Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda

February 4, 2026
Date: 
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - 7:00pm
The agenda for the February 4, 2026, Board of Trustees regular meeting and all associated backup materials is now available. You may view the agenda for the meeting below or by clicking here.
 
  1. Call To Order and Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Approval of Vouchers
  3. Presentation of Certificates to the Top Responders from Croton-on-Hudson EMS for 2025
  4. Public Hearings
    1. Public Hearing on Local Law Introductory No. 1 of 2026 to authorize an override of the "property tax cap" enacted by the State Legislature if necessary.
    2. Public Hearing on Local Law Introductory No. 2 of 2026 to add Chapter 9, Auditor, Village, to the Village Code. 
  5. Responses To Questions Submitted by Email
  6. Public Comment - Agenda Items
  7. Report from the Village Manager
  8. Consent Agenda
    1. Correspondence to the Board
      1. Email from Daron Weber resigning from the Zoning Board of Appeals as of January 23, 2026.
      2. Membership changes in the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.
      3. Memo from the Police Advisory Committee requesting the Village Board of Trustees mark National Police Week in May 2026 with appropriate activities.
      4. Memos from the Bicycle Pedestrian Committee and the Police Advisory Committee regarding the implementation of red-light cameras at certain intersections within the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.
    2. Resolutions
      1.  Consider accepting the letter of resignation from Daron Weber, approving the membership changes in the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, and filing for the record the memos from the Bicycle Pedestrian Committee and Police Advisory Committee. 
      2. Consider adopting a resolution to acknowledge receipt of the 2025 Justice Court Audit.
      3. Consider amending the 2025-2026 Master Fee Schedule to include a fee for a boarder/roomer permit.
      4. Consider acknowledging receipt of Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2026 to amend Chapter 230, Zoning, of the Village Code to address various inconsistencies, update definitions and amend the number of fowl permitted on residential properties, declaring the Village Board as Lead Agency under SEQRA, issuing the Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) and Coastal Assessment Form (CAF) in connection with the Draft Law; and referring the Draft Law, the EAF, and the CAF to the County Planning Board, Village Planning Board, and Waterfront Advisory Committee. 
      5. Consider scheduling a public hearing on Local Law Introductory No. 4 of 2026 to add an occupancy tax to hotels and motels for February 18, 2026, at 7 p.m. in the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building.
      6. Consider giving notice to property owners about their unpaid tax balances, authorizing the Village Treasurer to take all action prescribed by law to collect such unpaid taxes through the advertisement and sale of taxes or tax liens, and thus designating March 17, 2026, as the tax lien sale date.
      7. Consider authorizing the Village Manager to accept the proposal from Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies Inc. of Wappingers Falls, New York, for testing services at Gouveia Park in the amount of $5,415.
      8. Consider authorizing the Village Manager to accept the proposal from Imbiano-Quigley Landscape Architects of White Plains, New York, to create a site development plan for Gouveia Park in the amount of $23,500.
      9. Consider authorizing the Village Treasurer to amend the 2025-2026 General Fund Budget in the amount of $76,583.57 to recognize payment for various police overtime shifts.
      10. Consider authorizing the Village Treasurer to make an interfund transfer in the amount of $15,000 for costs related to the Village's planning consultant. 
      11. Consider authorizing the Village Treasurer to make an interfund transfer in the amount of $15,166 for various equipment requested by the Water Department.
      12. Consider authorizing the Village Treasurer to make an interfund transfer in the amount of $2,000 for two employees in the Engineering Department to attend tree steward certification training.
    3.  Approval of Minutes
      1.   January 21st Regular Meeting  
  9. Proposed Resolutions
    1. Consider authorizing the Village Manager to accept the proposal from the Cohen Law Group to commence negotiations with Verizon for the establishment of a cable television franchise in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson in the amount of $10,710.
    2. Consider authorizing the Village Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement with the American Legion Fox-Eklof Post 505 related to the reimbursement of expenses for various patriotic observances.
    3. Consider authorizing the Village Manager to execute an agreement with Croton Little League for the lease of the sports field fences for the display of advertising banners.
    4. Consider authorizing the Village Manager to execute an agreement with Croton AYSO for the lease of the sports field fences for the display of advertising banners.
    5. Consider authorizing the Village Manager to award Bid No. 21-2025 for the installation of a solar canopy at the DPW Garage to Rivertown Solar of Dobbs Ferry, New York, in the amount of $302,940.
  10. Public Comment - Non-Agenda Items
  11. Reports from the Mayor & Board of Trustees
  12. Adjournment
The Board of Trustees encourages community members to use the normal chain of command to get answers to questions or to resolve concerns. Please consult the Village's contacts directory for information on how to contact members of the Village staff about an issue.
 
Members of the community are provided two opportunities for public comment at regular board meetings: one on agenda items and one on non-agenda items. A member of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes during either or both opportunities.
 
Public comments will also be accepted for the regular meeting in writing via our online submission form, by email to [email protected] or by hand to the Village Manager’s Office. All written comments, except for comments regarding personnel matters, shall be added to the official record of the board meeting if received by noon on February 4, 2026. Written comments received after the deadline will be held until the next regular board meeting.