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SYRACUSE - Finishing 2000 business, the Syracuse Town Council Thursday approved year-end claims, encumbrance requests and a transfer ordinance.
Department heads also were reappointed for 2001.
Year-end claims totaled $249,385.93.
"With that amount," said councilwoman Barbara Carwile, "I'm glad (the year) wasn't any longer."
Encumbrance requests for the clerk's office totaled $44,106.55. The largest amount was $40,000 for the Ind. 13 widening project. Other departments' encumbrance requests included $685.41 for the town manager; $3,474.55 for police; $5,269.98 for the fire department; $48,574.81 for the street department; $14,096.23 for the park department and $8,000 for cumulative park; $23,930 for local road and street; $7,328.97 for EMS; and $141,549 for the cumulative storm sewer fund. The money for the cumulative storm sewer fund will go toward the Baltimore and Pittsburgh streets storm sewer improvement project.
The transfers totaled $6,575 for the park department and $1,300 for the street department.
Department heads reappointed for 2001 include Brian Redshaw, town manager; Mike Reed, town attorney; Tom Perzanowski, town marshal; Larry Hunter, fire/EMS; and Mike Hixenbaugh, park superintendent.
Members of the Syracuse Town Council are Paul Stoelting, Barbara Carwile, Bill Hane, Mike Davis and Carol Koble. They meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the town hall.
