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Rhinebeck board approves municipal contractor, intermunicipal inspector support and several appointments
Summary
Trustees accepted Howard Electric Inc. as the municipal electrical contractor, approved a temporary inspector agreement to provide up to 4 village hours/week to LaGrange for three months, and appointed seasonal highway workers and a new volunteer firefighter.
Rhinebeck trustees approved a slate of municipal personnel and contracting actions during their January meeting.
Contractor selection: The board awarded the municipal electrical contractor role to Howard Electric Inc. (40 Trinity Place, Rhinebeck), the sole respondent to an RFP, at an hourly rate reported in the meeting as $110 per hour for standard hours (overtime rates apply after standard hours). The board approved a motion to accept Howard Electric Inc. as the village's municipal electrical contractor.
Intermunicipal inspector support: The Town of LaGrange requested temporary building-inspector support. The village agreed to provide its code enforcement officer (Justin Noyes, referenced by first name in the meeting) for up to a maximum of four village hours per week for a three-month period, billed at his hourly rate plus benefits; the board approved the arrangement with the understanding it will be time-limited.
Appointments and personnel: The board appointed Adam Nelson and Michael Gidea (names as recorded in the meeting) as on-call seasonal laborers for the highway department at $20 per hour. Trustees also appointed Jafon Temple to the Village of Rhinebeck Volunteer Fire Department, and approved travel/attendance for wastewater and fire staff to attend professional conferences.
Provenance: contractor award, temporary inspector agreement, seasonal hires and volunteer appointment were presented, moved and adopted by voice vote during the meeting.
