1989-12-28 SPM277
The Year End Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger
was held on December 28, 1989 at the Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road,
Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York.
Supervisor Paino opened the Meeting at 7:40 P.M.
Present:
Irene Paino, Supervisor
Vincent Farina, Councilman
David Reis, Councilman
Constance Smith, Councilwoman
Robert Valdati, Councilman
Elaine H. Snowden, Town Clerk
Others Present:
Joseph E. Paggi, Jr., Engineer
This Meeting was set at the Regular Meeting of the Town Board on
December 4, 1989 for the purpose of transferring monies to various
line items requiring additional funds and certain matters of unfinished
business .
The following resolution was offered by COUNCILMAN REIS who moved
its adoption:
FROM AMOUNT TO AMOUNT
1010.20 $ 158.40
1110.20 626.45 1010.40 $ 784.85
1110.20 1,123.96
1110.40 3,688.77
1220.20 61.10
1220.40 1,075.14
1315.20 597.01
1315.40 133.77
1330.20 85.00
1330.40 879.75
1355.20 98.36
1355.40 1,913.45
1355.45 122.24
1380.40 528.00
1410.20 1,014.00
1410.40 440.31
1420.40 14,741.47
1450.40 983.87
1670.40 3,415.55
1680.20 9,044.11
1680.40 332.18
1910.40 14,440.71 1320.40 54,718.75
1910.40 25,006.96
1990.40 16,913.04 1620.40 41,920.00
1990.40 396.48
1990.50 939.27 1660.40 1,335.75
1990.50 402.77
3310.40 236.91 7620.40 639.68
3310.20 2,652.09
3510.40 6,000.00
3520.40 905.00
5010.20 500.00
5010.40 64.09
5132.40 8,196.92
9040.80 1,127.56 9060.80 19,445.66
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FROM AMOUNT TO AMOUNT
1380.40 1,162.51
1420.40 1,157.50
1990.40 1,939.13
1990.40 2,429.71
1990.40 1,500.10
3410.20 164.28
3620.20 237.92
3645.40 800.00
5182.40 1,052.85
1990.40 2,000.00
7310.20 712.10
5182.40 134.23
1990.40 1,782.00
1910.40 1,000.00
1990.40 5,077.50
1990.40 8,828.44
1950.80 3,000.00
3620.20 2,400.00
5182.40 5,000.00
7550.40 700.00
8010.40 1,779.94
8015.20 291.25
8015.40 707.58
8020.20 1,427.58
8020.40 3,943.23
9040.80 2,207.77
9060.80 1,284.74
1990.50 10,000.00
5142.40 15,546.77
1440.40
3120.20
3120.40
3410.40
3620.40
6410.40
7310.40
8160.40
Seconded by: Councilman Farina
Roll Call Vote: 5 Ayes 0 Nays
4,259.14
2,429.71
1,500.10
164.28
237.92
3,852.85
846.33
2,782.00
5,077.50
8540.40 31,570.53
5110.40 25,546.77
The second item on the Agenda was in regard to a Resolution to
change Enterprise Funds to Special Districts, at the recommendation
of the State Audit and Control and also the C.P.A's. This will
enable us to get a better picture of the financial status of the water
and sewer districts and it will simplify the bookkeeping procedures.
MRS. PAINO moved to change the Enterprise Funds for the Water and
Sewer Districts to Special Districts.
Seconded by Mrs. Smith
Motion Unanimously Carried
The next matter was the consideration of the CSEA contract for the
Highway employees. The Board had previously authoirzed the Attorney
to negotiate the contract on behalf of the Town, with the CSEA; a
memo, dated December 26, 1989, has been received from Attorney Wood
listing several items in addition to the basic contract that must be
considered by the Board.
MRS. PAINO moved to approve the contract between the Town of Wappinger
and the C.S.E.A. with the following changes:
1. The Contract would be modifed so that if an employee refuses
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overtime
count as
2.
style of
of their
for the purposes of rotating overtime, this refusal would
if the employee had worked for those overtime hours.
That the Town Board shall be able to designate a color and
Uniform shirt and all employees must purchase the same out
Uniform Allocation.
3. That the Town shall be responsible for seeing to it that
all employees report back to the Town Highway Garage and are safe
from their assigned duties at the end of business each day.
4. That the Town will provide the employees with one pair of
rubber boots for the year during the term of the Contract.
5. That employees will be able to carry over up to ten (10)
days vacation time into the following Calendar year upon the written
approval of the Town Supervisor prior to the commencement of the
new Calendar year.
