Town Board Meeting Minutes for 12/20/2021

                                            TOWN OF LAKE LUZERNE                                             

SPECIAL MEETING/WORKSHOP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

7:00 PM

 

SUPERVISOR MERLINO CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT:  COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI AND COUNCILMAN FAZIO.  ALSO PRESENT: ATTORNEY CROWE.

 

THE WORKSHOP WAS WITH THE TOWN BOARD OF HADLEY, ATTORNEY FOR HADLEY, REANNE JOHNSON, THE ROCKWELL FALLS AMBULANCE SERVICE INC (BARRY PETTEYS AND SCOTT STONE)

AND THE TOWN BOARD OF LAKE LUZERNE TO DISCUSS CHANGES IN THE EMS CONTRACT AND HOW TO HANDLE RECOVERIES.  ROCKWELL FALLS AMBULANCE SERVICE INC WANTED TO TAKE OVER THE FASNY ACCOUNT, THOSE ARE TOWN FUNDS AND PART OF THE TOWN’S BUDGETS, THEY CANNOT TAKE THE ACCOUNT OVER. ATTORNIES FOR THE TWO TOWNS WILL WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE CHANGES TAKING OUT THE WAIVER OF CO-PAY SO EMS CAN COLLECT ON THOSE, THE TOWN OF LAKE LUZERNE WILL STILL OVERSEE THE FASNY ACCOUNT FOR BOTH TOWNS.  IF THE EMS RUNS INTO ANY FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, THE TWO TOWNS WILL CONTINUE AS THEY DID IN THE PAST TO HELP WITH WHAT THEY CAN.  BARRY PETTEYS SAID THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN GOOD TO WORK WITH, NEVER REFUSED ANYTHING AND WAS APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

 

FLOOR OPEN TO PUBLIC

 

ROBERT SHIEL – THE TOWN IS TAKING MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT AWAY ILLEGALLY FROM RETIREES AND SAID THERE IS NO RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR THIS, IT STARTED IN 2013.  THE BOARD IS GOING TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS.

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR MERLINO TO RENEW AGREEMENT WITH ROCKWELL FALLS AMBULANCE SERVICE INC WAS TABLED.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 186 OF 2021 – AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR MERLINO TO ADVERTISE FOR THE OPEN CONSTABLE POSITION.  INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN FAZIO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI.  ALL IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED 4/0 CARRIED.

 

RESOLUTION AMENDING THE TOWN’S HEALTH CARE POLICY AS IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TOWN TO NO LONGER MAKE PAYMENTS TOWARD MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT FOR CURRENT AND PAST TOWN EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS WAS TABLED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE HISTORY OF PART B PAYMENTS WITH DECISION TO BE MADE BY JANUARY 31, 2022 AND TO SEND LETTERS REQUIRING DOCUMENTATION OF PART B BENEFITS FOR THOSE RECEIVING THE REIMBURSEMENT 

 

RESOLUTION NO. 187 OF 2021 – TO SET ORGANIZATION DAY MEETING FOR JANUARY 1, 2022 @ 11:00 AM.  INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FAZIO.  ALL IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED 4/0 CARRIED.

 

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TOWN OF LAKE LUZERNE

SPECIAL MEETING/WORKSHOP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

7:00 PM

 

SUPERVISOR MERLINO SHARED THE PROPOSAL FROM COLVIN COMPUTER FOR THE ZOOM EQUIPMENT 

 

ATTORNEY CROWE OFFERED A CHANGE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION OF MEETINGS TO LIMIT EACH PERSON TO 2-3 MINUTES TO HELP THE MEETING RUN SMOOTHER.  THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED FURTHER AND A DECISION WILL BE MADE.

A MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI WITH ALL IN FAVOR.

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

 

LORRI HOLCOMB

DEPUTY TOWN CLERK