Patchogue trustees approve routine municipal business: transfers, appointments, events and contracts

The Village of Patchogue board of trustees approved a series of routine municipal actions at its Feb. 10 meeting, including payment of bills, budget transfers, vehicle purchases, event permits and personnel actions.

Among the items the trustees approved or directed staff to pursue were:

- Payment of bills for the board meeting totaling $757,053.79; five largest invoices included vehicle purchases and sewer work (amounts were read into the record). - Approval of budget transfers as presented. - Authorization for the mayor to execute an agreement with Brian McCaffrey to administer the village’s MS4 stormwater management program for year‑two activities under the New York State DEC stormwater permit. - Approval to enter a contract with Advanced Climate Resources for a textile‑recycling program that places collection bins at village facilities. - Authorization to purchase or accept several municipal vehicles (listed at the meeting by VIN and model year). - Approval for the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce event series (Live After 5) with dates in June, July and August and associated road closures on Main Street and North/South Ocean Avenue. - Appointment of Garrett Travers to the Community Development Agency. - Authorization to accept transfer of a DEC permit for lake vegetation management (permit 1‑4728068700000003) from Suffolk County to the village. - Creation of a fire prevention inspector position and appointment of Steven Olmstead to that role effective Feb. 11. - Approval for the village to submit a New York State Archives Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund grant application (up to $150,000). - Authorization to engage L.K. McLean/Clean Associates (engineering/surveying) for a traffic impact study and site plan review for a proposed hotel at 138 West Avenue (applicant‑funded study) in the amount of $4,200.

Most motions were moved, seconded and adopted with 'aye' votes recorded; where roll‑call tallies were not read aloud in the transcript, the minutes list those outcomes as approved.

Why it matters

Collectively these approvals keep municipal operations, capital projects and community events on schedule: the stormwater contract affects regulatory compliance with the DEC MS4 permit; vehicle and equipment approvals affect public works capacity; the textile‑recycling contract and grant applications aim to reduce landfill use and modernize records management.

Votes at a glance

- Bills and budget transfers: approved; total bills reported $757,053.79 (five largest vendors enumerated in the record). - Vehicle acquisitions: approved; models and VINs listed in meeting packet. - Agreement with Brian McCaffrey for MS4 administration:…