SWEARING-IN
CEREMONY AND RE-ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING OF THE
TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
NEW HARTFORD, NEW
YORK HELD AT
THE JEROME K.
MADDEN JUSTICE BUILDING IN SAID
TOWN ON SUNDAY,
JANUARY 1, 2006 AT 2:00 P.M.
At 2:00 P.M. Town Supervisor Earle C. Reed welcomed the public to the Swearing-In Ceremony of newly-elected officials:
Earle C. Reed, Town Supervisor
David M. Reynolds, Third Ward Councilman
Robert A. Payne III, First Ward Councilman
and re-elected officials:
Town Clerk Gail Wolanin Young
Highway Superintendent Roger A. Cleveland
Town Justice James VanSlyke
to be conducted by Oneida County Court Judge Michael Dwyer. Also to be sworn in were Deputy Highway Superintendent Anthony DeCuffa and Deputy Town Clerk I Margaret M. Jones.
New Hartford Boy Scout Nicholas Spudie led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Supervisor Reed extended thanks to various Town Officials for their time and efforts in acquainting the newly elected officials with Town business.
A reception was held after the Swearing-in Ceremony.
Supervisor Reed then called the Re-organizational Meeting to order at 2:40 P.M. with the following Town Officials/Department Heads being present:
TOWN BOARD MEMBERS: Councilman Robert A. Payne III
Councilman David M. Reynolds
Councilman Richard B. Woodland, Jr.
Supervisor Earle C. Reed
ABSENT: Councilman John C. Waszkiewicz III
OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS: Highway Superintendent Roger A. Cleveland
Town Clerk Gail Wolanin Young
A quorum was declared present for the transaction of business.
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The following Resolution was introduced for adoption by Councilman Woodland and duly seconded by Supervisor Reed:
(RESOLUTION NO. 1
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does
hereby establish the normal operating hours for the Town of New Hartford
offices to be 8:00 A.M. through 4:00 P.M., Mondays through Fridays during
Fiscal Year 2006;
RESOLVED that Earle C. Reed, Supervisor of the Town of New Hartford, New York, be and he hereby is authorized and directed to sign all checks for the disbursement of funds of the Town of New Hartford for the Fiscal Year 2006;
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby re-adopt
the “TOWN OF NEW HARTFORD EMPLOYEES HANDBOOK”, prepared by AMTEK, dated
September 15, 1999, and
thereafter amended from time to time.
Found within this manual is the official schedule of fringe benefits of
non-union personnel for the year 2006;
RESOLVED that the New
Hartford Town Board does hereby establish the mileage rate at thirty-six cents
($.36) for all Town Officials and employees while performing regular and
continuous business transactions in and for the Town of New Hartford during the
Fiscal Year 2006;
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does
hereby designate as Official Depositories in which all funds of the Town of New
Hartford shall be deposited in 2006 the following institutions:
·
Bank of America
·
Chase Bank
·
Citizens Bank
·
Bank of New York
·
NBT Bank, N.A.
·
Adirondack Bank
·
HSBC
·
Partners Trust, if
eligible
and that the Town
Supervisor or Bookkeeper of said Town be and hereby is authorized and directed
to secure a Pledge of Security covering the maximum amount of money the Town
would have on deposit at any one time during the Fiscal Year 2006 from each of
the Official Depositories designated. A
written security agreement and custodial agreement (which can be combined into
one document) must be obtained. The
Town,
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however, will try to have
delivery of the collateral to an unrelated third party. If this cannot be effected, then all
pertinent legal and financial risks will be evaluated;
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does
hereby authorize the Town Supervisor or Bookkeeper of the said Town to deposit
funds not needed for
immediate expenditures in
the form of interest-bearing Certificates of Deposit, Repurchase Agreements,
Treasury Bills and Money Market Certificates with the Official Depositories
listed in the official Investment Policy of the Town, which policy is presented
herein as a separate Resolution;
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby appoint
Earle C. Reed as Marriage Officer in and for the Town of New Hartford for a
one-year term commencing January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2006;
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby appoint the New Hartford Historical Society as the Town’s Historian for Fiscal Year 2006 at a contractual sum of $3,300.00;
RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure which were initially
adopted April 21, 1965, and amendments thereto, are hereby affirmed and
re-adopted by the New Hartford Town
Board for Fiscal Year 2006
as set forth in the attached Schedule “A” that is made a part of this
resolution;
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby appoint Councilman David M. Reynolds as the Delegate to attend the Annual Business Session of the Association of Towns of the State of New York, (Councilman Woodland as Alternate), to be held at New York, New York on February 22, 2006 and to cast the vote of the aforesaid Town, pursuant to Section 6 of Article 3 of the Constitution and By-laws of said Association;
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby confirm the Supervisor’s appointment of David M. Reynolds as Deputy Town Supervisor for a term of one (1) year commencing January 1, 2006, with a corresponding stipend of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.) to Councilman Reynolds for 2006;
RESOLVED that David M. Reynolds, Deputy Town Supervisor of the said Town be, and he hereby is authorized and directed to sign all checks for disbursements of funds of said Town for Fiscal Year 2006, in the absence of the Town Supervisor;
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RESOLVED that the New
Hartford Town Board does hereby authorize the Town Supervisor or Bookkeeper to
pay bills/expenses to Niagara Mohawk, the Mohawk Valley
Water Authority, all
telephone carriers, to the Town’s designated vendors for all insurance
premiums, to the New York State and Local Retirement Systems (Employees’
Retirement System and
Police and Fire Retirement System) for employer contributions, without prior
final audit by the Town Board;
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby re-adopt the purchasing policies and procedural manual, originally adopted on January 1, 1992 and revised on January 1, 1995;
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby re-adopt the Official Investment Policy for the Town of New Hartford originally adopted on March 3, 1993 and in accordance with Chapter 708 of the Laws of 1992;
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby designate The Observer Dispatch as the Town’s official newspaper for Fiscal Year 2006.
