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Shelter Island confirms multiple 2026 appointments, sets several salaries and hourly rates
Summary
The Town Board approved a wide slate of appointments for 2026, including public-works and social-service positions, and approved specific salaries and hourly rates for named hires and program staff.
At the organizational meeting the Board approved a series of appointments and hiring terms for 2026. Notable actions include appointing Kenneth Lewis as Commissioner of Public Works (Resolution 2026-13), appointing Alexandra Hakim as Town Social Worker at $54.48 per hour for 12 hours weekly plus additional Suffolk County opioid-grant hours reimbursed at the same rate (Resolution 2026-17), and hiring Ashleigh Sanwald as full-time provisional account clerk at an annual salary of $65,000 effective Jan. 2, 2026 (Resolution 2026-50).
The Board also approved a full-time Exempt Secretary to the Superintendent of Highways and Commissioner of Public Works (Amber Wilson) at an annual salary of $71,750 retroactive to Jan. 2, 2026 with a 26-week probationary period (Resolution 2026-20), and confirmed a range of hourly positions for custodial, detention, marine patrol, senior-center and recreation staff with the rates recorded in the minutes.
