Regular Board Meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month
beginning at 7:00 PM.
Other Special Meetings may be scheduled as needed.
To access the meetings online: https://zoom.us/j/96480776461
For Agendas and Information on upcoming meetings, see
Town Board Meetings
To participate in Town Board Meetings, please refer to Privilege of the Floor policy posted at the bottom of the page.
The Town of Richmond is governed
by the Town Board, which consists of four Council Members and the Town
Supervisor. Town Board members have a term of four years. The Town
Supervisor has a term of two years. Town elections are held in odd
numbered years, with new terms starting the following January 1.
Although these positions are part-time, the responsibilities of the Town
Board are significant. The Town
Board manages the day-to-day operations of the Town Government and is
accountable for the health, safety, and welfare of all citizens.
The Town Supervisor serves as the
Budget Officer for the Town, and shares financial oversight
responsibilities with the Town Board. As such, the supervisor is
responsible for implementing policies established by the Town Board for
operational and fiscal matters of the Town government. The Town Board
adopts a budget every year, which includes funding for a vast array of
Town services.
The Town Board,
as the executive body of the Town, acts as a unit and must function as a
body. An individual Board member may not unilaterally act on behalf of
the Town Board. No Town Board Member has more or less authority than any
other Board member. Therefore, no Board member can legally act
independently for the others or outside the Board. No single member of
the Town Board can act for or commit the Board as a body to any
particular program or policy. They
also fill vacancies in town offices, may select a town attorney and
town engineer, appoint constables and provide for hiring of such other
employees as necessary to conduct the town's business.
Prior to 1964,
authority for Town Board action had to be in specific state legislation
or in the Constitution. Since that date, however, towns have had
constitutional home rule powers. Towns are able to enact local laws
regarding subjects within the realm of "property, affairs and
government" of the town, provided the laws are not inconsistent with the
Constitution or a law of general statewide applicability enacted by the
State Legislature. In addition, towns may adopt local laws concerning a
number of other subjects specified in the Constitution and the
Municipal Home Rule Law, so long as they are not inconsistent with
general law applicable to all towns, and provided there is no statutory
restriction against such local law.
Since 1974, with certain
exceptions, towns may even supersede some provisions of Town Law
regardless of their general applicability. Besides the above described
legislative powers, Town Law and other state statutes contain authority
for Town Boards to act in a variety of specific areas. These have been
amended over the years where Town Boards now have the authority to
supply almost every public function or service that any other
municipality may provide, subject to the function's specific rules and
procedures.
Town Board Members
Daryl Marshall,
Supervisor
Email/Phone: supervisor / 229-2158
Term Ends: 12/31/2025
Steve Barnhoorn, Board Member
Email/Phone: sbarnhoorn / 229-2217
Term Ends: 12/31/2027
Devan Cornish, Board Member
Email/Phone: dcornish
/ 474-5375
Term Ends: 12/31/2025
Scott Flynn,
Board Member
Email/Phone: sflynn
Term Ends: 12/31/2025
Randy Deck,
Board Member
Email/Phone: rdeck
Term Ends: 12/31/2027
Town Board Meeting Minutes
Town Board Agendas, Resolutions and Notices (Early 2020 and before)
Town Board Meeting Minutes: 2019-2020
Archived Town Board Meeting Minutes: 2016-2018
Archived Town Board Meeting Minutes: 2014-2015
Archived Town Board Meeting Minutes: 2009-2013
Archived Town Board Meeting Minutes: 2006-2008
