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Votes at a glance: Greenburgh Town Board moves appointments, contract extensions and public works items
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the Greenburgh Town Board approved multiple routine and administrative items including zoning board appointments, retention of outside counsel for foreclosure matters, public works RFPs and several settlements and budget amendments; most motions passed by voice vote.
The Greenburgh Town Board on June 24 approved a slate of routine appointments and resolutions, including:
- Zoning Board of Appeals: Appointment of Peter Blair as a regular member through 12/31/2033 and an alternate appointment through 12/31/2026 (motions passed by voice vote).
- Local law to add an additional alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals (motion passed by voice vote).
- Insurance/benefits resolution: a town resolution reducing medical insurance cost to the town was approved; one member abstained.
- Settlement authorizations: Property-damage claim settlements were authorized (examples included payments not to exceed $3,177.08 and $10,004.81 for identified claims).
- Tax/refund authorizations: The board approved tax-refund settlements for petitioners (aggregate refund totals cited in agenda materials).
- Professional services and legal: The board authorized continued retention of outside counsel (Whiteman, Osterman & Hannah and related firms) for tax-certiorari and foreclosure matters with additional not-to-exceed amounts; discussion included requests for periodic updates to the board on progress.
- Public Works: Multiple items were authorized to go to bid, including HVAC replacement for the police detective office, tree services, and engineering/consultant agreements for drinking-water projects and resiliency planning; the board held one public-works item for more scope detail.
- Police/parking: The board adopted several parking restriction changes and appointed an entry-level police officer as presented.
Votes were taken by voice for most items and several items were held over for additional information at the request of board members. No contested roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; the board recorded standard 'Aye' responses and at least one abstention on a benefits item.
