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Schodack board approves bridge design contract, police vehicle purchase, day-camp staffing and budget modifications
Summary
At its June 11 meeting the Schodack Town Board unanimously approved a package of resolutions including authorization of a $365,000 design agreement for Brookview Station Bridge, purchase and upfit of a police Durango, day-camp staffing and May budget adjustments; claims totaling $940,871.70 were authorized for payment.
The Schodack Town Board on June 11 adopted a slate of resolutions covering infrastructure design, fleet replacement, day-camp staffing, hiring steps and budget adjustments.
The board authorized Supervisor Charles J. Peter to execute a consultant agreement with Creighton Manning Engineering & Surveying, PPLC for the design of the Brookview Station Road Bridge replacement in an amount not to exceed $365,000. It also approved the purchase of a 2026 Dodge Durango for the Police Department at a cost not to exceed $40,951.49 and authorized an upfit by Redlyne Performance Inc. not to exceed $19,633.81; both votes were unanimous (5–0).
Police Chief Ralph Southworth explained the purchase was driven by the replacement need for a supervisor vehicle with roughly 115,000 miles and an additional ~3,000 miles added monthly. The board discussed whether the new detective (interviews held) would be assigned a dedicated vehicle and whether a take-home policy should apply. Chief Southworth said assigning a detective would free officers for patrol shifts and improve investigative efficiency.
The board ratified hiring and staffing actions for the summer Youth and Recreation Day Camp, adding counselors Lucy Lyons, Kardell Williams and Anthony Zuniga and approving Verizon service for 13 camp phones at $5.00 per phone per month plus per-minute charges (estimated approximately $182 for roughly six weeks of service). The board also ratified appointment of Kevin Ostrander as a part-time park attendant and authorized HR Manager Kerrie D. Joiner to advertise a full-time Highway Department Laborer position.
Finance actions included authorization to pay claims #26-0834 through #26-1011 on Abstract No. 2026-06 totaling $940,871.70 (including $66,812.46 previously paid). Comptroller Paul Harter said the claims were the bills the Town was responsible for paying and that a nine-page abstract totaling $874,059.24 had been forwarded to board members before the meeting. The board also approved May 2026 budget modifications, interfund loans and transfers across multiple funds for parks, police grants, road repairs, retiree insurance and water/sewer districts.
Most resolutions carried on unanimous votes; the establishment of standard work days for elected and appointed officials (resolution 2026-174) passed with a roll-call recording James E. Bult as abstaining (4 Ayes, 0 Noes, 1 Abstain). The board entered executive session at 8:13 p.m. to discuss a contractual matter and adjourned the meeting at 8:49 p.m. A detective appointment was anticipated at the June 25 board meeting.
