The Village Mayor & Board of Trustees

Recent Announcements & Meetings

Our Charter

The Village Board of Trustees is composed of the Mayor and four Trustees, each elected for two-year terms. Each member of the board can be appointed to serve as a liaison to a focus area to support the Mayor. Typically these focus areas are reported in various aspects/projects  at the monthly meetings.

The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the Village and also serves as the Chief of Police, and oversees the Village Fire Department.  The Village Clerk and  Treasurer are appointed by the Mayor.  In addition there are several Civil Service appointments that report to the Mayor, Superintendent of Public Works, Zoning Administrator and Building Inspector. 

The Village operates a Justice Court, Police Department, Fire Department, and Maintenance Department, as well as Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Facilities.

Trustees have responsibilities to  approve and authorize budgets, adopt a wide range of local laws to address Village concerns and act as liaison on the Village approved committees.  

​Meetings

Board of Trustees meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm. Meetings are held in-person and open to the public at Village Hall located at 76 East Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY 12572.

  • The agenda and web-conferencing link for the upcoming meeting is shared in a public announcement the Friday before the meeting.

  • All agendas and documents for the current meeting are made available to the Board and the public on the Friday before the meeting. They can be accessed on our shared server here (organized by year and month).

  • Post-meeting, the minutes are archived on ecode360 and the shared server.

  • In Fall 2020, we launched a Youtube channel for recorded meetings and messages.

Prior, Village Board meetings had been streamed live to the Village’s Facebook page (NOTE: the Board is not able to respond to Facebook comments during the meeting). You can view the archived videos of meetings via PANDA’s website.

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Mayor Gary Bassett

Term expires: 04/01/2025

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MayorBassett@villageofrhinebeckny.gov

Gary is also the Chair of the Hudson 7, an inter-municipal council advocating for protection of the Hudson River as our drinking water source.

Archive of the Mayor’s Monthly Message

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Deputy Mayor Ric Lewit

Term expires: 04/01/2025

TrusteeLewit@villageofrhinebeckny.gov

Ric serves as the Deputy Mayor and is the liaison for Complete Streets as well as the Village Tree Commission.

 
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Trustee Lydia Slaby

Term expires: 04/01/2025

TrusteeSlaby@villageofrhinebeckny.gov

Lydia is the Liaison for Land Use and also the Liaison to the Comprehensive Plan Committee.

 
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Trustee Vanessa Bertozzi

Term expires: 04/01/2026

TrusteeBertozzi@villageofrhinebeckny.gov

Vanessa serves as the Village’s Environmental Specialist. She’s the Climate Smart Communities Task Force Coordinator for the Village.

Trustee Eleanor Pupko

Term expires: 04/01/2026

TrusteePupko@villageofrhinebeckny.gov

Eleanor serves as the Liaison to the Parks.

 
 
 

Public Comment

This is a formal process where your comment will be entered into the public record and given to the Board as part of their upcoming Board Meeting documents.