[3. Minutes of Previous Meeting]
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DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. IF THE TOWN CLERK
[1. Roll Call]
WOULD CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DIXON.HERE. COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ HERE. SUPERVISOR. FARRELL LORENZ HERE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, AS WE ARE GOING TO DO, EACH TIME THAT WE HAVE A MEETING, WE WILL BE STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. BUT WHAT I WILL ASK YOU IS IF YOU'RE ABLE TO STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE. BUT IF YOU WOULD ALSO REMAIN STANDING AT THE END OF THE PLEDGE, AND WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ACTIVE MILITARY AND FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. SO IF EVERYONE IF YOU ARE ABLE, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. HUSSAIN. WE'LL START WITH THE AGENDA ITEMS. RULES OF
[4.1. Rules of Order]
ORDER. RESOLVED, THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE RULES OF ORDER AS ATTACHED, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. MOTION APPROVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE TOWN[4.2. Appointment of Town Attorneys]
OF HAMBURG. TOWN BOARD APPROVE APPOINTMENTS OF THE FOLLOWING FOR A TWO YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2027. TOWN ATTORNEY KENNETH J. FARRELL.DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY BRIAN ATTEA. DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY JOSEPH GOERGEN, TOWN PROSECUTOR TIMOTHY GALLAGHER MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I'LL ABSTAIN.
[4.3. Deputy Supervisor]
RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE SUPERVISOR'S APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBER DAN KOZUB AS DEPUTY TOWN SUPERVISOR, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. SO MOVED.SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I GUESS I SHOULD ABSTAIN. RESOLVED. THE TOWN HAMBURG TOWN BOARD
[4.4. Supervisor’s Office Appointments]
RECOGNIZES THE FOLLOWING TOWN SUPERVISOR APPOINTMENTS. SHERI BEST, SECRETARY TO THE SUPERVISOR AND LAURA HAHN, BOOKKEEPER TO THE SUPERVISOR. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN SECTION EIGHT OF THE PO 17 FOR THE PART TIME BOOKKEEPER POSITION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED THAT[4.5. Official Newspapers]
THE TOWN BOARD DESIGNATES THE HAMBURG SUN, THE BUFFALO NEWS, AND BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST AS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERS FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR THE YEAR 2026, WITH THE OPTION TO TERMINATE WITH A 30 DAY NOTICE BY EITHER PARTY. MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED.[4.6. Public Employee Dishonesty and Faithful Performance Bond]
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE FORM AND SUFFICIENCY OF THE TRAVELERS. SAINT PAUL PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY AND FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND. EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 15TH, 2009, COVERING ALL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WHILE ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR DUTIES. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD NAMED SUPERVISOR LORENZ AS[4.7. Appointing Authority]
APPOINTING AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.[4.8. Temporary Emergency Personnel]
RESOLVED. THAT SUPERVISOR LORENZ IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN PROPERLY SUBMITTED FORMS FOR HIRING TEMPORARY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, TO BE CONFIRMED AT THE NEXT IMMEDIATE TOWN BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING HIRING. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE SUPERVISOR[4.9. Temporary Deposit Accounts]
BE AUTHORIZED TO TEMPORARILY DEPOSIT OR INVEST TOWN MONIES NOT REQUIRED FOR IMMEDIATE EXPENDITURE IN SPECIAL TIME. DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS OR CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED[00:05:01]
BY A BANK OR TRUST COMPANY LOCATED AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE OR OBLIGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR OBLIGATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SO MOVED.SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE TOWN. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE
[4.10. Depositories of the Town of Hamburg]
FOLLOWING. THAT THE MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY. BANK OF AMERICA, KEYBANK OF WESTERN NEW YORK, NBT BANK CORP, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, CITIZENS BANK NY, AND MBIA. CLASS B DESIGNATED FOR DEPOSITORIES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.[4.11. Bank or Trust Companies]
