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Westfield board approves consultant agreement, court-service budget changes and other routine measures
Summary
The board authorized a consultant agreement for a 60x60-foot highway building addition, modified the 2025 budget to cover increased court service costs after the village court dissolution (with listed salary adjustments), reappointed assessment board members, and approved multiple budget transfers and warrants.
The Town Board at its March 5 meeting approved several administrative and budgetary measures.
Contract: The board authorized the Town Supervisor to sign an agreement with RD Designs & Development, LLC for design and development services for a 60-by-60-foot addition to the town highway building (Resolution No. 23 of 2025). The resolution was seconded and approved unanimously.
Court services budget: Facing new responsibilities after the Village of Westfield dissolved its Village Justice Court, the board adopted Resolution No. 24 of 2025 to modify the 2025 budget to cover court-service costs. The changes—effective April 7, 2025—include an annual increase of $3,375 for each Justice, an annual increase of $10,225 for the Court Clerk, compensation for the Deputy Court Clerk at $18.00 per hour (up to 20 hours per week), and Court Security Officer pay at $25.00 per hour as needed. The resolution passed unanimously.
Appointments and budget revisions: The board reappointed Carl Hamann (term to 9/30/2028) and Helen Baran (term to 9/30/2029) to the Board of Assessment Review (Resolution No. 27). Several budget revisions were approved to move fund balances and record grant-related expenditures (for example, $10,000 moved to pay Jack's Welding Service, Inc. for dock modifications tied to a boat-launch grant).
Finance and procedural steps: Warrants for March 5 were audited and the board directed checks be drawn to cover warrants across multiple funds. At 8:32 p.m. the board moved into an executive session to discuss current litigation and a personnel matter; it returned to open session at 9:10 p.m. and adjourned.
All administrative resolutions recorded unanimous votes unless otherwise noted.
