Town Board

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. 

Minutes and Agendas are available on the Meetings Page 

The Town Supervisor formulates the  meeting agendas for the Town Clerk to prepare.  The Town Clerk uploads  the Agenda to the Town Website the Friday before the meeting and is updated again on the day of the meeting.  

Meetings  are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednedays 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.  The Minutes  of the meeting are published on the Town Website by the Town Clerk  approximately 2 weeks after the meeting.  

Daniel Sturm, Town Supervisor

(845) 583-4350 ext. 102

E-Mail:  bethelsupervisor@libertybiz.rr.com

Bernard Cohen, Town Councilman

bcscnative@gmail.com

William Crumley, Town Councilman

lautra2003@aol.com

Lillian Hendrickson, Town Councilwoman

lhendrickson4141@gmail.com

Victoria Simpson, Town Councilwoman

energy25@verizon.net