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Votes at a glance: Fredonia trustees approve event permits, personnel actions and EMS rate changes
Summary
At the Jan. 21 workshop and board meeting the trustees approved multiple resolutions including Opera House event permits, festival date reservations, personnel hires/promotions, membership dues, an RFP for legal counsel and updated EMS billing rates.
The Village of Fredonia Board of Trustees approved a series of resolutions on Jan. 21 covering permits for village events, personnel actions, intergovernmental tours, membership dues, an RFP for legal counsel and revised EMS billing rates.
Key outcomes (votes taken at the Jan. 21 meetings):
- Opera House 5K run/walk (Sunday, April 27, 2025): Approved with stipulations that the organizer provide a certificate of insurance naming the village as additional insured for $1,000,000 and that the group is responsible for cleanup and follow police direction. Vote recorded: Trustee Esperson — Aye; Trustee Wandel — Aye; Trustee Twitchell — Aye; Trustee Brockler — Aye. Outcome: approved.
- Opera House summer fundraiser (Saturday, June 7, 2025): Approved with the same insurance and cleanup stipulations. Vote recorded: Trustee Esperson — Aye; Trustee Wandel — Aye; Trustee Brockler — Aye; Trustee Twitchell — Aye. Outcome: approved.
- Festivals Fredonia 2025 dates and exclusive use of Barker Commons (multiple festival dates including Easter, Italian Festival, Red, White & Blues, Harvest Moon cemetery tours, Miracle on Main Street): Approved. Vote recorded: unanimous ayes by trustees present. Outcome: approved.
- Registrar duties assigned to Village Clerk Ann Marie Johnston: Approved. Vote recorded: Trustees present voted Aye. Outcome: approved.
- Promotion of Jason Jakobowitz to motor equipment operator (DPW), $29.23 per hour, effective 01/27/2025, subject to Civil Service rules and a six‑month probationary period: Approved. Vote recorded: unanimous ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Hiring of Jack Appledo as full‑time DPW laborer at $18.19 per hour, effective 01/27/2025, subject to Civil Service rules: Approved. Vote recorded: unanimous ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Training request / conference attendance: Approval for Treasurer (Alyssa LaVotte) to attend the ARC Conference in Ithaca (02/06/2025) at a cost of $60: Approved. Outcome: approved.
- Tour of Town of Tonawanda wastewater treatment plant for David Felt and Tony Mistretta (05/06/2025) at no cost to the village: Approved. Outcome: approved.
- Authorization to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for legal counsel (pursuant to General Municipal Law section 103): Approved. Outcome: approved.
- Southern Tier West annual membership ($200): Approved. Outcome: approved.
- EMS billing rate adjustments (service level rates approved by the board to take effect immediately): Approved. The board approved proposed increases used for billing: BLS transport to $1,200; ALS to $1,450; ALS2 to $1,700; Paramedic intercept (PI) to $900; treat & release remains $400; loaded mileage from $38 to $40. Outcome: approved.
Votes were recorded in roll call format for each resolution; absent trustees were noted in the record. Where the transcript lists votes by trustee name, those names are included above; if a mover/second was not named in the record, the motion is recorded without mover/second attribution.
Ending: These approvals will inform operational scheduling, event planning and billing practices. Several items (notably plant maintenance and water infrastructure) will require follow‑up staff work and potential budgetary action at future meetings.
