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Pleasantville Annual Organizational Meeting - April 9, 2026

Village Board of Trustees & Boards — Thursday, April 9, 2026
BodyPleasantville, New York
SessionVillage Board of Trustees & Boards
DateThursday, April 9, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:04

Good evening all.

0:05

Welcome to the special organizational meeting of the village of Pleasantville.

0:10

Today is Monday, April 6th.

0:13

In uh our past life, this would have been the night when we swear in any trustees

Unassigned speaker

0:20

who ran

Speaker 1

0:21

for election

Unassigned speaker

0:22

and won.

Unassigned speaker

0:23

Um because of the

Speaker 1

0:25

referendum that passed this past fall, our election date has now been moved to November.

0:31

The result of that is that uh we are going to move to an environment where whoever wins the elections in November will be sworn in January 1 or thereabouts, and we'll have another organization night.

0:43

Going forward, it will be a beginning of the year at organization night instead of uh beginning of April organization night, which is the way it has always

Unassigned speaker

0:52

been.

Speaker 1

0:53

I will avoid editorialized.

0:57

All right.

0:58

Um as is always the case, you can pick up an on-demand webcast uh of uh this meeting and any other meeting at Pleasantville-NY.gov uh uh up within a relatively short amount of time of each meeting.

1:11

And you can also find recordings of some other meetings as well as the Zoom links for this meeting as well as other village meetings again, Pleasantville-NY.gov.

1:20

Uh, we will be back here on our regular schedule uh next Monday, April 13, uh, which is the regular second and fourth uh Monday meeting.

1:31

Our purpose tonight is simply

Unassigned speaker

1:33

to

Speaker 1

1:34

uh read these uh endless dry as dust resolutions to appoint folks who need to be appointed and

Unassigned speaker

1:40

uh

Speaker 1

1:41

ratify policy.

1:43

So I will uh take the first one, which is mayoral appointments number 77.

1:47

Resolved that the board of trustees hereby approves the following individuals to position listed below for terms in accordance with village law.

1:54

Uh Village Clerk, Alyssa Hoxtein, two years, term ending April 2028.

1:58

Deputy Village Clerk, Eric Morrissey, one year, April 2027.

2:02

Village Tregory Norian Green, two years, April 2028, the three of them all uh sitting at the table here.

Speaker 2

2:09

I knew that uh Eric was going to add the board and for Alyssa Vice.

Speaker 1

2:14

Deputy Visler visited director Kristen Pangello, one year, April 2027, Register of Vital Statistics, Alyssa, two years, April 2028.

2:23

Uh Deputy Register of Vital Statistics, Eric Morrissey, two years, April 2028.

2:27

Associate Justice Michael Duffy, Esquire, one year, April 2027, prosecutor George Pappas, Esquire, one year, April 2027.

2:35

Assessor Lloydash, one year April 2027.

2:37

Is there a second?

Speaker 3

2:39

Second.

Speaker 1

2:39

All in favor.

2:41

Aye.

2:41

Motion approved.

2:42

Back to you, Paul 78.

Speaker 3

2:44

Right.

2:48

Sharon said

Speaker 1

2:49

I

Speaker 3

2:49

uh forgot to, but I'm going to.

2:51

All right.

2:52

Result that the Board of Trustees hereby designates Lisa House, Village Clerk as the Village Records Acts Officer, and Eric Morrissey, Village Administrator, Deputy Village Clerk as the Village Records of Appeal Officer.

Speaker 1

3:05

Is there a second?

Speaker 4

3:07

Second.

Speaker 1

3:08

All in favor.

3:09

Aye, motion approved.

3:11

Nicole 79.

Speaker 4

3:14

Resolved that the Board of Trustees shall hold their regular meetings at 8 p.m.

3:17

on the second and fourth Monday of each month, except April when the organizational meeting shall be the first Monday and shall convene at 7 p.m.

3:24

Work session shall commence at 7 p.m.

3:27

on the second and fourth Monday of each month from May through February.

3:30

Then every Monday at 7 p.m.

3:32

during the months of March and April.

3:34

When any such meeting date falls on a legal holiday, the meeting date shall be amended by the Board of Trustees.

3:39

Location for all in-person meetings of the Board of Trustees will take place at Village Hall, 80 Wheeler Avenue, second floor, unless otherwise noticed.

Speaker 1

3:47

Is there a second?

3:48

Second.

3:49

So our next organizational meeting will not be in April.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Parks and Recreation█████████15%
Personnel Matters█████9%
Summary of Proceedings

Pleasantville Annual Organizational Meeting - April 9, 2026

The Village of Pleasantville Board of Trustees convened for its Annual Organizational Meeting on April 9, 2026. Note: The agenda and transcript for this meeting reference Monday, April 6, 2026; the date of April 9, 2026 is used as instructed for this summary. Mayor Peter Scherer presided, and all resolutions before the board were adopted unanimously.

