Conklin board ratifies year‑end bills and routine appointments, approves budget tweaks

The Town Board approved its year-end bill list dated Dec. 27, 2011, totaling $84,797.54. The distribution cited in the motion included General ($34,329.04), Highway ($25,410.47), 2011 Flood Fund ($15,903.72), Light Districts ($2,200.50), Sewer District 1 ($1,986.80) and Water District ($4,967.01).

In other routine actions the board ratified smaller vendor payments (for example, a $599 Lowe’s purchase for a replacement snow blower and a $2,250 payment to Komor Construction for highway garage roofing), appointed members to the 2012 Youth Commission (Joseph Bruetsch, Brian Stock, Rusty Storm, Rob Finch and Dan Hogan), and authorized budget line modifications and the appropriation of unanticipated revenues. The board also authorized routine administrative purchases and contract actions on the consent calendar. Votes on the identified resolutions were unanimous in favor except where abstentions were noted on votes involving Supervisor Preston’s mileage reimbursements.

Why it matters: the votes closed out 2011 business and set the town’s year‑end accounts and administrative appointments, while the budget modification and appropriation items adjusted fiscal lines ahead of the new year.