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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.18.2026 Minutes1 VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHT February 18th 2026 Zoom ID # 4118425407 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 7:00 p.m. MONTHLY MEETING Present: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Robinson, and Salton (arrives at 7:03 p.m.); Fire Superintendent Tamborelle, Police Chief Wright, Superintendent of Public Works Cross, Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Cowder; Village Attorney Shah; Village Clerk Walker. Absent: Trustee Rennekamp 1. Call to Order: Mayor Woodard calls the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. 2. Approval of the January 21, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes (Exhibit 2026 -115) Resolution: 9947 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves the January 21, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes as presented. Motion: Trustee Biloski Second: Trustee Robinson Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: Salton Motion Carried 3. Report of Fire Superintendent Tamborelle: Submitted Report (Exhibit 2026-116) •Fire Superintendent Tamborelle states that the department just finished assisting a fire on Grahm Road in Lansing. •Fire Superintendent Tamborelle states that Engine 202 is ready to either broker the sale or sell it outright. It seems that brokering the truck will bring more money. •Fire Superintendent Tamborelle states that the kitchen cabinets will arrive next week. •Fire Superintendent Tamborelle states that fire inspections are going well. •Fire Superintendent Tamborelle states that he has applied for a grant from TRIAD for new AED units. •Fire Superintendent Tamborelle states that he 4. Privilege of the Floor: No members of the Public wish to speak. 5. Report of Treasurer Dolch: Submitted Report (Exhibit 2026-117) •Treasurer Dolch states the only action item for tonight is the approval of Abstract #9. 2 Approval of Abstract 9: Resolution: 9948 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees authorizes and approves Abstract # 9 for FYE2026, consisting of TA vouchers 67-75 in the amount of $50,823.66 and Consolidated Fund vouchers 578-641 in the amount of $401,108.51, and the Treasurer is instructed to make payments thereon. Motion: Trustee Biloski Second: Trustee Hubbell Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: Salton Motion Carried 6. Report of Mayor Woodard: a. Schedule a Public Hearing for Proposed Local Law A of the year 2026, Dumpsters: •Mayor Woodard states that this was a topic that was left out of the Village Property Maintenance Law and now needs clarity for us to enforce. Resolution: 9949 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees hereby schedules a Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law A of the year 2026-Dumpsters to be held on March 18, 2026, at 7:05 p.m.at Marcham Hall. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Hubbell Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried b. Upland Heights PDZ Discussion: •Mayor Woodard states that several emails were exchanged, and she sent a list of questions for the developer. The developer needed more time to answer our concerns. They would have been here, but it turns out they are all sick. Therefore, we will need to schedule a Special Board Meeting for March. •Clerk Walker states that he will be out of town that night. Trustee Conway will also be traveling and will try to 3 make it. •Mayor Woodard asks the Board if there are any particular concerns that we should make them aware of? •Trustee Hubbell would like to see more information from the architectural side, but knows that it will come with site plan review. •Trustee Salton states that we, as a Board, can request certain conditions for the Village Planning Board. •Mayor Woodard states that things change, and as of today, the emergency exit is off the table, and the developer is now looking at fewer units to make room for the fire support. •Trustee Salton states that he is concerned with only one access point to this development. •B. Cross states that there is a passive system that will be built into the construction, which will address fire safety. There is also the New York State Fire Code and engineering standards that the developer will have to follow. •Trustee Robinson states that he is glad to hear that we can fall back on New York State's Fire Code. •Chief Wright states that there are several areas in the Village where there is only one access point. If the entrance is compromised for any reason, then the only way people are getting out of there is on foot. •B. Cross states that the developer always wanted two entries for this development, with the concerns of the neighbors and now not having an emergency access through Corners Community, they have to change their plans for the development, which might mean reducing the number of units. •Trustee Conway states that he has four points he would like to address: 1. 305.135.2 (I) Purpose. We should add language that conveys the Board and public interest to keep the remaining undeveloped land as a park or green space, or remain undeveloped. 2. 