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Town of Union accepts comptroller's resignation and appoints Heidi Ranger as replacement
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Town of Union board accepted Town Comptroller Jennifer Lindsay’s resignation effective Feb. 20, approved a contract to retain Lindsay temporarily for audit support, and appointed Heidi Ranger as comptroller retroactive to Feb. 21 with a $90,000 salary.
The Town of Union Board on March 4 accepted the resignation of Town Comptroller Jennifer Lindsay, effective Feb. 20, 2026, approved a short-term independent-contractor agreement with Lindsay to support the Comptroller’s Office during the transition, and appointed Heidi Ranger as the new Town Comptroller retroactive to Feb. 21.
The board approved the contractor agreement to retain Lindsay at $55.00 an hour to provide training services and assistance with the completion of the 2025 fiscal year audit. The resolution states an anticipated need of up to 20 hours per week, with an initial two-week period of 35 hours per week to aid audit completion, and a cap of 350 hours total in the year. The motion to accept the resignation and approve the contractor agreement was offered by Councilman Joseph P. Nirchi Sr., seconded by Councilman David Kudgus, and carried with all members present voting yes.
The board then appointed Heidi Ranger as Town Comptroller, retroactive to Feb. 21, 2026, at an annual salary of $90,000 with normal department head benefits. That appointment was adopted by resolution (moved by Nirchi, seconded by Kudgus) with an affirmative unanimous vote.
At the same meeting the board also approved clerks’ travel to the New York State Clerk’s training (Town Clerk Leonard J. Perfetti and Deputy Town Clerk Caroline Zdimal) on April 20–21, 2026 at a cost not to exceed $1,780 charged to the clerk’s 2026 travel and training budget, and approved a $5,000 salary increase for DCPW–Recreation employee Sarah White effective March 3, 2026. Those items were adopted by resolution and recorded as carried with all present voting yes.
The board recorded these personnel and administrative motions as formal resolutions during the March 4 regular meeting; the meeting adjourned at 7:38 P.M.
