Town Administration

Overview

The Town Hall building houses the general government staff, Town Supervisor, Rod Howe, Finance Officer (Donna Shaw), Bookkeeper to the Supervisor and Receiver of Taxes (Deborah Kelley) , Human Resources Manager (Judy Drake), Network Specialist (John Little) and includes the Town Clerk Department, Code Enforcement Department, Planning Department, and Town Court.

The Town Hall is also the central contact for the Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and the various Town committees.

The general administrative functions are accomplished through the offices of Finance and the Receiver of Taxes, Human Resources, and Information Technology.

Administration staff are responsible for the oversight of all day-to-day behind the scenes functions including financial operations of the Town, recommendations on all human resources, benefits and risk management issues and assuring a robust and secure network system.   The staff is responsible for implementing policy adopted by the Town Board and providing advice and assistance to the Town Board Department Heads and staff as needed.

The Finance Office manages the day-to-day financial operations of the Town. The Finance Officer oversees the budget preparation with the Town Supervisor and prepares and files monthly reports. The department also oversees the bonding process and invests the Town’s money.

The Finance Officer works with a staff of professionals who are assigned duties within the department such as:

  • Accounts payable
  • Accounts receivable
  • Billing and accounting for water and sewer utilities
  • Internal auditing