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Garden City trustees appoint Carolyn Paparella to library board, approve $80,300 garage-door contract and routine municipal items
Summary
At its Jan. 8 meeting, the Garden City Board of Trustees unanimously approved the mayor's appointment of Carolyn Paparella to the Board of Library Trustees, awarded a $80,300 garage-door maintenance contract to Tierney & Courtney, and approved a series of personnel, travel and election-related actions.
The Garden City Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Carolyn Paparella to the Board of Library Trustees and approved several municipal contracts and routine personnel items at a meeting held Jan. 8 at Village Hall and via Zoom.
Mayor Edward T. Finneran presented Paparella as the mayoral nominee to fill the seat vacated by J. Randolph Colahan; the appointment runs through Dec. 31, 2030. Trustee Bruce A. Torino moved Resolution No. 1-2026 to confirm the appointment and the Board voted AYES 8, NOES 0 to carry the measure.
The move follows a series of consent-calendar approvals. The Board authorized an $8,500.87 transfer from Reserves for Compensated Absences to pay termination payouts for two former police employees — $2,032.94 for Jordan Hertz and $6,467.93 for Miles Hanson — and scheduled the Grievance Day hearing on the Tentative 2026 Assessment Roll for Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Village Hall under Section 1408 of the Real Property Tax Law; the Clerk was directed to issue notice under Section 1406.
The Board also approved travel for finance and parks staff: Deputy Village Treasurer Richard Cassar to attend the New York Government Finance Officers Association conference in Albany (April 15–17) at an estimated $1,150, and Village Arborist Joe Umana to attend ArborExpo (Mar. 26–27) and the New York State Arborists conference (Jan. 25–26) at estimated costs of $1,044 and $534, respectively.
In procurement business, the Board rejected the low bid from American Industrial Door for the 2025–2026 Garage Door Maintenance Contract because it failed to meet specifications, and instead awarded the contract to Tierney & Courtney Overhead Door Sales Co. for $80,300. Resolution No. 3-2026, which authorized the Village Administrator and Clerk to execute the contract subject to counsel-approved form, passed by an 8–0 vote.
Other approvals included sick-leave pay authorizations for police and recreation staff through Feb. 5, acceptance of a donated RevolveAir Model 5016 SCBA air compressor to the Bellerose Fire Department, a maintenance-bond acceptance for Dynamic GC Corp./Servpro South Bronx in the amount of $255,504.06 for Fire Department Headquarters improvements, and a Memorandum of Agreement with the Nassau County Board of Elections for use of voting machines and ballot preparation for the Village election on March 18, 2026 at an estimated cost of $2,050.
Mayor Finneran opened the meeting by honoring the memory of former Village Administrator Robert “Bob” L. Schoelle Jr., saying the late administrator had an “unwavering commitment to our Community, always listening to Residents and always keeping the Village’s best interest at heart.” John Wilton of the Garden City Chamber of Commerce provided a brief update on upcoming village events. The meeting adjourned at 8:28 p.m.
The Board’s next procedural step on several items will be contract execution and statutory notice for the Grievance Day hearing; no contested votes or recorded dissent were noted.