305.135.11 Off-Street Parking. We had discussions in the past on the number of parking places. Is it remaining two (2) per household because they had asked for a reduction of twenty percent because they did not think it was needed? 3. 305.135.13 Stormwater Management. We had discussed having the development have a tank or some sort of overflow collection system, or at least having language in this document addressing this. 4. 305.135.16 Ownership. We discussed language about common land, and the current wording is using "owned by a corporation." We should use the HOA as the defined entity for this development. •Mayor Woodard states that we will definitely request that the developer hire a real estate attorney to formulate the proper language. •Trustee Robinson states that we also need to address language on ownership. •B. Cross states that it definitely needs to be tightened up. The good news is that the HOA requires all ownership agreements to be vetted through New York State. 4 •Trustee Salton states that he would like to see the Board zone this development so that something like a timeshare would not be permitted. •Mayor Woodard states that she still would like to prohibit owners from using their homes for short-term rentals. •Attorney Shah states that in the final draft, there should be some language that states the entire PDZ represents the 6.33 acres and the remaining acres will remain as wetlands, or whatever the Board decides as a benefit to the Village. •Trustee Biloski points out a typo in section 305.135.4 (8) Use of a Dwelling Unit, the last number is 305, not 304. Resolution: 9950 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees authorizes and approves scheduling a Special Board of Trustees Meeting for March 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. to continue finalizing the Planned Development Zone language for Upland Heights. Motion: Trustee Hubbell Second: Trustee Robinson Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried c. Village Historian Annual Report: •Village of Cayuga Heights Historian Report, 2025 Beatrice B. Szekely Having published my book, University Suburb, Founding the Village of Cayuga Heights in Ithaca, New York, in December 2024, much of my effort early in 2025 focused on promoting it. Both the Tompkins County History Center and Historic Ithaca have it for sale downtown I appreciated being able to use the courtroom at Marchan Hall for a book talk on March 16. Attended by 60 people, with latecomers turned away, their enthusiasm was testimony to keen interest in our community. Other activity early in the year spilled over from the book launch. Several real estate agents talked to me about particular neighborhoods, streets, and l houses mentioned in the book. Village planning board chair Fred Cowett asked me a question about early tree planting that led me back into notes taken for my book research at Cornell. Other municipal historians and members of a group of local researchers convened by Carol Kammen expressed collegial interest and raised questions with me about the content. Best of all, a few new residents of the village, for whom I have researched the history of their properties, have told me the book helps them feel more at home in Cayuga Heights—one example being the owner of a mid-century ranch house at 212 Highgate Road. 5 Throughout the year, I attended meetings of municipal historians of Tompkins County and a group of local history researchers, both groups convened by former county historian Carol Kammen. Of note: Charles Githler has been appointed to succeed Kammen. Below, please find a recounting of what I got up to, once my preoccupation with the book launch receded. April: I accompanied Deputy Clerk Kristen Perkins when she interviewed Doug and Holly Nash, owners of Flowers Fashions by Haring, for an eNewsBlast article. May: I gave a tour to four women, three of whom have moved here in the last few years. Before starting out, we did some “map work,” and I briefed each of them on the history of her neighborhood and home. Their three addresses are 500 Hanshaw Road in what Charles Blood developed as “Hampton Terrace,” 615 Highland Road backing onto Hanshaw Road across from the school, and 705 Highland Park Lane in what Charles E. Treman developed as “Highland Park.” And I was treated to a tour of the Acacia Fraternity house at 318 Highland Road by alumnus Thomas J. Balcerski, author of a history of the chapter (Acacia Fraternity at Cornell, the First Century, 2007). June: For a biweekly issue of the village eNewsBlast, I wrote a short article about the large oak tree that fell in an early May storm at 112 Comstock Road. Other villagers have mentioned to me fine old trees that fell on their properties because the roots couldn't support them in soil saturated with spring rain. July: I gave introductory remarks about the history of 106 Cayuga Heights Road/Greystone/Sigma Chi Fraternity at a fundraiser of the Wharton Studio Museum and Historic Ithaca, and was in touch with the Cornell Sigma Chi alumni organization when they celebrated the centennial of the chapter in the house. Also in July: Corey Earle, historian of Cornell, wrote an article titled “Right at the Door of Cornell about University