Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Opening pledge of allegiance.

Open meeting to public comments.

Appoint or reappoint officials to positions: Safety Officer (Highway Superintendent), Disaster Preparedness & Civil Defense (Supervisor, Rich Schloemer, Jim Ross, Micki Strawinski), Receiver of Taxes (Sue McCann), Registrar of Vital Statistics (Sue McCann), Water Rents Collector (Sue McCann), Issuing Agent of Handicapped Parking Permits (Sue McCann).

Appoint or reappoint officials: Assessor Jeffrey Churchill (6-year term to 2013), Deputy Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer Steve Cole, ZEO/Building Inspector Bob Fennell.

Appoint or reappoint officials: Director of Purchasing Ted Kudzy, Dog Control Officer Cecil Moore, PANDA Representative Susan Simon.

Appoint or reappoint officials: Buildings & Grounds (Supervisor), Justice Court Clerks PT (Nancy Roberts, Katherine Fell, appointed by Justices), Attorney for the Town Rapport, Meyers, Whitbeck, Shaw & Rodenhausen (Christine Chale) through 2010.

Appoint Town Engineers as holdovers until the Town goes out to bid: D.F. Wheeler and Morris Associates.

Appoint or reappoint Supervisor staff: Deputy Supervisor Rob Latimer, Budget Officer Rose Rider, Confidential Secretary to the Supervisor Linda Stoddard, Town Historian Winthrop Aldrich, Assistant Town Historian Patsy Vogel.

Appoint or reappoint Town Clerk staff: Deputy Town Clerk Claire Horst, Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics Claire Horst, Deputy Receiver of Taxes Claire Horst.

Appoint or reappoint contractors and consultants: Town Physician (St. Francis/Northern Dutchess Hospitals), Attorney (Keane & Beane holdover, pending Planning Board discussion), Water District Operator (United Water Associates Inc.), Computer Software (Software Consulting Associates holdover), Planner (Greenplan Inc. holdover), Independent Auditor (Ted Eglit holdover), Custodial Services (Pollard's Cleaning Services holdover), Police & Court Attendants (Village of Red Hook Police Department, Dutchess County Sheriff's Department).

Establish Town Board meeting schedule: second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. for Regular Business Meeting; fourth Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. for Board Workshop/Regular Meeting with Committee and Department reports.

Require Department Heads and Committee Chairs to submit minutes or reports monthly by noon on the Friday before the second Board meeting of the month; annual reports due by noon on the Friday before the second Board Meeting of February; CAC and Recreation Commission annual reports due by April 1st.

Establish Town Board chain of responsibility: Supervisor, Deputy Supervisor, Town Board members in alphabetical order (Harry Colgan, William O'Neill, James Ross, Micki Strawinski).

Establish Town Department chains of command: Department Head, Deputy Department Head (if one exists), Supervisor, Town Board Liaison.

Appoint Town Board liaisons to departments: Assessor (Sue Crane), Attorney (Sue Crane), Bard College (Sue Crane), Bookkeeper (Sue Crane), Building Inspector (James Ross, Bill O'Neill), Dog Control (Micki Strawinski), Fire Companies (James Ross, Bill O'Neill), Highway Department (Sue Crane, Harry Colgan, Rob Latimer), Purchasing (Harry Colgan), Recycling (Micki Strawinski), Red Hook CSD (Micki Strawinski, Bill O'Neill), Special Projects IM Task Force (Harry Colgan, Bill O'Neill), Town Clerk (James Ross, Sue Crane), Village – Red Hook (James Ross, Bill O'Neill), Village – Tivoli (Harry Colgan, Micki Strawinski).

Appoint Board and Committee liaisons: Ag. & Open Space Advisory Board (Bill O'Neill, Micki Strawinski), Board of Assessment Review (Sue Crane), Conservation Advisory Council (Micki Strawinski, Bill O'Neill), Design Review/Hamlet (Harry Colgan), Disaster Preparedness Committee (Sue Crane), Economic Development Committee (Micki Strawinski), Ethics Board (Harry Colgan), Planning Board (Micki Strawinski, Jim Ross), Recreation Commission (Harry Colgan, Bill O'Neill), Senior Services Committee (Micki Strawinski), Greenway & Trails Committee (Micki Strawinski), Tree Preservation Commission (Bill O'Neill), Water District #1 Advisory Board (Jim Ross), Zoning Board of Appeals (Jim Ross, Bill O'Neill), Farmland Protection (Jim Ross), IT Working Group (Sue Crane), St. Margaret's Committee (Harry Colgan, Bill O'Neill), Zoning Review Committee (Bill O'Neill), Community Preservation Fund (Harry Colgan); Transportation Committee eliminated.

