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TOWN OF OLIVE
COUNTY OF ULSTER
STATE OF NEW YORK
JANUARY 3, 2002
Minutes of the 2002 Organizational Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Olive held Thursday, January 3, 2002, 7:30 pm at the Town Meeting Hall in Shokan, NY.
Town Justice Ronald Wright issued a verbal Oath of Office to newly elected town officials: Berndt Leifeld, Supervisor; Sylvia Rozzelle, Town Clerk; James Jimmy Fugel, Superintendent of Highways; Bruce La Monda & Helen K. Chase, Town Council Members; and Vince Barringer, Town Justice.
| Members Present: |
Berndt Leifeld, Supervisor
Cindy Johansen, Town Board Member
Helen Chase, Town Board Member
Bruce La Monda, Town Board Member
Linda Burkhardt, Town Board Member |
| Recording Secretary: |
Sylvia B. Rozzelle, Town Clerk |
Supervisor Leifeld appointed Bruce La Monda Deputy Supervisor.
On a Leifeld/La Monda motion the Town Board unanimously approved the following 2002 salaries and pay rates as follows:
| COUNCILPERSONS (4) |
$ 6,447.00 |
| SUPERVISOR |
$28,965.00 |
| TOWN JUSTICES (2) |
$ 9,144.00 |
| TOWN CLERK/TAX
COLLECTOR/RMO |
$41,872.00 |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS |
$39,000.00 |
| JUSTICE COURT CLERK PER HOUR |
$16.63 |
| JUSTICE COURT CLERK PER HOUR |
$13.00 |
| CLERK TO SUPERVISOR/WELFARE OFFICER |
PER HOUR$16.63 |
| BOOKKEEPER |
PER HOUR $17.38 |
| ASSESSOR AIDE |
PER HOUR $16.26 |
| DEPUTY TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR |
$32,947.00 |
| ZONING & BUILDING CLERK |
PER HOUR $16.63 |
| PLANNING BOARD CLERK |
PER HOUR $16.63 |
| ZONING BOARD CLERK |
PER HOUR $16.63 |
| SECRETARY to HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT |
PER HOUR $16.63 |
| ASSESSOR, PART TIME |
$22,000.00 |
| BUILDING INSPECTOR |
$5,793.00 |
| ASST. BUILDING INSPECTOR |
PER HOUR $11.40 |
| RECREATION DIRECTOR |
$ 5,389.00 |
| ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER |
$ 7,561.00 |
| TRANSFER STAT. GATEKEEPER PART TIME (1) |
PER HOUR $10.42 |
| TRANSFER STAT. GATEKEEPERS, PART TIME (2) |
PER HOUR $ 9.36 |
| TRANSFER STAT. GATEKEEPER FULL TIME (Manager) (1) |
$25,025.00 |
| POLICE OFFICER FULL TIME |
$31,393.00 |
| POLICE OFFICER PART TIME PROBATIONARY |
PER HOUR $12.71 |
| POLICE OFFICERS PART TIME (8) |
PER HOUR $15.06 |
| DOG CONTROL OFFICER |
$ 1,937.00 |
| KENNEL KEEPER |
$ 971.00 |
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| SECRETARIAL PAY RATE |
$15.96 P/HR STARTING YR |
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$16.26 P/HR 2ND YR |
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$16.63 P/HR THEREAFTER |
On a Leifeld/Burkhardt motion the Town Board approved the following pay rates for Highway Department employees per the union contract:
| January 1, 2002 June 30, 2002 |
| Classification |
Start |
Intermediate |
Top |
| MEO Mechanic |
$16.53 |
$16.89 |
$17.22 |
| HEO |
$15.88 |
$16.28 |
$16.59 |
| MEO |
$15.34 |
$15.70 |
$16.08 |
| Laborer |
$14.56 |
$15.20 |
$15.57 |
| July 1, 2002 December 31, 2002 |
| MEO Mechanic |
$17.01 |
$17.37 |
$17.70 |
| HEO |
$16.36 |
$16.76 |
$17.07 |
| MEO |
$15.82 |
$16.18 |
$16.56 |
| Laborer |
$15.04 |
$15.68 |
$16.05 |
On a Leifeld/La Monda motion the Town Board unanimously approved the following:· Appointed Sylvia Rozzelle Registrar of Vital Statistics and Susan Henderson Deputy Registrar at no fee to the Town.
