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You are here: Home / Minutes / TB 11/29/2022 Public Hearing/Emergency Meeting

TB 11/29/2022 Public Hearing/Emergency Meeting

December 13, 2022 By Stephanie Gibbs

TOWN OF NORTH HARMONY/HARMONY

JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

JUSTICE COURT STUDY

TUESDAY, 11/29/2022 6:00 PM

ROBERT YATES, NORTH HARMONY SUPERVISOR                                              PRESENT

LOUISE ORTMAN, NORTH HARMONY COUNCIL                                                  PRESENT

DICK SENA, NORTH HARMONY COUNCIL                                                               PRESENT

STEVE SENSKE, NORTH HARMONY COUNCIL                                                       PRESENT

MIKE PFEIL , NORTH HARMONY COUNCIL                                                             PRESENT

JOHN BROWN, HARMONY SUPERVISOR                                                                  PRESENT

DAVID HINDERER, HARMONY COUNCIL                                                                PRESENT

PETER RADKA, HARMONY COUNCIL                                                                       ABSENT

TIM COVEY, HARMONY COUNCIL                                                                             ABSENT

JEFFERY JORDAN, HARMONY COUNCIL                                                                 ABSENT

OTHERS PRESENT:          Stephanie Gibbs, Deputy Town Clerk; Katie Zimmer, Court Clerk; Lori Holder, Court Clerk; Kelly Johnson, Attorney

  • JOINT PUBLIC HEARING – HARMONY/NORTH HARMONY JUSTICE COURT STUDY

Mr. Brown brought the hearing to order at 6:00 PM with the Pledge.

Mr. Brown said he is very thankful to the Town of North Harmony for being willing to take on the Harmony courts

Mr. Senske asked Mrs. Johnson, Attorney to explain the next step.

Mrs. Johnson said after this hearing the resolutions will go back to each board and the boards will review the plan and vote to except it or not. She said if one town votes no it is done, and they will not be able to move forward with a one justice court. If both towns vote yes, the next step is to send it to the Legislature for approval. She said it is required to be on the ballet next fall to be voted on by both towns if approved by legislature and will be affective in 2024 which also coincides with the justice.

Mr. Brown said the records will be kept separately for both towns.

Mr. Pfeil asked if our justice will be up for reelection the fall of next year at the same time as the referendum on the ballet. He asked when the Town of Harmony Justice is due on the ballets for reelection.

Mrs. Johnson said the Town of North Harmony judge will be up for reelection at the same time at the referendum. She said upon approval by the legislature the plan would go into place which means Town of Harmony judge position is eliminated.

Mr. Pfeil asked what their normal cycle would be.

Mr. Brown said in the fall as well.

Mrs. Johnson said whoever runs for judge can be from either Harmony or North Harmony.

Mr. Pfeil questioned how one judge will run for election in the fall when the referendum has not been voted on yet.

Mrs. Johnson said once legislation approves it, it is put in place. Once it is approved by legislature the files can start coming over.

Mr. Sena verified that we will be moving forward with the merger after legislation approval not after election.

Mr. Yates said in the past our judge has always been a resident of North Harmony. He asked if we need to change our law.

Mrs. Johnson said yes but they must still be someone from the Town of Harmony or the Town of North Harmony.

  • MOTION #163 OF 2022

MR. SENSKE MOTIONED TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:10 PM. MR. PFEIL SECONDED. YES (7): SENA, ORTMAN, SENSKE, PFEIL, YATES, BROWN, HINDERER.  NO (0).  THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.

Stephanie Gibbs

Deputy Town Clerk

TOWN OF NORTH HARMONY

EMERGENCY MEETING

UTILITIES

TUESDAY, 11/29/2022 6:15 PM

ROBERT YATES, SUPERVISOR                                                            PRESENT

LOUISE ORTMAN, COUNCIL                                                                 PRESENT

DICK SENA, COUNCIL                                                                             PRESENT

STEVE SENSKE, COUNCIL                                                                     PRESENT

MIKE PFEIL , COUNCIL                                                                           PRESENT                                        

OTHERS PRESENT:          Stephanie Gibbs, Deputy Town Clerk; Kelly Johnson, Attorney

  • EMERGENCY MEETING – UTILITIES

Mr. Yates brought the meeting to order and stated this emergency meeting was called for utilities at 6:15 PM.

Mr. Yates saidthis meeting is pertaining to the gas service to the Highway Department. He said we received a contract from PPP, and it has been reviewed by the board and by the Town Attorney and have come to an agreement that the contract from PPP is not going to serve the town. Mr. Yates said he received a contract and a cost from Chautauqua Utilities. He said after we are connected to Chautauqua Utilities, they will still have the option to purchase gas from PPP or from Chautauqua Utilities. He said the cost to the town to connect will be as quoted last year at a cost of $4,900.00.

  • MOTION #164 OF 2022

MRS. ORTMAN MOTIONED TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CHAUTAUQUA UTILITIES. MR. PFEIL SECONDED.

Discussion

            Mr. Senske asked if the attorney had reviewed the contract.

            Mrs. Johnson said this is the first time seeing this contract.

            Mr. Senske asked if there will be any additional fees on an ongoing basis on top of the NYMAX rate.

Mr. Yates said no

Mr. Senske asked if there is a minimum charge.

Mr. Yates said if we don’t use any gas, it will be $12/mo.

Mr. Senske said the contract should state that.

Mrs. Johnson said we need to clarify.

Mr. Sampson entered the meeting via speaker phone.

Mr. Senske said he wants to clarify what they are being charged on a monthly basis.

Mr. Yates asked will there be any add on fees beside the gas consumption.

Mr. Sampson said the way the bills work is there is a $12.24/mo. minimum fee. He said the gas is on a tiered basis that the more gas you use the less it costs. He said it will be similar to the house bills.

Mrs. Ortman asked if there is any fee beyond the actual gas fee.

Mr. Sampson said there are two components to gas. He said there is the cost of the physical commodity of gas, and the delivery charge of gas. He said the customer pays the same for the gas as

Chautauqua Utilities does because they can’t mark up the gas as approved by the Public Service Commission. Mr. Sampson said the delivery charge is also approved by the Public Service Commission. He said there isn’t anything Chautauqua Utilities does that isn’t approved by the Public Service Commission. He said monthly they have to send their price of gas to the Public Service Commission to be approved.

Mr. Senske asked Mr. Sampson if he has an average number.

Mr. Sampson said no, it is based on the marketing conditions.

Mr. Yates questioned the statement on the PPP contract that states the state rate plus $1.50. He asked Mr. Sampson if he was going to add a fee similar to that.

Mr. Sampson said no what you’re paying for is the reliability of the supply.

Mr. Yates asked if there were any other questions for Scott.

YES (4): SENA, ORTMAN, PFEIL, YATES. NO (1) SENSKE.  THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.

MR. SENA MOTIONED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:36 PM. MRS. ORTMAN SECONDED. YES (5): SENA, ORTMAN, SENSKE, PFEIL, YATES. NO (0).  THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.

Stephanie Gibbs

Deputy Town Clerk

Filed Under: Minutes, Town Board

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