Southtowns Record

Minutes(Jan 8th Org. Mtg.)

Government
Town of Concord
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Jan 8, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Zoning and land use

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January 8, 2026

TOWN OF CONCORD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
6:30 p.m.  January 8, 2026

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY PHILIP DROZD, SUPERVISOR

ROLL CALL:  PHILIP DROZD, SUPERVISOR
  CLYDE M. DRAKE, COUNCIL MEMBER
  KENNETH D. ZITTEL, COUNCIL MEMBER
  KIMBERLY S. KRZEMIEN, COUNCIL MEMBER
  KENNETH KASSEL COUNCIL MEMBER

  ALSO PRESENT:  LAURA SAFFORD, Town Clerk
  BRIAN F. ATTEA, Town Attorney
  LARRY HEIM, Hwy Supt.
  TOM ROBERTS, CEO

ITEM #1  APPOINTMENTS BY SUPERVISOR

  Motion by Council Member Drake, seconded by Council Member
Krzemien, to accept the Supervisor’s appointments, a-y. Council Members Drake, Zittel,
Krzemien & Kassel; Supervisor Drozd, voting aye. Carried.

  a) Deputy Supervisor – Clyde M. Drake
  b) Town Historian – Thomas Hawkins
  c) Deputy Town Historian-Darlene Johnson
  d) Bookkeeper to Supervisor– Vanessa McCormick
  e) Secretary (PT) to Supervisor – Rose Heyden
  f) Rep. to Youth Board – Kimberly S. Krzemien
  g) Rep. to Planning Board – Clyde M. Drake
  h) Rep. to Quarterly Fire Chief Meeting – Kenneth D Zittel; Clyde M. Drake
  (Alternate)
  i) Rep. to Southtowns Planning Group – Kenneth D. Zittel; Kenneth Kassel
  (Alternate)
  j) Rep. to Senior Citizens – Philip Drozd
  k) Rep. to NEST – Clyde M. Drake
  l) Rep. to Hulbert Library Board – Philip Drozd
  m) Rep. to Rural Transit Service – Kenneth Kassel; Kimberly S. Krzemien
  (Alternate)
  n) Rep. to Southtowns Preservation Board – Clyde M. Drake
  o) West Valley Coalition – Kenneth Kassel; Philip Drozd (Alternate)
  p) Liaison to Assessor –Clyde Drake, Kimberly S. Krzemien
  q) Liaison to Highway – Philip Drozd and Kenneth D. Zittel
  r) Liaison to Community Park – Kenneth D. Zittel; Kenneth Kassel (Alternate)
  s) Liaison to Mortons Corners Fire Co. – Kimberly S. Krzemien
  t) Liaison to East Concord Vol. Fire Co. – Kenneth D. Zittel
  u) Liaison to Springville Vol. Fire Co. – Philip Drozd; Clyde M. Drake (Alternate)
  v) Liaison to Boston Fire Co. – Kenneth Kassel
  w) Liaison to CEO- Philip Drozd
  x) Special Districts for Budget Purposes—Clyde Drake, Dawn Martin and Tom
  Roberts
  y) Committees:
  *Youth / Recreation – Philip Drozd, Kimberly S. Krzemien
  *Buildings & Grounds – Philip Drozd, Kenneth D. Zittel
  *Financial – Philip Drozd, Clyde M. Drake
  *Cemeteries – Kenneth D. Zittel, Kimberly S. Krzemien
  *Safety-Laura Safford, Larry Heim and Holly Hunt

ITEM #2  RECOMMENDED BY SUPERVISOR FOR APPOINTMENT BY
TOWN BOARD