City Council

TROY CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION HEARING Thursday, February 22, 2024 5:00 P.M. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Per Sections C-35 and C-36 of the Troy City Charter, I am hereby scheduling a confirmation hearing for Acting Corporation Counsel Dana Salazar and Acting Comptroller Dylan Spring for Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 5:00 pm in City Council Chambers.  RES39 RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF DYLAN E. SPRING AS COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF TROY ____________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the Troy City Charter § C-41 provides that there shall be a City Comptroller who shall be the chief fiscal officer of the City, and who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Troy has appointed Dylan E. Spring to the position of City Comptroller and has filed a written letter of appointment in the Office of the City Clerk as required by Troy City Charter § C-36; and WHEREAS, Dylan E. Spring possesses the education and progressively responsible experience required by the Charter to perform the duties and fulfill the responsibilities of the Office of the City Comptroller, namely a four-year degree in accounting/business information from an accredited college or university and seven years of progressively responsible experience in overall financial administration and operations; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Troy City Council does hereby confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Dylan E. Spring to the position of City Comptroller. Approved as to form, ___________________, 2024 __________________________________________ Dana L. Salazar, Acting Corporation Counsel  RES39 Dylan Spring EXPERIENCE Chief Financial Manager, Department of General Services for the City of Albany, NY January 2021-Present • Oversaw over 20 Million dollars in budgeted expenses. • Created and closed out Purchase Orders for the Department. • Completed the final Purchase Order closeouts for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years. • Reviewed and verified purchases made by the Department. • Helped track Contracts and RFPs through Pivot Table. • Supervised the Financial Division and made sure the employees knew the purchasing and payment procedures and processes. • Created and helped finalize the Budget for the Department for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Client Relation Manager, James McGuinness and Associates, Schenectady, NY November 2019-December 2020 • Troubleshot problems for special education providers and Counties who utilized the Claims, Portal, and Preschool application programs. • Trained new hires on the programs listed above. • Trained new clients on the Claims application program. • Helped the company start their Internal Audit Department. • Helped them bring on new County clients that generated over a million dollars in additional revenue. • Was recognized multiple times for employee of the week. State Program Examiner, State Government Accountability at OSC, Albany, NY March 2013-November 2019 • Investigated various Agencies and determined whether they were following proper state laws, policies, and procedures. • Audited over 30 special education providers which was a directive from the Legislature. • Utilized various programs and applications for auditing and data mining purposes. • Facilitated various types of meetings from internal group meetings to large meetings with Agency Commissioners, Lawyers, and employees. • Conducted Quality Assurance Assessments on our internal work. • Created complex excel spreadsheets and pivot tables to analyze and review data. • Conducted interviews with various agency personnel regularly. • Organized and managed various training sessions. • Wrote up final reports that were issued to the Commissioners of Agencies and the Public. • Recorded and wrote up various types of meetings. • Attended many recruiting events in partnership with OHR. • Helped the State recuperate over fifty million dollars during my tenure based on my audit findings. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Business Administration December 2012 Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY GPA: 3.96 HONORS Phi Kappa Phi Dean’s List RELEVANT COURSE WORK Principle of Marketing Business Strategy Financial Management Business Communications Business Law Microeconomics Macroeconomics Principles of Management Human Resource Management Financial Accounting Information Systems Statistics COMPUTER SKILLS • Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Teammate, Moduler, Adobe, PowerPoint, New World, Jotform, and Outlook. RELEVANT SKILLS Fast learner, driven, critical thinker, public speaking, active listener, timely, dedicated, and forward thinking.  