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Sleepy Hollow committee reviews revenue trends, senior-freeze applications, solicitor permits and audit timeline
Summary
Committee received several routine updates: three of four senior-freeze applications approved, franchise fee receipts and local-use tax collections are down, auditors will begin preliminary fieldwork June 26 with main fieldwork in late August, and staff outlined planned vehicle and equipment purchases.
At its June 11 meeting, the Sleepy Hollow Finance Committee received a set of routine updates on municipal finances and operations.
Senior-freeze waiver: Staff reported four senior-freeze applications had been filed; three were approved. One application remains pending because required county documentation is not yet on the resident’s current tax bill; staff said the freeze will show on tax bills next year once the county’s documentation is received and verified.
Revenue trends: Committee members reviewed recent declines in franchise fees tied to TV services and variability in local-use tax receipts. Examples discussed in staff’s spreadsheet showed franchise fee line items that had been as high as roughly $59,000 in an earlier year and about $35,000 in the most recent fiscal year; local-use tax receipts showed a year-to-year range (e.g., $48,000 in 2025 vs. $122,000 in a prior year). Staff noted the village’s water-infrastructure fee helped cover some shortfalls.
Solicitors and permits: Members discussed solicitors observed in the village and confirmed there is a permit process; officers will check permits on resident complaint and ask unpermitted solicitors to leave until they obtain proper approval. Members said the permit check is both a revenue and public-safety measure.
Audit and capital timeline: Staff said auditors will perform preliminary field work on June 26 and begin main field work around Aug. 25 with final completion expected by the statutory deadline of Oct. 31. Staff also reviewed committed equipment purchases: title received for a new MAC truck replacing a 2006 International (delivery expected this summer), chassis purchased for an F-450-style unit, and a potential $56,000 full-build service truck under future consideration.
Committee took no new appropriations at the meeting; items were recorded for follow-up and budgeting.
