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Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees Regular Meeting - March 25, 2026

Village Board of Trustees & Boards — Wednesday, March 25, 2026
BodyPleasantville, New York
SessionVillage Board of Trustees & Boards
DateWednesday, March 25, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Headed into our regular meeting.

0:01

Today is Monday, March 23.

0:04

Uh, and uh, as is always the case, you can attend here at 80 Wheeler Avenue.

0:09

You can also uh pick us up online via Zoom, and you can get that Zoom link for this board meeting as well as many other village meetings at Pleasantville-NYDGov.

0:19

That would be the same website to go to uh to pick up an on-demand webcast of uh this meeting and many other meetings as well as past meetings.

0:29

Uh, and I encourage folks uh to do that.

0:33

Our next regular meeting is uh second Monday of April, which is Monday, April 13 work session uh seven regular meeting at eight.

0:47

I had a few announcements to

Unassigned speaker

0:50

make.

Speaker 1

0:51

First is I was just gonna mention the board meeting.

0:56

Oh, oh, right.

0:57

That's that's our regular meeting.

0:59

We have an organizational meeting, the annual organizational meeting of the village, and that is going to take place on Monday the 6th.

1:08

That is uh

Unassigned speaker

1:09

uh

Speaker 1

1:10

in past years where people take the oath of office now that the referendum passed to change

Unassigned speaker

1:15

the

Speaker 1

1:15

election date to November.

1:17

There will be no expiring terms uh now, but we will also read all of the dry as dust resolutions that are required every year.

1:26

And we invite you to enjoy them with us.

Speaker 2

1:28

That's right.

Speaker 1

1:29

Couple of announcements to make first foremost, loudest and happiest.

1:33

The county reported us today.

1:35

Yami, you'll be thrilled that they sent out, they have put out the bid for the red light cameras, not just at Grant Street, but on the other cameras uh that the county will put up on the Bronx River and on uh the sawmill.

1:51

Uh so that is out uh and is available as a public bid.

1:56

Uh the bids are due back on April 22nd.

2:01

The county will then review them and they will let us know when a contract is signed and there is a contractor, and then we'll have to determine what the schedule is from there.

Unassigned speaker

2:09

But

Speaker 1

2:09

this is a consummation that we have devoutly wished and have finally did Shakespeare quote.

Speaker 3

2:15

Yeah.

Speaker 1

2:16

Okay.

2:17

Um a couple of other things to note.

2:20

Uh, obviously, there's been lots of conversation recent uh in uh recent weeks about Panther Club.

2:26

Uh the Panther Club registration has been uh announced and it's going to start in uh when does it start?

Unassigned speaker

2:38

April.

Speaker 1

2:39

It starts April.

2:40

Hold on, I'm gonna get

Unassigned speaker

2:42

it.

Unassigned speaker

2:43

If

Speaker 1

2:44

I can make the okay.

2:46

Um the registration period begins Monday, April 6 at 9 a.m.

2:50

and closes Sunday, April 12 at 9 p.m.

2:53

Just to remind everybody.

2:54

I hope folks are well aware of this.

2:56

There's been a lot of talk about it.

2:58

There is no need to do that early uh uh in that process, although might as well get it done.

3:05

Everybody who enters somewhere between April 6 at 9 a.m.

3:08

and Sunday, April 12 at 9 p.m., will be in the same pool.

3:13

Lottery numbers will be drawn, and

Unassigned speaker

3:16

uh

Speaker 1

3:16

uh the enrollment will go from there.

3:20

So uh you do not need to rush to uh sign up.

3:24

Uh, but obviously we encourage you to keep an eye on it and do it.

3:28

Um the parks department and rec department is now uh advertising for camp counselor positions, lifeguard positions, some summer uh help of all sorts.

3:39

Uh, get yourself to the rec department page and take a look at

Unassigned speaker

3:43

that.

Speaker 1

3:44

Um the uh uh fiscal stress stores for 2025, which are uh provided annually by the uh state controller, have been issued for villages and cities.

3:57

Our fiscal stress score was zero.

