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Open Position with Village of Brewster Court
We are looking for responsible and thoughtful individual to join our team . The Assistant Court Clerk may be asked to perform a wide variety of duties, including but not limited to answering telephone calls, taking payments, opening the mail, assisting the Senior Court Clerk. The ideal candidate will have a willingness to learn, will be familiar with general court rules, knowledgeable in legal precedent and committed to the position of an assistant Court Clerk. The assistant Court Clerk will serve as an important part of our team and will be required to work independently at times and as part of a larger group at other times.
Responsibilities:
Be knowledgeable of the court's procedures.
Answer telephone calls and open mail
Keep track of court cases.
Answer questions and provide information to the public.
Make case logs.
Assist on court nights.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour
Schedule:
Up to 17.5 hours a week
No weekends
Please contact Senior Court Clerk Lowe at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Village Court Remote Hours June 17, 2022
The Village of Brewster Courts will be working remotely from 8 AM to 1:30 PM today, June 17, 2022. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Court Clerk Lowe at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and for immediate assistance, please call 845-278-4020.Public Hearing June 15, 2022 on Proposed Local Law #1 of the Year 2022
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster will hold a Public Hearing on Local Law No. 1 of 2022 – Which would permit public bodies of the Village of Brewster to conduct meetings using video conferencing pursuant to the provisions of Pursuant to Public Officers Law § 103-a. Copies of the proposed local law will be available on the Village website, www.brewstervillage-ny.gov and at Village Hall. The Public Hearing will take place during the Village Board Meeting of June 15, 2022 at 7:30 P.M at Village Hall, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509. Anyone wishing to speak may do so.
By Order of the
Board of Trustees of the
Village of Brewster
Michelle Chiudina
Village Clerk
Proposed Local Law #1 of the Year 2022 - Videoconferencing
Pursuant to Public Officers Law § 103-a public bodies are authorized to conduct meetings using videoconference technology so long as a quorum of the public body is physically present at one or more of the locations where the public can also attend in person. This requirement can be satisfied, for example, if three members of a five‐member public body are physically present in the municipal hall and the public is allowed to attend at that location, or if three members of a five‐member public body are participating via videoconference from three different locations and the public is allowed to be physically present at each of those locations.
A member of a public body may participate in a meeting of a public body without allowing members of the public to be physically present at the location from which they are participating in the meeting if extraordinary circumstances exist such as disability, illness, caregiving responsibilities, or any other significant or unexpected factor or event which precludes the member's physical attendance at such meeting.
If a public body broadcasts its meetings or conducts its meetings via videoconference, it must use technology that permits members of the public with disabilities to access the video in a manner consistent with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Information on how meetings can be made accessible to attendees with disabilities can be found online at www.section508.gov/create/accessible-meetings/. In addition, local officials should consult with their municipal attorney to ensure compliance with this requirement.
Local Law No. 1 of the year 2022
Village of Brewster, County of Putnam
A local law adopted pursuant to Public Officers Law § 103-a authorizing the use of videoconferencing within the Village of Brewster.
Section 1. Legislative Intent
It is the intent of this local law to authorize the Village of Brewster to conduct meetings consistent with the videoconferencing provisions of Public Officers Law § 103-a and the videoconferencing polices adopted by the Board of Trustees.
Section 2. Authority
This local law is adopted pursuant to Public Officers Law § 103-a, which expressly authorizes the Board of Trustees to adopt local legislation, authorizing the use of videoconferencing.
Section 3. Videoconferencing for Public Meetings
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster, County of Putnam, hereby authorizes the use of videoconferencing when conducting meetings of the Board of Trustees subject to the following:
1. A quorum of the members of any Village Board (Board of Trustees, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals) are physically present at the meeting in one or more physical locations at which members of the public may attend the meeting.
2. Members of the Village Board are physically present at the meeting location(s) at which the public can attend in person unless the member of the Board is unable to be physically present due to extraordinary circumstances:
a. Extraordinary circumstances is defined to include any disability or illness, caregiving responsibilities, or any significant or unexpected factor or event that precludes the Village Board member's physical attendance at such meeting.
b. Extraordinary circumstances must be certified by email or other written means to the Village Clerk by the member of any Village Board in accordance with the Village’s videoconferencing policies and procedures and not less than 72 hours prior to any meeting.
3. Except in the case of executive sessions conducted pursuant to Public Officers Law § 105, members of the Village Boards must be able to be heard, seen, and identified while the meeting is being conducted, including but not limited to any motions, proposals, resolutions, and any other matter formally discussed or voted upon.
4. The minutes of meetings involving videoconferencing must include which, if any, members of the Village Board participated using videoconferencing technologies.
a. Such minutes must be made available to the public pursuant to Public Officers Law § 106.
b. Any meeting that uses videoconferencing must be recorded and such recordings must be posted to or linked on the Village website within five business days of the meeting. The recordings must remain available for a minimum of five years thereafter and recordings must be transcribed upon request.
5. The public notice for any meeting involving videoconferencing must:
a. Inform the public that:
i. videoconferencing will be used,
ii. where members of the public can view and/or participate in such meeting via videoconference, and
iii. where required documents and records will be posted or available; and
b. Identify the physical location(s) where members of the Village Board will be physically present at the meeting and where members of the public can attend the meeting in person.
6. Members of the public are able to view the video broadcast of any meeting using videoconferencing simultaneously when the meeting is conducted. Additionally, at meetings where public comment or participation is authorized by the Village Board, members of the public are able to participate in the proceedings using videoconference technologies in real time and with the same opportunities for public participation or testimony as in-person participation or testimony.
