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Notice (4/22/2025) - Gloversville Water Board - Special Meeting

The Gloversville Water Board will hold a Special Meeting on April 22, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at their office at 67-73 South Main Street, Gloversville.

Notice (2/28/2025) - Boil Water Notice

During the late hours of February 27, 2025, a catastrophic water main break occurred near the intersection of Third Street and Woodside Ave. in the City of Gloversville.  As a result, numerous residents within the City were affected with little to no water pressure. 

The following business and homes will be on a BOIL WATER ADVISORY until further notice – South and West of South Main Street and West Fulton Street to Lexington Ave.

Drinking water should be brought to a FULL ROLLING BOIL for ONE MINUTE and then COOLED BEFORE USE. 

We would like to thank the following for their assistance during this incident:  Gloversville Fire Department, the Fulton County Emergency Management Office and William Rowback, Pleasant Square Volunteer Fire Company. 

For any questions or concerns, please contact the Gloversville Water Works at 518-773-4520.  You can also find information on Boil Water advisories on the NYS Department of Health website at: https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/water/drinking/boilwater/boil_water_fact_sheet.htm

 

Notice (2/1/2025) - Job Posting

Civil Service Provisional Comptetitive Position


Job Posting- Senior Account Clerk
Salary/ Work week-( Monday- Friday)-  9AM- 4PM ( $23.85 hour)
Benefits- NYS Retirement, Health Insurance or Health Insurance buyout, Dental, Vision, PTO
Job Duties- Reviews a variety of more complex financial documents, classifies them and distributes items into a variety of accounts according to prescribed procedures and policies.
Posts figures to appropriate accounts, makes all neccesary adjustments in balances and verifies and reconciles balances
Renews status of accounts as adjustments are made and takes appropriate action as authorizing payment, issuing checks or preparing bills.
Tracks, audits and monitors a variety of accounts and verifies that adjustments are made to correct allocations
Prepares more complex financial or statistical summary reports
Checks for accuracy of computations and completeness or supervises the preperation of daily, weekly and monthly reports which are compiled into summary reports or claims for Federal or State reimbursements
Types accounting and financial statements, payrolls, statistical tabulations and data, form letters, memoranda, vouchers, reports, requisitions and other material from rough draft or from data which is personally developed using keyboard, word processor or personal computer.
Prepares funds for deposit into book accounts, reconciles accounts and prepares reports from the information
Contacts clients, vendors or other agencies to obtain additional information
Provides information orally or in writing in response to inquires on status of accounts
Processes, sorts, indexes, records and files a variety of control records and reports
Operates calculator, computer terminal, check writing machines and other related office equipment
Does more complex payroll transactions or may do payroll for entire department and prepares related reports
May assist in the preperation of figures and reports for use in budget preperations
May administer employee health and dental benefits
May supervise employees by assigning and reviewing completed work and instructing employeees in specialized account keeping activitites
Interact with the public and answer/remedy different situations that may arise
Work in Quickbooks software program for accounting entires
The above are examples of duties are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

Additional Requirements: 
Resident of Fulton, Montgomery, Hamilton, Herkimer or Saratoga County for at least four (4) months prior to exam date (to be determined at a later date).
Job Qulaifications- 
A) Completion of 60 credit hours at NYS registered or regionally accredited college or university which must have included at least 12 credit hours in accounting or bookkeeping and one year of experience maintaining financial accounts and records; or
B)  Three years of experience maintaining financial accounts and records; or
C)  An equivalent combination of training and experienced defined by the above qualifications.
Ability to interact with the public and answer/remedy different situations that may arise.

