Meeting Date:
TOWN OF OLIVE
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
JANUARY 2, 2025
Town Hall, Bostock Road, Shokan
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Correspondence – Sandy Friedel stepping down from the ZBA
The 2025 salaries are set forth as follows:
TOWN BOARD (4) $ 9,959.00
SUPERVISOR $64,740.00
DEPUTY SUPERVISOR $ 1,500.00
TOWN JUSTICES (2) $14,749.00
TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR/RMO $67,977.00
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS $72,942.00
JUSTICE COURT CLERK PER HOUR $ 29.13
DEPUTY JUSTICE COURT CLERK PER HOUR $ 24.00
CLERK TO SUPERVISOR PER HOUR $ 29.13
BOOKKEEPER PER HOUR $ 33.67
ASSESSOR CLERK PER HOUR $ 23.34
DEPUTY TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR PER HOUR $ 26.44
BUILDING/CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT ADMIN AIDE PER HOUR $ 27.58
BUILDING CLERK PER HOUR $ 21.50
ZONING BOARD, PLANNING BOARD, & POLICE COMMISSION SECRETARY PER HOUR $ 30.78
SECRETARY to HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT PER HOUR $ 26.44
ASSESSOR PER HOUR $ 33.67
BUILDING INSPECTOR $ 15,465.00
ASST. BUILDING INSPECTOR PER HOUR $25.36
MUNICIPAL CODE AIDE PER Hour $26.00
ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER $ 19,172.00
TRANSFER STATION SUPERVISOR PER HOUR $ 32.88
TRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT (1) PER HOUR $ 19.00
TRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT (1) PER HOUR $ 18.00
TRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT (2) PER HOUR $ 17.00
POLICE CHIEF $ 28,341.00
PARK ATTENDANT (Seasonal & Part Time) PER HOUR $ 19.00
PARK ATTENDANT (Seasonal & Part Time) PER HOUR $ 18.00
PARK ATTENDANT (Seasonal & Part Time) PER HOUR $ 17.00
PARKS/BLDGS LABORER (Seasonal & Part Time) PER HOUR $24.97
RECREATION DIRECTOR $ 12,233.00
DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR $ 1,388.00
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW MEMBERS PER HOUR $20.00
FACILITIES DIRECTOR $ 57,160
DEPUTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT $ 1,500.00
STIPENDS:
POOL MAINTENANCE STIPEND $750.00
WEBSITE MANAGEMENT STIPEND $1,500.00
SOCIAL MEDIA STIPEND $1,500.00
Approve to pay the highway pay rates as set forth in the Union Contract for as follows:
January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
MEO Mechanic $32.49
HEO $31.47
MEO $30.70
Laborer $29.82
Working Foreman (1) $32.49
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:
January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
Police Officer – Part-time $32.09
Sergeant – Part-time $35.09
Without MPTC Certification $28.09
Field Training Rate $28.09
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 2025 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 $8,000 for 2025
• Appoint Nathanial Nichols, attorney with Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna, as labor consultant at
$12,500 for 2025
• Appoint Robert Krause as Special Prosecutor for the Town of Olive at $150/hr.
• Authorize Highway Superintendent to plow Olive Fire Houses, Olive Free Library, and Olive First Aid
• Establish the position of Municipal Code Aide and appoint Gregory Keyes as Municipal Code Aide
• Authorize the Municipal Code Aide be paid a minimum $150 for each Short Term Rental inspection
(Includes 2 visits) and $100 for each subsequent visit as deemed necessary and $26/hr. for other
duties
• Approve the Non-Owner Occupied Short Term Rental Cap be set at _____ for 2025
• Authorize the Dog Control Officer (DCO) Deputy DCO be paid $175 per dog pickup plus $15 per day
for the care and feeding of dogs when necessary
• Authorize the DCO be paid $5000 annually to fulfill the duties and requirements of DCO
• Approve the Olive Day Coordinator be paid $700
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 2025. All meetings, unless
otherwise noted, are to be held at the Town Meeting Hall and will commence at 7:00 pm.
January 2nd Organizational Meeting
January 14th Regular Monthly Meeting
February 10th Audit & Workshop Meeting
February 11th Regular Monthly Meeting
March 10th Audit & Workshop Meeting
March 11th Regular Monthly Meeting
April 7th Audit & Workshop Meeting
April 8th Regular Monthly Meeting
May 12th Audit & Workshop Meeting
May 13th Regular Monthly Meeting
June 9th Audit & workshop Meeting
June 10th Regular Monthly Meeting
July 7th Audit & workshop Meeting
July 8th Regular Monthly Meeting
August 11th Audit & Workshop meeting
August 12th Regular Monthly Meeting
September 8th Audit & Workshop Meeting
September 9th Regular Monthly Meeting
October 2rd – 3pm Town Offices Present Tentative Budget to Town Board
October 14th Regular Monthly Meeting
November 6th Budget Public Hearing Meeting
November 10th Audit & Regular Monthly Meeting
December 8th Audit & Workshop Meeting
December 9th Regular Monthly Meeting
December 30th – 2pm Town Offices Annual Audit Meeting
January 2, 2026 2026 Organizational Meeting
• Set the following Town Office Closings:
o Jan. 1 & 20, Feb. 17, Apr 18, May 26, July 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 13, Nov. 4 , 11, 27 & 28, Dec.
24, 25 & 31
• Set the following Transfer Station Closings:
o Apr 18, July 4, Nov. 4, 11. 27 & 28, 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 25th 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 1st Tuesday of every month and the 3rd Tuesday, if necessary, at Town Meeting Hall at 7:00 pm
Approve the reappointment of Heidi Emrich to the Planning Board with a term to expire on 12/31/2031.
Planning Board Members Term Expires
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
Heidi Emrich 12/31/31
Zoning Board of Appeals
Meets only upon application 1st Thursday of the Month at the Town Meeting Hall at 7 pm
Approve the reappointment of Fred Perry as Chairman and appoint Bill Melvin to complete the term of
Sandy Friedel
Zoning Board Members Term Expires
Fred Perry – Chairman 12/31/25
Gemma Young 12/31/26
Brian O’Rourke 12/31/27
Bill Melvin 12/31/28
Chet Scofield 12/31/29
Board of Ethics Members
Rebecca DeGondea
Ronald Wright
Ed Kahil
Board of Assessment Review
Tom Planz 9/30/25
Carol LaMonda 9/30/26
Mary Ann Shepard 9/30/27
Ron Bergeron 9/30/28
Henrietta Shannon 9/30/29
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
2025 Police Commission Meetings Schedule:
January 6, February 3, March 3 & 31, May 5, June 2, June 30, Aug 4 & 25, Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 1
Meetings are held at the Town Meeting Hall at 6pm
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 (Chair)
Chester Karwatowski Matt Kovner Nerissa Campbell
Meetings are held 6pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Olive Free Library, West Shokan
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 Dianne Sorbellini Dianna Carchidi
Ryne Perry Rick Wolff Dawn Giuditta B.J. Leifeld Debbi Downes-Coordinator
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
Craig Grazier (Chair) Lori Matteson
Bill Melvin, Secretary Robert Shultis
Eric Pezzello Brittany Burgher
Scenic Byway- David Edinger (Town Board liaison)
Zoning Committee – Drew Boggess (Town Board liaison), Dianna Carchidi, Steve Dibbell, Leslie
Dornfeld, John Ingram, Ed Maldonado, Gemma Young, 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,
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