Officials & Boards

Officials

Mayor

Elected – 4 years, expires March 31, 2028

 

William F. Peeler
Phone: 518 853-4335 extension 26

Trustee

Elected – 4 years, expires March 31, 2028

Lynn E Dumar

Phone: 518 853-4335 extension 102

Timothy F Healey
Phone: 518 853-4335 extension 104

Trustee

Elected – 4 years, expires March 31, 2026

Scott Sprague

Village Clerk-Treasurer, Records Management Officer

Appointed – expires March 31, 2026

Christine Kearns

Phone: 518 853-4335 extension 20

Purchasing Agent

Appointed – expires March 31, 2026

Christine Kearns

Phone: 518-853-4335 x20

Tax Collector

Appointed – expires March 31, 2026

Christine Kearns

Phone: 518-853-4335 x20

Deputy Clerk-Treasurer

Appointed – annual

Dan Denofrio

Phone: 518-853-4335 x21

Andrea Sprague

Street and Water Commissioner

Appointed – annual

Christopher G Weaver

Phone: 518-857-7660 cell

Office 518-853-4335 extension 25

NYS Building and Fire Code Enforcement Officer

Appointed – annual

Stan Waddle

Phone: 518-853-4335, x22

Village Attorney

Appointed – annual

Michael M Albanese

Phone: 518 725-3575

Village Historian

Appointed – annual

Beverly Guiffre

Phone: 518-853-4322

Boards & Committees

Building & Grounds Committee

Number of Members: 2

Duties:

Deals with Building repairs, maintenance, and improvements.

Members: Annual Appointment

Timothy Healey, Trustee

Scott Sprague, Trustee

Village Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee

Number of Members: 6

Term Expires: 3/31/2024

Members:

William Peeler Chairman

Andrea Sprague, Secretary – Resident

Patricia Laux, Business Member

Scott Sprague, Resident and Trustee

Stan Waddle, Code Enforcer – Village Advisor

Chris Weaver, Street & Water Commissioner – Village Advisor

P. Architectural Review Board

Number of Members: 3

The Architectural Review Board shall consist of five members. The members of the Architectural Review Board shall be specially qualified because of training or experience in art, architecture, community planning, land development, real estate, landscape architecture, or other relevant business or profession or because of civic interest and sound judgment to judge the effects of a proposed building upon the desirability, property values, and development of surrounding areas.

Members:
Patricia Laux, Business Member
Term: expires March 31,2024

Stan Waddle, NYS Building and Fire Code – Chairperson
Term: expires March 31,2024

Officials:
William Peeler Chairman

Flood Damage Prevention Appeals Board

Number of Members: 4

Duties:
APPEALS BOARD

(l) The Appeals Board as established by the Village of Fonda shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this local law.

(2) The Appeals Board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the Local Administrator in the enforcement or administration of this local law.

(3) Those aggrieved by the decision of the Appeals Board may appeal such decision to the Supreme Court pursuant to Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.

(4) In passing upon such applications, the Appeals Board, shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this local law and:

(i) the danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others;

(ii) the danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;

(iii) the susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner;

(iv) the importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community;

(v) the necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable;

(vi) the availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage;

(vii) the compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development;

(viii) the relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain management program of that area;

(ix) the safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;

(x) the costs to local governments and the dangers associated with conducting search and rescue operations during periods of flooding;

(xi) the expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment transport of the flood waters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and

(xii) the costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including search and rescue operations, maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems and streets and bridges.

(5) Upon consideration of the factors of Section 6.l(4) and the purposes of this local law, the Appeals Board may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this local law.

(6) The Local Administrator shall maintain the records of all appeal actions including technical information and report any variances to the Federal Emergency Management Agency upon request.

Members Annual Term
Chris Weaver

Rodd Hicks

Mark Hoffman

Stanley Waddle, NYS Building and Fire Code – Chairperson

Fonda Fultonville Joint Wastewater Sewer Board

Number of Members: 2 Fonda 2 Fultonville & Chairperson

Duties:
The Fonda Fultonville Wastewater Board, established during the construction of the Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility in 1970. Currently, two members from each village serve, with a fifth member appointed as Chairman by both villages.

Members:

Jim Park, Chairperson; Joint Appointment; Term Expires March 31, 2025.
Robert Klim, Member; Term Expires March 31, 2024.
Raymond Blackwood, Member; Term Expires March 31, 2026.

Personnel Committee

Number of Members: 2

Duties:
Employment and benefits issues.

Members: Annual Appointment
Scott Sprague, Trustee

Timothy Healey, Trustee

Public Safety Committee

Number of Members: 2

Duties:
Fire Department liaison and General Public Safety issues.

Members: Annual Appointment
Timothy Healey, Trustee

Scott Sprague, Trustee

Streets & Community

Number of Members: 2

Members: Annual Appointment
Lynn Dumar, Trustee

Scott Sprague, Trustee