SCHEDULE “A”
RULES OF PROCEDURE
I. REGULAR MEETINGS:
Regular meetings of the
New Hartford Town Board shall be held in the Community Meeting Room of Butler
Memorial Hall, 48 Genesee Street, New Hartford, New York commencing at 6:00
P.M. on the first and third Wednesdays of January, February, March, April,
October, November and December 2006.
Town Board meetings will be held at the Kellogg Road Community Center
Building at 6:00 P.M. on the first and third Wednesdays of May, June and
September, and on the first Wednesday in July and August 2006; unless an
alternate location is specified. The
Town Board reserves the right to dispense with the second regularly-scheduled
meeting each month if no urgent matters need the Town’s attention; if
cancelled, notice shall be provided to the Department Heads and the news media
by the Friday immediately preceding the meeting to be cancelled;
In addition, the Town
Board shall meet on or after the 28th day of December but not later
than the 31st day of December as determined by the Supervisor
pursuant to Law.
II.
SPECIAL MEETINGS:
The
Supervisor may, and upon written request of two (2) members of the Board, call
a special meeting of the Town Board at any time by giving at least two (2) days’ notice in writing to the other
members of the Board of the time when and the place where the meeting is to be
held.
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III.
QUORUM:
A majority of the Board
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number
may adjourn.
IV.
VOTING UPON QUESTIONS:
Every act, motion or
resolution shall require for its adoption the affirmative vote of a majority of
all members of the Town Board, except in such instances in which a large number
of affirmative votes shall be required by law.
The vote upon every question shall be taken by ayes and nays, and the
names of the members present and their votes shall be entered in the minutes.
V.
STANDING COMMITTEES:
The Supervisor shall
appoint the following Standing Committees:
·
Assessor
·
Elections
·
Human Resource
·
Motor Pool
·
Parks and Recreation
·
Public Safety and
Courts
·
Public Works and Sewer
·
Senior Citizens
·
Town Clerk
·
Village/Town/School
Liaison
·
Zoning and Planning
·
Library
Such Committees shall
consist of members of the Board and shall assist the Town Board in the
performance of its duties with reference to such matters as may from time to
time be referred to such Committees.
VI.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
The Town Board may, from
time to time, appoint such Special Committees as may be deemed desirable to
assist the Board in performance of its duties.
Such Committees may include Town Officers other than Board members in
their membership in an advisory capacity only.
·
Each group is to
consist of at least one (1) Town Board member and one (1) Department Head,
which act in an ADVISORY CAPACITY only, unless prohibited by law
·
Each group is to have
at least
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-
A written list of
objectives
-
A Chairperson who is to
be recommended by the group’s members and submitted to the Town Board for
approval. Duties of Chairperson shall
include:
1.
Chair open meetings
2.
Act as the official
spokesperson for said group
-
Vice-Chairperson is to be
appointed directly by the group members.
Duties
of Vice-Chairperson shall include:
Assume the duties of the Chairperson in his/her
absence
-
Maximum number of
members to be determined by the Department Head. Unexcused absence from four (4) consecutive meetings is cause for
removal of member(s) by the Chairperson
-
If possible, each group
shall consist of one member from each of the four (4) Wards in the Town. Selection of Members:
1. Participation shall be based on written
request to the
Department Head for consideration.
2. Appointed by the Town Board
3.
If there are more
volunteers than openings, membership shall be determined by the Department Head
who shall consider:
i.
Resume or list of
qualifications
ii.
Personal interview
-
Term limits not to exceed
two (2) four-year terms, which shall be staggered
-
Remuneration to members
shall require Town Board budget approval
·
Department Heads shall
maintain a list of all appointments and terms which shall be reviewed annually
with the Town Board and filed with the Town Clerk’s Office
·
This policy EXCLUDES:
Zoning
Board of Appeals
Planning
Board
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Board
of Assessment Review
Police
Commission.
VII.
