Key Actions & Decisions

• ◆ • Trustees adopted Local Law 1-2024, overriding the tax levy limit under General Municipal Law §3-c, 3-2 (Nay: Angel Javier Jr, Mayor; Chris Barry, Trustee. Aye: Joyce Riley, Deputy Mayor; David Buczek, Trustee; Tim McMurray, Trustee). Residents Jeff Holler and Karen Conn spoke at the hearing on the tax cap override and its effect on the housing market.
• ◆ • Trustees voted to present water and sewer rate increases at an April 10 public hearing: 60% increase to the residential water base charge, 15% increase to the residential water volumetric charge, 10% increase to the towns/correctional volumetric water charge, and 7% increases to residential and correctional sewer volumetric charges (Nay: Javier; Abstained: Barry; Aye: Riley, Buczek, McMurray).
• ◆ • Board scheduled two public hearings for April 10, 2024 at 6 p.m. at Village Hall: one on the tentative 2024-2025 budget, one on the proposed water/sewer rate increases; the minutes record Barry as not witnessing the vote that scheduled the rate hearing.
• ◆ • Board adopted Resolution 2024-13, putting the state's LGS-1 records retention schedule into effect, on a unanimous roll call.
• ◆ • Board voted to send unpaid property maintenance bills to Orleans County for relevy onto the 2024-2025 village taxes.
• ◆ • Board approved payment of village bills, Vouchers #45615-45713: $77,140.04 general, $11,138.82 water, $23,278.15 sewer; also approved the February 2024 treasurer's report.
• ◆ • Board approved four cemetery deeds (Carolyn E. Dunbar, Pauline Jurs, Roxanne Rhoades, Julie M. Powell) and authorized the mayor to sign a contract with the Orleans County Health Department and the Village Treatment Plant for a water testing fee increase.
• ◆ • Board voted 4-1 (Nay: Riley) to let the Water Treatment Plant hire a WTP Trainee at the union rate for a 78-week probationary period, funded from contingency and tentative-budget funds.
• ◆ • Board tabled a Niagara Mohawk easement request for village property on Densmore Street, a Town of Carlton water agreement, a Crown Castle lease, and a 121 N Main St lease-rate review with Darlene Benton until April 10, 2024, and a cannabis code review until April 25, 2024.
• ◆ • Board approved GOMAC's use of Bullard Park for a mental health walk/health fair on May 24, 2024, an ACS student internship in the Village Clerk's office from April 9 to June 6, and moved the workshop meeting from April 23 to April 25, 2024.
• ◆ • Board held executive sessions for contract negotiations (5:00-5:45 p.m.) and personnel matters (7:17-7:37 p.m.).