WHEREAS SECTION 64 OF THE TOWN LAW REQUIRES THE TOWN BOARD TO DESIGNATE THE BANKS OR TRUST COMPANIES IN WHICH THE SUPERVISOR, TOWN CLERK, TOWN JUSTICE AND FINANCE OFFICE MANAGER SHALL DEPOSIT ALL MONIES COMING INTO THEIR HANDS BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICES. NOW, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE FUNDS OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG MAY BE DEPOSITED IN ANY OR ALL OF FOLLOWING THE BANKS AS LISTED. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ALL SAID BANKS ARE HEREBY DESIGNATED AS DEPOSITORIES FOR THE FUNDS OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVE. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG BOARD CONFIRMS THAT THE FOLLOWING, AS LISTED[4.12. Authorization to Sign Purchase Orders]
ARE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN PURCHASE ORDERS. TOWN VOUCHERS. REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL OR BUDGET TRANSFERS AND PAYROLL INPUT SHEETS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS. SO MOVED. SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I. RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ADOPTS THE FISCAL POLICIES, EFFECTIVE
[4.13. Financial Policies]
IMMEDIATELY, AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED AND UPDATED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.[4.14. Standard Workday]
RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY ESTABLISHES THE FOLLOWING AS A STANDARD WORKDAY FOR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING DAYS WORKED REPORTABLE TO NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. ELECTED OFFICIALS.SUPERVISOR, COUNCIL MEMBER. TOWN CLERK, SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS. TOWN JUSTICES. FIVE DAY WORK WEEK. SIX HOUR DAY APPOINTED OFFICIALS. TOWN ATTORNEY, DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY, ASSESSOR, PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS, ATTORNEY, ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBERS, AND ATTORNEY. FIVE DAY WORK WEEK. SIX HOUR DAY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.
[4.15. Military Leave]
RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD OF HAMBURG ADOPTS ITS MILITARY LEAVE POLICY EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE[4.16. Meal Expenses]
REIMBURSEMENT OF OUT OF TOWN MEAL EXPENSES WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF $65 PER DIEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE TOWN BOARD. SO, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN[4.17. Mileage Rate]
BOARD APPROVES MILEAGE RATE FOR TOWN OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEAR 2026, AT A CURRENT FEDERAL RATE OF $0.68. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WHEREAS SECTION 142 OF THE HIGHWAY LAW[4.18. Highway Expenditure]
REQUIRES THE TOWN BOARD TO APPROVE ALL PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND OTHER IMPLEMENTS UTILIZED FOR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IN EXCESS OF $1,000 PER YEAR. AND WHEREAS SECTION 103 OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW REQUIRES PUBLIC BIDDING FOR PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT IN EXCESS OF $20,000. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE, WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE TOWN BOARD AND WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINE THREE OF THE FISCAL PROPERTIES, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND OTHER IMPLEMENTS TO BE USED FOR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION.SNOW PLOWS OR OTHER DEVICES FOR THE REMOVAL OF SNOW FROM HIGHWAYS. IN SUM, NOT TO EXCEED $5,000. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVE THAT PURSUANT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
[4.19. Expenditure of Highway Moneys]
SECTION 284 OF THE HIGHWAY LAW, THE TOWN BOARD AGREES THAT MONIES LEVIED AND COLLECTED FOR THE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND RECEIVED FROM THE STATE FOR THE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAYS SHALL BE EXPENDED AS FOLLOWS. THE SUM OF $8,038,961 MAY BE EXPENDED FOR GENERAL REPAIRS UPON 321 LANE MILES OF TOWN HIGHWAYS, INCLUDING SLUICES, CULVERTS, AND BRIDGES HAVING A SPAN OF LESS THAN FIVE FEET AND BOARDWALKS OR THE REMOVAL THEREOF. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, HAMBURG TOWN BOARD EXECUTES IN DUPLICATE THE AGREEMENT FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF HIGHWAY MONIES PURSUANT TO ANY ALLOCATION THAT APPEARS IN THE 2026 ADOPTED BUDGET. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. RESOLVED THAT THE[4.20. Deputy Highway Superintendent]
FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL IS CONFIRMED TO SERVE AS THE FIRST DEPUTY TO THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT IN THE INDICATED DEPARTMENT FOR A ONE YEAR TERM EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. TOM SULLIVAN, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED. SECOND.[4.21. Buildings and Grounds Deputy]
