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Farmingdale trustees approve contracts, hires and equipment purchases at March 18 work session
Summary
At its March 18 work session, the Farmingdale Board of Trustees approved routine operational contracts and purchases — including phone support, a new parking meter attendant hire, narcotic safes for the fire department and flooring work — and denied property tax complaints.
The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale Board of Trustees approved several operational contracts, equipment purchases and personnel actions at its March 18, 2024 work session.
The board unanimously recorded motions to deny all property tax complaint petitions and to convene and then adjourn the Board of Assessment Review. Trustees approved a phone system support agreement with Forerunner Technologies, Inc. at an annual cost of $1,411 (motion by Trustee Walter Priestley, seconded by Trustee Craig Rosasco). They hired Bryan Rose as a parking meter attendant at $20 per hour (motion by Deputy Mayor William Barrett, seconded by Trustee Walter Priestley).
The board also approved the Farmingdale Fire Department’s purchase of three narcotic safes from MedixSafe as sole-source provider for $7,554, including a three-year warranty (motion by Trustee Craig Rosasco, seconded by Deputy Mayor William Barrett). Milburn Flooring was approved for a new epoxy apparatus floor at a total cost of $71,955, including change orders (motion by Trustee Cheryl Parisi, seconded by Trustee Walter Priestley).
Surplus sales were authorized via Auctions International: a water ambulance for $2,700 and a 2009 Dodge Durango for $1,625. Trustees also approved rescheduling the Nassau SPCA "Stop Animal Abuse" parade from April 18 to May 11, 2024, and allowed use of village bathrooms during the event (motion by Trustee Craig Rosasco, seconded by Trustee Walter Priestley). The board agreed to send a letter of support for the New York State Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Votes and formal actions were recorded as resolutions in the meeting minutes; individual vote tallies were not listed in the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Votes at a glance: RESOLVED #2024-03-17 (convene Board of Assessment Review) — approved; RESOLVED #2024-03-18 (deny property tax complaints) — approved; RESOLVED #2024-03-19 (adjourn Board of Assessment Review) — approved; RESOLVED #2024-03-20 (phone system support agreement, $1,411/yr) — approved; RESOLVED #2024-03-21 (hire Bryan Rose, $20/hr) — approved; RESOLVED #2024-03-22 (reschedule Nassau SPCA parade to May 11, allow bathroom use) — approved; RESOLVED #2024-03-23 (purchase 3 narcotic safes, $7,554) — approved; RESOLVED #2024-03-24 (surplus Water Ambulance sale, $2,700) — approved; RESOLVED #2024-03-25 (surplus 2009 Dodge Durango sale, $1,625) — approved; RESOLVED #2024-03-26 (Milburn Flooring epoxy floor, $71,955) — approved.
The session primarily handled routine administrative and public-safety equipment matters; staff and trustees discussed follow-up steps where appropriate (contract execution, vendor scheduling and public-notice actions).
