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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB 2024-098 Consent Sept StudyMEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD September 23, 2024 TB Resolution 2024 - 098: Approval of Consent Agenda Resolved that the Town Board adopts the following actions/items: Consent Agenda Approval of Town Board Minutes Approval of Town of Ithaca Abstract Declaration – Planning Month Approve permanent appointments – Sustainability Planner and Sewer Maintenance Supervisor Approval of Standard Work Day Reporting – Elected & Appointed Officials Moved: Margaret JohnsonSeconded: Pamela Bleiwas Vote: ayes – Johnson, Bleiwas, Howe, Rosen, Gutenberger and Levine TB Resolution 2024 - 098a: Approval of Town Board Minutes Resolved that the Town Board approves and adopts the draft minutes of the August 26, and September 9, 2024, minutes as submitted with non-substantive changes made. TB Resolution 2024 - 098b: Approval of Town of Ithaca Abstract 18 of FY 2024 Resolved that the Town Board approves payment of the audited vouchers as submitted: VOUCHER NOS.845 - 899 General Fund Town Wide 20,282.74 General Fund Part-Town 9,379.75 Highway Fund Town Wide DA 33,408.34 Highway Fund Part Town DB 103,959.08 Water Fund 721,079.08 Sewer Fund 2,603.40 TOTAL 890,712.39 TB Resolution 2024 - 098c: Resolution Proclaiming Community Planning Month Whereas, change is constant and affects all cities, towns, and counties; and Whereas, planners can help navigate this change with data-driven insights and expertise that provide better choices for how people work and live; and Whereas, the Town of Ithaca Chronology of Policy Decisions Establishing and Supporting Comprehensive Planning Process dates to 1937, established the Town of Ithaca as a leader in community planning; and Whereas, community planning provides an opportunity for all residents to be meaningfully involved in making choices that determine the future of their community; and Whereas, the full benefits of planning require public elected and appointed officials who understand, support, and demand excellence in planning and plan implementation; and Whereas, the month of October is designated as National Community Planning Month throughout the United States of America and its territories, and Whereas, the American Planning Association endorses National Community Planning Month as an opportunity to highlight how planning is essential to every community, and how planners are uniquely positioned to identify solutions to communities’ most difficult housing, transportation, and land use questions, and Whereas, the celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the opportunity to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of appointed Planning Board members who have contributed their time and expertise to the improvement of the Town of Ithaca; and Whereas, we recognize the many valuable contributions made by the professional planners of the Town of Ithaca and extend our heartfelt thanks for the continued commitment to public service by these professionals; now therefore be it Resolved that the month of October 2024 is hereby designated as Community Planning Monthin the Town of Ithaca in conjunction with the celebration of National Community Planning Month. TB Resolution 2024 – 09d: Approve Permanent Appointment of Sustainability Planner and Water & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor Whereas, the Town Board approved the provisional appointment of Hilary Swartwood as a Sustainability Planner for the Planning Department, effective April 10, 2023; and Whereas, the Town Board ratified the provisional promotional appointment of Travis Mills, as a Water & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor for the Public Works Department, effective January 31, 2021; and Whereas, NYS Civil Service has developed the NY Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) Program, which allows for competitive positions to be filled via non-competitive appointment, which means examinations are not required, but candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the titles for which they apply; and Whereas, the titles of Sustainability Planner and Water & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor have been approved under the NY HELPS program, which means those incumbents will no longer be required to take a civil service examination for their provisional positions; now therefore be it Resolved that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby appoints to permanent civil service status effective September 1, 2024, Hilary Swartwood to the Sustainability Planner position and Travis Mills to the Water & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor position, with no changes in their wages and benefits. TB 2024 - 098e: Approval of Standard Work Day Reporting – Elected & Appointed Officials Resolved that the Town Board approves the NYSLRS Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution for Elected and Appointed Officials for Justice Kathleen Bergin and Board Member Margaret Johnson as submitted and filed with the Town Clerk.