Unassigned speaker

4:01

As

Speaker 1

4:02

Naureen points out, in order to achieve a fiscal stress source of zero, the treasurer gets a fiscal stress ZOR of way higher than that.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Budget Equity Analysis██████████████████████████████████████38%
Procedural███████████████15%
Public Safety████████████12%
Fiscal Sustainability███████7%
Personnel Matters██████6%
Community Events█████5%
Parks and Recreation█████5%
Community Engagement███3%
Capital Planning███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees Regular Meeting - March 25, 2026

The Pleasantville Village Board of Trustees held a regular meeting on March 25, 2026 (the agenda indicated March 23, 2026) at Village Hall. The meeting opened with announcements, followed by a detailed tentative budget presentation for FYE2027, and concluded with the unanimous approval of all 14 resolutions. No public comments were received.

FYE2027 Tentative Budget Presentation

Eric, the Village Treasurer, presented the tentative budget for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2027. Key highlights include:

  • Total operating budget increase of $1.1 million (4.3%), driven by debt service, salaries, benefits, and inflation.
  • General fund budget of $21.1 million, with a tax levy of $14.4 million. The proposed tax rate of 112.49 cents per $1,000 assessed value represents a 2.73% increase, below the CPI of 3.4%.
  • The budget is tax cap compliant without needing to override the cap.
  • Assessed valuation grew by $750,000 to $128 million, with growth plateauing.
  • Projected general fund balance of $9.5 million (45% of appropriations), with a planned drawdown of $500,000 for capital projects.
  • Public safety spending increased $33,000, including $8,000 for two new police cameras and $17,000 for pistol replacements. A drone program was removed from the budget.
  • DPW spending up $75,000, including contractual increases, a transmission hoist, and higher electricity costs for street lights. Snow removal budget is level-funded, but the current year is overspent by $180,000–$200,000.
  • Parks and recreation spending increased $431,000, primarily for expanded day camp, Panther Club, and pool operations, offset by $350,000 in additional revenue.
  • Employee benefits total $6 million (up $104,000), with pension contributions of 18% for general employees and 37% for police. Potential state-level pension tier rollbacks could increase costs significantly.
  • Debt service payments are $993,000, including $511,000 for the pool. Future debt for water tanks, DPW wall, and boilers will add payments in FY2028.
  • Capital projects funded by fund balance ($500,000) include road resurfacing, basketball court resurfacing ($80,000), street tree master plan, DPW radios, and new vehicles.
  • Refuse fund budget is $1.3 million (up $65,000), with a proposed $21 annual increase per single-family unit. Fund balance is $983,000, to be used for future truck replacement.
  • Water fund budget is $4.3 million (up $100,000), with a proposed 9.5% rate increase ($85/year average). A $2.25 million federal grant for water infrastructure has been awarded but not yet signed.
  • Permit fees will increase by 10%.

The public hearing on the tentative budget is scheduled for April 13, 2026, at 8:00 PM.

Announcements & Reports

The Mayor made the following announcements:

  • Bids for red light cameras at Grant Street and other locations on the Bronx River and Saw Mill River parkways have been released; bids are due April 22.
  • Panther Club registration runs April 6–12 via lottery; no advantage to early sign-up.
  • The village received a fiscal stress score of zero, the best possible.
  • The village will continue participating in the Westchester Municipal Consortium to monitor Con Edison’s rate settlement, hiring attorney Joel Dichter at $1,250 per year.
  • A village-wide cleanup is scheduled for April 25.
  • The library board approved plans for an accessory space (covered/enclosed) outside the front for children’s programs, funded by a grant that was about to expire.

Consent Calendar

The board unanimously approved the following resolutions:

