MONTHLY BOARD MEETING – October 9, 2024
Chair Laura Rusk called the Board of Supervisors meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.; present were Laura Rusk, Mark Phillips, Dennis Clagett, Cindy Gutsch and Patty Swaffield.
MOTION: Moved by Clagett; 2nd by Phillips to approve the agenda as is; all in favor by a 3-0 vote; motion carried.
The September 11, 2024 Monthly Board Meeting minutes were reviewed.
MOTION: Moved by Phillips; 2nd by Clagett to approve the minutes as presented; all in favor by a 3-0 vote; motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report:
$143,971.62 08/31/2024 Bank Statement Balance
$ -57,258.57 Less 7 Outstanding Checks
$ 86,713.05 09/01/2024 Beginning Check Book Balance
September Bank Statement Activity
$ 42,283.09 Deposits
$ -78,779.43 Checks Cleared
$ .84 Interest
$107,476.12 08/31/2024 Bank Statement Balance
$ -109.52 Less 2 Outstanding Checks
$107,366.60 09/30/2024 Ending Check Book Balance
MMDA
$ 86,369.94 Beginning Balance
$ 3.67 Interest
$ 86,373.61 09/30/2024 Ending Balance
$193,740.21 Total all Accounts
Highway Fund $60,000.00
Building Fund $10,000.00
General Fund $16,373.61
Treasures report was reviewed; no changes were heard; Treasurers report approved.
ROAD REPORT: Gary filled potholes; cut down bad trees; worked on outside walls installing wainscoting.
NEW BUSINESS:
Tyler Jacobson, from REPUBLIC SERVICES, was at the meeting to update the Board on their new hauling rates. Our contract with them expired at the end of September so a new contract was discussed. Laura reached out to Waste Management for their hauling rates and had no response
MOTION: Moved by Phillips; 2nd by Clagett to accept the Republic Services proposed contract with the possibility of an amendment to the roll off fees; all in favor by a 3-0 vote; motion carried.
Rob Lombard from NORVADO was present to talk about a letter of intent they submitted to participate in the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) grant process. They are considering the Town of Hunter area. They are asking if the Town of Hunter would be willing to endorse this project through a Resolution at a public meeting. The grant would pay 75% of the project and Norvado pays 25%.
MOTION: Moved by Rusk; 2nd by Clagett to proceed with formatting the Resolution to be presented at the November meeting; all in favor by a 3-0 vote; motion carried.
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION for 2025 was discussed.
MOTION: Moved by Clagett; 2nd by Phillips to increase Gary Klein’s hourly rate from $25.00 per hour to $27.00 per hour; all in favor by a 3-0; motion carried. The rest of the benefit package remains the same.
MOTION: Moved by Clagett; 2nd by Phillips to increase the Dump attendant hourly rate from $17.00 per hour to $18.00 per hour; all in favor on a 3-0 vote; motion carried.
MOTION: Moved by Phillips; 2nd by Clagett to increase a Part Time employee hourly rate from $16 per hour to $17 per hour; all in favor on a 3-0 vote; motion carried.
All rate increases are effective on January 1, 2025.
The Clerk talked about possibly paying the Towns invoices via ACH or online payments.
MOTION: Moved by Clagett; 2nd by Phillips to allow the Clerk to make electronic payments for the Towns invoices; all in favor on a 3-0 vote; motion carried.
MOTION: Moved by Clagett; 2nd by Phillips to APPROVE PAYMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS AND PAYROLL for the period of 09/12/2024 to 10/09/2024; all in favor by a 3-0 vote; motion carried. Total expenditures were $118,798.49 .
The meeting ended at 6:05 p.m.
Patricia R. Swaffield, Clerk