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RELATING TO ANNUAL REORGANIZATION

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Expiredformal_resolutionongoingEstablishes meeting dates, official newspaper, depositories, petty cash limits, salaries for elected officials, mileage reimbursement rate, blanket bond authorization, check signing authority, financial reporting procedures, and approval of procurement, investment, ethics, and fund balance policies for 2025.
First seen
2025-01-14
Latest event
2025-01-14
adopted
Expires
2025-12-31

Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. Regular meetings of the Board will take place throughout the year 2025 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 2025 shall be the Poughkeepsie Journal.
  3. The following financial institutions shall be Official Depositaries of the Town for all Town monies for 2025: M&T Bank and The Bank of Greene County, and 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 not to exceed $500.00.
  5. The salaries for elected officials for 2025 are established as follows: Supervisor $62,478; Town Board Members (each) $10,065; Town Clerk $64,718; Town Justices (each) $20,700; Highway Superintendent $76,006.
  6. The mileage reimbursement rate of $0.70 per mile is established for Town officials and employees incurring official mileage in 2025, subject to adjustment by the Town Board to be consistent with the IRS rates.
  7. The Town Board authorizes the execution of a blanket bond in lieu of individual undertaking pursuant to Section 11(2) of the Public Officers Law for all officers and employees who collect money.
  8. The following are authorized to sign bank checks for all Town business: Supervisor Robert McKeon; in his absence Deputy Supervisor William Hamel; and in the absence of both, any of the Board Members Christine Kane, Julia Solomon or Jacob Testa.
  9. The Supervisor is authorized 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 in the official newspaper.
  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, the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook follows Town Law and administrative best practices for annual organization

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2025-01-14adoptedvote: unanimous
Adopt Resolution No. 1 relating to Annual Reorganization for 2025.
moved by Kane · seconded by Hamel
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Resolved
  1. Regular meetings of the Board will take place throughout the year 2025 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 2025 shall be the Poughkeepsie Journal.
  3. The following financial institutions shall be Official Depositaries of the Town for all Town monies for 2025: M&T Bank and The Bank of Greene County, and 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 not to exceed $500.00.
  5. The salaries for elected officials for 2025 are established as follows: Supervisor $62,478; Town Board Members (each) $10,065; Town Clerk $64,718; Town Justices (each) $20,700; Highway Superintendent $76,006.
  6. The mileage reimbursement rate of $0.70 per mile is established for Town officials and employees incurring official mileage in 2025, subject to adjustment by the Town Board to be consistent with the IRS rates.
  7. The Town Board authorizes the execution of a blanket bond in lieu of individual undertaking pursuant to Section 11(2) of the Public Officers Law for all officers and employees who collect money.
  8. The following are authorized to sign bank checks for all Town business: Supervisor Robert McKeon; in his absence Deputy Supervisor William Hamel; and in the absence of both, any of the Board Members Christine Kane, Julia Solomon or Jacob Testa.
  9. The Supervisor is authorized 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 in the official newspaper.
  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, the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook follows Town Law and administrative best practices for annual organization
Subject key: annual_reorganization_2025