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
The business of all
regular meetings of the Town Board shall be transacted in the following order:
·
Reading of minutes of
previous meeting, unless waived by a majority of the members of the Board
present
·
Consideration of Public
Presentations
·
Reports of Town
Officials
·
Reports of Standing
Committees
·
Reports of Special
Committees
·
Public Hearings (7:00
P.M.)
·
Consideration of
matters submitted by Town Board members
·
Consideration of
matters submitted by Town Supervisor in the following order:
-
Financial and other
routine reports
-
Miscellaneous communications
-
Unfinished business
-
New business.
VIII.
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS:
All
resolutions, ordinances and local laws, other than routine resolutions
approving payment of bills, minutes and like matters, shall be in writing and
filed with the Town Clerk and made available to Board members not later than
the Saturday prior to the meeting at which they are to be introduced unless
this provision be waived as to any such resolution, ordinance or local law by a
majority of the members of the Board present at such meeting.
Resolutions, ordinances
and local laws shall be introduced in the regular order of business and shall
be read aloud by the Town Clerk before being acted upon by the Board.
IX.
ABSENCE OF SUPERVISOR:
In the absence of the
Supervisor, the Deputy Supervisor shall call the Town Board to order and shall
be Chairman of the meeting; and, in the absence of the Supervisor and the
Deputy Supervisor, then the Town Clerk shall call the Town Board to order and
if a quorum be present, the Town Board shall elect one of its members as
Chairman of the meeting.
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X.
MEMBERS MAY NOT ABSENT THEMSELVES:
No member of the Town
Board may absent himself from a meeting of the Town Board for more than ten
(10) minutes at a time unless for good cause he is excused by the Supervisor.
XI.
REFUSAL TO VOTE:
Each member of the Board
shall vote upon each question presented unless for good cause he is excused
therefrom by the unanimous consent of all members of the Board present. Any member refusing to vote other than by
consent of the Board shall be subject to a motion of censure.
XII. PARLIAMENTARY
RULES:
Except as otherwise
provided herein, all parliamentary questions shall be decided in accordance
with the latest edition of Roberts’ Rules of Order, revised, for deliberative
assemblies.
XII.
SUSPENSION OF RULES:
Any rule of the Town Board may at any time be temporarily suspended for special reasons by a majority vote of all of the members of the Town Board present at a meeting thereof. No permanent alteration may be made except by resolution in writing duly filed with the Town Clerk prior to the meeting at which such amendment is introduced.
The Town Board voted upon roll call, resulting as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared
unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
The following Resolution was introduced for adoption by Councilman Reynolds and duly
seconded by Councilman Payne:
(RESOLUTION
NO. 2 OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby retain the professional legal services of Gerald J. Green as Attorney for the Town for fiscal year 2006, at a
contractual rate to be established.
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A roll call was duly held and resulted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
At the request of Councilman Waszkiewicz, this matter was deferred. The one-year appointment of N. Joseph Yagey expired December 31, 2005.
At the request of Councilman Waszkiewicz, the matter of filling two (2) vacancies was deferred. Robert Wood’s term expired December 31, 2005 and Gerald J. Green resigned to become Attorney for the Town.
Supervisor Reed:
(RESOLUTION NO. 3 OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does here appoint Randy Bogar as
Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a one (1) year term, commencing January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2006.
The Town Clerk polled the Town Board members who voted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Appointment - Registrar of Vital Statistics, Deputy
The following Resolution
was introduced for adoption by Supervisor Reed and duly seconded by Councilman
Woodland:
RE-ORGANIZATIONAL TOWN
BOARD MEETING
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(RESOLUTION NO. 4 OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby appoint
Gail Wolanin Young, as Registrar of Vital Statistics for the Town of New
Hartford, District 3264, and which term, in accordance with law shall be
coterminous with her office as Town Clerk, commencing January 1, 2006 and
ending December 31, 2009.
A roll call vote ensued:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED. Town Clerk-Registrar Gail Wolanin Young announced her appointment of Robin L. Brindisi as Deputy Registrar for a four-year term.
Appointment - Utica Transit Authority
Representative
Supervisor Reed presented the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Councilman Woodland:
(RESOLUTION NO. 5
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby re-appoint Nicholas F. Laino as the Town’s representative on the Utica Transit Authority for a three-year period beginning January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2008.
Upon roll call, the Board members voted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Town Clerk declared the Resolution unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Appointment – Chief Justice/Town Court
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Supervisor Reed presented the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Councilman Payne:
(RESOLUTION NO. 6
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby appoint James VanSlyke as Chief Justice for Town Court for a four-year period to run coterminously with his Town Justice position, beginning January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2009.
Upon roll call, the Board members voted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Councilman Reynolds offered the following Resolution for adoption and Councilman Woodland seconded same:
(RESOLUTION NO. 7 OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby appoint
Janet Hughes as a Member of the Town Police Commission for a five-year term
commencing January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2010.
