by Alex Brooks
The Town of Petersburgh held its organizational meeting for 2013 on January 7. Most of the appointments are routine, but there were two jobs that had competing applicants. Charlie Kovage applied to be Building Inspector, as did the incumbent, Doug Hull. The Board felt that Hull is doing a good job and decided to stick with him.[private]Councilman Bill Seel thanked Kovage for his time and interest. He said he thought Kovage is well qualified for the job. “We’ll keep you in mind if we need someone for this job in the future,” he concluded.
Kovage is the Building Inspector for the Town of Hoosick.
The other job with competing applicants was Water District Superintendent. Former Water District Superintendent Ben Krahforst applied for the job as did current Superintendent Todd Stradinger. The Board unanimously chose Krahforst, though they didn’t publicly express their reasons for doing so.
The Board made a change to its procurement policy at the request of David Alderman. It has been that all purchases over $10,000 must be put out to bid. The Board changed it to all purchases over $5,000 must be put out to bid.
At the end of the meeting, Supervisor Krahforst announced his goals for the upcoming year. He said he would like to make the basement of the Town Hall usable, to get the moisture completely out of there, so that some of the Town offices can be moved down there. He also said he would like to reduce the town’s energy consumption wherever possible, as well as getting the Broken Wheel Bridge project launched.
RESOLUTION #1 for 2013
RESOLVED, that the salaries and/or wages of Town Officers,
Officials and Employees be as follows:
Town Supervisor: Siegfried Krahforst…………..$ 10,000 per year
Town Councilmen (4)………………………….$1,704.50 (each) per year
William Seel, David Alderman, Richard Snyder and Duane Goodermote.
Town Clerk: Callie Crisp……………………………….$12,130 per year Registrar of Vital Statistics: Callie Crisp…………….. $500 per year
Superintendent of Highways: Ray Harrison……..$41,257 per year
Deputy Hwy. Superintendent: Steven Harrison……..$950 per year
Town Justice (2)………………………………….. $4,850 (each) per year
Paul Montgomery and Amy Manchester
Court Clerk: Callie Crisp……………………………… $7,500 per year
Tax Collector: Emily Harrison………………………. $3,500 per year
Assessor: Craig Surprise………………………………..$15,200 per year
Assessor’s Clerk: Anne Schnoop…………………… $11 per hour
Board of Assessment Review…………… $100 (each) per year
Dennis Smith, David Miller, Anne Bossoni, Brandon DeWaal, Barbara Snyder
BAR Secretary: Callie Crisp…………………………….$110 per year
Dog Control Officer: Lynne Torello-Burns…………$3,000 per year
Code Enforcement Officer: Doug Hull………………$9,600 per year
Town Attorney: Kevin Engel………………………….. $7,000 per year
Town Hall Custodian: Emily Harrison………………$50 per week
PVMCC Custodian: Katie Dastoli…………………… $60 per week
Water District Superintendent: Ben Krahforst….. $9,000 per year
Water District Tax Collector: Callie Crisp…………..$1,200 per year
Highway Dept. Employees range from $16.13 per hour to $10 per hr
Town Secretary: Callie Crisp…………………………. $8,710per year
Bookkeeper: Charles Guntner………………………… $7,800 per year
Other Appointments:
Deputy Supervisor: Peter Schaaphok
Deputy Town Clerk (1): Barbara Snyder……… $10.50 per hour
Deputy Town Clerk (2): Anne Schnoop………. $ 9.50 per hour
Deputy Registrar: Barbara Snyder
Town Historian: Peter Schaaphok
Town Board Rep to Rescue Squad: Richard Snyder
Veterans Service Officer: David Alderman
Official Newspaper: The Eastwick Press
Official Funds Depository: Pioneer Bank[/private]