Town Board

Agendas and Minutes

2022 Re-Organizational Meeting. From left to right: Rita Sheehan, Town Clerk; William Crumley, Town Councilman; Bernard Cohen, Town Councilman; Daniel Sturm, Town Supervisor; Victoria Simpson, Town Councilwoman; and Lillian Hendrickson, Town Councilwoman. Photo by Matt Shortall, courtesy of Sullivan County Democrat.

The Town Board is comprised of the Town Supervisor (two-year term) and four council member (four-year staggering terms). They set policy, adopt local laws and resolutions, hire most staff, and regulate the Town of Bethel Code and Laws of the State of York. There is no weighted voting, each vote counts equally including the Town Supervisor.

The Town Board are members of the Sullivan County Visitor's Association, Sullivan County Parntership for Economic Development, Bethel Business Association, the New York State Association of Towns and the Bethel Local Development Corporation.

Agendas and Minutes

Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at the Dr. Duggan Community Center, Meeting Room, 3460 Route 55, White Lake, New York 12786. Special Meetings and Public Hearing Notices are published in the official paper of the Town, the Sullivan County Democrat.

Agendas

The Town Supervisor formulates the meeting agendas for the Town Clerk to prepare. The Town Clerk uploads the Agenda Packets to the Town Website 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Link to Town Board Agendas

Minutes

The Minutes of the meeting are published on the Town Website under Public Documents by the Town Clerk approximately 2 weeks after the meeting.

Link to Town Board Minutes

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