A Year-End Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Otsego were held on the 28th day of December, 2006 at the Town Building, Fly Creek, NY at 8:00 AM.


Those present were:

Thomas Breiten Chairman

Orlo Burch Councilman

John Schallert Councilman

Meg Kiernan Councilman

Anne Geddes-Atwell Councilman


Others Present:

Pamela Deane Town Clerk

Bryan Pernat Highway Superintendent


Chairman Breiten called the meeting to order.


Chairman Breiten submitted and explained the Year-End Financial Statement to the Board. Adjustments that were needed to various accounts were noted.


Chairman Breiten also advised the Board they would need to consider some Year-End Financial resolutions.


MOTION by Councilman Burch, seconded by Councilman Geddes-Atwell, to pay the following bills and make the necessary transfers:

General: #252-259 $ 4,132.58

HWY: #262-270 $12,967.68


MOTION CARRIED: Chairman Breiten and all Councilmen voted aye.


MOTION by Councilman Burch, seconded by Councilman Kiernan, to balance the revenue and expenditure accounts and also make a supplemental increase the appropriation in the A-1620.4 account of $35,000, from unappropriated cash surplus within the fund balance.


MOTION CARRIED: Chairman Breiten and all Councilmen voted aye.


MOTION by Councilman Geddes-Atwell, seconded by Councilman Kiernan, to make the following transfers to the following accounts:


$50,000 from DA to Highway Equipment Reserve

$50,000 from A to the Revaluation Reserve


MOTION CARRIED: Chairman Breiten and all Councilmen voted aye.

Chairman Breiten submitted RFP’s from 5 different engineering firms for repairs to be made on culverts located on Stonehouse Road and Allison Road.


Councilman Schallert volunteered to spearhead the three bridge culvert construction projects, beginning with reviewing and interviewing the engineering firms that responded to the RFP and to bring a recommendation to the Board at their January meeting.


Meeting ended at 10:30 PM.



Respectfully Submitted,



Pamela Deane

Town Clerk