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