Board begins new year with annual organizational meeting

By NEAL RENTZ

The Lewisboro Town Board officially began its 2026 public meetings Jan. 12 with its annual organizational meeting.

All the votes taken were unanimous.

In the category of staff appointments, those hired as town attorneys were Gregory Folchetti and Herodes Law PC; Planning Board attorney, Judson Siebert from Keane & Beane; town engineers, KSCJ Consulting; town planner and wetlands inspector, KSCJ Consulting; town prosecutor Gregory  Monteleone; town auditor PKF O’Connor Davies LLP; fire inspector Kevin Kelly; chief of staff and benefits administrator Kerri Wolfe; comptroller, Annie Burnham; deputy supervisor Mary Shah; deputy receiver of taxes Anna Bauts; elections officer and registrar of vital statistics and records management officer Janet Donohue; deputy town clerk/deputy elections officer/ deputy registrar of vital statistics Jennifer Caviola; dog control officer Marla Valentine; town historian Maureen Koehl; cemetery commissioner Stephen Johnson; Wild Oaks administrator Supervisor Tony Gonçalves and Annie Burnham; Oakridge sewer and water administrator Gonçalves; Oakridge water billing administrator Deirdre Casper.

The Town Board also appointed members to town committees, as well as chairpersons of committees, councils and boards.

In addition, the Town Board approved the following appointments, approvals and authorizations: procurement policy; fee schedule; attendance at conferences and meetings; memberships; authority to join and pay dues, attend the training school, reappointment of the delegate and alternate to the Association of Towns; set parks and recreation seasonal salary ranges; set mileage rate for town employees who use their vehicles for town government work; the town’s kennel agreement; the town’s agreement with the public library;  designation of The Journal News as the town’s official newspaper; designation of banks; bank depository agreements; supervisor’s and comptroller’s authorizations to transfer funds; authorization for the highway department to purchase tools and other items; agreement for the highway department to spend funds; the highway department’s annual estimate and budget; and the setting of the Town Board’s meetings, which are typically conducted on the second and fourth Mondays, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Town House or the library, with additional meetings that could be scheduled. 

Town Board committee liaisons: 

— Advisory committee for the disabled, Town Board member Mary Shah. 

— Architecture and community appearance review council, Town Board member Andrea Rendo.

— Antenna advisory board, Gonçalves; 

—Assessor’s office/board of assessment review, Rendo.

— Benefits administration, Shah. 

— Building department, Gonçalves.

— Cable television committee, Rendo. 

— Comprehensive Plan steering committee, Rendo and Town Board member Dan Welsh. 

— Conservation advisory council Shah.

— Court clerks’ office, Town Board member Richard Sklarin. 

— East of Hudson Watershed Corporation, Gonçalves. 

— Emergency Management Committee, Shah. 

— Ethics Board, Rendo. 

— Finance Department, Gonçalves. 

— Highway Department, Sklarin. 17. 

— Housing, Welsh. 

— Katonah-Lewisboro School Board, Gonçalves. 

— Labor negotiations, Gonçalves and Sklarin. 

— Landmarks Advisory Committee, Rendo. 

— Library, Shah. 

— Maintenance Department, Gonçalves. 

— Oakridge and Wild Oaks Sewer and Water Districts, Gonçalves and Rendo.  — Wild Oaks, Sklarin. 

— Open Space and Preserves Advisory Committee, Welsh. 

— Parks and Recreation Advisory Council, Shah. 

— Parks and Recreation Department, Shah. 

— Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, Welsh. 

— Planning Board, Sklarin. 

— Police Department, Rendo. 

— Pool Committee, Sklarin. 

— Sustainability Committee/Recycling Department, Welsh. 

— Stormwater Management Committee, Welsh. 

— Tax Receiver’s office, Gonçalves. 

— Town Clerk’s office, Gonçalves. 

—Veterans Advisory Board, Gonçalves.

— Zoning Board of Appeals, Shah.