November 3, 2025: Preliminary Budget Minutes

TOWN OF FORESTPORT
FORESTPORT TOWN HALL
10275 STATE RTE. 28, FORESTPORT, N.Y. 13338
NOVEMBER 3, 2025 @ 6:30PM
PRELIMINARY 2026 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
MINUTES

PRESENT: Supervisor Entwistle
Councilwoman Verschneider -VIA ZOOM
Councilwoman Abrial
Councilman Scouten
ABSENT: Councilman Addison

RECORDING SECRETARY: Tracy Terry, Town Clerk

1. CALL TO ORDER:

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

3. LEGAL NOTICE:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Forestport will be holding a Public Hearing on November 3, 2025, at 6:30 PM at the Forestport Town Hall,10275 Rt. 28., Forestport, NY. The Public Hearing is being held to review and accept public comments regarding the 2026 Preliminary Town Budget. The proposed budget is available for inspection in the Town Clerk’s office during regular business hours. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF FORESTPORT.
Tracy M. Terry – Forestport Town Clerk
Schedule of Proposed Salaries of Elected Town Offices
Town Board 4 @ 7,161.78 $28,647.14

Supervisor $23,320.40
Town Clerk $33,173.95
Tax Collector $5,662.54
Superintendent of Highways $62,788.82
Justice $19,187.02
DATED: October 16, 2025
PUB DATE: WEEK OF OCTOBER 22, 2025
4. COMMENTS:
• Ron Davies, from the gallery, asked what Steve Addison’s salary for Deputy Supervisor is. Supervisor Entwistle mentioned the total is almost $15,000. Some of the funds come out of the Supervisor Budget, not the Town Board. A couple of hundred dollars are for Ron Scouten as a Deputy as well.
5. ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Councilwoman Abrial and seconded by Councilman Scouten to adjourn the meeting.
4 ayes/ 0 nays/1 absent MOTION CARRIED
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45P.M. by Supervisor Entwistle.
Respectfully submitted,
Tracy M. Terry

Forestport Town Clerk