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Vestal Town Board approves routine resolutions, contracts and appointments
Summary
At its June 10 meeting the Vestal Town Board approved a series of routine resolutions including a $2,500 refund, reimbursements, personnel appointments, traffic signage, vendor waivers and several small contracts and grants-related design approvals; most items passed with brief or no discussion.
The Vestal Town Board at its June 10 meeting approved multiple routine resolutions and authorizations covering refunds, reimbursements, personnel appointments, traffic-sign changes, small contracts, and grant-eligible design services.
Key actions the board approved included a $2,500 refund to the Indian Cultural Center after a check was deposited to the wrong account; acceptance of a $1,245 training reimbursement from the district attorney’s office; tuition reimbursement of $962 for Officer Palmer for spring 2026; and authorization to pay $1,867.50 to Hancock Essterbrook LLP for legal services.
Personnel and appointments: the board authorized Police Chief Vincent Stavola to appoint Michael Inman as a police officer effective June 13, 2026 at a starting salary of $72,899 (appointment contingent on background check, drug testing and other pre-hire screenings). The board also appointed Amber Churchill as an alternate member of the Conservation Advisory Commission through Dec. 31, 2027.
Planning and public works approvals included replacing two yield signs with stop signs at Lynwood Place and Shuill Road, authorizing three 30-day notice waivers to permit Compass Group USA to file applications with the New York State Liquor Authority for Binghamton University venues, and authorizing a retainer agreement of $5,000 with Lavine Gulen and Thompson LLP for imminent eminent-domain work related to the Baker Hill Road Bridge.
Infrastructure and procurement items: the board approved a $6,500 proposal to McFarland Johnson Inc. for emergency design and load-rating services for a Rock Road culvert emergency; authorized scrapping unsold auction light fixtures at market rate; and approved a $187,000 Kier Associates proposal (design phase only) under a FEMA public assistance award to construct a new sewer crossing of Choconut Creek, with the town’s share estimated at 12.5% ($23,388).
The board also approved an additional $1,000 for Vestal court IT upgrades, expanding the project total to $3,000. Most items were moved, seconded and carried in short form with limited discussion; numerical vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript for each motion.
