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Johnsburg board updates water accounting and procurement; water‑meter rollout discussed but paused
Summary
Board approved an accounting change to the water revenue code and raised the water-department credit‑card limit to $999 for purchases. Members discussed past attempts to deploy household meters — citing certifiability and homeowner cost concerns — and agreed to revisit the issue while sewer planning continues.
The Johnsburg Town Board approved a routine accounting change to the water revenue code and increased the water department's credit‑card purchase limit to $999 to cover supplies and parts that may run into the thousands for larger valves.
Supervisor introduced the revenue-code accounting change and the board approved it by voice vote. On procurement, Supervisor explained the $999 credit‑card limit is intended to allow Cedarwood employees and others who buy supplies to make necessary purchases; discussion clarified that small parts can be inexpensive but larger valves and fittings can cost thousands.
Board members also spent substantial time on the long‑running question of household water meters. Supervisor and others recounted that previous efforts stalled because meters must be certifiable and because homeowners could face significant plumbing costs to comply; one participant referenced a roughly $1,000 per‑meter cost in earlier discussions. Members agreed the topic should be revisited as sewer planning proceeds, but no policy change to require meters was adopted at the meeting.
