133 County Road 13
South Otselic, NY 13155
315-653-7201
Fax 315-653-7596
Town Officers
Supervisor
Evan Williams
315-653-7247
Town Board
Charles Bishop
315-653-7808
Hugh Comfort
315-653-7263
Herb Neal
315-653-7854
Louise Perry
315-837-4793
Town Clerk
Nika Cole
315-653-7201(town hall)
Highway Superintendent
Steve Forrest
315-653-4491(Garage)
Town Justice
Kelly Moyer
315-653-7200
Assessor
Richard Rifanburg
607-334-6253
Board of Assessment Review
Gerard Seager
315-837-4325
Daryel Jensen
315-653-7774
Code Enforcement
Paul Martin
315-837-9605
(cell) 607-226-6810
Dog Control
Betsy Jensen
315-653-7774
Town Historian
Eloise Shuman
315-837-4631
Water Superintendent
John Stewart
315-653-7346
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
This site is dedicated to informing the citizens of the Town of Otselic about town government and other important local issues.
Information will be added daily so check this site frequently.
Town Board Meeting MINUTES
Annual Financial Report for 2012 completed by Williams and sent to NY State Comptroller.Town Financial Books show $44,000 MISSING from town bank accounts!!
Where is the MISSING $44,000?
Town shows BIG SURPLUS at the end ot 2012Almost $100,000 left over from 2012
General Fund shows surplus of close to $10,000.
Highway Fund shows almost $63,000 unspent money from 2012 plus $26,000 from FEMA reimbursement.
Water Fund shows about $1,300 unspent.
WITH ALL THAT EXTRA MONEY WHY IN THE WORLD DID EVAN WILLIAMS RAISE OUR TAXES FOR 2013?
Altogether the town had $480,000 in the bank at the end ot 2012 plus another $250,000 in taxes was raised in 2013 for a total of $730,000.
Williams has no idea how much money he has and no idea where it belongs.
And the town board has no clue what money the town has.
It is a sad situation when the town supervisor and the town board can't add and subtract and keep proper records of hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money!
Some Town Employees Doing A Great Job
OTSELIC RESIDENTS! WAKE UP!
Otselic Fire District Taxes 
AFTER FIRST REFUSING, WILLIAMS FORCED TO RELEASE STATE
FINANCIAL AUDIT
OF TOWN BOOKS.UPDATED!Town in Crisis
Read excerpts of NY State Otselic financial audit
"...the accuracy of any reports produced from the Town's accounting records would be questionable. "
"...most of the Town's assets are at significant risk of loss."
Read Williams' Response to State Comptroller
State Audit shows Water District is in Real Trouble!
Read full Audit Report
Dysfunctional Town Board also tramples democratic process
Louise Perry and Evan Williams caught whispering
at Town Board meeting The January 7 Re-Organizational meeting for the New Year becomes the Dis-Organizational meeting!
Another great job by the The Town Board proving they can screw up in new and original ways.
While Evan Williams deserves the prize for the most and biggest screw ups, he is followed by Hugh Comfort who demanded that the Burgh be made to get a building permit, after Williams admitted he had already given them a permit and construction has been almost completed. Duh?
Was Comfort sleeping?
BJ Bishop gets a mention for suggesting that our Variance procedure is hindering home sales and lowering town property values.
Yes, BJ, making people bring their property up to code will surely hurt the town!
Does the fact that he owns several substandard and non compliant rental properties effect his position on the laws?
Click here for more on Bishop
And Weezie Perry gets a nod for laughing
when a town resident suggested that after
twenty plus years as Town Clerk she should know that General Fund money cannot go into the Water Fund!
What else is funny Louise? I guess it is funny to expect you to know anything and do your job
as a town board member! December 29 Illegal Money Transfers
at End of Year Meeting!
Williams proposed and the Town Board approved illegal money transfers. He proposed taking money from
highway funds. He proposed taking money from the whole town and putting it into the water district.
The board agreed to these transfers. These transfers are strictly illegal under New York State law.
(see December 29 minutes)
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December 30, 2012 End of Year Fiasco
Williams Ignores Town Attorney and bypasses Otselic Code Officer to Break the Law
Maple tree stump in town park where maple tree was cut down by a private tree service at a cost to the town
of $985.A new tree should be planted to replace this park shade tree.
Now, Calvin Hite can keep his promise to share with the Town some of the fees that Fishing Heritage has been collecting every year by renting out vendor sites in the Otselic Town Park.
Now Sarah and Calvin Hite can finally do something for the Town.
Of course, we couldn't expect Cal and Sarah to cough up any of their own personal money.
Now is the time for Fishing Heritage to purchase and plant a nice new Sugar Maple.
The latest Fishing Heritage fund balance is $1,434.15. Considering how much the Town of Otselic has done for Fishing Heritage Day, and, that much of their money has come from charging venders to use the Town Park, Fishing Heritage should now give something back and purchase and plant a nice new Sugar Maple tree in the Town Park.
