Maybrook had a quiet public hearing Monday on its 2023-24 annual budget, as no residents commented on the fiscal document. Village board members adopted the new budget unanimously.

The general fund appropriation (which excludes water, sewer and refuse budgets that must pay for themselves with separate district taxes) for the 2023-24 year will be nearly $3.1 million. The new tax rate will increase 56 cents (3.4 percent) for villagers living in the Town of Montgomery. For those living in the Town of Hamptonburgh, the rate will go up 38 cents (3.5 percent).

Because the tax rate increase is more than the state-mandated limit of two percent, the village board held a public hearing Monday prior to the budget hearing to authorize the increase. That also passed unanimously.

Mayor Dennis Leahy said the village has worked to restore its fund balance to appropriate levels since a NYS Audit and Control report cited the village’s low fund balance. This is the fifth straight year that no monies from the fund balance have been used, he said, to balance a new year’s budget. The fund balance currently stands at $875,555.

The 3.4 percent tentative increase means the Town of Montgomery rate will increase to $17.51 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. A home assessed at $200,000 would pay $3,502, which is an increase of $112 per year ($9.33 per month).

For Town of Hamptonburgh residents, the rate will increase to $10.53 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. A home there assessed at $200,000 would pay $2,106 annually, an increase of $76 per year ($6.33 per month).

Mayor Dennis Leahy characterized the 2023-24 budget as “pretty straightforward” and noted it includes the addition of one full-time police officer and extra street paving during the coming summer. The streets to be paved are Aristotle Drive, Schipps Lane, the Village Govt. Center, Christian Lane from Tower to Homestead, Heard Avenue from the Evergreens to West Wiley, West Wiley, Highland Avenue and Prospect Avenue from Clark to Broadway.

The adopted budget also includes an increased discount for seniors over the age of 65 on their garbage and recycling fees. The discount will be $45, up from $30, beginning June 1.

“There has not been in increase in the discount for five years,” Leahy said. “We’re trying to help our seniors out.”

Monday’s meeting also included the swearing in of Charles Woznick, who was elected to the seat he was previously appointed to. Woznick was also named Deputy Mayor by Leahy at the meeting. Also sworn in were newly-elected trustees William Giannico and William Treco and Justice Joseph Byrne.