· Appointed Janice Lanzarotta as Bookkeeper for the Town.
· Supervisor Leifeld appointed Beverly Stein as Clerk to the Supervisor.
· Highway Superintendent Jimmy Fugel appointed Jennifer Vines as Secretary to the Superintendent of Highways.
· Highway Superintendent Jimmy Fugel appointed Kevin Tyler as Deputy Highway Superintendent.
· Town Clerk/Tax Collector/RMO Rozzelle appointed Susan Henderson as Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector/Records Management Officer.
· Appointed Kimball & OBrien as Independent Auditors at $7,000.00.
· Approved hiring Attorneys for the Town at individual hourly rates as needed.
· Appointed Ed Swenson as Civil Defense Director at no pay.
· Empowered elected officials to attend schools as per budget.
· Empowered the Superintendent of Highways to spend $10,000.00 on equipment without prior approval.
· Empowered the Superintendent of Highways to hire trucks and machines as set forth by the NYS DOT.
· Empowered the Supervisor to pay prior audit bills.
· Approved payment of elected officials as set forth in the 2002 Budget.
· The Town Board will not designate an official newspaper but will use the DAILY FREEMAN, WOODSTOCK TIMES, and ULSTER TOWNSMAN.
· Established personal mileage rate at $.30 per mile with prior approval.
· Empowered the Supervisor to transfer funds.
· Empowered the Supervisor to appoint committees.
· Set the Petty Cash fund for the Town Clerk/Tax Collector at $75.00.
· Designated Wilber National Bank and Fleet Bank as official banks.
· Requires prior approval from Supervisor for purchases over $250.00.
· Set the following Town Board Meetings and Audit Meetings for 2002. All meetings, unless otherwise noted, are to be held at the Town Meeting Hall and will commence at 7:30 pm.
February 4th
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Audit Meeting
February 5th
.Regular Meeting
March 4th
.. Audit Meeting
March 5th
..Regular Meeting
April 1st .
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..Audit Meeting
April 2nd
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.Regular Meeting
May 6th
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...Audit Meeting
May 7th
.Regular Meeting
June 3rd ..
..Audit Meeting
June 4th
.Regular Meeting
July 1st
.Audit Meeting
July 2nd
.Regular Meeting
August 5th ..
..Audit Meeting
August 6th
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.Regular Meeting
Sept. 3rd ...Combined Audit & Regular Mtg.
Sept. 30th
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.Audit Meeting
Oct. 1st
..Regular Meeting
Nov. 7th
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.Budget Public Hearing
Nov. 12th
.Combined Audit & Regular Mtg.
Dec. 2nd
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.Audit Meeting
Dec. 3rd ..
.Regular Meeting
Dec. 27th
.(3:00 pm.) Annual Audit Mtg. (Town Office Bldg., W. Shokan) |
· Set the following Town Office Closings:
Jan. 1st & 21st, Feb. 18th, March 29th, May 27th, July 4th, September 2nd, October 14th,
November 5th, 11th, 28th & 29th, Dec. 24th, 25th, & 31st
· Set the following department hours:
- Supervisor & Town Clerk, 9 am -4 pm, Monday through Friday
- Assessor, 9 am 4 pm, Tuesday through Friday, 8 am 3 pm, Saturday; Assessor available 5:30 pm 8 pm Monday & Tuesday
- Highway office, 8 am 3 pm, Monday through Friday
- Building, Zoning, and Planning Office, 9 am - 4 pm, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Town Justice Court Clerk Office, 9 am - 1 pm, Monday through Friday
- Transfer Station Hours, 7:30 am - 3:30 pm, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday, and 11 am- 3:00 pm, Sunday.
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Supervisor Leifeld made the following committee liaison appointments:
Highway Committee liaison ---------------------------Cindy Johansen
Transfer Station & Recycling Center liaison-----Linda Burkhardt
Town Police Commission liaison--------------------Bruce La Monda
Recreation Committee liaison------------------------Helen Chase
Cablevision Representative---------------------------Cindy Johansen
Conservation Advisory Council liaison-----------Cindy Johansen |
All business pertinent having been discussed the Town Board adjourned at 7:45 pm on a Leifeld/La Monda motion.
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