341.2019 Establish Groundskeeper Position Cemetery Appt Raymond Wood
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING GROUNDSKEEPER POSITION IN
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT AND APPOINTING RAYMOND WOOD
RESOLUTION NO.: 341, 2019
INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Jennifer Switzer
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the Town of Queensbury’s Cemetery
Superintendent, the Town Board wishes to establish a full-time Groundskeeper position in the
Cemetery Department in accordance with a job description for such a position previously adopted by
the Warren County Department of Personnel and Civil Service, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board and the Town’s Unit of the Civil Service Employees
Association, Inc., (CSEA) have agreed that this new position shall be an hourly position on a Tuesday
through Saturday schedule and to be included in the Town’s CSEA Bargaining Unit at the hourly rate
of pay identical to that of the MEO position delineated in the Town’s current Agreement with the
CSEA, and
WHEREAS, the Cemetery Superintendent posted availability for the position, reviewed
resumes and has made a hiring recommendation to the Town Board to hire Raymond Wood,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby establishes the hourly, full-time
Groundskeeper position working on a Tuesday through Saturday schedule in the Cemetery
Department in accordance with the Groundskeeper job description for such a position previously
adopted by the Warren County Department of Personnel and Civil Service, such position to be
included in the Town’s CSEA Bargaining Unit and added to the Union Contract at the next Contract
opening, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the hiring of Raymond Wood as a
full-time Groundskeeper in the Town’s Cemetery Department, subject to Mr. Wood’s successful
passing of a pre-employment physical as required by Town Policy and successful completion of a
twenty-six (26) week probationary period, and contingent upon the Town successfully completing
background checks as reasonably necessary to judge fitness for the duties for which hired and drug
and/or alcohol screening, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that Mr. Wood shall be paid at the hourly rate of pay identical to that of the
MEO position as set forth in the Town’s current Agreement with the Civil Service Employees
Association, 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 actions
necessary to establish the position and effectuate all terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 7 day of October, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Ferone, Mrs. Switzer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mrs. Atherden