The Town Board members voted individually as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
Thereafter, the Resolution was declared unanimously carried
and duly ADOPTED.
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Supervisor Reed submitted his list of appointments to the Standing Committees for fiscal year 2006:
Committee Chairperson Co-Chairperson
Assessor Waszkiewicz Payne
Elections Woodland Reynolds
Human Resource Payne Woodland
Library Waszkiewicz Payne
Motor Pool Reynolds Woodland
Parks and Recreation Waszkiewicz Woodland
Public Safety and Courts Reynolds Woodland
Committee Chairperson Co-Chairperson
Public Works and Sewer Payne Woodland
School/Village/Town Liaison Reynolds Waszkiewicz
Senior Citizens Waszkiewicz Payne
Town Clerk Waszkiewicz Woodland
Zoning & Planning Woodland Reynolds
No vacancies exist at this time. The term of office of Duane C. Farr will expire September 30, 2006.
It was the consensus of the Town Board that the three-member Ethic Committee, comprised of Richard B. Woodland, Jr., Nathaniel Richmond and a vacant position, not
be disbanded and that, in the event a situation arises, that the Town would use the County
Ethics Committee.
No appointment is needed at this time. The representative seat is held by the Town of Whitestown and will revert to the Town of New Hartford in a couple years.
Action was deferred in order to confirm two (2) Town resident appointments to this Advisory Committee. Robert Payne had resigned due to his election as a Councilman and the second resident position had been vacant since December 31, 2003.
Upon recommendation of the Highway Superintendent, the following Resolution was introduced for adoption by Councilman Woodland and seconded by Councilman Reynolds:
(RESOLUTION NO. 8
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby appoint Ronald Morelle, Lewis Smith and William Wolber as Members of the Advisory Committee on Public Works and Sewers for three-year terms beginning January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2008.
A roll call vote ensued:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Upon recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Director, Councilman Woodland offered the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Councilman Payne:
(RESOLUTION NO. 9
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby appoint Anthony (Omar) Massoud, Jerome Pitarresi, Anthony Diana and William Bonsted as Members of the Advisory Committee on Parks and Recreation for three-year terms commencing January 1, 2006 and terminating December 31, 2008.
The Town Clerk polled the Board members who voted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
Thereafter, the Resolution was declared unanimously carried
and duly ADOPTED.
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Appointments – Advisory Committee on Senior Citizen
Services
Upon recommendation of the Director of Senior Services, the following Resolution was introduced for adoption by Supervisor Reed; seconded by Councilman Reynolds:
(RESOLUTION NO. 10 OF
2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby appoint the following individuals to serve as Members of the Advisory Committee on Senior Citizen Services for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2006:
1. Audrey Percival - Pres., “Young at Heart” Group
2. Carol Chanatry - Pres., Clinton Road Senior Group
3. Lois Hastings - The Meadows Senior Club
4. Patricia MacEnroe - Pres., New Hartford Adult Center
5. Kenneth Rowland - Pres., Country Club Court
6. Loretta Mandry - Pres., New York Mills Seniors
7. Shirley Williams - Pres., Village Elders Senior Group
8. Carol Lally
9. Rev. Dominic Blasé
10. Jean McBride - Pres., AARP
11. Bridget Kopel - Outreach/Oneida County Office of Aging
12. Nancy Hartmann - Sunset Wood Apartments
13. Randy Fields - Sunset Wood Apartments
14. Father Joseph S. Zareski - St. John the Evangelist Church
15. Rev. Janet Hoover - New Hartford Presbyterian Church
16. James Christian - Manager, Country Club Court Apartments
17. Meg Cardamone - Director, Alterra Village
18. James Nolan - Alterra Village [as a Substitute for Ms. Cardamone]
20. Robert A. Payne III - Councilman/Town Board
Upon roll call, the Board voted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
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Councilman Payne introduced the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Councilman Reynolds:
(RESOLUTION NO. 11 OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby appoint the following individuals to the 24-Hour Emergency Dispatch Committee commencing
January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2006:
1. Jeffrey P. Madden, Central Dispatch
2. Raymond Philo, New Hartford Police Chief
3. Brad Frankland, New York Mills Police Chief
4. William Freiberger, New Hartford Fire Chief
5. Robert Glenn, New York Mills Fire Chief
6. William Hughes, Willowvale Fire Chief
7. Gary Edwards, Edwards Ambulance
8. Daniel Verminski, Central Oneida County Ambulance
9. George Nassar, Central Oneida County Ambulance
10. Rodger Reynolds, New Hartford Village Representative
11. Robert Maciol, New York Mills Village Mayor
12. Janet Hughes, Town Police Commission member\
13. David M. Reynolds, Town Board member
14. Roger Cleveland, Town Highway Superintendent
15. Barbara J. Aiello, Town Personnel Assistant
16. Terrance P. Martin, Citizen at large
17. Lawrence Gilroy, Chairman
The foregoing Resolution was subject to a vote upon roll call as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
Thereafter, the Resolution was declared unanimously carried
and duly ADOPTED.
