Agenda, Town Board meeting 21 June, 2021

2021 Tentative Assessment Roll

If you have any questions or you need to make payment please contact me:
Marc Neves, Assessor
Town of Halcott, 1009 County Rte 3, Halcott Center, NY 12430
917-520-1282 or mmdneves67@gmail.com

 NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL
 (Pursuant to Section 506 and 1526 of the Real Property Tax Law)

Notice is hereby given that as of May 1, 2021, the Assessor for the Town of Halcott, County of Greene, has completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the current year, and that a copy has been filed with the Asessor’s Office.  Due to Covid-19 restrictions (Executive Order 202.22), the tentative assessment roll is available for viewing until Grievance Day online at the Town of Halcott website (2021 Tentative Roll.pdf) or in digital form upon request to the assessor. The assessor will be available only by phone (845-254-4233) or email (mmdneves67@gmail.com). Please feel free to call with any questions or concerns.

The Board of Assessment Review will meet on May 25, 2021 from 3:00 pm until 7:00 pm to hear and examine all complaints in relation to assessments on the application of any persons believing him/herself to be aggrieved. Grievances will be heard remotely ONLY, no walk ins. All  complaints must include the Grievance form and written substantiation, and must be received via mail, fax or email before the end of Grievance Day. Mail: Town of Halcott Board of Assessment Review, 1009 County Rte 3, Halcott Center, NY 12430 email: mmdneves67@gmail.com. Application and instructions for filing a complaint are available from your assessor (call and we will mail you a  form), or online at tax.ny.gov. The public will be able to attend remotely and can receive an invitation to a Zoom meeting by contacting the assessor.

 Dated this 1st day of May, 2021. Marc Neves, Sole Assessor Town of Halcott

Town Board Minutes, April 19, 2021

Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes Halcott Grange
April 19, 2021, 6:00 pm

Present: Town Supervisor Alan White, Council Member Alan Reynolds, Yukari Day, Innes Kasanof, Judy DiBenedetto, Deputy Bookkeeper Sheri Reynolds, Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton, Town Clerk, Patricia Warfield. Public: Scott Moroff.

Call to Order at 6:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of the minutes of the February 22, 2021 meeting: Motion to approve by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.

Approval of the minutes of the March 15, 2021 meeting: Motion to approve by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, Supervisor Alan White: aye. Abstain: Councilwoman Yukari Day, Councilman Alan Reynolds.

Highway Superintendent’s Report: (A) While the Town was using the rented chipper to see if the machine was something the Highway Department wanted to purchase, the radiator stopped working. The company picked up the machine, fixed what was wrong and the chipper is once again here in Halcott. Highway Superintendent Bouton is happy with the chipper’s capabilities and Supervisor White asked board members for a motion to accept the bid price of $23,700 and purchase the chipper. Motion to accept the chipper bid price and purchase the machine by Councilman Alan Reynolds, 2nd by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye. (B) The Town will receive $8,867 in PAVE NY funds, $7,787 in Extreme Weather Funds, and $38,848 in CHIPS funds. The Highway Department will begin working on roads scheduled for repairs and maintenance then move on to repairs and improvements to the town roads hardest hit by severe winter weather. In addition, the Highway Committee will work on assessing the integrity of some alternate town access roads for emergency ingress and egress and outline a plan for improving one of them. (C) Highway Superintendent Russell Bouton shared with the board that the Town Highway employee Paul Krickhahn has given notice that he will be leaving his position. The Town will begin the process of hiring a new highway employee.

Voucher vote for February 2021: General Abstract #G0221 – vouchers 20-28 = $2,698.95. Highway Abstract #H0221 – vouchers 29-36 = $5,425.02. Motion to pay bills by Councilman Alan Reynolds, 2nd by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, Councilwoman Innes Kasanof: aye, Councilwoman Yukari Day: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.

Voucher vote for March 2021: General Abstract #G0321 – vouchers 37-47 = $2,232.93. Highway Abstract #H0321 – vouchers 48-52 = $2,516.19. Motion to pay bills by Councilwoman Innes Kasanof, 2nd by Councilwoman Yukari Day, Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto: aye, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.

Voucher vote April 2021: General Abstract #G0421 – vouchers 53-61, 66 = $1,615.62. Highway Abstract #H0421 – vouchers 62-65 = $6,964.07. Motion to pay bills by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilwoman Yukari Day, Councilwoman Innes Kasanof: aye, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.

Finance Chair Report: Finance Chair Innes Kasanof presented the monthly report.

Clerk’s Report: Building Permit 1 @ $300.00, 1 @ $100.00: $400.00, BP Renewal 2 @ $50.00: $100.00, C/O Search: $25.00, Dog License 1(neutered): $5.00. The Town collected and disbursed $530.00 for the month of March.

Other Business: There have been individuals perpetuating a scam by using certain contact information found on the Town of Halcott web site to post fake jobs listings or solicit job seekers with phony job offers on certain websites such as Indeed and Linkedin. A notice has been posted on the Halcott website alerting all site visitors looking for additional job information of the scam.

Next Meeting: Regular Town Board Meeting, May 17, 2021, 6:00 pm.

Motion to Adjourn at 6:41 p.m. by Councilwoman Judy DiBenedetto, 2nd by Councilwoman Yukari Day, Councilwoman Innes Kasanof: aye, Councilman Alan Reynolds: aye, Supervisor Alan White: aye.

Town Board Agenda, Monday, May 17, 2021

Monday, May 17, 2021
Town Grange
Masks and Social Distancing Required
Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance
Regular Meeting

• Approval of minutes: April 19, 2021                                       
• Highway Superintendent Report
• Voucher Vote
• Finance Report: 
• Clerk’s Report
• Other Business: Motion to Appoint Marta Weisz To BAR 
  Town Attorney
  Town Law # 1 
• Public Comment
• Next Meeting:  June 21, regular meeting
• Adjourn

Notice to all site visitors:

We are a small rural community. There are no “remote data analyst” or “remote” jobs of any kind available in our town. If you receive a “job offer” for remote work from someone claiming to be from the Town of Halcott you can be certain it is a scam.