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Rye Brook trustees approve budget hearing, budget modifications, notary law hearing, DARE reimbursement and minutes
Summary
The Rye Brook Board of Trustees recorded multiple procedural votes on March 25, including setting hearings on the tentative budget and a proposed notary-change local law, approving budget modifications and authorizing a DARE reimbursement agreement.
The Rye Brook Board of Trustees recorded multiple routine votes on March 25 during a meeting that also included substantive discussions about exemptions and administration items. The actions below summarize each formal resolution acted on by the board.
Votes at a glance
- Tentative fiscal year 2025-26 budget: The board set a public hearing for Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. and directed staff to publish notice and make the tentative budget available for inspection. The motion passed by roll call; recorded affirmatives included Trustee Epstein, Trustee Eiser, Trustee Merlino and Mayor Klein.
- Local law amending chapter 9 (notarization): The board set a public hearing for April 8, 2025 to consider removing the requirement that certain application submissions be notarized to enable digital/electronic permitting through the village's cloud permitting system. Administrator Chris said the change removes notarization while preserving owner verification through e-signature and document uploads. The motion to set the hearing passed by roll call with recorded yes votes from Trustee Epstein, Trustee Eiser, Trustee Merlino and Mayor Klein.
- Fiscal year 2024-25 budget modifications and transfers (CHIPS/highway aid, winter recovery, recreation revenue, generator repairs): The board approved a group of capital and general-fund adjustments to record state CHIPS highway aid (increase in revenues and appropriations of $55,448), close completed capital projects (stationary license plate reader, sanitary sewer relining/manhole rehab), and approve transfers including $6,600 from contingency for a generator controller repair. Administrator Chris explained the adjustments reflect reimbursements and end-of-year accounting. The motion passed in roll call; recorded yes votes included Trustee Epstein, Trustee Heizer, Trustee Merlino and Mayor Klein.
- Approval of minutes (Dec. 10, 2024): The board approved the meeting minutes as presented. A motion and second were recorded and the board voted in favor.
- DARE youth officer program reimbursement agreement: The board approved an agreement with Westchester County to accept reimbursement up to $4,773 for expenses tied to the DARE program and authorized the mayor and administrator to execute documents. The chief explained the DARE program was reduced this past year because of department staffing shortages; the chief and trustees said they expect to return to a full program by January 2026. The motion passed in roll call with recorded yes votes from Trustee Epstein, Trustee Eiser, Trustee Merlino and Mayor Klein.
What this means: Most items were procedural (setting hearings and routine budget housekeeping) but included a budget modification for highway aid and a small capital repair. The board authorized staff to proceed with public notices and implementation steps noted in each resolution.
Formal actions in the minutes match the roll-call statements recorded in the meeting transcript; where specific mover/second names were not spoken on the record the minutes reflect a motion, a second and affirmative roll-call votes.
