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Votes at a glance: Menands board approves transfers, insurance and summer-program stipends
Summary
At its regular meeting the Menands Village Board approved a contingency transfer for tire-dump cleanup, a three-year PERMA workers' compensation contract, summer-program stipends, purchases for fire equipment, an employee-assistance subscription, the sale of a surplus vehicle and elimination of the registration day.
The Menands Village Board approved a package of routine financial and personnel measures during Monday’s meeting, including a budget transfer to cover tire-dump cleanup, a three-year workers’ compensation contract through PERMA, summer-program stipends, equipment purchases for the village fire department, an employee assistance subscription and the sale of a surplus vehicle.
Key actions approved
- Transfer to cover tire-dump cleanup: The board approved a transfer of $51,166 from the contingency account into contracted services to pay an invoice for industrial cleaning to remove tires from a village-owned tire dump. The transfer was described as coming from the 2024–25 contingency line to contracted services.
- PERMA workers’ compensation contract: Trustees authorized entry into a three-year workers’ compensation arrangement with PERMA at $82,210 per year (contract figure cited). Village staff said the PERMA option would save the village roughly $20,000 compared with an alternate quote and that the quoted premium is guaranteed for three years unless the underlying state workers’ compensation fees change.
- Summer-program stipends: The board approved a plan for the village’s summer youth program to begin July 7 and approved paying two staff members, Brianna and Elizabeth Shantz, $2,500 each as flat stipends for the summer program. Trustees said the village will revisit the unit director appointment at a later date.
- Employee assistance program (EAP): The board approved subscribing to an employee assistance program for $3,000 per year. Officials said the program offers counseling, referrals and various employee benefits; usage statistics would be reported in aggregate without identifying employees.
- Fire department equipment purchases: Trustees approved budgeted purchases for personal protective equipment and apparatus maintenance: turnout gear ($32,143.75), 3,250 feet of hose ($27,135) and three standpipe bag kits ($5,400). Presenters said the upgrades respond to state requirements and to the village’s changing building stock.
- Eliminate registration day: The board approved eliminating the historically scheduled registration day, replacing it with standard office availability for voter registration and by making registration forms available at the village office and online.
- Surplus vehicle sale: The board approved the sale of a 2019 Dodge Durango as surplus property for $207,800 to the highest bidder on Auction International.
Several of the motions were described and approved by voice vote; the transcript records board approval for each item but does not include roll-call tallies.
