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Cicero board approves routine appropriations, appointments and contracts; sets additional hearings
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the Cicero Town Board approved abstracts and several routine resolutions — from a $3,570 vehicle-repair appropriation to appointments, a hydrant installation and service contracts — and scheduled hearings on cable-TV and the data-center moratorium for July 22.
The Town Board of Cicero on June 24 approved a series of routine resolutions and orders, including budget appropriations, hires, appointments and contract awards, and set two public hearings for July 22: one on a proposed temporary moratorium on large-scale data centers and one on a cable television agreement with Spectrum Northeast LLC.
Key actions adopted by voice vote included:
- Adoption of abstracts Nos. 24 and 25 for 2026 (dated 6/17/2026 and 6/24/2026). A board member signaled they would not vote for the National Grid portion of one abstract and another member abstained on the second abstract; both measures carried.
- Appropriation of $3,570 from revenue code 002-000000-1520-00001 to expense code 002-3120-43000-0000 to reimburse Patillo Viganero for fuel and vehicle maintenance costs.
- Appointment of Tim Race to the Parks and Recreation Commission to fill a vacancy effective 6/24/2026 through 12/31/2026; reappointments of Michael Folsam as Parks chair and Christine Scollet as vice chair for one-year terms.
- Hiring of Emily Individo as a beach monitor at an hourly rate listed in the packet; motion carried.
- Approval of Aqua project #9004245: installation of fire hydrant #15441 at 8076 Thompson Road to be installed at the owner's expense. The packet lists an annual hydrant maintenance charge that the Gillette Road Water District will bill in future years.
- Approval of a resolution to accept responsibility for maintenance of a porous-pavement shared-use path constructed as part of the NYSDOT Brewerton Bridge (Route 11) project (PIN304365); the town will assume maintenance responsibilities as described in the accompanying landscaping maintenance agreement. Parks staff noted porous pavement requires annual vacuuming and discussed expected lifespan and clogging risks.
- Award of town-hall custodial services to Michael Welch (DBA Immaculate Commercial Cleaning). The packet lists the contract as an annual amount of approximately $14,799.60 and a $25 hourly rate; two higher bids were listed as $33,600 and $46,940. A board member questioned why the winning bid was significantly lower and asked staff to verify prevailing-wage compliance and certified payroll documentation.
- Approval of an agreement for SIP phone and virtual fax service with the town's vendor (Sangora) to replace an expired contract; staff clarified the cost is about $2,760 per month and estimated modest monthly savings compared with the prior vendor.
- Appointment of Thomas Leo as a part-time as-needed constable, effective about June 25, 2026; motion carried.
- Authorization for the supervisor to sign a letter of support for the CNY SPCA's grant application to expand animal services in central New York.
Votes were taken by voice for routine items; the record shows occasional opposition or abstentions on some items but does not record named vote tallies in the transcript. Several members asked for more public information ahead of hearings (for the cable agreement) and asked staff to verify contract compliance (custodial contract).
What to watch next: the public hearings on July 22 (data-center moratorium and Spectrum cable agreement); staff follow-up to provide public summaries for the cable agreement and to confirm prevailing-wage and certified payroll for the custodial contract.
