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Town of Clifton Park

Town Attorney

Resolution Request (for Town Board & Staff)
Resolution Request (All Employee Hiring/Rehiring Resolutions)

The Town Attorney’s Office:

  • Coordinates, initiates, and defends actions and proceedings against the Town in State and local Courts.
  • Prepares Legislation, Town Board Resolutions and local ordinances
  • Supervises legal actions to enforce the laws and regulations of the Town Code. 
  • Negotiates, reviews and prepares legal documents such as contracts, agreements, deeds, leases, labor contracts, etc.
  • Develops or assists in the drafting of proposed rules, regulations, policies, etc., for Town programs or operations and reviews legislation and rules and regulations of other government entities for impact on the Town and its operations.
  • Provides Legal Advice to all Departments, Town Government, and Boards.

 

Report- Circumstances Leading to Town Board Resignations

Created: March 15, 2024
The Town of Clifton Park experienced an historic situation in the Fall of 2022 as two elected officials on the Town Board resigned abruptly. Following the resignations, I directed our Town Attorney to conduct a review of all available information ...
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A Correction to the Record: Highway Department Permit Fees

Created: August 25, 2023
The Highway Superintendent recently disseminated information publicly that was completely incorrect, necessitating a correction to the record. The most recent example of incorrect information from the Superintendent involves a social media post o...
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June 5th, 2023 Town Board Meeting: Resolution #6

Created: July 1, 2023
Resolution #6 at the June 5th, 2023 Town Board Meeting discussed an outside audit of the Highway Department completed by Cusack & Company regarding the issuance procedure of street opening and excavation permits.  Please see the link below to ...
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Paul Pelagalli
Town Attorney
(518) 371-6651
(518) 371-1136

Department Staff

Neil Weiner
Deputy Town Attorney

Vida Sheehan
Deputy Town Attorney

Cindy Zlogar
Legal Secretary

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
9:00am - 5:00pm

Location

1 Town Hall Plaza
Clifton Park, NY 12065
(2nd Floor)