Suburb for the online alumni magazine Cornellians: https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/earle- cayuga-heights/ August: I gave a talk at Marcham Hall about Community Corners, attended by 35 members and guests of Love Living at Home, on the history of Community Corners. That occasioned a lively discussion about the nature of community life in the village. See https://cayugaheights.gov/a-talk-at-the-corners-for-love-living-at-home/ September: I was honored with one of the annual Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards given by Historic Ithaca. October: I researched the early history of the recently sold 205 Devon Road for Historic Ithaca and corresponded with the owner of 308 Cayuga Heights Road about their house history. November: planning board chair Fred Cowett was in touch with a query about fill on the East Upland Road Macenas property. Also in November, the 2025 annual Village Voices newsletter published my article on the enlargement of the village by annexation in 1953. This winter I hope to complete one on the village's decision not to become part of the City of Ithaca in 1954. December, I prepared a brief history of the house and lot at 527 Highland Road for new owners to accompany a copy of my book purchased as a housewarming present. Also in December, I met with the board that oversees Pleasant Grove Cemetery and Christine O’Malley of Historic Ithaca for conversation about the Gothic Revival chapel on the cemetery grounds. To top off the year, on December 16, I interviewed retiring Superintendent of Public Works Brent Cross for a forthcoming eNewsBlast article titled “Only Three Engineers in a Hundred Years.” Expenses: 12 month Ancestry subscription, $229 paid in October APHNYS dues (invoice number 02807) $40, renewed until January 1, 2027 Newspapers.com, $59.90 renewals of six-months subscriptions, in June and December 6 •Village Historian B. Szekely states that 2026 marks the centennial of Marcham Hall. She would like to write something for the eNewsblast and Annual Village Voices that comes out this fall. •Village Historian B. Szekely states that she would like to host the Tompkins County Historians for a meeting sometime in the spring. •Village Historian B. Szekely states that she would also like to write about the few veterans of the Revolutionary War who are buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. •Village Historian B. Szekely states that our new county historian is drafting a letter (that she will most likely sign) addressing the current federal policies regarding historical research agencies, archives, and museums. •Village Historian B. Szekely states that she is also going to write about how the Village's refusal to be annexed to the City of Ithaca in 1950. It will start out with reviewing the Greater Ithaca Fact Finding report. d. Cell Phone Stipend Discussion: •Mayor Woodard states that we discussed this in the Village Administrative Committee. •Mayor Woodard states that many years ago, it made sense. Plans were made by the minute, and it was expensive. Plans now, today, everyone has and uses a phone. This is also tied into another topic, which is First Net emergency response dedicated bandwidth for cellular service through ATT. •Chief Wright states that his department uses First Net for their personal phones; the quote for us to switch all our wireless devices in the Village, which will save $120 a month. He plans on making this change soon. •Chief Wright states that this bandwidth is unique for first responders and essential staff. •Clerk Walker states that the other issue is how we are issuing these stipends. Currently, they are reimbursed through a monthly voucher. We will need to switch this to a taxable payroll deduction, which will take more time. Staff should understand that part of their responsibility as employees is to use their phone for work or have a Village Phone. •Mayor Woodard states that these changes will start at the new fiscal year in June. •Trustee Salton states what prevents him from collecting a stipend for having to use his personal phone for Village business. •Trustee Biloski states that there is another bandwidth available for trustees and other staff if they want to take advantage of this service through ATT. •Assistant Superintendent of Public Works A. Cowder states he wanted two phones to keep his business and personal information separate. •Chief Wright states that no one in his department gets compensated for using their personal phone. 