Town Board Minutes – January 08, 2025

REGULAR MEETING
January 8, 2025
TOWN OF PAVILION
7:00 P.M.

The Town Board of the Town of Pavilion held the Regular Board meeting on January 8, 2025 at the Town Hall, One Woodrow Drive, Pavilion, New York 14525 at 7:00 pm Present were:

Supervisor James Thater

Councilperson John Rudgers 

Councilperson Dean Davis

Councilperson Kennth Steinmetz

Others: Stacy Halsted, Marcia White, Don Yott, Patti Yott, and George Jinks

Following pledge to the Flag, Supervisor Thater opened the organizational meeting at 7:05PM.

At 7:16 following the close of the organizational meeting Supervisor Thater opened the regular meeting.

Reports

Highway-James Cleveland- no report

Highway-John Rudgers – no report

Sewer- Donald Oberlin – no report

Code Enforcement-Kenneth Steinmetz

*Genesee County Planning Board working on Cato St. building, waiting on boundary lines to be finalized

Water -Dean Davis –no updates

Councilperson Steinmetz offered a motion, seconded by Councilperson Davis

Resolution No 25, 2025: 2025 Code Enforcement Agreement

SIXTH AMENDED TOWN OF BATAVIA AND PAVILION CODE ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made between the Town of Pavilion, a municipal corporation with offices at 1 Woodrow Drive, Pavilion, NY 14525 (“Pavilion”), and the Town of Batavia, a municipal corporation with office at 3833 West Main Road, Batavia, NY 14020 (“Batavia”), WHEREAS, pursuant to article 5-G of the General Municipal Law, Pavilion and Batavia are authorized to enter into an inter-municipal cooperative agreement for the provision of Code Enforcement services, and WHEREAS, Batavia employs fully qualified Code Enforcement Officers to enforce Zoning Code, Fire and Building Codes and other various codes and regulations, and WHEREAS, Pavilion has identified a need to have its Codes enforced by Batavia, and WHEREAS, Batavia intends to continue to maintain the position of Code Enforcement Officer and to provide Code Enforcement Duties in both the Town of Batavia and the Town of Pavilion. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law, it is agreed as follows: First: That Pavilion shall appoint the Code Enforcement Officers of the Town of Batavia as its Code Enforcement Officers. Second: In consideration for compensation for the services set forth herein, Pavilion shall pay Batavia fifteen thousand, four hundred, fifty dollars $ $15,450.00 per year of this agreement. The sum shall be paid during the 2025 budget year to provide services for the year of 2025. Third: The services that will be provided will be to administer the adopted NYS Building Codes, Town of Pavilion Zoning Code and Town of Pavilion Land Separation Law. Fourth: Services provided will be on call and available during business hours of Monday thru Friday work week from 9am- 3pm. Fifth: The Code Officer shall for all purposes be deemed an employee of Batavia. The Code Officer shall not in any way be construed as an employee of Pavilion. Batavia shall pay the Code Officers salary and make employer’s contributions for retirement, social security, health insurance, worker’s compensation, unemployment and other similar benefit. Sixth: This agreement does not include attorney services and Pavilion shall provide and pay for all attorney services and expenses in its jurisdiction. Seventh: This agreement shall become effective on January 1st 2025 and expire on December 31st 2025 with an option for either municipality to terminate this agreement upon a ninety (90) day written notice to the other municipality. Eighth: There are no other agreements or understandings, either oral or written, between the parties affecting this agreement. No changes, additions or deletions of any portions of this agreement shall be valid or binding upon the parties hereto unless the same is approved in writing by the parties.

RESOLVED: Accepted Code Enforcement Agreement

Approved by unanimous vote (4-0). Voting was as follows:

Supervisor James Thater                     Aye

Councilperson John Rudgers              Aye

Councilperson Donald Oberlin           Absent

Councilperson Dean Davis                 Aye

Councilperson Kenneth Steinmetz     Aye

Councilperson Davis offered a motion, seconded by Councilperson Rudgers to authorize the clerk to draw a warrant on the supervisor to pay bills. General $26,803.51 T&A $41,571.35; Sewer; $10,806.57, Highway; $13,678.07, Water $0.

TOTAL $92,859.50

Councilperson Rudgers offered a motion, seconded by Councilperson Steinmetz to

Approve Dec 2024 operating statement, bank reconciliation & clerk report.

Approved by unanimous vote (4-0). Voting was as follows:

Supervisor James Thater                     Aye

Councilperson John Rudgers              Aye

            Councilperson Donald Oberlin           Absent

Councilperson Dean Davis                 Aye

Councilperson Kenneth Steinmetz     Aye

Councilperson Davis made a motion at 7:40 PM to adjourn the meeting seconded by Councilperson Rudgers. Voting all ayes.

Respectfully submitted,

Stacey Halsted

Deputy Town Clerk