For the first time in many years, tax collection has
reached well above the 75% of warrant mark.  This
means that more and more property owners are
current with their property taxes in Portville.  
By March
31st, Portville had collected 84.9% of the tax warrant
for town, county, and delinquent school and village
taxes.  This is a remarkable percentage that we all
should be very proud of in our community.  Thank you!




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PORTVILLE, NEW YORK
Town of Portville Government News
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Westons Mills Community Center
Town Municipal Building
Village Office Building
PCSD Boardroom
BOARD MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY & MARCH, 2010
Town Municipal Building
1102 Olean-Portville Rd
PO Box 630
Portville, NY 14770

(716) 933-6658 Office
(716) 933-7877 Fax
contact-us@portville-ny.com
02/27/2009: 2008 Audit Financial Report
The 2008 Audit Financial Report has been completed
for the Town of Portville and approved by the town's
here to review the report that was sent to the NYS
Comptroller.
03/09/2009: 2009 Catt Co Towns' Compensation
Curious about what other towns are paying their
elected and appointed officials?  Click
here to see the
2009 compensation for all towns in Cattaraugus County.
03/12/2009: Bukiewicz Organization Study About
Real Property Tax Assessment in Cattaraugus
Supported by a NYS grant to the Cattaraugus County
legislature, a study of the perceptions, needs, and
opportunities of real property assessing in Cattaraugus
presentation, click
hereTo review the report,
attachment, and slide .
04/13/2009: Great Tax Collection Record!
The Village of Portville maintained a flat millrate of $8.86
per $1,000 of taxable assessed value for the village tax
years of 2008 and 2009.  While the village's 2009
budget dropped slightly from $263,813 to $260,057, the
number of village property exemptions rose which
reduced the taxable assessment roll.
06/06/2009: Village 2009 Millrate Stays Flat
Click here to see the resolution that was passed to
request the speed limit on Butternut Brook Road to be
reduced to 35 MPH.
06/20/2009: Speed Reduction Butternut Brook
With the support of the county sheriff, office of real
property tax services, other county agencies and the
US Postal Service, the Town Board passed a
Resolution to standardize on the naming of sections of
SR417 and SR305 that are within the town.  The
standardized naming will now be Olean Portville Road,
Portville Ceres Road, Portville Eldred Road, and Portville
Obi Road.  Click
here to review Resolution 20090715.3.
07/16/2009: Street Name Standardization
At the request of the town justice, the Town Board
passed a Resolution to enable the filing of a Justice
Court Assistance Program grant application that would
enable the municipal government to make its
bathroom(s) ADA-compliant and its court clerk's office
more secure.  Click
here to review Resolution
20090715.4.
07/16/2009: JCAP Grant Application
A letter of intent covering the next month was signed
between the Portville Central School District and the
town to enabling parking lot and driveway repairs at the
school by the town.  The town provides the personnel
and equipment and the school provides the materials.  
A longer term agreement will be drafted for
consideration over the next week.  A copy of the LOI
can be viewed by clicking
here.
07/18/2009: Letter of Intent Signed
A new health insurance program was approved by the
town board that will lower of future premiums by
around $12,000 per year.  The new program from
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, called
POS 7100, uses prepaid health cards and reduced
premiums.  As a result of this action, the supplemental
deductible program provided by Colonial Life will be
cancelled.  Paid health insurance is provided only to
full-time, permanent employees.
07/18/2009: New Health Insurance Program
The Town of Portville as lead agency and the Portville
Central School District as fiscal agency, along with the
Village of Portville, Westons Mills Fire District and
Portville Fire District as participating agencies have
received $336,024 to implement a shared fuel facility at
the Town of Portville municipal building site.  









