Millerton organizes for 2016-17

 MILLERTON — The Village Board of Trustees held its annual organizational meeting on Monday, April 4, at which time appointments were made and resolutions were passed. Board members were also assigned to various committees.

At the start of the meeting, Trustees Debbie Middlebrook and Dave Sherman were both sworn into office. The two ran for election in March; both were incumbents seeking additional two-year terms.

The following appointments were then made:

Middlebrook, deputy mayor, from April 2016 to April 2017.

David Rudin, Officer-in-Charge of the village police department, from April 2016 to April 2017.

Kenneth McLaughlin, building inspector, from April 2016 to April 2017.

Nancy Brusie, zoning enforcement officer, from April 2016 to April 2017.

Lance Middlebrook, Planning Board chairman, from April 2016 to April 2017.

Carol Gribble, Planning Board member, from April 2016 to April 2021.

De Lora Brooks, Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) chairwoman, from April 2016 to April 2017.

John Eboli, ZBA member, from April 2016 to April 2021.

Cheryl Katan, recreation director, from April 2016 to September 2016.

A number of resolutions dealing with various housekeeping issues in the village were passed at the meeting.

The Village Board reaffirmed its meeting schedule; the board will continue to meet on the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at Village Hall.

Salisbury Bank and Trust was named as the village’s official depository.

The Millerton News was named as the village’s official newspaper; The Poughkeepsie Journal was named as its secondary newspaper.

The mileage allowance for employees of the village who use their personal vehicles while performing official duties was set at .54 cents a mile.

Village Clerk Amber Jordan was named the registrar of vital statistics.

The interim successors were named. In order, they are: Trustees Middlebrook and Christine Bates, and Jordan.

The following trustees were named to the following village committees:

Bates and Stephen Waite, Community Development/Celebrations

Middlebrook and Bates, Personnel/Ethics

Middlebrook and Waite, Health and Emergency Preparedness

Middlebrook and Sherman, Sidewalks

Sherman and Mayor Marty Markonic, Highways

Middlebrook and Waite, Police Department

Bates and Waite, Recreation and Youth

Sherman and Bates, Water Department

Bates and Sherman, Shade Tree.