Town Board - Regular Meeting

All right, I would like to call this meeting to order. It is 6 o'clock. There are three emergency exits. We have one here, one to my upper left, and one outside to the right. Make sure that all electronic devices are silenced. Do not disturb the meeting. And if anyone cannot hear, please let us know. We'll try to make the adjustments so the sound comes through a little bit better. There will be no public input at this meeting. Like everyone to stand. Remove your hats for the pledge of allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. And a moment of silence for those who have come before us. Thank you. Okay. Uh my name is Rob Sanui. As you just saw, being sworn in, I am the new town supervisor. And at this point in time, I would just like to introduce the members of the town board. to my far right, councelor Ashley Hogan, Chris Daniel to her immediate left, Jamie Partardee to my left, and Mike Balo on the far end to my left. We are representatives to the town of Cicero and is our job as counselors to ensure that we provide the best vision we can to move Cicero forward. We're beholden to the residents of this town and take very seriously the responsibility of representing it. That having been said, we're very proud to be here and we thank you for being here as well. Every day that we have a meeting, I'd like to just point out a couple of things that I can about things that are going around the town so that you may not hear um the Christmas tree removal. Just so you know, if you have a Christmas tree, please get it out in January. Weather permitting, the highway department will come and pick those trees up. Please, no bags, just the tree itself. I'd also like to take this opportunity to provide kudos to Chrisnika and the Cicero Highway Department for Yman's work in removing the insatiable amount of snow that came down over the last week, week and a half. Uh they were out all the time. They kept our roads clear. Uh and I got to tell you, I'm very proud of the work uh of the Cicero Highway Department for for getting it all done. So, how

about a round of applause for our highway department? Okay, I'm going to uh move to wave the reading of the legal notices that were posted and published at the appropriate time. Do I have a second? Second. I'm calling for a voice vote. All I say I you. Uh nay.

Abstensions. Motion is adopted. Okay. I'm going to make a motion by uh to read the Robert's rules of order. I'm going to move for the adoption of a resolution that Robert's rules of order be the official rules of procedure at town board meetings subject to the rules provided by town law and like statute which will prevail except that there shall be no second reading of resolutions at a town board meeting unless the same is requested and that there shall be no votes taken when the question of a pending resolution is called unless an objection is stated to voting upon such resolution forth with. Do I have a motion? You just made it. I'll second.

Second motion. Thank you. Uh that was my motion. Uh calling for a voice vote. All in favor say I. I. I.

Any nay. Abstension adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cicero Town Board appoints to retain Germaine and Germaine LLP, Robert Germaine, as town attorney for a two-year period and for the supervisor to execute the agreement for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31st, 2027. The retainer fee for 2026 2027 per the agreement will be paid at a rate of 60,000 per annuum, 5,000 monthly installments, and $250 per hour for all attorneys for services provided outside of the retainer.

Second. Uh any board comments? Calling for a voice vote. I all in favor? I nay. Abstensions adopted.

Okay. A motion is going to be made by me to as follows. Whereas the town board passed a resolution abolishing the dep the office of deputy supervisor on January 8th, 2025. And whereas the town recognizes the need for a deputy supervisor to serve in the absence or inability of the supervisor to act. And whereas the town now wishes to formally reestablish the office of deputy supervisor by resolution pursuant to town law section 42, the municipal home rule law 10, conferring the same and only the authority of office is detained are detailed and authorized by section 42 of the town law. And whereas once the office of deputy supervisor is reestablished, the town requests the supervisor appoint a deputy to serve as his pleasure pursuant to town law is hereby. Hereby resolved, the town of Cicero formally establishes the office of deputy supervisor pursuant to the provisions of town law section 42. Do I have a second motion?

Second. Okay. I would like to have board comments on this of a deputy supervisor at this point. So, can we have a roll call for this when we do this separately, please? Of course. Thank you. Okay.

So, um I'm going to be voting no this evening for this. Um and my reasoning for that is um I believe that when you get elected to do a job, that is the job that you should do. So I think putting this position in place gives more power than um what was decided by the general people. So doing a different position than what was voted for on the public. So that would be my reason for voting no on this this evening. Okay. Do we have any more uh any more comments?

Okay. Going to close comments and I'm going to call for a voice vote. Roll call vote. Roll call vote. Sorry, my bad. Go ahead. Councelor Hogan, no. Councelor Daniel, yes. Coun, um, councelor party. Yes. Councelor Ballo.

