Key Actions & Decisions

• ◆ • Carried 3-0 (Barry, Buczek, McMurray aye; Javier, Mayor, and Riley, Deputy Mayor, absent throughout): every vote of the meeting, including all items below.
• ◆ • Approved the Jan. 10, 2024 meeting minutes.
• ◆ • Public forum: Mark Brown and Jacqueline Starkweather objected to fluoride being added to the water; Jeff Holler asked who decides sidewalk snow-blowing, and McMurray, Trustee, said he would ask Pahura, DPW Superintendent, for clarification; Holler also asked that department heads' monthly reports be made public, possibly on the website.
• ◆ • Approved a $13,100.00 invoice from Edmunds GovTech for a payroll system upgrade, funded from water, sewer and general fund balance.
• ◆ • Tabled office staff pay increases pending executive session.
• ◆ • Approved a budget adjustment increasing revenue line A0.0000.2680.000 (insurance recoveries) by $30,364.10.
• ◆ • Approved payment of village bills for vouchers 45115-45245: $73,472.43 general, $17,225.54 water, $5,790.05 sewer.
• ◆ • Approved the December 2023 treasurer's report.
• ◆ • Accepted sewer treatment plant operator trainee applications from Thomas Burton and Joseph M King, to be kept on file one year.
• ◆ • Tabled a Constellation item until 2/14/2024.
• ◆ • Moved the 3/27/24 and 4/24/24 regular board meetings to 3/26/24 and 4/23/24, and rescheduled the tentative-budget public hearing from 3/27/24 to 3/26/24.
• ◆ • Scheduled the organizational meeting for April 1, 2024 at 6 PM.
• ◆ • Approved a cemetery deed for Shawn R. and Cynthia D. Arnett, Lot 1578 Meadow Avenue SE#4.
• ◆ • Awarded CDBG grant administration services to G & G Municipal Consulting and Grant Writing, according to the minutes because no other proposals were submitted by the required time frame.
• ◆ • Approved street closures for the annual Strawberry Festival 5K/8K on 6/8/24, 5-7 a.m., on E State St (Platt St to village line), Moore St (village line to Riley St) and Ingersoll St (bridge to E State St).
• ◆ • Held a discussion on cyber security; Reiner, Village Employee, was named liaison to the Cyber Readiness Institute, responsible for completing the CRP, adopting the CRI Core Four policies, and training employees.
• ◆ • Entered executive session for personnel matters at 6:50 PM and exited at 7:25 PM.
• ◆ • Hired Dechert, Attorney (Webster Szanyi), to work on the employee handbook and related managerial-handbook items.
• ◆ • Approved compression pay increases for Delores Hansel to $15.75, Piccirilli, Village Employee, to $17.00, Reiner, Village Employee, to $20.00, and Jessy Holz to $22.00; Gary Van Wycke received three additional vacation days rather than a proposed $18.70 rate, which the minutes attribute to a New York State earnings threshold for state retirees, with the board saying it would revisit the figure if that threshold changes.
• ◆ • Adjourned at 7:26 PM.