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Newburgh board approves audit, budget transfers, insurance renewals, change orders and contract termination
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Town Board approved a $4.09 million audit, multiple budget transfers including $10,000 for a recreation van, veterinary payments from the T‑94 account, hiring authorizations, placement and renewal of liability and cyber insurance, termination of an Aria Filter contract with a $40,565 cancellation fee, and four recreation center change orders totaling $32,421.
The Town of Newburgh Board on July 14 approved a cluster of administrative, budgetary and contract items, voting in favor of an audit, several transfers, insurance placements, one contract termination and multiple change orders for the new recreation center.
Accounting: The board approved an audit in the amount of $4,094,353.52, plus a previously paid audit of $52,417.50, and approved the June 2025 Status Report and Budget Status Report. Motions passed 4–0 with one member absent.
Recreation: Parks and Recreation Commissioner James Presutti asked the board to transfer $10,000 from facility landscaping (account 7110.5415) to facility equipment (7110.5200) to add to $45,000 already budgeted for a new van; the board approved the transfer.
Animal control: Tracey Carvell requested authorization to use the T‑94 account to pay Newburgh Veterinary Hospital $782.98 for veterinary services (canine services $545.16; feline services $237.82); the payment was approved.
Personnel: The board authorized the town to start the hiring process to fill one full‑time and one part‑time custodial worker position to staff the new recreation building. Town Justice Jude Martini also received approval to begin canvassing to fill a vacant civil‑service court clerk position following a resignation effective June 27, 2025.
Insurance and contracts: Supervisor Gilbert Piaquadio sought approval to place property liability insurance with Trident and Chubb (policy term July 1, 2025–July 1, 2026) at a total premium of $559,315.34; the board approved the placement. The board also approved renewing Cyber Liability Insurance with Haylor, Freyer & Coon from July 31, 2025–July 31, 2026 for $10,919.00.
Aria Filter contract termination: Town Engineer Patrick J. Hines said the NYSDEP postponed the Delaware Aqueduct shutdown until at least October 2027, and recommended terminating the Aria Filter (Pall) trailer‑mounted filter reservation contract rather than continue paying monthly reservation fees. The contract includes a cancellation fee of $40,565.00; the board approved terminating the contract and noted the town will renegotiate a trailer lease when the shutdown is rescheduled.
Recreation center change orders: The board approved four change orders for the new recreation center: CO#11 (electric backboard height adjusters) for $5,162; CO#12 (service window) for $9,688; CO#13 (additional drinking fountain) for $14,232 (Councilman Paul Ruggiero abstained on this vote); and CO#14 (additional pickleball court lines) for $3,339. The combined amount of these four change orders is $32,421.
All listed motions in this roundup passed by recorded roll calls with four votes in favor and Councilman Anthony R. LoBiondo recorded absent where shown in the minutes. Several items were approved without extended discussion; one change order drew an abstention.
