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Port Jervis council approves appointments, bills, meter standardization and permits
Summary
Council approved routine business: payment of $573,897.31 in bills, appointment of Stanley Musick as detective, standardization of Badger E-series water meters, event permits for Bella Notte and the cardboard boat regatta, and tabled a mountain-bike assembly permit pending insurance.
During routine business, the Port Jervis Common Council approved a range of administrative items including personnel appointments, vendor payments, equipment standardization and event permits.
The council voted to pay bills totaling $573,897.31 across funds, with line items recorded in the meeting: General Fund $453,197.56; Water Fund $79,123.43; Super Fund $22,020.81; Capital Fund $14,554.82; Trust and Agency $5,005.69. Several larger vendor payments were mentioned by amount during the review.
The council approved the permanent appointment of Stanley Musick to detective status following completion of his probationary period. It also passed a Department of Public Works resolution to standardize Badger E-series ultrasonic water meters (5/8 inch to 6 inch) and authorized the mayor or his designee to execute necessary documents, with corporation counsel review.
Permitting actions included approval of special-event and liquor permits for Bella Notte Italiano (Aug. 9) and the Delaware River Cardboard Boat Regatta (Aug. 23). An application for a mountain-bike public-assembly event (Aug. 10) from StarCraft Promotions was tabled pending receipt of proper insurance and clarification of the sponsoring organization; the council approved conditional pending status by roll call.
Council also approved an annual insurance renewal quote from Marshall & Sterling with a reported 2% increase over 2024, although the transcript's premium figure is recorded as "$20.25, premium" and may be garbled.
— Based on the council meeting transcript for routine business items and votes.
