The agenda for this meeting of the Town Board can be found here.

1. Swearing-in Ceremony

   1. Jacob Crawford (Town Board member)

2. 2023 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

3. Organizational Agenda

   1. Consider approving Schedule A's listing of appointments and authorizing the Town Supervisor to make provisional appointments.

   2. Consider adopting Schedule B's meeting schedules for 2023 for the Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Advisory Council, Industrial Development Agency, and Traffic Safety Committee.

   3. Consider adopting Schedule C's designation of Fire Wardens, Fire Investigation Team, and Fire Inspectors for 2023.

   4. Consider adopting Schedule D's designation of Town Board members and officials as liaisons for 2023.

   5. Consider approving Schedule E's 2023 holiday schedule for non-union employees (except Transfer Station). The holiday schedule of union employees is per collective bargaining agreements.

   6. Consider approving Schedule F's 2023 holiday schedule for the Transfer Station.

   7. Consider authorizing the use of 2023 IRS approved mileage rates for reimbursing Town employees when authorized to use private vehicles on Town business.

   8. Consider authorizing 2023 vendor overtime rates for the Police Department as recommended by the Town Comptroller.

   9. Consider designating Adirondack Mountain Engineering, PC; Barton & Loguidice, DPC, Boswell Engineering; CHA Consulting, Inc; Creighton Manning; Delaware Engineering, DPC; Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.; Insite Northeast Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C.; Lansing Engineering, PC; and Spectra Environmental Group, Inc. as Town-designated engineers.

   10. Consider designating First National Bank of Scotia, Key Bank, Citizens Bank, Pioneer Commercial Bank, NBT Bank and M&T Bank as the Town's official depositories.

   11. Consider authorizing the Town Supervisor and Town Comptroller to invest Certificates of Deposit in designated official depositories with a third party holding the securities.

   12. Consider authorizing the Town Supervisor and Town Comptroller to sign checks for the Town.

   13. Consider designating the Town Supervisor as Affirmative Action Officer.

   14. Consider designating the Town Supervisor as Emergency Response Officer.

   15. Consider adopting the list of Town officers and employees who are required to file an annual statement of disclosure under the Town's Ethics Law ("Exhibit A").

   16. Consider designating The Altamont Enterprise and Times Union as the Town's official newspapers.

   17. Consider annual review and approval of the Town's procurement and purchasing policy.

4. Regular Meeting

5. Public Comment

6. Approval of minutes for the Board's December 6, 2022 meeting

7. Regular Meeting Agenda

   1. Consider approving the following appointments as recommended by the Chief of Police:

      • Sgt Joseph DeVoe                                  Lieutenant
      • Officer Todd Roberts                             Sergeant
      • David Grant                                           Patrolman
      • Grayson Heyward                                  Patrolman
      • Justin Farrenkopf                                   Patrolman
      • Phillip DiNovo                                       Patrolman
      • Telecommunicator Stephen Witham     Senior Telecommunicator

   2. Consider the permanent appointment of Andrew Ostrowski to the position of Laborer in the Parks & Rec Department as recommended by the Personnel Assistant.

   3. Consider approving the provisional appointment of Dana Rapp as Keyboard Specialist in the Parks & Rec Department as recommended by the Personnel Assistant.

   4. Consider authorizing the Water & Wastewater Department to solicit bids for granulated activated carbon for 2023-24 for producing potable water as recommended by the Superintendent of Water & Wastewater Department.

   5. Consider authorizing the Water & Wastewater Department to solicit bids for chemicals for producing potable water as recommended by the Superintendent of Water & Wastewater Department.

The agenda for this Special Meeting of the Town Board can be found here. The purpose of this meeting is to enter into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters. A public Town Board meeting will follow at 7pm.

There is no posted agenda for this Special Meeting of the Town Board. The Board will immediately go into executive session upon opening the meeting to conduct interviews. Notice of the meeting can be found here.

The agenda for this Special Meeting of the Town Board can be found here. The Town Board will enter into Executive Session to discuss potential members of the Comprehensive Plan Committee.

The special meeting minutes will be placed on the Town's website.

The agenda for this Special Meeting of the Town Board can be found here. There will be 3 special meetings on September 6, 7, and 8 at 5pm to enter into Executive Session to interview candidates for appointment to the Comprehensive Plan Committee.

The special meeting minutes will be placed on the Town's website.

The agenda for this Special Meeting of the Town Board can be found here. There will be 3 special meetings on September 6, 7, and 8 at 5pm to enter into Executive Session to interview candidates for appointment to the Comprehensive Plan Committee.

The special meeting minutes will be placed on the Town's website.

The agenda for this Special Meeting of the Town Board can be found here. There will be 3 special meetings on September 6, 7, and 8 at 5pm to enter into Executive Session to interview candidates for appointment to the Comprehensive Plan Committee.

The special meeting minutes will be placed on the Town's website.

This meeting of the Town Board has been cancelled.

The agenda for this meeting of the Town Board can be found here. This Town Board meeting shall be preceded by an executive session of the Board at 6:30pm.