ALL IN FAVOR? I. RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING[00:10:05]
DEPUTY OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS FOR ONE YEAR TERM, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND EXPIRING DECEMBER 1ST, 2026. PATRICK RYAN. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? SOUNDS LIKE UNANIMOUS. SECOND. THERE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, UPON[4.22. Deputy Town Clerk Appointments]
RECOMMENDATION OF THE TOWN CLERK, APPOINTS JILL SLIZ AND WENDY PETREK AS DEPUTY TOWN CLERKS, EFFECTIVE ONE 126. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN[4.23. Registrar of Vital Statistic]
BOARD APPOINTS TOWN CLERK NATALIE NIETZSCHE AS REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS AND DEPUTY TOWN CLERK JILL SLIZ AS DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR DISTRICT 1465. TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR THE TERM OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.[4.24. Tax Collector]
RESOLVE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. TOWN BOARD APPOINTS TOWN CLERK NATALIE NIETZSCHE AS RECEIVER OF TAXES AND DEPUTY TOWN CLERK JILL SLIZ AS DEPUTY RECEIVER OF TAXES FOR THE TERM OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. HAMBURG TOWN BOARD[4.25. FOIL Officer]
APPOINTS TOWN CLERK NATALIE NIETZSCHE AS FOIL OFFICER AND DEPUTY TOWN CLERK JILL SLIZ AS DEPUTY FOIL OFFICER FOR THE TERM OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. SECOND.[4.26. FOIL Appeals Officer]
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. RESOLVED. HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS JOSEPH GOERGEN AS FOIL APPEALS OFFICER FOR THE TERM OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. SECOND. ALL IN[4.27. Appointment-Town Historian]
FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS JAMES BAKER AS TOWN HISTORIAN FOR THE YEAR 2026. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN[4.28. Housing Discrimination Officer]
BOARD APPOINTS JOSEPH GOERGEN AS HOUSING DISCRIMINATION OFFICER FOR ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN[4.29. Marriage Officers]
FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS ELIZABETH FERRO LORENZ, NATALIE NIETZSCHE AND JILL SLIZ AS MARRIAGE OFFICERS FOR 2026. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.[4.30. Emergency Management Committee]
RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE HAMBURG EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR 2026 AS LISTED, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES[4.31. Clerk to Judge Appointment]
THE APPOINTMENT OF HEATHER GOULD TO THE POSITION OF CLERK TO THE TOWN. JUSTICE FOR THE HONORABLE WALTER RUTH THE THIRD. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.[4.32. Court Stenographers]
RESULT THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN JUSTICES BE AUTHORIZED TO EMPLOY COURT STENOGRAPHERS IF NECESSARY. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE[4.33. Commissioner Woodlawn Sewer District]
PAYMENT OF $80 A DAY FOR EACH COMMISSIONER OF THE WOODLAWN SEWER DISTRICT. FOR EACH DAY ACTUALLY SPENT IN SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT, AND THAT EACH COMMISSIONER FILE WITH THE TOWN CLERK AN OFFICIAL UNDERTAKING BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? ON THE QUESTION. JUST KEN, WOULD YOU KNOW WHO KNOWS WHEN THEY'RE WORKING AND WHEN THEY'RE NOT WORKING? THERE'S LIKE TWO PARTS. I MEAN, WE GOT TO GET OUT OF THE SEWER BUSINESS, SO THE SOONER THE BETTER, RIGHT? CAMI? YES. WE ACTUALLY JUST RECENTLY HAD A MEETING, AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND HOPE TO BRING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORWARD TO THE BOARD SOON, BECAUSE, I MEAN, THIS IS THE HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT FOR COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS IN ROUGHLY 2009, 2010. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT FEW MILLION DOLLARS OF IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THE SEWER DISTRICTS, AND THE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT WERE HANDED OVER TO.THAT WAS A FULL TRANSFER OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE COUNTY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE EXPERTISE AND STAFFING TO REALLY ACCOMPLISH MORE COMMON SCALE FOR THE TAXPAYERS. AND SO ALL THE DISTRICTS WOULD BE EXCEPTIONAL SMALL DISTRICTS, WHICH COULD NOT BE BECAUSE OF INHERENT PROBLEMS IN INFRASTRUCTURE OR BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNANCE AND THE FORMATION OF THEM AS COMMISSIONER DISTRICT IS. OR RETAINED AS TO ENSURE THAT THE THREE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE WATER DISTRICT DISTRICT AND THESE WOULD NOT BURNING.
