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Votes at a glance: Mamaroneck board approves sale of surplus pumper, budget amendments, repeals unused bonds and makes appointments
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Town Board approved sale of a surplus pumper for $300,000, rejected an over-budget parks bid, approved capital budget amendments, repealed unused bond authorizations and appointed John Pritz as town historian and Arthur Katz to the Zoning Board.
The Town of Mamaroneck on Sept. 3 approved a series of motions and votes covering equipment sales, budget changes, bond repeals and appointments.
Sale of surplus pumper: The board authorized sale of a 2017 KME pumper (Engine 36), previously declared surplus, to the Attica Volunteer Fire Department (New York) for $300,000 after it did not fetch an acceptable price at auction. The motion passed by roll call.
Reject bid for parks sign facility: Staff recommended rejecting the sole bid for parks department sign facility reconstruction because it exceeded the consultant’s cost estimate; the board voted to reject the bid and directed staff to revise the scope and rebid.
Budget amendments: The board approved capital budget amendments presented by finance staff, including transferring funds between senior center exterior/interior projects, adjusting police evidence storage allocations, returning surplus from a highway garage generator purchase, and increasing the bonding line for the fire rescue vehicle by $200,000 to reflect updated needs.
Repeal of unused bond authorizations: The board repealed unused portions of prior bond resolutions for the Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 (discussion cited an unused balance of about $99,000) and for two small town water projects (Park Lane Storage Park Rehabilitation and Kensico Reservoir stormwater mitigation, amounts discussed in the motion). Trustees said the projects were funded from operating funds rather than borrowed.
Appointments and personnel actions: The board appointed John Pritz as town historian effective Sept. 3, 2025, thanking retiring historian Lynn Crowley for years of service. The board also elevated Arthur Katz from Alternate B to a full member of the Zoning Board to fill an unexpired term (transcript gave a garbled term-expiration date; the official term expiration was not specified in the meeting record).
Other routine approvals: The board approved certified fire claims totaling $2,782.17 and accepted the fire department’s August activity report (97 alarms across categories, 871 personnel responses, 47 hours 34 minutes total time on calls).
All motions listed above passed by voice or roll-call votes as recorded in the meeting minutes.
