Town Board Agenda - Some New Faces And Some Just New In Their Positions

Expect some reappointments and some new appointments at tomorrow’s Town Board  meeting. In a phone conversation with Supervisor Vecchio earlier this morning, he hinted that there would be changes made at the organizational meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7.  He was true to his word. One look at the agenda tells what many who follow town politics suspected. 

Town Attorney, John Zollo is out. Mr. Zollo was appointed without the Supervisor’s support in 2012. Recently he  supported  Councilman Creighton serving as his treasurer in his Republican primary challenge and in the November Supervisor’s race. On the agenda is a resolution appointing Matt Jakubowski, current Deputy Town Attorney, as the Town Attorney at a salary of $120,000 and Fred Calandrino, Deputy Town Attorney, the position vacated by Jakubowski, with a salary of $112,000.

There is a new Planning Board member, Conrad A. Chayes, Sr. and a new Chairperson of the Planning Board. James Ehrhardt will move into the role of Chairperson replacing long time member John Gee. 

On the Town Board agenda  Tuesday, Jan. 7 -  Reappointments: 

Thomas McCarthy Deputy Supervisor.

Bradley L. Harris Town Historian

Marlene Wolke Secretary to Supervisor

Louis Necroto Budget Officer

Krista Whitman LCSW, Julie DeLaney, Hector Supulveda MD, Frank Mastrandrea, Denise Massimo, Jonathan Iadevaia and Lisa Iadevaia are appointments to the Youth Advisory Board - term of office January 7, 2014 through December 31, 2016.

Not every board member received advance notice about proposed personnel changes. In a phone conversation with Councilman Ed Wehrheim, he expressed some frustration with not having any advance notice or discussion about what to expect at the organizational meeting. “I looked at the rough draft of the agenda over the weekend and saw a few resolutions, about fifteen of them. But I have not been part of any discussions about appointments. I will have to wait for the agenda.”

Also on the agenda is the reassignment of the Smithtown News as the official town newspaper. In 2012 with the support of Councilmen Wehrheim, Creighton and Malloy the News was stripped of its official designation and the Smithtown Messenger became the Town paper.  NYS law requires towns to designate a local “printed” newspaper to publish official town notices.  Click here for agenda

At this time all members of the board have had the opportunity to read the agenda. There is a work session at Town Hall at 10am Tuesday. A vote on the resolutions will take place at the organizational meeting tomorrow at 2pm at Town Hall.