Mineola board approves pool use, water-meter purchase, tank inspection and road-inspection amendment

The Mineola Village Board approved a bundle of routine resolutions at its March meeting, including permission for the Mineola Union Free School District to use the John S. Devanzo Community Pool for a special‑education summer program, membership for a new Mineola Fire Department candidate, employee health‑benefit buybacks, inspection work on village water storage tanks, purchase of 30 water meters, and an amendment for inspection services tied to a 2024 road improvement contract.

The board voted on each item by voice vote; every motion recorded in the meeting carried. The pool request, fire department membership and employee buyback items were described as annual or routine requests by officials during the meeting.

Votes at a glance • Approval of bills and payroll — Motion by Trustee Soloski; second by Deputy Mayor Sartore; voice vote, motion carries. • Mineola Union Free School District request: use of John S. Devanzo Community Pool July 7–Aug. 4, 2025, Mondays 12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m., for the district’s special‑education summer program — Motion by Deputy Mayor Sartori; second by Trustee Casado; voice vote, motion carries. • Mineola Fire Department membership: Jaden Pineda, Company 3 — Motion by Trustee Clark; second by Trustee Casado; voice vote, motion carries. • Employee health‑benefit buyback: Maria Palumbo and Nicholas Avila (execute buyback option pursuant to collective bargaining agreement) — Motion by Deputy Mayor Sartori; second by Trustee Solowski; voice vote, motion carries. • Sanitary inspection of water storage tanks: engineering services by D and B Engineering and Architects DPC, cost $4,400; funding from 2024–25 Water Fund budget and Water Fund reserve — Motion by Trustee Palumbo (presenter); voice vote, motion carries. • Purchase of 30 water meters (5/8" x T10 with pro coder register in gallons for non‑pit locations, with incorporated radio) from vendor listed as Rio Neptune, cost $9,870; funding from 2024–25 Water Fund and/or Water Fund unreserved balance — Motion by Gabriel Sartorius; second by Trustee Zalofsky; voice vote, motion carries. • Amendment to inspection services contract for the 2024 Road Improvement contract: additional $26,000 to D and B Engineering and Architects DPC; funding from 2024–25 General Fund and/or General Fund unreserved balance — Motion by Trustee Clark; second by Trustee Solowski; voice vote, motion carries. • Installation of one handicap‑reserved parking space in front of 349 Andrews Road — Motion by Trustee Casado; second by W. Mays Sartori; voice vote, motion carries.

Context and details Officials said the pool request is an annual accommodation for the Mineola Union Free School District’s special‑education summer program. The sanitary inspection item covers interior and integrity inspections of both above‑ground and below‑ground water storage tanks; the presenter noted the tanks are “getting to the point where we need to evaluate where we are with them.”

The water‑system purchases and inspections will be paid from the Water Fund and the Water Fund’s reserve/unreserved balances, while the increased inspection fees for road work will come from the General Fund or its unreserved balance. Exact departmental account codes and contract amendment paperwork were not read into the record during the motion statements and were not specified on the transcript.

No roll‑call tallies were read during the meeting; each item was adopted by a voice vote with the chair calling “Aye” and declaring the motion carried.

Ending The board completed the listed routine business items before continuing to reports and public comment. Several non‑voting announcements and community updates followed the votes.