Homer Zombie Walk on October 26, 2019 at 5PM at the 1890 House. (Bonnie Quackenbush)

Item #3 – Presentation on Wickwire Pool House and Consideration of a Resolution to approve advertising for Request for Proposals for the Pool House. (John McNerney)

Item #4 – Consideration of a Resolution to appoint Sheila Abbey to the Cortland Housing Authority for a 3 year term. (Mayor Tobin)

Item #5 – Consideration of a Resolution to accept, recognize and appropriate the following donations to the Youth Bureau. (John McNerney)

Donation

Amount

Event/Project

Budget Line

Royal Motor Company

$1,000.00

Youth Football Chevy

A-7140.5405.01

MD Deli Central Inc

$275.00

Porch Fest

A-7550.5405

Total

$1,275.00

Item #6 – Consideration of a Resolution to declare the following equipment surplus property so it may be sold on Auctions International. (Chief Friedman)

1 – 1998 GMC/ Ferrera Rescue Truck (Mileage: 56,082)
2 – 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Mileage: 70,225)
3 – Miscellaneous lots of hose, nozzles, nonfunctional equipment

Item #7 – Consideration of a Resolution to appropriate sale proceeds from the auction to A3410-54501 – Cont. Tools & Equipment to offset future vehicle equipment purchases. (Chief Friedman)

Item #8 – Consideration of a Resolution to give Deputy Director Lori Crompton permission to recognize and appropriate revenue received in the Capital Fund to the appropriate project line in order to provide available cash so that the Dept. Heads have the ability to issue Purchase Orders for their projects within the cash limits. (Mayor Tobin)

Item #9 – Consideration of a Resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with PlanIt Schedule for software for CPD scheduling. (Mayor Tobin)

Item #10 – Consideration of a Resolution to transfer $28,058.59 from budget line G8110-541500 to G8120- 540700 for the replacement of the Rickard Street pump station control panel. (Bruce Adams)

Item #11 – Consideration of a Resolution to lift the hiring freeze for the Wastewater Dept. (Bruce Adams)

Item #12 – Consideration of a Resolution to promote a current employee to the vacant position of Maintenance Mechanic in the Wastewater Department (Bruce Adams)

Item #13 – Consideration of a Resolution to fill an anticipated vacancy in the position of Operator Trainee/Operator I in the Wastewater Department (Bruce Adams)

Item #14 – Consideration of a Resolution to enter into a contract, attached hereto, with Cedarwood Engineering for the design, engineering, permitting, project specifications, bid management, construction management and preparation of as-built drawings for the Stormwater infrastructure component of the Clinton Avenue Stormwater System Rehabilitation project funded through the 2015 NYS Environmental Facility Corporation GIGP grant, (CFA Number 56367) awarded for $874,374 dollars. Contract not to exceed $272,000. (Mayor Tobin)

Item #15 – Consideration of a Resolution for contracting with C&S Companies for services under the City’s EPA Brownfield Program. (Mack Cook)

Item #16 – Set a date for a Public Hearing for an amendment of Section 300 of Code removing Student Residence and collateral reference. (Ric VanDonsel)

Item #17 – Consideration of a Resolution to Accept the Mayor’s 2020 Waste Water Fund Tentative Budget and Accept Common Council’s Proposed Budget. (Aldermen Kat McCarthy, Kathryn Silliman, John Bennett, Thomas Michales)

Whereas, The Mayor filed his 2020 Wastewater Fund Tentative Budget with Common Council on September 3, 2019, and Whereas, Common Council accepted the Mayor’s 2020 Waste Water Fund Tentative Budget on September 17, 2019, and Whereas, Members of Common Council have meant in budget workshops and recommend no modifications to the Mayor’s 2020 Wastewater Fund Tentative Budget, and Whereas, Common Council has prepared a 2020 General Fund Proposed Budget based upon the Mayor’s Tentative Budget without modifications to it.

