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January 5, 2026 PUBLIC COMMENT o Village resident, Ashley Lowry, commented on the fact that the short-term rental policy is not clear in the Village code. She asked that the code be updated for clarity and consistency for property owners. NEW BUSINESS o Short Term Rental (STR) discussion – The committee to update the code for short term rentals has been formed and preliminary discussions have begun. The initial meeting will be held next week. Per legal advice from Village attorney Paul Weiss, a Local Law to set a moratorium on fines for STR’s operating outside of the Village Code is needed until the code is updated. This will require a public hearing and a vote to pass. The public hearing will be held at the next board meeting which is January 20, 2026. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Clerk/Treasurer Discussion: o Budget packets have been distributed to department heads and preliminary budget meetings have been held December 22 and January 6. Budget hearings will take place in February. Trustee Schuster asked if we could schedule the budget hearings either before or after the February school break as many people will be on vacation during that time. The meetings will be scheduled when everyone can attend. Superintendent Report Resolutions: o Resolution: Declare Village as Lead Agency Local Law 1 of 2026 – Tax Cap Override. This was approved by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Padasak and carried with unanimous approval. o Resolution - Accept SEQR/Neg Declaration for Local Law 1 of 2026 – Tax Cap Override. See attached. This was approved by Trustee Padasak, seconded by Trustee Belscher and carried with unanimous approval. o Resolution Adopt/Table Local Law 1 of 2026 – Tax Cap Override. See attached. This was approved by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Belscher and carried with unanimous approval. Discussions: o Duane Boberg and Jennifer Haberl will be meeting with Waste Management to finalize the 3-year extension of the current contract. There will be a resolution brought to the next village board meeting. o The employee’s union contract is in the final stages and hopefully can be voted on this week. This too will be discussed and voted on at the next village board meeting. o Budget discussions are ongoing and budget hearings will be in February when everyone is available. Police Report - Officer in Charge Budney updated the Board on the following: o December and year-end statistics. ECSO Deputy Shane Miller updated the Board on the following: o December statistics o Year-end statistics will be discussed at next board meeting. o Upcoming coffee/lunch with a cop which will be advertised on Facebook and in the local paper. This will be an event for the youth to be held after school and in the evenings. o There will be a bike safety event that will have 2-3 officers available to discuss the bike laws and safety measures. o Training will be done for caller ID, so officers will be able to handle in-house and not have to call out. Code Enforcement Officer – CEO John Baker updated the board on the following: o 227 Mill Street update. o 182 Mill Street update. o Another reminder that the snow removal done by the Village is a courtesy. Snow removal is the property owner’s responsibility, and the snow should be removed within 24 hours of a snow event. Page 2 of 3