Ingalsbe
Farmington Town Supervisor
BIOGRAPHY:
Married to wife Cindy
2 Grown Children, Jason, Sarah &
5 grandchildren
EDUCATION: AS Degree Business Administration, Jefferson Community College, Watertown NY
BS Degree Business Administration, Roch
ester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
US Army Command and General Staff Officer Course, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (Honor Graduate)
CIVILIAN EXPERIENCE: 1973 until August of 1985, I was employed by LB Smith Inc., Mike & Joe Equipment and Cyncon Equipment selling construction equipment and municipal supplies examples are Heil Dump bodies, Frink Plow equipment, Terex construction equipment to contractors, Village, Town and County highway departments. I recently retired as a Federal Employee with 21 years of service (Division of Military & Naval Affairs); Supervisor of 150 employees charged with maintaining and securing National Guard wheel and track equipment, sensitive communication equipment, and weapons systems. The last seven years of duty, I was located at Fort Drum, NY. Previous locations include Henrietta, N.Y. and Headquarters New York Army National Guard, Latham, NY. In 2007, after retiring from my civilian and military jobs, I went to work at the new Macedon Wal-Mart Super Store, helping set up the store. I continue to work there 15-20 hours per week in the automotive department until August 2015. MILITARY EXPERIENCE: I joined the 134th Maintenance Company NYARNG in 1972 and trained as a wheel vehicle mechanic. In 1976 I graduated from the Empire State Military Academy Officer Candidate School (OCS) as a 2LT. My assignments include Shop Officer, Maintenance Company Commander, Support Group S-1 (Personnel), Executive Officer and Battalion Commander of the 342nd Forward Support Battalion, 42nd Infantry Division Rochester/ Bronx, NY and a second Battalion command of the 427th Support Battalion, 27th Infantry Brigade, Syracuse, NY. My final assignment was OIC&C of the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES) Fort Drum from 1999-2006. I have extensive experience in personnel, administration, budgets and local emergency operations. In 2006 I retired at the rank of Colonel with over 33 years of service to New York State. Awards include the Army Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, the NYS Medal for Meritorious Service, NYS Military Commendation Medal, the NYS Aid to Civil Authorities and others. COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE: I served as a member of the Farmington Zoning Board of Appeals from 1994 to 2007 with the last ten years as Chairman. During my tenure, I was involved with several updates to the Town Code. I was elected to the Farmington Town Board in 2007 and continue in that position today having been re-elected twice. I was assigned as the Town Board representative for the 2011 update to the Comprehensive Plan. I have completed over 75 hours of on-going training at town board, planning and zoning workshops/seminars. I was assigned the Town Board representative on the inter-municipal advisory group that prepared the Feasibility Study for the Auburn Trail Connection to Ontario Pathways trail. This effort has resulted in a 1.4 million dollar federal highway grant award to extend the Auburn Trail through Farmington into the northern portion of the Town of Canandaigua. I am currently assigned as the Town Board representative on the Town of Farmington Parks Master Plan Advisory Committee. Supervisor Fafinski, during my tenure on the Town Board, has continuously assigned me to the Public Works Committee (Highway, Parks, Water & Sewer) and the Financial Management committee. My community volunteer experience includes past Treasurer and Committee Chairman Boy Scout Troop 60, Victor, NY, 14 years as a ranking course marshal & security volunteer at the Wegmans LPGA. I currently continue to serve on the Board of Victor Hiking Trails, the Genessee Valley Chapter of the Military Officer Association of America and the Farmington Chamber of Commerce. Memberships: Lifetime member of The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS). Also a member of the National Association of Uniformed Services (NAUS), The Finger Lakes Water Works Conference Inc., Seneca White Deer Inc., the National Rifle Association. (NRA), New York Planning Federation and the New York Association of Towns.
