[0:15] Perfectly.

[0:15] Let's start

[0:16] today's

[0:17] meeting with the oath.

[0:20] I pledge

[0:21] allegiance to the flag of the

[0:23] United States of

[0:24] America and to the republic for which it

[0:25] stands,

[0:26] one nation under

[0:27] God, indivisible,

[0:29] with liberty and

[0:29] justice for

[0:31] all. Is

[0:39] there a motion

[0:40] to approve the minutes of the

[0:42] school

[0:43] board meeting of September 3, 2026

[0:45] ?

[0:46] There is an offer. I

[0:47] support. Are

[0:48] there any comments

[0:50] ? Who is "for"? "

[0:52] For".

[0:53] Accepted. Are there any

[0:56] citizens who

[0:57] would like to speak on the

[0:59] agenda? If not,

[1:05] let's move on to

[1:06] the comments

[1:06] of the trustees.

[1:09] I don't know where we

[1:10] stopped. Want to

[1:12] start first?

[1:13] Do you want Paul to

[1:14] start first?

[1:15] Of course, I'll start. The

[1:17] agenda

[1:17] looks good, so that's

[1:20] all my comment.

[1:21] I have a couple of

[1:22] points. First,

[1:26] we will be hosting the

[1:29] Ballston Spa Community

[1:30] Scholarship Foundation Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday,

[1:32] September 26th at 10:00 AM with a

[1:33] mass start,

[1:35] registration at 9:00 AM

[1:36] at Wood Golf Course in

[1:38] support of the

[1:39] Community Scholarship Foundation.

[1:42] Last year, they

[1:43] awarded 135 scholarships to

[1:44] local students.

[1:46] This is a good thing.

[1:48] Please refer to the

[1:51] Ballston Spa Community Scholarship

[1:52] Foundation Golf Tournament website. And one more thing, I

[1:55] would like to add an item

[1:56] to the agenda.

[1:58] I know, sorry, guys.

[2:03] To schedule a

[2:04] public hearing

[2:05] for the next

[2:06] meeting. What

[2:08] day is it, I don't know what

[2:09] day it is? It's

[2:11] October 1st.

[2:12] October, what is it? October 1st

[2:14] ? October 1. This is an

[2:18] amendment to the current

[2:19] Chapter 275, Section 27,

[2:21] Subsection 4, of the

[2:22] Township Code to allow the

[2:23] use of

[2:24] compostable

[2:25] paper bags for

[2:27] yard waste

[2:29] during its collection. At

[2:31] the suggestion of

[2:32] the head of

[2:33] public utilities. And

[2:34] besides, I'll

[2:35] stick to the

[2:36] agenda, and

[2:36] let's cheer for

[2:38] Buffalo today. And

[2:39] for Syracuse. And for

[2:40] Syracuse.

[2:42] At least I should have

[2:43] mentioned it.

[2:44] I know.

[2:44] Well, after that I'll

[2:45] stick to the

[2:46] agenda.

[2:48] I would like to

[2:52] I just wanted to

[2:52] ask our

[2:54] secretary to clarify

[2:55] for those who don't know

[3:01] where and when the meeting agendas

[3:02] are published so that

[3:04] everyone can find them.

[3:06] Yes. So, the

[3:07] agendas are published

[3:09] on our website.

[3:11] I usually post

[3:12] them by 3pm on the Wednesday before

[3:14] the meeting. They are

[3:17] located in two

[3:18] places on the website. In the

[3:20] documents section, in the

[3:22] "Agendas

[3:24] " folder, of course, "

[3:25] Village Council", and then the year -

[3:27] 2026. On the website you

[3:30] will see them in order

[3:31] from the most recent. I

[3:34] know that sometimes when

[3:36] you go on your phone,

[3:37] things are out of order and

[3:38] the posts may

[3:39] be at the bottom, but they are

[3:41] there. And they are also on the

[3:43] calendar.

[3:44] There is

[3:45] a link in the calendar. So, whatever the

[3:47] meeting date is, it will be

[3:48] published directly in the

[3:50] calendar link. So that's

[3:51] where they are

[3:52] published.

[3:53] Thank you.

[3:54] Yes. Anything else

[3:56] ?

[3:57] No, I will

[3:57] stick to the

[3:58] agenda.

[4:00] .

[4:01] Good. OK. I wanted to

[4:06] mention a few things:

[4:07] I was able to visit Silver

[4:08] Faxes at their

[4:09] reopening

[4:11] , they have expanded, and

[4:12] it is a very impressive

[4:13] establishment. I'm proud that

[4:17] they're a part of

[4:18] our community, and I

[4:19] also think

[4:20] I was at Tops on Tuesday

[4:22] when they

[4:23] reopened. And although

[4:25] they are not within

[4:26] the village limits, they are critically

[4:27] important.

[4:28] Still in the village.

[4:29] Yes, they are a critically

[4:31] important part of

[4:32] our community.

[4:33] It's great to see what

[4:34] they've done.

[4:35] This is beautiful.

[4:36] This is a significant improvement. You

[4:38] just have to

[4:38] figure out where

[4:39] to find everything, because they

[4:40] rearranged all the

[4:41] merchandise.

