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Montebello board reappoints officials, approves budget adjustments and claims
Summary
At its April 15 reorganizational meeting, the Montebello Board of Trustees reappointed multiple municipal officers, accepted the year‑end budget consultant’s recommendations, and approved abstracts and claims totaling several hundred thousand dollars.
The Montebello Board of Trustees on April 15 reappointed a slate of village officers, accepted year‑end budget adjustments and approved multiple claims and abstracts, actions the board bundled as part of its annual reorganizational meeting.
Mayor Lance N. Millman opened the meeting at 7:15 p.m. and, as part of a master reorganizational resolution, the board reappointed Joan Will as village clerk‑treasurer and Warren E. Berbit as village attorney. The board also reappointed Alyse D. Terhune as deputy village attorney and Elizabeth Cassidy and Jay Golland to assistant village attorney roles; Eric M. Holzer was reappointed to handle traffic‑related prosecutions. Several other appointments to boards and part‑time court positions were approved in the same bundle.
The board accepted a year‑end Budget Comparison Report prepared by consultant Donalee Berard, CPA, and approved budget adjustments recommended in that report. Trustees also approved a set of abstracts and schedules of claims: the General Abstract totaling $160,116.25; Professional Fees totaling $13,255.07; Shade Tree fees totaling $625.00; an LOC Draw Fund abstract totaling $240,621.14; and ARPA claims totaling $85,737.75. Each abstract was presented and approved by motion.
Among personnel actions, the board extended Erin Jimenez’s probationary appointment as deputy village clerk through June 18, 2026, subject to successful completion of the probationary period. The board also reappointed Karen Riley retroactive to April 1, 2026, as Associate Village Justice following her stated retirement contact with the mayor.
Votes were taken on the listed resolutions; recorded motions and seconders appear in the meeting record. The transcript notes certain abstentions where recusal or conflict was recorded by individual members.
The meeting record lists the Journal News as the village’s official newspaper and www.montebellony.gov as the official village website, and it reauthorized the Village’s current fee schedule pending future amending motions.
Votes at a glance • Resolution 26‑038 — Reappointment of Stacy Caridi as Deputy Mayor: motion by Trustee David Rose, second by Trustee Bruce Egenhauser; carried as recorded (the record notes Deputy Mayor Caridi abstained). • Resolutions 26‑040–26‑056 — Master reorganizational appointments (Clerk‑Treasurer, Village Attorney, deputy/assistant attorneys, board/commission appointments): motions carried as recorded. • Resolution 26‑064 — 2025 year‑end budget modifications: adopted per the consultant’s report. • Resolutions 26‑065–26‑069 — Abstracts and claims: approved; dollar totals recorded above.
The board adjourned at 8:51 p.m. after returning from an executive session on legal matters. The meeting minutes will be appended to the official record and are available via the village clerk.
