## **VILLAGE OF RED HOOK BOARDRESOLUTION OF# - TRUSTEES2026**
## **DATED: FEBRUARY 9, 2026**
## **RESOLUTION NO.TO ____-2026**
## **A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING UPDATEDAMEND SEWER SERVICEUSER CHARGESFEES (OPERATIONO&M) AND MAINTENANCEUPDATE USERCAPITAL CHARGES)FEE EDU ASSESSMENTS**
WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook owns and operates a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) and seweragesewer system servingthat propertiesservices withina the Village sewer use area;
WHEREAS, Chapter 145portion of the CodeVillage; and
WHEREAS, after almost three years of operations, a better estimate of the actual cost to operate and maintain the system has been established; and,
WHEREAS, Section 145-116B specifies that normal sewage service charges, or O&M charges, are to be established based on a benefit unit (BU) defined as 150 gallons per day of water consumed, or portion thereof; and,
WHEREAS, Section 145-120A states that the sewer charge shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises as shown by the records of the Village ofWater RedDepartment; Hookand
WHEREAS, providesthe BUs have been adjusted to reflect the most recent 4 billing period water use for each property; and
WHEREAS, the imposition,Village billing,also assesses a sewer capital charge to recover debt service and collectionother capital-related costs, which charge is apportioned among benefitted parcels on the basis of sewerEquivalent serviceDwelling chargesUnits (EDUs); and
WHEREAS, the Village has reviewed corrected water-consumption data and system infrastructure information (including chargesSTEP tank sizing) and has determined that it is appropriate to (i) update O&M benefit units based on “Benefitrecent Units”water use, and (BUii) revise certain capital-only EDU assessments to better reflect existing improvements; and
WHEREAS, Generalthe Municipalupdated Lawschedule §separates 452capital-only authorizesEDU aassessments villagefrom toO&M-only establishbenefit and impose sewer rents by resolutionunits, and providesis that a resolution establishingsummarized and imposingincorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the updated schedule includes, among other changes, revised capital-only EDU assessments for locations noted on the attached summary chart; and
WHEREAS, Section 145-120B states the rate of such sewer rentscharges shall be adoptedestablished onlyfrom time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees after a public hearing upon five days’ public notice; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook Board of Trustees gave public notice on January 28[th] , 2026 for a public hearing held on February 9[th] , 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook Board of Trustees has determinedduly thatconsidered it is necessary and inall the publiccomments interest to increase sewer service charges to ensure adequate revenues for operation and maintenance (O&M) of the sewerage system;
WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly heldmade by the Board of Trustees on ____________, 2026, after at least five (5) days’ public notice, at which time all persons wishing to be heard were heard;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, bythat the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook hereby adopts the following sewer user fees and assessments, Neweffective York,with asthe followsMarch 2026 billing:**
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1. SewerOperating Service& ChargeMaintenance (O&M/User) Charge).**Sewer The sewer service charge for operation and maintenance is hereby established atFee: $178.00162 per Benefit Unit (BU) per quarter.
** One (1) BU equals 150 gallons per day of water consumption (or portion thereof).
2. EffectiveCapital Billing.**Sewer Fee: The capital portion of the sewer charge established in Section 1 shall first be appliedassessed beginningon witha thecapitalonly MarchEDU 2026basis billing (and each quarterly billing thereafter), unless and until amended by the Board of Trustees.
**3. Definitions.** For purposes of this Resolution, “Benefit Unit” (BU) shall have the meaningas set forth in ChapterExhibit 145 of the Code of the Village of Red HookA and billed in accordance with the Village’s adopted sewerregular billing policiescycle.
3. Adoption of Updated Schedule: Exhibit A (Updated Sewer Fee Schedule) is hereby approved and procedures.
**4. Supersession of Prior Rates.** All prior resolutions, rate schedules, and portions thereof that are inconsistent with this Resolution are hereby superseded to the extent of such inconsistency, effective as of the March 2026 billing.
**5. Administration.** The Village Treasurer/Clerk and appropriate Village staff are authorized and directed to take all actions necessary to implement this Resolutionadopted, including updatingthe billing tables, notices, and utility billing statements.
**6. Severability.** If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or partseparation of thiscapital-only ResolutionEDUs shallfrom beO&M-only adjudgedBUs.
4. invalidCapital-Only byEDU aCorrections: court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidateper the remainderattached thereof,summary but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part directly involved in the controversychart.
## **7.EXHIBIT EffectiveA Date.– Updated Sewer Fee Schedule (attached)** This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Motion by: ____________________ Seconded by:
The _________________foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:
|MotionMayor by: ____________________<br>Seconded by: _________________Smythe|Motion by: ____________________<br>Seconded by: _________________Aye|Motion by: ____________________<br>Seconded by: _________________Nay|Motion by: ____________________<br>Seconded by: _________________Abstain|Motion by: ____________________<br>Seconded by: _________________Recuse|Motion by: ____________________<br>Seconded by: _________________Absent/Excused|
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|TheDeputy foregoingresolutionwas duly putto a vote, which resulted as follows:||||||
|Mayor Smythe|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused|
|DeputyMayor Kjarval|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused|
|Trustee Uku|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused|
|Trustee Smith|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused|
|TrusteeMaccarini|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused|
|Vote Total||||||
|Result|Motion:|||||
I hereby attest that the above Resolution was approved by the Board of Trustees at its JanuaryFebruary 129[th] , 2026 meeting, and that I have been authorized to sign this Resolution by decision of the Board of Trustees.
______________________ ____________________ Jennifer Cavanaugh, Clerk Date