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Fredonia trustees approve festival dates, two local laws and several administrative items; one trustee registers a no vote on solar law
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting the Fredonia Board of Trustees approved festival dates, adopted two local laws (opting out of RPTL §487 exemption and a solar law), approved elevator maintenance, an employee assistance program contract, trainings and a budget amendment; the solar law drew a recorded dissenting remark.
The Village of Fredonia Board of Trustees took several votes during its Feb. 18 meeting, approving event dates, two local laws and multiple administrative matters.
What the board approved
- Fredonia Farm Festival dates (weekend in August 2025) and requirement that an updated, detailed request and certificate of insurance ($1,000,000) be submitted approximately six to eight weeks before the event. The resolution passed in roll call with trustees recorded as voting aye.
- Local Law No. 1 of 2025: the village adopted a local law opting out of the Real Property Tax Law §487 exemption for certain energy systems (the transcript references adoption and required filing with the Secretary of State). The board directed the clerk to file the law as required.
- Local Law No. 2 of 2025: a law regulating installation and placement of solar equipment and systems within the village was adopted. During the roll call sequence one trustee announced they would vote “nay” on the adoption; other trustees recorded aye votes and the law was adopted. (The transcript records an expressed dissent prior to the roll call.)
- Resolution to call a public hearing on proposed Local Law No. 3 of 2025 (amending the village violation fee schedule): a hearing was scheduled for March 2025 at 5:30 p.m.; the text is available on the village website.
- Elevator maintenance proposal: the board approved an elevator maintenance contract with Buffalo Inc. for $3,400.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): the board authorized a 12-month EAP agreement with ESI Group (Wellsville, NY) at a total cost of $3,600.
- Training approvals: the board approved training for Matthew Edwards (basic wastewater operation; cost not to exceed $1,595) and for Louis Fred to attend an American Water Works Association conference (cost not to exceed $1,476.84).
- Walk-on budget amendment: pursuant to Village Law §5-520 the board approved an attached budget amendment as a walk-on resolution.
Votes and recorded roll calls
Roll-call sequences in the transcript show trustees answering “Aye” for the above items in the meeting’s recorded votes. The solar law adoption included a recorded objection from one trustee before the roll call; the transcript does not identify that no vote to a named trustee in the roll-call sequence. Where the transcript recorded aye votes, trustees recorded included Trustee Twitchell, Trustee Brockler, Trustee Esperson, Trustee Wandel and Trustee Syracuse (names as recorded in roll call sequences). The meeting minutes indicate the clerk will file adopted local laws with the Secretary of State and notify the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance where required.
No item in the recorded motions at this meeting authorized a new multi-year contract with an external party beyond the maintenance and service contracts listed above.
