Town of Ramapo: Town Board

Christopher P. St. Lawrence, Supervisor

Frances M. Hunter, Councilwoman and Deputy Supervisor

Edward Friedman, Councilman

David J. Stein, Councilman

Phil Tisi, Assistant to the Supervisor

Elaine Silverberg, Assistant to the Supervisor

237 Route 59
Suffern, NY 10901

The Town Board is the governing and legislative body of the Town. It determines policy and appropriates funds for various governmental functions and services. In addition to the supervisor, the board includes 4 councilpersons, who are elected at large in odd-numbered years for 4-year term. The councilperson’s terms are staggered so that 2 are elected each biennial session.

Meeting Minutes

Agendas

Among the powers of the Town Board are the right to adopt a budget, levy taxes, authorize bond issues, fill appointive positions, determine salaries and hours of Town employees, establish departments of government, manage, control, and have custody of Town Property, establish non-salaried advisory boards, acquire land for public purposes, establish special improvement districts, authorize studies and investigations in the Town’s interest, and enact ordinances to protect the health of persons and property in the Town.

The Town Board meets at Ramapo Town Hall at 8:00 pm on the 2nd and fourth Wednesdays of every month. Meetings are open to the public and can be seen on Channel 78. Minutes of all meetings are recorded and filed by the Town Clerk. They will also be posted here.