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gadfly
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So after 1 1/2years she's going part time? Why? What's the sudden change?


There really is no change...the hours she actually spent at Town Hall 'full time' really amounted to part time to begin with...taking
days off left and right...showing up late....leaving early...2and 3 hour luches...

Still, Mary M is right...her salary should have been reduced by half.

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In other agenda business...

The interviews for Town Comptroller have been completed and a replacement for Pat Aragosa will be appointed...although his name was not
mentioned.

Mike Griesemer's daughter is being re-appointed to a job not listed on the agenda given to the public...ND recognized the name as Griesemer's
daughter (Erica something, I think the last name is Smith) and objected to the higher salary for her than others in the same position.

The ems contract/ALS reimbursement discussion is posted on the Mohawk/REMS thread.
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Why? I thought you ran everything with an iron glove in the world of parks?


You make the most assinine statements.


George Amedore & Christian Klueg for NYS Senate 2016
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Quoted from gadfly


There really is no change...the hours she actually spent at Town Hall 'full time' really amounted to part time to begin with...taking
days off left and right...showing up late....leaving early...2and 3 hour luches...

Still, Mary M is right...her salary should have been reduced by half.



Thank you Ms. Gadfly ~ but here is the real kicker ~

Ms. Donothing Mooooollah will rake in at 17.5 hours per week about $41.86 per hour.
Griesemer's daughter tried to get $17.50 per hour for 17.5 hours a week for about six weeks of work (I am told that did not fly).
Nancy Askew was rehired at $12.00 per hour.

Who the hell is doing the math over there at town hall?  The Town Board should reject that proposal
for the Mooooollahmister to either work full time or get out!  If Mr. Griesemer's daughter does not like
the salary, she is free to leave also.
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All the kids today want to start at top pay.
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Quoted from Shadow
All the kids today want to start at top pay.


For what its worth: Griesemer's daughter isn't a kid, she is a married woman with a full time job running Anker's Fish House. Along the line of kids I thought these jobs were for college and HS kids. Can Griesemer be serious and not think the Ethics Board won't be alerted to obvious nepotism. Who is her Supervisor?  

This will be the final nail Godlewski puts in FDG's coffin. Give the job to a kid who can use the money toward their educational needs, not a college drop out who is milking the public teet like her greedy father. Pure back room Jimmy C politics. Haven't we moved past that?  Guess not.
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Quoted from Ozzie Peternell


For what its worth: Griesemer's daughter isn't a kid, she is a married woman with a full time job running Anker's Fish House. Along the line of kids I thought these jobs were for college and HS kids. Can Griesemer be serious and not think the Ethics Board won't be alerted to obvious nepotism. Who is her Supervisor?  

This will be the final nail Godlewski puts in FDG's coffin. Give the job to a kid who can use the money toward their educational needs, not a college drop out who is milking the public teet like her greedy father. Pure back room Jimmy C politics. Haven't we moved past that?  Guess not.

Forgive them (democons), they know not what they do!

Rotterdamians said from day ONE that this was going to be a replay of the Jimmy C days.......and they were correct. Everything the democons criticized the last administration for..........they are doing...but even MORE!!! Hell, they even brought back JM, for assessor!!

Rotterdamians won't be fooled again by the democons no matter who they run.imho



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[quote=1260]

For what its worth: Griesemer's daughter isn't a kid, she is a married woman with a full time job running Anker's Fish House. Along the line of kids I thought these jobs were for college and HS kids. Can Griesemer be serious and not think the Ethics Board won't be alerted to obvious nepotism.


She was asked to over see the summer kids program that goes on at the senior dump and mohon school. A part time temp replacement of diane marco. So I would assume she would no doubt be paid more money then the other summer workers. Common sense to me. Its worth it if it keeps diane away
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Donothing Mooooolahs resolution went down in flames.
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[quote=1260]

For what its worth: Griesemer's daughter isn't a kid, she is a married woman with a full time job running Anker's Fish House. Along the line of kids I thought these jobs were for college and HS kids. Can Griesemer be serious and not think the Ethics Board won't be alerted to obvious nepotism.


She was asked to over see the summer kids program that goes on at the senior dump and mohon school. A part time temp replacement of diane marco. So I would assume she would no doubt be paid more money then the other summer workers. Common sense to me. Its worth it if it keeps diane away

whoa............
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Quoted from marymagdelene1234
Donothing Mooooolahs resolution went down in flames.


Aw, the poor carpetbagger!   Too bad, so sad!
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ROTTERDAM TOWN BOARD
MAY 11, 2011
ROTTERDAM JUNCTION FIRE DEPARTMENT
AGENDA
7:05 p.m.

