Town clerk delivers the tentative 2027 budget

The short morning session was held under a state law that requires the clerk to present the tentative budget by Oct. 5. There were no hearings and no other resolutions.

Huntington, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2026 — Town Clerk Andrew P. Raia opened a brief Town Board meeting by telling the supervisor, the board and the public that the session was being held under New York Town Law section 106, subdivision 3, which requires the clerk to present the supervisor’s 2027 tentative budget to the Town Board no later than Oct. 5, 2026.

The official agenda stated the same purpose and noted, “No hearings, no public portion and no resolutions scheduled.” After handing copies to the board — the captions catch a remark about “excellent sound effects” as the packets go down the dais — the clerk said, “Our job is done here.” The supervisor asked for a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Councilwoman Jennifer Hebert, and the clerk called for votes in favor or opposed. The posted caption file ends there; the meeting ran about two minutes. ▶ Watch this moment · 0:35

Drawn from the official Oct. 2 agenda and captions, reviewed Nov. 10, 2026. The Oct. 2 player page did not list timestamped agenda chapters the way regular meetings do, so the watch link below opens the meeting at the clerk’s presentation. Watch the meeting.

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Town clerk delivers the supervisor’s tentative 2027 budget