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Menands trustees approve organizational appointments, routine procedural resolutions and small contracts at organizational meeting
Summary
At its July 1 organizational meeting, the Village of Menands Board of Trustees reappointed officers, designated a banking depository and adopted routine procedural resolutions; the board also approved a budget amendment to purchase two police vehicles and small maintenance contracts.
The Village of Menands Board of Trustees met July 1 for its annual organizational meeting and approved a series of routine appointments and procedural resolutions to guide the village’s business for the coming year.
Mayor (unnamed) moved and the board approved reappointing Seth as deputy mayor and naming the BRAKUS law firm as village attorney for the ensuing year. The board also confirmed the temporary treasurer arrangement — Bill Smith will remain treasurer until Mary Jane Rendenberg is able to assume the office — and approved Christopher Flint as FOIL appeals officer and Bob Besher as Associate Village Justice.
The board designated the Bank of Greene County as the official depository for village funds and listed accounts to be maintained, including the general fund, payroll trust and agency, HRA, park development, developer escrow and ARPA account. Trustees adopted Local Government Schedule LGS-1 for records retention and set the regular meeting schedule for the first and third Monday of each month at 6 p.m.
Other procedural votes included waiving the reading of an unchanged procurement policy and authorizing payment in advance of audit for routine utility and postage claims pursuant to Village Law. The board also approved a resolution allowing Menands Fire Department apparatus to be used for community events and parades.
Several routine motions and small contracts were approved by voice vote. The board accepted a contractor quote to clean kitchen hoods at village buildings and the park pavilion sourced from Daigo Fire Solutions and authorized trustees and designated employees to attend a list of state and national training conferences.
The meeting concluded with unanimous voice approvals on the routine slate of motions, with one abstention recorded on the minutes approval. No controversial ordinances or land-use votes were taken during the organizational portion of the meeting. The board adjourned after hearing updates and public comments.
