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Patchogue board approves series of routine transfers, hires and event permits; establishes parking rules
Summary
At its meeting the board approved budget transfers, seasonal hires, multiple event street closures and several parking/time limit changes; most motions were adopted by voice vote.
The Village of Patchogue board approved a package of routine administrative and event items, including budget transfers, seasonal staff hires, event street closures and parking‑zone changes, during the meeting.
Key approvals listed by the board included:
- Approval of board meeting minutes (April 14, 2025), organizational meeting minutes (April 7, 2025) and budget hearing minutes (April 17, 2025).
- Payment of bills totaling $466,008.28, with several large invoices noted (refuse truck payment, vendor invoices and insurance/fees reported in the financial summary).
- Budget transfers, including a request to transfer $381,001.54 from the general fund and $5,001.31 to the Sixth District Court Parkway account, and other routine fund cleanups.
- Seasonal and part‑time hires: approval to hire Noah Monte, Jennifer Wazirbowski and Donald Valente as dock staff (May 1–Oct 31) at $18/hour; and approval to hire Luca Perricone as dock staff (July 31–Oct 31) at $18/hour.
- Parks and recreation program approvals: a pickleball event at the Four Sisters Tennis Court on May 31 (9 a.m.–2 p.m.), use of the sports complex for the Police Athletic League kickball program (Mondays July 7–Aug 25, 1:30–3:30 p.m.), and a proposed $1,000 stipend to be paid to Lauren Monte beginning December 2025 for village graphic design projects.
- Permits and street closures: Patchogue Arts Council approved to close Terry Street in front of ArtSpace on Saturday, June 21 (9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.) for Pride and Shine; Cherry Street closure in front of ArtSpace on Sunday, June 29 (10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.) for PAC/MOCA Skate Fest 2025; grand openings and ribbon cuttings were also listed and approved.
- Parades and community events: approval for Patrick Lambert High School homecoming parade on Main Street (Oct. 4, 9:30–10:30 a.m., alternate Nov. 1); approval for sliding “post riders”/road marshals for a June 28 rolling‑closure event; Circus on Main Family Fun Night (Aug. 8) with an East Lee Street closure; a Main Street banner for the Hispanic parade.
- Parking and traffic changes: the board set a public hearing to consider no parking on the south side of West Main Street between South Summit Avenue and a point 150 feet east of it (county input and a site visit were noted); the board also established a 15‑minute parking zone on the south side of East Main Street from a point 80 feet east of Maple Avenue to a point 149 feet east of that location.
- Personnel and policy items: ratification of a transfer of an employee (James Cleason) from public safety to public works as seasonal worker with CDL pay; approval to reimburse full‑time permanent employees for the cost of obtaining a commercial driver’s license (CDL) up to $2,500 after two years of continuous employment, to be added as an addendum to union contracts; and a waiver of a building permit renewal fee for Iglesia Pentecostal Refugio de Salvacion.
Most motions were adopted by voice vote with board members answering “Aye” in turn; no recorded roll‑call tallies with member names were provided in the transcript for the majority of items. Where the transcript recorded “motion” and a responding “Aye,” the board chair declared the motion approved.
No contested motions or failed votes were recorded in the transcript. Several items were described as routine budget cleanup or ministerial approvals.
