Town Board - Special Meeting
The Chester Town Board met and approved a motion to post for an open temporary full-time Clerk to the Court Justice position. The board also held an executive session for personnel matters.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Town Board
- Meeting Type
- Town Board
- Location
- Chester, NY
- Meeting Date
- August 31, 2026
Transcript
22 sections
Good afternoon. How are you tonight? Very good.
Calling the meeting to order. Attendance, please.
Supervisor Holdridge.
Here.
Councilman Becker.
Here.
Councilman Artisano.
Nope. He was long gone.
I mean, sorry. Sara.
Here.
Councilman Courtney. Here. Councilman Diffley.
Here. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. All right. Is there any public comment today?
All right. Yeah, we're gonna head into executive session real quick. And then is there a motion to head into executive session for personnel? I'll make the motion. I'll second all those in favor. Aye. Michelle, let me know when you're good. All right. Is there a motion to come out of executive session? I'll make the motion. All those in favor? Aye. All right, so we need to post for an open clerk to the court justice position. So I need a motion to authorize the town clerk's office and the town of Chester to post for an open temporary full-time position clerk to the court justice position to be designated at a salary, and we will, get the actual number but whatever it equals out to for an hourly rate of 25 28 so whatever the yearly salary is um based on that for a 35 hour work week um that will be the salary that it's posted at are there any questions or debate points on it is it court clerk a clerk to the court justice clerk to the court justice that is the position that we have vacant on our list right now okay You need an emotion. Are there any debate points or comments on that before I get everything right? Are we all good? call you this going to be a temporary temporary i said temporary yes yeah we will designate that at the time that is uh necessary i wouldn't put that no we're not gonna we're gonna yeah yeah we're gonna talk to julie and finance office tomorrow about that all right is there a motion i'll make the motion is there a second i'll second all those in favor aye aye Very good. Is there any new business?
Are there any public comment?
Can I ask a question?
Sure.
The temporary position that you just spoke about had a beginning date and an ending date. Is there any scenario under which that ending date would be extended?
Absolutely. Yep. All right. Is there any other public comment?
Not yet. No.
It will be determined. Whenever we hire somebody. All right. Is there a motion to adjourn? I'll make the motion. I'll second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye.
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