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Walton board accepts clerk's resignation, appoints Tamara MacDonald and approves routine town measures
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting the Walton Town Board accepted Town Clerk Ronda L. Williams’ resignation effective Sept. 28 and appointed Tamara MacDonald to the clerk post; the board also approved several routine resolutions including a Justice Court grant application and sign refurbishing.
The Walton Town Board on Sept. 9 accepted the resignation of Town Clerk Ronda L. Williams, appointed Tamara MacDonald as Town Clerk/Collector effective Sept. 28 and approved a slate of routine measures, the board reported.
In a motion recorded as Resolution #92, Councilperson Patty Wood, seconded by Councilperson Luis Rodriguez-Betancourt, moved to accept Williams’ resignation from the roles of Town Clerk/Collector, Registrar of Vital Records, Records Management Officer and Bookkeeper, effective Sept. 28, 2024; the board voted "all in favor," and the motion carried. The board then approved Resolution #93, a motion by Councilperson Kevin Armstrong seconded by Rodriguez-Betancourt to appoint Tamara MacDonald to the clerk positions for the remainder of 2024 through Dec. 31, 2025, at the current budgeted salary; that motion also carried unanimously.
Town Clerk Ronda Williams provided the board with financial reports and an ARPA-account update, saying work to finalize electric connections for the cold-storage highway building and the Baptist Church generator should be finished soon and would leave an approximate ARPA balance of $20,000.
The board voted to approve other routine, mostly noncontroversial measures. Resolution #91 declared surplus equipment (a Sharp calculator and a Pitney Bowes postage machine); Resolution #94 authorized the judge to apply for a Justice Court Assistant Program grant of up to $30,000 to allow purchase of a new court bench and judge bench chair. The board also approved installation of a kiosk at Veteran’s Plaza (Resolution #95) with a cap of $2,000 after discussion about placement, installation responsibility and lumber type; Councilperson Patty Wood noted the original kiosk quote was $880 but that the board expected costs to be higher. The board approved a $9,467.47 refurbishment of the Village Square sign on Water Street by Graphics Design (Resolution #96) after Supervisor Joseph Cetta reported interest from businesses in advertising on the sign and discussed options for backlighting and maintenance.
The board approved vouchers as presented (Resolution #97), covering General Fund A ($22,028.53), General OV B ($279.61), General HWY DA ($19,263.49) and OV HWY DB ($280,402.43).
Highway Superintendent Jeff Offnick reported the town completed its 2024 sealing projects and that crews had been working on damage from the Aug. 9 storm; he added that his crew assisted neighboring towns with sealing work. Assessor Penny Haddad reported that mailer data entry is nearly complete, KLW estimates about 5% of properties will need updated inventory before valuation begins, and staff training and routine sales/permitting verification work is ongoing. Dog Control Officer Martin J. Way Jr. summarized his August activity, including seven complaints and one dog seizure, and Supervisor Joseph Cetta thanked him for his work.
The board entered an executive session at 7:00 p.m. for contract negotiations and adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m. The executive session was entered with a motion by Councilperson Leonard Govern, seconded by Councilperson Patty Wood; the minutes state there was no anticipated further action after the executive session.