[4:41] Yes, I forgot. I just

[4:43] found out about this.

[4:47] I also wanted to mention a little

[4:48] about the island this

[4:49] weekend. There was

[4:52] some confusion.

[4:57] The parade will start at

[4:58] 2:00, they will leave from Lock

[5:00] Street, head to

[5:01] Sales and

[5:02] wander around, they will

[5:03] not take the

[5:04] whole crew to the

[5:05] island. They

[5:11] will park it and

[5:12] then return

[5:13] one horse to the island

[5:14] for photo shoots and to get a

[5:16] closer look

[5:17] at the 2,000-pound

[5:18] animal. Then there

[5:22] will be a series of activities

[5:23] that will last

[5:24] from approximately 2:00 to 5:00.

[5:26] From 2:30 to 5:00. For families,

[5:29] I think, for people of all

[5:30] ages. And it

[5:33] will end, I don't

[5:34] know the name of the group, but

[5:35] they are preparing

[5:36] a presentation for a

[5:37] group of veterans. With AB.

[5:43] This...this...

[5:44] From Folds.

[5:45] Yes, it's...something...it's a

[5:46] veterans group

[5:47] that they support.

[5:49] Folds of Honor.

[5:50] Ahem. And besides

[5:58] , I wanted

[5:59] to take a moment.

[6:00] And the event is

[6:01] free to

[6:02] the public on the

[6:03] app.

[6:03] Yes, it's free. I

[6:06] wanted to mention

[6:07] Paul, who is going on an

[6:09] Honor Flight

[6:10] this weekend.

[6:12] Thank you for your

[6:13] service. We thank the other

[6:16] gentlemen in the room for their service, as well

[6:17] as our

[6:18] attorney, Bob

[6:19] Baldwin, who

[6:21] is also a veteran. And everyone else

[6:22] I may

[6:24] not know about. Other than that,

[6:26] I will stick to the

[6:28] agenda. So

[6:31] , I'll hand over the floor to

[6:32] our lawyer.

[6:33] Um, I'll

[6:34] stick to the

[6:35] agenda. I've been

[6:36] called to

[6:38] that flight for a long time, so

[6:39] I'll do it someday.

[6:41] Don't wait forever.

[6:42] I will stick to the agenda

[6:44] .

[6:45] My father, he

[6:46] really loved it.

[6:47] Yes, I am very

[6:48] familiar with those who

[6:49] run this.

[6:51] I'm not going to

[6:52] follow an

[6:53] agenda.

[6:55] Um, I have some things

[6:56] you should

[6:57] know about. I'll try to

[6:59] be quick. Um, our

[7:03] two instruments at Salve

[7:04] Bank are being updated in

[7:05] October. So,

[7:09] the bond that we

[7:10] had for 3 years to pay for the

[7:12] snow removal

[7:13] truck, the last

[7:14] payment is due on

[7:16] October 5th, we will

[7:17] pay it off and everything will be

[7:18] closed out, which will give us

[7:19] about $50,000 in

[7:21] annual

[7:22] cost reduction in the budget. So that's

[7:24] great.

[7:26] And my

[7:27] microphone is broken.

[7:28] He is only 3 years old. So,

[7:30] I hope so. The

[7:35] five-year note

[7:36] we issued

[7:38] last year is due to

[7:39] make its first

[7:40] payment at the end of

[7:41] October. Um, you'll

[7:44] need to

[7:45] update it at the

[7:46] meeting on October 15th,

[7:47] which I'll be attending

[7:49] . Um, the cost of the main renovation

[7:53] will be $413,000,

[7:55] if you'll allow

[7:56] me to add

[7:57] a resolution to this meeting

[7:59] . There is about

[8:02] $13,000 left that we have not

[8:04] spent from this

[8:05] bond. I would like to

[8:07] pay off part of

[8:08] the bond with this

[8:09] $13,000. So, if you

[8:11] let me

[8:12] do this, the principal amount

[8:14] would be $413,000.

[8:16] It will update at 4.15

[8:19] %. for one more year. Ahem. And that's

[8:24] all about debts.

[8:26] Number two on the

[8:28] agenda today, and I

[8:29] ask for your

[8:30] approval to

[8:31] allow us to

[8:31] use Seneca

[8:33] Savings as another

[8:34] financial institution for

[8:35] the township. This is just a

[8:36] procedural matter

[8:38] that will allow me

[8:39] to move some

[8:40] accounts there or

[8:41] deposit funds, and in

[8:42] the future, perhaps

[8:43] use them

[8:44] to issue

[8:45] bonds. That's all it

[8:48] takes, an

[8:49] insured

[8:49] financial institution

[8:51] approved by the State of New

[8:52] York for

[8:52] municipalities. So,

[8:54] um.

[8:54] And they are within

[8:56] walking distance

[8:57] .

[8:57] They are through the parking lot.

[8:58] I like it.

[9:01] Um, I want to let

[9:02] you know that between

[9:03] now and December we had

[9:05] another

[9:06] billing error

[9:07] from National Grid. This had nothing to do

[9:09] with the village,

[9:11] it was an error in

[9:12] National Grid's billing, and we

[9:14] unexpectedly owe them

[9:15] $6,700. So, um,

[9:17] if you think I'm

[9:19] a little annoyed

[9:20] about this, I am.