Uh, as used as the roll call vote, uh, giving reason why I'm voting the way I'm voting. As everyone knows, I'm always for deputy supervisor needs to be a elected town board member. Uh in this resolution, I do not see that here. But again, I understand that this is the easier way to put this back on the uh the agenda. Otherwise, you do need if you want it to be a town board member, it has to be a resolution that goes out to the public for referendum. So, I do get that. So, this is all fine the way it's set up currently. Uh I did a conversations with the uh supervisor that I was going to be a town board member. I am good with it being a town board member but again in its current state and that could change tomorrow frankly and I don't really on appointments number four where it says deputy supervisor there is no name so I don't know who that is at this point. So I will be voting no on this resolution. And I will be introducing a resolution later on this year that uh again looking for support for it to go out to referendum for the public to vote on for the putting an end to this once and for all that it could be a that should be limited to a town board member. So no

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the motion passes. Motion passes. Okay. Uh after that motion has been made and approved, I am now going to announce the following appointments. Deputy supervisor will be Jamie Parard. Budget officer will be Bernard Trey Douglas. Move for the adoption of a resolution to accept the resignation of Gretchen Walter as receiver of taxes and reappoint as deputy town clerk. Second. Any board comments? Uh, voice vote. I. All in favor say I. I.

I. I. Uh, abstens. Nays. Abstensions. Motion was adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution to accept the resignation of Carrie Davis as acting receiver of taxes effective January 17, 2026 and reappoint as deputy receiver of taxes effective January 18th, 2026 at a pay rate of $25 an hour. Second. Do we have any board comments? Call for a voice vote. All in favor? I. Opposed? Abstensions adopted.

Move for the adoption of the resolution to appoint Tory Gavin as intern acting receiver of taxes effective January 18th, 2026 at a salary of $55,000. Second. Any board comments? All in favor? I I I move for adoption resolution to accept the resignation of Nicole Walsh as deputy tax receiver effective December 16th, 2025. Second. Do we have any board comments? Call for a voice vote. All in favor say I. I.

No nays. No abstensions. Adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution to appoint Sarah McDonald as deputy super receiver of taxes effective January 18th, 2026 at a pay rate of $18 an hour. Second. Any discussion? Calling for a voice vote. All in favor say I. I. I. I.

Motion is adopted. Whereas various sections of New York State town law and public officers law requires that certain officials execute an official undertaking. Public officers law section 11 subsection 2. And whereas we the town board of the town of Cicero hereby require the supervisor, town clerk, acting receiver of taxes, town counselors, town justices, town constables, and highway superintendent to execute said official undertaken undertaking as required by said law. Now be it therefore now therefore be it resolved that we the town board of the town of Cicero approve the document entitled Town of Cicero official undertaking of municipal officers as to its form and manner of execution and the sufficiency of the the insurance and be it further resolved that said official undertaking containing the notorized signatures of those named municipal officers be filed in the office of the town clerk as well as the original copies of the insurance policies indicating the sufficiency of the certise to indemnify the town against losses which may arise from a failure of such officials to properly discharge their duties.

Okay. I make a motion to wave the right to read the following 2026 official undertaking of municipal officers. So moved. Excuse me. I would like to since the resolution to um to appoint Jamie party as deputy, please note that that will be in there for deputy supervisor under the undertaking. Thank you. Then make it official. I'd like to make an amendment that states that uh adds in whereas deputy supervisor is Jamie party. Second. Thank you. We have to vote on that. Okay. Um any other discussion? Okay. All in favor? I I I nay one abstension. Motion's adopted.

Okay. So, we're waving this so we don't have to read all that. We have to vote on the actual undertaking. We have to vote on the undertaking. Okay. Is it part of it? So, we don't have to vote on it. Okay. So, we will things we only voted on the amendment there though. That was just the amendment. So, we have to vote on the actual resolution. Yeah. Okay. So, we'll take a vote on the on the resolution. I'll second the resolution. Yep. Okay. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Abstensions pass.

Okay. So, we're moving to alternate attorney for the town. I move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cicero Town Board appoints the Hancock and Esbrook law firm as the alternate attorney for the town of Cicero to provide specialized legal services for the town. The legal service rates per the engagement letter $250 per hour, associates at $200 per hour, and parallegals at $125. These rates will be in effect from January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026. The board authorizes the supervisor to sign documents related to this agreement. I have a second. Second.

Any board comments? All in roll call vote for this, please. Councelor Hogan, no. Councelor Daniel, yes. Councelor Partardee, yes. Councelor Ballo, no. Supervisor Sanuuchi.

Yes. I So the motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of the resolution that the Cicero Town Board appoint and King LLC Angelo D. Catalano as the alternate attorney for the town of Cro to provide legal services for 207- 207- C. Claims and labor related grievance matters for the town. The legal services rate are $325 per hour for the majority of the work and $170 to $650 per hour if other individuals are assigned to meet the needs of your representation. These rates will be in effect from January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026. The board authorizes the supervisor to sign the documents related to this agreement.

Second. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. I.

Nay. Abstensions. Motion's adopted. Move adoption of resolution to appoint Ramble as outside engineer to serve at the discretion of the town board for a one-year term January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026, following the master professional services agreement between the town of Cicero and Ramble America's Engineering Solutions, Inc. This will allow Ramble to provide inspection services on behalf of the town for public infrastructure being built by developers with the inspection fees being paid by the developers. Ramble may also provide additional engineering services as requested by the town engineer at an hour late not to exceed the total of $4,000.