Employee Handbook, Section 500 – Operational
Policies (Vehicle Usage)
Councilman Reynolds introduced the following Resolution for adoption and Supervisor Reed seconded same:
RE-ORGANIZATIONAL TOWN BOARD MEETING
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(RESOLUTION NO. 12
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby grant permission for the following Town officials and/or employees to take home a Town-owned vehicle at the end of the workday for the sole use in conducting official Town business, and as provided
for in the Town of New Hartford Employee Handbook, Section 500 – OPERATIONAL POLICIES:
And be it
The Resolution was subject to roll call:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Upon request of the Town Clerk, the following Resolution was introduced for adoption
by Councilman Reynolds and duly seconded by Councilman Woodland:
(RESOLUTION
NO. 13 OF 2006)
WHEREAS, Section 77-b of the General Municipal Law allows the governing board of
municipalities to authorize any officer or employee to attend a convention, conference or
school conducted for the betterment of such municipality;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New
Hartford does hereby grant permission to Town Clerk Gail Wolanin Young to attend the
24th Annual New York State Town Clerks Association Conference from April 23 through April 26, 2005 in Saratoga Springs, New York, with expenses to be borne by said Town as budgeted; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be, and she hereby is, authorized to attend the business/educational meetings of the Oneida County Association of Town Clerks during fiscal year 2006, with incidental expenses to be borne by said Town as budgeted.
The Resolution was voted upon by roll call as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
Thereafter, the Resolution was declared unanimously carried
and duly ADOPTED.
The following Resolution was offered for adoption by Supervisor Reed and seconded by Councilman Woodland:
(RESOLUTION NO. 14 OF 2006)
WHEREAS, Section 77-b of the General Municipal Law allows the governing Board of municipalities to authorize any officer or employee to attend a convention, conference or school conducted for the betterment of such municipality;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby authorize the following Town Officials to attend the February 2006 New York State Association of Towns educational seminar in New York City, New York:
and be it
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FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of New Hartford shall pre-pay the conference registration and hotel accommodations for each of the above-referenced Town Officials who then shall be advanced the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for meals and round-trip transportation; upon return from said educational seminar, each Town Official shall substantiate their expenditure of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) upon a Town voucher with supporting documents/receipts and/or deliver any unexpended funds to the Town Bookkeeper, and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that
various modes of transportation will be utilized to and from the seminar and
that the New Hartford Town Board does hereby establish the maximum transportation
allowance not to exceed the cost of a round trip train fare
from Utica, New York to New York, New York, less the Ten Percent (10%) discount offered by the State Association of Towns, whether officials/employees utilize:
The Town Board members then voted upon roll call that resulted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Financial:
The Personnel Assistant had provided the Town Supervisor with a list of salaries that
coincide with the 2006 approved budget; therefore, Councilman Reynolds offered the following Resolution for adoption, seconded by Supervisor Reed:
(RESOLUTION
NO. 15 OF 2006)
WHEREAS, Town Law, Section 27, provides that the Town Board of each town shall
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fix, from time to time, the salaries of all officers, officials and employees of said town,
whether elected or appointed, and determine when the same shall be payable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New
Hartford does hereby approve and establish the following Schedule of 2006 Salaries for
the employees and officials of the Town of New Hartford, payable in the manner
designated:
A1010.1 Councilman
Robert A. Payne III $ 6,165, bi-weekly
A1010.1 Deputy