Let's see if Fishing Heritage heeds the call to repay the town with this small show of gratitude.
Sarah and Calvin Hite offered to provide a new chain for the Town Park (paid for by Fishing Heritage).
But they reneged on their promise and decided that the taxpayers should pay for it and convinced
Evan Williams and the town board that the a new chain was a necessity and town funds were used to buy it.
Bed bugs have infested the Post Office building in South Otselic.
Bed bugs or bed bug eggs can be carried and spread on clothing, pets, luggage,
furniture, vehicles or on any article from the infested area.
Visitors to an infested area often carry the bugs or eggs with them.
Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite!
UPDATED!!....November 13 Board Meeting/2013 Budget Hearing
2013 Budget adopted......2.8 percent tax increase.
No raises for any town employees except for the for the highway crew.
No money was allocated for justice court software. Click here
UPDATE ON School Principal Henner's latest outrageous activities!
Update January 3 2013........
Computer Fiasco still not over
....the town Clerk still waiting for Williams to supply her with an operating computer system after more than 4 months. January 4
... Sadly, the old computer could have been fixed at very low cost and, another unused refurbished town computer was available.
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Polling place moved from
Town Hall
Free Wi Fi at Town Hall and Town park cut off.
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Free public WiFi cut off.
TOWN BOARD MEETING NEWS
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February 14,
2012 Town Board votes to pay for outside help for Supervisor
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March 13, 2012 Perry pushes for tax re-assessment!
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April 10,
2012 Supervisor backpedals fast on RE-VAL
/ Town Board violates Open Meetings Law
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May 8,
2012 A comedy of errors ...but it isn't really funnyTown Board members are still sleeping on the job
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June 12,
2012.....Town Board refused to act as required by law on North Road Mobile Home Permit
This meeting was painful to watch, it was that bad!
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July 10,
2012.....Town Board finally approved North Road Mobile Home Permit with no discussion. Obviously the board had already discussed the issue and had made the decision.
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August 14,
2012..... Every new meeting surpasses the last meeting for the lack of common sense and the lack off professional conduct.
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September 11,
2012..... Evan Williams and the town board broke new ground with historical firsts in two areas.
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October 9,
2012..... Williams uses unscheduled non publicized "special meetings" to discuss 2013 budget.
After more than six weeks, Williams still has not supplied the town clerk with a working computer.
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November 13 Town Board Meeting/2013 Budget Hearing
After Williams used unscheduled non publicized "special meetings" to discuss and build the 2013 budget, the board held a budget hearing and adopted a 2.8 % tax increase for 2013.
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December 29 Town Board Meeting
The town board is spiraling downward into disfunction.
Town laws are being violated and ignored, illegal money transfers are being made and the Supervisor and the town board are making the job of the clerk impossible.
MINUTES Town Board Meeting Minutes
January 3 Minutes-Reorganization
February 14 Minutes
March 13 Minutes
April 10 Minutes
May 8 Minutes
June 12 Minutes
July 10 Minutes
Aug 14 MinutesSeptember 11, Minutes
September 24 Minutes(unscheduled "special" meeting)
October 9 Minutes
October 16 Minutes(unscheduled "special" meeting)
November 13 MinutesDecember 11 Minutes
December 29 Minutes (unscheduled "special" meeting)
January 7, 2013 Re-Organizational Meeting Minutes September... Updated!!
... Williams finally files the 2011 Annual Financial Report with the Town Clerk
Seven months late.... ...
In the September 4th Evening Sun, the required legal notice announces that the 2011 Annual Financial Report for the Town of Otselic has been completed and is now available for public inspection at the Town Hall
August... LIFEGUARDS WORKED...BUT WERE NEVER HIRED!!!!...
Williams attempts to pressure the town clerk to commit fraud! Angry when she refused to violate the law!
....Water main blueprints found!....digging will not be necessary!!
Water main meets requirements! .....Developing..... E.Coli contamination source still not found.....
Updated September 4
.....All About The South Otselic Water District......
how it works, who runs it and who pays for it.
Photos......Developing.....South Otselic Water Well is contaminated with E.Coli bacteria
E. Coli is bacteria found in all fecal material...either human or animal feces.
Developing.....Otselic books are still being audited by the NY State Comptroller!!!
Updated!!... Williams Fights Public Access to Town Books
Updated!!....What's Going on Around Town?
Has our school gone crazy?
UPDATE ON PROM STORY!!
School Principal Henner's outrageous activities!
And ....Where is the Annual Financial Report?
FACT CHECKS
Learn the facts about your Town Board
Fact Check - Board member Hugh Comfort
Fact Check - Supervisor Evan Williams
Board of Supervisors Weighted Voting
2012 Otselic Town Budget
2012 Town Salaries
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Your rights
for information
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New York State Town Law
Hydro-fracking and Our Water
2010 U.S. Census
Other Links of Local Interest