BERNE — Before holding its first meeting of the year, the Berne Town Board made its appointments.
Supervisor Kevin Crosier wished all in the packed town hall a happy new year and called the organizational meeting "housekeeping."

In 2007, Highway Superintendent Ray Storm will be able to spend up to $2,500 without the board’s prior approval. Two years ago, at the 2005 re-organizational meeting, the town board increased the amount of $1,000 to $2,500, noting that Storm occasionally spends more than $1,000 without approval because not making repairs, which routinely come in above $1,000, can slow down the department.

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

Deputy Supervisor: Joseph Golden;

Supervisor and Director of Emergency Management: Kevin Crosier;

Town Board: Joseph Golden, James Hamilton, Wayne Emory, and Carol Crounse;

Marriage Officer, Registrar, and Deputy Tax Collector: Patricia Favreau;

Town Attorney: William Conboy II;

Building Administrator and Code Enforcement Officer: Peter Schaming;

Zoning Administrator and Code Enforcement Officer: Paul Jeffers;

Dog Control Officer: Cheryl Tefts-Baitholts;

Chairman of Assessors: Brian Crawford;

Deputy Town Clerk: Anita Clayton;

Deputy Highway Superintendent: Kenneth Weaver;

Bookkeeper: Andrea Cornwell;

Court Clerk and Highway Department Clerk: Patricia Boice;

Solid Waste Coordinator: Kevin Kemmet;

Town Historian: Ralph Miller;

Constable: Willard Schanz;

Youth Director: Jane O’Shea;

Assistant Youth Director: Melissa Worden;

Official Bank: The Guilderland branch of Citizens Bank;

Official Newspaper: The Altamont Enterprise;

Planning Board: Gerald Chartier (chair), Alan Rockmore, Tim Lippert, Michael Vincent, and Dan Burns;

Zoning Board of Appeals: James Fallon (chair), John Carsten, Terry Adams, Werner Knopp, and Killeen Cirella;

Assessment Review Board: Charles Turner (chair), George Christian, Marie Flagler, David Smith, and Emily Wright;

Conservation Board: Terry Schwendeman (chair), Kathy Moore, Harold Lendrum, Patricia Rexinger, and Al Raymond;

Youth Council: Kathy Brown, Jennifer Fuller, Alan Zuk, and Philip Place; and

Library Trustees: Jane O’Shea, Avis O’Malley, M.A. Molgard, Joan Mullen, Helen Lounsbury, Marsha Descartes, Mary Kinnard, and Alberta Wright (emeritus).