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Elmsford trustees approve fire promotions amid debate over per‑diem language
Summary
At the May 19, 2025, Elmsford Board of Trustees meeting, trustees approved a resolution appointing Joseph Segura as second lieutenant and granted conditional approval for a volunteer firefighter while members questioned the per‑diem wording that governs pay for another municipal appointment.
Elmsford trustees on May 19, 2025, voted to approve a resolution appointing Joseph Segura as second lieutenant in the fire department and to approve a volunteer firefighter contingent on meeting medical clearance, while trustees raised questions about per‑diem pay language used in a separate personnel resolution.
The actions were approved on the record with trustees registering Aye votes. Trustee Coffey, Trustee Lopez, Trustee Dorio and Trustee Corrales voted in favor; the mayor registered an Aye. "That's what the resolution says," a staff member said when describing the per‑diem language that triggered the questions.
The debate centered on how a resolution described pay for a separate municipal appointment. Trustees asked whether the language authorized pay only for days worked "as needed" or whether it effectively authorized payment on a fixed schedule. A staff member told trustees that, according to the resolution, the appointee "was getting paid for five days a week whether we call him or not." Trustees pressed for clarification about whether a signed agreement existed; the staff member said there was "no agreement to sign" and that the attorney had prepared the resolution.
Trustees also approved other appointments on the consent agenda, including temporary summer hires. Cesar Grande was approved as a highway laborer and Gabe Murski was approved as an intern; those appointments were read as part of the same consent action.
The volunteer firefighter appointment was approved subject to a medical clearance requirement that was mentioned during the motion. The trustees did not adopt changes to the underlying pay language at the meeting; the staff member said the municipality would pay "by what that resolution says." No additional contract or payroll change was adopted at the meeting.
Trustees requested further documentation and clarity from the attorney and staff on how the per‑diem language should be applied and whether a separate signed agreement would be needed to alter pay practices. The record shows the matter was discussed at length but the formal vote concerned the appointment resolutions, not an amendment to the payroll language.
