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Town board reviews rules, liaisons and appointments and moves into executive session
Summary
During the work session the Greenburgh Town Board reviewed edits to rules and procedures, discussed liaison assignments and legal‑notice publications, considered a Citizens Budget Committee and debated the use of special counsel; the board voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel and legal matters.
Board members used the Jan. 13 work session to review proposed rules and procedures, update liaison assignments and discuss where required legal notices should be published.
Members debated which publications meet legal requirements and practical reach for unincorporated Greenburgh, discussed rotating liaisons and adding a deputy town engineer to the listings, and suggested holding over formal adoption of the rules until final language is circulated.
The board also discussed the proposed Citizens Budget Committee and whether it should be an official town committee or an independent effort; the board agreed to revisit that topic at a later meeting.
On legal services, staff described ongoing use of special counsel in a high-value case and noted municipal hourly rates (recorded in the meeting as about $215 an hour); staff recommended continuing special counsel for cases that exceed in‑house capacity.
At the end of the work session the board moved to go into executive session "for the purposes of discussing personal matters involving specific individuals and to seek legal advice on various matters." The motion was seconded, the board voted in favor, and the public portion of the meeting concluded without a recorded return to open session.
No formal policy votes on the rules were recorded during the work session; members requested additional review and suggested a special community meeting focused on the sewer project to keep residents informed.
