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Windsor board approves budget amendments, re-levies unpaid water and property maintenance charges
Summary
At its Feb. 6 meeting the Village of Windsor board approved Resolutions Nos. 3–7 to re-levy unpaid water and property-maintenance charges, transfer over/under budget amounts, and record grant revenues and contributions; motions to move ARPA/grant funds and to pay $39,462.54 in vouchers also passed.
The Village of Windsor board on Feb. 6 approved a package of budget amendments and re-levies, agreeing to send unpaid water and property-maintenance charges to Broome County for inclusion on the 2025/2026 tax roll and to record several grant and program contributions in the village budget.
Treasurer Patricia L. Harting presented Resolutions Nos. 3–7. Resolution No. 3-2025 directs Broome County to re-levy unpaid 2024/2025 water bills totaling $13,964.96 plus $6,790.35 in penalties, a combined relevy of $20,755.31. Resolution No. 4-2025 sends unpaid grass-cutting/property-maintenance charges totaling $1,032.72 for relevy under Village Local Law No. 1-2004, Chapter §197-3. Resolution No. 5-2025 authorized transfers from under-expended budget lines to over-expended lines.
The board amended the 2024–25 budget to record a $7,500 Broome County Community Improvement Grant toward Holiday Light Revitalization after the village purchased lights for $7,685. Resolution No. 7-2025 recorded a $5,650 contribution from Windsor Youth Recreation & Sports Program toward a Klumpp Park lighting project that had an allocation of $44,350 but a final cost of $52,501.84.
Trustee James W. Miller offered the resolutions and Trustee Elaine L. Card seconded several motions. Votes were recorded as AYE by Mayor Ronald G. Harting, Trustee Elaine L. Card, Trustee James W. Miller and Trustee Thomas M. Skinner; Trustee John R. McNulty was absent for the recorded roll calls. The board also approved a motion to move ARPA/grant funds out of reserve into appropriated budget lines and accepted the treasurer's report.
Separately, the board authorized payment of vouchers totaling $39,462.54 on a motion by Trustee Thomas M. Skinner, seconded by Trustee Elaine L. Card; the motion carried with all present voting AYE.
The meeting record shows the board approved the minutes from the Jan. 4, 2024 meeting and two budget-workshop meetings, and the meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
