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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-04-02 emergency meeting April 2, 2018
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EMERGENCY TOWN BOARD MEETING
April 2, 2018
An Emergency Meeting of the Lansing Town Board was held at the Town Hall Board
Room, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, NY on the above date at 5:06 p.m. The meeting was
called to order by the Supervisor, Edward LaVigne, and opened with the Pledge of
Allegiance to the flag. Roll call by Deborah K. Munson, Town Clerk, showed the
following to be
PRESENT:
Andra Benson, Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, Councilperson
Doug Dake, Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, Councilperson
Edward LaVigne, Supervisor
ABSENT: No one absent
ALSO PRESENT: Charlie “Cricket” Purcell, Highway Superintendent
RESOLUTION EFFECTING CONSOLIDATION OF EMPLOYMENT
POSITIONS AND TITLES, ELIMINATING POSITION, AND EFFECTING
LAYOFF
RESOLUTION 18-63
RESOLUTION EFFECTING CONSOLIDATION OF EMPLOYMENT
POSITIONS AND TITLES, ELIMINATING POSITION,
AND EFFECTING LAYOFF
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Town has been realigning and consolidating resources and employment
positions for over a decade in order to improve governmental efficiency, reduce taxes and
costs, and build towards a future model for a Department of Public Works; and
WHEREAS, during budget season in 2017 the Town examined the option of
consolidating two separate staff positions commonly classified as “confidential”
secretaries, being administrative positions with varying duties, such consolidation being
viable due to redundancies in tasks and jobs, efficiencies reducing the need and demand
for such services due to the computerization of processes, reporting, and emails, and the
fact that further centralization of recordkeeping and digital processing is underway and
the same will further reduce the need for two separate positions, thereby further
supporting the reduced need for staffing, and since such budget season the consolidation
has been studied and determined as viable and beneficial to the Town, including for the
purposes of economy; and
WHEREAS, the two positions to be consolidated include the Secretary to the Highway
Superintendent, an exempt and at will position under the civil service (see Tompkins
County Civil Service Rules, Appendix A), which position will be eliminated and
consolidated into and with the Bookkeeper to the Supervisor position (also an exempt
classification per Appendix A); and
WHEREAS, this is a Type II Action under SEQRA such that no environmental review is
required, and upon due deliberation and a review and analysis of the savings and
efficiencies to be gained, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby
RESOLVED as follows:
1. For reasons of economy the position of Secretary to the Highway Superintendent
is abolished effective April 2, 2018.
2. The individual filling such position shall be immediately notified of such
abolition and laid off. Written notice (in compliance with the provisions of § 195 and §
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217 of the Labor Law of the State of New York) shall be given to such person laid off
within 5 days of the date of adoption of this resolution, including information as to the
exact date of cancellation of employee benefits connected with such termination, and
including all required COBRA notices for extending health insurance coverage(s).
3. All benefits payable to such person under existing Town Policies be and hereby
are ordered paid as an involuntary layoff.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Andra Benson, duly seconded by Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, and
put to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson - Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz - Aye
Councilperson Doug Dake - Aye Councilperson Joseph Wetmore - Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne - Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted April 2,
2018.
ADJOURN MEETING
Meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 5:16 p.m.
Minutes taken and executed by the Town Clerk.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah K. Munson
Town Clerk