[9:21] But we have to

[9:23] pay them. So I just

[9:24] wanted you to know that

[9:25] . Um, and I'd like

[9:26] you to know these things just in case

[9:28] you

[9:29] run into your

[9:30] friendly

[9:30] national

[9:32] network worker

[9:33] somewhere, um, who's

[9:35] responsible for this,

[9:36] to let them know that,

[9:37] you know, they need to do a

[9:38] better job. Ahem.

[9:43] Jody just advised

[9:44] me whether I could

[9:45] tell them about

[9:46] health insurance

[9:47] or not?

[9:47] No, no, you can't.

[9:49] Good. I can't tell you about

[9:51] it. Um,

[9:54] we had a meeting with

[9:55] them, with the county, um, and

[9:57] with the finance group,

[9:58] and with the audit

[9:59] group about the

[10:00] occupancy tax and its

[10:01] implementation, and they

[10:03] gave us some

[10:04] good advice, and they're

[10:05] helping us with that

[10:06] . They act as

[10:09] the registrar for the county,

[10:10] so we can just

[10:12] get the list from them

[10:13] . We don't

[10:16] need to

[10:17] register hotels,

[10:18] Airbnb, or anything else in

[10:19] Ballston Spa ourselves. They

[10:23] have it, and they

[10:24] will provide us with this

[10:25] information. And, um,

[10:28] they also

[10:28] advise us

[10:29] on a few other

[10:31] procedural issues,

[10:32] so it was a good

[10:33] meeting and the start of a

[10:34] good relationship. And

[10:37] lastly: the

[10:38] budget calendar,

[10:40] which covers the entire

[10:41] period until January, is important. Um,

[10:44] he's a bit aggressive,

[10:45] but we have to

[10:46] finalize the budget. Um,

[10:48] so if there are any

[10:49] questions about this,

[10:50] please let

[10:51] me know, and I'll just

[10:53] give you a quick

[10:54] word of encouragement

[10:55] about the budget, because I want

[10:57] you to know: I think

[10:58] you've done a

[10:59] good job. And I

[11:00] think we have a

[11:01] good foundation

[11:03] to continue in the

[11:04] same spirit. Um, I

[11:06] wanted to point out that

[11:07] our budget process

[11:09] takes over two

[11:10] months. And the entire board

[11:11] is involved, and all the

[11:13] department heads are

[11:14] involved, and this doesn't

[11:15] happen everywhere.

[11:16] This does not happen in

[11:17] every

[11:17] municipality. Um,

[11:19] so each of you has

[11:20] some

[11:20] responsibility. I am

[11:22] responsible.

[11:23] All these people are

[11:24] responsible for

[11:25] this. And a well-

[11:26] designed budget

[11:27] leads to a high

[11:28] level of fiscal

[11:29] responsibility. Um,

[11:31] when I came here,

[11:32] like many

[11:33] municipalities, the

[11:34] village didn't

[11:35] invest. Now we are

[11:36] investing.

[11:39] The State Comptroller

[11:40] recommended that we

[11:41] do this because

[11:42] the public, our

[11:43] residents, have the right

[11:45] to demand from us

[11:45] effective

[11:46] management of the funds

[11:47] they have entrusted to us

[11:49] . Um, and we do that.

[11:53] Right now we are celebrating the

[11:54] third anniversary of our

[11:55] investment. And in three

[11:57] years, our investment

[11:58] brought us over

[12:00] $700,000. This is between

[12:02] water supply,

[12:03] sewerage and

[12:04] general fund. Um,

[12:06] and that's essentially exactly

[12:08] 36 months. There are

[12:11] several

[12:11] municipalities

[12:12] nearby that are not

[12:13] investing. I would like to

[12:16] tell you that it is

[12:17] difficult, but it is not. And there is

[12:19] no

[12:20] risk here. According to

[12:21] state law

[12:22] , you are prohibited from taking

[12:23] any risks.

[12:24] So you just

[12:25] find someone who

[12:26] will do all the simple

[12:27] work for you. That's exactly what

[12:29] we did. Um, I've

[12:32] told you before and I'll

[12:33] remind you again: our

[12:35] flat tax

[12:36] rate is eighth out of 15

[12:38] villages. This means that in

[12:39] seven it is lower than

[12:41] in us, and in seven it is higher.

[12:42] The seven that have it

[12:44] higher than ours are all

[12:45] larger villages that are

[12:46] our analogues.

[12:48] Six of the seven that are

[12:49] lower are very

[12:50] tiny. They are not our

[12:52] equals. So we're

[12:54] actually at the bottom of the

[12:55] list. Um, our

[12:57] tax collection

[12:59] increased by 6.5% this

[13:01] year. This is ninth place

[13:03] among all villages. Five

[13:05] of the six villages below

[13:07] us have collections of

[13:08] less than $500,000.

