Board of Trustees
Regular MeetingMillbrook, NY · March 9, 2022
Minutes
Village of Millbrook Board of Trustees
Wednesday, 3/09/2022 - 6 PM
Millbrook Firehouse, 20 Front Street, Millbrook NY,12545
1. Roll Call: Mayor Collopy, Deputy Mayor Contino, Trustee Arbogast, Trustee Doro,Fire Chief Ted
Bownas, Matt Rochfort (FD President), Officer Witt (OIC), Scott Osborn (VRI), Attorney MacDonald, and
Clerk Witt
Absent: Trustee Herzog
2. Open meeting – 6:00 PM with Pledge of Allegiance. The Board had a Moment of Silence for Frank
Viacava, a former Millbrook Fire Dept Chief.
3. Administrative Business:
Minutes Approval: Motion made by Trustee Arbogast to accept the 2/9/2022, 2/23/2022 (budget), and
3/2/2022 (budget) minutes, seconded by Trustee Doro and all were in favor.
Voucher Approval: Motion made by Deputy Mayor Contino to accept the fund totals for Vouchers as
presented, seconded by Trustee Arbogast and all were in favor (attached).
4. Department Reports:
a. Fire & Rescue – Fire Chief Ted Bownas: Read from attached monthly report. FD President Rochfort said he
will be gathering two more quotes to get the blinds done in the Firehouse for this fiscal year.
b. Police – OIC Witt: read from attached monthly report. Mayor Collopy says the speed signs that were
approved in October were never shipped and there has been poor communication with the company that
sold them to the Village. The order has been cancelled and we will look elsewhere for different signs. No
money exchange occurred.
c. Highway: Mayor Collopy read from attached monthly report as PWS Collocola was out salting the roads.
d. Water & Sewer – S. Osborne: read from attached monthly reports.
e. Treasurer & Building Dept – Clerk Witt: read from attached reports. Mayor Collopy read Resolution #2022-
002 concerning renaming the Bedrock Account to the Water Reserve Account (attached). Motion made by
Deputy Mayor Contino to accept Resolution #2022-002 as presented, seconded by Trustee Arbogast and
all were in favor.
f. Attorney – Attorney MacDonald: Motion made by Mayor Collopy to open the Public Hearing on
Resolution 003 of 2022 Enacting Local Law #1 of 2022 Amending Chapter 180 “Sewer and Water” of the
Village Code (attached), seconded by Trustee Doro and all were in favor. No public comments were made.
Motion made by Mayor Collopy to close the public hearing, seconded by Trustee Doro and all were in
favor. Motion made by Deputy Mayor Contino to accept Resolution #2022-003 as presented, seconded by
Trustee Arbogast and all were in favor. The Board reviewed the Short Environmental Assessment Form
1&2 (attached) with a Negative Declaration- Mayor Collopy signed the forms. Clerk Witt to file Local Law #
1 of 2022 with New York State.
5. New Business Updates: Topics were COVID tests available at the Village Hall, Turkey Vulture Update, and
a Parkinson’s Awareness Proclamation (attached)- Mayor Collopy
6. Public Comments- No Comments were made.
7. Board Member Updates: Please see attached
8. Next board meeting: Wednesday, 2/23/2022 (Budget) 3/9/2022- BOT Meeting
9. Adjournment Motion to adjourn at 7:16 PM made by Deputy Mayor Contino seconded by Trustee Doro
and all were in favor.
Respectfully submitted by
Village Clerk, Sarah J. Witt
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Agenda
Village of Millbrook
Board of Trustees Agenda
Wednesday, 3/9/2022 - 6 PM
Location: Millbrook Firehouse, 20 Front Street, Millbrook
Residents are welcome to attend in-person.
This meeting will be broadcast on YouTube Live & then will be posted to the Village website
The public can comment/question anytime via email to villageofmillbrook@gmail.com
1. Open Meeting: Pledge of Allegiance & roll call of trustees
2. Administrative Business:
a. Minutes approval
b. Voucher approval
3. Department Reports:
a. DC Legislature update – Legislator Houston
b. Fire & Rescue – Chief Bownas, President Rochfort
c. Police – OIC Witt
d. Highway – Hwy Super Collocola
e. Water & Sewer – VRI: S. Osborne
f. Treasurer & Building Dept, incl. retaining wall & pump station funding – Clerk Witt
4. New Business
a. Code update to Chapter 180 Sewers & Water:
i. resolution, review & public hearing – I. MacDonald
b. FEMA request for BC pump station & generator – Deputy Mayor Contino
c. AT&T antennas request – Mayor Collopy
5. Old Business Updates:
a. Code update status: Vehicles & Traffic – Deputy Mayor Contino
b. Additional COVID test kits & masks order – Mayor Collopy
c. Turkey vulture update – Mayor Collopy
6. Public Comments
7. Additional Board Member Updates:
a. Deputy Mayor Contino
b. Trustee Herzog
c. Trustee Arbogast
d. Trustee Doro
e. Mayor Collopy
8. Next budget meeting: Wednesday, 3/16/2022 – 6PM: Police & Front Office and Revenue
9. Next monthly board meeting: Wednesday, 4/13/2022 - 6PM w/ budget public hearing
10. Adjournment
11. Auditing of Bills
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