7 •Trustee Robinson states that the easiest way to move forward with this is to increase an individual's annual salary by $300 to account for everyone using their personal phone. •Clerk Walker states that the Village Administration Committee will take this discussion and add it to their next meeting agenda. e. Renwick Brook Culvert Bids: •Village Engineer B. Cross states that the Village received five sealed bids on February 12, 2026. The bids ranged between $296,000 and $1,270,327. The lowest bid was received from J.B. Excavation Services out of Apalachin, New York. •Village Engineer B. Cross states that T.G. Miller vetted all the bids. The lowest bid really breaks down to the fact that this contractor owns his own quarry. This results in a significant amount of savings from trucking and buying stone. T.G. Miller is very knowledgeable about this contractor and the quality of work that they have completed on other projects. •Village Engineer B. Cross states that J.B. Excavation Services has a lot of experience with stream restoration and stream erosion control protection work with NYSDEC. •Trustee Salton states that he would like to know more about this company and see examples of their work before moving forward. There is a big difference in the amount of these bids. •Village Engineer B. Cross states that it is not hard to get that information; we just wanted to move this forward so this project can begin budgeting for the next fiscal year. •Village Engineer B. Cross states that bids can only be held for thirty days. •Mayor Woodard states that she sees no reason to delay this action. This culvert needs to be replaced. We have five bids, and we are going to award this project to the lowest bidder. •Trustee Salton states that he is simply asking a question, and no one can provide the information. I just found out about this whole thing five minutes ago. Why didn’t T.G. Miller report to us here tonight? •Village Engineer B. Cross states that we could have, but the Village Public Works Committee decided that was not necessary; all the proper background checks were completed, and there are no issues with these bids. •Clerk Walker states that what the Board needs to do first is declare itself as the lead agency for SEQR. Resolution: 9951 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees authorizes and approves the Renwick Brook Culvert Repair Project Bid Documents prepared by T.G. Miller and resolves to act as lead agency for the determination of SEQR as a Type II Exempt Action with no further assessment. Motion: Trustee Salton Second: Trustee Hubbell 8 Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried •Clerk Walker states that the next step is to acknowledge and accept the bids that were opened on February 12, 2026. Resolution: 9952 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees authorizes and approves accepting the Renwick Brook Culvert Repair Project Bids that were opened on February 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. and vetted by T.G. Miller. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Hubbell Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried •Clerk Walker states that the next step is to award the bid for this project. Resolution: 9953 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees authorizes and approves awarding J.B. Excavation Services of Apalachin, N.Y., the Renwick Brook Culvert Repair Project in the amount of $296,000, and confirms that all bid documents have been completed with T.G. Miller. . Motion: Trustee Biloski Second: Trustee Robinson Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none •Trustee Robinson states that Trustee Salton would like to see more proof of the capabilities of the contractor. •Village Engineer B. Cross will provide a check of references. Motion Carried •Village Engineer B. Cross states that the final step is to authorize T.G. Miller to execute the construction 9 administration phase of the contract for signatures. Resolution: 9954 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees authorizes and approves T.G. Miller to draw up the construction and administration services contracts for the Renwick Culvert Project for signatures. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Hubbell Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried f. Property Maintenance Violation Discussion Including Abandoned Vehicles: •Village Engineer B. Cross states that we still need to work this language out with the current local law. Vehicles that are sitting around for years, never to be registered, need to be added to our property maintenance law. •Trustee Robinson states that this also ties into issuing property maintenance violations. We have, in the past, had some difficulty reaching the property owner and issuing a violation. Clerk Walker was asked to look into a service that could issue the violation on the Village's behalf. •Clerk Walker states that he reached out to two services, one of which is a national company and the other is local and used by Tompkins County. The Village can hire this service for $60, and that would provide three attempts to serve the violation, and the last attempt would be a “nail and mail” version. •The Village Board of Trustees agreed to move forward and hire a service. 7. Report of the Trustees: a. Village Public Safety Committee Update: •Trustee Biloski states that Chief Wright has been conducting annual staff reviews. b. Village Administration Committee Update: •Trustee Biloski states that there has been discussion about changing the Board Meeting Agenda. We will be proposing moving the department heads forward before the mayor’s report. •Trustee Biloski states that there was also discussion on streamlining the meeting minutes. •Clerk Walker states that since the introduction of video conferencing, meeting minutes are a little redundant. He is working through different processes to make sure that we conform to the open meeting law, but also reduce the amount of time he spends on transcribing the minutes. 