Any applicant wishing to apply can send a resume to Cindy Albertine- Clerk of the Board at 67-73 South Main St, Gloversville, NY 12078 or calbertine@gloversvillewater.com

 

 

Notice (12/16/2024) - Water Board Meeting - December 17, 2024

The Water Board will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 6 pm  at the Gloversville Water Department, 67-73 S Main St.  The following items will be discussed:

1.         Roll
2.         Audit
3.         Minutes   
4.         Public Session
5.         Chemical Bid Opening
6.         Superintendent Report
7.         Resolutions
8.         Clerk of the Board Report
9.         Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator Report
10.       Miscellaneous

Notice (11/6/2024) - IMPORTANT INFORMATION (PLEASE READ)

The Annual Water Quality Report (AWQR) can be accessed by clicking on the 2023 Annual Water Quality Report tab. It may also be viewed on our Facebook page at Gloversville Water Works.  Those still wanting a hard copy can call our office at (518)773-4520 to have a copy mailed to them.  Copies will also be made available at the Gloversville Public Library and the Gloversville Senior Center.

Everyone that has the new meter will have access to a “water smart” link that will offer a wide variety of features for our customers like e-billing, water usage monitoring tips, step by step video directions for leak detection, instant leak notifications via text, e-mail, or phone, etc.  For more information on Water Smart and to sign up, you can go online to gloversvilleny.watersmart.com.

On September 19, 2023, The Board of Water Commissioners adopted a policy to be used in the event of complaints/disputes of bills for water consumption as follows:

  1. Complaints with respect to the Water portion of water bills must be filed with the Clerk of the Water Board within 30 days of the date of the bill.
  2. Complaints with respect to the Sewer portion of the water bill must be filed with the Clerk of the Water Board within 30 days of the date of the bill pursuant to rules issued by the Gloversville/Johnstown Joint Sewer Board.
  3. Anyone wishing to file a complaint must complete and sign the Gloversville Water Department’s official written complaint form, attach a copy of the water bill being disputed, and attach any supporting documentation to support their dispute or complaint.
  4. Completed and signed complaint forms shall be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk of the Water Board at the Gloversville Water Works office located at 67-73 S Main St., Gloversville, NY 12078.
  5. On the designated Board meeting date, the Gloversville Board of Water Commissioners will consider disputes/complaints where customer’s or their representatives may appear personally before the Board to support the statements contained in the complaint and attachments.
  6. The final disposition of all water bill review cases rests with the Gloversville Board of Water Commissioners, which will notify customers of the disposition of their complaints.

The Board of Water Commissioners adopted a policy to be used in the event of extreme water use attributed to piping failure declared not to be the fault of the owner of a property.  To be considered for relief from such failure the incident must meet all the criteria.  On March 8, 2022, the Board of Water Commissioners adopted a new policy in the event of a frozen water service for customers who have an active account(s) with the Gloversville Water Department.  On March 8, 2022, they also adopted the policy to hold liable the responsible party in the event of a major piping failure and loss of un-metered water because of neglect or failure of the owners or occupants of buildings to keep connecting or supply pipes and other fixtures connected therewith to included sealed fire sprinkler systems in good working order.  For more information regarding these policies, please contact our office.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT LEAD IN YOUR DRINKING WATER
The Gloversville Water Department recently did 120 random Lead samples throughout the city. We are pleased to announce that these samples came back within the EPA/NYS DOH regulations. A lead line inventory for all homes within the water system has been posted to our website at www.gloversvillewater.com. We are also pleased to announce that we have received grant funding in the amount of 7.7 million dollars to replace all lead and lead galvanized service lines that remain in the water system. Grant paperwork process has begun, and we will post more information about the grant program as things evolve.

Effective 2/1/2025 water rates will be increasing 3% for both inside and outside city rates. For more information on the rate increase please reach out to our main office at 518-773-4520.

Notice (1/28/2024) - New WaterSmart App

WaterSmart

The City of Gloversville has partnered with WaterSmart to offer residents detailed information about household water use. WaterSmart is a free online service that provides tools to understand and manage water use, detect potential leaks, and get the most value from every drop of water used. Gloversville water customers can access all utility data as soon as it becomes available on an hourly, monthly, or daily basis to view water use compared to similar-sized homes by neighborhood, and get access to customized recommendations for how to save water and money. To register for WaterSmart, customers will need their billing account number and email address. Reach the portal on a mobile device or web browser at https://gloversvilleny.watersmart.com.


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