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copake connection
Special Edition April 6, 2022
Greetings from Copake

Copake Connection is an online newsletter brought to you by the Town of Copake. This newsletter will publicize community events throughout the Town of Copake and will be published once a month, on the 15th of the month. The editor is Roberta Roll. All submissions should be sent to roberta.roll@gmail.com no later than the 10th of the month. The newsletter will be distributed to anyone who wishes to subscribe. Simply click the mailing list icon below.
Update on Saturday Public Meeting for County Route 7A Road Project

The Public Information Meeting on the County Route 7A Reconstruction and Preservation project will be held in the Copake Town Hall on Saturday, April 9 at 10:00am.

Commissioner of Columbia County Department of Public Works Raymond Jurkowski
and GPI, the engineering consultants, will be present. All are welcome. Masks are
required for in person attendance. Individuals may also participate remotely by logging
in to the link below.

Saturday, April 9⋅10:00am

(US) +1 252-379-2883 PIN: 174 465 863#

Copake Seeks Administrative Assistant

In a continuing attempt to make town government more efficient and responsive to taxpayers’ needs, the Town Board, at its March meeting, unanimously passed a local law which creates a new position - Administrative Assistant to the Supervisor. 

A similar position has been created in the towns of Chatham and Kinderhook. This part-time position would replace the current position of bookkeeper. The responsibilities of the position would include bookkeeping, as well as assisting with HR matters, maintaining personnel files, administration and oversight of health insurance for retirees, assistance with and oversight of the budget, assistance with grant applications and administration of grants, and compliance with the NYS retirement system.

“The business which goes on every day in Town Hall has become more voluminous and complex every year,” said Supervisor Jeanne Mettler, “but we have essentially the same number of employees and we run Town Hall the same way we did in the twentieth century.” 
   
At the March Town Board meeting, Supervisor Mettler said that she hoped to find someone who would be committed to the town, so that there would always be continuity in transition between administrations. 
 
A job description for the new position can be found here.   Anyone wishing more information should contact Supervisor Mettler at 518-329-1234 Ext 1 or by emailing her at CopakeSupervisor@TownofCopake.org.

Letters of interest and resumes should be mailed to Town Clerk Lynn Connolly at Copake Town Hall, 230 Mountainview Road, Copake NY 12516 or emailed to copaketownclerk@townofcopake.org. All letters of interest and supporting documents must be received by noon on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
If you wish to submit an article or notice regarding a community event taking place in the Town of Copake to the Copake Connection, please e-mail: thecopakeconnection@gmail.com. All submissions should be received by us by noon on the 10th of the month.
 
For more and current information on Meetings in Copake and events throughout the Roe Jan area, go to the Copake Website.