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**VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION #___ – 2026 DATED: APRIL 13, 2026**
## **RESOLUTION REQUESTING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATIONFORDOCUMENTATION FOR THE PROPOSED SEWER OPERATIONS BUDGET**
## RESOLUTION 12 – 2026
**WHEREAS,** the Chief Budget Officer has submitted a proposed budget for sewer operations for the upcoming fiscal year; and
**WHEREAS,** the current fiscal year sewer operations budget of approximately $160,000 has experienced cost overruns of at least $175,000; and
**WHEREAS,** Trustee Uku has been requesting sewer fund financial information from the Chief Budget Officer and Treasurer since February 18, 2026, without receiving the written documentation requested; and
**WHEREAS,** the proposed budget does not include an explanation of the methodology, assumptions, or calculations underlying individual line items; and
**WHEREAS,** given the magnitude of the current year’s overruns, the Board has a responsibility to scrutinize both the proposed figures and the basis on which they were developed before adopting a sewer operations budget;
**NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED** by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook as follows:
**1.** The Board requests that the Chief Budget Officer provide, for each line item in the proposed sewer operations budget, the following:
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(a) The basis for the projected amount, including whether it reflects actual current-year spending, vendor quotes, contractual obligations, engineering estimates, or other sources.
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(b) The assumptions underlying the projection, including anticipated equipment condition, service levels, and any planned capital or maintenance work incorporated into operating costs.
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(c) The degree of certainty or variability in the projection, specifically how much of the line item is fixed or contractually committed versus estimated, and what range of outcomes should be expected if conditions differ from assumptions.
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(d) A comparison to current-year actual spending for the same line item, with an explanation of any material variance between the proposed figure and current-year actuals.
**2.** This information shall be provided to the Board in writing no later than the April 27, 2026 workshop meeting, in sufficient time for the Board to review and discuss prior to adoption of the budget.
**3.** If any provision of this resolution is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
**4.** This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Seconded by: __________________
Motion by: Trustee Uku Seconded by: Trustee Allen____________________
The foregoing motionresolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows:
|Mayor Smythe|☐□Aye|☒□Nay|☐□Abstain|☐□Recuse|☐□Absent/Excused|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|DeputyMayorDeputy Mayor Kjarval|☐□Aye|☒□Nay|☐□Abstain|☐□Recuse|☐□Absent/Excused|
|Trustee Uku|☒□Aye|☐□Nay|☐□Abstain|☐□Recuse|☐□Absent/Excused|
|Trustee Allen|☒□Aye|☐□Nay|☐□Abstain|☐□Recuse|☐□Absent/Excused|
|Trustee Rothstein|☐□Aye|☐□Nay|☒□Abstain|☐□Recuse|☐□Absent/Excused|
|Vote Total|2|2|1|||
|Result|Motion: Failed|||||
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## RESOLUTION 13 – 2026
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT 2026-2027 BUDGET (GENERAL & WATER)
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (Board) has received and reviewed the tentative budget and held a public hearing on April 13, 2026 on same; and
WHEREAS, funding lines and expense lines have been developed, reviewed and established in Board Workshop Meetings to reflect income projections and expenses from trending and history; and
WHEREAS, the Village’s budget has three areas: General Fund; Water Fund, and Sewer Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT,
The resulting general fund budget will be within the NYS Comptroller Formula for the tax cap. The General Fund budget will be $2,652,305.50; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the water fund budget will be at $598,100;
And, those General Fund and Water Fund budgets are hereby adopted with the Treasurer to be fully advised and authorized to proceed accordingly.
Motion by: Mayor Smythe Seconded by: Trustee Rothstein
The foregoing motion was duly put to 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 Allen|☒Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused|
|Trustee Rothstein|☒Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused|
|Vote Total|4|1||||
|Result|Motion: Passed|||||
RESOLUTIONI 14hereby –attest 2026
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE RESUBMISSION OF GREENWAY GRANT APPLICATION FOR VILLAGE CENTER PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS,that the Villageabove Resolution was approved by the Board of RedTrustees Hookat becameits aApril Greenway Compact Community in June 1613, 20162026 meeting, and that I have been authorized to sign this Resolution by amending the Village Code, adding Chapter 25 – Greenway Compact, and
WHEREAS, one valuedecision of the Greenway Compact is Strengthening Centers (B) which includes supporting and developing Walkable Communities (B-2) and Slower, Safer Streets (B-4), and
WHEREAS, an additional value is Site Specifics (E) which includes Landscaping (E1), Signs (E2), Lighting (E4), and Street Trees (E5), and
WHEREAS, Greenway Compact Communities are eligible to apply for matching grants up to $50,000 to fund projects in keeping with the Greenway Compact, and
WHEREAS, Village residents, visitors, and business owners have all consistently expressed the need for improvements to the pedestrian experience in the Village Center, and
WHEREAS, the VillageBoard of RedTrustees.
Jennifer Hook is applying to the Hudson River Valley Greenway for a grant under the Hudson River Valley Greenway McHenry Planning Grant Program for a project to develop a Prioritized Plan to Improve Pedestrian Experience to be located in the Village CenterCavanaugh, andClerk
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