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Rhinebeck board approves short-term office assistant hire to speed e-code uploads and records scanning
Summary
Trustees voted to hire volunteer Jaden Anise as a temporary office assistant at $15/hour to complete e-code uploads, Laserfiche scanning and storage-room organization through the end of the fiscal year; the role is a time-limited contractor assignment funded from existing non-employee lines.
The Village of Rhinebeck Board of Trustees on March 10 approved hiring a short-term office assistant to complete back-office records work through the end of the fiscal year.
The mayor presented a work plan asking for a contracted assistant to help with three priority tasks: complete e-code uploads so village code is searchable online, finalize Laserfiche (records-scanning) setup, and organize the basement storage room. The mayor proposed a limited-term engagement of roughly 15 hours per week at $15 an hour through the end of the fiscal year, with the cost ($2,475) split across general, water and sewer non-employee fee lines.
Trustees discussed capacity and whether the arrangement could morph into a permanent position; supporters said the role is explicitly time-limited and focused on discrete projects that have been backlogged for years. The board moved, nominated a current volunteer identified as Jaden Anise to fill the contract role, and approved the hire by voice vote with at least one recorded opposition.
Next steps: the mayor will oversee a short work plan for the assistant to prioritize e-code completion first, then Laserfiche and storage-room organization, and the clerk’s office will track deliverables and the non-employee payment process.
