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Votes at a glance: Champlain trustees approve transfers, warrant, code update and utility credits
Summary
At its February meeting the Village of Champlain Board of Trustees approved routine budget transfers, a monthly warrant, two project invoices, a local-law tax-cap override, payment for an updated municipal code book, a wastewater-credit request and a service-fee credit for a property without a lateral connection.
The Village of Champlain Board of Trustees completed several formal actions during its February meeting. The board approved budget transfers, accepted a warrant, approved two invoices for water and wastewater projects, adopted a local law to override the property-tax cap for fiscal year 2025–26 if needed, authorized payment to update the municipal code book, and approved credits tied to wastewater and a service-fee charge for a property that has no lateral connection to the new water main.
Votes and actions taken at the meeting (summary):
1) Transfers: the board approved multiple inter-fund and intra-fund transfers to reallocate contract and equipment funds (motions made on the floor; roll call recorded affirmative votes).
2) Warrant: the board approved a warrant with additional invoices, increasing the total warrant to $35,005.85 (motion and roll call approved).
3) Project invoices: trustees approved two invoices for ongoing utility projects (water line replacement and wastewater treatment plant) presented to the board for payment.
4) Local Law No. 1 of 2025 (tax-cap override): the board adopted the local law authorizing a property-tax levy in excess of the limit set by General Municipal Law §3-c for the fiscal year beginning 06/01/2025 (roll call vote recorded as affirmative).
5) Municipal code update: the board approved the purchase and update of the village code book (quoted price range shown in meeting materials between $3,585 and $3,790 including shipping and handling).
6) Wastewater credit request: a wastewater-credit request from a resident (Sherry Linger) was deemed to meet the village’s credit requirements and was approved.
7) Service-fee credit for 1138 Main Street: trustees voted to credit a service fee for a property that has no lateral connection to the new water main and to remove future charges; the board directed staff to apply the credit to the owner’s other property account and to send a confirmation letter.
Where the record cited motions as "so moved" with an unrecorded mover, the board followed with a second and a roll-call approval. The meeting minutes include roll-call confirmations for most votes; the board recorded each item as carried when appropriate.
The board also discussed but did not vote on the potential purchase of a fire-station building; trustees directed staff to contact the fire district and obtain pricing and legal options for a potential property transfer.
Full details, including motions, roll-call language and vouchers, will appear in the official meeting minutes and vouchers filed with the village.
