At a Town of Newburgh meeting, the Town Council opened and then closed the public hearing on the proposed 2026 budget, receiving no public comments and approving the procedural motions by voice vote.

The hearing began with a roll call that showed Councilor Steve Shoemaker (District 1), Councilor Paul Perry (District 2), Councilor Anne Resteron (District 4) and Councilor Landon Kaye Hughes (Council at large) present; Councilor Stacy Krieger (District 3) was absent. Clerk Treasurer Nanette Angel, Town Manager Christopher Cook, Deputy Town Manager Andrea Balboni and Town Attorney Christopher Wisher were listed on the roll call.

The presiding officer opened the hearing and asked for a motion to open the public hearing on the 2026 budget. "We need a motion for the opening of the public hearing regarding the 2026 Town of Newburgh budget? I would so move," the presiding officer said; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously on a voice vote. Councilors present voted in favor; Krieger was recorded as absent.

When the presiding officer asked for citizen comment, no one spoke. The presiding officer thanked municipal staff: "We need to thank Nanette and her crew and everybody who's had a hand in making this happen," they said, adding appreciation for the work involved in preparing the budget.

With no public comments and no further council discussion, the presiding officer moved to close the public hearing. The motion to close was seconded, carried by voice vote and the public hearing was adjourned. The meeting then recessed and the regular meeting was scheduled to begin in about four minutes.

No changes to the budget were adopted or recorded during the public hearing; the record shows only procedural motions to open and close the hearing and no public testimony.