Board of Trustees

Mayor Rika Levin Trustee  Manuel R. Quezada

Trustee Robert M. Fritsche Deputy Mayor Omar Lopez Trustee Dana White

The Mayor and Trustees of the Village of Ossining constitute the Board of Trustees. All legislative powers conferred upon or possessed by the Village are vested in the Board of Trustees. All Board members are elected by the voting public to two-year terms.

The Mayor of the Village, being the chief elected officer, shall preside at all meetings of such Board of Trustees, and shall have a vote upon all matters and questions coming before the Board. In the absence of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall preside. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of Village business. No contract or obligation on the part of the Board of Trustees shall be binding or have any legal effect against said Village of Ossining unless such contract or obligation shall receive the affirmative vote of at least three members of said Board of Trustees in favor of said contract or obligation.

The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Trustees. Pursuant to the Village Charter, the Mayor shall have no power of veto, but shall have the same powers as a Trustee to vote upon all matters coming before the Board of Trustees. The Mayor shall have power to call special meetings of the Board of Trustees when she shall think proper, and it shall be her duty to call such special meeting when requested to do so by any two of the Trustees. The Mayor shall appoint all standing committees and other committees of the Board of Trustees, as shall be required by any law or resolution by said Trustees.The Village Manager, Corporation Counsel, Village Clerk, and Chief of Police are appointed by the Board of Trustees.

One of the important responsibilities of the Board of Trustees is to adopt the annual budget for the Village, which provides the appropriations to carry out Village functions and services, and sets forth the financial plan (i.e., revenues and other financing sources) to fund such appropriations. This process begins when the Board receives, at the first Legislative meeting in November (this year on Wednesday, November 1, 2023), the Tentative Budget that is developed and presented by the Village Manager, who also serves as the Village’s Budget Officer. The Board meets to review the Tentative Budget, and holds a public hearing on the Tentative Budget at the second Legislative meeting in November (Wednesday, November 15, 2023). The Board may make changes to the Tentative Budget, and adopts the Adopted Budget for the ensuing fiscal year (2024) no later than the first Legislative meeting in December (Wednesday, December 6, 2023).

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