Meeting Date:
TOWN OF OLIVE
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
JANUARY 2, 2024
Town Hall, Bostock Road, Shokan
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Oath of Offices: Supervisor Sofranko, Board Members Boggess & Edinger, Town Justice Haug
The 2024 salaries are set forth as follows:
TOWN BOARD (4) $ 9,599.00
SUPERVISOR $62,400.00
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR $ 1,200.00
TOWN JUSTICES (2) $14,215.00
TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR/RMO $65,520.00
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS $70,304.00
JUSTICE COURT CLERK PER HOUR $ 28.08
DEPUTY JUSTICE COURT CLERK PER HOUR $ 19.75
CLERK TO SUPERVISOR PER HOUR $ 28.08
BOOKKEEPER PER HOUR $ 32.45
ASSESSOR CLERK PER HOUR $ 22.50
DEPUTY TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR PER HOUR $ 25.48
ZONING AND BUILDING CLERK PER HOUR $ 25.48
ZONING BOARD, PLANNING BOARD, &POLICE COMMISSION SECRETARY PER HOUR $ 29.67
SECRETARY to HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT PER HOUR $ 25.48
ASSESSOR PER HOUR $ 32.45
BUILDING INSPECTOR $ 14,904.00
ASST. BUILDING INSPECTOR PER HOUR $ 24.44
ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER $ 18,479.00
TRANSFER STATION SUPERVISOR PER HOUR $ 31.67
TRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT (1) PER HOUR $ 17.00
TRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT (1) PER HOUR $ 18.00
TRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT (3) PER HOUR $ 16.00
POLICE CHIEF $ 27,316.00
PARK ATTENDANT (Seasonal & Part Time) PER HOUR $ 17.16
PARK ATTENDANT (Seasonal & Part Time) PER HOUR $ 16.12
PARK ATTENDANT (Seasonal & Part Time) PER HOUR $ 15.50
PARKS/BLDGS LABORER (Seasonal & Part Time) PER HOUR $ 24.07
RECREATION DIRECTOR $ 11,790.00
DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR $ 1,388.00
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW MEMBERS PER HOUR $20.00
FACILITIES DIRECTOR $ 55,093.00
STIPENDS:
DEPUTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT $ 1,200.00
POOL MAINTENANCE STIPEND $750.00
WEBSITE MANAGEMENT STIPEND $1,200.00
SOCIAL MEDIA STIPEND $1,200.00
Approve to pay the highway pay rates as set forth in the Union Contract for as follows:
January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
MEO Mechanic $31.31
HEO $30.33
MEO $29.59
Laborer $28.74
Working Foreman (1) $31.31
Highway new Hire Rate (full time) will be paid two dollars per hour below the job rate during the first full
year of employment, then one dollar per hour below the job rate for the second full year of
employment, then the full job rate at the beginning of the third year.
Approve the Police Officer pay rates as set forth in the Union Contract for as follows:
Police Officer pay rates as set forth in the Union Contract
1/1/24 through 12/31/24
Police Officer – Part-time $31.00
Sergeant – Part-time $34.00
Without MPTC Certification $27.00
Field Training Rate $27.00
Approve the following appointments and actions:
• Will not establish the position of Town Attorney but will engage the services of Attorney Dan
Heppner to give professional service and advice as the Town may require. Other attorneys and
professional consultants may be engaged as needed by the Supervisor for a maximum expenditure
of $5000/month/contract without prior Town Board approval.
• Require that all Town departments receive prior approval from the Supervisor before engaging the
services of Attorney Heppner, other attorneys, or professional consultants.
• Empower elected officials to attend schools as per the adopted budget.
• Empower the Superintendent of Highways to spend $10,000.00 on equipment without prior
approval.
• Empower the Superintendent of Highways to hire trucks and machines as set forth by the NYS DOT.
• Empower the Supervisor to pay prior audit bills.
• Approve payment of elected officials as set forth in the 2024 Budget.
