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Votes at a glance: Mamaroneck board approves budget amendments, bid awards, personnel pay increases and legal retainer changes
Summary
The Town Board approved 2024 capital budget amendments (including a $1.2M TAP Colonial Avenue grant and a $2M HUD roundabout grant), awarded a $1,397,920 resurfacing contract, rejected two over‑budget bids to be rebid, approved part‑time EMT/paramedic pay increases, authorized legal retainers, and approved a small fire‑claims payment.
The Town Board approved a package of administrative and procurement actions during its July 17 work session, including budget amendments, contract awards and personnel pay adjustments.
Highlights of actions approved by roll call or motion:
- Fire claims: The board, acting as Board of Fire Commissioners, certified and approved fire department claims totaling $7,595.75 as presented by Chief Thomas Broderick.
- Capital budget amendments: Town Controller Tracy Yagman explained several amendments the board approved, including transfers to close old projects, a virtual‑reality training grant for police, a $2,000,000 HUD grant contribution toward a roundabout, a $100,000 ICER/T grant added to senior‑center renovations, FEMA drainage grant additions (an additional $225,000 added to earlier funds), a $74,000 Long Island Sound resilience planning grant, and the $1,200,000 TAP grant for the Colonial Avenue sidewalk.
- Bid award: The board awarded resurfacing contract TA 24‑03 to Laurie Lee Industries for $1,397,920 and authorized the town administrator to execute the contract.
- Bid rejections and rebids: Two bids were rejected because results were significantly above budgeted amounts: TA2410 (reconstruction of municipal sidewalks and curbing) and TA2411 (senior center renovations). Staff will revise scope or rebid at a different season.
- Personnel pay: The board approved amendments to part‑time salary schedules to raise EMT hourly pay to $27.81 and paramedic pay to $43.55 effective 07/21/2024 to address shift coverage challenges.
- Legal services: The board authorized a retainer agreement with Goldstein Hall for housing‑law services and approved an increase to the retainer and fee schedule for land‑use counsel Lisa Hockman to retain expertise the town relies on.
- Certiorari settlement: The board approved a negotiated settlement for 149 Halsted Avenue that reduces assessed values for 2018–2023 in staged amounts and produces estimated refunds for the town (~$1,450), the school district (~$34,180) and the village (~$16,780).
Why it matters: These administrative decisions affect town capital projects, contract spending and operational capacity. The Colonial Avenue TAP grant, HUD roundabout funds and resurfacing contract advance active infrastructure work; the personnel pay changes address critical public‑safety staffing shortages.
Next steps: Staff will implement awarded contracts, prepare rebids where directed, and execute the approved legal retainers and amendments. The board set its next meeting for August 14.