Second. Do I have discussion? All in favor say I. I. I. No, no abstensions. Motion was adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution to designate Chief Steve Rano as security officer and Lieutenant Steve Amia as an alternate for the entire town hall complex. Second. Any discussion. All in favor say I. I. I.

No abstensions or nays. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cicero Town Board shall designate the second and fourth Wednesday of each month for regular town board meetings to begin at 6 PM except there will be one town board meeting for the months of July, August, November, and December to be held on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026. Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Wednesday, November 11th, 2026 in observance of Veterans Day. November 25th, 2026. In observance of um that's two in November. Yeah. Right. There's two there. So just in observance of Thanksgiving. In observance of Thanksgiving,

right? Um so are we So we're holding the meeting on Wednesday, November 11th or No. Uh Veterans Day? No. 25th is an observance of Thanksgiving. So, which of those two if we're only doing one in November? Oh, there is a glitch here, Tracy. We've got to fix that. We've got two November dates with only one meeting scheduled. There's no meeting scheduled for November. Remember, we discussed that. Okay.

Um because they fall on the 11th, which is Veterans Day, and then the one for an observance of Thanksgiving is November 25th. May I may I second the motion and then possibly look at adding a meeting uh in because I know it says that there's only if you look back uh there will be one meeting town board meeting for the months of July and August. Maybe we think about adding a meeting in July and August. We don't have to just up for discussion. Okay. Um any other discussion on this? I don't know if anybody seconded the motion. I was

finish. Yeah. So um so I'll read it as is and then we can modify. So, Wednesday, November 11th, 2026, in observance of Veterans Day, November 25th, 2026, in observance of Thanksgiving, and Wednesday, December 23rd, 2026 in observance of Christmas Eve. Second. Okay. So, but now we will someone will offer up an amendment to the resolution. Discussions. Yeah. So I guess I mean I don't like the idea of not having any meeting in the month of November. Um

I would agree with that. I don't think we should go a whole month without a meeting. So I think that's even more important than adding one in July and August is making sure that we're getting a meeting in. Then we don't have to do anything. We can just add a special town board meeting as it comes closer. But again, I would I would prefer since we're in discussion to have that already on the record. Yeah. I agree. I mean trying to put all the options on the 18th. It's not the 2nd or the 4th, but at least it doesn't something on that date according to this planning board. Planning boards on the 18th. Yeah. Let's see. Oh, we can always call for special meeting. Yeah, we may have to call for a special meeting in that. All right.

Yeah, it's going to probably have to not be on a Wednesday. That's all. Yeah. Well, that's we can do that. So, uh, we'd like to make an amendment, uh, stating that, um, we will have a special meeting in November to occupy one of the days that we have not scheduled at this point. Um, and that date will be announced down, you know, before November obviously, but we will come to find out what a good meeting day will be and we will announce that meeting beforehand. Okay. Is there a point to adding an amendment until we have an actual date or is there is it really unnecessary until we have a date point of discussion?

Yeah, have the amendment that said basically with the amendment say we will we schedule something in November via special um authorization but doesn't need to be amended just a point of discussion. Okay. Okay. As a point of discussion what you're really saying is when we get closer to the seems to be the intention of the board that there will be a meeting in November. Yeah. And then we're going to meet on the 23rd in December. Just make sure I'm reading this. So that'll be our one December meeting, right? Okay. No, that's the one that we're not having. That's the one that we're not.

So we're having the first one of the first one of the month, but not the one. That one. Okay. Any that was giving the exceptions, right? All right. So, I guess we would be voting on this meeting schedule as uh as amended. We're we're taking November out uh and rescheduling November down the road. So, we're not we're not changing anything. It's staying staying as is. As we stay as is. Okay. And then we'll move it. Unless you want me to add the amendment that we will schedule special town board meeting. Then it's officially in the minutes and people do that. I'll make the amendment to say we will be setting a special town board meeting as we get closer in August for November.

There you go. Second. So, are we are we still in discussion for this one? I just just made an amendment. So, now we're in discussion. No, discuss. We can discuss the amendment. Yeah. Discussing the amendment.

Okay. So, we're only Okay. Well, I on another note, um I'm not in favor of changing this to 6 p.m. I know that I've I've made that clear in other discussions previous too. And the reason why is because I think that 6:30 has made this meeting more conducive um for families um and working families specifically. I think 6 p.m. is difficult. And it's not just the people who make it here physically, but the people who try to watch it live as well. Um and I I do think that it's setting a precedence to make it a little bit more difficult uh for the grand majority of Cicero. So, I'd like to take note of that and I know that I've said that before.