YNN with camera at meeting

Prayer -" everyone have disagreements but not be disagreeable"
"Let us build up each other"

ROLL CALL
Nicki - absent
Bob
Matt
Wayne
Frank

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

SUPERVISOR’S REPORT

FDG - thanks the rotterdam jct fire dept for the use of the building
FDG - Dedication of New Monument Park at Town Hall on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 1 PM

Presentation on the Brownfield Opportunity Area Program
Peter Comenzo - town planning
Mary Moore Wallinger from synthesis
Danial Pollay from Pollay Redevelopment and Planning
Nicole Allen – from labergae group - speaks first
The study  includes
624 acres
16 under utilized
8 strategic sites
Brownfields
Bonded concrete
Shuneshine automotive

Mary Moore Wallinger  of synthesis
issues
Bike and pedestrian safety
Transport links
Mohawk hudson bike trail(MHBHT)
Quality outdoor spaces
Support residential and commercial districts
The crossing of rt5 for the bike trail
Canel corp land would be under town control

Nicole
The study land includes
287 acres
43 acres of rail
29 acres of vacant
10 acres of MHBHT
13 acres of residential
3 acres of junk yarf
2 acres of commercial

To do:
Rt5 create a crossing at-grade or tunnel
Create an interactive lock 25 site
Construct rec park on former bonded concrete site
sunshine auto - looking for help what to turn it into????- rv park

Upper Rotterdam jct
97 acres
206 parcel
47% residential
23% vacant
17% commercial
Canoe and kayak access and improve existing trails in the canel corp land
Proposed improvement
Facade
Landscaping
Consolidated curb cuts
Uniform signage
Shared parking
Street tree planting
New set backs for new development
Parking located on side or rear
Rezone main street to encourage small scale mixed development
Rezone the elementary school to allow for future use
Adopt design guidelines

Lower Rotterdam jct
55 parcels
31% public service
30% industry
5% commercial
Water front condos or single family dwellings or mixed use
Docking sites for day use
Trail networks
Provide connections to MHHBT

Waterfront cultural area
5parcels
60 vacant
20 residential
20 cultural
Construct multipurpose trails
Kayak/canoe launch
Picnic areas
Build trail head to unpaved trails
Adopt rural street scape standards

We are in step 2

Step 3 begin applying for $$$$$
Bob - how long to move to step 3
We plan to come to the board by the end of june

CDBG $$$$ to be had
Home grants -
Both have Income requirements
January is the magic month to have applications in
Dept of state grants need 10 percent from the town
The 10 percent needs to happen after the grant not before

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR FOR PERSONNEL AGENDA ITEMS

7:40pm

PERSONNEL:
Res. No.
184.11 Appoint individuals to seasonal part-time positions at the Highway Department
effective immediately on an as needed basis.
Bob  - y
Nicki - absent
Matt – y
Wayne – y
FDG -Y

185.11 Appoint individuals to seasonal part-time positions at the Parks and Recreation
Department effective immediately.
Bob -y
Nicki -absent
Matt y
Wayne Y
Fdg Y

186.11 Appoint Darlene Mullally as Confidential Secretary to the Supervisor, part-time with
no benefits, effective May 31, 2011, at a bi-weekly salary of $1,330.78.
Bob -y
Nicki -absent
Matt N
Wayne N
Fdg Y
Resolution FAILS


PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None


PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR FOR AGENDA ITEMS
Peter brodie
We look forward to discussing the past advanced life support $$$

Res. No
187.11 Award the bids opened on April 28, 2011, for the purchase of Highway Materials
(Concrete Block, Caps, Manhole Blocks, Manhole Frames, Manhole Grates and
Risers) to Cransville Block Co., for use by the Highway Department for the year 2011.
Wayne with motion
Matt with second
Bob -y
Nicki -absent
Matt y
Wayne Y
Fdg Y

188.11 Award the bids opened on April 28, 2011, for the purchase of Highway Materials
(Manhole Frames, Manhole Grates and Manhole Risers) to Otsego Iron, for use by the
Town of Rotterdam Highway Department for the year 2011.
Bob with motion
Matt with second
Bob -y
Nicki -absent
Matt y
Wayne Y
Fdg Y



189.11 Authorize Supervisor to execute out-of-district sewer agreement with Long Pond LLC,
129 West Campbell Road, Schenectady, New York, , Tax Map No. 48.-2-18
Bob with motion
Matt with second
Bob -y
Nicki -absent
Matt y
Wayne Y
Fdg Y