Consent Calendar

  • Appointments & Officers (Res. 2026-77/78): Reappointed Alyssa Hochstein as Village Clerk, Eric Morrissey as Deputy Clerk, Noreen Regan as Treasurer, and Kristin Pungello as Deputy Treasurer, alongside appointments for Registrar, Associate Justice, Prosecutor, and Assessor. Hochstein and Morrissey were also designated as Records Access and Records Appeal Officers, respectively.
  • Meeting Protocols (Res. 2026-80/84/85): Adopted procedures for calling special meetings and authorizing conference attendance. Set the IRS standard business mileage rate for employee travel.
  • Financial Policies (Res. 2026-81/82/83/86/87/88/89/90): Designated the Journal News as the official newspaper and authorized signatories for the Village. Approved official bank depositories (Bank of New York, J.P. Morgan Chase, Webster Bank, NYCLASS). Authorized advance payment of claims for utilities and postage, and adopted the Village's Investment, Purchasing, and Credit Card Policies. Established petty cash funds totaling $600.
  • Employee & Governance Policies (Res. 2026-91/93): Approved the Employee Handbook, Code of Ethics, and Cyber Security Policy. Approved the updated Village Master Fee Schedule.
  • Construction & Finance (Res. 2026-94/95): Authorized change orders totaling $3,763.69 for fencing and footing improvements at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Trustee Paul Alvarez complimented the project, highlighting safety improvements. Approved a claims abstract of $38,346.52 for reissued checks due to a USPS incident.

Discussion Items

  • Meeting Schedule Transition (Res. 2026-79): The board discussed the future of the organizational meeting date. Following the recent referendum moving Village elections to November, the board agreed to shift the annual organizational meeting from the first Monday in April to the first Monday in January. The resolution was amended on the floor and adopted.
  • Appointments to Boards and Commissions (Res. 2026-92): The Mayor presented appointments to various volunteer boards and committees, including the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Advisory Council, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Beautification Committee, Climate Smart Task Force, and Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee. Minor name corrections were noted during the meeting, and the board expressed gratitude for volunteer service.
  • Board Liaison Assignments (Res. 2026-96): The Mayor's proposed liaison assignments were discussed and amended. Trustees requested specific modifications, including adjustments to liaisons for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Beautification Committee. The revised list was approved unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Unanimous Votes: Resolutions 2026-77 through 2026-96 were all passed by unanimous voice vote.
  • Schedule Change: The annual organizational meeting will permanently move to the first Monday in January starting the following year.
  • Liaison Assignments: Trustee liaison roles were revised and approved, incorporating on-floor amendments.
  • Claims Abstract: $38,346.52 was approved for reissued claims.
  • Construction: $3,763.69 in change orders for Soldiers and Sailors Park fencing were approved.
  • Executive Session: The board voted to move into executive session to discuss matters of personnel and/or real estate.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening all. Welcome to the special organizational meeting of the village of Pleasantville. Today is Monday, April 6th. In uh our past life, this would have been the night when we swear in any trustees who ran for election and won. Um because of the referendum that passed this past fall, our election date has now been moved to November. The result of that is that uh we are going to move to an environment where whoever wins the elections in November will be sworn in January 1 or thereabouts, and we'll have another organization night. Going forward, it will be a beginning of the year at organization night instead of uh beginning of April organization night, which is the way it has always been. I will avoid editorialized. All right. Um as is always the case, you can pick up an on-demand webcast uh of uh this meeting and any other meeting at Pleasantville-NY.gov uh uh up within a relatively short amount of time of each meeting. And you can also find recordings of some other meetings as well as the Zoom links for this meeting as well as other village meetings again, Pleasantville-NY.gov. Uh, we will be back here on our regular schedule uh next Monday, April 13, uh, which is the regular second and fourth uh Monday meeting. Our purpose tonight is simply to uh read these uh endless dry as dust resolutions to appoint folks who need to be appointed and uh ratify policy. So I will uh take the first one, which is mayoral appointments number 77. Resolved that the board of trustees hereby approves the following individuals to position listed below for terms in accordance with village law. Uh Village Clerk, Alyssa Hoxtein, two years, term ending April 2028. Deputy Village Clerk, Eric Morrissey, one year, April 2027. Village Tregory Norian Green, two years, April 2028, the three of them all uh sitting at the table here. I knew that uh Eric was going to add the board and for Alyssa Vice. Deputy Visler visited director Kristen Pangello, one year, April 2027, Register of Vital Statistics, Alyssa, two years, April 2028. Uh Deputy Register of Vital Statistics, Eric Morrissey, two years, April 2028. Associate Justice Michael Duffy, Esquire, one year, April 2027, prosecutor George Pappas, Esquire, one year, April 2027. Assessor Lloydash, one year April 2027. Is there a second? Second. All in favor. Aye. Motion approved. Back to you, Paul 78. Right. Sharon said I uh forgot to, but I'm going to. All right. Result that the Board of Trustees hereby designates Lisa House, Village Clerk as the Village Records Acts Officer, and Eric Morrissey, Village Administrator, Deputy Village Clerk as the Village Records of Appeal Officer. Is there a second? Second. All in favor. Aye, motion approved. Nicole 79. Resolved that the Board of Trustees shall hold their regular meetings at 8 p.m.

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