Kinderhook Town Officials

Elected Positions	Official	Term	Salary 1998
Supervisor	Bud Konkle	1998-99	$8,000
Justice	Wayne Pulver	1998-99	$5,304
Justice	Edward Williams	1997-98	$5,304
Councilman	Peter Bujanow	1998-02	$2,300
Councilman	Mark Leinung	1996-00	$2,300
Councilman	Lorelei Faulkner	1997-98	$2,300
Councilman	Gary Strobel	1998-02	$2,300
Clerk	Margaret Butcher		$21,432
Tax Collector			$6,768
Highway Superintendent	Charles Fuda	1998-99	$33,000
Appointed Positions	Official	Term	Salary 1998
Historian	Ruth Piwonka	1998
Engineer	James Green	1998	$5,000
Registrar of Vital Statistics	Margaret Butcher	1998
Permit Officers	Margaret Butcher Walter Simonsmeier	1998
Youth Director	Gretchen Dawes	1998	$8,755
Playground Director	Cathy Christie	1998	$12.15/hr
Compost Site Attendant	Lee Schultz	1998	$6.39/hr
Accountant	Leonard Vona	1998	$2,000
Planner	Michael Borges	1998	$15.00/hr
Deputy Clerk		1998	$6.83/hr
Deputy Clerk		1998	$6.83/hr
Deputy Clerk		1998	$6.83/hr
Assessor's staff		1998	$6.83/hr
Attorney	Marc I. Gold	1998
Supervisor's staff	Miki Whitmer	1998
Deputy Supervisor	Lorelei Faulkner	1998
Budget Director	Miki Whitmer	1998
Court Clerk	Laurine Falco	1998	$3,564
Court Clerk	Beth Kirsch	1998	$3,564

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Kinderhook Town Committees for 1998

Code Committee	Position	Salary
Peter Bujanow	Co-Chair
Lorelei Faulkner	Co-Chair
Sandra Yost	Secretary	$6.63/hr
Donald Hammerlein
Sal Martino, Jr.
Walter Simonsmeier
Michael Borges
Fire & Safety Committee
Truscott Kelly	Chairman
Comprehensive Plan Study Committee
Edwin Simonsen	Chairman
Linda Navarra	Vice-chairwoman
	Secretary	$6.63/hr
Clayton VanAlstyne
James Dunham
Margaret Moran
Patricia VanAllen
Frank Genovese
Charles Shattenkirk
Insurance Committee
Peter Bujanow
Mark Leinung
Town Park Feasibility
Mark Leinung	Chairman
Margaret Butcher
Charles Fuda
Walter Simonsmeier
Jerry Leggieri
Brian Kelly
Denise Dellarocco
James Green	consultant
Michael Borges	consultant

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Kinderhook Town Boards for 1998

Planning Board	Position	Salary
David Flaherty	Chairman
Therese Boehme	Secretary	$4,436.68
Mike Leiser

Zoning Board of Appeals
Janae Washington	Chairwoman
Therese Boehme	Secretary	$1,537.03
Assessment Review
	Chairman
	Secretary	$8.67/hr
Water District 1 Advisory Board
Gary Strobel	Chairman
Miki Whitmer	Secretary
Charles Fuda
Lloyd Wagner
J. Peter Harvey
Russell Bates

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Officials' Biographies

Supervisor Lee "Bud" Konkle

Term: Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
Salary: $8000 (1998)
Affiliation: Republican
Committees and assignments:: Tax Assessment (chair), Legal, Public Works; Liaison for Village of Valatie, Planning Board, Highway Dept, Employee negotiations, Comprehensive Plan Study Committee
Goals: "Openness is the key word"; Stresses the importance of the town's 2 incorporated villages Kinderhook and Valatie; Focus on economic development which in turn gives a stable and improving tax base
Education: New York City
Public Service: Kinderhook Town Supervisor, 1995-96, appointed; Kinderhook Town Supervisor, 1996-98, elected; Kinderhook Town Councilman, 1994-95; Kinderhook Town Highway Superintendent, 1978-93
Personal: Born 1928, New York City; wife Prudence, two grown children; lives on Orchard Drive, Kinderhook; retired from NY State Police as senior investigator; having also been State Police Academy instructor, State Police inservice instructor, and Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy
Activities: Palmer Engine and Hose Company, social member; Niverville Fire Company, honorary member; Kinderhook Elks; Friends of Lindenwald; Association of Former NY State Troopers; Summergarden Conservatory Board of Directors; St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Stuyvesant

