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Berlin Town Board Organizational Meeting

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Prior to its first regular meeting of the year, the Berlin Town Board held its 2016 Organizational Meeting.  The following appointments and motions were made:[private]
Elected Officials Annual Salaries
Supervisor $8,240
Town Clerk   $9,894
Council Members (4) $2,000 each
Justices (2) $6,503 each
Assessors (2) $5,883 each
Chair of Assessors $7,103
Appointments
Deputy Supervisor – Tara Fisher
Town Attorney – Donald Tate $5,500
Transfer Station Attendants – Allison J. Hall Sr., Daniel Shnoop, Rose Orenstein $12.41 hourly
Deputy Highway Superintendent – Donald Sweet $16.21 per hour until changed by contract
Highway Department Employees – $15.69 per hour until changed by contract.
Dog Control Officer – Doug Goodermote $5,610
Justice Clerk – Elisabeth Miller  $5,755
Custodian – Rose Orenstein $8.75 per hour
Snow Removal – Allison J. Hall Sr.  $8.75 per hr.
Registrar – Anne Maxon $200
Historian – Sharon Klein – $800
Chairman Zoning Board of Appeals – Nicholas Adams $150
Members $50
Planning Board Chair and new 5 year term – Pamula Gerstel $150
Members $50
Water Rent Collector District 2 – Anne Maxon $1,100
Water District # 1 Superintendent – Leonard Clapp Jr.  $5,000
Water District # 2 Superintendent – James Winn  $10,000
Code Enforcement Officer – Walter Allen Yerton  $9,500
Chair of Assessors – Patty Baretsky
Board of Assessment Review Members – $100
Town Clerk Petty Cash $200
Official Newspaper – The Eastwick Press
Official Bank – Pioneer Bank
Mileage Rate .54 cents
Payroll deduction for Highway employees at 15% of contract unless changed by negotiation
$2,000 spending limit for Highway Superintendent without prior Town Board approval
Motions were passed setting reimbursement rates for Town equipment used for a Water District, establishing as the  Polling Place for District’s 1 and 2 – Berlin Town Hall  17563  NY 22, and establishing the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm as the time for regular Town Board Meetings, and the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 pm for Town Board Workshops. Resolutions were also passed to establish “Chain of Command, procurement policies and procedures and for the annual Fourth of July Parade.[/private]