[13:10] For comparison, our

[13:12] collection is

[13:13] 3.4 million. Those villages are

[13:15] no match for us. Among

[13:19] our counterparts, only

[13:20] one village

[13:21] had a lower growth rate

[13:23] than ours, and eight had a

[13:24] higher growth rate. And they

[13:28] grew from twice to

[13:29] 12 times more than we did

[13:31] . There was one village, and I

[13:34] know you read about it

[13:35] in the newspaper, but they

[13:36] made it 12

[13:37] times bigger than us.

[13:39] This is a charge. So I

[13:41] applaud you for that. Ahem.

[13:46] Ah...Hmm, let's see. We

[13:48] purchased or

[13:49] replaced nearly a

[13:50] million and a half

[13:51] dollars of outdated

[13:52] equipment, some of

[13:53] which was over 25

[13:54] years old. This was

[13:55] achieved through

[13:56] our budget,

[13:57] bonds, and

[13:58] grants. Um, I think

[14:00] we've received over

[14:02] $2 million in

[14:03] grants in the

[14:04] last few years alone.

[14:06] Financially

[14:06] responsible, to

[14:08] employees and

[14:09] to our

[14:10] residents. Um, we have been

[14:12] steadily

[14:13] increasing

[14:14] our balance. Um, our

[14:17] tax base is

[14:18] poised for significant

[14:19] growth with

[14:20] projects

[14:21] coming up in the

[14:22] next two, three,

[14:23] four years. Um, and I

[14:26] just wanted to let you know

[14:28] that we're continuing to

[14:29] work for another year and another

[14:30] month, and I appreciate the

[14:31] partnership for the

[14:32] financial strength of

[14:34] this village, and I

[14:35] look forward to the

[14:36] next few weeks

[14:37] as we, um,

[14:38] look at the budget.

[14:40] So thank you.

[14:43] Now, moving on to

[14:44] the end. I'm

[14:46] not going to just

[14:47] ignore

[14:48] your words about

[14:49] investing in this

[14:50] work, because I get

[14:51] emails from New

[14:52] York Class almost every day.

[14:56] So I know that

[15:00] unlike other

[15:01] places, you keep a

[15:02] minimum amount in your

[15:03] checking account and

[15:05] transfer

[15:06] funds daily to

[15:06] maximize your

[15:08] investment returns. This is work

[15:11] , and we appreciate it.

[15:13] Well, thank you. I...I

[15:15] mean, I grew up in

[15:16] this industry, and that's actually what

[15:18] we did.

[15:22] Cash Management

[15:24] ...and so I really

[15:25] appreciate the feedback, but in

[15:26] many ways,

[15:27] when you're designing a

[15:28] system, it's pretty

[15:29] simple.

[15:33] Good. In any

[15:35] case, thank you.

[15:40] Good evening to my

[15:42] beloved council. I want

[15:43] to say that this

[15:44] week on Saturday, the

[15:45] Senior Center

[15:46] will host a "

[15:47] Walk in the Forest" at

[15:48] 10:00. So we invite

[15:50] you all to come and

[15:51] join us.

[15:52] It's a mile walk. We

[15:53] will pass through

[15:54] the town of McHenry and

[15:55] return to the

[15:56] center. We would like to

[15:57] see as many

[15:57] participants as possible,

[15:58] if possible. Therefore,

[16:00] we appeal to you to be

[16:01] present

[16:02] . Our next

[16:03] event will be a

[16:03] flu vaccination on

[16:05] October 2nd, which is open

[16:06] to all who wish. So

[16:07] please come

[16:08] and join. Walmart

[16:09] did great

[16:10] last time and they

[16:11] will be there again for

[16:13] phase two. This is all

[16:14] we have. We will

[16:15] stick to the agenda

[16:16] .

[16:17] Good. Moving on to

[16:19] BPW, Karen.

[16:21] On Saturday, the mayor mentioned

[16:23] that we would have an

[16:24] Anheuser-Busch parade that would go

[16:26] through the village. I

[16:27] just want to

[16:28] warn everyone that

[16:29] many streets in the

[16:30] village will be

[16:31] closed. So

[16:32] plan your

[16:33] route in advance

[16:34] if you will be driving through the

[16:35] village. You will start

[16:36] seeing teams of

[16:37] workers around

[16:39] 1:00 PM, and the events

[16:40] will continue until around

[16:41] 6:00

[16:42] PM. So it will be a

[16:43] busy day.

[16:45] Another thing I

[16:46] wanted to point out

[16:47] is that we are in the

[16:49] fall season, the

[16:50] first full

[16:51] week of October. Therefore, on

[16:52] October 5, we

[16:53] begin

[16:53] weekly removal of

[16:55] garden waste and

[16:56] branches. This

[16:57] will happen

[16:58] every week until the

[16:59] snow falls or we get

[17:00] everything out. That's

[17:02] it. This is all I have.

[17:05] Good.

[17:06] Let's go to the

[17:06] police

[17:07] station.

[17:08] Dec.

[17:08] We will

[17:09] stick to the agenda

[17:10] .

[17:14] Well, then we'll ask

[17:15] you a question.

[17:16] How is it?

[17:17] Oh, boy.

[17:18] Because it keeps

[17:19] popping up. We have

[17:20] implemented rules

[17:21] for

[17:21] electric bicycles and

[17:22] are currently in the

[17:23] outreach phase

[17:24] . How is it

[17:25] progressing?

