Town Board Agenda

STATED TOWN BOARD MEETING October 15, 2024 The Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, New York, met at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 2:30 P.M. Roll was called: PRESENT: DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR., Supervisor DENNIS DUNNE, SR., Councilmember DOROTHY L. GOOSBY, Deputy Supervisor MELISSA L. MILLER, Councilmernber THOMAS A. MUSCARELLA, Councilmember LAURA A. RYDER, Councilmember Members of the Town Board ABSENT: CHRISTOPHER R. SCHNEIDER Councilmember ALSO PRESENT: KATE MURRAY, Town Clerk SUSAN M. POKALSKY, Deputy Town Clerk JOHN L. MACCARONE, Town Attorney JOHN MASTROMARINO, Town Comptroller JEANINE DRISCOLL, Receiver of Taxes MICHAEL CAPOBIANCO, Acting Deputy Comptroller JOHNGRZAN, Accountant III Supervisor Clavin welcomed everyone to the Town of Hempstead Budget Hearings on the Assessment Roll for the Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2025 & the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Hempstead for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2025. Supervisor Clavin asked Deputy Supervisor Goosby to lead the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag. * * * * ** ** ** * * PUBLIC HEARINGS CASE NUMBERS & RESOLUTIONS 969 Proposed Assessment Roll - GREATER ATLANTIC BEACH WATER TOBE CONT'D RECLAMATION DISTRICT- for fiscal year commencing January I, 2025 AT7:00P.M MI/G APPEARANCES: Meta J. Mereday No one else wishing to be heard on subject matter, it was On motion of Councilmember Miller, seconded by Deputy Supervisor Goosby, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the public hearing TO BE CONTINUED AT 7:00 P.M. * * * * * * * * * * * * 15511 Proposed Local Law Re: "To enact Chapter 1OE of the Code ofTbe Town of TOBE CONT'D Hempstead regarding overriding the Real Property Tax Levy Limit for the AT7:00P.M fiscal year 2025" G/D APPEARANCES: James Jacobs, Felix Procacci, Karen Montalbano, Pearl Jacobs, Claudia Borecky - President, Bellmore- - 147 - October 15, 2024 CASE NO. 15511 - PUBLIC HEARING- Continued Merrick Democratic Committee, Meta J. Mereday, Stephanie Capuano, Margaret Maher, Ray Arora, Jane Finkelstein, Carolyn Hanna, Bunmi Ojugbele, Stacy Richardson, Lynn Krug, Diane Madden, Hazel Gibbons, Lamont Johnson, Utricia Charles - President, Civic Association of Ehnont, Chris Jacobs No one else wishing to be heard on subject matter, it was On motion of Deputy Supervisor Goosby, seconded by Councihnember Dunne, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the public hearing TO BE CONTINUED AT 7:00 P.M. * *** *** ***** 969 Preliminary Budget - TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD - for fiscal year TOBE CONT'D commencing January 1, 2025 AT7:00P.M G/D APPEARANCES: Lynn Krug, Bumni Ojugbele, Ray Arora, Meta J. Mereday, Claudia Borecky - President, Bellmore-Merrick Democratic Committee, Patty Harris, Pearl Jacobs, Jane Finkelstein, Jane Nickelsberg, Karen Montalbano, Felix Procacci, James Jacobs, Carolyn Hanna, Chris Jacobs, Anthony (Would not provide last name or address), Diane Madden, Frances DiGiovanni Marshale No one else wishing to be heard on subject matter, it was On motion of Deputy Supervisor Goosby, seconded by Councihnember Dunne, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the public hearing TO BE CONTINUED AT 7:00 P.M. * ********** * John Maccarone, Hempstead Town Attorney, addressed Supervisor Clavin and the Town Board stating that the Comptroller's Office received an adopted budget from the Roosevelt Public Library Board of Trustees late, as well as an amended budget from the Bethpage Water District. Mr. Maccarone requested that the preliminary budget be amended to reflect said changes. It was on the motion of Deputy Supervisor Goosby and seconded by Councihnember Dunne that the requested amendments be made to the Preliminary Budget for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2025, and was unanimously voted upon roll call. No further business to come before the Board, it was on motion of Deputy Supervisor Goosby, seconded by Councihnember Dunne, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the meeting TO BE CONTINUED AT 7:00 P.M. * * * * * * * * * * * * eo -148-