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Town Board approves a slate of routine resolutions and appointments at Jan. 27 meeting
Summary
The Rhinebeck Town Board on Jan. 27, 2025, adopted multiple routine resolutions and appointments by unanimous vote. Actions included equipment purchases for the recreation and highway departments, personnel appointments and approval to seek bids for Little League fencing.
The Rhinebeck Town Board unanimously approved a series of routine resolutions and appointments at its Jan. 27 meeting. The board recorded each motion and passed each item by voice vote; the motions below reflect the action ID shown in the meeting record.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 2025-040: Purchase of basketball backboards — Motion by Chad (board member), second by Allen. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-041: Approve 2025 Recreation Department hire/plan (reference in record as 2025 Recreation Department fire) — mover/second not specified. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-042: Approve Recreation Department Winter Festival entertainment — mover/second not specified. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-043: Approve Little League fence request for bids — mover Richard, second Chauncey (per record); outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-044: Highway Department purchase of pressure washer — mover/second on record; outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-045: Approve Highway Department 284 agreement (annual highway program list) — mover Allen (record), outcome: approved unanimously. One road listing for repaving was left TBD pending county activity on a nearby road.
- Resolution 2025-036: Authorize sale of 1989 Case tractor — mover/second not specified. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-047: Authorize sale of Schmidt air compressor — outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-048: Appoint Mr. Farber to the Board of Assessment Review — outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-049: Appoint De La Vega to the Conservation Advisory Board — outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-050: Rider to the “panda” contract (budget amendment) — outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-051: Amend hiring resolution to appoint Ed Bueller as cemetery groundskeeper — outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-052: Hire Jeff Vincent as cemetery caretaker and town hall cleaner — outcome: approved unanimously.
- Resolutions 2025-053, 2025-054, 2025-055 and 2025-056: Preliminary accounts payable abstracts, capital projects abstracts and budget transfers/amendments — outcome: approved unanimously.
- Town approved switching the shared town-village internet connection in the municipal building from Spectrum cable to a fiber optic service at the same monthly cost; outcome: approved unanimously.
The board took these votes as part of its consent and regular agenda. The record shows voice votes with “aye” and no roll-call tallies for these items.
