Andrea Stewart

Andrea M. Stewart, Town of Malone Budget Officer

Andrea Stewart was appointed Town of Malone Budget Officer, Confidential Secretary and Bookkeeper to the Supervisor, currently serving her 5th - four year term. She was first appointed in 1990 and has held the position since. Andrea is a member of the New York State Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) she began her membership about 6 years ago.

Andrea began her employment with the Town of Malone 12/2/1985, serving as an appointed Town Clerk, Receiver of Taxes, Registrar of Vital Statistics and Town of Malone IDA Secretary/Treasurer 1985 - 1989. She served as Town of Malone Deputy Supervisor for 2 - four year terms 1990 - 1997.

Previous Positions Held:

Receiver of Taxes for Malone Central School taxes (1986-87)

Served as a District Director for the New York State Town Clerks Association (1986-89) for Franklin, Clinton, Essex, and St. Lawrence County

Served as a regional liaison for NYS Racing and Wagering assisting local entities with Games of Chance license and reporting matters (1986-89)

Current Term Expires: 12/31/2009

Town of Malone Budget Info/Facts

The Town of Malone utilizes the calendar year, January - December as the Fiscal Year.

The Budget process begins in mid-August, with the Budget Officer requesting information from all departments.  All department requests/estimates are due back to the Budget Officer no later than September 20th.  It is the duty of the Budget Officer to prepare estimates if one is not submitted. 

The tentative budget must be completed and filed with the Town Clerk by September 30th, and must be presented to the Town Board at a regular or special meeting on or before October 5th, in accordance with NYS Town Law.

Once the town board reviews and makes changes to the tentative budget and upon completion of those changes, the budget is then called the preliminary budget.  A public hearing must be held on the preliminary budget, with a legal notice of public hearing to be published in the official newspaper and posted on the signboard of the town.  At least five days shall elapse between the first date of publication and the date of the hearing, and the hearing must be held no later than the Thursday following the November Election.

Adoption of the budget must take place no later than November 20th.

The Town is tax exempt.  Being a government municipality we have a blanket exemption.  Our Tax Exempt number is 15-6001023, and if you need a tax exempt form, just contact the office.

The Town of Malone uses Purchase Orders to buy materials and supplies for any Town department.  The Town of Malone pays by an original invoice or by a signed voucher, with bills presented to the Town Board for review and approval in conjunction with Town Board meetings, which are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.  Some alterations may be made to the meeting schedule, due to holidays, etc, but are preceded by a legal notice in order to notify the public of the change in schedule.