TOWN OF HIGHLAND

2010 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

JANUARY 4, 2011

PRESENT SUPERVISOR ANDREW BOYAR

COUNCILMAN FRED BOSCH

COUNCILMAN SCOTT HALLOCK

COUNCILWOWAN AMANDA SCULLY

COUNCILMAN JAMES GUTEKUNST

ALSO PRESENT NORMAN SUTHERLAND HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT

DOREEN HANSON TOWN CLERK

Supervisor calls meeting to order

Flag Salute

Supervisor Boyar welcomes the Honorable Judge Frank LaBuda and Legislature Kathy LaBuda.

The Honorable Judge Frank LaBuda gives the Oath of Office to Councilman James Gutekunst.

MOTION BY Councilman Hallock to set date time and place of Regular Town Board Meeting , second Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 PM ,and the Work session for the first Tuesday of each month as needed, the Planning Board first Wednesday of each month @ 7: 30 PM of each month and the ZBA meeting the third Thursday @ 7 :30 PM as needed.

seconded by Councilwoman Scully discussion motion carried all ayes.

MOTION BY Councilman Bosch to approve Compensation and Wage ser forth by 2001 Budget

Supervisor $19,000.00

Board (4) $5,586.26

Highway Superintendent $45,020.35

Town Clerk $27,864.53

Sole Assessor $29,417.00

Town Attorney $17,500.00

Town Justices (2) $11,072.50

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MOTION BY Councilwoman Scully to designate the respective officers at compensation set forth in 2009 budget seconded by Councilman Hallock discussion motion carried all ayes.:

Social Services Elizabeth Frazier

Town Historian Peter Barnes

Z.B.A. Secretary Mary Jasper

Planning Board Secretary Mary Jasper

Confidential Secretary/Bookkeeper Jean VanDeMark

Animal Control Officer Fawn Schneider


Part Time Code Enforcer David Kuebler

Code Enforcement Clerk Ann Durland

Registrar of Vital Statistics Doreen Hanson

Assessor Renee Ozomek

Clerk to Assessor Mary Jasper

Assessor -Data Collector Walter Adamek

Assessor- Data Collector Joseph Mellan

Deputy Town Clerk Christine Myers- Kathryn Sweeney

Constable Michael Walton- Chief Administrative Constable

Constable Marc Anthony

Constable Robert Maas

Constable Ronald Schneider

Court Clerk Patricia M Summa

Attorney to Town Michael Davidoff

Grounds & Maintenance Carlos DeJesus

Designate wage scale for Highway Workers (Continue 2009 Union Contract Scale)

Daryl Barnes $20.54 (Includes -Plus $1.00 / Deputy Superintendent)

Jeffrey Barnes $ 19.37

Tyson Denlinger $17.33

Christopher Halvorsen $19.37

James Morabito $19.37

Robert Robertson $19.37

Designated James Gutekunst as Deputy Supervisor

Timothy Schadt as Fire Advisory Board Member for Highland

Recommend Louis Pine to Emergency Service Board for Highland.

Designate Andrew Boyar as UDC Delegate

Designate Debra Conway as Alternate to UDC Delegate

Designate Amanda Scully as Scenic Byway Delegate

Designate Andrew Boyar as Alternate to Scenic Byway

Designate Berry Hafkin Planning Board Chairman

Reappoint Glen Goldstein to Planning Board

Designate Amanda Scully to the Environmental Council

Set the mileage rate as per Federal Rate per mile.

Designate the First National Bank of Jeffersonville as Official Depository

Designate the Sullivan County Democrat and River Reporter as Official Newspapers.

Designate Thunder Country 102.1 and W.S.U.L. 98.3 as Official Radio Stations.

Designate Arnold Gruel to Recycle committee and Beautification Committee

Designate Teri Cole as Youth Director

Designate Larry Fishman as Zoning Board Chairman

Designate Councilman James Gutekunst to go to the Association of Towns in February.

Confirm the contracts with American Legion Ambulance, Yulan Fire Department, Highland Lake Fire Department and Sunshine Library.

Designate Arleen Nieke to Sullivan County RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program)


Standing Committees

Community Planning / Seniors Andrew Boyar

Youth and Park Development Amanda Scully, Andrew Boyar and Mauro Giuffrida

Building/ Codes Department Fred Bosch, Andrew Boyar

Emergency Management Scott Hallock, James Gutekunst

Grants Amanda Scully

Insurance Andrew Boyar & James Gutekunst

Buildings Fred Bosch/ Paul Zimmermann

Beautification/ Renaissance Arnold Gruel

Personnel James Gutekunst& Scott Hallock

Natural Gas Issues Fred Bosch & Amanda Scully

Website Dorene Warner, Andrew Boyar,James Gutekunst

Energy and Environment Actin Chair Carol Roig, Fred Bosch Amanda Scully Berry Hafkin, Larry Fishman and Debra Conway

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MOTION BY Councilman

Respectfully submitted,

Doreen Hanson Town Clerk