January 10, 2018 Edition

FY 2018-2019 Budget Development

Village staff are working diligently to prepare the 2018-2019 annual budget. The budget process includes a series of public meetings and staff budget presentations. The first Village Board Finance Committee budget discussion is scheduled for January 18th at 6:30 p.m. in the Village Hall Third Floor Meeting Room. Prior year budgets are available online here. Sound fiscal policies, including a conservative approach to budgeting and maintaining appropriate cash reserves, contribute to the Village's continued Aaa bond rating and overall fiscal health.

Talking Trash

No, not verbal abuse, actual trash . . . and recycling. A recent Sanitation Study completed by the Conservation Advisory Council has recommended changes to the Sanitation Schedule and services provided. Proposals targeting increased recycling include initiating curbside food scrap pick-up, increasing recycling pick-ups, and establishing a drop-off furniture recycling program. To remain budget-neutral, commingled recycling pick-up would shift from rear yard to curbside pick-up. The next public meeting will be January 30th at 7:00 p.m.

Village Treasurer, Mary Lou McClure (jpg)

Thomas Sobol Award Recipient

Mary Lou McClure, Village Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, has been announced as a recipient of the second annual Thomas Sobol Award for Service to the Community! The Sobol award recognizes two employees who work in Scarsdale, one from the Village and one from the Schools, for their distinguished service to the community over a period of years, who like Dr. Sobol, set an example of professional skill and loyalty to the community. Congrats to Mary Lou -- her commitment to public service is exemplary!

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Cable TV Needs Survey!

The Village of Scarsdale is undertaking a Cable TV Community Needs Assessment and we need your input! To support this effort, please take a few minutes to share your opinions today by completing the survey. Your responses to the survey are very important and will be used to inform and strengthen our upcoming cable television franchise negotiations. At stake is the Village’s ability to leverage cable company commitments to improve infrastructure, strengthen service delivery, and provide the latest technologies available to modernize cable TV.

Village Board Meeting Update

The Village Board Regular Meeting agenda on January 9, 2018, included authorization to accept gifts for the Library Addition and Renovation Project, totaling $324,116.35 (p. 12), award of a contract for renovation of the Wynmor Park Tennis Court (p. 17), and a resolution setting the 2018 Village Election date, place, and time (p. 15). Board action was deferred on a resolution seeking to modify the Sanitation schedule and services (p. 21); a follow-up public meeting is planned for January 30th. Visit the Village Meeting Calendar for more info.

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