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Newburgh board approves $2.03M audit, hires court clerk and appoints deputy FOIL officer
Summary
The board approved a $2,030,964.18 audit, accepted the February budget status report, approved hiring Claudia Abreu as a full‑time court clerk (start date March 16 pending clearances), and appointed Dominique Rivera as Deputy FOIL Officer with a $39.30 weekly stipend.
The Town Board on March 9 approved the town audit in the amount of $2,030,964.18 and accepted the February 2026 Budget Status Report.
Town Justice Jude T. Martini requested and the board approved hiring Claudia Abreu as a full‑time court clerk with a proposed start date of March 16, 2026 pending necessary paperwork, physical, drug/alcohol screening and fingerprinting. The minutes list a pay‑rate amount that appears garbled in the transcript and is not specified in the record.
Town Clerk Lisa M. Vance Ayers requested and the board approved appointing Dominique Rivera as Deputy FOIL Officer at a weekly stipend of $39.30 (annualized to $2,043.60), and the board also approved starting recruitment for two MEO 1A highway positions as allocated in the 2026 budget.
All motions in this package are recorded in the minutes as passing; most motions record four votes in favor with Councilman Scott M. Manley absent. The minutes list individual mover/second for motions where applicable.