190.11 Authorize the Supervisor to negotiate reimbursement of advanced life support fees
billed, collected, and/or received by Rotterdam Emergency Medical Services for the
Town of Rotterdam, or to commence legal action to recover such fees.
Bob with motion
Matt with second
Bob -y
Nicki -absent
Matt y
Wayne Y
Fdg Y

191.11 Authorize the Supervisor to accept the bid proposal dated April 6, 2011, submitted by
Rotterdam Emergency Medical Services, and opened on such date, for the provision of
ambulance transportation services for the Town of Rotterdam, and to enter into a
contract with Rotterdam Emergency Medical Services for the provision of such
services for the Town of Rotterdam as outlined in such proposal for a period of two
years commencing from the date of execution of the contract.
Bob with motion
Matt with second
Wayne - we had a meeting on monday nite - the I will recuse myself because my son in law works for mohawk
But town code is stronger that the state law
This is not my choice and I am sorry I cannot vote

Bob - before I case my vote this issue has been hounding this town 10 years
And it has taken this board 1.5 years - Yes
Wayne - recuse
Matt - yes
Fdg - yes


Matt with motion remove resolution 192.11
Bob second
Bob -y
Nicki -absent
Matt y
Wayne - recuse
Fdg Y

192.11 Authorize the Supervisor to accept the bid proposal dated April 6, 2011, submitted by
Mohawk Ambulance Services, and opened on such date, for the provision of
ambulance transportation services for the Town of Rotterdam, and to enter into a
contract with Mohawk Ambulance Services for the provision of such services for the
Town of Rotterdam as outlined in such bid proposal for a period of two years
commencing from the date of execution of the contract.

CONSENT ITEMS:
Res. No
193.11 Accept Town Clerk’s Report for the month of April 2011.

194.11 Budget transfers by the Town Comptroller to various accounts.

Bob -y
Nicki -absent
Matt y
Wayne Y
Fdg Y


DISCUSSION ITEMS

COMMITTEE REPORTS
Matt
Senior prom 5:30 walk in at mohon middle school
Bob - we are about 1/2 way thru our upgrades to new software and we are over budget

Police station and justice court
8000 sq ft reduction

Wayne
Dedication 5/15/11 1pm

PUBLIC COMMENT PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR

We went to town hall and the Town offices were left unlocked
Assessor last one know working
Donna. 142 country walk - I have almost been hit 4 times walking on country wall
Drivers are speeding running stop signs and not paying attention
The police say they can do nothing
What can we do to make that
In colony on Rapp rd the road is one way on certain time

Ron severson - parks and r
Sat aug 6 at woesdina park
Our meeting is 6 pm this monday 5/16 at town hall
We are waiting for the town board to take action on 3-4 items - please open the doors of communication


Talking to each other is better than talking about each other
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Thank you Ms. Gadfly ~ but here is the real kicker ~

Ms. Donothing Mooooollah will rake in at 17.5 hours per week about $41.86 per hour.
Griesemer's daughter tried to get $17.50 per hour for 17.5 hours a week for about six weeks of work (I am told that did not fly).
Nancy Askew was rehired at $12.00 per hour.

Who the hell is doing the math over there at town hall?  The Town Board should reject that proposal
for the Mooooollahmister to either work full time or get out!  If Mr. Griesemer's daughter does not like
the salary, she is free to leave also.
What about the ones upstairs making 52,000 a year. THere are many others working in town hall from out of town. Cindy you are a bitter b!tch. Krama is a b!tch you will get yours BIG UGLY BIRD!!!!!! So will your friend the witch of ROTTERDAM.HaHAHa!!!!!!

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What about the ones upstairs making 52,000 a year. THere are many others working in town hall from out of town. Cindy you are a bitter b!tch. Krama is a b!tch you will get yours BIG UGLY BIRD!!!!!! So will your friend the witch of ROTTERDAM.HaHAHa!!!!!!



Not Cindy and could not find anyone named "Krama" working at town hall, but I will call over there today and ask.  
Obviously it was a late night out at the bar for you, your family must be
devastated that you appear to be an alcoholic and use threatening tones towards people.
sniffle, sniffle, sniffle.......
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Forgive them (democons), they know not what they do!

Rotterdamians said from day ONE that this was going to be a replay of the Jimmy C days.......and they were correct. Everything the democons criticized the last administration for..........they are doing...but even MORE!!! Hell, they even brought back JM, for assessor!!

Rotterdamians won't be fooled again by the democons no matter who they run.imho



Both parties do/did it.  C'mon BT I thought you knew Rotterdam Politics.  HB WILL bring integrity back to Town Hall.  He is no nonsense.
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