[17:26] So far...obviously,

[17:27] for those who don't know, I

[17:29] work the night shift.

[17:30] That's when we

[17:32] deal with

[17:32] e-bikes

[17:33] and teenagers the most. Parents

[17:35] are

[17:36] very positive about this. We are

[17:37] currently at the outreach stage

[17:39] , so they are

[17:39] very grateful that we are

[17:40] addressing this

[17:41] issue. We have

[17:43] n't encountered any

[17:44] major problems yet.

[17:45] The people were divided

[17:46] roughly in half.

[17:48] have seen

[17:49] the ad, and the other

[17:50] half don't even

[17:51] know it

[17:51] exists. So at

[17:52] this point, I think

[17:54] we've already informed

[17:55] most of the people who

[17:56] come to the

[17:57] village. Therefore, I believe that the

[17:58] action plan is to

[18:01] begin

[18:01] implementing measures in the near future

[18:02] . So, thank you.

[18:07] Moving on to

[18:08] unfinished business,

[18:09] item A. I haven't heard back

[18:13] from the

[18:14] planning commission,

[18:15] so it's

[18:16] done.

[18:17] Good.

[18:18] Well, in that case, I

[18:19] propose to postpone

[18:20] consideration of item 6A.

[18:22] Second. I support. Are

[18:24] there any other

[18:25] discussions?

[18:26] No.

[18:27] Who is "for"?

[18:28] By.

[18:29] Accepted. Moving on

[18:31] to new business, item

[18:32] A. Motion to add

[18:33] "Seneca Savings NA" to the list of

[18:35] authorized

[18:36] financial institutions

[18:37] for township business. The

[18:39] signatories must

[18:40] be the village treasurer,

[18:41] village mayor, and

[18:42] deputy mayor,

[18:43] each of whom is

[18:44] authorized

[18:45] to sign personally

[18:46] .

[18:47] I suggest. I

[18:48] support.

[18:49] Does NA stand for "

[18:50] North America"? What

[18:51] is NA?

[18:52] National

[18:53] association.

[18:54] Of course.

[18:54] Thank you.

[18:56] Are there any other questions

[18:57] or discussions? Who is "

[19:00] for"?

[19:00] By.

[19:01] Accepted.

[19:02] That's a good question.

[19:03] Oh, thank you. Good

[19:05] question.

[19:06] Item B, proposal to

[19:08] approve the budget amendments

[19:11] proposed in

[19:12] the document dated September 17, 2026,

[19:15] amendments to the budget for

[19:17] 2026-2027.

[19:19] I suggest. I

[19:21] support.

[19:22] Is there a discussion?

[19:24] I hope you had a

[19:25] chance to

[19:25] read it. Do you have a

[19:26] question for

[19:27] the treasurer? Looking

[19:30] at the document, correct

[19:31] me if I'm

[19:32] wrong, we're

[19:34] 50% of the way there.

[19:34] Yes.

[19:37] About.

[19:38] What is the mathematics here?

[19:39] Well, it says that the

[19:40] personal services of the

[19:42] Board of Trustees

[19:42] are 50%.

[19:43] percent. No, we

[19:46] only have 4

[19:47] months left.

[19:48] A.

[19:49] No, 5 months, sorry.

[19:52] Good.

[19:52] I'm not a treasurer, but I

[19:53] play one in the movies. Uh,

[19:58] but that was because...

[19:59] okay, so what I

[20:00] wanted to point out is:

[20:02] should we be

[20:03] worried about

[20:04] articles showing

[20:05] less than what? Or

[20:08] more than...

[20:09] Uh, I don't know. How to

[20:11] calculate quickly?

[20:12] How much is 7/12? I don't

[20:15] know, well, 1/12 is 8, so

[20:18] 7 is 57, 58%. So, uh,

[20:22] we have less than that.

[20:23] articles, there are many

[20:25] separate lines. I

[20:26] can email you

[20:29] in a day or two

[20:30] to

[20:31] break down the budget in more detail, but uh

[20:32] At first

[20:38] glance, there's

[20:39] nothing that's in

[20:40] any kind of dire

[20:41] condition right now. On the contrary, there are things

[20:45] that turned out to be

[20:46] below budget, and

[20:47] that's good. Well, you

[20:49] know, cases where

[20:51] we've had a

[20:52] vacant position for a while, so the

[20:53] salary line is

[20:54] lower, or something like that.

[20:57] Two things that are here,

[20:58] one of them is

[21:00] unemployment insurance.

[21:03] We simply have a different

[21:04] history of payments

[21:05] recently, no matter how

[21:06] they calculate

[21:07] the premiums there, the history of

[21:08] payments is longer. So it's

[21:12] like a game of dice when

[21:13] you're budgeting for

[21:15] it. Another thing is

[21:19] the distribution of

[21:20] website costs among all

[21:21] departments, which, in my opinion

[21:22] , was not a

[21:24] planned

[21:24] expense for this year.

[21:29] So people with smaller

[21:30] contract lines

[21:31] feel it a little

[21:33] more, and it can

[21:34] affect them.