Appoint members to Agriculture and Open Space Advisory Committee; Councilwoman Strawinski to contact Mary Ann Johnson.

Reappoint Carl Dowden as Chair (term to expire Sept. 30, 2010) and Domenic Scarpulla (term to expire Sept. 30, 2014) to Assessment Review Board.

Appoint Susan Ezrati as Chair (term to expire December 31, 2010) and Peter Hubbell as member (term to expire December 31, 2012) to Community Preservation Fund Committee.

Reappoint Brenda Cagle as Chair (term to expire December 31, 2010) and reappoint members Laurie Husted, Denis Collet, Denise Barton, and Mike Ignatowski (terms to expire December 31, 2011) to Conservation Advisory Council.

Appoint members to Design Review/Hamlet Committee; Councilman Colgan to contact Chair regarding membership.

Appoint members to Disaster Preparedness Committee; Supervisor Crane to contact Chair Tim Muldoon.

Appoint members to Economic Development Committee; Councilwoman Strawinski to email committee members.

Reappoint Fred Cartier as Ethics Chair (term to expire December 31, 2010).

Appoint members to Farmland Protection Committee; Councilwoman Strawinski to contact Mary Ann Johnson. Committee noted as inactive due to lack of PDR review.

Appoint members to Greenway & Trails Committee; Supervisor recommends Bruce Cuttler for appointment due to his involvement in Central Hudson land deal negotiations; Councilwoman Strawinski identified additional interested candidates. Report to be given at last Town Board meeting of the month.

Reappoint Wayne Hildenbrand as IT Chair (term to expire December 31, 2010) and as member (term to expire December 31, 2011), and Ted Kudzy as member (term to expire December 31, 2011); add one community member as interest develops.

Reappoint Harry Colgan and appoint Bill O'Neill (terms to expire December 31, 2010) to Intermunicipal Shared Services Task Force; include Deputy Supervisor on committee due to potential Highway Garage shared services topic.

Address vacancies on Intermunicipal Task Force; Councilman O'Neill to report at last Town Board meeting of the month with suggestions to replace vacancies (Karen Schneller-McDonald, Tim Ross, Jay Trapp, Mike Leedy have not attended; Peter Sweeny resigned).

Appoint members to Planning Board; Councilwoman Strawinski to email candidates and report; two alternates also needed; Supervisor may have additional suggestions.

Appoint members to Recreation Committee; Chair Doug Strawinski to check if members whose terms expired are still interested in serving.

Appoint members to St. Margaret's Task Force; Board to discuss changing name to St. Margaret's Committee and setting 2-year staggered term limits; decision deferred until Task Force meets again. Funding for roof repair noted as in hand.

Appoint members to Senior Services Committee; Councilwoman Strawinski to contact Chair Andrew Kehr and report back.

Reappoint Nancy Guski as Chair (term to expire December 31, 2010) and reappoint Marcy Appell and Eleanor Friery (terms to expire December 31, 2011) to Tree Preservation Commission.

Reappoint Henry VanParys as Chair (term to expire December 31, 2010) and reappoint Laurence Carr, Greg Fildes, and John Wintenburg (terms to expire December 31, 2011) to Water District #1 Water Board.

Address ZBA appointments; Supervisor supports reappointment of Corinne Weber; Councilman Colgan suggests considering Nick Annas due to Weber's 20-year tenure. Councilman Ross to talk to Nick Annas and report at next week's meeting.

Appoint John Douglas as Chair of Zoning Review Committee; Councilman O'Neill to attend next committee meeting to lead discussion on quorum and non-voting member participation and report back.

Open meeting to public comments.

Adjourn the meeting.