Town of Charlton

Saratoga County

Meeting of the Town Board

 

PUBLIC HEARING

 

March 31, 2008

 

7:15 PM

 

 

A Public Hearing of the Town Board of Charlton, Saratoga County, New York was held at 7:15 pm at the Charlton Town Hall, and called to order by Supervisor Grattidge.

 

Present:  Councilman Gardner, Councilman Lippiello, Councilman Salisbury, Councilman Verola and Supervisor Grattidge, Town Clerk Brenda Mills.

Town Attorney VanVranken arrived at 7:19pm.

 

Others Present:  Zoning Administrator Dave LaFountain, Water Superintendent John Morgan.

 

The purpose of this Public Hearing was to hear all interested parties on a proposed Local Law entitled “Local Law Authorizing an Increase to the Salary of Appointed Town Clerk Brenda Mills for Fiscal Year 2008 Pursuant to Section 27 of the New York State Town Law”.

 

 

Supervisor Grattidge read the Legal notice that was published March 14, 2008 in the official newspaper, The Daily Gazette.  The Legal Notice was placed on the sign board at the Charlton Town Hall and also on the Charlton Bulletin Board.  Legal Notice read:

 

PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF CHARLTON

 

 

                PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board of the Town of Charlton will hold a public hearing concerning a proposed local law providing for an increase to the salary of appointed Town Clerk Brenda Mills for Town fiscal year 2008 and which hearing will be held on the 31^st day of March, 2008 at 7:15p.m. at the Town Hall of the Town of Charlton, 784 Charlton Road, Charlton, New York, at which time and place all persons desiring to be heard thereon will be heard. 

 

                A copy of said proposed local law is on file and available at the Town Clerk’s Office.

 

Dated:    March 11, 2008

 

                                                                                                BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

                                                                                                OF THE TOWN OF CHARLTON

                                                                                                Brenda Mills, Town Clerk

 

 

 

Supervisor Grattidge read the proposed Local Law #1, which read:

 

 

     LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF 2008

 

  A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE TO THE

SALARY OF APPOINTED TOWN CLERK BRENDA MILLS

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 PURSUANT TO

SECTION 27 OF THE NEW YORK STATE TOWN LAW

                                                             

 

                Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Charlton, Saratoga County, New York, as follows:

 

Section 1.  Title and Authority. 

 

                This local law shall be known as the “Local Law Authorizing an Increase to the Salary of Appointed Town Clerk Brenda Mills for Fiscal Year 2008 Pursuant to Section 27 of the New York State Town Law”.  It is adopted pursuant to the authority of Article 2, Article 3 and Article 10 of the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law.

 

Section 2.  Purpose. 

 

                The Town Board of the Town of Charlton recognizes that the Appointed Town Clerk has been required to provide additional services than those originally anticipated at the time of the Town Clerk’s appointment on December 10, 2007 and the establishment for fiscal year 2008 salary for such Town Clerk as approved by the Town Board on January 14, 2008.  The Town Board wishes to fairly and adequately compensate the Town Clerk for the necessary services required to be provided to the residents of the Town of Charlton by the Town Clerk and for fiscal year 2008.

 

Section 3.  Payment.

 

                The Appointed Town Clerk’s salary is currently set at $25,477.00 for fiscal year 2008.  The Town Board hereby amends the 2008 annual salary for Appointed Town Clerk Brenda Mills in the increased amount of $3,000.00 and for a new annualized total salary of $28,477.00.  Authority for this action by the Town Board is based on Section 27 of the New York State Town Law.

 

Section 4.  Fund Transfer

 

                The Town Board hereby authorizes the transfer of the sum of $3,000.00 from Town Account No. A-1990.4 - Contingent Account to Town Account No. A-1410.10 - Town Clerk, Department Head Account.

 

 

 

Section 5.  Permissive Referendum

 

                This Local Law is subject to permissive referendum as set forth in Section 24(h) of the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law.

 

Section 6.  Repeal. 

 

                Any other Local Law, or ordinance or resolution inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.

 

Section 7.  Effective Date. 

 

                This Local Law shall take effect forty-five (45) days after its adoption and upon filing with the New York State Secretary of State.

 

 

Supervisor Grattidge gave an opportunity for the public to speak.  Support was received from Mr. LaFountain and Mr. Morgan.

 

The Town Board unanimously gave support of the increase in pay, and thanked the Town Clerk for taking on additional duties to help with the checks and balances of the bookkeeping process.

 

After everyone had the opportunity to speak who wished, a motion was made by Councilman Verola and seconded by Councilman Salisbury, that the meeting be closed.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:22pm.

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

Brenda Mills

Town Clerk