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General
Public Meetings
All Public meetings can be found on the Town Calendar, undfer the Boards &
Commissions Meetings section. The calendar is
available here
Newletters, Agendas, and communications
You can sign up for newsletters sent by the Town of Norh Hempstead by clicking here.
Some of the Town Board members maintain a newsletter for just their district. To
signup for a distrcts newsletter, click one of the links below.
Agendas and Minutes
A list of all Agendas and minutes for the Town Board is available here.
A list of all Agendas and minutes for the Board of Zoning Appeals is available here.
Repavement Project
A list of upcoming road resurfacings for 2024, by Council District, is available here.
Boards and Commissions
The Town has numerous Boards and Commissions that advise the Town Board and
Supervisor, or oversee various industries and policies. A list of those boards
and commissions, as well as their members is
available here.
Agendas and Minutes for each are available below.
Approved Newspapers for Publication
The Town maintains a list of newspapers approved for publication. That list is
available here.
Environmental Initiatives
The Town maintains a number of sustainability programs that aim to engage and
inspire residents, businesses, and municipalities, throughout the Town of
North Hempstead, to participate in actions that will foster ecological
balance, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help North Hempstead adapt to a
changing climate, ensuring a healthy, resilient community now and in the
future.
Information on these plans is
available here.
The Town also recognizes the detrimental impact of climate change on our
community. In an effort to do our part, Supervisor DeSena and the Town Board
are committed to implementing policies to reduce the Town's carbon footprint
in its own operations and increase resiliency, as well as to assist residents
and businesses in their sustainability efforts through education, legislation,
and other measures.
Information on the Town's Climate Action plan is
available here.
Financial
Audit and Financial Reports
Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports by year are
available here
in PDF format.
Further Financial data is available through the Towns OpenGov interactive
reporting site,
available here.
Apoted and Tentative Budgets
Detailed budgets by year are
available here in PDF
format.
Capital Plan
The Town of North Hempstead’s upcoming spending on capital projects has been
planned separately from the Town’s operating budget. Capital expenditures can
range from road resurfacing, rehabilitation of Town owned facilities, and the
procurement of heavy-duty equipment. The capital plan is a fluid planning
document that the Town Board updates each year in a collaborative process
which helps to outline the major projects the Town Board intends to pursue
over the next five years. The plan also shows the proposed funding schedule
for each project – whether through bonding, existing cash on-hand, funding
from contractual agreements, grants, or FEMA obligated projects.
The 2024 Capital Plan can be found by
clicking here.
Previous Capital Plans going back to 2014 can be found by
clicking here.
Rating Agency Fiscal Health Reports
The Town currently holds a AAA bond rating by the
Moody's Rating Agency.
Depositories
A list of Financial Institutions Designated as Depositories by the town is
available here.
Purchasing
Procurement Policy
The current procurement policy of the Town is
available here.
Bid Solicitations & Bid/RFP results
All Bid Solicitations issued by the Town are available here.
All Bid and RFP Results are available here.
Policies
Code of Ethics & Anti-nepotism Policy
The Town of North Hempstead finds it to be in the best interests of effective
and responsive government that its officers and employees, whether paid or
unpaid, understand and be guided by a Code of Ethics. The Town further finds
that clear procedures regarding financial disclosure of certain officers and
employees will foster both public confidence in local government and the
privacy interests of individuals who are officers and employees of the town.
It is the intent of this Board to establish local procedures regarding the
completion and filing of financial disclosure forms and to reestablish a Code
of Ethics.
The Code of Ethics can be found by
clicking here.
The Town of North Hempstead also maintains an anti-nepotism policy, which is
designed to address the employment, supervision, transfer or recommendation of
relatives by Town officers or employees.
The Anti-nepotism policy can be found by
clicking here.
Permits and Licenses
Fee Schedules
Many departments of the Town charge a fee. Fees are charged for a variety of
reasons, ranging from the use of a Town facility, a services provided,
permitting, or licensing.
A list of fee schedules by department can be found here:
Building Department & Board of Zoning Appeals Fee Schedule
Licensing
The Town issues licenses for, and regulates, various industries.
A list of all plumbers, electricians, fence erectors, sign erectors, and
electrical inspection agencies currently licensed or approved by the Building
Department is
available here.
A list of all other licenses is available below:
Listing files in 'Licenses'
Freedom of Information Law & Request Form
Pursuant to New York State’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), members of the
public may request copies of Town records, with certain exceptions. In order
to request Town records, the requestor must submit a FOIL request form.
More detailed information about the different ways to submit a FOIL Request
can be found by
clicking here.
Information regarding the NYS FOIL law itself is
available here.
Information regarding the NYS Open Meetings Law is available here.