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Board approves consent agenda, routine hires and payment runs; accepts assistant town administrator resignation
Summary
The Town Board approved its consent agenda including retroactive payments, multiple hiring authorizations for seasonal and permanent positions, and accepted the resignation of assistant town administrator Lauren Casone effective April 17; the board also authorized training and equipment purchases listed on the agenda.
The Town of New Castle adopted items on its consent agenda and approved a slate of routine administrative actions Wednesday night. The board approved two retroactive payment runs, authorized attendance at the Cornell local roads program (cost not to exceed $750), and approved a number of hires and reappointments across departments including seasonal recreation staff, DPW hires and a part-time clerk.
Personnel and administration: The board accepted the resignation of assistant town administrator Lauren Casone effective April 17 and authorized posting/hiring for her replacement. The board also approved the reappointment of members to the Arts and Culture Committee, authorized hiring for police and public-works positions, and confirmed summer-camp programming agreements with Chappaqua Central School District and Seven Bridges Swim Club.
Equipment and operations: The board authorized the use of a purchasing cooperative to buy a QuickView HD zoom camera for DPW (vendor: Joe Johnson Equipment Company; cost not to exceed $21,137) and approved a five-year maintenance agreement for the Inningwood Road pump station generator with Cummins Sales & Service at $3,849.19 annually. The board authorized the East of Hudson Watershed Corporation annual operation and maintenance payment (net cost $6,477.79 as reflected in the agenda).
Votes: The consent agenda and subsequent resolutions passed by voice vote with affirmative responses from members present. The board then adjourned.
