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Patchogue trustees approve bills, personnel actions and set multiple public hearings
Summary
Trustees approved payment of bills totaling $758,315.84, accepted a resignation, approved hiring and authorized staff travel; they also set public hearings on several code amendments and approved a $2,500 website accessibility contract amendment.
The Village Board of Trustees on March 10 approved a series of routine fiscal, personnel and administrative items and set multiple public hearings on proposed local-law changes.
The board heard the bills report that listed total bills for the meeting period at $758,315.84. The report identified the five largest invoices: Thomas Novelli ($194,628.78) and H2M ($144,909.44) for sewer extension work, New York State Municipal Workers ($91,658.50) for workers’ compensation insurance, Clear River ($16,006) for sludge removal, and Standard & Poor’s ($15,500) for the bond rating. The five largest bills total $462,702.72. The board approved the bills by voice vote; the transcript records voice approval but does not record detailed roll-call tallies.
Personnel and administrative approvals included acceptance of the resignation of Public Safety Officer Alexander Ikanah Hall effective March 1, 2025, and authorization to hire public safety officers at $21 per hour effective March 11, 2025. The board also approved travel for Village Engineer Tim Norberg to attend the New York State solid-waste conference May 18–21 in Bolton Landing, with a cost not to exceed $3,000.
On planning and code matters the trustees set public hearings on multiple proposed local laws: repeal of Chapter 390 (taxicab regulations), an amendment to extend the term for building permits for large construction projects to three years (proposed amendment to section 4-35-59), and an amendment requiring a minimum 10-foot setback for fences adjoining streets (amend section 4-35-40). The board also requested placement of a public hearing on updating Chapter 285 to clarify the scope and manner of service for notices of defects on village property.
The board approved a negative declaration under SEQR and designated the trustees as lead agency for the Mulford Street apartment complex project. The trustees also approved an amendment to the village’s agreement with CivicsPlus to add AudioEye, a website accessibility management tool, at an annual cost of $2,500 (with future increases subject to the agreement’s terms).
Why it matters: The financial approvals keep capital and operating projects moving; the code amendments—if adopted after public hearings—would update long-standing local regulations (taxicab rules, fence setbacks, building permit durations and defect-notice procedures) and could change how businesses and property owners are regulated in Patchogue.