Okay. Well, one of the reasons that we discussed moving it back, we're still I we're still on the amendment. Still on the amendments. Only discussing the amendment right now. Yeah. I apologize. Yeah. Ju just the amendment that I that I stated meeting. Yeah. That we will schedule in August. Yeah. Okay. So, we have any more discussion on this for the amendment? Okay. All in favor? I I nay. Okay. Extensions. We're good. Okay. So now back to the overall now it's back to the first motion as is as Yeah. Now all my comments

what she said. So we're now addressing the six o'clock part of this. Okay. Um so we have Are you making an official motion to amend this as 6:30? Okay. So do we have a uh a second for that? Oh, sure. I'll second that. talk then we're going to have comments on it. Okay. Um we have a second on the a motion to go 6:30. Okay. So let's have discussion on this on that. Okay.

So uh one of the reasons that we decided to look at 6:00 as an alternative because although councelor Hogan has pointed out that it is a little more difficult to have families with children to show up to the meetings because of the time period. The meetings I have been to and as I look around the the room right now, we don't seem to have a lot of participation from young families. Although that could change in the future, as of what I've seen in every time board meeting I've gone to, uh tends to be people who are a little bit on the senior side, a little bit older, and who would rather get home earlier than come out later. Um, and that's kind of uh my my rationale when we discuss this uh in the in the uh our meetings. So, any other discussion? I mean, I'm I'm a little beyond the young family as my youngest is now 16. But thinking back to when they were all of that age for me and the people that I knew, six would have been better because we need to get home and get them to bed and all of that. So, I think you're always going to have some people that are going to have a problem with the time. I don't know that I necessarily agree that 6:30 fits more people than six. Um, so I based on my past experience, I think six is a more appropriate time.

Okay. Do we have any more discussion on this? In my Go ahead, Jamie.

No, I mean I I I look around the room. I've been attending these meetings for a very long time now. And the same faces that have been at every meeting are here plus some more tonight. Um and also you know we can observe the attendance and with the digital footprint of today's world out there we can also observe if we see a drop in you know live attendances on the web then we can look at it and say that you know maybe we should make a change to it and bring it back. But you know that that technology is there for us to make that decision and and you know review that data.

Mike, you have something to add?

In my 10 years in this board, having gone door todoor in those 10 years, 700 p.m. is the actual time that is best for the majority of the residents that live in the town of Cicero. I I again I'm not going to ask for 7 p.m. because I know they'll get that motion would fail. Uh but that's the motion I would stand with. Um these meetings aren't for the convenience of the board members, the convenience of the employees that are here. These meetings are held for the residents of the town of Cicero. They should be held at the time where the it's most convenient for the majority of the residents of the town of Cicero. That's something I've always been uh firm on. Uh it's been 6:30 for eons. In order for a time change to be for in order for the time to be changed in my view, it needs to be out of something that has, you know, solid proof necessity that it needs to be done at a different time. And all I'm hearing is the word convenience. Therefore, I I'm going to say no on on that resolution.

All right. Uh I guess we're going to put this to a vote. So, the amendment states that we would hold the meetings at 6:30 p.m. Um so, I'm looking for a voice vote. All in favor of it being 6:30 p.m. and not the original agreement here. Please uh signify by saying I I I nay. Nay. Nay. Okay. So, the motion was defeated. It will be at six o'clock. No, you have to you have to vote by the original motion. I'm sorry. Rookie learning. All right. So, now we're going to go back to the original motion to uh have the meetings begin at 6 p.m. with the original schedule here. The discussion before we go to that vote. Well, yeah,

we will review and pay attention and review some data and if we have we agree that to make changes later on, go back to the 6:30, we will bring that up. Absolutely. Yeah, we are flexible on that as well. Okay, we have anything else? Um, for me that just causes more confusion. And again, this when I'm speaking, I'm not speaking for me. I'm speaking for the worlds that I live in, which is people in my vicinity in Cicero. Um, flip-flopping back and forth just makes it all the more difficult. So, when you're changing back and forth, that just creates confusion and and causes

more issues. So I I understand where you're coming from and like me personally like tonight I'm missing a volleyball game that if if this meeting was at 5:00 I would have made the volleyball game but I'm missing it. So I mean it it goes both ways but you know this is what I committed to so I'm here. Sure. I'm just saying the changing back and forth I don't think is helpful but Okay. Uh so we need a second on the one for the six o'clock please. Second on the six o'clock. The original motion was already seconded. Yeah that was okay. And we've had discussion. So now we just have to vote on it. No, we have to voting on it. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. All in favor say I. No. I I. Nays. No. No.

Two nos. Motion was adopted. Move the adoption of a resolution to establish the business hours at the Cicero Town Hall from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Second. Seconded. Any comments? More fervor on that second. Matt Fer on that second. More oomph. Um calling for a voice vote. All in favor say I. I. I. Nay. Abstensions. Motion was adopted. Okay. The holiday schedule. Move for the adoption of the resolution that the Cicero Town Board approve the 2026 town hall holiday scheduled as presented.

