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UPSEU Police Department Grievance G-24027 MOA

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UPSEU Police Department Grievance G-24027 MOA

RESOLVED

  • Mayor Smythe is authorized to sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by and between the Village of Red Hook and the United Public Service Employees Union (UPSEU) – Village of Red Hook Police Department relating to an amicable resolution to Grievance Number G-24027 Village of Red Hook/Tyrone Lawson filed March 18, 2024

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2025-07-102025-07-14
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The resolution was finalized to appoint H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance, LLC as the Water & Sewer Operator and includes a conflict of interest waiver.

  • Title changed from 'Resolution to Appoint Water & Sewer Operator' to 'Resolution to Appoint H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance, LLC as Water & Sewer Operator'
  • Appointee identified as 'H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance, LLC' instead of a blank placeholder
  • Added clause regarding potential conflict of interest: 'the Village Board acknowledges that the Village Attorney Kyle Barnett represents H2O in a collection action that is winding down'
  • Added clause to waive conflict: 'The Village Board considers the potential conflict of the Village Attorney to be unrelated and inconsequential and therefore waives any potential conflict'
  • Modified Mayor's authority from 'authorized to sign the contract' to 'authorized to negotiate and sign the contract in consultation with the Village Attorney'
  • Removed formal meeting header, voting table, and attestation signature block
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##WHEREAS **VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION clauses: - 2025 DATED: July 14, 2025** A meeting of the Village of Red Hook Board of Trustees was convened in public session at the Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York on July 14, 2025. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Karen Smythe. ## **RESOLUTION TO APPOINT ___________________ AS WATER & SEWER OPERATOR** WHEREAS, Delaware Engineering has succeeded in normalizing our Sewer Operations so that we are now regularly in compliance with our SPDES permit and their proposal to be our Water & Sewer Operator was meant as a temporary arrangement, and WHEREAS, - the Village of Red Hook (“Village”) requires the services of a properly licensed Water & Sewer Operator; and WHEREAS, - the Village has reviewed several proposals to provide Water & Sewer Operator services and has determined that ____________________H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance, LLC, will provide the best services - H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance, and WHEREASLLC, ___________________ is a properly licensed Water & Sewer Operator; and WHEREAS, - the Village is satisfied that _____________________H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance, LLC, will provide the services required to continue proper operations of our WWTP and WTP. NOW - THEREFOREthe BEVillage ITBoard RESOLVED,acknowledges that the Village Attorney Kyle Barnett represents H2O in a collection action that is winding down RESOLVED clauses: - the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook hereby appoints __________________H2O Innovation Operation & Maintenance, LLC, as the Village's Water & Sewer Operator, effective August 1, 2025; and be it further RESOLVED, that - the Mayor is hereby authorized to negotiate and sign the contract in consultation with _____________ ____________. Motion by: Seconded by: The foregoing resolution 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 Smith|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Uku|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Vacant Seat|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Vote Total|||||| |Result|Motion:||||| I hereby attest that the aboveVillage ResolutionAttorney waswith approvedH2O byInnovation Operation & Maintenance, LLC - the Village Board ofconsiders Trusteesthe atpotential its July 14, 2025 meeting, and that I have been authorized to sign this Resolution by decisionconflict of the BoardVillage ofAttorney Trustees ______________________to ____________________be Jenniferunrelated Cavanaugh,and Clerkinconsequential Dateand therefore waives any potential conflict