by Alex Brooks
At Petersburgh’s Organizational Meeting, Supervisor Peter Schaaphok said the Town had received a letter of resignation from Councilman Ray Broadwell, who has not attended Town Board meetings much in the second half of 2010. The Board hasn’t yet set up any formal process for seeking candidates for an interim appointment to fill Broadwell’s seat, but they indicated they would like to hear from people who might be interested in serving on the Town Board.
The Board passed the usual Resolution Number 1 of the New Year, making appointments and setting salaries (these appointments appear below). They also appointed Brandon deWaal to another six year term on the Planning Board, and they appointed Katie Fiske to the Fire Advisory Board, a countywide organization that meets monthly to discuss firefighting issues.
The Board had to revisit the dog license fees that they established last month because they had overlooked a State requirement that the fee for unaltered dogs must be $5 higher than the fee for altered dogs. With this in mind, they set the fees at $3.50 and $8.50. They left Water District rates as before; the semiannual fee is $135 plus $2 per thousand gallons used. There is a fee of $250 twice a year if the water meter on your house is not working and you have not attempted to get it repaired.
The fees under the Site Plan Review Law were tabled because Schaaphok said he wanted to talk to some people and do some research before determining what the fees should be.
Town of Petersburgh Resolution #1 for 2011
RESOLVED, that the salaries and/or wages of Town Officers,
Officials, and Employees be as follows:
Town Supervisor: Peter Schaaphok…..$ 10,000.00 per year
Town Councilmen (4)………………………..$1,654.50 (each) per year
William Seel, Amy Manchester, Richard Snyder & TBA
Town Clerk: Callie Crisp……………………………….$11,776.00 per year
Registrar of Vital Statistics: Callie Crisp…………….. $500.00 per year
Superintendent of Highways: Ray Harrison……..$40,055.00 per year
Deputy Hwy. Superintendent: Steven Harrison……..$922.47 per year
Town Justice (2)………………………………. $4,700.00 (each) per year
Paul Montgomery & Robert Sears
Justice Clerk: Barbara Snyder……………………… $7,300.00 per year
Tax Collector: Emily Harrison…………………….. $3,100.00 per year
Assessor: Craig Surprise……………………………..$15,200.00 per year
Assessor’s Clerk: Anne Schnoop…….. $11.00 per hour
Board of Assessment Review…………… $100.00 (each) per year
Dog Control Officer: Lynne Torello-Burns…..,,,…$2400.00 per year
Code Enforcement Officer: Doug Hull……………..$6405.00 per year
Attorney: Kevin Engel………………………………….. $7000.00 per year
Town Hall Custodian: Katie Dastoli………………. $50.00 per week
Water District Superintendent: Todd Stradinger….. $12.00 per day
Water District Tax Collector: Fred Humphrey…….$1200.00 per year
Highway Dept. Employees range from $15.20 per hr to $10.75 per hr
Town Secretary: Callie Crisp…………………………. $6611.00 per year
Bookkeeper: Charles Guntner………………………… $6500.00 per year
Other Appointments:
Deputy Supervisor: David Green
Deputy Town Clerk: Barbara Snyder
Deputy Registrar: Barbara Snyder
Town Board Rep to Rescue Squad: Richard Snyder
HUD Coordinator: William Seel
Veterans Service Officer: Neil Manchester
Official Newspaper: The Eastwick Press