Village of Dryden

The meeting covered key mayoral appointments for various positions, including the Clerk-Treasurer, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer, Village Attorney, Village Engineer, Auditing Firm, Planning Board Member, and others. The board designated depositories and the official newspaper. Committee assignments were made for Public Works, Public Safety, Personnel, Budget & Finance, and the Tree Committee. Meeting schedules were set for various committees. The board also addressed the appointment of a Fair Housing Officer, reviewed the policy manual and other plans, authorized advance payment of certain claims, set mileage allowance for employees, authorized attendance at schools and conferences, and reviewed official undertakings.

The board meeting included updates on the water system, including the decommissioning of Jay Street wells and repairs to the Ferguson Road tank. Discussions also covered the wastewater infrastructure engineering planning grant application, the SPR's blower, and the installation of ductless A/C units. A resident raised concerns about drivers ignoring flashing yellow lights at crosswalks. Department reports included updates on public works, including tree and flower watering, and the Dryden Police Department, including arrests, traffic tickets, and personnel changes. The board took action on several items, including approving new members for Neptune Hose Co., budget amendments and line item transfers, an abstract, the hiring of a hearing officer, the appointment of a Planning Board chairperson and member, and the acceptance of a resignation. A public hearing was set for a Community Development Block Grant application, and a resolution was approved to support and authorize the mayor to sign the grant application. Discussions also included village financial support for beautification efforts, electrical upgrades for an electric charging station, sexual harassment training, LED street lighting, and Village Hall upgrades.

The board meeting addressed several key issues, including the hiring of Johnathan Nelson as a laborer; authorization for the overhaul of three cores, expensed from the Sewer Capital Reserve; authorization for the replacement of an HMI screen, also from the Sewer Capital Reserve; a discussion of proposed litigation during an executive session; and a pay raise for Rotha Marsh for passing the Notary Exam.

The board meeting covered various topics, including monthly reports from the Camden Group and Code Enforcement. Supervisor reports included discussions on right-of-way work, police department activities (stolen vehicle, fraud complaints, signal booster), and generator repair estimates. Key actions included approving line-item transfers, approving the abstract, approving new members for Neptune Hose Co. No. 1, approving the 2025 holiday schedule, authorizing the implementation of a safe routes to school sidewalk project, approving a federal aid project agreement, approving a proposal for engineering services for the sidewalk project, authorizing the mayor to sign a New York Main Street Grant Agreement and a Tompkins County Municipal Health Consortium Cooperation Agreement, approving water fund expenditures, approving a CDBG grant for Holly Horner, and discussing potential zoning changes for multi-unit housing conversions and a contracting business. The meeting also addressed the replacement of LED street light nodes and a potential annexation of the old dollar store property.