New Islip Supervisor Philip Nolan says he will review a residency question surrounding the town’s appointed comptroller, who voted in Islip for several years while keeping his home in NassauCounty.
Comptroller Douglas J. Celiberti, 47, said he considered Islip his home while he was caring for his elderly parents. During that time, he says, he spent more time with them in Islip than in what he acknowledges to be his own household 20 miles away in Wantagh.
“I had a room there,” Celiberti said, referring to his childhood home on Richmond St in Islip. “I spent most of my time in Islip.”
From 1994-1998, Celiberti voted in Nassau from his current address on Kent Road in Wantagh, according to the NassauCountyBoard of Elections. But in 1999- the year Celiberti became acting comptroller- he changed his voter registration to the Islip address while caring for his parents.
After his mother died, Celiberti said, his father sold the house and moved in 2001 to a two-bedroom apartment for seniors on Chelsea Drive, also in Islip. Between 2001-2005, Celiberti voted from that address.
In a recent interview, Nolan said it concerned him that an official might live in one county and vote in another. “I am going to have to talk to him about it,” said Nolan.
Ludwig- comptroller Nolans friend- and where does he live? Not here in Islip, Islip Town Comptroller Phone: (631) 224-5575 Contact: Joseph Ludwig - Comptroller Fax: (631) 224-5701
Jan 22, 2007 Newsday, News article on previous
comptroller. Not residing in Islip.
APPOINTED: TOWN ATTORNEY, DEPUTY TOWN CLERK, COMPTROLLER ALL FALL UNDER THIS "STATE LAW"
This current administration are hypocrites and law breakers! LUDWIG,JOSEPH 1062 GRAND BLVD WESTBURY, NY 11590 100.00 25-APR-08 FRIENDS OF PHIL NOLAN 2008 JULY PERIODIC
You must be a resident of IslipTown, not a friend!
Residence requirements for public officers,
a public officer reside in the political subdivision or municipality in which he or she holds such public office, i.e., the incumbent of a local office.
1. New York; Public Officers Law section 3:
§ 3. Qualifications for holding office,if its be a local office: a resident of the political municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be chosen, or within which the electors electing him reside, or within which his official functions are required to be exercised, or who shall have been or shall be convicted of a violation of the selective draft act of the United States.
Town Board Debates Extra $$ For Management
January 2007
Those in management positions within the town of Islip will be getting a “one-shot” pay increase for 2007, as a resolution regarding this issue was passed by the town board during its organizational meeting earlier this month. The proposal went through by a 3-1 vote, with IslipTown Supervisor Phil Nolan raising concerns about the pay hike, and ultimately voting against the resolution. IslipTown Councilman Bill Rowley was not present for the meeting.
This lump sum payment will go to the approximately 90 management employees in the town with Nolan stating that he wanted to have a say in how much these positions would be paid, and when the money would be spent.
“I just wanted some flexibility with this,” Nolan said after the meeting. Expressing that he wanted to be able to use this money for any “unexpected” expenses the town may incur this year. Nolan said he wanted these raises to be at his discretion. “Some of the potential costs of government can vary,” he noted, citing snow removal as an expenditure that may go above what was budgeted.
However, Councilwoman Pam Greene contends that the pay increase is justified. “We wanted to have consistency [in regard to] pay increase for management employees and pay increases for elected officials,” she explained. “We’ve been very successful in budgeting, for several years, sufficient funds for snow removal, along with proposing no tax increase. We’ve been able to carry forward surplus.”
While Nolan said a “lump sum” payment is better than a salary increase, the supervisor still questioned the necessity of the compensation. “Some of these employees are making $103,000 [a year],” he noted.
Citing the resolution, Greene said that, because these management positions are not subject to the salary increases of union employees, the $1500 enables those within these jobs to remain “on par” with other town employees. She also questioned whether the money from the salary portion of the budget could be used to make up for extra expenses within the snow removal fund. “They’re different funds,” Greene said, noting that she spoke with the town comptroller about this issue.
