| The following positions are available as of January 5, 2016. To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, list of references and salary requirements. The deadline for submission of applications is December 4, 2015. Successful applicants are required to establish Town residency within six months of receiving an appointment. Applications can be submitted by post to P.O. Box #91, East Greenbush, New York 12061 or electronically to jobsateastgreenbush@gmail.com . Job descriptions can be accessed by clicking on the following link.  Town of East Greenbush Job Descriptions Full Time Positions Commissioner of Public Works Town Comptroller Director of Finance Director of Planning and Zoning Town Services Coordinator Purchasing Agent Secretary (2 positions - secretary to the Supervisor and secretary for Planning and Zoning) Court Clerk Part Time Positions Bookkeeper to Supervisor Recreation Assistants PT (2 positions) Typist PT Town Historian Real Property Appraisal AideClerk PT (4positions) Contractual Services These are part time positions engaged on a contractual basis. Town Attorney Deputy Town Attorney Planning Board Attorney Zoning Board of Appeals Attorney The Town of East Greenbush is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Hiring and promotion decisions for Town employment are based solely upon qualifications and ability, and the Town does not discriminate on any other basis. If you have any questions, please submit them to jobsateastgreenbush@gmail.com . |
Thursday, November 19, 2015
TOWN OF EAST GREENBUSH POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
JUST A COMMON SOLDIER (A Soldier Died Today)
by A. Lawrence Vaincourt
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.
But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,
And the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today.
Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.
Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?
While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small.
It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.
Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend
His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say,
"Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today."
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.
And tho' sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,
All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.
He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,
And the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great.Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land
A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?
A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives
Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives.While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small.
It's so easy to forget them for it was so long ago,
That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we knowIt was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand,
Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend
His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?
He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us we may need his like again.For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say,
"Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today."
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Subject: 2016 Tentative Budget Questions
On October 1, I sent the following to George Phillips, Town Comptroller, with a copy to Supervisor Langley and Councilpersons DiMartino, Malone and Matters and Director of Finance/Deputy Supervisor Hart. No response has been received.
On that same day, I submitted a FOIL Request for an excel copy of the 2016 Tentative Budget. No response has been received.
Subject: 2016 Tentative Budget Questions
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:19:51 -0400
Hi George,
On that same day, I submitted a FOIL Request for an excel copy of the 2016 Tentative Budget. No response has been received.
Subject: 2016 Tentative Budget Questions
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:19:51 -0400
Hi George,
I realize the 2016 Tentative Budget won't become public until this afternoon, however, I'm hoping to beat the rush by submitting this in advance.
Please provide me with an excel copy of the 2016 Tentative Budget as quickly as possible after the budget is made public (I'd like to go over it this weekend).
I'd also like the following questions answered as quickly as possible after the budget is made public.
Are there property tax increases?
Is the Tax Levy Cap exceeded?
Are there fee increases, especially Sewer & Water?
What date is used for the YTD column?
What are Sales and Mortgage Tax estimates based on?
How is the 2016 WWTP debt service funded?
Staffing levels
Maintain current?
Current vacancies to be filled?
New positions to be created and filled?
Existing positions to be abolished?
Equipment (including vehicles)
Replacement equipment purchases?
New equipment purchases?
Are any Fund Balances used to support projected expenditures?
Is Contingency Account funded?
Are new BANS required?
Are unreimbursed costs associated with the WWTP sludge spill funded in the current year budget or the 2016 Tentative Budget?
Collective Bargaining Agreements
CSEA - Term and annual salary %age salary increases and 2016 cost
Dispatch - Term and annual salary %age salary increases and 2016 cost
Police - Term and annual salary %age salary increases and 2016 cost
Thanks, I'm sure I'll have more as time passes.
Pete Stenson
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Congratulations to Jack, Tina and Tom!
“Citizens may swear allegiance to one party or the other and believe
with all their might that they are right, but once an election is passed, and
until the next election, they should be one people.” - Abraham Lincoln
Sincere congratulations to Jack, Tina and Tom!
Sincere congratulations to Jack, Tina and Tom!
You ran a clean, issued-based, well organized campaign and we appreciate and applaud your efforts!
If you can manage the Town half as well as you did your campaign, East Greenbush will be 1st!
Pete Stenson
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
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