Village of Morristown Dissolution Study Committee
Village of Morristown Dissolution Study Committee Meeting Meeting #10 – October 24 @ 6:00 p.m., Morristown Fire Hall Minutes Attendees Committee: John Barse, Philip Barse, Chris Coffin, Diane LaRock, Jay Moore, John Newtown, Cheryl Shatraw, Michele Whalen, Don Woods, Mark Blanchard Public: Dona Hooker, Tom Bell, Susan Gail Spillman, JoAnne Marcelletta, James Kelly, Janet Newtown, Wayne Sardullo, Earl Barse, Ted Zoli, Kate and Ed O’Malia, John Wright, Rich Rubsamen, Joan Wright, and 4 other illegible names. Consultants: Hartley Bonisteel-Schweitzer, Star Carter, Carrie Tuttle NYSDOS: Rob Roeckle 1. The Committee reviewed the Alternatives/ Tax Impacts Worksheets: Wages and Benefits – i. Fix spreadsheet note on benefits to clarify the $109,173 is the total benefits that were reported on the 2016 AUD (not $104,484). ii. Committee agreed with the numbers presented and the savings noted. iii. It was clarified that all Village positions including the Village Clerk/Treasurer position are being eliminated in a dissolution scenario; the Committee agreed that only $3,000 would be needed to add to Town Clerk expenses to cover duties that will remain.
Contractual and Equipment & Capital Outlay – i. Question: Would the Town’s drug testing costs increase as a result of adding two additional MEOs? The Town reported that the increase, if any, would be minimal. ii. S. Carter presented the overall annual building/equipment insurance cost savings resulting from the Town and Village assets being consolidated as $22,163. This information was obtained from the Town’s insurance carrier.
Tax Impacts i. Chargebacks – The total amount of revenue collected from the post dissolution scenario is not the same as the pre-dissolution scenario: the projected chargeback rate is a conservative estimate because it would bring in $117,751 in revenue vs. $110,092. This will be explained in the report.
2. Water and Sewer District Discussion Committee agreed to keep $67,313 for water and sewer costs and allocated them 60% for sewer and 40% for water. Page 1 of 2
Committee agreed to budget $1,568 for water billing and $1,568 for sewer billing. The impacts of these changes will be analyzed to determine what will happen to water/sewer rates.
3. Committee agreed that an additional meeting to review Draft Alternatives Report and prepare for 2nd Public Informational Meeting is not necessary. 4. Dissolution Study Meetings and Topics Meeting
Month
#1 Kickoff and Demographics
February 28, 2017
#2 What Exists: Municipal Financials
March 28, 2017
#3 What Exists: Municipal Officials, Employees & Local Laws
April 25, 2017
#4 What Exists: Fire Department
May 23, 2017
#5 What Exists: Dept. of Public Works, Water, Sewer & Highway Dept.
June 27, 2017
#6 Draft Existing Conditions Report
July 25, 2017
#7 Public Meeting #1 - Existing Conditions
August 22, 2017
#8 Alternatives
September 26, 2017
#9 Alternatives #2
October 16, 2017
#10 Draft Alternatives Report
October 24, 2017
#11 Public Meeting #2 - Alternatives
November 28, 2017
#12 Final Dissolution Report and Plan
December 26, 2017
#13 Public Hearing (if recommended by committee)
January 23, 2018
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Contractual and Equipment & Capital Outlay – i. Question: Would the Town’s drug testing costs increase as a result of adding two additional MEOs? The Town reported that the increase, if any, would be minimal. ii. S. Carter presented the overall annual building/equipment insurance cost savings resulting from the Town and Village assets being consolidated as $22,163. This information was obtained from the Town’s insurance carrier.
Tax Impacts i. Chargebacks – The total amount of revenue collected from the post dissolution scenario is not the same as the pre-dissolution scenario: the projected chargeback rate is a conservative estimate because it would bring in $117,751 in revenue vs. $110,092. This will be explained in the report.
2. Water and Sewer District Discussion Committee agreed to keep $67,313 for water and sewer costs and allocated them 60% for sewer and 40% for water. Page 1 of 2
Committee agreed to budget $1,568 for water billing and $1,568 for sewer billing. The impacts of these changes will be analyzed to determine what will happen to water/sewer rates.
3. Committee agreed that an additional meeting to review Draft Alternatives Report and prepare for 2nd Public Informational Meeting is not necessary. 4. Dissolution Study Meetings and Topics Meeting
Month
#1 Kickoff and Demographics
February 28, 2017
#2 What Exists: Municipal Financials
March 28, 2017
#3 What Exists: Municipal Officials, Employees & Local Laws
April 25, 2017
#4 What Exists: Fire Department
May 23, 2017
#5 What Exists: Dept. of Public Works, Water, Sewer & Highway Dept.
June 27, 2017
#6 Draft Existing Conditions Report
July 25, 2017
#7 Public Meeting #1 - Existing Conditions
August 22, 2017
#8 Alternatives
September 26, 2017
#9 Alternatives #2
October 16, 2017
#10 Draft Alternatives Report
October 24, 2017
#11 Public Meeting #2 - Alternatives
November 28, 2017
#12 Final Dissolution Report and Plan
December 26, 2017
#13 Public Hearing (if recommended by committee)
January 23, 2018
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