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Fallsburg board approves warrants, hires and SRO agreement; residents press for better water alerts and road fixes
Summary
At its June 17 meeting the Fallsburg Town Board approved multiple warrants and payroll items, confirmed hires and promotions, adopted resolutions including a school resource officer agreement and street namings, and heard residents complain about water-notification procedures and county culvert work on Brickman Road.
The Fallsburg Town Board on June 17 approved several routine fiscal and personnel items and adopted multiple resolutions while also hearing citizens’ concerns about emergency notifications and a county culvert project that left a local road uneven.
The board moved and seconded a package of warrants and payroll approvals, including a warrant listed on the agenda as 0626 and another (06A26) shown as $275,390.13. The transcript records the motions and the board’s voice approvals but does not include a roll‑call tally in the public transcript. The board also approved payroll warrants listed on the agenda.
Personnel actions approved included hiring Mark Jaffy as a special code officer at $30 per hour (effective June 17, 2026), hiring Mateo Scana as aquatics director at $28.50 per hour (effective June 8, 2026), and hiring Madison McDana as an office clerk in the parks department at $16.25 per hour (effective June 15, 2026). The board approved promotions for Brandon Amoya to utility plant operator (Water 2B/D) at $29.70 per hour (effective July 15, 2026) and Dogen Denise to laborer in the highway department at $22.68 per hour (effective June 15, 2026). One board member said they would abstain on item 10 because the promoted employee is a relative; the abstention was recorded in the meeting transcript.
The board also passed Resolution No. 47, which names Amunia and Brooks Drive within Brookside Estates, and Resolution No. 48, adopting an agreement between the Falls Central School District, the town and the town police department for school resource officer services.
During the public-comment period residents urged the town to improve emergency notification practices after recent water incidents; meeting leaders said the town clerk is being trained to post alerts and the administration is working to establish a consistent chain of command for messages. A resident criticized county work on Brickman Road after a culvert installation left a raised section described as a "ski jump"; the resident said county crews left the shoulder uneven and that the county planned to hire a contractor to straighten the grade and pave later.
Next steps: routine personnel and warrant approvals take effect on the dates listed on the meeting agenda; the town said it would continue training staff on alert posting and pursue follow up with county officials regarding Brickman Road repairs.
