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Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees Regular Meeting - December 9, 2025

Village Board of Trustees & Boards — Tuesday, December 9, 2025
BodyPleasantville, New York
SessionVillage Board of Trustees & Boards
DateTuesday, December 9, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Speaker 1

0:32

All right, we've rearranged

Speaker 2

0:34

uh uh our chairs back to the regular arrangement.

0:37

Thank you very much to the uh school board and representatives from the school district.

0:41

I think that was a useful meeting, as is always the case.

0:44

Uh this meeting and uh every other are going to be available uh via a link at Pleasantville-NY.gov.

0:55

And um uh you can uh pick up the links to this meeting as well as uh many

Speaker 1

1:02

others at that point.

Unassigned speaker

1:20

All

Speaker 1

1:20

right, great break, we're back.

Speaker 2

1:21

Uh so as is always the case, uh you can look up uh videos for uh this meeting within a short period of turn, as well as past meetings on an on-demand webcast at Pleaseville-NY.gov.

1:33

So to uh our next regular meeting is two weeks from today on Monday December 22.

1:40

Uh shout out to Mike Newman, Mindy Rogers, Kristen Treza, the entire Parks and Rex staff, Mario Cinn Soda, uh Parks Forming all time.

1:52

What a what a great day uh yesterday with the uh holiday ice rink.

1:58

Thank you to the chamber of commerce for participating and and co-sponsoring all of these activities.

2:03

Uh we had the first ever uh new tradition of alighting ceremony down at our new civic space, and I think it was uh not only extraordinarily well received by Mike and his team, but also uh

Unassigned speaker

2:17

uh

Speaker 2

2:17

very very much appreciated by everybody who came.

2:20

So uh a home run, and it was uh one of those moments where all of the blood, sweat, and tears that went into hashing a scheme for the civic space, uh funding it and getting it built.

2:33

Uh uh makes clear that it was worth it.

2:37

So thank you, Eric Morrissey as well uh for being at the helm of all of it.

2:42

My pleasure.

2:43

Great team around us, that's

Unassigned speaker

2:45

all.

Speaker 2

2:45

All right.

2:46

Um we're getting a late start because of our extended meeting with the uh school board, so unless someone has an urgent report on some other subject.

2:56

We'll bounce right into

Unassigned speaker

2:58

uh

Speaker 2

2:58

is there a motion to open a public hearing to discuss the introductory local law five of 2025 to amend the Placeville Code Section 135 to create section 135-3.1 entitled do not solicit.

3:12

So they're second.

3:14

All in favor?

3:15

All right.

3:16

Eric,

Speaker 3

3:16

do you want to report the details of this?

3:19

Sure.

3:19

Uh just first point to make we're gonna have to keep the public hearing open, just the uh timing around newspaper publications, uh requirements.

3:27

But uh we uh this would create a do not solicit list that residents could sign up for uh when peddlers come to seek uh peddler permits, we would notify them of the addresses that they cannot solicit to.

3:42

We'd also uh create a hang tag or sign that each homeowner can can place on their doorknobs.

3:49

Um question came up would this extend to um political um um activities?

3:55

It would

Unassigned speaker

3:55

not

Speaker 2

3:57

and can not and cannot right.

4:01

So uh this is model after a similar law Mount Pleasant has, right?

4:05

That's right.

4:06

So that essentially uh uh we would be uh aligned with them as well.

4:12

It seems like it answers uh uh a matter that's been a concern at various points at various times.

4:18

Um

Unassigned speaker

4:19

I

Speaker 2

4:19

don't think there'll be any opposition to this.

Unassigned speaker

4:23

All

Speaker 2

4:23

right, is there any comment from anyone in the audience on Zoom?

4:28

It's a good question now, yeah.

4:29

We're off my

Speaker 3

4:30

we're gonna work with uh sign

Speaker 4

4:31

next time.

4:31

Well, I only say that because it's like okay, so we're our name is Pleasantville, and I just want to have like so many tags just like lined up at every house.

4:41

And it's like you know, they don't look pretty either, so I am curious.

4:44

I mean

Speaker 2

4:44

it wouldn't be a big would be on your door now.

4:46

It's not like the yard sign.

Speaker 4

4:48

So no,

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Fiscal Sustainability█████████████████████████████████████37%
Procedural████████████████████20%
Community Events████████████████████20%
Public Safety████████████████16%
Personnel Matters███████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees Regular Meeting - December 9, 2025

The Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees met on December 9, 2025, following a joint meeting with the school board, and began shortly after that extended session. The board held a public hearing on a proposed Do Not Solicit local law, approved five resolutions, and then moved into executive session on personnel matters. Note: The printed agenda lists the meeting as Monday, December 8, 2025, at 8:00 PM; the timestamp used for this summary is December 9, 2025.

Announcements

  • The board thanked the school board, Parks and Recreation staff, the Chamber of Commerce, and Eric Morrissey for the holiday ice rink and the first holiday lighting ceremony at the new civic space.
  • The next regular meeting was referenced as Monday, December 22.

