At 5:30 PM on Monday, March 8th, 2021 Mayor Meg Grenier read the following statement: this is the Village of Menands Board of Trustees, Budget Workshop. I am Mayor Meg Grenier and as it is 5:30 o’clock, I will call this meeting to order. For anyone outside the village staff who is attending this video conference, I would ask if you would please identify yourselves, Bill Nevins and Suzanne Harrington . The Mayor asked them to mute their microphones.
Mayor Grenier then did a roll call of Village staff: Deputy Mayor Aileen Nicoll, present, Trustee Seth Harris, present, Trustee Diane Foley, present, Trustee Brian Marsh, present, Clerk Don Handerhan, present, Village Treasurer William Smith, Jr., present. On behalf of the Village Board, I would ask all residents that we please keep our First Responders, all essential workers and those affected by this pandemic in our thoughts and prayers.
Pursuant to Governor Cuomo’s executive order number 202.1 issued on March 13th, 2020: Suspending article 7 of the public officer’s law, to the extent necessary to permit any Public body to meet, and take such actions authorized by law that allowed the public to not be physically present at the meeting, but allow the public to listen to or view such meetings via teleconference call or video conference, while recording and later transcribing of the meeting. Village of Menands Board of Trustees Budget Workshop is being held via Google Meets video conference to protect Public Safety and Welfare during this COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to conduct this meeting effectively we asked those in attendance to please mute your microphone during the meeting. As we are conducting only essential business during tonight’s meeting, there will be no public comment. As this is a public workshop, those in attendance outside the Village Board may listen to or view the workshop but comments are not open to the public. Public comments will be received at the public hearing in April.
The Clerk Read the Notice:
A Budget Workshop for Board Members will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Menands via Google Meet meet-google.com/ynm-vrrz-ikh or by phone 1-617-675-4444 PIN: 6150577030261# for Village on Monday, March 8th, 2021 at 5:30 PM. Such meetings are open to the public no comments will be allowed.
The Treasurer discussed the proposed Budget for each fund with the Board and answered all questions.
The Mayor will deliver the Preliminary Budget to the Board on Monday, March 15th, 2021.
A Public Hearing was scheduled for Thursday, April 12nd, 2020 at 6:00 P.M.
Hearing no further questions or comments the Mayor closed the Budget Workshop at 6:47.
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Donald Handerhan
Village Clerk