Trustees approve truck purchase, leak-mapping contract and other routine items; clerk to retire
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The board approved a replacement Chevrolet truck, a leak-detection mapping contract, salt and several small contracts and appointments; village clerk Tara O'Connor's resignation was accepted with payouts, and the board approved a $17,000 BACC agreement.
At its year-end meeting the Ballston Spa Village Board approved a package of routine purchases, service agreements and personnel actions intended to close out 2025 business.
The trustees approved purchase of a 2024 Chevrolet fire/police truck for $19,680.07, to be funded from the fire-truck reserve. The board also authorized a professional-services agreement with GPRS Incorporated for leak-detection mapping of the village water system at a cost of $12,001.02; officials said the mapping will help identify unaccounted‑for water and support future grant applications to address aging meters and infrastructure.
Other approvals included purchase of 200 tons of Morton Salt for $12,514 for winter maintenance, payment of $4,649.80 to Fire Equipment Testing Incorporated for equipment testing, and a $17,000 agreement with the Boston Area Community Center (BACC) to support programming. The BACC contract will be paid in a single lump sum because of year-end timing, officials said.
On personnel, trustees accepted the resignation of village clerk Tara O'Connor effective 12/19/2025 and approved payout of unused vacation and sick time. The board appointed Adele Compton as a part‑time court clerk and Heather Fitzpatrick as a part‑time court clerk; other routine personnel motions (fire company appointments and removals) were approved.
Trustees said leak mapping and meter-sampling work will underpin a grant strategy to reduce water loss (targeting roughly a 10% loss rate as a long-term goal) and that capital and operational planning for water-system upgrades will be a major focus in 2026.