2010-3702010-370
Resolution Confirming Elected Official Salaries for the 2011 Town of Wappinger Final
Budget
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
November 18, 2010.
The meeting was called to order by Christopher Colsey, Supervisor, and upon roll being
called, the following were present:
PRESENT: Supervisor
Councilmembers
ABSENT:
Christopher J. Colsey
William H. Beale
Vincent F. Bettina
Ismay Czarniecki
Joseph P. Paoloni
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilwoman Czarniecki and seconded by
Supervisor Colsey.
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger must publish a Public Hearing Notice to the
official newspapers of the Town in respect to the Preliminary Budget which must occur no later
than the Thursday following Election Day; and
WHEREAS, the Public Hearing Notice must be published at least five days notice and
not more than ten days prior to the public hearing, plus provide the proposed salaries for elected
officials in accordance with New York State Town Law § 108; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board, on October 23, 2010, proposed a contingency fund with
the intention to consider employee salary increases; and
WHEREAS, the contingency amounts in the General (A) Fund was calculated to include
all salaries in the amount of $37,000; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board had never specifically deliberated upon the appropriation
of the contingency amounts to any personnel, including elected officials; and
WHEREAS, the public hearing notice, as prepared by the Town Supervisor reflected a
three percent increase in elected official salaries with a further notation that such funds were
included in contingency and not appropriated by the Town Board; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has not funded nor appropriated salary increases for
elected officials in any amount and had no intention of doing such; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Final Budget reflects a re -calculation of funds in the General
(A) Fund Contingency from $37,000.00 to $30,741.00 to remove any appearance of providing
salary increases to any elected official in the 2011 Town of Wappinger Budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows:
1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set
forth and adopted herein.
2. The Town Board hereby confirms that the 2011 Town of Wappinger Final Budget
does not provide for salary increases for elected officials.
3. The Town Board hereby ratifies the amendment to the General (A) Fund budget
line item A1990.400 from $37,000.00 to $30,741.00 to remove any appearance of
providing salary increases to any elected official in the 2011 Town of Wappinger
Budget.
4. The Town Board hereby directs the Town Supervisor to draft a resolution for the
2011 reorganizational meeting to adopt the following elected official salaries in
the same amount as the 2010 salaries:
Title 2011 Salary
Supervisor $56,000.00
Deputy Supervisor $1000.00
Town Justice $26,780.00
Town Justice $26,780.00
Town Board Member $9,465.00
Highway Superintendent $76,562.00
Town Clerk $53,868.00
Budget Officer $0
5. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
CHRISTOPHER COLSEY, SUPERVISOR
Voting:
AYE
WILLIAM H. BEALE, COUNCILMAN
Voting:
AYE
VINCENT F. BETTINA, COUNCILMAN
Voting:
AYE
ISMAY CZARNIECKI, COUNCILWOMAN
Voting:
AYE
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, COUNCILMAN
Voting:
AYE
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
11/18/2010
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
C. MASTERSON, TOWN CLERK