2019-422019-42
Resolution Appointing Full -Time Maintenance Mechanic In Buildings And Grounds
Department
At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on January
28, 2019.
The meeting was called to order by Richard Thurston, Town Supervisor, and upon roll
being called, the following was recorded:
✓ Vote Record - Resolution RES -2019-42
Yes/Aye
No/Nay
Abstain
Absent
2 Adopted
❑ Adopted as Amended
Richard Thurston
Voter
Q
❑
❑
❑
❑ Defeated
William H. Beale
Mover
Q
❑
❑
❑
❑ Tabled
Angela Bettina
Voter
Q
❑
❑
❑
❑ Withdrawn
Robert Johnston
Voter
2
❑
❑
❑
Michael Kuzmicz
Seconder
Q
❑
❑
❑
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Beale and seconded by
Councilman Kuzmicz.
WHEREAS, in its 2019 Budget, the Town Board funded a new position of Full -Time
Maintenance Mechanic in the Buildings and Grounds Department to assist with the repairs of
Town Buildings; and
WHEREAS, under the Rules of the Dutchess County Department of Human Resources, the
position of Maintenance Mechanic is in the Non -Competitive Civil Service Class; and
WHEREAS, the Supervisor of Buildings has interviewed candidates for the Maintenance
Mechanic Position and determined that Walter Erickson meets the minimum qualifications for
the position and is the best candidate for the position and he recommends that the Town Board
appoint him to the position of Maintenance Mechanic for the Buildings & Grounds Department;
and
WHEREAS, the position of Full -Time Maintenance Mechanic is part of the Collective
Bargaining Unit and is subject to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the
Town of Wappinger and Teamsters Local 445 ("CBA").
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows:
1. The Town Board hereby appoints Walter Erickson to the position of Full -Time
Maintenance Mechanic in the Building & Grounds Department effective January 30,
2019.
2. Walter Erickson shall be compensated at the hourly rate of $24.73 which shall be paid out
of the budget line appropriate for said position in the 2019 Final Budget in weekly
installments in accordance with the CBA.
3. The appointment is subject to the approval of the Dutchess County Department of Human
Resources and is further subject to Civil Service Law and the Rules of New York State
and the Dutchess County Department of Human Resources.
4. The appointment is subject to a probationary term of not less than eight nor more than
twenty-six weeks in accordance with the rules of the Dutchess County Department of
Human Resources.
All necessary documentation for the appointment shall be filed with the Dutchess County
Department of Human Resources.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: William H. Beale, Councilman
SECONDER: Michael Kuzmicz, Councilman
AYES: Thurston, Beale, Bettina, Johnston, Kuzmicz
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
1/28/2019
The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted.
P. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK