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Newburgh board approves audit, hires, contracts and multiple recreation and stormwater contracts
Summary
At its Feb. 23 workshop the Town Board approved the annual audit, year‑end budget transfers, animal control expenses and hires, a livestream services contract, multiple recreation center change orders, a generator service contract and an Overlook Farms stormwater agreement, among other routine items.
At a Feb. 23 workshop meeting the Town Board of the Town of Newburgh approved a series of routine financial, hiring and contracting items, including the annual audit, year‑end budget adjustments, vendor payments for animal control, several hires, a live‑streaming contract, recreation center change orders and a stormwater agreement.
Key votes and approvals included: • Approval of the annual audit for $1,805,984.49 (motion by Councilman Scott M. Manley; passed 5–0). • Authorization to transfer $1,104.50 in unclaimed Justice Court bail to the general fund (passed 5–0). • Multiple year‑end budget transfers across legal, water and DAT (sludge) accounts and other lines as presented by Town Accountant Ronald A. Clum (passed 5–0). • Approval of Flannery Animal Hospital invoices of $52.95 and $189.50 to be paid from account 5144 (two separate motions; both passed 5–0). • Hiring approvals: Jason Kozak as a full‑time Animal Control Officer at $26.34 per hour (start on or after March 2, 2026, pending paperwork) and Timothy Tabala as a part‑time police officer at $32.76 per hour pending clearance (both motions passed 5–0). • Approval of a Live Streaming Services Agreement with Acquisitions Marketing Inc. (passed 5–0); Councilmember Mary Lou Carolan said she had not had time to review the agreement in full but did not oppose it. • Contract and construction approvals for the Newburgh Recreation Center: Change Order #30 (door thresholds) $4,253; #31 (ADA parking paving adjustments) $4,600; #32 (rock hammering/removal) $35,657 (unit rate $165/cu yd). All passed 5–0. • Approval of Roseton Hills Sewer Plant generator bi‑annual service for $1,389.75 and acceptance of an Overlook Farms Stormwater Agreement (both passed 5–0). • Award of the 2026 Parks & Recreation T‑shirt quote to Mixture Inc. at $4.85 per shirt (passed 5–0).
Councilmember Carolan explained she had just received the live streaming agreement and had not had a chance to review it fully but voted in favor. Supervisor Piaquadio told the board that no action was taken during the executive session portion of the meeting.
Most items were presented by department heads or the Town Accountant and were adopted as motions on the consent agenda without extended discussion. The transcript shows each item’s motion, mover and unanimous vote where recorded; the minutes do not list further implementation steps or budgets for most items beyond what is summarized above.
