Town Board annual organizational meeting Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Hurley Town Board will hold its 2023 organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the West Hurley Firehouse, 24 Wall St., West Hurley, NY.
All town meetings are open to the public.
(NO AGENDA PUBLISHED AS OF DAY BEFORE MEETING)
UPDATED WITH AGENDA including Resolution - see below:
The 2023 Organizational Meeting of the Town of Hurley, 7:00 PM on January 10, 2023 at the West Hurley Fire District #1
Presiding: Supervisor Melinda McKnight
Councilmembers: Michael Boms, Peter Humphries, Jana Martin, Gregory Simpson
RESOLUTION #2023 - 1:
Offered by ___________________ Seconded by _____________________
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Hurley as follows:
1. The Kingston Daily Freeman is designated the Newspaper of Record for the Town of Hurley for 2023.
2. The Town Board of the Town of Hurley, pursuant to Section 64 of the Town Law, does hereby designate Bank of Greene County, 2 Miron Lane Kingston as the depository for the funds of the Supervisor and the Town Clerk/Tax Collector for 2023.
3. The following attorneys are designated as Attorneys for the Town of Hurley for 2023: Rodenhausen, Chale & Polidoro; Roemer, Wallens, Gold & Mineaux; Grant & Lyons.
4. James Decker is appointed Town of Hurley Historian for the year 2023.
5. The SPCA is appointed as Dog Control Officer for the year 2023.
6. The following firms shall serve as Engineers for the Town for 2023:
a. Brinnier and Larios
b. Crawford & Associates
7. Javier Perez, Sr. is appointed as Transfer Station Operator for 2023.
8. Patricia (Annie) Reed, is appointed Deputy Town Clerk #1 for the year 2023.
9. Judy Mayhon is appointed Registrar of Vital Statistics and Patricia (Annie) Reed, Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics for the year 2023.
10. Judy Mayhon is appointed Records Management Officer and Fixed Assets Manager for the year 2023.
11. The Annual Salaries for 2023 are as follows:
Supervisor $28,000.00
Councilmembers $ 6,000.00
Town Clerk/Tax Collector $48,890.00
Town Justices $20,240.00
Assessor/BOR Chair $48,000.00
Highway Superintendent $54,675.00
Bldg Insp/Code Enforcement Officer II , $60,000.00
Zoning Enforcement Officer $60,000.00
Financial Officer $ 5,000.00
Bookkeeper $36,426.00
Public Information Officer $35,000.00
Transfer Station Operator $45,760.00
Deputy Operator $19/hr
Recycling Coordinator $19/hr
Transfer Station Attendants $15.60/hour
Fixed Assets Officer $250/year
Registrar of Vital Statistics $250/year
Town Historian $250/month
Court Traffic Prosecutor $150/hour
Deputy Town Clerk $17/hr
Clerk to Justices $22/hr
Court Security Officer (pt) - $25/hr (3 hr min)
Assessor’s Aide #1 $17/hr
Clerk to the Zoning Board $17/hr
Clerk to the Planning Board $17/hr
Assistant to the Supervisor $19/hr
All other Clerks $17/hr
Code Enforcement Officers/Fire Inspector - Part time $35/hour
Contractual Snow Plowers
Pick up with 7’- 8’ plow $45.00/hour
1 ton with 9’ plow $50.00/hour
Any vehicle with sander + $12.00/hour
12. Melinda McKnight is appointed Delegate to the Association of Towns Meeting, and Peter Humphries is appointed Alternate Delegate for the year 2023.
13. Highway employees are to be paid at a rate agreed upon with UPSEU (United Public Service Employees Union) in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
14. The mileage rate is to be adjusted based on the Federal rate as of 2023.
15. Regular Town Board meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Town Hall, 10 Wamsley Place at 7:00 PM.
16. Workshop Town Board Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at the West Hurley Fire District #1, 24 Wall St, West Hurley at 7:00 PM
17. Monthly Expenses and Invoices will be reviewed and signed by 6:00 PM prior to the Workshop and Town Board Meetings.
18. The Annual Town Board Audit Meeting will be held at the Town Hall 60 days after the close of books of prior year.
19. All claims, bills, vouchers etc. must be submitted to the Bookkeeper on the Wednesday before each monthly Workshop and Town Board Meeting. All Claims or Vouchers must be accompanied with purchase bills or receipts of purchased items and signed and dated by Department Heads where applicable. Vouchers, bills and claims will be reviewed and signed beginning at 6:00 PM at Workshop and Town Board Meetings held on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
20. The Superintendent of Highways shall submit to the Supervisor on the Wednesday before each monthly Workshop Meeting a copy of the Warrant Sheet of Highway Claims. Copies of the Warrant Sheet must be presented to the Town Board for audit.
21. All Committees are expected to designate a Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons, to set their own meeting dates and times and to inform the Public Information Officer to post on the Town of Hurley website.
22. Mitch Cohen is appointed as representative to the Ulster County Planning Board and Margaret (Maggie) Cohen is appointed alternate for the year 2023.
23. The following residents are appointed to fill expired terms:
Planning Board Term Exp.
Georganne Chapin 12/31/2029
24. The following shall be Town holidays for 2023:
New Year’s Day Jan 1
Martin Luther King Day Jan 16
Presidents’ Day Feb 20
Memorial Day May 29
Juneteenth June 19
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day September 4
Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 9
Election Day November 7
Veterans’ Day November 11
Thanksgiving Day November 23
Native American Heritage Day November 24
Christmas Day December 25
25. The payment of claims prior to audit is authorized for the following: public utility services (such as electric, gas, telephone, cell phone) postage, freight, express charges, health and dental insurance, and payroll related expenses.
26. Town Board Resolution #108, dated August 19, 1996 which approved the Town of Hurley Investment Policy is hereby reapproved.
27. The procurement and investment policies for the Town of Hurley as described in the January 3, 2013 Resolution of the Town Board shall remain in effect but with the revisions authorized by the Town Board in 2022 to give preference to environmentally friendly goods and services. The New York State Comptroller affirms that the following are exempt from the bidding process:
o Purchase contracts involving expenditures of $20,000 or less
o Contracts for public work involving expenditures of $35,000 or less, and
o Professional services and other procurement not required by law to be competitively bid
28. The following consultants are engaged as planners for the Town of Hurley:
1. Nelson, Pope, and Voorhis
2. Genus Loci
29. The Town of Hurley Local Law #3 of 1997 Chapter 143-1 issuing Hawkers
permits for a fee of $ 75.00 per week is hereby waived for all non profit and
events in 2023.
30. Peter Humphries is appointed Deputy Supervisor and shall be paid a $2,500.00 stipend for all duties assigned by the Town Supervisor.for the year 2023.
31. Monday February 13, 2023 at 3:00 PM shall be the first Ethics Committee meeting for 2023.
32. The Town Board Rules of Procedure dated January 10, 2023, to be kept on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, are hereby adopted as Chapter 50 of the Code of the Town of Hurley.
33. Following are the Elected Town officials’ names for 2023:
Supervisor: Town Clerk/Tax Collector Town Justice:
Melinda McKnight Judy Mayhon Roy Hochberg
Town Justice: Assessor: Councilmember:
John E. Parker Brittany Santarelli Michael Boms
Councilmember: Councilmember: Councilmember:
Peter Humphries Gregory Simpson Jana Martin
Highway Superintendent
Michael Shultis
Roll call vote:
AYE NAE
Melinda McKnight ___ ___
Peter Humphries ___ ___
Jana Martin ___ ___
Michael Boms ___ ___
Gregory Simpson ___ ___
Motion to adjourn: _____________
Seconded by: __________________