Six town officials sworn in

Thursday, January 5, 2006 - 00:00



KNOX — The town appointed and swore in officers at its reorganizational meeting Sunday morning.

A vote to appoint Amy Pokorny to replace Deb Nelson on the zoning board was postponed by the recommendation of Councilwoman Patricia Gage, who suggested the town board interview the others who had applied. Supervisor Michael Hammond and the board agreed.

The town board also agreed to review the composition of the planning board and conservation advisory council at the regular January meeting.

The town’s officials, boards, committees, and designations for 2005 are:

Supervisor: Michael Hammond;

Town Board: Joseph Best, Dennis Decker, Patricia Gage, and Nicholas Viscio;

Highway Superintendent: Gary Salisbury;

Town Clerk: Kimberly Swain;

Town Attorney: John Dorfman;

Receiver of Taxes: Delia Palombo;

Town Justice: Linda Quay and Jean Gagnon;

Deputy Supervisor: Nicholas Viscio;

Registrar of Vital Statistics: Helen Quay;

Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics: Deborah Liddle;

Deputy Tax Collector: Donna Ostrander;

Town Historian: Frieda Saddlemire;

Emergency Preparedness Coordinator: Dennis Decker;

Building/ Sanitary Inspector and Zoning Administrator: Robert Delaney;

Assistant Building Inspector: Daniel Sherman;

Animal Control Officer: John Norray;

Parks Superintendent: Louis Saddlemire;

Youth Director: Dennis Decker;

Court Clerk: Deborah Liddle;

Court Officer: John McGivern;

Deputy Highway Superintendent: Loren Shafer Jr.;

Bookkeeper: Catherine Steverson;

Auditor: Beryl Grant;

Transfer Station Attendants: William Salisbury, John Oliver, and Richard Dexter;

Zoning Board of Appeals: Earl Barcomb (chair), Kenneth Kirik, Robert Edwards, Larry Wilson, Robert Simpson, and David Holley;

Planning Board: Robert Price (chair), Dennis Colliton, Michael Scott, William Bellerjeau, Daniel Driscoll, Robert Gwinn, and Jennifer Thorne;

Board of Assessment Review: Timothy Frederick (chair), Gerald Irwin, Robert Whipple, Val Pulliam, and Howard Zimmer;

Youth Committee: Charles Conklin, Grace Cunningham, Dennis Decker (ex-officio), Jean Forti, Rich Matlock, Brett Pulliam, Ed Schmidt, Sue VonHaugg, and Janet Viscio; and

Conservation Advisory Council: Rick Wilson, Hank Donnelly, Stephanie Baron, Betty Ketcham, Patricia Irwin (chair), Nicholas Viscio (ex-officio).

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