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Islip board removes $250,000 airport consultant appropriation after county RFP; narrow vote on IT contract
Summary
Board members voted to remove a $250,000 appropriation for North Terminal and rail‑integration consultants pending the outcome of a Suffolk County RFP; the meeting also recorded a close, contested final vote approving a renewal with NPA Computers after a failed motion to table.
The Town of Islip board voted to remove a $250,000 appropriation transfer that would have funded outside legal counsel, project management and financial consultation for a proposed North Terminal and rail‑integration project at Long Island MacArthur Airport, after members said the county had just issued an RFP and the town should await those results.
During discussion Council members argued over timing: one member said the county RFP should be allowed to return results before the town spends additional funds; another noted prior briefings and county coordination. After a motion and second, the board removed the $250,000 appropriation from the list of transfers and approved the remainder of the appropriation packet.
Later in the agenda the board considered a first‑renewal and amendment to a Professional Services Agreement with NPA Computers, Inc. A motion to table the item failed on a roll call, and a subsequent approval vote produced confusion in the transcript but was recorded as passing, with the clerk noting a close vote (final reference to '3 2' appears in the record).
Other routine procurement and bid awards, option‑year resolutions and contracts were approved across the agenda. The board also authorized advertising for multiple public hearings (including a uniform traffic code amendment and a proposed Data Centers Moratorium) and approved a range of licenses and intermunicipal agreements.