• Delegate the Supervisor with the powers and duties necessary for the day-to-day administration of
the Town
• Appoint UHY Advisors Inc. as Independent Auditors at $7,200
• Authorize Highway Superintendent to plow Olive Fire Houses, Olive Free Library, and Olive First Aid
Approve the following:
• The Town Board will not designate an official newspaper but will use the DAILY FREEMAN and
Hudson Valley One
• Empower the Supervisor to adjust the mileage reimbursement rate as needed in alignment with the
Internal Revenue Service issued standard mileage rates.
• Empower the Supervisor to transfer funds.
• Empower the Supervisor to appoint committees.
• Set working cash for the Town Clerk/Tax Collector at $125.00.
• Designate Greene County Commercial Bank and Community Bank as official banks.
• Require prior approval from Supervisor for purchases over $250.00.
Set the following Town Board Meetings and Audit Meetings for 2024. All meetings, unless
otherwise noted, are to be held at the Town Meeting Hall and will commence at 7:00 pm.
January 2 nd Organizational Meeting
January 9 th Regular Monthly Meeting
February 12 th Audit & Workshop Meeting
February 13 th Regular Monthly Meeting
March 11 th Audit & Workshop Meeting
March 12th Regular Monthly Meeting
April 8 th Audit & Workshop Meeting
April 9 th Regular Monthly Meeting
May 13 Audit & Workshop Meeting
May 14 th Regular Monthly Meeting
June 10 th Audit & workshop Meeting
June 11 th Regular Monthly Meeting
July 8 th Audit & workshop Meeting
July 9 th Regular Monthly Meeting
August 12 th Audit & Workshop meeting
August 13 th Regular Monthly Meeting
September 9 th Audit & Workshop Meeting
September 10 th Regular Monthly Meeting
October 3 rd – 3pm Town Offices Present Tentative Budget to Town Board
October 7 th Audit & Workshop Meeting
October 8 th Regular Monthly Meeting
November 7 th Budget Public Hearing Meeting
November 12 th Audit & Regular Monthly Meeting
December 9 th Audit & Workshop Meeting
December 10 th Regular Monthly Meeting
December 30 th – 3pm Town Offices Annual Audit Meeting
January 2, 2025 2025 Organizational Meeting
Set the following Town Office Closings:
o Jan. 1 & 15, Feb. 19, March 29, May 27, July 4, Sept. 2, Oct. 14, Nov. 5 , 11, 28 & 29,
Dec. 24, 25 & 31
Set the following Transfer Station Closings:
o March 29, July 4, Nov. 5, 28 & 29, Dec. 24, 25 & 31
Set the following department hours:
Supervisor & Assessor- 8am-3pm, Monday through Friday
Town Clerk’s Office- 8 am-3pm, Monday through Friday
& Saturday, January 27 th 8am-12 pm
Highway Office- 8 am-3 pm, Monday through Friday
Building & Zoning Office- 8am-3pm, Monday through Friday
Justice Court Office- 9am-1pm, Monday through Friday
Transfer Station Hours – 7:30am-3pm, Tuesday through Saturday
Approve the following appointments:
Supervisor Sofranko appoints Drew Boggess, Deputy Supervisor.
Supervisor Sofranko appoints Rebecca DeGondea as Clerk to the Supervisor.
Appoint Marlies Rosier as bookkeeper for the town.
Approve the reappointment of Dawn Giuditta Registrar of Vital Statistics and Amanda Winne Deputy
Registrar at no fee to the Town.
Town Justices Timothy E. Cox and Peggy Haug appoint Virginia Wiswall as Clerk to Justice and Cassandra
Mazzawy as Deputy Clerk to Justice.
Highway Superintendent Brian Burns reappoints Sierra Smith as Secretary to the Superintendent of
Highways.
Highway Superintendent Brian Burns reappoints Greg McCauley as Deputy Highway Superintendent.
Town Clerk/Tax Collector/RMO Dawn Giuditta reappoints Amanda Winne as Deputy Town Clerk/Tax
Collector/Records Management Officer.
Town Board Appointments
Planning Board
Meetings 1 st Tuesday of every month and the 3 rd Tuesday, if necessary, at Town Meeting Hall at 7:00 pm
Approve the reappointment of Paul Wright to the Planning Board with a term to expire on 12/31/2030.