  1. Resolution 2026-63: Approval of minutes from the March 9, 2026 meeting.
  2. Resolution 2026-64: Budget amendments for FYE 2026.
  3. Resolution 2026-65: Payment of claims totaling $592,339.05 (General $368,766.25, Water $26,391.81, Capital $176,769.73, Refuse $20,411.26).
  4. Resolution 2026-66: Parade permit for the Break the Hold Foundation’s "Into the Light" Walk on June 14, 2026 (4:30–6:00 AM) with street closures; police chief may cancel for weather/safety.
  5. Resolution 2026-67: Hiring Joel R. Dichter of Dichter Law LLC as special counsel to monitor the Con Edison rate settlement at an annual cost of $1,250 per participating municipality for three years.
  6. Resolution 2026-68: Accepting the resignation of Jaydee Mejia, Recreation Assistant, effective March 7, 2026.
  7. Resolution 2026-69: Scheduling a public hearing on the FYE2027 village budget for April 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM.
  8. Resolution 2026-70: Authorizing 2026 Pleasantville Music Festival Tent City ticket prices ranging from $95 to $135.
  9. Resolution 2026-71: Approving the First Amended Agreement with Michael Newman, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, effective June 1, 2026.
  10. Resolution 2026-72: Change order #1 with WBE Fence Co. for $31,880 to replace and install additional fencing at Soldiers and Sailors Park, bringing the total project cost to $91,880.
  11. Resolution 2026-73: Pay increase for School Crossing Guards from $22.00 to $22.50 per hour, effective March 21, 2026.
  12. Resolution 2026-74: Hiring Tara Reay as part-time Recreation Assistant for Youth Programs at $55 per hour, effective April 6, 2026.
  13. Resolution 2026-75: Sponsorship agreement with Consolidated Edison for $2,500 for the 2026 Pleasantville Music Festival.
  14. Resolution 2026-76: Sponsorship (barter) agreement with Windrose on Hudson for the 2026 Pleasantville Music Festival.

Key Outcomes

The board took the following actions:

  • Approved the tentative FYE2027 budget presentation and scheduled a public hearing for April 13, 2026.
  • Authorized the special counsel agreement for Con Edison rate monitoring.
  • Approved the parade permit for the Break the Hold Foundation walk.
  • Accepted a resignation and authorized a new hire.
  • Approved the change order for fencing at Soldiers and Sailors Park.
  • Increased crossing guard pay.
  • Set ticket prices for the Music Festival Tent City.
  • Approved sponsorship agreements for the Music Festival.
  • Approved the amended employment agreement for the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation.

No public comments were made.

Meeting Transcript

Headed into our regular meeting. Today is Monday, March 23. Uh, and uh, as is always the case, you can attend here at 80 Wheeler Avenue. You can also uh pick us up online via Zoom, and you can get that Zoom link for this board meeting as well as many other village meetings at Pleasantville-NYDGov. That would be the same website to go to uh to pick up an on-demand webcast of uh this meeting and many other meetings as well as past meetings. Uh, and I encourage folks uh to do that. Our next regular meeting is uh second Monday of April, which is Monday, April 13 work session uh seven regular meeting at eight. I had a few announcements to make. First is I was just gonna mention the board meeting. Oh, oh, right. That's that's our regular meeting. We have an organizational meeting, the annual organizational meeting of the village, and that is going to take place on Monday the 6th. That is uh uh in past years where people take the oath of office now that the referendum passed to change the election date to November. There will be no expiring terms uh now, but we will also read all of the dry as dust resolutions that are required every year. And we invite you to enjoy them with us. That's right. Couple of announcements to make first foremost, loudest and happiest. The county reported us today. Yami, you'll be thrilled that they sent out, they have put out the bid for the red light cameras, not just at Grant Street, but on the other cameras uh that the county will put up on the Bronx River and on uh the sawmill. Uh so that is out uh and is available as a public bid. Uh the bids are due back on April 22nd. The county will then review them and they will let us know when a contract is signed and there is a contractor, and then we'll have to determine what the schedule is from there. But this is a consummation that we have devoutly wished and have finally did Shakespeare quote. Yeah. Okay. Um a couple of other things to note. Uh, obviously, there's been lots of conversation recent uh in uh recent weeks about Panther Club. Uh the Panther Club registration has been uh announced and it's going to start in uh when does it start? April. It starts April. Hold on, I'm gonna get it. If I can make the okay. Um the registration period begins Monday, April 6 at 9 a.m. and closes Sunday, April 12 at 9 p.m. Just to remind everybody. I hope folks are well aware of this. There's been a lot of talk about it. There is no need to do that early uh uh in that process, although might as well get it done. Everybody who enters somewhere between April 6 at 9 a.m. and Sunday, April 12 at 9 p.m., will be in the same pool. Lottery numbers will be drawn, and uh

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