Savings and cost avoidance is in excess of $1 million
over two years.  Senator Cathy Young and
Assemblymember Joe Giglio announced the grant at a
press conference held Friday July 31st at the Portville
Central School.  They praised these five agencies for
their collaboration and successful efforts to save
taxpayers money while improving the environment.
07/31/2009: Shared Fuel Facility Grant Awarded
The Town Board ratified by resolution the 2008 court
audit and authorized its delivery to the Unified Court
System.  Click
here to read the resolution.
09/16/2009: 2008 Court Audit Ratified
The Town Board approved by a 3:2 vote to acquire a
new 10-wheel, 20-ton, plow truck at a cost of
approximately $194,000.  The town will use $75,000 in
NYS CHIPS funds and $19,000 in its cash reserves.  
The remaining $100,000 will be funded by a Bond
Anticipation Note.  We will pay down $20,000 each
year for 5 years.  Use of NYS CHIPS funds requires
that we keep the truck for no less than 10 years.  Our
committed plan is to retain our trucks for approximately
15 years from the date each was put into initial service.
11/05/2009: New 10-Wheel Truck Acquisition
Click here to read the Resolution regarding highway
department maintenance that was passed at the Town
of Portville Board meeting held October 21, 2009.
11/05/2009: Hwy Dept Maintenance Resolution
At the request of a concerned property owner about
public safety and with the endorsement of the Highway
Superintendent, the Town Board passed a Resolution
to recommend to the NYS DOT to reduce the speed limit
from 55 MPH to 35 MPH on the West Windfall Road.
Click
here to read the resolution.  Expected response
time from the NYS DOT is 4-12 months.
11/18/2009: Resolution To Reduce Speed Limit To
35 MPH On West Windfall Road
At 2PM on November 24, 2009, the Town of Portville, in
the presence of Town Clerk Jim Parks, Supervisor
Terry Keeley, Deputy Supervisor Bill Stern,
Councilperson Gary Woodhead and Clark Patterson Lee
engineer Steve Tanner, opened, read and recorded the
sealed bids for the Portville Fuel Storage and Delivery
system.  Click
here to read the summary and each
bidder's detail bid.
11/24/2009: Shared Fuel Facility Storage & Delivery
Bids Opened
Click here to review all of the financial transactions
processed in 2009 by the town of Portville.
01/03/2010: 2009 Financial Transactions & Balances
Click here to review all of the Minutes of the 2010
Organizational Meeting held by the Town Board on
January 6, 2010 at the Westons Mills Community Center
at 6PM at 1310 Olean Portville Road, Westons Mills, NY
14788.
01/11/2010: 2010 Organizational Mtg Minutes
The town board at a public special meeting held at
10AM January 14, 2010 at the town municipal building
located at 1102 Olean Portville Road, Portville, NY
adopted Resolution RES-20100114.3 that redefines all
personnel policy retroactive to January 1, 2010.  Click
here to review the resolution and policy.
01/14/2010: New Personnel Policy
Terry Keeley, town supervisor, plans to tender his
resignation to the Town Board in April, 2010.  Click
here
to read his open letter to citizens and property owners.
01/22/2010: Keeley Plans To Resign In April, 2010
The 2009 annual financial report (AFR) has been
submitted to New York State Office of the State
Comptroller.  Click
here to review it.
01/22/2010: 2009 Annual Financial Report
A Special Board Meeting will be held on February 4th at
10AM at the PCSD Board Room in executive session to
discuss matters relating to collective negotiations under
the Taylor Law.
01/30/2010: Executive Session Planned
In a public Special Meeting, the town board approved
Resolution RES-20100204.4 which authorizes the
Town Supervisor to recognize Teamsters Local Union
No. 264.  Click
here to review resolution.
02/04/2010: Resolution 20100204.4
In a public Special Meeting, the town board authorized
publication of a public notice recognizing Teamsters
Local Union No. 264.  Click
here to read notice.  The
notice will be posted on the town clerk bulletin board
and published for one day in the Olean Times Herald.
02/04/2010: Public Notice Recognizing Teamsters
Local Union No. 264
Click here to review town board minutes from the
January 20, 2010 monthly board meeting.
02/05/2010: Jan 20th Board Minutes
Click here to review town board minutes from the
February 4, 2010 board meeting.
02/05/2010: Feb 4th Board Minutes
Click here to review planning board minutes from the
February 3, 2010
planning board meeting.
02/07/2010: Feb 3th Planning Board Minutes