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Kolb Jr., George [Ri~~[E~~~[Q) 1/1 ~nOll MAR 2 3 2011 TOWN OF WAPPINGER TOWN CLERK To: Chris Colsey Supervisor, Town of Wappinger From: George A. Kolb Jr. Dear Mr. Supervisor, Approximately nine years go I was hired by former Supervisor Joseph Rugiero and the town board to assume the responsibility of head building inspector for the Town of Wappinger. It was at that time that the building department was in trelnendous turmoil with lack of leadership, serious building issues and inefficiency in its daily operations. For the next two years the redesign of that department took place under my leadership so that many of the existing problems were abated and accountability of personnel was accomplished. Our Code Enforcement Department was one that was looked at as a model for many other towns throughout Dutchess County. Decisions were made, zoning problems were rectified and the town's residents were being more efficiently served. F or reasons unknown to both myself, my staff and many of your residents, you as Supervisor and the town board, with the exception of councilman Beale decided to eliminate me as head of that department almost two years ago. This, as you should have realized, left this department with no leadership and to the current state of dysfunction of the department as a whole. Elimination of personnel and changes to staffing have led to confusion and tremendous inefficiency throughout the department without any thought of how this would effect the efficiency of the daily workings of the department. At that time I had periodically requested the town board to meet with myself and the staff to discuss these concerns. No reply was ever received from the town board for these requests. It is also my understanding that a formal request, several months ago, was sent to the town board by the majority of the staff in this department for re-instatement of my former status to again oversee the building department. This was, I assume, to correct what they felt was a lack of leadership and organization in the department. Again, no reply fi'om the town board was received to my knowledge. I have always felt that the obligation and responsibility of any elected body was to provide the most cost effective service to it's constituents. The responsibility of this department is to provide your residents with, first and foremost, safe and adequate construction of it's commercial and residential structures under the N.Y.S. Building and Fire Code. Regrettably and because of the aforementioned reasons I have decided to tenninate my employment as Code Enforcement Officer to the Town of Wappinger effective April 3, 2011. This will allow me time to complete the many various issues I am currently working on in our office. I would like to thank the many thousands of residents that have allowed me the opportunity to serve and help over the past nine years of my employment with the Town of Wappinger. Thank you. Respectfully submitted, M!{~ George A. Kolb Jr.