Therefore, Be It Resolved that Common Council accepts its 2020 Wastewater Fund Proposed Budget

Item #18 – Consideration of a Resolution to Accept the Mayor’s 2020 Water Fund Tentative Budget and Accept Common Council’s Proposed Budget. (Aldermen Kat McCarthy, Kathryn Silliman, John Bennett, Thomas Michales)

Whereas, The Mayor filed his 2020 Water Fund Tentative Budget with Common Council on September 3, 2019, and Whereas, Common Council accepted the Mayor’s 2020 Water Fund Tentative Budget on September 17, 2019, and Whereas, Members of Common Council have meant in budget workshops and recommend no modifications to the Mayor’s 2020 Water Fund Tentative Budget, and Whereas, Common Council has prepared a 2020 General Fund Proposed Budget based upon the Mayor’s Tentative Budget without modifications to it.

Therefore, Be It Resolved that Common Council accepts its 2020 Water Fund Proposed Budget

Item #19 – Consideration of a Resolution to Revise the Mayor’s 2020 Tentative Budget and Accept the Council’s 2020 Council Proposed Budget. (Kat McCarthy, Kathryn Silliman, John Bennett, Thomas Michales)

Whereas, the Mayor filed his 2020 General Fund Tentative Budget with Common Council on September 3, 2019, and

Whereas, Common Council accepted the Mayor’s 2020 General Fund Tentative Budget on September 17, 2019, and

Whereas, Members of Common Council have meant in budget workshops to review the Mayor’s 2020 General Fund Tentative Budget and recommend the following modifications be made to it:

Adjustment

Effect on Budget

Account

Department

Account Descripition

Council Budget

Debit

Credit

A1210-541500

Mayor

Professional Fees

$13,000

$13,000

$(13,000)

A1210-541500

Mayor

Professional Fees

$5,000

$5,000

$(5,000)

A1210-5541901

Mayor

Initatives

$30,000

$30,000

$(30,000)

A1325-41120

Finance

Sales Tax Revenue

$5,050,378

$100,000

$(100,000)

A1325-41130

Finance

Gross Receipts Tax

$173,000

$10,000

$(10,000)

A1325-41741

Finance

Parking Revenue

$18,000

$20,000

$(20,000)

A1325-42770

Finance

Other Revenue

$337,700

$12,000

$(12,000)

A1325-42770

Finance

Other Revenue

$337,700

$50,000

$(50,000)

A1670-541504

Bldg & Grounds

Landscaping

$26,000

$26,000

$(26,000)

A1990-540000

Continguency

General

$100,000

$150,000

$150,000

A3120-510400

Police

Overtime

$270,000

$18,000

$(18,000)

A3120-510400

Police

Overtime

$270,000

$18,000

$18,000

A3120-52000

Police

Office Equipment

$20,000

$20,000

$(20,000)

A3120-520600

Police

Operating Equipment

$94,000

$47,000

$(47,000)

A3120-540500

Police

Equipment

$27,000

$27,000

$(27,000)

A3410-510000

Fire

Personnel wages/salaries

$2,361,160

$140,000

$(140,000)

A3410542300

Fire

Volunteer Services

$55,000

$30,000

$(30,000)

A5010-42300

DPW

Maintenace Reimbursement

$109,800

$69,800

$(69,800)

A5120-541500

DPW

Professional Fees

$507,718

$120,000

$(120,000)

A9040-580000

Workers' Comp

Employee Benefits

$350,000

$82,000

$82,000

A9060-580000

Health Insurance E m p l o y e e B e n e f i t s

$3,726,444

$200,000

$(200,000)

A9710-560000

Serial Bonds

Bond Principal

$527,140

$40,263

$ 40,263

A9719-570000

Serial Bonds

Bond Interest

$156,817

$53,500

$53,500

And
Whereas, Common Council has prepared a 2020 General Fund Proposed Budget incorporating the above changes.

Therefore Be It Resolved that Common Council accepts the recommended modifications to the Mayor’s Tentative Budget, and

Be It Further Resolved that Common Council accepts its 2020 General Fund Proposed Budget.

Item #20 – Consideration of a Resolution to receive public comment regarding Common Council’s 2020 Proposed General Fund budget on November 5, 2019 at 6:30 PM in Common Council Chambers. (Kat McCarthy, Kathryn Silliman, John Bennett, Thomas Michales)

Item #21 – Discussion on Workers Comp. (Mayor Tobin)

Item #22 – DRI update (Mayor Tobin)

Adjournment