10 •Trustee Biloski states that the Village Voices survey suggests that residents value the publication, so we will continue to create it each fall. c. Village Human Resources Committee Update: •Trustee Biloski states that the committee reviewed the vehicle use policy. •Trustee Biloski states that they did interview one potential candidate for the Superintendent of Public Works position, but did not offer that person the position. d. Village Public Works Committee Update: •Trustee Robinson states that we are still waiting for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to approve the engineering plans for the Cayuga Heights Road Sidewalk Project. •Trustee Robinson states that we finally completed a survey of Palmer Woods off of Pleasant Grove Road for the removal of trees in the water and sewer line easements. All twenty-three trees that need removing were marked, and now we are waiting for Cornell to let us know what the next step is. •Trustee Robinson states that the Tompkins County Stormwater Coalition has an agreement with Discover Cayuga Lake Inc. for educational presentations and materials that will require Mayor Woodard's signature as one of the area municipalities. •Village Engineer B. Cross states that there is no fee for this agreement. Resolution: 9955 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves and authorizes Mayor Woodard to sign the agreement for services with Discover Cayuga Lake Inc. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Biloski Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried e. Village Wastewater Committee Update: •Trustee Robinson states that we are still waiting for the renewed WWTP SPDES permit from New York State. •Trustee Robinson states that the committee has approved the budget for the control panel and two pumps; the cost is $344,000. 11 •Village Engineer B. Cross states that those pumps were installed in the early 2000's as part of the phosphorus filtration project. We discussed that as part of phase two of the plant upgrades, we were going to install a building over the pumps. Now it makes more sense to, replace the control panels, and pumps all at the same time. •Village Engineer B. Cross states that we have $62,000 left from the rail project. He needs to meet with Treasurer Dolch to see what is truly left. •Trustee Robinson states that T.G. Miller has completed the Remington Road Bypass Study. This study looked at the feasibility of either replacing new lines or upgrading the existing lines. The cost estimate is around two million dollars for the construction cost. •Mayor Woodard states that this consideration would be funded by the Town and Village of Lansing. •Trustee Robinson states that the City of Ithaca is still behind with signing the Plant-to-Plant Agreement. f. Village I.T. Committee Update: •Trustee Robinson states that the committee met with HPM Technology Group last week. We reviewed the operating systems for all the Village computers. We still have a couple of units running Windows 10. •Trustee Robinson states that we might consider replacing the server with a cloud-based server or using a larger memory desktop. •Trustee Robinson states that we are preparing a link for the newly required cybersecurity training by New York State. This will include water and wastewater facility systems in 2027. •Trustee Conway states that John from HPM did mention we could run the two server-based programs off of a desktop and not invest the money for a true server. We also mentioned training staff on the Microsoft 365 OneDrive, which saves hard drive space on the desktops. g. Village Finance Committee Update: •Trustee Conway states that we had a productive meeting with the department head on the proposed budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. •Trustee Conway states that he raised the issue that currently, we are looking at a ten percent increase for the A fund over the last fiscal year. We talked about going back to department heads and committees to see if there is anything that could be cut. •Trustee Conway states that revenues are tracking flat, which translates to no deficit as first thought. At the next meeting, we will be covering sewer and water budgets. We recognize that these accounts have taken on debt, and we will likely see some big increase in the budget lines. •Trustee Hubbell asks how the savings account is holding up. •Trustee Conway states that we could see our fund balance stay around $3.4 million. 12 7. Report of Superintendent of Public Works Cross: •B. Cross states that all of his action items have been discussed; there is nothing further to add. 8. Report of Police Chief Wright: Submitted Report (Exhibit 2026-122) •Chief Wright states that the month of January was the busiest month he has ever seen. 508 calls for service. Some of that is having another full-time officer in the rotation and being proactive. •Chief Wright states that Pleasant Grove Rd. and Rt. 13 seem to be the busiest roads for speeding. •Chief Wright states that in 2024, the department averaged 383 calls for service a month, and in 2025, that average increased to 407. 