Town of Ripley board members, at their regular meeting this month adopted a local law requiring the separation of recyclable and reusable materials from other forms of trash.

The law is intended to conform with the direction from the New York State Legislature that each municipality adopt legislation regarding solid waste left for collection.

Recyclable or reusable materials include, but are not limited to, glass, metal and plastic containers and newspapers, according to the proposed law. These materials shall be separated from other solid waste materials when placed for pickup.

Recyclable or reusable materials must be place in containers approved by the town and must be put out for collection only at times and places designated by the Board of Trustees.

In other business, council members established a schedule for the 2026 budget. Budget workshops are set for Oct. 6, 9 and 10 at 10 a.m. A preliminary budget hearing is set for Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. and the date for the final budget adoption is Nov. 13 at 6:15 p.m.

Council members also approved a motion to appoint Deputy Clerk Nicole Gollhardt as the Town of Ripley acting assessor, effective Oct. 1. Gollhardt has been taking classes for this position throughout the year.

At their meeting on Feb. 13, council members approved the appointment of Gollhardt as Assessor Clerk. Town Supervisor Laura Pless told trustees at that time that Gollhardt had started training for the position, noting that “There are a lot of steps Nicole has to go through.”

In another matter, Trick or Treat hours were set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.