BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORGANIZATION MEETING

Event Date: 
Monday, December 5, 2022 - 6:00pm

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ANNUAL ORGANIZATION MEETING – 6:00 PM
AT VILLAGE HALL
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2022

AGENDA

The members of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Dobbs Ferry will meet in person on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Village Hall located at 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, New York.  Members of the public may join the meeting in person at Village Hall or any location listed in this notice, or remotely by using the Zoom information below. 

Meeting locations are as follows:

  • Village Hall, 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522

Except as may be authorized by any overriding federal, state or local order, all meetings of the Village’s boards or committees qualifying as “public bodies” are conducted in accordance with Open Meetings Law (NYS Public Officers Law, Article 7). One or more board members may be participating remotely during public meetings under “extraordinary circumstances” as authorized by Open Meetings Law 103-a. Unless specifically set forth on the Village website (www.dobbsferry.com), in the meeting notice or on the agenda, meetings are conducted using a hybrid format and interested parties are invited to observe a meeting either in-person or virtually through the videoconferencing service Zoom which can be accessed by: (i) typing "join.zoom.us" on your web browser and entering the Webinar ID #205 957 953, and Passcode: 309361;  or (ii) using the direct link https://zoom.us/j/205957953?pwd=aU5YNHJVYkxub21WN0RzQUZoVzROUT09; or (iii) dialing one-tap telephone number 1 929 205 6099. 

The meeting will be streamed live on YouTube:  youtube.com/villageofdobbsferry

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Pledge of Allegiance

1.  Meeting called to order by Mayor Rossillo

2.  Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Rossillo

3.  Administer Oath of Office to Trustee Nicole Sullivan

4.  Administer Oath of Office to Trustee Lawrence Taylor

5.  Administer Oath of Office to Trustee Jessica Galen

6.  Mayor’s appointment of Trustee Nicole Sullivan as Deputy Mayor

7.  Consider a motion to appoint Elizabeth Dreaper as Village Clerk for a term of two years; and administer Oath of Office

8.  Consider a motion to appoint Jeff Chuhta as Village Treasurer for a term of two years; and administer Oath of Office

9.  Consider a motion to appoint the Village Administrator as Budget Officer 

10.  Consider a motion to appoint Elizabeth Dreaper as Registrar of Vital Statistics and Jennifer Dorman as Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics, each for a term of two years, effective January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024

11.  Consider a motion to appoint Robert Harwood as Associate Justice for a term of one year

12.  Consider a motion to appoint Bonnie Fisher as Village Prosecutor for a term of one year

13.  Consider a motion to appoint Teresa Walsh as Village Historian for a term of one year

14.  Consider a motion to appoint Don Marra as CDBG Representative for a term of one year

15.  Consider a motion to appoint Don Marra as Children’s Village Representative for a term of one year

16.  Consider a motion to appoint Don Marra as St. Christopher’s School Representative for a term of one year

17.  Consider a motion to appoint Ed Manley as Chair of the Conservation Advisory Board, Stephen Hunter as the Planning Board Chair member and Dan Pozin as the Attorney for the Village member, each for a term of three years

18.  Consider a motion to appoint Christine Kerecz-Maiocchi as a regular member of the Ethics Board for a term of five years

19.  Consider a motion to appoint Steve Gifford as a regular member of the Housing Board of Appeals for a term of two years

20.  Consider a motion to appoint Donna Assumma as Chair of the Nominating Committee; and Dana Greco, Christy Knell, Paula McCarthy, Felicia Rivera, Bill Singleton, Elaine Trader, Dale Unterman and Ravi Wadera as regular members, each for a term of one year

21.  Consider a motion to appoint Peter Winder as the 1st Alternate member of the Planning Board for a term of one year

22.  Consider a motion to appoint Rob Baron as Chairman of the Traffic Committee; and Clay Kaminsky, Larry Murphy and Betsy Lynn as regular members, and Police Sergeant Joseph Palladino and Police Officer Joshua Posnick as Police Department Liaisons, Trustee Matt Rosenberg/Public Safety Committee of the Board of Trustees-Ex-Officio, Manuel Guevara/Chief of Police - Ex-Officio, William Osborn/Fire Chief - Ex-Officio, each for a term of one year. 

23.  Consider a motion to appoint Deputy Mayor Nicole Sullivan/Village Trustee – Ex-Officio, Police Officer Stephen Betz – Youth Officer Ex-Officio and Kendra Garrison/Superintendent of Recreation – Ex-Officio as members of the Youth Services Council, each for a term of one year. 

24.  Consider a motion to appoint Jeremy Gutman, Jon Maass and Joseph Capasso as regular members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, each for a term of three years   

AD-HOC COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

Mayor Rossillo to announce the following appointments to ad-hoc committees, each for a term of one year:

25.  ADA Compliance Committee: William Osborn as Fire Chief-Ex Officio member and Trustee Jessica Galen as Village Trustee member

26.  Affordable Housing Task Force: Tracy Baron and Rob Lane as Co-Chairs, and Ernest Bial, Donna Cassell, Maura Daroczy, Robin Larkin, Elizabeth Mendez, and Rebecca Pitts as  regular members

27.  Beautification Committee: Simona Connor as Chair, and Sarah Booth, Roubi Eliopoulos and Joan Labow as  regular members

28.  Dobbs Ferry Tree Consortium: Madeline Byrne, Erna Capetanopoulos, Nancy Delmerico, Neil DePasquale, Sue Galloway, Kendra Garrison, Betsy Hunter, Helena Kolenda, Joe Lucasey, Elizabeth Martin, Nina Orville and Lenore Person as regular members

