Town of Woodstock
Meeting
of the Town Board
7:00pm,Tuesday August 10th, 2021
45 Comeau Drive,
Woodstock, NY
Supervisor
Bill McKenna presiding
Council
Members present: Councilman Reggie Earls
Councilman Richard Heppner
Councilwoman Laura Ricci
Deputy
Supervisor Maria Elena Conte
Absent: Councilman Lorin Rose
At
7:00pm Supervisor McKenna called the meeting to order. The press was represented by Bill Kemble,
Nick Henderson and Felicia Katchik.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
·
Public
Be Heard will be at the end of the meeting.
·
The
Business Meeting of the Town Board will be held on August 24, 2021.
PRESENTATIONS:
·
Saugerties
Animal Shelter Presentation of Plans and Designs for New Shelter: There were 4
employees who presented the diagrams and new location of the proposed new
buildings for the shelter. They are
looking for donations to ‘make it happen” and it will be a NFP under the
Saugerties Welfare Fund (started by Marie Post). The information is attached. The Shelter phone # Is 679-0339.
·
NRI
Drinking Water Map – Aquifer Protection Law:
Ken Panza
·
Ken
Panza presented the Drinking Water Protection Map and it was discussed whether
it should be sent to the County since there are issues to be resolved regarding
the “sewer” system and “wells.” There
will be further discussion and a copy of the map was presented to the Board. Laura
Ricci distributed the Steve Winkley Wellhead Protection Overlay District map.
RESOLUTIONS:
·
Hire
Part-Time Dispatcher
·
Hire
Part-Time Dispatcher
·
Resignation
Police Department/Court Security
·
Engage
the services of Kyle Barnett regarding property assessments
RESOLUTION:
HIRE
PART-TIME DISPATCHER
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
BE IT RESOLVED, to hire Dominick O Policastro as part-time
dispatcher for the Woodstock Police Department at a rate of $21.87, effective August 11th, 2021.
All voted: 4-0 Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner
– aye
Councilman Earls –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci - aye
RESOLUTION
173-2021
HIRE PART-TIME DISPATCHER
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Heppner.
BE IT RESOLVED, to hire Carol M Busch
as part-time dispatcher for the Woodstock Police Department at a rate of
$21.87, effective August 11th, 2021.
All
voted: 4-0 Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner
– aye
Councilman Earls –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
RESOLUTION
174-2021
RESIGNATION
POLICE DEPARTMENT/COURT SECURITY
Offered by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Earls
BE IT RESOLVED, to accept the
resignation of Christopher Benson as Police Officer and Court Security,
effective July 22nd, 2021.
All
voted: 4-0 Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner –
aye
Councilman Earls –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
RESOLUTION
175-2021
ENGAGE
THE SERVICES OF KYLE BARNETT REGARDING PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Heppner.
BE
IT RESOLVED
to authorize the supervisor to engage the services of Kyle Barnett of
VanDeWater and VanDeWater LLC to assist the Assessor with legal actions against
the Tow of Woodstock in regards to property assessments.
All
voted: 4-0 Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner
– aye
Councilman Earls –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci
- aye
PUBLIC
BE HEARD:
Liz
Shapiro - Thanks the Town Board for the decision of denial from the Planning
Board
To
Crown Castle.
Felicia
Katchik – please return Public Be Heard to the beginning of the meeting instead
of the end.
General
discussion followed regarding “Fire House Meeting” about the Comeau bond issue
and having the Board present the model to the public at these meetings. There was a positive attitude regarding the
method.
At
8:45 Supervisor McKenna made a motion to adjourn to go into “Executive Session”
regarding the employment history of an employee. All Voted aye – 4-0.
There
was no decision made and the session ended by 9:00 with the Town Board members
leaving without a formal adjournment of the meeting or a second.
Respectfully
submitted,
__________________________________
Lynn
Sehwerert, RMC, Deputy Town Clerk