Town Supervisor David M. Reynolds $ 1,000, bi-weekly
A1010.1 Councilman
David M. Reynolds $ 6,165, bi-weekly
A1010.1 Councilman
John C. Waszkiewicz III $
6,165, bi-weekly
A1010.1 Councilman
Richard B. Woodland, Jr. $
6,165, bi-weekly
A1110.1 Town
Justice James VanSlyke $16,440.86,
bi-weekly
A1110.1 Chief
Justice James VanSlyke $ 2,500, bi-weekly
A1110.1 Town
Justice William M. Virkler $16,440.86,
bi-weekly
A1110.11 Clerk
to Court Justice Ann Rose $ 16.36/hr, bi-weekly
A1110.12 Court
Attendant John Rukavena $ 22.82/hr, bi-weekly
A1110.13 Clerk
to Court Justice Donna Fanelli $
13.23/hr, bi-weekly
A1110.16 Part-time
Clerk Mary Kennedy
$ 8.76/hr, bi-weekly
A1220.1 Supervisor
Earle C. Reed $14,795, bi-weekly
A1220.2 Confidential
Secretary Carol Ryan $
19.08/hr, bi-weekly
A1315.11 Bookkeeper
Carol D. Fairbrother $
29.52/hr, bi-weekly
A1315.12 Account
Clerk Janice O’Sullivan $ 11.44/hr, bi-weekly
A1315. Clerk Sub Cherie Fairbrother $ 8.25/hr, bi-weekly
A1330.1 Receiver
of Taxes Hilarie Elefante $23,882.61, bi-weekly
A1330.11 Deputy
Receiver of Taxes Kathleen Glenn $12,298.64,
bi-weekly
A1355.1 Assessor
Paul E. Smith $ 24.74/hr, bi-weekly
A1355.11 Deputy
Assessor Janet L. Halpin $
18.01/hr, bi-weekly
A1355.12 Clerk
Patricia Vasco $ 11.81/hr, bi-weekly
A1355. Temp Clerk Charles Kobielski $ 8.24/hr, bi-weekly
A1355.13 BAR
Chairman Matthew Bohn $ 500, annually
A1355.13 BAR
Member Duane C. Farr $ 400, annually
A1355.13 BAR
Member Catherine Lawrence $ 400, annually
A1355.13 BAR
Member Edward F. Goggin $ 400, annually
A1355.13 BAR
Member Jonathan Purdy $ 400, annually
A1410.1 Town
Clerk Gail Wolanin Young $34,386.55,
bi-weekly
B4020.1 Registrar
of Vital Statistics Gail Wolanin Young $10,155.80,
bi-weekly
B4020.11 Deputy
Registrar Robin L. Brindisi $
16,08/hr, bi-weekly
A1410.11 Deputy
Town Clerk I Margaret M. Jones $
13.50/hr, bi-weekly
A1410.12 Clerk
Sub Andrea K. Toomey $
10.93/hr, bi-weekly
A1410.13 Pt-time
Interim Dep. Town Clerk II A. Toomey $ 1.50/hr stipend, bi-weekly
A1410.12 Clerk
Sub Carrie A. Paciello $
7.98/hr, bi-weekly
A1410.12 Clerk
Sub Deborah L. Skinner $
7.75/hr, bi-weekly
A1430.1 Personnel
Assistant Barbara J. Aiello $
17.20/hr, bi-weekly
A1440.1 Part-time
Engineer Roger A. Cleveland $
8,162, bi-weekly
A5010.1 Highway
Superintendent Roger A. Cleveland $42,714.10,
bi-weekly
S8110.1 Sewer
Engineer Roger A. Cleveland $17,264, bi-weekly A1440.11/
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S8110.15 Senior Engineering Technician John
Meagher $ 29.52/hr, bi-weekly
A1620.11 Cleaner
Lewis Smith $ 8.97/hr, bi-weekly
A1620.11 Cleaner
Roger Jones $ 8.45/hr, bi-weekly
A1620.11 Cleaner
Christopher Roberts $
7.75/hr, bi-weekly
A3120.11 Police
Chief Raymond Philo SALARIES
A3120.1 Police
Lieutenant Timothy O’Neill TO
A3120.1 Police
Sergeant Michael Inserra BE
A3120.1 Police
Sergeant Richard Hammond SET
A3120.1 Police
Sergeant Marc Marziale BY
A3120.1 Police
Sergeant Paul Colburn UNION CONTRACT
A3120.1 Police
Officer Christopher Burns SALARIES
A3120.1 Police
Officer Daniel Herman TO BE
A3120.1 Police
Officer Andrew Allen SET
A3120.1
Police Officer Matthew Sica II BY
A3120.1 Police
Officer Michael Kowalski UNION
A3120.1 Police
Officer Steven Laymon CONTRACT
A3120.1 Police
Officer Robert Philo
A3120.1 Police
Officer Brad Pietryka SALARIES
A3120.1 Police
Officer Richard Salamone TO
A3120.1 Police
Officer C. Edward Schmidt BE
A3120.1 Police
Officer Shane Yoxall SET
A3120.1 Police
Officer Francis Manfredo BY
A3120.1 Police
Officer Joseph Corr UNION
A3120.1 Police
Officer Ronald Fontaine CONTRACT
A3120.1 Police
Officer Part-time Scott Adsit SALARIES
A3120.1 Police
Officer Part-time Raymond Hamo TO
A3120.1 Police Officer Part-time Peter Hawes BE
A3120.1 Police
Officer Part-time Michael Reilly SET
A3120.1 Police
Officer Part-time Richard Sherman BY
UNION
A3120.1 Police
Officer Part-time Jordan Spinella CONTRACT
A3120.12 Senior
Typist Susan Donnenwirth $ 11.13/hr,
bi-weekly
A3120.13 Senior
Clerk Amy Topor $ 14.50/hr, bi-weekly
A3120.18 Senior
Account Clerk/Typist Michelle Moran $
14.62/hr, bi-weekly
A3120.14 School
Crossing Guard Rosemari Bennett $ 7.94 hr, bi-weekly
A3120.14 School
Crossing Guard Edward Bowes $
7.94 hr, bi-weekly
A3120.14 School
Crossing Guard MaryAnn Jordan $
7.94 hr, bi-weekly
A3120.14 School
Crossing Guard Jane Kreutzer $
7.94 hr, bi-weekly
A3120.14 School
Crossing Guard Jacqueline Mosowski $ 7.94 hr, bi-weekly
A3120.14 School
Crossing Guard Thomas Randall $
7.94 hr, bi-weekly
A3120.14 School
Crossing Guard Lewis Smith $
7.94/hr, bi-weekly