We have a second. Second. Any board comments? Calling for a voice vote. All in favor say I. I. I I abstensions motion is adopted. Move for the adoption resolution to approve the following 2026 salaries as presented. Second. Board comments. I'd like a a roll call vote, please. Sorry. Roll call vote on this. Okay. Councelor Hogan. No. Councelor Daniel. Yes. Councelor Partardee. Yes, councelor Ballo

for consistency as sticking to uh my no on the budget with some of the salary increases here supervisor specifically I know I was against that so I'm I'm a no supervisor Sanucci I motion is adopted move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cicero Town Board approves the procurement policy set forth for the procedures of the town of Cicero to meet the requirements of general municipal law section 104B as presented. I would like to make a motion to wave the rules for the reading of the resolution. So moved. So moved. Board comments.

Call for a voice vote. All in favor say I. I. Nay. Extensions. None. Move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cicero Town Board approves the following appointed town officers and their annual 2026 salaries as presented. Do we have a motion? Second. Asking for board comments. Uh roll call vote, please.

Councelor Hogan. Uh, my vote is for a no. Unfortunately, because I don't agree with one of these, I have to say no. Um, I wish that they were separated, but as it stands, no. Councelor Daniel, yes. Councelor Partardee, yes. Councelor Ballo, I couldn't say it any better myself. I agree with Councelor Hogan. So, no. And Supervisor Sanuchi? I.

Motion is adopted. The appointments are done by the planning board at the organizational meeting on January 7th for the planning board, engineer, and attorney. Move for the adoption of the resolution that the Cicero Town Board reappoint Charles Chuck Stanton as chair of the zoning board of appeals for a one-year January 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2026 at a pay rate of $300 per session as a member and chair. Second board comments.

All in favor say I. I I abstensions motion is adopted. Was this one of those that we needed to fix? I know. Did you want Did you want to propose the motion to amend or Yeah. reconsider? I wasn't sure if we should make the motion and then make a motion to postpone if that's the appropriate Oh, we can just skip it. We can just skip it. Okay. Okay. If it's if it's not if we're all in agreeance that it's not correct, we can just skip it and wait till the we can put it we can table this for the 14th technically. I was I was thinking by setting a date.

Yeah. Go ahead. We can make a motion for that. Okay. You want 22? Correct. Yes. So, we want to have a am I getting I will make a motion to u postpone until a date definite uh for the reappoint to the ad hoc zoning board member uh to fill that slot until January the 28th. The Christian Suarez one 28th. Okay. 28th. Yeah. Whatever people think. I was figuring that way we hopefully get it done before the February meeting cycle. Okay. So the the motion is on the floor that we are going to table this till the meeting of the 14th. 28th

28th 28th I'm sorry. I do concur with the supervisor though. I think we can get this done by the 14th. Yeah. Sure. All right. So then 14th. I'll uh amend my motion to say January the 14th. Second. Any other discussion on this? Okay. All in favor say I. I. I. I. And I am going to abstain. Was this another one? Can't remember. Number 23. Same thing. Yep, same thing. All right, let's make a motion to also add this to the January 14th meeting. Second. Any discussion? Call for a vote. Eyes. In favor, say I.

I. Nazs. I'm going to abstain as well. Motion is adopted. Right. Move for the adoption of a resolution that Cicero Town Board reappoint Mark Mulo as chair for the planning board for a one-year term 1126 to 123126 at a pay rate of $300 per session as chair. Second. Any board comments? Okay. All in favor say I. I. I.

A. Abstensions. Motion is adopted. Okay. This is a a move for the adoption of the resolution of Cicero down board to reappoint Chuck Abby as a member of the planning board for 5-year term 126 to 1231 2030 at a rate of 107.69 per session town code 52. We have a motion second. Okay. Board comments. I think this is another one should postpone. Oh, go ahead and make the motion. So I I make a motion to postpone. Well, I I seconded that. So I will retract my second. So go ahead. Okay. Okay.

So you're not making a motion to without a second fails, right? Well, you got to give someone else an opportunity to second that. Like it has to sit, right? Okay. So we'll So somebody else could second. Yeah, I'll second it. Okay. Excuse me. Okay. So, were we going to revisit this on Excuse me. May I point something out? They have a meeting on the 7th and you don't have an ad hoc. You don't have another ad hoc to replace it. Now, you're not appointing a member. Um Neil, they would still wouldn't they there would still be a there would still be a quorum.

Yes, there'd still be quorum. There would still be a quum. Don't they remain until we reappoint someone to the position or No, there would still be a quorum even even if he's even if uh the person that you're talking about is not appoint reappointed tonight, there would still be a quorum if assuming everybody shows up. Yes. Yeah. Okay. So, are we we're just not voting on this? Is that's correct? Or are we doing the same thing with this and moving it to I think where we stand is the motion has been made and seconded. Right. So now we either I'll put forth another motion to amend to January 14th.