[21:36] For example,

[21:37] we may need to

[21:38] make adjustments to

[21:39] their budget

[21:39] later in the

[21:40] year.

[21:40] I like to

[21:42] use that

[21:43] percentage column

[21:44] for a quick

[21:45] glance to

[21:46] see if something

[21:47] is out of the

[21:48] norm, like, "

[21:49] Oh, we

[21:51] only have 10.5% left to

[21:51] pave the streets

[21:53] ." There wasn't supposed to be anything

[21:54] left there, so that's

[21:55] okay. Different

[21:57] payments occur

[21:58] at different times of the year, and

[22:00] eventually you reach a

[22:01] point where you have,

[22:02] say,

[22:03] street maintenance above the norm.

[22:06] We have 88.7% left,

[22:08] but

[22:09] winter is coming, so she could eat it

[22:11] all up pretty quickly

[22:13] .

[22:14] Yes.

[22:14] So, regarding your

[22:16] comment about those

[22:17] positions that you

[22:17] just

[22:18] spread out evenly over the year,

[22:19] it's all math.

[22:20] It seems like we're

[22:22] 58% through the year, so there's

[22:24] 42% left. So

[22:26] if someone has a balance

[22:28] significantly below 42%,

[22:29] it may not be a

[22:30] problem, but it's

[22:31] at least worth

[22:32] asking.

[22:34] It's worth taking a look and

[22:36] seeing what's going on

[22:37] .

[22:37] So, those things that

[22:38] you say we have

[22:40] large annual costs for, example, in the

[22:42] police

[22:42] department. That is, it

[22:44] may look

[22:45] skewed.

[22:46] Yes, that's a great

[22:47] example. There's a

[22:48] payout that

[22:49] happens in

[22:50] November, December, or

[22:51] something like that. Same with

[22:53] retirement accounts

[22:54] , which aren't paid off

[22:55] in full, and that's a

[22:56] huge amount, so

[22:57] you really need a

[22:59] hundred. Are these the ones

[22:59] you're

[23:00] telling us about?

[23:01] Yes. Aha.

[23:05] Good. Who is "for"?

[23:07] By.

[23:08] Accepted. Next

[23:10] item on the

[23:11] agenda. Where is he?

[23:13] Item C. Motion

[23:15] to schedule

[23:15] public hearings

[23:17] for

[23:18] October 1st.

[23:20] First.

[23:20] Mm.

[23:23] at 6:00 regarding details of

[23:24] yard

[23:25] waste removal.

[23:29] I am making a suggestion. I

[23:31] support.

[23:33] Are there any other

[23:33] discussions?

[23:35] I just want to

[23:36] make sure we

[23:37] have time to I don't

[23:41] think this is a complicated

[23:43] wording

[23:44] Right.

[23:45] what we want

[23:46] to change and

[23:46] publish it in

[23:48] True. And there is publication

[23:49] and all the standards.

[23:50] Good. I just you have

[23:53] more than

[23:54] And then I I I will send

[23:55] it to everyone. Yes. Uh,

[23:57] probably tomorrow.

[23:58] Good.

[23:58] Sounds good. Thank you,

[24:01] friend.

[24:04] And just for

[24:05] the public,

[24:06] our code does not

[24:07] say that we

[24:08] allow people

[24:09] to put their

[24:10] grass clippings in a paper

[24:11] bag to

[24:11] put on the

[24:12] curb. Uh, we

[24:21] let them put

[24:23] them in canisters or tanks,

[24:24] metal or

[24:25] plastic, which then

[24:26] have to be emptied into the

[24:27] car, and that can be a

[24:29] hassle for

[24:30] our team if

[24:31] they stand in

[24:32] the rain and get

[24:33] heavy and so on.

[24:38] I think the code says

[24:39] it has to be a covered

[24:41] container weighing

[24:42] less than 50 pounds.

[24:44] Until the

[24:45] wind blows the lid off and

[24:46] then the storm comes.

[24:52] But anyway,

[24:53] we all know that

[24:54] paper bags are

[24:56] biodegradable in themselves,

[24:57] so we thought it would make

[24:58] sense to have an

[24:59] option for

[25:00] people to get rid of

[25:01] their garden

[25:02] waste, rather than just

[25:03] throwing it out. Not that

[25:11] they should

[25:12] dump it on the road

[25:13] , but it's another problem

[25:14] that we should

[25:15] control

[25:16] instead of

[25:17] just leaving it on

[25:19] our lawn as a

[25:19] pile of grass.

[25:21] So, being part of the

[25:23] DPW committee, does this

[25:24] only apply to

[25:25] mowed grass? Because

[25:27] I know that often I

[25:29] cut branches that

[25:30] used to be less than 6

[25:31] feet long. You can

[25:32] put them

[25:33] outside. I'm not going to

[25:34] put a 6-foot branch

[25:36] in a plastic

[25:37] nothing should

[25:38] be

[25:38] No, that's right, that's an

[25:39] option.

[25:40] especially for

[25:41] grass clippings that are

[25:43] very fine.

[25:43] This is what I described in detail

[25:45] .

[25:46] 100%.