A3120.14 School
Crossing Guard Mary Wilcox $
7.94/hr, bi-weekly
A3120.14 School
Crossing Guard Janet Reynolds $
7.94/hr, bi-weekly
A3120.12 Clerk Sub (Police Comm.) Barbara Couture $
9.00/hr, bi-weekly
A3120. Clerk Part-time Joseph Crandall $
8.22/hr, bi-weekly
A3220.1 Dispatch
Supervisor Jeffrey Madden $
19.71/hr, bi-weekly
A3220.11 Dispatcher
Michael Brunet SALARIES
A3220.11 Dispatcher
Craig Burnop TO
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher Daniel Buley BE
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher Thomas Cook SET
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher BY
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher Jarod Petrie UNION
January 1, 2006
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A3220.11 Dispatcher
Gregory DeBernardis CONTRACT
A3220.11 Dispatcher
Deborah Demko SALARIES
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher Vito Sinisgalli TO
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher Nicole Panetta BE
A3220.11 Dispatcher
Steve Ingersoll SET
BY UNION
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher Nicholas Morosco CONTRACT
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher James Kreutzer SALARIES TO
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher David Maier BE SET
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher Laurie Marshalll BY
A3220.11 Part-time
Dispatcher Michael Geller
A3220.11 Part-time
Michael Talento UNION
A3220.11 Dispatcher
Nancy Woeltje CONTRACT
A3510.1 Animal
Control Officer Shawn Morgan $
18.36/hr, bi-weekly
A3510.11 Part-time
ACO Frank McCully $ 10.93/hr, bi-weekly
A3510.11 Part-time
ACO Nicole Panetta $ 10.93/hr, bi-weekly
A5010.11 Deputy
Highway Supt. Anthony DeCuffa $
30.14/hr, bi-weekly
A5010.14 Clerk
Candy Currier $ 12.60/hr, bi-weekly
Clerk Sub Allison Back $ 8.24/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.1 Director
of Senior Services M. Eileen Spellman $ 16.24/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.11 Meal
Site Manager, Part-time,
M. Doreen
Reynolds $ 9.69/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.12 Clerk
Part-time Patricia Butler $ 10.82/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Food
Service Helper Margaret Brady $
8.45/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Food
Service Helper Robin Sherman
$ 8.22/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Food
Service Helper Adella Roberts $
8.22/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Bus
Driver (Sub) Robert Garrabrant $
11.35/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Food
Service Helper Jack Jecko $ 8.45/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Food
Service Helper Nancy Constantine $
7.98/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Bus
Driver Diane Muller $ 11.35/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Bus
Driver (Sub) William Stevenson $
11.35/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Bus
Driver (Sub) Scott Vanderver $
11.35/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Bus
Driver (Sub) Shirley Root $ 11.01/hr, bi-weekly
A6772.13 Bus
Driver (Sub) Patricia Edwards $
11.35/hr, bi-weekly
A7020.1 Recreation
Center Mgr John C. Cunningham $ 21.48/hr, bi-weekly
A7020.11 Working
Supervisor Mark Roller $
16.24/hr, bi-weekly
A7020.12 Laborer
Sheldon Gordon $ 9.33/hr, bi-weekly
A7110.1 Parks
and Recreation Director Michael Jeffery $ 25.44/hr,bi-weekly
A1450.1 Voting
Machine Custodian Michael Jeffery $
2,437.88, bi-weekly
A7110.11 Working
Supervisor Brian Jenny $
17.51/hr, bi-weekly
A1450.11 Asst
Voting Machine Custodian Michael Natale
$ 1,588.83, bi-weekly
A7110.13 Clerk-Typist
Maureen Owens $
16.79/hr, bi-weekly
A7310.1 Youth
Employment Director Maureen Owens $
5,038.21, bi-weekly
A7110.15 Recreation
Maintenance Worker
James
Campbell $ 13.39/hr, bi-weekly
A7110.18 Recreation
Maintenance Worker
Michael
Natale $
12.36/hr, bi-weekly
A7110.19 Recreation
Maintenance Worker John Randall $ 12.36/hr, bi-weekly
B8010.1 Codes
Enforcement Officer Gerald F. Back $ 32.45/hr, bi-weekly
B8010.11 Zoning
Board of Appeals Chairman
Randy
Bogar $
2,000, semi-annual
B8010.11 ZBA
Member John Montrose $ 1,000, semi-annual
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B8010.11 ZBA
Member Stephen Welty $ 1,000, semi-annual
B8010.11 ZBA
Member Timothy Tallman $
1,000, semi-annual
B8010.11 ZBA
Member Kristin Shaheen $ 1,000, semi-annual
B8010.11 ZBA
Member Frederick Kiehm $
1,000, semi-annual
B8010.11 ZBA
Member Robert Schulman $ 1,000, semi-annual
B8010.13 Asst.
