Patchogue trustees approve organizational appointments, committee rosters, policies and meeting schedule

The Village of Patchogue Board of Trustees on April 7, 2025, approved the mayor—s slate of appointments to village committees and boards, adopted several administrative policies, and set the board—s regular meeting schedule for 2025 at its annual organizational meeting held at the Municipal Building.

Mayor (unnamed) opened the meeting and said, "What we're gonna do tonight is to add the appointments of all the village officials, what they're gonna be doing, and also approval of certain other items." The board followed with a series of largely routine motions that passed on voice votes.

Why it matters: the annual organizational meeting establishes the village—s leadership assignments, committee memberships and administrative rules for the year, including where village funds may be held, who represents the village for conferences, and the board—s regular meeting calendar.

Appointments and committees

Trustees approved the mayor—s appointments and a set of committee rosters as presented. Among items recorded in the meeting record were the reappointment or designation of John Rocco and Nicholas Fusillo as chairpersons of the planning board and the zoning board of appeals, respectively; planning board members Frank Ambrosio, Steve Fuco, and Brian T. Egan (one-year terms were noted); and named members for the Community Development Agency (CDA) board and other village committees.

The board also approved the roster for the Conservation Tree Committee, naming Paul Murphy as chair, Trustee Kevin Weeks as liaison, and members Laurie Devlin, Susan Lino, John Bojack, Brendan Clinch and Betsy Smith (landscape designer) as listed in the meeting record.

Administrative policies, training and banks

Trustees adopted the village—s investment policy for 2025 and listed several financial institutions in the policy text as depositories for village funds. The transcript lists Dime Bank, Bank of…