THERE'S WORK GOING ON IN THE MOUNT VERNON DISTRICT, AND THEY KNOW THE DECK KEEPS MOVING THE GOALPOSTS. BUT OKAY, I JUST. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. WE'RE KIND OF STILL ON THAT TRAJECTORY.
AND OF COURSE WE WILL. HOW ARE WE LOOKING AT IT UNFORTUNATELY OR NOT. BUT A FEW DISTRICTS THAT REMAIN AND THAT'S OTHER THAN THAT ALL THE OTHER ONES HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER. DO WE KNOW WHO APPOINTS THESE COMMISSIONERS? NO, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT. WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW FROM THE HISTORY OF THE COMMISSIONERS. ARE THEY STILL
[00:15:01]
ALIVE? AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING. WE STARTED JUST RECENTLY WITH CAMI. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NO. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? SORRY ABOUT THAT. YES.[4.34. Engineering Consultant Services]
OKAY. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH GCHD CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. IN PROVIDING TOWN ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES AND THE CONTRACT TERMS AND AMOUNT FOR SUCH SERVICES ARE TO BE NEGOTIATED ANNUALLY. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE 2026 CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND GCHD CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. AND SERVICES ARE TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG[4.35. Human Resource/Labor Employment Counsel Services]
TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE RETAINER AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH BARCLAY DAMON LLP, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026, WITH JIM DMOCHOWSKI AS LEAD LABOR EMPLOYMENT COUNSEL AS NEEDED, AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED $350 AN HOUR FOR THE PARTNER AND NOT TO EXCEED $235 FOR THE ASSOCIATE, WITH A CAP OF $50,000 FOR 2026. SO, SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR[4.36. EECG Consulting Services]
TO SIGN THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH ESG CONSULTING, LLC FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2026 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GRANTS, CONSULTING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, GRANTS MANAGEMENT, AND GRANT WRITING. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE[4.37. Drescher Malecki LLP]
LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT WITH DRESCHER MALECKI LLP FOR CALENDAR YEAR OF 2026 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO POLICY AND PROCUREMENT REVIEW, INTERNAL AUDITS, BUDGET MONITORING, INFORMATION UPDATES, CAPITAL PROJECTS, OVERVIEW AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM EVALUATION AND SUPPORT. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVED. THE[4.38. Allied CPAs, PC]
HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EXTERNAL AUDITING SERVICES WITH ALLIED CPAS, P.C. FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2026.SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN
[4.39. Wendel]
SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL PLANNING SERVICES WITH WENDEL COMPANIES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2026. SO MOVED AS LONG AS JOSH IS THE GAY. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR I. RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTMENTS. APPOINTS PLANNING BOARD MEMBER[4.40. Planning Board]
CYNTHIA GRONINGEN. GRONINGEN GRONINGEN PLANNING BOARD CHAIR FOR ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. AND RICHARD ZAJAC IS PLANNING BOARD MEMBER WITH A TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2032. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS JOSEPH GOERGEN AS PLANNING BOARD ATTORNEY FOR ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026, ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS ZONING BOARD OF[4.41. Zoning Board of Appeals]
APPEALS MEMBER RICK DIMPFEL AS ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CHAIR FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS JOSEPH GOERGEN AS ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ATTORNEY FOR ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVE. THE TOWN BOARD APPOINTS MARY ANN DUNN TO THE ETHICS COMMITTEE[4.42. Ethics Board]
FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2030. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINT THE FOLLOWING TO THE[4.43. Traffic Safety Advisory Board and Coordinator]
