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Controversy on staffing changes as board approves position‑resolution; Lupinacci objects and later abstains on budget amendments
Summary
The Town Board approved a positions resolution that will restructure some 2025 budgeted positions and later adopted two late‑starter budget amendments; Councilwoman Lupinacci protested on the record that the changes eliminate her legislative staff and tried to table the matter.
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — The Town Board adopted a comprehensive resolutions package that includes a positions resolution affecting 2025 operating budgeted positions and later approved two late‑starter budget amendments. The votes prompted an on‑record protest from Councilwoman Lupinacci, who said she and her legislative staff learned of the changes only shortly before the meeting.
Council members approved Resolution 2025‑71 (authorizing the controller to amend the 2025 operating budget to reflect staffing changes and reorganization). Councilwoman Lupinacci said the first she’d heard…
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