Charter Commission votes to separate City Assessor from Commissioner of Accounts; City Council agendas packed with Civilian Review Board, rates, and contracts
The Saratoga Springs Charter Review Commission voted 10–0 on July 17 to separate the City Assessor role from the Commissioner of Accounts and to require Commissioner approval for reassessments. That was the only item in the past two weeks with official minutes published; all other meetings listed below are agenda-only, meaning outcomes are not yet recorded.
Charter Review Commission — July 17
The commission's decided items, from official minutes:
- **Separation of City Assessor from Commissioner of Accounts:** Approved 10–0.
- **Cyclical reassessments:** An informal vote of 6–2 decided not to include cyclical reassessments in the charter.
- **July 8 minutes:** Approval was tabled.
- **Capital Program:** Further discussion was tabled to the next meeting.
- **Adjournment:** Approved 10–0.
The same July 17 agenda had also listed scheduling a public forum, receiving a financial analysis of the charter review, discussing how to present findings to the City Council, finalizing and voting on the Capital Program, and obtaining a T. Izzo review of GML 99‑G for possible ballot inclusion. Minutes do not record outcomes for those items beyond what is listed above.
Charter Review Commission — July 9 and July 10
The July 9 agenda listed approval of minutes from July 8, a public comment period of up to 15 minutes, and a discussion and vote on Title 7. The July 10 agenda listed a review of the Assessments section of the city charter and a continuation of the Budget section discussion. No minutes have been published for either.
City Council — July 6 (regular and special)
Two City Council meetings were scheduled for July 6. Agendas included:
- A public hearing and vote to amend Chapter 37, which establishes the Civilian Review Board.
- A resolution to set water and sewer rates.
- Authorization for the Mayor to sign Change Order #2 with MJG Construction for Veterans Memorial Park.
- Discussion and vote on a memorandum of agreement with the PBA for a Computer Support Technician in the Police Department.
- Setting a public hearing to amend the parking ordinance (Article III of Chapter 225).
- Discussion and vote on exempting the Police Department from the city's hiring freeze.
- Authorization for the Mayor to sign an addendum with Graybar Electric Company, Inc. for cabling and network infrastructure upgrades at the DPW garage.
- Authorization for the Mayor to sign the SHIN‑NY Statewide Common Participation Agreement.
- Announcement of a June draft of a Unified Development Ordinance amendment.
No minutes have been published for either meeting.
Preliminary City Council — July 9
The agenda listed a public hearing on the ordinance to amend Chapter 37 (Civilian Review Board), authorization for the Mayor to sign the MJG Construction Group Change Order #2 for Veterans Memorial Park, an award of bid for precast manholes, catch basins, dry wells, risers, frames and covers to Pallette Stone Corp., a discussion and vote on water and sewer rates, authorization for the Mayor to sign a contract with HL Gage for a dump truck with chipper at $173,701.50, and approval of payrolls totaling $2,195,672.06 across three dates. No minutes have been published.
City Council — July 15
The agenda listed public hearings on amending Chapter 37 (Civilian Review Board) and Chapter 225 (Vehicle and Traffic Parking), a discussion and vote on water and sewer rates, authorization for the Mayor to sign the MJG Construction Group Change Order #2, and authorization for the Mayor to sign the HL Gage contract for a dump truck with chipper. No minutes have been published.
Preliminary City Council — July 17
The agenda listed public hearings on amending City Charter Title 4 and Title 11 and on amending Vehicle and Traffic Parking, Stopping and Standing rules, plus votes to approve a contract with BPI Mechanical for HVAC services, a contract with Holland Company for Polyaluminum Chloride, and budget transfers for various departments. No minutes have been published.
Civilian Review Board — July 9
The agenda listed edits to Policy and Procedure, Chapter 37, and an executive session to review a complaint. No minutes have been published.
Board of Ethics — July 15
The agenda listed action on Inquiry 2026‑2‑Confidential and Inquiry 2026‑3‑Confidential, approval of the 2025 Annual Report, review of Procedures Sections 1–5, and review of an updated inquiry form. No minutes have been published.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days. Residents should check the city's official meeting calendar for any newly posted sessions.