TOWN OF BROWNVILLE                                      TOWN OFFICE, LIMERICK, N.Y.

TOWN BOARD                                                               November 5th, 2025, 5:00 PM

PUBLIC HEARING

 

PRESENT:   Roll call of Board Members:

Supv. Richard D. Lane, Councilman Jeff Timerman, Councilman Ron Tepfenhart,

Councilman Bill Pickett, Highway Superintendent Roy Gilchrist, Town Clerk Novina  Green

 

GUEST:       None

ABSENT:     Councilman Richard Dodge

 

PUBLIC

HEARING: 2026 Budget 5:00PM

At 5:03 PM the Town Clerk read the legal notice for public comments on the proposed

Budget for 2026 and with no comments for or against the budget, the hearing closed at

5:06PM

 

MINUTES:   Motion from Councilman Tepfenhart to accept the October 2025 clerk minutes as

received and Councilman Timerman seconded the motion. Agreed.

 

FINANCIAL

STATEMENT:  Councilman Timmerman motioned to accept the financial statement

for September 2025 as received and Councilman Tepfenhart seconded

the motion.  Agreed.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

1. Copy of transfer site tonnage of refuse and recyclables
2. Clerk Monthly Financial Report for October 2025

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Solar on Earth – Representative Scott Fitzgerald will be at the December 2025 meeting to further discuss what the program is.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Councilman Tepfenhart motioned for a resolution to accept the 2026 budget and Councilman Timerman seconded the motion. Agreed
2. Councilman Timerman motioned for a resolution for Retention and Disposition of NY local government records seconded by Councilman Tepfenhart. Agreed

 

HIGHWAY SUPT: Highway Superintendent Roy Gilchrist updated the board members. Surface treated  CR 92 and did some work on CR 59, and installed

plowing equipment on trucks. Highway Super also mentioned a new hire for highway department to start on 11/17/25 and have received

new dump truck.

 

CLERK:           Motion from Councilman Timmerman to accept the October 2025 clerk financial report

as received and Councilman Tepfenhart seconded the motion. Agreed.

 

COMMUNI CATIONS: Incoming

1. Letter was received from Edward Brown regarding biosolids.
2. Notice from Jefferson County Recycling and Waste Management regarding the approved increase in fees for 2026.
3. Letter from NYS DOT was received in office regarding the request for a speed reduction on CR 59. States that based on the results of the study, no change to the existing 35 MPH speed limit is warranted.

 

Outgoing

1. Letter to Jefferson County Code Enforcement regarding unsafe structure law

 

COUNCILMEN:        None.

TOWN SUPERVISOR: Due to the increase of fee’s for Jefferson County Recycling, transfer site permits will increase from $35.00 to $40.00 for residents and

$25.00 to $30.00 for Seasonal residents. Councilman Pickett motioned to approve the raise seconded by Councilman Timerman. Agreed

 

WATER,

GENERAL AND

HIGHWAY BILLS:  Board Members reviewed the payables. Councilman Timmerman motioned to

pay the General Bills ($30,921.87), the Highway bills ($111,251.91) Water bills WD

#1 ($32,967.14), WD #2 ($13,452.28). Council Member Tepfenhart seconded the motion. Agreed.

COURTESY OF THE FLOOR:        None

ADJOURNMENT:    Councilman Tepfenhart motioned to adjourn at 5:20 PM and Council member

Timmerman seconded the motion. The next Town Board meeting has been scheduled

for 5:00 PM December 3^rd, 2025.

Respectfully Submitted,

Novina Green, Town Clerk