Codes Enforcement Officer Joseph Booth $ 21.32/hr, bi-weekly
B8010.15 CEO
– Village, Joseph Booth $
4,000, bi-weekly
B8010.14 Senior
Stenographer Dolores B. Shaw $
19.34/hr, bi-weekly
B8010.16 Clerk
Sub Anya Richmond $ 8.24/hr, bi-weekly
B8010.19 Part-time
Codes Officer Ronald Thomas $
6,895.85 bi-weekly
B8020.12 Planner
Kurt Schwenzfeier $ 24.48/hr, bi-weekly
B8020.1 Planning
Board Chairman N. Joseph Yagey $ 2,000, semi-annual
B8020.1 Planning
Board Member Robert Imobersteg $ 1,000, semi-annual
B8020.1 Planning
Board Member (vacancy) $ 1,000, semi-annual
B8020.1 Planning
Board Member Jerome F. Donovan $ 1,000, semi-annual
B8020.1 Planning
Board Member Hans Arnold
$ 1,000, semi-annual
B8020.1 Planning
Board Member (vacancy) $
1,000, semi-annual
B8020.1 Planning
Board Member Margaret Rotton $ 1,000, semi-annual
D5110.1 Highway HEO – Thomas Panzone, Sr. $ 22.16/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
HEO – Lawrence Miller $ 22.29/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
HEO – Richard Manuele $
22.11/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
HEO– Richard Davies $
21.93/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
HEO – Douglas Gehringer $
21.78/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
HEO – William Smith $ 21.70/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
Automotive Mechanic – Kim Griffith $ 26.33/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
HEO – William Marshall $
22.06/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
Automotive Mechanic – Jack Webb $ 26.31/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
HEO – Michael Roberts $
21.38/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
MEO – Joseph Fletcher $
20.00/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
HEO – Kevin Martin $ 21.52/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1/ Highway
MEO - Michael Coonradt $ 19.88/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
Working Supr – Christopher Moran $
19.28/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
MEO – Michael Smoulcey $
19.28/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
MEO – Corey Halpin $
19.28/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
MEO – David DeBlois $
19.28/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
Automotive Mechanic – Gerald Webb $ 26.33/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
MEO – Timothy Solan $ 18.72/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
MEO – Jeffery Mundrick $
18.72/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
MEO – Wayne Smoulcey $
18.72/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
MEO – Thomas Panzone, Jr. $
18.72/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
Laborer – John Kelly $
12.21/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
Laborer – Brian Smith $ 11.67/hr, bi-weekly
D5110.1 Highway
Laborer – Keith Gehringer $
10.00/hr, bi-weekly
S8110.13 Sewer
Dept HEO Norman Naber $
21.70/hr, bi-weekly
S8110.13 Sewer
Dept HEO Robert Dziedzic $
21.44/hr, bi-weekly
The Town Board members voted upon roll call that resulted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
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Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Supervisor Reed introduced the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Councilman Woodland:
(RESOLUTION NO. 16
OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the Town
Board of the Town of New Hartford does hereby agree to enter into Fire
Protection Agreements with the Village of New Hartford and the Village
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the said Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Town Supervisor to execute said Fire Protection Agreements.
Upon roll call, the Board members voted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Councilman Reynolds introduced the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Councilman Payne:
(RESOLUTION NO. 17
OF 2006)
January 1, 2006
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FURTHER RESOLVED that the said Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Town Supervisor to execute said Fire Protection Agreement.
A roll call vote was duly held and resulted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Councilman Woodland introduced the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by Supervisor Reed:
(RESOLUTION NO. 18
OF 2006)
FURTHER RESOLVED that the said Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Town Supervisor to execute said Fire Protection Agreement.
The Town Board then voted upon roll call:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
January 1, 2006
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The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
Councilman
Reynolds presented the following Resolution for adoption; seconded by
Councilman Payne:
(RESOLUTION NO. 19 OF 2006)
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford does
hereby approve and does hereby authorize and direct the Town Supervisor to
enter into and to execute an Inter-Municipal Agreement with the Village of New
Hartford, wherein said Town will provide Building Code services to the Village during
Calendar Year 2006 in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the
2003 Inter-Municipal Agreement and as amended in January 2006.
Upon roll call, the Board members voted as follows:
Councilman Payne - Aye
Councilman Waszkiewicz - ABSENT
Councilman Reynolds - Aye
Councilman Woodland - Aye
Supervisor Reed - Aye.
The Resolution was declared unanimously carried and duly ADOPTED.
There being no further business to come before the Town Board, upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 2:50 P.M.
Respectfully
submitted,
Gail Wolanin
Young, CMC/RMC
Town Clerk