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May

30

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Apr

13

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: The State of the Budget….Paul Pontieri, Mayor The night before Village of Patchogue’s Budget Hearing on April 6th, I was working on my notes for the hearing …given the circumstances we are in today nothing sounded right…I stopped for an Oreo cookie and glass of milk in hopes of finding the right words…I am a member of the Patchogue Lions and have been for almost 40 years…I picked-up the most recent Lions newsletter and found the words…they were written by Lions President Bob Silver. Hoping you, your families, friends and loved ones are healthy and safe. It is amazing how our lives and livelihoods have changed in such a short time. The coronavirus has directly and indirectly impacted nearly every facet of our lives and it is no doubt causing anxiety and fear for each of us and our global community. We have learned more about “social distancing” and personal hygiene practices than we thought could be possible, but we all hope that they will help us “flatten the curve” and quickly put this pandemic in our rear-view mirror. Please join me and many of us in following these principles, and if you aren’t-please start NOW! We have started some new routines to deal with these social distancing practices and have successfully initiated video and audio conference Board meetings. We held our first “virtual” Board Meeting and the minutes are available on line. This forum will help us stay connected and conduct business. I have served in Village government for over 26yrs…the last 16yrs,as Mayor, have been result of hard, but exciting work and have created vibrant community. I believe the work to be done over next four will match the last 16ys to get us back both financially and emotionally. Upon taking office 16ys ago, one of my primary goals ago was to strengthen the Villages financial position. That meant managing and controlling taxes while building a surplus…Remember when your mother said…”you need to save for a rainy day”…we have and the money we have saved over the years has protected the Village from those rainy days…Hurricane Irene, Super Storm Sandy, and many other things. It was the surplus that kept us from borrowing or raising taxes to cover the cost to rebuild or purchase. Today it is the Coronavirus… Next year’s tax rate will be 1.71% or an average increase $33.75 per average household or $2.81 per month. With a revenue shortfall, caused by the Coronavirus: we have a projected $200,000 shortfall this year and a projected shortfall of more than $750,000 for next year, we will be managing adjusting the budget on a weekly basis. These shortfalls are from decreased revenue from parking meter and parking violations, a projected decrease in NYS State aid the Village receives, and double digit increases in retirement and medical insurance costs to name a few. The strong surplus allows to have the matching funds need for grants, to take on large infrastructure projects without having to take on debt and when we do borrow is at a very low interest rate, under 2%. This doesn’t happen on its own, it happens because of the hard work of the Village Board and through the oversight and direction of a number of people: Treasurer Ron Krawczyk and Deputy Treasurer Anne Marie Monte they both say NO on a regular basis and Trustee Thomas Ferb whose oversight on behalf of the Village Board is critical. This years and for the next two years at least are going to be challenging at best, but we are prepared financially for this rainy day… MAYOR PONTIERI & THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SAY... STAY HOME….STAY SAFE STAY INFORMED