185.2015 Transfer of Julian Gamache from Highway to Cemetery Dept RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF JULIAN GAMACHE
FROM MOTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (MEO) IN HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT TO HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (HEO)
IN CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 185,2015
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr.William VanNess
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 367,2012, the Queensbury Town Board authorized the hiring
of Julian Gamache in the full-time Union position of Motor Equipment Operator(MEO)in the Town's
Highway Department, and
WHEREAS, the Town's Cemetery Superintendent has advised the Town Board that there is a
vacant Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) position in the Cemetery Department due to the impending
transfer of one of her full-time employees, and
WHEREAS, consistent with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Cemetery
Superintendent posted the vacant HEO position within the Town, and
WHEREAS, Julian Gamache has applied for a transfer from his current MEO position in the
Highway Department to the vacant HEO position in the Cemetery Department, and Mr. Gamache
meets the requirements for the position and is the most qualified applicant from the Town who desired
a transfer, and as such, the Cemetery Superintendent has requested Town Board authorization to
transfer Mr. Gamache from the MEO position in the Highway Department to the HEO position in the
Cemetery Department,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the transfer of Julian
Gamache from his current MEO position in the Highway Department to the vacant HEO position in
the Cemetery Department effective on or about May 19t`, 2015 subject to a ninety (90) day
probationary period and any applicable Civil Service requirements, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that Mr. Gamache shall be paid at the rate of pay specified in the Town's CSEA
Union Agreement for such HEO position, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Cemetery Superintendent, and/or Town Budget Officer to complete any forms and take any action
necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 18t`day of May, 2015 by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None