“That’s ludicrous,” Nolan responded. “They’re different funds, but who do you think pays for it all? It’s all coming out of one pocket.”
L O’Leary- still getting a pension from retirement no wavier, $103,100 code enf
J Dillion- chief of staff - in 2 yrs $88,000 $103,097 plus after 1 yr $1500 lump pay raise
R Finnegan- resigned from MTA after 21 yrs, Labor relation $103,500 $103,100
R Quinlin- $75,100 raised to $114,998 les than a year (former Brookhaven attorney)
F Genco- Nolans man secret/friend $1500 lump pay raise after 1 month
PNolan- superv after 1 yr $50 pay raise
S Lapham- dpw fired stealing time- Nolans friend $80,000--- $103,000
R Baker- Nolans friend moved from spot to spot 1 yr 1 month $ 1,000 $1,250 $1538 $103,000 unqualified for job, NO engineering degree
L Steffens – Nolans sons friend 9 months from $35,000 to $41,163
A Keyes- Nolans friend 2 yrs p/t 18.14 hr $33,013 $34,664 $41,163 $42,000 (still p/t if even) also made calls, Nolans sons fundraiser on town time?
B Ringhouse- airport admin 1 yr $70,551 73,020
J Campbell- works at 237 union 1 yr $67,324 $73,020
J Brockwell- works at 237 union $1268 raise every yr
T Fiorillo- also deputy town clerk--$50,800 $55,800 9 months
Terry Bogart- also deputy town clerk (illegal, does not live in Islip) $65,000
E Hoffeister- acting town comm. Avia $103,100
Befofsky- Council Parringtons sec- in 1 yr $673 $769 $865
C Greene- moved around from pub info to air port 1 ½ yrs $980 $1075 $1250
M Phelps- animal shelter couple of months 46.70 hr to 60.00 hr
R Shafer- airport security 12/07 $656 - $734. - $951.00 given 800 plus extr weeks pay and MEGA o/t
K Faive- Nolan friend $634 to $769
G Quigley- comm. Aide $515 to 541 1 yr
F Adeyeye- neigh aide $634 mange tech $807 during town time made calls for Nolans sons fundraiser?
Amy Basta- also made calls for Nolans sons fundraiser on town time
Cathy Mazzamuto- mega title change and raise $
J Hagelman – Nolans friend $668 $961
Debbie Hampson- (aunt of Stephanie) secretary to town attorney $53,000
Stephanie Hampson- $ dad manager of CI little league- also made calls on town time Nolans sons fundraiser?
Kathy Mazzamutto- clerk – $35,584 - head clerk $49,521 HAMPSON, DEBRA 620 HEATHCOTE RD LINDENHURST, NY 11757 125.00 11-FEB-09 FRIENDS OF PHIL NOLAN HAMPSON, TRUDY 11 W.POND CT SMITHTOWN, NY 11787 125.00 11-FEB-09 FRIENDS OF PHIL NOLAN
T Rizzuto- airport comm. $114,998
R Schneider- son of civil service manager- seems to get a raise and title before possible ’07- $47,767 ’07- $52,319 ’08- $54,935 ’09- $57, 684 ’09- $63,201
West Islip Summit
Business Development Committee
Minutes of the meeting of February 23, 2009
Meeting was called to order at 8:30pm
Present: Lynn Luttenberger
Rocco Pepe
Kevin Faivre on behalf of Town Supervisor Phil Nolan
Stephanie Hampson on behalf of Town Supervisor Phil Nolan -CI little league managers daughter
Jan1, 2009 Aunt of Ed Walsh (conservative party chair) Pat Curci, secretary to town clerk, $800.00 week. CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF SUFFOLK COUNTY 211 APEX LA E.ISLIP, NY 11730 300.00 CNTRB 19-APR-08 FRIENDS OF PHIL NOLAN