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR MATT GIACOMINI, CHAIR MICHAEL BENNETT, LINDSAY DUNN, EUGENE PELINI, BOB CRONE, JOHN MCKENDRY, PAT RYAN, SAM BLAZE, CHADWICK KOSKI, AND ANDREW HOCHWALDER. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR MATT GIACOMINI AND[00:20:06]
ASSISTANT TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR LINDSAY DUNN. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN SECTION EIGHT OF THE 17 FOR THE ASSISTANT TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR POSITION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVE. THE[4.44. Health & Safety Committee]
HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINT THE FOLLOWING AS LISTED TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. RESOLVED.THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL BENNETT AS HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS
[4.45. Health Insurance Committee]
THE FOLLOWING TO THE HEALTH AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE AS LISTED SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING TO THE HAMBURG MOVES[4.46. Hamburg Moves]
COMMITTEE FOR JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. BROOKE DELUCIA. TOM NEMMER, BARB. RICE, SHANNON ZURAWSKI, HALEY PATRON, AND DAN ROSATI. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE,[4.47. Hamburg Trails]
AYE. BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING TO THE HAMBURG TRAILS COMMITTEE FOR JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. CATHERINE WALSH, DAN ROSATI, LYNN MYSLINSKI AND LAURA GREEN SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN[4.48. HIDA]
BOARD APPOINTS ANDREW PALMER AS AN AT LARGE MEMBER TO THE HAMBURG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN[4.49. Conservation Advisory Board]
BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING TO THE CONSERVATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2027. CARDILLO, LEONA. ROCKWOOD, KIM. PRESOV, AMY BLUNDELL, GARRETT GRIESER, AND SHANNON MULDOWNEY. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I'VE JUST GOT ONE QUESTION. IT SAYS 2026 TO 2027. THAT'S ONE YEAR. IT SAYS TWO YEAR APPOINTMENT IT. SO JANUARY 2026 IS ONE YEAR AND 2027 IS ONE YEAR. SO THAT'S A TWO YEAR APPOINTMENT OKAY OKAY. I'M DAYDREAMING OVER HERE. IT DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE[4.50. Recreation Advisory Board ]
FOLLOWING TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR A THREE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2028. TOM BASS JR. JEANNIE HILLMAN AND KILLIAN ZAJAC. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. DAN SHACHAR, ANDY MATEO AND JOHN MCFALL SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE.[4.51. Senior Age-Friendly Community Committee]
RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING TO THE SENIOR AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY FOR ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.TODD, MATTHEW HEIT, JOANNA DOBBS, CINDY MANCO, ANDREA MAKSIK, JENNIFER GUNIA, STEFANIA BAXTER, AMY MCKNIGHT, BILL BARDO, KAREN ROGERS, AND PATRICIA MICHALAK. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING TO THE
[4.52. Youth Advisory Board]
YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. JOANNE BAYLESS, BRIAN BARTELO, KARA BRYCE, CHRISTIE GLEASON, ALAN HENRY, AMY KANE, EVAN SAMPSON AND KILLIAN ZAJAC SECOND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.CONGRATULATIONS THERE, MISTER ZAJAC. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE
[4.53. Healthy Alliance]
FOLLOWING TO THE HAMBURG HEALTHY ALLIANCE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026, AS LISTED. INSTEAD OF YOU DON'T READ ALL THOSE NAMES THE COMMITTEES WILL READ JUST REALLY, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE HERE JUST FOR THE COMMITTEES. OKAY, COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026, THOMAS ADAMS, BETH ANZALONE, BECKY BARNELL, DONNA BROWNSCHIDLE, ABIGAIL BLASER, JUSTIN GARRICK, JOHN CRANGLE, TONY ZELINSKI, ALEXA DIKA, NICOLE DIKA, MARY BETH. DRYER, COLLEEN. DUGAN, KRISTEN. FOLEY, HAILEY.[00:25:02]
GLASSMAN, JILLIAN. GORMAN, KING, MAY, HELGA, ANDREW. HOCHWALDER, COLLEEN CARMOEGA, ANDREW. LARS, DENNIS. LACKA, MADELINE. LAVELLE, GRACE. MCDONALD, NANCY. MCTURK, TRICIA. MILLER, STACY.NEARY, ERIN. PARR, VICTORIA. PAYNE, KIMBERLY. PECK, LAURA. SABIA, DAWN. SAGERMAN, JENNIFER.
