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New Castle board adopts consent agenda, approves nearly $1.49 million in retroactive payments and several personnel moves
Summary
The New Castle Town Board unanimously adopted the consent agenda July 14, retroactively approving three payments totaling $1,488,824.74 and approving multiple hires, a promotion and resignations; votes were taken by voice and recorded as unanimous in the meeting transcript.
At the July 14 meeting the New Castle Town Board approved its consent agenda and a series of personnel and payment items presented by town staff.
Board member Speaker 2 moved to adopt items 1–11 on the consent agenda; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board then approved three retroactive payments of claims: $402,079.06 (checks printed June 26, 2026), $94,957.20 (checks printed July 8, 2026) and $991,788.48 (checks printed July 10, 2026). The combined total of the three retroactive payments is $1,488,824.74.
Personnel items approved on the consent agenda included acceptance of Victor Tolley’s resignation from the Department of Public Works effective June 24, 2026; hiring Michael Antonucci as a seasonal parks laborer at $22 per hour effective Aug. 10, 2026; authorization to post and hire for a DPW highway laborer position (salary range $53,841.35–$73,940.59; Group 2 step 1–5); promotion of Michael Hernandez to motor equipment operator effective July 13, 2026 (annual salary $88,076.60); and approval to hire Rodolfo Viveiros and John Anderson as fourth‑grade police officers (both effective Aug. 17, 2026, contingent on medical exams and other conditions). The board also accepted the resignation of Susan Julienus from the Committee on Mental Resilience effective July 14, 2026.
All consent‑agenda motions in the transcript were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; the meeting record indicates unanimous "Aye" responses.
Next steps: staff will execute hiring paperwork, process the approved payments, and proceed with advertised recruitment for the DPW highway position.
