East Hampton board approves claims, personnel changes and a town match for major housing award

After the public hearings the Town Board moved to its resolutions and passed a long series of routine and substantive motions.

The board approved resolution 2026-867 to pay claims on warrant 5B totaling $7,507,810.57 and an additional $57,412.66 as read into the record. The board also approved personnel actions including a reclassification and promotion appointing Natanya Ashley as Network Systems Specialist 1 (retroactive to May 18) with an annualized salary listed, and a promotion of Rhonda Daniels to senior account clerk. A number of hiring and contracting actions were approved, including retaining LK McLean Associates DPC for Springs Library parking-lot design and a contract to retain Harris Beach Marotta LLP for work on the Senior and Community Center (not to exceed $50,000).

On housing funding, the board approved resolution 2026-879 to award a matching grant to the East Hampton Housing Authority from the town’s Community Housing Funds to match a larger Empire State Development Pro Housing Supply Fund award. The transcript indicates a total award amount of $3,171,000 with the town committing a $31,710 match and additional fees; the board discussed the application fee and commitment fee that were deducted from the figure shown in the resolution text.

The board approved a lease of space to the Federal Aviation Administration at the town airport that extends to Sept. 30, 2042 (resolution 2026-888) and authorized emergency road repairs at Hartley Boulevard (resolution 2026-880). Other approvals included changes to the Maidstone Park playground contract to add ADA sidewalk/grading work, and notices to bidders and procurement actions for airport mowing, park restoration, and building restoration projects.

Each resolution passed on voice votes recorded in the meeting as “All in favor. Aye.” The meeting recorded no roll-call vote tallies for individual members in the transcript.