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Dobbs Ferry trustees approve IT contract, appointments, parade funding and accept small grant
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved an IT support contract (about $110,000 discussed), promotions in DPW, funding for the Memorial Day parade, declared a ChargePoint EV charger surplus, accepted a $1,700 grant for an Eagle Scout pollinator‑garden project, and approved an MOA addendum to expand a VAC from five to seven members.
At the April 28 meeting the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees handled a set of administrative and smaller operational matters.
The board authorized the village administrator to execute an information‑technology support contract that trustees discussed as roughly $110,000; staff said outsourcing remains more cost‑effective than hiring full‑time IT personnel. The trustees also authorized village funding to co‑sponsor the Memorial Day parade with the American Legion (the dollar amount was described as the same as last year but was not stated on the record).
The board approved several internal promotions and appointments in the Department of Public Works — naming Daniel Gardner as road maintenance foreman, Scott Rafa as park foreman, Edmund Fanning as motor equipment operator II and Joseph Giuliano as motor equipment operator — and declared a ChargePoint electric vehicle charger surplus so it may be disposed of or repurposed per surplus rules.
Trustees accepted $1,700 in grant funds from the Greater Irvington Land Trust and accepted the donation of a service project by Eagle Scout candidate Joseph Benedetto to restore a fence around a village pollinator garden; staff will procure materials and Benedetto will perform the work. The board also approved an addendum to the memorandum of agreement (MOA) to expand the VAC from five to seven members.
All these items were approved by voice vote or roll call as noted in the record, generally by unanimous vote.