6. That any employee who does not use all of his or her personal
days shall have those personal days added to their sick time which
is carried over and accumulated, the total amount not to exceed the
established maximum.
7. That the amount of Life Insurance presently provided by
the Town will be increased by the face amount of $5,000.00 providing
therefore that any employee with up to ten (10) years of service
would now have $10,000.00 worth of Life Insurance and any employee
with ten (10) years or more service would have $15,000.00 in
Life Insurance.
8. A new provision shall be added to the Agreement which
provides that any new laborers hired by the Town, will serve a
period of one year at a salary $3,000.00 less than the present
Step 1 Salary for Laborers. At the end of this one year period,
the Laborer would then go to Step 1 of the Salary scale and proceed
through the various teps. In addition, following the Laborer's
first year of employment, the laborer would pay 50% of all increases
for Health Insurance for that employee for all of his future employment
with the Town, and that his first year of service will count as the
base year for the amount that the Town will be required to continue
to contribute.
9. That any worker who is out on Worker's Compensation, the
Town will be responsible for crediting that to that employee's sick
pay, for a period of waiting time required under the Town's Worker's
Compensation Policy.
10. The maximum number of sick days that may be accumulated
by an employee shall be increased to 166 days from 154 days.
11. Any employee who retires from the service of the Town of
Wappinger shall have their sick time liquidated by the Town making
a cash payment to the employee of one day's pay for every two sick
days that have been accumulated, not to exceed the established
maximum number of days.
12. The clothing allowance presently in the sum of $100.00
per employee shall be increased during the 1990 year to $125.00 and
in 1991 shall be increased to $150.00.
13. That this Agreement would be for a period of two years
during the first year of the Agreement, wages would be increased
by 6%, and during the second year of the Agreement, wages would
be increased by 6i%.
Furthermore, it was agreed that there is one employee present
in the Highway Department who is anticipating retiring during the
life of this Contract, that is during 1990 or 1991. This employee
has over 20 years of service with the Town, and it is the understanding
which would be requested in a side agreement, and not covered in the
Contract, that since the Town has continued to pay for Health benefits
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of employees who have retired from the Town Hall, who have had in
excess of 20 years of service, that if this is verified, then the
Town would agree to pay Health Insurance benefits for this
Highway Department employee if that employee ret ,res during the
life of this Agreement. Furthermore, when this employee reaches
the age at which he is eligible for Medicare, Medicare will become
the principal carrier.
Seconded by Mr. Farina
Motion Unanimously Carried
MR. FARINA moved to authorize the Supervisor to sign the C.S.E.A.
Contract, on behalf of the Town of Wappinger.
Seconded by Mr. Reis
Motion Unanimously Carried
The Town has recently implemented a Purchase Order System for all
departments and have distributed them with instructions on procedures
to all employees and vendors. It is the recommendation of the State
Audit and Control Department that this procedure be used and officially
established.
MRS. PAINO moved that the Town Board officially accept the Purchase
Order procedures.
Seconded by Mrs. Smith
Motion Unanimously Carried
Deputy Supervisor David Reis, Councilman, Ward 2, asked to be
recognized for the purpose of making a brief statement since this
was the last meeting for this administration. He thanked his
constituents and members of the Board for the last four years as a
member of the Board and also thanked the Supervisor, on behalf of the
residents of Ward 2, for taking care of water and sewer needs; he
also included the Engineer, Jay Paggi and the Attorney, Tom Wood
in his words of praise.
Councilman Vincent Farina, Ward 3, added his comments, thanking the
residents of his Ward for their support; he thanked the Supervisor for
her assistance during the last four years, also the Town Clerk, Mrs.
Snowden for assistance during his first year in office. The Engineer
and Attorney were thanked for their work on the drainage problems and
other concerns. Mrs. Paino reiterated the statements made by the
other officials, thanked Councilman Farina for his outstanding job
in Ward 3, as a resident of that Ward, and thanked the Deputy Supervisor
for making her job easier. She wished the next administration successful
years under Supervisor Smith along with Councilman Valdati and
the three new Councilpeople. The Southern Dutchess News was also
included in comments of a job well done.
Mrs. Smith wished the outgoing Board the best of luck and success
in their future.
MR. REIS moved to close the Year End Meeting, seconded by Mr. Valdati
and unanimously carried.
The Meeting closed at 7:54 P.M.
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ETain. Snowden
Town Clerk
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