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Board adopts administrative calendar: MOA added; contracts, animal-shelter grant and other items approved
Summary
The board approved the administrative calendar and added an urgent MOA with CSEA Local 1000; the calendar included contracts for sidewalk and uniform cleaning, an animal-control van purchase, a shelter grant application and other operational items.
The Town of Hempstead Town Board voted on May 13, 2025 to adopt the administrative calendar (items 17–112) and to add an urgent resolution as item 113 authorizing a memorandum of agreement with Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., Local 1000 AFSCME AFL-CIO related to full-time employees who separate from the town.
Notable items on the administrative calendar that staff summarized during the meeting included: - A contract for veterinary services for the town’s herd of Nigerian dwarf goats at the Norman J. Levy Preserve (sanitation department); staff called the goats “natural landscapers” used for invasive-weed control. - Purchase of an animal-control van for the county shelter, with modifications to accommodate animals and climate control. - A $500,000 grant application for the Tanahamsen Bridal Shelter, with a town share (local match) noted at $135,000 for a building addition to expand surgical/medical and dog/cat areas. - A sidewalk-repair contract to provide services when residents submit complaints or alleged accident claims; the highway department said work is performed after complaints are validated. - A uniform-cleaning contract awarded through competitive bids. - Consultant work and HVAC repairs for the Merrick Fire Department building. - A settlement payment in a sidewalk case: transcript discussion referenced a $60,000 town portion of a settlement after a motion to dismiss was denied in Supreme Court.
The board adopted the administrative calendar in its entirety by roll-call vote. Staff directed residents to the online packet for budget-transfer details and other line-item descriptions.
Ending: The MOA with CSEA was added to the calendar for action; administrative approvals will allow departments to proceed with procurement and grant matching as described.
