The Common Council of the City of Plattsburgh approved 11 resolutions during its Jan. 2, 2025 regular meeting, covering year-end budget adjustments, corrections to the mayor’s 2025 budget across multiple funds, adoption of the 2025 tax levy and capital program, and the award of an alcoholic beverage concession at the City Beach.

The votes largely passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. The council also accepted payroll and bills totaling the amounts read into the record.

Key outcomes approved by the council:

• Item 7.1 — Authorize 2024 final year budget adjustment. Moved by Councilor Gibbs; seconded by Councilor Manette. Outcome: Approved.

• Item 7.2 — Amend the mayor’s 2025 budget for crossing guard panel projection and entry adjustment. Moved by Councilor Colleen; seconded by Councilor Gibbs. Outcome: Approved.

• Item 7.3 — Mayor’s 2025 budget: debt service projection adjustment to match 2025 serial bond debt service obligations. Moved by Councilor Gibbs; seconded by a council member (second not specified in the record). Outcome: Approved.

• Item 7.4 — Mayor’s 2025 budget: Water Fund correcting entry adjustment. Moved by Councilor Gibbs; seconded by Councilor Manette. Outcome: Approved.

• Item 7.5 — Amend the mayor’s 2025 DPW budgeted accounts. Moved by Councilor Gibbs; seconded by Councilor Bonnick. Outcome: Approved.

• Item 7.6 — Mayor’s 2025 Waterfront budget: final Water Fund adjusting entry required to balance the waterfront budget. Moved by Councilor Gibbs; seconded by an unnamed council member. Outcome: Approved.

• Item 7.7 — Mayor’s 2025 budget: General Fund adjusting entry required to balance the general fund budget. Moved by Councilor Gibbs; seconded by Councilor Bohn. Outcome: Approved.

• Item 7.8 — Resolution with appropriations for the fiscal year Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025; levying the 2025 property tax; adopting the 2025–2029 capital program; and levying special assessments for municipal parking lots and the US Oval Parking District for 2025. Moved by Councilor Gibbs; seconded by Councilor Killeen. Outcome: Approved; motion carried.

• Item 7.9 — (Transcript reference reads as a continuation of the tax warrant/levy item) Moved by Councilor Gibbs; seconded by Councilor Killeen. Outcome: Approved.

• Item 7.10 — Approval to attend conferences and legislative meetings for 2025. Moved by Councilor Gibbs; seconded by Councilor Towne. Outcome: Approved.

• Item 7.11 — Award of alcoholic beverage concession at the City Beach (listed on the resolution as “new”/renewal language appears on the form). Moved by Councilor Townland; seconded by Councilor Gibbs. Outcome: Approved. Council discussion noted the concession appears to be the same operator as previously, though the resolution form indicates “new” under the new/renewal line.

The council also approved payroll and bills read into the record: payroll for the week ending Dec. 25, 2024 in the amount of $587,920.65; council-approved bills for the week ending Dec. 27, 2024 in the amount of $1,984,299.63; and bills for 01/03/2025 in the amount of $104,951.98.

No members of the public spoke during the public-comment period that evening, and council adjourned following the consent and new-business items.

Votes-at-a-glance: all listed resolutions were carried as read in the meeting record; the transcript shows voice votes and “carried” or “approved” outcomes but does not provide individual yes/no vote counts.