29.  Downtown Committee: Robert D’Annibale and Edward Trader as Co-Chairs, and Vinny Coulehan, Catey Hill, Matt Kay, Christy Knell, Becca Licht and Gina Palumbo as regular members

30.  Facilities Committee: Mayor Rossillo as Chairman and Trustee Liaison, Deputy Mayor Nicole Sullivan as Vice Chair and Alternate Trustee Liaison, the Village Administrator, Building Inspector Dan Roemer, Parks and Recreation Commission Chairman Joe Lucasey, Senior Advocate Abby Connett, Senior Advisory Committee Member Catherine Kay, American Legion Post 1048 Commander Bill Florin and Village resident Joy Haber as regular members

31.  Ferry Festa Committee: the Village Administrator, Chief of Police Manuel Guevara, Superintendent of Recreation Kendra Garrison, DPW General Foreman Stephen Trezza and Village residents Joe Rooney and Paddy Steinschneider

32.  Human Rights/Diversity Committee:  Greta Cowan and June Wai as Co-Chairs, and Cynthia Caracta, Kerlyne Colin, Betty Lynch and Allee Manning as regular members and Police Officer Amanda Strobl as Police Liaison member

33.  Police Reform and Reinvention Task Force:  Mayor Vincent Rossillo, Deputy Mayor Nicole Sullivan, the Village Administrator, Police Chief Manuel Guevara, Police Lieutenant Travis Colvin, Police Sergeant Justin Kamke, School Superintendent Ken Slentz, Children’s Village CEO Jeremy Kohomban, Raschaad Hoggard/Assistant Executive Director St. Christopher’s, Rabbi Jay Stein/Greenburgh Hebrew Center, Minister Margery Rossi/South Presbyterian Church, Henry Marroquin/Village resident, Aisha Williams/Village resident, Maura Daroczy/Village resident, Elizabeth Mendez/Village resident, Tiffany Gordon/Village resident, Alisa Strauss/Public Defender, Christine Cervasio/Westchester District Attorney’s Office, and Tim Hall/Mercy College

34.  Senior Advocacy Committee: Abby Connett as Chair, and Recreation Superintendent Kendra Garrison, Donna Cassell, Mary Ann Hogan, Catherine Kay, Roz Navarro, and Molly Rodriguez as regular members

35.  Sustainability Task Force: Linda Stutz and Robert Baron as Co-Chairs, Jenn Murphy as Vice Chair, and Simona Connor, Susan Gilbert, Nina Orville, Janet Roseff and Paddy Steinschneider as regular members

36.  Trustee Liaison Assignments 2021-2022

TRUSTEE LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS

Mayor Rossillo to announce the following Trustee Liaison assignments, each for a term of one year:

Affordable Housing Task Force                              Trustee Rosenberg
Ambulance Corps                                                   Trustee Patino
Beautification Committee                                        Trustee Rosen Ascher
Board of Education                                                  Mayor Rossillo
Chamber of Commerce                                           Trustee Rosen Ascher
Children’s Village                                                     Deputy Mayor Sullivan
Conservation Advisory Board                                  Trustee Patino
Dobbs Ferry Tree Consortium                                 Trustee Patino
Downtown Committee                                             Trustee Galen
Ethics Board                                                            Mayor Rossillo
Facilities Committee                                                Trustee Rosenberg
Ferry Festa Committee                                            Trustee Galen
Fire Department                                                       Mayor Rossillo
Historic District Task Force                                       Deputy Mayor Sullivan
Historic Hudson Rivertowns                                     All
Housing Board of Appeals                                        Trustee Galen
Human Rights/Diversity Committee                         Trustee Rosen Ascher
Library Board                                                            Trustee Taylor
Nominating Committee                                             Trustee Rosenberg
Parks and Recreation Commission                          Deputy Mayor Sullivan
Planning Board                                                         Trustee Patino
Police Department                                                    Mayor Rossillo
Police Reform and Reinvention Task Force             Mayor Rossillo

RiverArts                                                                  Trustee Taylor
Senior Advocacy Committee                                    Trustee Rosen Ascher
Sustainability Task Force                                         Trustee Taylor
Traffic Committee                                                     Trustee Rosenberg
Tree Commission                                                     Trustee Patino
Youth Services Council                                            Deputy Mayor Sullivan
Zoning Board of Appeals                                          Trustee Galen

37.  Consider a resolution establishing a fixed rate for mileage reimbursement to Village officers and employees who use their personal automobiles while performing their official duties on behalf of the Village at the annually approved IRS rate  

38.  Consider a motion to adopt the Investment and Procurement policies for the Village of Dobbs Ferry as recommended by the State of New York

39.  Consider a resolution adopting the Master Fee Schedule

40.  Mayor Rossillo to announce:

  • Official Depositories of the Village are Webster Bank and Tompkins Mahopac Bank.
  • Official Newspaper is The Rivertowns Enterprise and the Alternate Official Newspaper when The Rivertowns Enterprise does not publish is The Journal News.
  • Village information is available on the Internet at www.dobbsferry.com and on Cablevision Channel 75 and Verizon Channel 46. 
  • The official records of the Board of Trustees will continue to be the minutes of the Board of Trustees.
  • The workshops and regular meetings of the Board of Trustees are on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, with the exception of July, August and December which will have one meeting per month.  The workshops begin at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. Meetings for the April Budget Hearing and Budget Adoption and any additional Budget related Public Workshops, Public Hearings, or Public Meetings are to be scheduled at a future date.  

41.  Closing remarks by Mayor Rossillo

Adjournment