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Dobbs Ferry trustees approve deer‑management contract and several administrative resolutions
Summary
At its March 10 meeting the board approved a renewal authorization for a deer‑management services contract, scheduled public hearings on local law amendments (noise and notice delivery), corrected a personnel effective date, approved a DPW salary step and voted to join a Westchester consortium to monitor a Con Edison rate settlement with special counsel engagement.
The Village of Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees moved and approved a package of routine and programmatic resolutions at its March 10, 2026 meeting.
Trustees first approved a clerical correction to the effective date of a step increase for court clerk Tracy Foley. The board then voted to send a letter in support of increased state aid to municipalities and approved a 2025–26 salary for a Department of Public Works senior office assistant (automated systems).
The board scheduled two public hearings for March 24, 2026: one to consider a local law amending chapter 264 of the village code to clarify the form and method of prior written notice, and another to amend chapter 234 (noise provisions) and remove exceptions for gas‑powered leaf blowers. Trustees said the updated noise proposal included clarifications requested during review.
On a separate motion the board authorized the village administrator to enter into an agreement with a deer‑management contractor. Public comment earlier in the meeting included a statement from Matthew Scott Hansen, chair of the Conservation Advisory Board, who said the board supported continuing the program. The contract name appears in the meeting record with inconsistent spellings (public comment referenced "Kelly Deer Management;" the resolution text referred to "Deer Kei Deer Management"). The board approved the authorization by voice vote; the meeting record indicates unanimous assent from members present.
Trustees also voted to join participating Westchester municipalities in monitoring the Con Edison rate settlement and to retain special counsel, identifying Joel R. Dictor of Dictor Law LLC as counsel to the consortium. Board discussion clarified the proposed not‑to‑exceed monitoring fee would be billed per participating municipality, and the record was updated during debate to reflect a per‑municipality cap of up to $1,500 per year rather than lower draft amounts contained in the backup documents. Board members noted final costs will depend on the consortium’s ultimate scope of oversight.
Votes and procedure: each motion recorded in the meeting was seconded and adopted by voice vote; the record shows the board indicated unanimous approval on the floor. Several items were described as subject to updated published language or follow‑up administrative adjustments (for example, the Con Edison counsel cost language).
What happens next: scheduled public hearings will be noticed on March 24; the village administrator is authorized to finalize the deer‑management agreement; staff will implement the salary correction and DPW appointment. The Con Edison monitoring arrangement will be implemented as part of a multijurisdictional consortium and details of billing per municipality will be clarified with counsel.
