MASSENA — Committee assignments have been announced for Massena village trustees and few changes are scheduled. 

According to Mayor Greg Paquin, village trustees assigned to the newly renamed Emergency Services Committee will work with the Massena police and fire departments along with the rescue squad. 

“We felt it only made sense to incorporate all three within one committee to make sure we had better communication and so the departments are on the same page,” Paquin said during the board’s Dec. 19 meeting. 

Committee assignments are generally unchanged following the re-election of Trustee Shelyn Peets in November to finish serving a one-year unexpired term. 

Committee assignments are as follows: 

Deputy Mayor- Chad Simpson 

Budget Committee- Christine Winston/Shelyn Peets 

Budget Committee— Full board 

Economic & Community Development Committee- Shelyn Peets/Ken McGowan 

Code Enforcement/Code Book Committee- Ken McGowan/Chad Simpson 

DPW Committee- Shelyn Peets/Ken McGowan 

Emergency Services Committee- Chad Simpson/Christine Winston/Greg Paquin 

Employee Contracts & Insurance Committee- Ken McGowan/Chad Simpson 

Personnel Committee- Shelyn Peets/Christine Winston 

Recreation Committee- Christine Winston/Ken McGowan 

In other action, trustees approved the final schedule for monthly meetings, which are scheduled for the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. 

The schedule is as follows: 

• January 16, 2024 
• February 13, 2024 (One week earlier)
• March 19, 2024
• April 16, 2024
• May 21, 2024
• June 18, 2024
• July 16, 2024
• August 20, 2024
• September 17, 2024
• October 15, 2024
• October 15, 2024
• November 19, 2024
• December 17, 2024