Public Hearing: Introductory Local Law 5 of 2025 (Do Not Solicit)

  • The board opened a public hearing on Introductory Local Law 5 of 2025, which would amend Pleasantville Code Section 135 to add Section 135-3.1, Do Not Solicit.
  • Village staff (Eric) explained that residents could sign up for a do-not-solicit list; when peddlers apply for permits, the village would notify them of addresses they cannot solicit. A door knob hang tag or sign would also be available for homeowners.
  • The law would not and legally cannot apply to political activities. It is modeled after a similar law in Mount Pleasant.
  • The public hearing was kept open because of newspaper publication timing. The board voted to continue the discussion to the next regular meeting, where it expects to reopen and likely close the hearing and act on the law.
  • No public comment was offered on the hearing.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public commented during the public hearing or the regular meeting, and no online questioners were recognized before the board entered executive session.

Resolutions Adopted

  • Res. No. 2025-356: Approved the minutes of the November 24, 2025 regular meeting.
  • Res. No. 2025-357: Approved FYE 2026 budget amendments, including transfers of $25,000 from Police Retirement to Employee Retirement in the General Fund, $2,563 from contingency to Employee Retirement in the Water Fund, and $1,765 from contingency to Employee Retirement in the Refuse Fund; also appropriated $196,000 of Water Fund balance for the Water Lead Service Line Inventory capital project and increased Capital Fund revenue/expense by the same amount for the inter-fund transfer. Staff said the lead service line inventory is the next phase of EPA-mandated work and is progressing under a Woodard and Curtin agreement approved in July; Superintendent Carr will attend the next work session to update the board. The retirement transfers balanced higher-than-budgeted employee retirement costs against lower police retirement costs.
  • Res. No. 2025-358: Approved the December 8, 2025 claims abstract for FYE 2026 totaling $2,472,007.10, composed of General Fund $1,952,171.80, Water Fund $304,300.59, Capital Fund $128,536.77, and Refuse Fund $86,997.94. The total includes pension contributions; the general fund paid about $1.2 million for the police retirement system and about $550,000 for general employee retirement. The board noted municipalities pay a percentage of active payroll into state pension plans, while the village remains responsible for other post-retirement benefits, primarily retiree health care.
  • Res. No. 2025-359: Established a police overtime rate of $250 per hour for private event details and traffic control associated with utility-related work. The rate was described as per officer per hour and based on a sergeant's time-and-a-half rate, fringe benefits, retirement contributions, and equipment costs using FEMA's hourly rate for a patrol car. The board discussed that this rate is used to bill outside entities such as utility companies; a possible waiver or reduction for not-for-profits may be considered in the future.
  • Res. No. 2025-360: Authorized the personnel status change of James Moore, School Crossing Guard, from Part-Time Permanent to Part-Time Available, reflecting reduced/on-call hours.

Key Outcomes

  • The public hearing on Intro Local Law 5 of 2025 was continued to the next regular meeting; no final action was taken.
  • All five resolutions (2025-356 through 2025-360) were approved by voice vote with all trustees in favor.
  • The regular meeting was closed and the board moved to executive session on personnel matters.

Meeting Transcript

All right, we've rearranged uh uh our chairs back to the regular arrangement. Thank you very much to the uh school board and representatives from the school district. I think that was a useful meeting, as is always the case. Uh this meeting and uh every other are going to be available uh via a link at Pleasantville-NY.gov. And um uh you can uh pick up the links to this meeting as well as uh many others at that point. All right, great break, we're back. Uh so as is always the case, uh you can look up uh videos for uh this meeting within a short period of turn, as well as past meetings on an on-demand webcast at Pleaseville-NY.gov. So to uh our next regular meeting is two weeks from today on Monday December 22. Uh shout out to Mike Newman, Mindy Rogers, Kristen Treza, the entire Parks and Rex staff, Mario Cinn Soda, uh Parks Forming all time. What a what a great day uh yesterday with the uh holiday ice rink. Thank you to the chamber of commerce for participating and and co-sponsoring all of these activities. Uh we had the first ever uh new tradition of alighting ceremony down at our new civic space, and I think it was uh not only extraordinarily well received by Mike and his team, but also uh uh very very much appreciated by everybody who came. So uh a home run, and it was uh one of those moments where all of the blood, sweat, and tears that went into hashing a scheme for the civic space, uh funding it and getting it built. Uh uh makes clear that it was worth it. So thank you, Eric Morrissey as well uh for being at the helm of all of it. My pleasure. Great team around us, that's all. All right. Um we're getting a late start because of our extended meeting with the uh school board, so unless someone has an urgent report on some other subject. We'll bounce right into uh is there a motion to open a public hearing to discuss the introductory local law five of 2025 to amend the Placeville Code Section 135 to create section 135-3.1 entitled do not solicit. So they're second. All in favor? All right. Eric, do you want to report the details of this? Sure. Uh just first point to make we're gonna have to keep the public hearing open, just the uh timing around newspaper publications, uh requirements. But uh we uh this would create a do not solicit list that residents could sign up for uh when peddlers come to seek uh peddler permits, we would notify them of the addresses that they cannot solicit to. We'd also uh create a hang tag or sign that each homeowner can can place on their doorknobs. Um question came up would this extend to um political um um activities? It would not and can not and cannot right. So uh this is model after a similar law Mount Pleasant has, right? That's right. So that essentially uh uh we would be uh aligned with them as well. It seems like it answers uh uh a matter that's been a concern at various points at various times. Um I don't think there'll be any opposition to this. All right, is there any comment from anyone in the audience on Zoom?

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