We have amend to postpone this to January the 14th. Okay, there we go. Second. All right. Any other discussion? Uh all in favor say I. I. Nays. I am going to abstain from this. All right. Um, is this another one? Yeah. No, this is this is just reappointing. This is just reappointing a chair chair. We got to re I believe the next one probably is. Right. Correct. Move for the adoption of resolution that the Cisco town board reappoint Tom Bazian.

Bazigian. Thank you. as a chair of the board of assessment review for one-year term 101 2026 to 9:30 2026 without compensation. Okay. Uh do we have a motion? That was a motion. The motion. Sorry. But I'm going to make a board comments. Yes. Board comments. Isn't the chair of the zoning board of appeal the board of assessment review? Aren't they compensated? this particular um person is is uh waved that. Oh, okay. Thank you. Then can we make that noted? It is. It says right in it without comp. Well, but the individual u the chair has waved

compensation. Where does it say that? It doesn't say wave. That's the word we need to add. That's what I'm looking at. Saying it should Yeah. Without compensation. Yeah. No, it should it should say the chair has waved their right to compensation. Right. So, I'm I'm making an amendment for it to say that. Second. Thank you. Yeah, because it's 2027 that it should end, not 2026.

No, it's only for the only till this year, right? Because it's just May. They only meet in May. Exactly. That's the year, right? This board's different than the rest of them. But if you've got it starting October 1st of 26, it can't end September. You're right there, though. Yeah. Yeah. It's backwards. Flip-flop. Okay. So, so no, the date is completely wrong because it would be appointment now and then ending in September. That's how it usually goes. So, the September one's correct and the initial one's incorrect. Yeah, I think the numbers are just backwards. Could be 1 one 20 9 30 20 27. When I was looking at this though, for whatever reason, this particular one doesn't follow a calendar year cycle.

It doesn't because they only meet in May. So I don't think we need to do anything now on it because somebody's already appointed through 9:3026, right? It's not till October that we or September that we would need to make a new appointment. I would just make it as of today 01 01 because that's how we've always done it historically in the past. Sure. Okay. Okay. So any other comments on this where I think it needs to be offici we Yeah. Okay. Move for the adoption of the resolution that the central town board reappoint Tom Bzigan

as chair of the board of assessment review for a one-year term 011 2026 to 9:30 2026 without compensation per uh Tom or the chair's request second. Okay, great. So potential amendment again here that's not one year that's nine months. So a nine month term but that's how the term like that's the term like that's the one-year term technically the one-year term is October through September. So if we're making it January through September it's a ninemonth term

for the board of assessment review that's considered the one-year term if you Tracy can you pull their term um their term ends on 9:30. Yeah. Right. So it's a 9month appointment. I mean, right. It's a balance of Yeah. So, the balance of Okay, we could just say it expires on 9:30 of 2026 and alleviate everything. Perfect. Thank you. All right. Do we have any additional discussion before we vote on this amendment to this? Okay. Uh, all in favor of amending the current Bazan uh Tom Bazan portion of this, please say I. I.

Uh, nay. Abstensions. So, I'm I'm an I as well. Okay. Um Mike, this is another one I take it. Yes. Do you want me to make the motion? Sure. Okay. Uh so I make a motion to uh postpone the appointment of the me of the board of assessment review to the January 14th meeting. Second. We have any other discussion? All in favor say I. I. Nay. I will abstain. This is another one, correct?

Uh, this is another chair. So, we can do this is just the chair. The chair. Okay. Motion was made. Oh, sorry. Move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cicero Town Board reappoint Karen Perie as the chair of the board of ethics for a one-year term of one 2022 to 12:31 2026. Second board comments. All in favor say I. I. No nazs. No abstensions. Adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution authorizing the payment of $1,650 for the New York State Association of Town Annual Dues. Second discussion. All in favor say I.

I. Nays. Abstensions. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution to approve Trey Douglas as delegate and Christopher Daniel as alternate to attend the 2026 annual New York State Association of Towns meeting and training school on February 15th through the 18th, 2026 and to approve an expenditure in the amount not to exceed $1,500 each for expenses.

Second board comments. All in favor say I. I. I. Nays. Abstensions. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of the resolution to approve the 2026 permanent part-time positions. Must work, 140 hours per year to be eligible for the part-time benefits. And the 2026 permanent full-time position must work 40 hours per week to be eligible for the full-time employee benefits. Second discussion. All in favor say I. I. I. I.

No nazs, no abstensions. Motion is adopted. Move the adoption resolution that the sister town board uh designates Mnt Bank and NY class as investment firms for the town. Second. Board comments. Voice vote. All in favor say I. I. No nays, no abstensions. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of the resolution that the Cicero town board reappoint Haylor Frier and as broker of record for the town of Cicero for 2026. Second. Board comments. All in favor say I. I. I. I. No, abstensions. Motion.