Planning Board Members Term Expires
Heidi Emrich 12/31/24
Steven Dibbell, Chairman 12/31/25
Ed Kahil 12/31/26
Edwin Maldonado 12/31/27
Donald DiMartini 12/31/28
Nick Burgher 12/31/29
Paul Wright 12/31/30
Zoning Board of Appeals
Meets only upon application 1 st Thursday of the Month at the Town Meeting Hall at 7 pm
Approve the reappointment of Sandy Friedel to the Zoning Board of Appeals with a term to expire on
12/31/2028 and Fred Perry as Chairman.
Zoning Board Members Term Expires
Chet Scofield 12/31/24
Fred Perry – Chairman 12/31/25
Gemma Young 12/31/26
Brian O’Rourke 12/31/27
Sandy Friedel 12/31/28
Board of Ethics Members
Rebecca DeGondea
Ronald Wright
Ed Kahil
Appoint Henrietta Shannon to the vacated seat on the Board of Assessment Review with a term to end
9/30/24.
Board of Assessment Review
Henrietta Shannon 9/30/24
Tom Planz 9/30/25
Stewart Grant 9/30/26
Mary Ann Shepard 9/30/27
Ron Bergeron 9/30/28
Central Catskill Collaborative
David Edinger Helen Chase
Olive Wastewater Advisory Committee
Eric Matteson
Steve Norman
Don VanBuren
Police Commission – Drew Boggess, Town Board Liaison
Robert Krause John Kurz Earla VanKleeck
2024 Police Commission Meetings Schedule:
January 8, February 5, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, July 1, Aug 5, Aug 26, Sept. 30, Nov 4, Dec 2
Meetings are held at the Town Meeting Hall at 6 pm.
Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) – Victoria Read, Town Board Liaison
CAC also serves as Town of Olive Climate Smart Community Task Force
Daniel F. White Simon Strauss David Maddox
Chester Karwatowski Matt Kovner
Appoint Simon Strauss as the Town of Olive representative to the Ulster County Environmental
Management Council
SUPERVISOR APPOINTMENTS:
Olive Day Committee – Drew Boggess (Town Board liaison)
Gene Sorbellini Paul Wright Ronald Wright Debbi Downes Dianne Sorbellini
Ryne Perry Rick Wolff Dawn Giuditta B.J. Leifeld Dianna Carchidi
Olive Emergency Management Committee
Supervisor Jim Sofranko
Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator Carl Swenson, III
Fire Chief Chris Winne
Police Chief Sean Ryan
Captain of Olive First Aid Virginia Wiswall
Superintendent of Highways Brian Burns
Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator
Carl Swenson, III
Assistant Budget Officer
Marlies Rosier
Parks & Recreation Committee— Scott Kelder (Town Board liaison)
Recreation Director, Gene Sorbellini
Members: Craig Grazier, Chairman Lori Matteson
Bill Melvin, Secretary Robert Shultis
Eric Pezzello Brittany Burgher
Kevin Wortman
Scenic Byway- David Edinger (Town Board liaison)
Zoning Committee – Drew Boggess (Town Board liaison), Dianna Carchidi, Steve Dibbell, Leslie
Dornfeld, John Ingram, Ed Maldonado, Fred Perry, Victoria Read
Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee – Drew Boggess (Town Board liaison), Daniel Dagen,
Steve Dibble, Rebecca DeGondea, Susan Jaworski, David Maddox, Kate McGloughlin, Cheryl Spada,
Boiceville Planning Committee – Jim Sofranko (Town Board liaison), Dafne DeJesus, Eric
Matteson, Tim Peck, Matt Savatgy, Bernie Slovensky, Gene Sorbellini
Housing Task Force – Vikki Read (Town Board liaison), Abby Allender, Dianna Carchidi, Leslie
Dornfeld, Maggie Laurence,
Website Manager (serves at the discretion of the Supervisor), Dianna Carchidi
Social Media Manager (serves at the discretion of the Supervisor), Amanda Winne