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Annual Organizational Meeting of the Town Board, Town of Schaghticoke — January 2, 2019, 7:00 PM, Town Hall, 290 Northline Drive, Melrose. Present: Supervisor Salisbury and Councilmen Akin, Fogarty, Rustin, and Westhead.
Organizational business
- Set organization information — meetings, depository, official newspaper, salaries for elected and appointed positions, and reappointment of Elizabeth Hale to the Planning Board (term ending 12/2025) and Kristin Griswold to the Zoning Board of Appeals (term ending 12/2023) (Westhead · Akin — Ayes: all; Nays: none).
- Investment policy reviewed and accepted (Westhead · Akin — Ayes: all).
- Procurement policy reviewed and accepted (Westhead · Akin — Ayes: all).
- Fixed-asset policy reviewed and accepted (Rustin · Akin — Ayes: all).
- Violence in the Workplace program reviewed and accepted (Westhead · Rustin — Ayes: all).
- Adopt a sexual-harassment policy (Fogarty · Rustin — Ayes: all).
- Update the Highway Department Compensation Manual — Part 3, 3.6 (jury duty) and add Part 9, 9.1 (sexual-harassment policy) (Akin · Westhead — Ayes: all).
- Set buy-in fees for water and sewer districts for 2019 (Rustin · Akin — Ayes: all).
- Set the 2019 holiday schedule (Rustin · Fogarty — Ayes: all).
- Renew and update the solid-waste collection contract for 2019 (Westhead · Fogarty — Ayes: all).
- Authorize the Budget Director to attend the Association of Towns meeting in February (Rustin · Fogarty — Ayes: all).
- Audit of books — Judges’ books to be audited by John Rustin and Jim Westhead by January 20; Town Clerk and Supervisor books by Dave Akin and Bill Fogarty by the end of February (Westhead · Akin — Ayes: all).
- Update the water and sewer districts resolution (Rustin · Akin — Ayes: all).
Key organizational details
- Meetings: second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM at the Town Hall, with bill-signing work sessions at 6:00 PM and a workshop at 6:30 PM on the fourth Thursday of the month.
- Depository: M&T Bank.
- Official newspaper: The Record and the Express; public notices also on the official town website and town hall posting board.
- Retained professionals: Attorney for General/Planning & Zoning; Deputy Attorneys Kristin Pratt and Robert Panasci (no salary).
- Selected salaries: Supervisor $28,390; four Councilpeople at $6,945 each; Judge Arnold $10,740; Judge Thomas $11,920; Highway Superintendent $62,800; Town Clerk $41,000; Tax Collector $6,245; Budget Director $53,430; Assessor (PT) $38/hr; Historian $1,020; Water & Sewer Operator $49,550. Planning Board Chairman $5,555; ZBA Chairman $1,960. Registrar of Vital Statistics $0.50 per statistic.
- Miscellaneous: the Highway Superintendent may make emergency purchases up to $500 without the Supervisor’s authorization for the Highway and Water/Sewer departments; purchase orders required at $500 or more. Per-diem meal rates set at $10 breakfast, $10 lunch, $30 dinner; mileage at the current New York State rate.
Adjourned at 7:08 PM (Rustin · Fogarty — Ayes: all; Nays: none). Submitted by Jennifer Molesky, Town Clerk.
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