Saugerties board approves roster additions, grants, purchases and personnel moves
March 14, 2026 | Saugerties, Ulster County, New York
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At its meeting the Saugerties Town Board approved a range of routine but consequential items, including inspector roster additions, grant support, equipment purchases, personnel actions and consulting services.
Key approvals and actions included:
- Adding third‑party electrical inspectors (Kenny Property Solutions) and energy code compliance inspectors (Empire Testing Solutions) to town rosters to be available for required inspections on new electrical and energy work.
- Authorizing continued professional services with LaBella Associates for post‑closure landfill sampling and reporting (groundwater monitoring and PFAS‑related work).
- Authorizing a purchase agreement for a 40‑cubic‑yard heavy duty roll‑off container at a listed purchase price ($7,008.00) under an existing contract.
- Supporting submission of a 2026 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant application for a side path on West Side 9W (village line to Route 32 signal) to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety in a corridor with recurring pedestrian and vehicle incidents.
- Personnel and administrative motions: appointment of Katie Hammer to the comprehensive planning committee for 2026; acceptance of resignations from the comprehensive planning committee and from longtime assessor Frank Orlando (effective 02/27/2026); hiring Christopher Wilbank as a full‑time motor equipment operator (start date 03/05/2026 and pay rate cited); and authorization for a highway superintendent to piggyback a truck procurement contingent on NYS CHIPS funding.
- Authorizing the supervisor to sign a general release with a departing employee pending town attorney approval, and approving a product integration agreement allowing limited non‑disruptive filming at the town ice rink pending attorney review.
Board members voiced routine discussion on operational needs, staffing, and grant competitiveness; motions were moved, seconded and approved by voice votes during the meeting. For specific implementation details and procurement contract numbers, see meeting minutes and the building/finance departments' records.
Key approvals and actions included:
- Adding third‑party electrical inspectors (Kenny Property Solutions) and energy code compliance inspectors (Empire Testing Solutions) to town rosters to be available for required inspections on new electrical and energy work.
- Authorizing continued professional services with LaBella Associates for post‑closure landfill sampling and reporting (groundwater monitoring and PFAS‑related work).
- Authorizing a purchase agreement for a 40‑cubic‑yard heavy duty roll‑off container at a listed purchase price ($7,008.00) under an existing contract.
- Supporting submission of a 2026 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant application for a side path on West Side 9W (village line to Route 32 signal) to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety in a corridor with recurring pedestrian and vehicle incidents.
- Personnel and administrative motions: appointment of Katie Hammer to the comprehensive planning committee for 2026; acceptance of resignations from the comprehensive planning committee and from longtime assessor Frank Orlando (effective 02/27/2026); hiring Christopher Wilbank as a full‑time motor equipment operator (start date 03/05/2026 and pay rate cited); and authorization for a highway superintendent to piggyback a truck procurement contingent on NYS CHIPS funding.
- Authorizing the supervisor to sign a general release with a departing employee pending town attorney approval, and approving a product integration agreement allowing limited non‑disruptive filming at the town ice rink pending attorney review.
Board members voiced routine discussion on operational needs, staffing, and grant competitiveness; motions were moved, seconded and approved by voice votes during the meeting. For specific implementation details and procurement contract numbers, see meeting minutes and the building/finance departments' records.
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