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Farmingdale trustees approve hiring, tree purchase, event use and EV chargers
Summary
At its Oct. 28 work session the Farmingdale Board of Trustees approved four resolutions: hiring a laborer, purchasing four red maple trees, permitting the Alzheimer’s Association to use the Village Green for a Nov. 19 luminarium ceremony, and buying EV chargers for Parking Lot 3 with a NYSERDA grant covering most costs.
The Village of Farmingdale Board of Trustees approved four recorded resolutions during its Oct. 28 work session.
Trustee Cheryl Parisi moved and Deputy Mayor William Barrett seconded a resolution (#2025-10-23) to hire Kenneth Amato as a laborer at a rate of $35 per hour; the minutes record the measure as resolved but do not list individual vote tallies. Trustee Walter Priestley moved and Trustee Craig Rosasco seconded resolution #2025-10-24 to purchase four 3.5–4.0 inch caliper red maple trees from Half Hollow Nursery for $1,580.00; that motion is also recorded as resolved without a specified roll‑call in the minutes.
The board approved a request from the Alzheimer’s Association for use of the Village Green on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 from 6:00–7:30 p.m. for a Luminaire Ceremony (resolution #2025-10-25). Trustee Cheryl Parisi moved the motion and Trustee Walter Priestley seconded, with the minutes again noting the resolution as approved.
Trustee Craig Rosasco moved and Trustee Walter Priestley seconded resolution #2025-10-26 to supply and install three dual‑port and one single‑port electric‑vehicle charging stations in Parking Lot 3 by INF Associates at a contract price of $52,571.50. The minutes state $50,000 of the cost will be paid through a NYSERDA grant; the motion is recorded as resolved (vote tally not specified).
The minutes do not provide roll‑call vote counts or record any recorded no/abstain votes for these motions. The board approved each item as shown in the minutes; subsequent procurement, contracting, and grant‑funding paperwork will govern implementation and payment.