7. Village Board body may conduct meetings entirely by videoconference, with no in-person requirement, provided that:
a. A state of emergency is declared by the Governor of the State of New York pursuant to Executive Law § 28, or
b. A local state of emergency is declared by the Chief Executive Officer of the Village pursuant to Executive Law § 24, and the Board of Trustees determines that the circumstances necessitating the emergency declaration would affect or impair the ability of the public body to hold an in-person meeting.
8. Whenever the Board of Trustees invokes the emergency exception as defined in paragraph 7 and takes action at such meeting without allowing members of the public to be physically present, the Board of Trustees must acknowledge the previous meeting(s) and summarize any action(s) taken thereat at the next immediate meeting where the public is allowed to attend. The Board of Trustees must produce minutes of such emergency meetings pursuant to the requirements of Public Officers Law § 106.
Section 4. Severability
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this local law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional, the court’s order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this local law, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this local law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
Section 5. Effective date
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
Early Voting for 2022 Primary Election
Nine days of Early Voting begins on Saturday, June 18, 2020 and ends Sunday, June 26, 2020.
NOTE: NEW EARLY VOTING LOCATION AT:
PUTNAM COUNTY OFFICE BLDG
40 Gleneida Ave, Room 102
Carmel, NY
NORTH HIGHLANDS FIRE HOUSE
504 Fishkill Rd, Cold Spring, NY
FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://putnamboe.com/
Summer Hours for the Village of Brewster Offices
The Village of Brewster Offices will begin Summer Hours on Tuesday May 31, 2022. Village Hall will open at 8:00 AM Monday through Friday and close at 4:00 PM Monday through Thursday. Village Hall will close at 1:30 PM on Fridays. This will be the hours until September 2, 2022 and the Offices will return to normal hours after Labor Day Weekend. The Village Police Department will remain a 24/7 Department and will be available for emergency and nonemergency situations. If you have any questions please call Village Hall at 845-279-3760.2022 Suburban Carting Refuse, Recycling & Bulk Pick Up Schedule
Please click here for the 2021 Schedule
Village of Brewster Planning Board Public Hearing - Brewster Crossings Zoom Recording
The Planning Board of the Village of Brewster would like to thank all who attended the Public Hearing last, whether that be in person or via Zoom. The Planning Board would also like to give a special thank you to those who stood and made their comments and asked questions as well as to those who wrote in their comments and questions in the drop box. Chairman Lowell motioned to keep the Public Hearing open until their next meeting on December 21, 2021. The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM but the location is yet to be determined but will be announced by the first week in December.
If you were unable to attend the meeting, there is a Zoom recording available by clicking the link below:
As of February 2022, the lay out of the plan for this project, can be found here. Highlights from the project packet that the Planning Board recieved can be found here for Pages 1, 4-6 , Pages 8-10 and Page 20. Hard copies of the project plans are available to review are available at Village Hall Monday to Thursday, 9 AM to 3 PM.
If anyone has any other comments or questions that you would like the Planning Board to address, please email them to the Vilage Clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.v or mail your written comments to the Village of Brewster Planning Board, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509 before December 21, 2021.
Announcement for Residential Refuse Users
UPDATE 11/18/2021:
Attention all Residential Refuse Users in the Village of Brewster:
On October 20, 2021, at the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees Meeting, the Board approved the Residential Refuse, Bulk and Recyclable Materials Bid that was provided by Suburban Carting. This new contract period begins on January 1, 2022 and ends on December 31, 2024, with the option to extend the contract for one or two years.
On November 17, 2021, the Village Board of Trustees approved the new rates for monthly and annual refuse billing. The new refuse billing rates are as follows:
January 2022 – December 2024
Annual Refuse: $ 450.00 per unit
Monthly Refuse: $ 40.00 per unit per month
The new rates listed above will begin on January 1, 2022, for the January monthly refuse bill. Please note that the Village of Brewster requests bids through a municipal bidding network and selects the bid that is the most cost-effective choice for the Village residents. When this contract expires at the end of 2024, the Village of Brewster will decide if they would like to continue with Suburban Carting for an additional year or or send out a bid for the carting contract and follow the same procedure, with the possibility of renegotiating the terms of the contract.
If you would like to switch to the monthly billing program, you must contact the Village Clerk at 845-279-3760 or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before March 15, 2022. Please include your name, your account number, your Village residential address and a telephone number. Please contact the Village Office if you have any questions.
10/27/2021:
Attention all Residential Refuse Users in the Village of Brewster:
On October 20, 2021, at the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees Meeting, the Board approved the Residential Refuse, Bulk and Recyclable Materials Bid that was provided by Suburban Carting. This new contract period begins on January 1, 2022 and ends on December 31, 2024, with the option to extend the contract for one or two years.
On November 3, 2021, at 7:30 PM, the Village Board of Trustees will be discussing the new rates for monthly and annual refuse billing. According to the bid pricing provided by Suburban Carting, the pricing for per unit per month refuse services will increase by approximately $9.00 per unit per month, from the 2021 rates. However, this increase does not include the overhead costs that the Village faces while printing and mailing out these bills. The current refuse billing rates are as follows:
2021
Refuse bill paid yearly in March: $300.00 per unit
Refuse bill paid using monthly option: $26.00 per unit, per month
Once determined, the new rates will go into effect on January 1, 2022. Please note that the Village of Brewster requests bids from multiple carting companies and selects the bid that is the most cost-effective choice for the Village residents. When this contract expires at the end of 2024; the Village of Brewster will decide if they would like to continue with Suburban Carting for an additional year or send out a bid for the carting contract and follow the same procedure.
If you would like to switch to the monthly billing program, you must contact the Village Clerk at 845-279-3760 or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Before March 15, 2022. Please include your name, your residential address and a telephone number. Please contact the Village Office if you have any questions.