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Stratford board introduces local law to lengthen supervisor and clerk terms, sets March hearing
Summary
The Stratford Town Board introduced Local Law No. 1 of 2025 to extend the terms of the town supervisor and town clerk from two to four years and scheduled a public hearing for March 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.; the measure passed initial introduction 4–0 with one member absent.
The Stratford Town Board on Feb. 13 introduced Local Law No. 1 of 2025, a proposal to increase the term of office for the Town Supervisor and Town Clerk from two years to four years. John Ploss moved the resolution and Scott Seeley seconded it; the motion carried with Richard Fogarty, Scott Seeley and John Ploss voting yea and Todd Vedder voting nay; Lorraine Rumrill was absent.
The resolution directs the Town Clerk to publish notice of a public hearing in the Leader Herald, post the hearing on the town website and the town notice board as required by New York General Municipal Law. The board set the public hearing for a regular meeting on March 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.; as stated in the record, the hearing will be held at Stratford Town Hall, 120 Piseco Road. "NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Town Board calls for a public hearing to be held on the attached proposed Local Law No. 1 during a regular Town Board meeting scheduled for Thursday March 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.," the resolution states.
Why it matters: changing term lengths would alter the timing of townwide elections for two elected offices and could affect turnover and campaign cycles in Stratford. The introduction is the board’s first formal step; the law would not take effect without the scheduled public hearing and any subsequent board action.
