Votes at a glance: Rye Brook trustees approve personnel, camp fees, drainage change order, police systems, tasers and other items

The Village of Rye Brook Board of Trustees voted on multiple resolutions at its Feb. 25 meeting. The board took formal action on appointments, program fees, intermunicipal agreements, equipment purchases, capital transfers and several housekeeping items. The following is a concise roll‑up of each resolution taken at the meeting (motion/second not always recorded in the public transcript). All actions below list the resolution number as read into the record, the key decision and the recorded roll call when available.

1) Resolution 1 — Conditional appointment of a laborer (Ralph Rosa). Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Effective start date listed as 02/26/2025; appointment contingent on civil service procedures.

2) Resolution 2 — Conditional appointment of a laborer (Anthony Tufo). Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Effective start date listed as 02/27/2025; annual salary listed in packet as $60,006.85.

3) Resolution 3 — Modification of the 2025 summer day camp and travel camp license and fee schedule. Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Packet includes old and new schedules and notes on bus‑cost drivers and a 15% additional‑child discount.

4) Resolution 4 — Adoption of local homestead and non‑homestead base proportions for the 2025–26 village tax. Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Adopted homestead proportion ~79.88% and non‑homestead ~20.11% as presented.

5) Resolution 5 — Intermunicipal agreement with Westchester County for RICKY repository access. Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Agreement term in packet: Jan 2025–07/31/2029; packet describes data elements that will be shared.

6) Resolution 6 — Intermunicipal agreement with New York State and Westchester County for TRACKS system access. Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Epstein: No; Trustee Merlino/Molino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). The packet described a five‑year term; staff said there was no direct cost as presented.

7) Resolution 7 — Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for police tasers (five years). Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Packet referenced $29,006.39 per year and a five‑year total of $148,001.94; maintenance, training and instructor certification included per the presentation; final contract subject to counsel modification.

8) Resolution 8 — Declare municipal equipment surplus (police tablets, mounts/keyboards, fingerprint scanner). Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Items to be sold via public auction; if no bids, disposed appropriately.

9) Resolution 9 — Reallocation of capital project funds, closure of completed capital projects and transfers to general fund/debt service. Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Packet details transfers, project closures and small residual balances returned to general fund or debt service.

10) Resolution 10 — Fiscal year 2024–25 budget modifications to record ARPA receipts/transfers. Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Packet shows ARPA accounting entries ($2,917.14 cited in discussion) to comply with federal reporting.

11) Resolution 11 — Change order for additional storm drain repairs at 40 Hillandale Road (Jobco Construction) in the amount of $4,500. Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Change order addresses reconnection of a homeowner lateral discovered after main replacement.

12) Resolution 12 — Approval of minutes for meeting held 10/22/2024. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote recorded as aye.

13) Resolution 13 — Conditional appointment of a police officer (Avery Tompkins). Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). Appointment subject to civil service procedures and terms in offer letter; estimated start 03/26/2025.

14) Resolution 14 — Waiver of filming hours for interior/exterior filming at 800 Westchester Avenue (Twentieth Television production) on March 10 (rain date March 12). Outcome: approved by roll call (Trustee Fisher: Yes; Trustee Heizer: Yes; Trustee Merlino: Yes; Mayor Klein: Yes). The mayor noted filming on private property with limited neighbor impact.

The board’s roll calls and the meeting packet were the primary record for the votes. Several motions were moved and seconded on the record; the transcript often records “so moved” and “second” without naming the mover/second. Where a trustee explicitly recorded a ‘‘no’’ vote (Resolution 6, Trustee Epstein), that is reflected above. If exact mover/second names or additional vote details are required, refer to the official minutes and recording posted by the village.