Let me first say I am a little flattered by being quoted/picked up by our
local Copake Chronicle in the last two weeks. Yes in my post “the
gentleman doth protest too much methinks” I point out that the most vocal
individual in the audience may be partially responsibility for the town
being $20,000 in the red due to a misquote or miscommunication in regard
to the town’s health insurance costs. After all, the gentleman is the
town Budget Officer and the Deputy Supervisor, and in an earlier town
meeting he made it appeared that he had negotiated with our insurance
provider at some point. But, and this is a big but, the bottom line is
that the responsibility comes down to the individual members of our Town
Board. I cannot find in the record any member of the Town Board making
any objection to the terms of this Insurance policy, during the budget
meetings. They place the insurance in the budget, therefore they are the
responsible parties.
Let me pose this question to every single one of our Town Board members,
did you review the terms of our town insurance policy? Did you accept or
object to the written quote provided to you by our insurance provider?
All variables of the coverage must have been documented in a written
agreement, right? What say you Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sacks, Ms Gabaccia, Mr.
Tompkins or Mr. Kiernan?
Gerard M.