I am a no. I'd like to see this no gone back out to bid. Okay. Okay. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution to approve the Excelis simply blue plus bronze 4 metal plan and the Excelist dental blue plan for the 2026 coverage year. Non-union eligible employees will pay 15% of the premium for each plan. All other employees premiums are pursuant to their collective bargaining agreements. Second board comments. All in favor say I. I.

Motion is adopted. move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cicero Town Board delegate or designate the Advance Media New York, also known the Post Standard as the official town newspaper and the Eagle News Star review as the alternate. Second. Board comments. All in favor say I. I.

Okay. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of the resolution that the Cicero Town Board approves that all town employees using their vehicles for town business performance of their official duties pursuant to town law section 116 shall be allowed a mileage reimbursement rate of 72 cents per mile as adopted by the Internal Revenue Service when authorized by the town board for such as using the or using during the year 2026. This amount is subject to change in the event that the Internal Revenue Service changes this amount. Second board comments. All in favor say I. I. I. Motion is adopted.

Move adoption resolution that the Cicero Town Board approves the following petty aotments as presented. Second board discussion. I just want to um clarify on this one because I know I chatted with some of the board members on this, but there are transactions receipts for all this petty cast usage. Correct. Just in terms of transparency. Okay. So, that's all for that one. Any other comments? All in favor say I. I. I.

Motion's adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution that the CISO town board authorizes electronic signatures of the town supervisor and town controller for any and all dispersements. Second board comments. All in favor say I. I. Motion's adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cicero Town Board establish a charge of 25 cents per page for photo copies which is statutoily set for that amount. board comments. We have a roll call on this, please. Hogan,

my vote is a no. I think that this should be free. We can't by New York state law. That's why this editorial is set for that. It's just a standard thing. Um, most people I'll use electronically now. We just email it to them. This is just a formality. Okay. Still a no. Thank you. Okay. All right. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. Roll call vote. Sorry. Roll call. Excuse me. And Daniels. Uh, councelor Daniels, please. Yes. And party councelor party. Yes. Councelor Balo. I. And supervisor Sanuchi.

I. Move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cicero Town Board appoint Dominic Pulchesky as ADA accessibility regulations coordinator for the town. Second. Discussion. All in favor say I. I. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cyro Town Board reappoint Tracy Castleman. It should say as the town clerk's office as records access officer. We have a second. I just included the town clerk's office in it because if I'm not doing it

Oh, and the town clerk's okay. Second board discussion. All in favor say I. I. Motion is adopted. Move adoption resolution that the Cicero Town Board appoint Al Kerr as appeals officer. Second. Discussion. All in favor say I. I. I. Motion is adopted.

Move for the adoption of a resolution that the Cisero town board approves the citizen board members fees and/or payments as presented. Second. Board discussion. All in favor say I. I. I.................... No. Nos. No extensions. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution to hire James Ball as a part-time seasonal winger at a pay rate of $25 an hour at a start date on or before January 7th, 2026. Budget code 0035142-01 05-0000. Second. Do we have any discussion? All in favor say I.

I. I. No. No extensions. Motion is adopted. Okay. Uh Robert Germaine, town attorney has reviewed and all the agreements are acceptable as to form and content that we are going to talk about. Move for an adoption of resolution to approve the agreement to provide professional technology services between the town of Cicero and WAFMCS subject to attorney approval as to insurance submission in the amount of $4,948 a month from January 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2026 per agreement and authorize the supervisor to execute the agreement on behalf of the town of Cicero. Budget code 0001-1680-414-0000

second discussion all in favor say I.

I. No, no abstensions. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution to approve and authorize a supervisor to execute the extend the agreement with the Eric Berger DBA bird dog wildlife control for beaver removal in the town of in the town from January 1st 2026 to December 31st 2026. The agreement has a setup fee of $250 per location and a beaver removal fee of $100 for each catch. This agreement shall not exceed $2,500 without further authorization of the town. Budget code 060-8540-4000000-0000. The town has been satisfied with their services.

Second. Board comments. That's $2,500 is an awful lot of rodents. I will say that. Okay. All in favor say I. I. I. Nay. Abstensions. Motion is adopted.

Move adoption resolution allowing the supervisor to execute the agreement with ML Cockamase Electric Corporation to maintain the traffic signals listed below. The hourly costs are set forth at $186.40 normal daytime hours, $234.70 overtime and Saturdays, and $283 holidays and Sunday. Effective January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026. One, maintenance of flashing beacons. School zones A. Brewerton Road Elementary School, Route 11, Brewerton. B, Gillette Road Middle School, South Bay Road, Cicero, two units north and south, uh, bound on approach to school. Two, maintenance of traffic signal lights and controllers. A intersection of Circle Drive and Hogan Drive, Cicero. B Circle Drive at the entrance to the Driver's Village Cicero 3. Maintenance of flashing light/controller. A railroad tracks approach on OrangePort Road, Brewerton. B Lakeshore Road for William Park, Cicero.

Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. I no nays, no abstensions. Motion is adopted.

Move for the adoption of a resolution approving a contract between the town of Cicero and the CNY society for the prevention of cruelty to animals SPCA for a period of January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028. The contract is for general dog control services and calls for fees and compensation in the amounts of 23,760 for 2026, $25,660.80 for 2027 and $27,71366 for 2027. This resolution also authorized the supervisor to execute the contract. Second discussion

the last one there. Should that be amended to be 2028? I'll make set amendment motion to amend the 2771366 to board 2028. Second. Any discussion on that? It's just a correction. Just a correction. Yeah. Okay, Tracy, you got that? Okay. So, we're taking a vote on this amendment. All in favor say I. I I nay. Um that motion is adopted. Now we'll go back to the original motion that was proposed by councelor Hogan. Any other discussion on the original motion?

So just clarification on this as well. There's also transactions for each of these amounts like individual like if anyone wanted to go back and see what we were actually charged for. Yes, that's an annual contract amount with them. No matter what they do or don't do, right? So there's no detail in regarding that amount. Just whatever's on the contract, we get a report that actually tells them all the calls that they've done and everything that they do on monthly. Yes. Okay. Definitely. And that's accessible. Have that on file. Okay. Okay. Thank you.

Any other discussion on this? All in favor say I. I. Nays. Abstensions. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution approving a contract with the Central New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, CNYSPCA, to enforce provisions of article 26 of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York, which are reported to it by the town of Cicero effective January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026 in the amount of $8,456.40 40s and for the supervisor to execute the contract.

Second. Do we have any board comments? All in favor say I. I. No. Or abstensions. Motion is adopted. Move for the adoption of a resolution approving Mallalerie Albert as a town historian uh town historian at an annual amount of $700 and to authorize the supervisor to execute the 2026 contract budget code 001-7510-400 0-00001 second

discussion all in favor say I knows board uh the motion has passed Move for the adoption of the resolution approving a contract for historical services between the town of Cicero and the town of Cicero Historical Society calling for the society to provide valuable historical services to the town of Cicero and our residents from January 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2026 for the amount of $4,000. This resolution also authorizes supervisor to execute the contract and any additional necessary documents. Second board comments. All in favor say I. I. No nays. No abstensions. Motion is adopted.

Move for the adoption of the resolution to approve the supervisor to execute the 2026 municipal agreement between the town of Salina and the town of Cicero for funding for the canteen multi-municipal program effective January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026. The town of Salena agrees to contribute to the town of Cicero in the amount of $12,000. Second board comments. All in favor say I. I.

I. Any nays? Abstension. The motion is adopted. I'm also stating that all employee salaries have been reviewed by the town controller administrative assistant which is going to be read to you now. Move for the adoption of a resolution that Cicero Town Board approves the following employee salaries effective January 1, 2026 as presented. Second discussion. All in favor say I. I. I. No nays. No abstensions. Motion passes.

Move for the adoption of a resolution to approve the following non-union and union employee salaries for 2026 effective 11206. not 25 as listed A, B, C, D, and E. All union employee salaries are subject to current teamsters, PBA and CSEA contracts agreements. Second. Do we have any discussion? All in favor say I. I. I.

No, no abstensions. Motion is adopted. Okay. Uh the liaison assignments by supervisor s supervisor sanuchucci will be leison on to highway safety committee police town clerk. Councelor Baloa will be drainage board of assessment review in the courts. Councelor Parard will be fire planning board zoning and planning. Councelor Daniel will be controller receiver of taxes and assessor. Councelor Hogan will be parks and recreation board of ethics zoning board of appeals. I would also like to point out that some these uh uh liaison assignments are not set in stone for the entire time that we are here. There are opportunities to move these around based on the needs of those individual offices. So I just want to state that uh that going up front

we have any discussion? Um not for that discussion at the end of the meeting. Oh okay. Um at this point we don't really have anything for um discussion before the adjournment but uh councelor party would like to um have the floor for some comments. Um I just know that like you brought up as far as the insurance um with Heather Fire and Kum and I know that with that we should as a board look at that prior to because some of that you know when you do the open enrollments in November so we should make a at some point let's bring that up. Do you want to put it out the Taylor fire and separate from Okay. Okay. But I know there is some of that we should look at that prior so we can

review that and do it and not interrupt the calendar year with that. I I agree. I agree. That definitely should happen. All right. I would like to make a motion to adjourn the town board 2026 organizational meeting. Do I have a second? Second. All in favor say I. I. I. The next Cicero Town Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026. There being no further business before the town board, the meeting is adjourned at 7:03 p.m. Thank you so much for attending.