The welcome message from the Town Supervisor[2] reads as follows:
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"Allow me to extend a personal welcome and congratulations
on your appointment to a position with the Town of Esopus. As a member
of our team, you take on an extremely important role: that of serving
the people of the Town of Esopus. Together, our mission is to provide
cost-effective services that conform to the highest standards of quality.
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"This Employee Handbook is designed to familiarize
you with your employment and to help ensure government compliance,
foster positive employee relationships and contribute to the overall
success of the Town in delivering services to the public effectively
and efficiently.
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"Please keep in mind that this is only an overview
of the Town's policies and procedures, employee benefits and the Civil
Service System. Specific questions concerning employment matters should
be addressed to your department head.
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"I trust that you will find service with the
Town of Esopus rewarding, and I look forward to working with you."
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A.
The Town of Esopus has the distinction of bearing
the name of the original colony settled by the Dutch in 1653 on the
plains north of the Rondout Creek before it flows into the Hudson
River. The area south of the Rondout, east to the Hudson, and extending
south to the Klyne Esopus Creek (Black Creek) was called Klyne (little)
Esopus. When this section separated from the Town of Kingston and
formed its own unit of local government on April 5, 1811, the founders
of the new Town named it the Town of Esopus.
B.
After the turn of the century, Port Ewen gradually
became the seat of the Town government and meetings for a number of
years were held at the annex of the old Charles Card Drugstore (now
the Port Ewen Pharmacy). On May 14, 1945, a public referendum was
held to purchase the former Spinnenweber garage on the corner of Broadway
and Salem Street, Port Ewen, for use as a Town Hall for the sum of
$12,000. This building has been the seat of the Town of Esopus government
ever since.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Refers to the person in charge of any department, agency,
bureau, unit or subdivision of the Town of Esopus. This definition
will be applicable in the event such person is serving in an acting,
temporary, or provisional status in the position of department head.
Refers to any of the following full-time and part-time elected
officials of the Town of Esopus:
A person employed by the Town, including, but not limited
to, an appointed official, department head, managerial employee, confidential
employee, supervisory employee, provisional employee, probationary
employee, temporary employee, seasonal employee, trainee or student
intern, but not an independent contractor.
Refers to the individual so designated by the department
head to direct and inspect the performance of employees.
Refers to the Town Board of the Town of Esopus.
The Town of Esopus may be referred to as the "Town."
Refers to the Town Supervisor of the Town of Esopus.
The purpose of this Employee Handbook is to
communicate the Town's personnel policies and practices to all employees
and elected officials. It is extremely important that each employee
understand the policies that relate to rules, regulations, procedures,
practices, work standards, employment classifications, compensation
and benefits.
This Employee Handbook is not a contract of
employment and should not be construed as such.
The Town Board reserves the right to interpret,
change, modify or eliminate any provision contained in this Employee
Handbook. In addition, this Employee Handbook is subject to alteration
by local law, changes in Town and/or departmental rules, changes in
state or local Civil Service rules or federal, state or local legislation,
rules or regulations. (This is not meant to be a comprehensive list.)
Any questions regarding any topic covered in
this Employee Handbook should be directed to the appropriate department
head.