Councilman Peter Bujanow

Term: Jan 1998 - Dec 2001
Salary: $2300 (1998)
Affiliation: Unaffiliated
Committees and assignments:: Code Committee, Insurance committee; Liaison for Building Dept, dog control officer, ICCSD, CCSD, town justice dept, Valatie water agreement
Goals
Education: AA, HVCC, Troy; BS, Siena College, Loudonville; MS candidate, Sage Graduate School, Albany
Public Service: Kinderhook Town Councilman, 1996-98, elected; Kinderhook Town Councilman, 1995-96, appointed; ICCS Board of Education, 1992-1995; Kinderhook Town Board of Assessment Review, 1990-1995
Personal: Born 1958, Hudson; wife Jacqueline, daughters Alexandra, Christine; lives on Grandview Drive; Purchasing coordinator for NY State Dormitory Authority since 1995
Activities: Trustee of Sage Graduate School Alumni Association; Trustee of Mid-Hudson Library Association; Kinderhook Elks; St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Valatie

Councilwoman Lorelei Faulkner

Term:
Salary: $2300 (1998)
Affiliation:
Committees and assignments:: Deputy Supervisor, Code Committee; Liaison for elections & election districts, Village of Kinderhook, assessor, employee negotiations, NY State Route 9 project
Goals
Education
Public Service
Personal
Activities

Councilman Mark Leinung

Term:
Salary: $2300 (1998)
Affiliation:
Committees and assignments:: Insurance Committee; Liaison for fire & ambulance protection, cable television, recreation
Goals
Education
Public Service
Personal
Activities

Councilman Gerhard "Gary" Strobel

Term: Jan 1998 - Dec 2001
Salary: $2300 (1998)
Affiliation: Republican
Committees and assignments:: Water District Advisory Board; Liaison for fire & ambulance protection, town buildings, celebrations, senior citizens, ZBA, Valatie water agreement
Goals
Education: Albany High School
Public Service: Kinderhook Town Councilman, 1994-98; Kinderhook Town Emergency Disaster Coordinator; Army Air Corps
Personal: Born 1922, Albany; wife Mary, three grown children; lives on Route 203; Retired operations manager WH Smith Paper Corp after 35 years service
Activities: Valatie Lodge #362 Free and Accepted Masons; Capital District Transportation Association, past president; National Defense Transportation Association; First Presbyterian Church, Valatie

Justice Wayne Pulver

Term: 1998-99
Salary: $5,304 (1998)
Affiliation: Unaffiliated
Education: ICCS
Public Service: Coast Guard, 1962-66
Personal: Born 1940; widowed, five grown children; lives on Albany Avenue; Retired from Columbia Corporation after 36 years
Activities: Life member, past captain, Valatie Rescue Squad; member Palmer Engine & Hose Company; member Valatie Fire Department; member Rogers Hose Company; American Legion Post, Valatie; Hudson Elks; St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Valatie

Highway Superintendent Charles Fuda

Term: Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
Salary: $33,000 (1998)
Affiliation: Democrat
Goals
Education: AA, SUNY-Cobleskill
Public Service: Kinderhook Town Highway Superintendent, 1994-97, elected; Kinderhook Town Highway Superintendent, 1992-94, appointed; Coast Guard, 1956-59
Personal: Born 1937, Albany; wife Jane, four grown children; lives on Garrigan Road; Retired NY State Police after 27 years service
Activities: Palmer Engine & Hose Company; Columbia County Highway Superintendents Association; Columbia County Police Association

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