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Rye Brook trustees approve series of routine appointments, agreements and program changes
Summary
The Rye Brook Board of Trustees on Jan. 28 approved multiple administrative and programmatic resolutions — including a police promotion, committee appointments, a triathlon street-use permit, a DCJS agreement, recreation fee additions and minutes approval — all by unanimous vote.
The Rye Brook Board of Trustees voted on multiple resolutions Jan. 28. The board recorded unanimous approvals on several routine items, many with limited debate. Summary of actions and votes follows.
Votes at a glance (each motion passed unanimously unless noted):
- Promotion: David Krajewski was promoted to police sergeant in the Rye Brook Police Department effective Jan. 29, 2025. Vote: Trustee Epstein — Yes; Trustee Fisher — Yes; Trustee Heiser — Yes; Trustee Marlino — Yes; Mayor — Yes.
- Sustainability committee appointments: Sam Zarkauer (term ending April 2028) and Ray Kaow (term ending April 2026, partial term) were appointed to the village’s sustainability committee. Vote: Trustee Epstein — Yes; Trustee Fisher — Yes; Trustee Heiser — Yes; Trustee Marlino — Yes; Mayor — Yes.
- Westchester Triathlon street use: The Westchester Endurance Corporation was authorized to use village streets for the 2025 Westchester Triathlon (subject to final police department approval). Event date stated as Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. Vote: Trustee Epstein — Yes; Trustee Fisher — Yes; Trustee Heiser — Yes; Trustee Marlino — Yes; Mayor — Yes.
- DCJS user-access agreement: The board authorized continued access for the Rye Brook Police Department to New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) criminal-history and related data (no cost). Vote: Trustee Epstein — Yes; Trustee Fisher — Yes; Trustee Heiser — Yes; Trustee Marlino — Yes; Mayor — Yes.
- Recreation license and fee schedule modification: The board added two programs to the village license and fee schedule — Rookie League and T‑Ball — and set a fee of $250 for each. The programs will be run using an outside contractor (Justin Sherman / Just in Time) who receives 75% of fees; the village retains 25%. Vote: Trustee Epstein — Yes; Trustee Fisher — Yes; Trustee Heiser — Yes; Trustee Marlino — Yes; Mayor — Yes.
- Minutes approval: Minutes for meetings held Aug. 13, Aug. 27 and Sept. 10, 2024 were approved. Vote: Unanimous.
Context and next steps: Several of the items were administrative or programmatic in nature and drew little debate; the police promotion and committee appointments were noted as opportunities for future in-person congratulations. The triathlon approval was described as a return of a long-running event that had not run in recent years and will require police-department coordination.
Votes and tallies were recorded on the record during the meeting.
