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Brighton Town Board ratifies 2025 schedules, appoints constables and historian, and authorizes attorney contract
Summary
At its Jan. 2, 2025 organizational meeting, the Brighton Town Board approved the year’s meeting and committee schedules, adopted the holiday calendar and rules of procedure, appointed constables and animal control officers, reappointed several advisory-board members and authorized a contract with Manuso Brightman PLLC capped in the motion at $110,000 per month.
Supervisor Bill Mey opened the Brighton Town Board’s Jan. 2, 2025 organizational meeting at Empire State University and led the board through routine annual business, noting the temporary meeting location and thanking the university for use of the space. "I'm Bill Mey, Brighton Town supervisor," he said.
The board front-loaded administrative approvals: it adopted the 2025 regular meeting schedule, ratified the Town Hall holiday schedule, and approved committee calendars for Public Works, Public Safety, Finance & Administrative Services, and Community Services. Each schedule was stated to have been prepared and reviewed by the town attorney and checked for holiday conflicts; Mey said Bridget reviewed schedules for conflicts with holidays including Eid and the Jewish High Holy Days.
On procedural and administrative matters the board designated The Daily Record as the town’s official newspaper for 2025 and adopted the newly revised 12th edition (2020) of Robert’s Rules of Order as its rules of procedure for the year. The board also adopted the 2025 records retention schedule and authorized petty cash and change funds for town offices.
The meeting confirmed a series of appointments. Supervisor Mey moved to appoint Mark L. Frankl and Michael M. Phillips, CPA, as constables for one-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2025; those appointments were approved. The board also appointed Bruce Blackman, Jack Leland and Juliana Wild as part-time Animal Control Officers for 2025. Mey moved and the board approved the appointment of Mary Joel Lamere as town historian for a one-year term; members thanked Lamere for her historical work in Brighton.
On contracts and financial authority, the board authorized spending of highway repair funds as allocated in the 2025 budget and authorized the supervisor to enter into an agreement with the highway superintendent to implement those expenditures. The board also authorized the supervisor to execute part-time program and vendor services contracts for the Recreation Department in 2025.
Notably, the meeting approved an agreement with Manuso Brightman PLLC for services as town attorney described in the motion as "not to exceed $110,000 per month" for 2025; that cap appears in the motion text as presented to the board. All routine motions described above were moved, seconded and approved on voice roll calls recorded during the meeting.
Town Clerk Dan Aon briefed the board on tax bills, saying county printing delayed some mailings but that bills were being mailed and residents could request electronic copies via the town website or pay in person at the temporary meeting location. Mey reminded residents that highway crews would pick up natural Christmas trees for composting (remove ornaments, tinsel, lights and stands; do not place trees in plastic bags or in the street) and noted options for recycling artificial trees.
There were no matters from the town attorney. The board adjourned with the next regular Town Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the same room at 680 Westfall Road.
