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Trustees debate buying $225,000 fire-prevention trailer while county reimbursement remains unpaid
Summary
Board members paused on purchasing a fire-prevention trailer (approx. $225,000) because the village is awaiting about $228,000 in county reimbursements for prior vehicle purchases; legislator Cynthia Nunez said reimbursement should arrive in early October and that the CRP request is valid for five years.
Trustees discussed whether to approve funding for a new fire-prevention trailer while the village continues to await reimbursement from the county for prior vehicle purchases. Multiple trustees said they were reluctant to authorize a capital outlay that would leave the village short on cash once reimbursements have not yet been received.
One trustee summarized the fiscal dilemma: the village is waiting on roughly $228,000 in county reimbursements tied to earlier vehicle acquisitions and would need to front roughly $225,000 to buy the proposed trailer, putting pressure on capital and cash flow. Legislator Cynthia Nunez, joining remotely, told the board that the CRP request is good for five years and that, based on the latest information she had, "you should be getting your reimbursement 1st week of October." She encouraged the board to secure the IMA so that funds would remain available, but trustees expressed a preference to wait for reimbursements before making a major capital purchase.