RES 43 RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF DANA L. SALAZAR AS CITY OF TROY CORPORATION COUNSEL ____________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the Troy City Charter § C-52 provides that there shall be a Corporation Counsel who shall be head of the Department of Law and who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Mayor has appointed Dana L. Salazar to serve as Corporation Counsel of the City and has filed a written letter of appointment in the Office of the City Clerk as required by Troy City Charter § C-36; and WHEREAS, Dana L. Salazar is well-qualified for the position of Corporation Counsel, being an attorney currently admitted to practice in the courts in the State of New York with more than five years of active practice in the profession of law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Troy City Council does hereby confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Dana L. Salazar to the position of Corporation Counsel for the City of Troy. Approved as to form ______________________ , 2024 ________________________________________ Richard T. Morrissey Corporation Counsel  DANA L. SALAZAR SALAZAR AND ERIKSON LLP EAST GREENBUSH, NEW YORK 12061 LEGAL EXPERIENCE Trial Practice: Experienced in federal, state and local courts. Handles business and commercial litigation; real estate litigation; contract disputes; personal injury and wrongful death; transnational disputes; appeals; Article 78 actions; municipal law, family law and child representation. Also skilled in negotiation, mediation, arbitration and pre-litigation analysis. Advice/Support: Provides advice to local, regional and international clients on issues that include contracts, real estate, partnerships, shareholder and member communications, and labor and employment compliance. Pro Bono: Jury trial for civil rights litigation in United States District Court; Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School mock trial team coach; immigration asylum and international child abduction cases; founded and led Jones Day’s Hague Convention International Parental Child Abduction pro bono project. Salazar and Erikson LLP Managing Partner January 2015 to Present Rensselaer County Special Appellate Counsel September 2021 to Present Columbia County 18-B Assigned Counsel and Attorney for the Child 2017 to Present Tabner, Ryan and Keniry LLP, Albany, NY Trial Practice Associate August 2009 to January 2015 Jones Day, New York, NY Trial Practice Associate September 2007 to August 2009 Summer Associate May 2004 to August 2004 Judge Susan Phillips Read of the NYS Court of Appeals, Albany, NY Senior Law Clerk to Court of Appeals Judge August 2006 to August 2007 Law Clerk to Court of Appeals Judge August 2005 to August 2006 As confidential judicial law clerk, provided bench memoranda, analysis, and research for a wide variety of civil and criminal appeals, such as: commercial contract disputes, valid scope of durable powers of attorney; grandparent visitation rights; Public Employment Relations Board appeals; plea bargain validity when judges fail to disclose mandatory post-release supervision. Thorn, Gershon, Tymann & Bonnani, Albany, NY Law Clerk and Summer Associate May 2003 to April 2005 APPOINTMENTS Committee on Character and Fitness for the Third Judicial District Member January 2014 to Present United States District Court Northern District of New York Mediator Panel Member October 2018 to Present  DANA L. SALAZAR Page 2 BAR ADMISSIONS New York State Unites States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of New York, and Northern District of Illinois; United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of New York; United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Supreme Court EDUCATION Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, NY Juris Doctor, May 2005 Summa Cum Laude; Justinian Society; rank 6 of 240 Journals: Albany Law Review – Associate Editor Government, Law and Policy Journal – Executive Student Editor Honors: William McKinley Prize (full year tuition for ranking first in 2003-04) Founders’ Scholarship (academic) Dean Sponsler Honors Teaching Fellowship for Professor David Siegel Selma Mintz Memorial Prize for academic achievement while raising a family Joseph Rosch Prize for academic excellence in Administrative Law Trial Teams: National Trial Team Competition National Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers Cathy Bennett Trial Competition Karen C. McGovern Senior Prize Trials (quarterfinalist) State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY BA, May 1990 BA in English, minor in Business, Regents Scholarship PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Bar Association New York State Bar Association, Law Practice Management Committee, Special Committee on Civil Rights Albany County Bar Association, Albany County Bar Foundation Board Member Columbia County Bar Association Rensselaer County Bar Association, Past President 2019-2020 Capital District Women’s Bar Association, Past President 2017-2018 Dominican Bar Association Rensselaer County Farm Bureau, Vice President AWARDS New York State Bar Association – Empire State Counsel Award 2008, 2009 Jones Day – New York 2008 Pro Bono Service Award CDWBA – 2011 Outstanding New Lawyer Award Super Lawyer every year from 2013 through 2023 BUSINESS EXPERIENCE – General and Operations Management Store To Door, LLC, Boston, MA May 2000 – March 2001 Artistic Nature Fine Art Gallery, Minden, NV March 1995 – May 2000 Paychex Inc., (Boston, MA, Albany, NY, Worcester, MA) August 1984 – October 1994 PROFESSIONAL LICENSE – Real Estate Broker September 2020 - Present