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RELATING TO ANNUAL REORGANIZATION

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Expiredformal_resolutionongoingEstablishes meeting dates (second Tuesday and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.), designates official newspaper (Poughkeepsie Journal), authorizes official depositaries (M&T Bank, Bank of Greene County, Key Bank National Association, and NYCLASS), sets petty cash limits, establishes salaries for elected officials, sets mileage reimbursement rate at $0.56 per mile, authorizes blanket bond coverage for officials and employees, designates check signers, and approves procurement, investment, ethics, and fund balance policies.
First seen
2021-01-12
Latest event
2021-01-12
adopted
Expires
2021-12-31

Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. Regular meetings of the Board will take place throughout the year 2021 on the following days in each month, at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall: Second Tuesday and Fourth Wednesday.
  2. The Official Newspaper of the Town for 2021 shall be the Poughkeepsie Journal.
  3. The following financial institutions shall be Official Depositaries of the Town for all Town monies for 2021: M&T Bank, The Bank of Greene County, Key Bank National Association. In addition, the Town is a member of NYCLASS pursuant to the NYCLASS Municipal Cooperation Agreement Amended and Restated as of March 14, 2014.
  4. Pursuant to Section 64 of the Town Law, the Town Clerk/Receiver is authorized to maintain a petty cash fund in the amount of $500.00.
  5. The following salaries are established for elected officials for 2021: Supervisor $31,310; Town Board Members (each) $8,790; Town Clerk $56,515; Town Justices (each) $18,076; Highway Superintendent $66,373.
  6. The mileage reimbursement rate of $0.56 per mile is established for Town officials and employees incurring official mileage when obligated to drive their own vehicles on Town business or when a Town vehicle is not available.
  7. The execution of a blanket bond in lieu of individual undertaking pursuant to Section 11(2) of the Public Officers Law is authorized, covering all officers and employees who collect money.
  8. The following are authorized to sign bank checks for all Town business: (i) Supervisor Robert McKeon; (ii) in his absence Deputy Supervisor Bill O'Neill; and (iii) in the absence of the Supervisor and the Deputy Supervisor, any of the Board Members William Hamel, Christine Kane or Jacob Testa.
  9. The Supervisor is directed to submit to the Town Clerk within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year a copy of the Supervisor's report to the State Comptroller; and the Town Clerk shall cause a summary of such report to be published within 10 days of filing in the official newspaper of the Town.
  10. The Procurement Policy as recommended by the Purchasing Officer in the form last revised 5/12/2020 is approved.
  11. The Investment Policy in the form last revised 3/12/2019 is approved.
  12. The Code of Ethics of the Town of Red Hook is set forth in Article III of the Town Code.
  13. The Fund Balance Policy in the form last revised 3/27/2019 is approved.
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  • WHEREAS, None provided in the motion text.

Lifecycle (1 event)

2021-01-12adoptedvote: unanimous
Adopt Resolution No. 1 relating to annual reorganization, establishing meeting dates, official depositaries, salaries, mileage reimbursement rates, and other town governance procedures for 2021.
moved by O'Neill · seconded by Kane
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Resolved
  1. Regular meetings of the Board will take place throughout the year 2021 on the following days in each month, at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall: Second Tuesday and Fourth Wednesday.
  2. The Official Newspaper of the Town for 2021 shall be the Poughkeepsie Journal.
  3. The following financial institutions shall be Official Depositaries of the Town for all Town monies for 2021: M&T Bank, The Bank of Greene County, Key Bank National Association. In addition, the Town is a member of NYCLASS pursuant to the NYCLASS Municipal Cooperation Agreement Amended and Restated as of March 14, 2014.
  4. Pursuant to Section 64 of the Town Law, the Town Clerk/Receiver is authorized to maintain a petty cash fund in the amount of $500.00.
  5. The following salaries are established for elected officials for 2021: Supervisor $31,310; Town Board Members (each) $8,790; Town Clerk $56,515; Town Justices (each) $18,076; Highway Superintendent $66,373.
  6. The mileage reimbursement rate of $0.56 per mile is established for Town officials and employees incurring official mileage when obligated to drive their own vehicles on Town business or when a Town vehicle is not available.
  7. The execution of a blanket bond in lieu of individual undertaking pursuant to Section 11(2) of the Public Officers Law is authorized, covering all officers and employees who collect money.
  8. The following are authorized to sign bank checks for all Town business: (i) Supervisor Robert McKeon; (ii) in his absence Deputy Supervisor Bill O'Neill; and (iii) in the absence of the Supervisor and the Deputy Supervisor, any of the Board Members William Hamel, Christine Kane or Jacob Testa.
  9. The Supervisor is directed to submit to the Town Clerk within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year a copy of the Supervisor's report to the State Comptroller; and the Town Clerk shall cause a summary of such report to be published within 10 days of filing in the official newspaper of the Town.
  10. The Procurement Policy as recommended by the Purchasing Officer in the form last revised 5/12/2020 is approved.
  11. The Investment Policy in the form last revised 3/12/2019 is approved.
  12. The Code of Ethics of the Town of Red Hook is set forth in Article III of the Town Code.
  13. The Fund Balance Policy in the form last revised 3/27/2019 is approved.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, None provided in the motion text.
Subject key: annual_reorganization_2021