[25:47] I don't want people

[25:49] trying to shove a

[25:50] log in

[25:50] No, please

[25:52] stop.

[25:56] Although it would be interesting to

[25:58] see it.

[26:02] Anyway, this is what

[26:03] we want

[26:04] to change in our

[26:05] code to make it

[26:08] OK. Any other

[26:09] comments?

[26:10] No.

[26:11] Who is for it?

[26:14] By.

[26:15] Accepted. Let's move on

[26:17] to

[26:17] public comments. Does

[26:19] anyone wish

[26:19] to address the council at

[26:20] this time? Please

[26:22] come to

[26:22] the microphone, state

[26:24] your name and place of

[26:24] residence.

[26:25] Hello, Susan Vickers

[26:27] . I actually live in

[26:28] Camillus. I am here

[26:29] representing

[26:30] Assemblyman Alondis.

[26:31] He likes to visit

[26:32] different cities, but it's

[26:33] very difficult for him

[26:34] to make it everywhere because

[26:35] everyone chooses this

[26:36] evening for

[26:38] board meetings. But in

[26:39] any case, these are the things

[26:40] I will tell him about

[26:41] ; It is very impressive what

[26:42] your

[26:43] trustee has done in terms of

[26:44] financial oversight

[26:45] and work at

[26:46] council meetings in other

[26:47] cities and towns. This is not the

[26:48] norm. You are amazing and

[26:50] that was a great

[26:51] presentation. Uh, I'll

[26:54] ask. I, I'll give him a

[26:57] report when I get

[26:58] home. So, "Honor Flight",

[27:00] congratulations. Also in October,

[27:02] I wrote this down. Uh, in

[27:06] October...Oh my god, where did I

[27:07] put that? First,

[27:10] third, third. It's

[27:12] Saturday, October 1st,

[27:13] and on October 1st there will be a

[27:15] bottle drive, a

[27:16] bottle and can drive

[27:17] in front of Destiny USA.

[27:19] We usually have

[27:20] two big

[27:21] trucks there that we

[27:22] fill with bottles

[27:23] and cans, all

[27:24] for the "Honor Flight." So

[27:26] consider coming

[27:27] there. And that's it.

[27:28] Sorry, you said

[27:29] October 1st. If it's the

[27:31] first Saturday, then it's the

[27:32] third of October. That's what

[27:32] I meant

[27:33] . What will we

[27:35] do? I just don't

[27:36] want people to

[27:37] get confused. Because on

[27:38] October 1st, they

[27:39] will be here at our

[27:39] board meeting.

[27:41] This is what I heard—

[27:42] October 1st. So, it's

[27:43] October 3rd, and you can't

[27:44] miss it. This is

[27:45] the parking lot across from Test

[27:47] City. There will be two

[27:48] large trucks, and on

[27:49] their sides will be

[27:50] the inscription "Honor Flight", from 9:00 to

[27:52] 18:00. I'll be there from 9:00 AM to

[27:54] 3:00 PM, almost both days.

[27:55] And that's it. But

[27:57] Assemblyman Sentz is

[27:58] the best. I

[27:59] like that you are

[28:00] getting grants.

[28:00] If we see

[28:01] any grants, we

[28:02] will send them to you. But I

[28:03] must say,

[28:04] financially this village is in

[28:06] very safe hands.

[28:08] Thank you. Does

[28:11] anyone else want to...

[28:13] When are we

[28:14] meeting?

[28:15] Well, you raised your hand.

[28:16] I don't know. Someone,

[28:18] come to

[28:18] the microphone. I don't know.

[28:22] Uh, I'm Ed Reinhardt. I

[28:24] live here on Oswego

[28:25] Street, and, uh, I just

[28:26] want to give you

[28:27] a little report on the

[28:28] American Legion

[28:30] and the Hometown Heroes

[28:31] . So, I'll

[28:33] hand it over to Nick.

[28:47] Here are some updates

[28:48] on, uh...where we are right

[28:51] now. There's a

[28:56] lot of

[28:56] information here, but I'll

[28:57] try to be as

[28:58] concise as possible.

[29:06] Thank you. Thank you.

[29:13] I have some, uh

[29:15] ...

[29:23] While you're gathering your

[29:24] materials, Nick, I

[29:25] think some of

[29:26] this is materials

[29:27] that...

[29:27] Mark also shared with

[29:28] us via

[29:29] email.

[29:30] I agree.

[29:31] Yes.

[29:31] I think she

[29:32] sent me the same thing

[29:33] for both. The same thing

[29:34] she sent

[29:35] for both of them.

[29:39] As you all know, we've

[29:43] been working on this for some time. And we

[29:47] are moving, I will say this,

[29:50] slowly. But if you

[29:52] look at this,

[29:54] Anyone else?

[29:55] Yes, we are fine.

[29:58] Let's take a look at the

[29:59] company we are

[30:00] considering. Downtown

[30:03] Decorations, front

[30:05] page. I checked

[30:09] them: the brackets we

[30:10] want to order from them

[30:12] have an 8-

[30:13] year warranty, the banners have a 3-year warranty. The

[30:19] order fulfillment time is

[30:20] approximately 3 weeks from

[30:21] the moment

[30:22] they receive all the

[30:23] information; any

[30:24] order takes 3

[30:25] weeks before they

[30:27] send us the

[30:27] finished product. For

[30:32] budget, we

[30:33] are looking at a size of 24

[30:35] by 48. Aaron, that's right. I

[30:41] took the

[30:42] highest cost as a basis.

