CLIFTON PARK — The Town Board on Monday reignited the debate over Town Hall's alleged toxic work environment with an internal report that blames a former board member for months of turmoil, claiming she did it to elevate her political standing.

The report, written by Town Attorney Tom McCarthy and first reported by The Daily Gazette, also alleged that Amy Standaert wasted more than $9,800 in taxpayer dollars when she spoke on the phone to a town employee while she worked remotely. And those phone calls, 25 in five months the report alleges, were an effort to enrich her political standing.

"These actions were taken for personal and political gain, in an attempt to force the Supervisor from office," the report reads. "Taken separately and together, these actions constitute official misconduct and abuse of office."

The report also claims that Standaert orchestrated the the Town Board’s approval of a $15,800 external report by Bond Schoeneck & King on Town Hall’s allegedly toxic work culture.

The Bond Schoeneck & King report was never shared publicly. However, Supervisor Phil Barrett said that the report only pointed to Highway Superintendent Dahn Bull, who he said the report deemed “unprofessional” when he raised his voice to an administrative assistant and wouldn’t meet with McCarthy on procurements.

Bull, who is up for re-election in the fall, shared an email that he said illustrates that Barrett is in fact behaving inappropriately with Town Hall employees. In the...

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