Jim Barber

The Board of Trustees reviewed and approved multiple change order requests for the Shepard Park Amphitheatre project. These included a $3,803.05 cost adjustment for column work and a $77,970 cost adjustment for foundation wall stone installation with Bonacio Construction. Additionally, a $48,939.90 change order for directional drilling was approved for the waterline project with VMJR Companies. The meeting also included a formal welcome for a new employee.

The Board discussed and authorized the final payment to Rosenbauer Minnesota, LLC to facilitate the delivery of a new Fire Aerial Truck.

The meeting focuses on several applications, including requests for sign approvals for the Lake George Steamboat Co. and Lake George Beach Club, and a site plan application for a solar panel installation at the Boathouse Restaurant. Additionally, the Board is scheduled to review a sketch plan for the demolition of a seasonal motel and its replacement with a new year-round facility, as well as a zoning referral for a deck construction project at 14 Hammond Street requiring a setback variance.

The Board approved various resolutions including awarding a fireworks contract, authorizing staff vacation and personal time payouts, allowing a raffle by the Rotary Club, and funding marine patrol services. Additionally, they approved preventative maintenance contracts for generators, made appointments to the Planning Board, authorized the disposal of surplus scrap metal, updated a composting agreement, and set fees for event use. The Board also approved funding for a feral cat population control program, authorized an early contract termination fee to switch meter collection services, adjusted water rents, processed budget transfers, and initiated a request for proposals for the lease of village-owned property.

The Board of Trustees held its annual organizational meeting, public hearings, and budget hearings. Key actions included establishing standard workdays for officials, setting regular meeting schedules, designating official newspapers, purchasing insurance policies, and naming banks of deposit. The Board also approved mileage reimbursement rates, adopted a code of conduct policy for meetings, and set absence policies for the Zoning and Planning Boards. Yearly committee and board appointments were confirmed, and a holiday schedule was approved. Furthermore, the Board adopted various policies including workplace violence prevention, investment, and procurement policies, authorized payment of certain claims in advance of audit, and adopted the General Fund, Water Fund, and Special Assessment District Fund budgets. Finally, the Board passed local law amendments regarding water rates, approved new hires, authorized payroll payments, acknowledged new fire department officers, and updated the municipal fee schedule.