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Board confirms planning-board appointment, hires account clerk and approves routine administrative items

Village Board of Highland Falls · January 22, 2025
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Summary

The board accepted the planning-board chair's recommendation to retain Harvey Green, adopted fire-department election results, approved hiring Ivan Johnson as a full-time account clerk, declared several vehicles surplus, and authorized staff training and site-plan endorsements.

The board approved multiple administrative and personnel items in a sequence of motions. Trustees accepted the consolidated planning-board chair's recommendation to keep Harvey Green in his post; the board also acknowledged the Hounslow Fire Department's elections, with Eric Smith re-elected chief and Steven Swarland as assistant chief.

The board approved hiring Ivan Johnson as a full-time account clerk at $20 per hour (probationary terms were noted). It also declared three high-mileage vehicles (a police vehicle and two DPW trucks) surplus and authorized disposition procedures. The board approved Edmonds training for village staff (payroll/HR modules) and authorized the mayor to sign an owner's endorsement on a site-plan item to confirm limited village ownership of small parking parcels.

Trustees moved and carried each item on voice votes; these actions were presented as routine administrative business following the public-hearing discussion.