Town of Bethel
Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County, New York
Town Board
2018 Town Board Re-organizational Meeting
Left to right: Rita Sheehan (Town Clerk) Bernie Cohen (Councilman) Dawn Ryder (Councilwoman), Debra Gabriel (Tax Collector), Daniel Sturm (Town Supervisor), Lillian Hendrickson (Councilwoman), Patrick Cunningham (Highway Superintendent) and Vicky Simpson (Councilwoman).
The Town Board is comprised of the Town Supervisor (two-year term) and four counil member (four-year staggering terms). They set policy, adopt local laws and resolutions, hire most staff, and regulate the Town of Bethel Code and Laws of the State of York. There is no weighted voting, each vote counts equally including the Town Supervisor.
The Town Supervisor formulates the meeting agendas for the Town Clerk to prepare. The Town Clerk uploads the Agenda to the Town Website the Friday before the meeting and is updated on the day of the meeting.
Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednedays at 7:30 p.m. at the Dr. Duggan Community Center, Meeting Room, 3460 Route 55, White Lake, New York 12786. Special Meetings and Public Hearing Notices are published in the official paper of the Town, the Sullivan County Democrat. The Minutes of the meeting are published on the Town Website by the Town Clerk approximately 2 weeks after the meeting.
The Town Board are members of the Sullivan County Visitor's Association, Sullivan County Parntership for Economic Development, Bethel Business Association, the New York State Association of Towns and the Bethel Local Development Corporation. More information can be found on the Bethel Local Development Corporation under links.
The Town Supervisor formulates the meeting agendas for the Town Clerk to prepare. The Town Clerk uploads the Agenda to the Town Website the Friday before the meeting and is updated on the day of the meeting.
Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednedays at 7:30 p.m. at the Dr. Duggan Community Center, Meeting Room, 3460 Route 55, White Lake, New York 12786. Special Meetings and Public Hearing Notices are published in the official paper of the Town, the Sullivan County Democrat. The Minutes of the meeting are published on the Town Website by the Town Clerk approximately 2 weeks after the meeting.
The Town Board are members of the Sullivan County Visitor's Association, Sullivan County Parntership for Economic Development, Bethel Business Association, the New York State Association of Towns and the Bethel Local Development Corporation. More information can be found on the Bethel Local Development Corporation under links.
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Member |
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Phone |
Liasion/Committees |
Term Expires |
| Daniel Sturm Town Supervisor P.O. Box 300 White Lake, NY 12786 |
E-Mail: bethelsupervisor@libertybiz.rr.com | (845) 583-4350 ext. 102 | Budget Officer BLDC Chairman Chief of Police Solid Waste Committee (See Supervisor page for more information) |
12/31/2019 |
| Bernard Cohen Councilman P.O. Box 649 Smallwood, NY 12778 |
E-Mail: bcscnative@gmail.com |
(845) 583-7303 | Highway Department | 12/31/2019 |
| Lillian Hendrickson Councilwoman P.O. Box 16 Smallwood, NY 12778 |
E-Mail:lillianht.bethel@yahoo.com |
(845) 513-4620 | Parks and Recreation Dept. Sewer Department Green Committee |
12/31/2021 |
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Dawn Ryder |
E-Mail: dryder845@hotmail.com | (845) 583-1031 | Zoning Board Green Committee |
12/31/2021 |
| Victoria Simpson Councilwoman P.O. Box 315 Kauneonga Lake, NY 12749 |
E-Mail: energy25@twc.com | (845) 583-5149 | Deputy Supervisor Planning Board Parks and Recreation Dept. Green Committee |
12/31/2019 |
