Hartford is located among the beautiful rolling hills in the center of Washington County, New York. […]
Hartford is located among the beautiful rolling hills in the center of Washington County, New York.
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Parade
Our Memorial Day parade is one of the most anticipated events in Hartford. Our neighbors, family and friends gather to celebrate the amazing men and women who served, and continue to serve, to protect our great nation.
Take a look around. One of the largest landmarks is our central school. The events and programs for our local kids are the responsibility of the Hartford youth commission. We all have a part in creating well rounded and compassionate young men and women.
Just a short drive down Hartford Main Street (formerly County Route 23), away from the high school, you will find the Hartford Town Hall. This is the most important hub in our town. The Town Clerk is here for residents and offers an important information center for the community.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Hartford Town Board has (1) full member vacancy on the Planning […]
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Hartford Town Board has (1) full member vacancy on the Planning Board effective immediately. The person appointed will be filling the unexpired term of the previous member through 12/31/23. Any Hartford resident may submit letter of interest and qualifications to the Hartford Town Clerk, P.O. Box 214, Hartford, NY 12838.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all letters need to be submitted by noon August 7, 2020 in order to be considered at the Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Town Board meeting.
Signed: Denise Petteys, RMC
Hartford Town Clerk
Dated: July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020
Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution
BE IT RESOLVED, that the ____Town of Hartford_________ hereby establishes the following as standard work days […]
BE IT RESOLVED, that the ____Town of Hartford_________ hereby establishes the following as standard work days for elected and appointed officials and will report the following days worked to the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System based on the record of activities maintained and submitted by these officials to the clerk of this body:
Title
Name
Social Security Number
(Last 4 digits)
Registration Number
Standard Work Day
(Hrs/day)
Term Begins/Ends
Participates in Employer’s Time Keeping System
(Y/N)
Days/Month
(based on Record of Activities)
Elected Officials
Town Supervisor
Dana Haff
XXXX
XXXXX
6
1/1/20-12/31/21
N
12.4
Appointed Officials
Court Clerk
Stephany Euber
XXXX
XXXXX
6
1/1/20-12/31/20
N
2.50
Enforcement Officer
Mark Miller
XXXX
XXXXX
6
1/1/20-12/31/20
N
2.29
Supervisor Clerk/Budget Officer
Joel Carpenter
XXXX
XXXXX
6
1/1/20-12/31/20
N
4.016
On this ___14_____day of ____July_________, 2020
________________________________ Date enacted ___July 14, 2020_______
(Signature of clerk)
I, ___Denise Petteys, RMC___________, clerk of the governing board of the __Town of Hartford__, of
(Name of Employer)
the State of New York, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing with the original resolution passed by such board, at a legally convened meeting held on the _14 day of __July_______, 2020 on file as part of the minutes of such meeting, and that same is a true copy thereof and the whole of such original.
I further certify that the full board, consists of _5_ members, and that _4_ of such members were present at such meeting and that _4_ of such members voted in favor of the above resolution.
Hartford Town Wide Garage Sales Saturday Aug. 11th and Sunday Aug 12th
The Hartford Town Wide yard Sales will be held Saturday August 11th & Sunday August 12th. […]
The Hartford Town Wide yard Sales will be held Saturday August 11th & Sunday August 12th. 9am until ? To sign up please call Bonnie Williamson at 518-632-5166 or stop in the shop–As Time Goes By, 23 Hartford Main St. If you leave a message on Bonnie’s phone, please state your name, address or sale location, and phone number. Let’s hope for another good year. Dana
February 26, 2018
It is only February but I highly doubt I will approve of the 2019 County Budget. This story in this week’s ‘Granville Sentinel’ might explain why.
Haff: County will override tax cap By Matthew Saari With the passage of two resolutions providing […]
Haff: County will
override tax cap
By Matthew Saari
With the passage of two resolutions providing county employees pay raises, the Washington County Board of Supervisors is set to override the tax cap this year.
And it’s only February.
Hartford supervisor Dana Haff sounded the alarm at a board meeting Friday in Fort Edward.
“By adopting these we will now acknowledge that in the 2019 budget we will exceed the tax cap,” he said. “Payroll is a very large part of our budget.”
None of the supervisors present questioned this and both resolutions were passed in short order.
One resolution provided a 2.32 percent annual increase to county employees enrolled in the Civil Service Employees Association, a labor union consisting of workers in the Departments of Social Services, Motor Vehicles, Information Technology, Department of Public Works supervisors and Probation.
The other resolution provided a 2.49 percent annual increase to the Correction Officers’ Association, a labor union for county corrections officers.
“So already, without buying a box of number two pencils you break the tax cap,” Haff said. “Usually we don’t think we’re going to exceed the tax cap until September.”
In an interview Monday, Haff said this year’s tax cap for the county will be 1.9 percent.
Haff said further pay raises were likely to follow, out of solidarity.
“I doubt that those supervisors that supported Dan Shaw of Easton for county budget officer would have done so if his platform was to override the tax cap,” said Haff. “Payroll is a huge part of the county budget, well over 80 percent, and by accepting the labor unions’ settlement which is a payroll increase above the tax cap, you will bust it just by that alone once you figure in parity for the other non-union workers.”
Haff clarified that he isn’t against giving pay raises to government employees but those responsible for deciding the pay increases need to first examine if such increases are fiscally feasible.
“My premise is you should only pay what you can afford,” he said. “Many citizens are tapped out now regarding their property taxes but that does not seem to bother a lot of supervisors.”
