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Dobbs Ferry trustees approve vehicles, appointments, grants and routine business
Summary
At its Sept. 30 meeting the Board unanimously authorized a police vehicle purchase, accepted a committee resignation, approved street closures for community events, adopted a communications policy, scheduled a cable-franchise hearing for Oct. 28, authorized records-management closures, approved personnel step increases and handled other routine business.
The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees handled a slate of routine and operational items on Sept. 30, approving motions and votes on personnel, equipment, grants and community events.
Appointments and personnel: The board appointed Joanna Golden to the nominating committee for a one-year term (motion moved by Trustee Patino, seconded by Trustee Rosenberg) and accepted the resignation of Clay Kaminski from the traffic committee; trustees said Kaminski resigned after being appointed a magistrate judge. The board approved retroactive step increases, including raising Recreation Assistant Christopher Cipriano’s annual salary to $59,135.75 effective Sept. 10, 2025, and another employee’s salary to $81,591.40 effective Sept. 10, 2025.
Equipment and assets: Trustees authorized the purchase of a 2026 Ford Police Interceptor SUV (all-wheel drive) and declared a 1997 MAC 25-yard packer truck used by DPW surplus and authorized disposal.
Events and public space: The board approved street closures for the annual trick-or-treat event on Cedar and Main (pre-closure window discussed to clear vehicles; transcript lists hours as 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.) and for a Maplewood Avenue event on Oct. 25, 2025 (1 p.m.–8 p.m.) with a rain date of Oct. 26, 2025. Trustees also announced community programming including the Ferry Festa and a Wickrose Creek Market, and encouraged resident participation in volunteer invasive-species removal and pollinator-garden work.
Policy and operations: Trustees adopted a revised village communications policy to modernize the website, enable subscription preferences, improve newsletters, better handle emergency statements and expand Spanish-language translations. They also authorized closing Village Hall, DPW and Village Court on Oct. 7, 2025, for records management and approved the audit of claims as submitted by the treasurer.
Intergovernmental, grants and hearings: The board renewed the village’s participation in the Westchester County mutual aid and rapid response plan and authorized the village court to apply for a Justice Court Assistance Program grant for 2025–2026. Trustees set a public hearing on the cable franchise renewal with Verizon of New York for Oct. 28, 2025 and discussed asking counsel to seek improved bandwidth or hotspot arrangements during negotiation.
Administration and next steps: Staff provided an update that state Department of Transportation survey requirements have delayed the village’s effort to acquire surplus property for parkland (the Johnson Park effort); DOT requested additional maps and minor parcel revisions, slowing completion. Trustees asked staff to follow up on outstanding items and return with more precise schedules and costs where appropriate. The meeting adjourned following these items.
