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Ogdensburg council transfers up to $15,000 from sale proceeds to cover DPW emergency repairs
Summary
Citing unexpected maintenance and equipment repairs, the Ogdensburg council on Aug. 28 approved appropriating up to $15,000 from property sale proceeds to the Department of Public Works; the motion passed unanimously.
The Borough of Ogdensburg Mayor and Council approved a motion on Aug. 28 to appropriate up to $15,000 from property sale proceeds to shore up the Department of Public Works budget after a series of unanticipated equipment and facility repairs.
Mayor George P. Hutnick and CFO Mike Marceau told the council the DPW budget had been nearly exhausted after costly repairs to vehicles, engine and brake work on a dump truck, maintenance on a tractor, and internal repairs related to underground tanks at the firehouse that required DEP compliance testing. Marceau described a series of unexpected charges that left roughly $250 in the DPW budget for the year and recommended reallocating sale proceeds to cover immediate needs.
Councilman DeMeo moved to appropriate “not to exceed fifteen thousand” dollars from the proceeds of property sales to the DPW; Councilwoman Cowdrick seconded the motion. The council approved the motion on a roll call vote with unanimous yeas.
The appropriation is intended to cover immediate maintenance and compliance costs and is subject to follow‑up accounting by the CFO. Council discussed separating certain costs (water, fire, police) where appropriate and directed staff to identify purchase orders that are no longer active to free up funds where possible. Further budget adjustments were discussed as contingent on whether additional emergencies occur before the next budget cycle.
