DPW - COMMITTEE
Tuesday, January 17,
2023 - 9:30 AM
Robin DeLoria, Chairperson
Clayton Barber, Vice-Chairperson
Chairman DeLoria called this DPW Meeting to
order at 9:30 am with the following Supervisors in attendance: Clayton Barber,
Robin DeLoria, Stephanie DeZalia, Derek Doty, Charlie Harrington, Roy Holzer, Steve
McNally, James Monty, Tom Scozzafava, Matt Stanley, Ike Tyler, Joe Pete Wilson,
Davina Winemiller, Margaret Wood and Mark Wright. Shaun Gillilland was excused. Ken
Hughes and Noel Merrihew were absent.
Department Heads present: Jim Dougan, Judy
Garrison, Matt Watts and Michael Mascarenas.
Also present: Alice Halloran.
DELORIA: Okay let’s call this meeting to order and
stand for the pledge please. Mr. Dougan.
DOUGAN: Good morning everyone. Would you like to start with my resolutions?
DELORIA: Sure Jim, please.
DOUGAN:
I only have a few resolutions today.
The first is to carry over some funds in Fairgrounds specifically
budgeted in 2022, was the painting of Floral Hall. We bid that a couple of
times, the last bids were received late in November. I’d like to carry these funds forward to then
be able to award the contract to the low bidder, Rayville. So, this first resolution is just to carry
over those funds, a budget amendment.
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS-FAIRGROUNDS
INCREASING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,885.00, 2022
CARRYOVER FUNDS. Wright, Barber
DELORIA:
Any other questions? Any opposed,
all in favor – carried.
DOUGAN:
Number two is to authorize the purchasing agent to award the contract to
Rayville Painting in the amount of $80,885.00, for the painting of Floral Hall,
those would be budgeted funds and further authorizing the County Chairman or
County Manager to sign that contract.
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO RAYVILLE PAINTING
CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,885.00, FOR THE PAINTING OF FLORAL HALL AT THE
ESSEX COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM BUDGETED FUNDS AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID CONTRACT. DeZalia, Holzer
DELORIA:
Any questions? Any opposed, all
in favor – carried.
DOUGAN:
And the next resolution is regarding household hazardous waste days. Our vendor that performs that for us is
filling up quickly so they’ve given me four dates for 2023, July 15th,
22nd, August 19th and September 6th so I’d
like to set those dates if we could.
I’ve listed the five locations that we’ve had those in the past. We
haven’t had one in Moriah since 2018, it had a relatively low number of cars so
these last few years we’ve been doing North Elba, Lewis right at our shop, one
in North Hudson and Ticonderoga so if you’d like to stick with the same four
and on those dates that would be great.
Unless Tommy thinks otherwise?
SCOZZAFAVA:
Yeah, I don’t have an issue with that.
DELORIA:
You good with that? Okay.
RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING THE DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR THE 2023 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY
EVENTS. Scozzafava, Wood
DELORIA:
Any other discussion?
DOTY:
Jim, how does the funding work?
Is it traditional? Does the State
kick in 50%?
DOUGAN:
The State kicks in 50% last year there was a change in paint. There’s
now a program called paint care which State DEC funds, we still accept both oil
base and latex paint here however your Aubuchon Hardwares and a lot of those
places also accept it but that is now funded 100% when our vendor picks it up,
we do have quantities but it doesn’t factor in the actually disposal of that,
we don’t pay for that anymore.
DOTY:
And what about motor oil? There
was a question on that with a few people that brought used motor oil.
DOUGAN:
We, our vendor has accepted a little bit of it. We don’t advertise
it. It’s not technically on our list but
there has been a little bit, the problem is we have the tendency to get such
high quantities of it so we don’t advertise it.
DOTY:
Okay. So, you’re not refusing?
DOUGAN: We are not necessarily refusing it but
we don’t specifically advertise it because it could be a very large amount.
DOTY: Okay, thank you.
McNALLY:
Has the State caught up on our reimburse on the hazardous waste?
DOUGAN:
They are, yes. We didn’t get paid
for 2017. We did get paid in 2019, and I
just got notice that my 2020 paperwork has been processed and I have to send in
a State aid voucher so, they are only two years behind so I say that’s caught
up.
DELORIA:
That’s a good thing. Any other
questions? All in favor, any opposed –
carried. Mr. Dougan, that’s your
resolutions? Amazing only three.
DOUGAN:
I will try to have more next month.
DELORIA:
You probably won’t have to try.
DOUGAN: Mr. Hughes isn’t here I was going to
apologize for not being a double sided report but our copier was giving us trouble
this morning, at least giving me trouble and our vacancies we were able to hire
one buildings and grounds worker who actually had worked for us all summer long
as a temporary person so we’re not really up any so we’re still down ten
positions.
DELORIA:
Anybody have anything else for Mr. Dougan? If not, Jim you’re excused. Alice.
HALLORAN:
Good morning. The only big news
is we say goodbye to our Clerk, Lois Sayward and Renee is off to a great start
as our new secretary/treasurer. Other
than that we are working on our annual reports, closed out a few grants and
business as usual. Any questions?
DELORIA:
Being none, thank you. Anything
else for this committee to discuss? We
stand adjourned.
As
there was no further discussion to come before this DPW committee it was
adjourned at 9:36 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith Garrison, Clerk
Board of Supervisors