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Mayor’s department to seek accessibility grant, extend donated sick leave and consider memorial bench donation
Summary
City officials will apply for a $48,128 county grant to support accessibility projects for children and youth with special health care needs, consider a $1,500 bench donation in memory of Joshua Jane, extend a donated sick-leave MOA for an employee, and adopt a management confidential handbook.
The City of Saratoga Springs announced several mayoral-department items affecting community services and personnel.
The city will seek Saratoga County Community Accessibility and Inclusion funding: the county is receiving a one-time $48,128 allocation from the New York State Department of Health for community projects to increase accessibility and inclusion for children and youth with special health care needs. The planning office will coordinate with the ADA nonprofit Inclusive Saratoga and Pitney Meadows Community Farm on a tactile sensory trail and a mural, the mayor said.
The council also listed a proposed donation: Friends groups of Tim Cole and Chuck Marshall have offered $1,500 for a bench in memory of Joshua Jane to be placed on public property. Two commissioners indicated possible conflicts and said they would consult the city attorney before voting; the city attorney said gifts to the city for a public purpose may be appropriate, but he would check the record to confirm.
City staff will also seek authorization for a memorandum of agreement extending the use of donated sick leave for employee number 500. The MOA would extend previously approved donated leave through December 31, 2025; at the June 30 expiration the employee had about 110 hours of donated leave remaining and the CSEA City Hall unit requested the extension while the employee is on leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition.
Finally, the mayor indicated the council will consider adopting a management confidential handbook that sets terms and conditions of employment for nonunion, full-time, permanent city employees, including a wage schedule and benefits plan. The handbook had been distributed to council members for review.
No final votes on these items were recorded in the meeting summary; several items will be set for future discussion and vote as appropriate.