[30:48] $105 a piece.

[30:49] The brackets cost

[30:51] 110. That's

[30:54] $215 for the bracket

[30:56] and banner. This does not include

[31:01] pole mounting brackets. In my opinion,

[31:06] I don't know, given

[31:07] the prices under the government

[31:08] contract, what we

[31:09] can get from

[31:11] our suppliers

[31:12] , and what we can

[31:13] get from

[31:14] sponsors. I would estimate the

[31:17] final cost per

[31:19] unit to be around

[31:20] $225. In

[31:23] any case, you can

[31:24] include this in

[31:25] the cost of the

[31:26] banner itself. What do you mean

[31:28] by the price of the

[31:29] fasteners? They do not

[31:31] supply fasteners

[31:32] . Hometown Decorations does not

[31:34] supply fasteners.

[31:36] Can we find

[31:37] sponsors? Can we

[31:38] go to Joe's at Ace? Give

[31:40] us a box of 2.5-inch

[31:42] or 4-inch

[31:43] plumbing bolts.

[31:47] This is something we

[31:48] can work on

[31:49] later. This is the first

[31:53] page. Page

[31:56] two, application. I

[31:58] personally think

[31:59] it's a bit long, but

[32:01] we'll

[32:02] go over it quickly. Do you have

[32:04] it in front of your eyes? The name of the

[32:06] veteran we are

[32:07] honoring. Branch of the

[32:11] army, and so on. I

[32:13] think the

[32:14] shorter the better. We

[32:16] can supplement this.

[32:17] They, Downtown, can

[32:18] do anything we

[32:20] want. Hey, can you give

[32:22] me that

[32:23] photo, please?

[32:26] Again, we were

[32:27] sent photos

[32:29] . Do

[32:29] you have them?

[32:30] We received, yes,

[32:31] the photos were

[32:32] emailed to us

[32:32] .

[32:33] Got it.

[32:34] So we don't need to

[32:35] clarify.

[32:36] Yes, yes.

[32:38] After the

[32:39] expiration date, it's a

[32:40] question mark. How, why

[32:44] can we attract a

[32:45] building? Once

[32:49] your banner expires, it can be

[32:50] picked up at the old

[32:51] Walden Village offices.

[32:52] This is something we will have to

[32:54] agree on.

[32:55] Time.

[32:55] Department of

[32:56] Public Works (DPW)

[32:57] : where, how, when and where to?

[32:59] OK.

[33:00] Question mark. You will

[33:01] have to

[33:02] discuss this.

[33:03] Good. Our 3-minute

[33:04] time limit has expired.

[33:06] OK. We are finished.

[33:08] Good. Thank you.

[33:10] Yes, feel free to

[33:11] schedule a meeting

[33:12] outside of

[33:13] the meeting to

[33:14] discuss these details,

[33:15] as we are not limited to

[33:16] public

[33:17] comments, and we

[33:18] can

[33:20] Absolutely.

[33:21] Also among the issues

[33:22] we should

[33:23] discuss will be

[33:24] storage.

[33:24] Right.

[33:25] You know what

[33:26] everything is there.

[33:27] Yes, okay.

[33:28] It's all there.

[33:29] Yes, yes, okay.

[33:30] Give me this.

[33:31] Everything is fine, great. That

[33:32] sounds good.

[33:35] Marianne Williams,

[33:38] Greater

[33:38] Baldwinsville Chamber of Commerce,

[33:39] invites everyone

[33:40] to attend “Taste of

[33:41] Baldwinsville” on

[33:42] Saturday, September 26, at

[33:44] Paper Mill Island from

[33:45] noon to 10 p.m. Music

[33:47] will play all day.

[33:50] We will have 10

[33:51] food and drink vendors, a kids'

[33:53] zone from noon to 6 p.m.,

[33:54] bubbles,

[33:55] face painting, and hula hoops

[33:57] , and admission

[33:58] is only $2

[34:00] for those

[34:01] 13 and older.

[34:04] So I hope everyone

[34:05] will come.

[34:07] Thank you. Does anyone

[34:11] else want to address the council

[34:13] ? If not, what's next on the

[34:20] agenda?

[34:21] Can I give

[34:22] instructions regarding

[34:23] accounts?

[34:23] Can I get

[34:24] a quote for

[34:25] paying for audited

[34:26] accounts?

[34:26] I suggest. I

[34:27] support.

[34:28] Is there a discussion? Everyone for it?

[34:30] By.

[34:31] Accepted. Can I

[34:32] have a motion

[34:33] to close

[34:34] today's

[34:34] meeting at

[34:35] 6:34.

[34:37] I suggest. I

[34:38] support.

[34:39] Accepted. Everyone for it?

[34:41] By.

[34:42] Not much

[34:43] longer at all.

[34:49] Mhm. Mhm.

B'Ville Village Board Meeting - 09/17/2026

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