Planning & Zoning Boards Secretary Vacancy
The Town of Stuyvesant needs a Secretary to our Planning and Zoning Boards.
This position is the primary administrative assistant to the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. The position works at the direction of the Chairperson of each board but requires a high degree of initiative in the organization and completion of the administrative tasks of each board. The position involves routine scheduled office hours, attendance at regular and special evening meetings scheduled, and contact with the public. Typical work activities include; Assembles discussion materials for consideration at Planning and Zoning Boards meetings; Suggests the need for new agenda items as applications are received by the office, prepares and distributes agendas upon approval of the respective Boards Chairperson. Assembles and prepares application material and other materials for distribution to Board members, Records minutes of Planning and Zoning Boards meetings, transcribes, duplicates and distributes them; May reply to routine correspondence; Prepares legal notices and assures their publication; Maintains computer and physical files. Must be familiar with Microsoft Office suite programs such as Word, Power Point and Excel spreadsheet. May operate a variety of office equipment in the performance of clerical work, such as photocopy, calculator, fax machine, computer, etc. May provide administrative support to other town offices as needed. Interested applicants please submit resumes to Supervisor Ron Knott at 5 Sunset Drive Stuyvesant NY 12173 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Town Board
The town board, comprised of the Town Supervisor and four Council Members, is the governing board of the town. Some of the responsibilities of the town board include filling vacancies in town offices; providing for the hiring of such employees as necessary for conducting the town’s business; overseeing town operations; adopting budgets; fixing salaries of officers and employees; managing expenditures; establishing policies and procedures; enacting local legislation.
Members of the Public are encouraged to attend Town Board meetings. Please feel free to contact Board members with any questions, concerns or suggestions. Your input is valued.
If you have an item that you would like to bring to the Board's attention, please contact the Supervisor's office and leave a message for the Supervisor or a Councilman. You may request that your issue be added to an agenda for a future Board meeting. The Supervisor and all Councilmen are available to assist you in resolving any matter of concern for which you need Town assistance.
The Supervisor is the chief administrative officer of the town. He is the presiding officer at all meetings of the town board; a town legislator voting at town board meetings; town executive and administrator carrying out the decisions made by the town board; town fiscal officer, responsible for preparing the towns budget. In Columbia County, the Supervisor also sits on the County Board of Supervisors, which governs the entire county with population weighted voting.
Town Board Members
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Supervisor: Ron Knott |
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Deputy Supervisor: Councilwoman Kelley Williams |
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Councilman: Tom Burrall |
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Councilman: Brian Chittenden |
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Councilman: David Quinn |
Other Elected Officials
Highway Superintendent: Charles Stiffler
Town Clerk/ Tax Collector: Melissa Naegeli
Town Justice: Dr. Carrie A. O'Hare
Columbia County Support Services
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