9. Report of Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Cowder: Submitted Report (Exhibit 2026-123) •Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Cowder states the salt delivery update is the same as reported. •Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Cowder states that we have been taking care of emergency water line breaks over the last few weeks and anticipate more due to the colder weather and fluctuating temperatures. •Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Cowder states that staff have been updating their UDIG certifications in between snow removals. •Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Cowder states that since B. Cross has been away, he has had a lot more interactions with residents, contractors, and homeowners with questions. •Clerk Walker states that we are taking a lot more calls; it is not overwhelming, but we are taking around fifteen calls a day, and he considers that a slow day. •Trustee Salton states that he would like to thank Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Cowder for the great job fixing the water break in front of his house, given the working conditions and complexity of the break. 10. Report of Clerk Walker: •Clerk Walker states that he wanted to note that the March Board Meeting falls on the Village Election. He is going to delegate the responsibilities to the police department to take the poll closing bags down to the Board of Elections after the polls are closed. •Clerk Walker states that sample ballots will be available in the next couple of weeks. We will promote the election in the next eNewsblast and get the election signs out. •Clerk Walker states that as a result of snow, Village Offices were closed by order of the Mayor. We discussed drafting an office closing policy and wanted to bring this to the Board's attention. •Trustee Robinson states that the Village should follow the direction of the county in situations like this. This would allow staff to know ahead of time without waiting for us to direct them. 13 •Clerk Walker states that he will make those changes and present this to the Village Administrative Committee at the end of the month. •Clerk Walker states that he has received a request from G. Tamborelle for relief of some of the sewer charges that he received as a result of water left on. He has included two exhibits that reflect the consumption readings and costs associated with water. •G. Tamborelle states that his children left the outside hose on for several hours back in November, and they did not realize it was on until Bolton Point notified them. •Mayor Woodard states that she would like to propose making an adjustment consistent with previous requests, taking the average sewer charges and using that as the base, and grant relief of the remaining sewer charges. Resolution: 9956 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees authorizes and approves granting relief of sewer charges in the amount of $101.51 for account J2337 for the February 2026 billing cycle. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Salton Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried 11. Report of Attorney O. Shah: •Village Attorney Shah states that he has nothing to report tonight. 12. Executive Session: Resolution: 9957 WHEREAS: The NYS Open Meeting Law §105 prescribes matters for which a public body may conduct an executive session; and, WHEREAS: Upon a majority vote of its total membership, taken in an open meeting under a motion identifying the general area or areas of the subject or subjects to be considered; and, WHEREAS: The conduct of an executive session for these enumerated purposes only, provided, however, that no action by formal vote shall be taken to appropriate public money: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT An Executive Session of the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of 14 Trustees is conducted for subsection (F), the medical, financial, credit, or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal, or removal of a particular person or corporation; Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Biloski Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried Village Board of Trustees exits an Executive Session and returns to an open meeting. Resolution: 9958 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees authorizes and approves providing benefit time: Longevity, Sick, Vacation, and Personal Time for employees who work twenty (20) hours according to the schedule that has been established for full-time employees. The Board also defines the number of service years as the qualifying number towards longevity, effective June 1st, 2026. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Salton Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried Resolution: 9959 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees authorizes and approves offering Fire Superintendent George Tamborelle an annual salary of $90,000 forty (40) hours effective June 1, 2026. Motion: Trustee Salton Second: Trustee Robinson Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Conway, Hubbell, Rennekamp, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried 14. Adjournment: Mayor Woodard adjourns the meeting at 10:38 p.m.