There are 2 PUBLIC HEARINGS, 11 items on the agenda and the Supervisor's Update:

PUBLIC HEARINGS

• At 7:00pm Public Hearing on proposed local law for the protection and preservation of native trees.
• At 7:15pm Public Hearing on proposed local law on revised fee schedules.

Agenda

• Consider accepting the proposed application for the rezone of 192 acres of land owned by the Albany Country Club from Rural Agricultural-3 District to Country Hamlet District for a mixed-use residential development, declaring the Town Board as lead agency under SEQRA, and appointing a Town-designated engineer, as recommended by the Town Planner.
• Board discussion of Zoning Code § 280-26(C)(13)'s prohibition of "painted wall signs," as requested by the Chief Zoning Administrator and Town Planner.
• Consider approving the proposed letter of intent agreement with Solomon Energy, LLC for soliciting solar photovoltaic systems on Town properties and facilities.
• Consider authorizing, pursuant to NYS Town Law § 112, amendments to the adopted 2022 budget as recommended by the Fiscal Officer.
• Consider the following provisional appointments as recommended by the Personnel Assistant: Cassandra Berghammer, keyboard specialist Highway Dept. Jesse Fraine, engineer Water & Wastewater Dept.
• Consider authorizing the Town Clerk and Town Supervisor to sign the proposed collector's warrant for the Water Department for $772,830.19.
• Consider approving lease rates for listed properties as recommended by the Director of Parks & Recreation.
• Consider adopting a resolution that allows the Town to become a member of PERMA for Workers' Compensation effective January 1, 2021 as recommended by the Town Comptroller.
• Consider accepting the Capital District Transportation Committee's award of a grant to the Town for an ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan for Pedestrian Infrastructure and authorize the Town Supervisor to sign the proposed Memorandum of Understanding.
• Consider authorizing the Town Clerk and Town Supervisor to sign the proposed collector's warrant for December (Cycle 53) bills for the Water Department.
• Consider authorizing the Town Supervisor to sign the Site Option and Lease agreement with DISH Wireless, LLC for installing telecommunications equipment on the Fort Hunter Water Tower, 3045 Lone Pine Rear Road as recommended by the Town Attorney.

Supervisor's Update

• Highway leaf vacuuming (Wednesday, Dec. 7- last scheduled day).
• Parks & Rec's Holiday Centerpiece Workshop Tuesday, Dec. 20 from 1 to 4:30pm (https://guilderlandny.myrec.com).
• Parks & Rec's holiday week camps Tuesday, December 27 to Friday, December 30.
• Town Board's 2023 organizational meeting (January 3, 2023)

The agenda for this meeting of the Town Board can be found here. There will be a Special Meeting of the Town Board that shall commence at 6:00pm in executive session to discuss labor contracts prior to the regular Town Board Meeting at 7:00pm.

At the regular Town Board Meeting there shall be a Public Hearing on approving the proposed conservation easement for approximately 57 acres of property located at 434 Wormer Road.

In addition there are 11 items of interest for discussion + a Supervisor's Update:

• Consider adopting the Town's final 2023 budget.
• Consider accepting the dedication and approving the signing by the Town Supervisor of the easement and right of way agreement offered by Barbara and Howard Brent, 47 Campus Club Road that will provide public access across their property to the proposed trail system at the former Hiawatha Golf Course as recommended by the Town Attorney.
• Consider approving the proposed EMS patient offload and delay policy.
• Consider authorizing the issuance of the proposed request for proposals for food & beverage services at the Western Turnpike Golf Course.
• Consider approving the proposed letter of intent agreement with Solomon Energy, LLC for soliciting solar photovoltaic systems on Town properties and facilities.
• Consider designating the Town Supervisor as the voting delegate for the Town at the annual meeting of the NYS Association of Towns.
• Consider approving the proposed consent order and judgment of tax certiorari proceedings regarding vacant lots located at 2800 and 2808 Coles Lane, resulting a refund of $61.29 in Town property taxes as recommended by the Assessor and Town Attorney.

• Consider approving the following appointments as recommended by the Personnel Assistant:

• • Kevin Efaw               Provisional Code Enforcement Officer (part-time)
  • Matthew Gionet        Permanent Paramedic
  • Victor Warner           Permanent Laborer, Parks & Recreation Department
  • Kiernan Hanley        Permanent Laborer, Parks & Recreation Department
• Consider authorizing, pursuant to NYS Town Law § 112, amendments to the adopted 2022 budget as recommended by the Fiscal Officer.
• Consider approving the use of $20,098.50 in funds under the American Rescue Plan Act to purchase five portable radios and accessory equipment for the Fire Prevention Department as recommended by the Fiscal Officer.
• Consider approving the Town Justice Court audit reports for the year ending December 31, 2021, as recommended by the Fiscal Officer.
  
  Supervisor's Update
• Update on GPAC renovation and EMS Station 3 construction.
• Letters of Interest/Resume for Zoning Board of Appeals position (Nov. 22, 2022)
• Town Hall closed on Thanksgiving and Friday, November 25.