SMAIL, TOM SMARTS, AND DAWN SPRINGER. SECOND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THANKS. RESOLVED. THE
[4.54. HC Equity and Inclusion ]
HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING TO THE HAMBURG COALITION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. MAX DONATELLI, JOYCE DONATELLI, JACKIE HOKE, JUNE VAN REMIN, CHRISTINA MBABAZI, MARJORIE CHAPMAN, DAVE CHAPMAN AND JUNGHWAN TIEDEMANN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESULT.[4.55. Hamburg Vision]
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING TWO HAMBURG VISION COMMITTEE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. JOHN LIVESEY, JILL GORMAN KING, NICOLE ROBERTO MARTIN DENECKE, LAURA HAHN, EDWARD KOSKI, PAUL PECK, SUPERVISOR LAWRENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVE. THE[4.56. Shoreline Revitalization Committee]
HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING TO THE SHORELINE REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. JOSEPH KILLIAN HANK KLEINFELDER CHAIRS. MARK MILEWSKI, CONSULTANT WILLIAM CLARK, ELIZABETH O'DONNELL, MARGARET VANARSDALE CYNTHIA BROCKMAN. DENISE CAGGIANO, RON CLEMENTS, PATTY.WATSON, BOB ALLADO, GLORIA ENGLER, LYNN BRAUN, WILLIAM MAYER, KIM RYAN, CARRIE MAYER, LAURA. HAHN, LYNN. RUDNICK, LEONA. ROCKWOOD, SAM AND SALAKO, DONNA. GONZALES, PAUL. ENGLER, FRANCINE. GUYER, NICOLE. FALKOWITZ, TOM. BENDER, MIKE. CRONK, DAVE WOLFLING, AND FIRE CHIEF PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD
[4.57. LWRP Committee]
APPOINT THE FOLLOWING TO THE COMMITTEE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. FIRE CHIEF PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE. SUPERVISOR LORENZ LAURA HAHN, HANK KLEINFELDER, DAVE WOLFGANG, CARRIE MEYER, KIM RYAN, DONNA GONZALES, LEONA.ROCKWOOD, LYNN RUDNICK, WILLIAM CLARK, JOSH ROGERS, CONSULTANT AND MARK MCCLUSKEY, CONSULTANT.
SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS THE
[4.58. Veterans]
FOLLOWING TO THE VETERANS COMMITTEE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. NEW YORK STATE REP ERIE COUNTY VETERANS REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE KENNEDY, DAN KOZA, MARIA KOZUB, DENNIS CHAPMAN, JOSEPH SUTO, LYNN MATHIAS, KEN PAGEL, GARY MOSHER, BRANT DOYLE, PATRICIA GEORGE, DIANA PATTON, FELICE CROATIA, AND JERZY GALASKA. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS[4.59. Town Technology Committee]
THE FOLLOWING AS LISTED TO THE IT COMMITTEE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. OKAY. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. BE IT RESOLVED,[4.60. Police Chaplain]
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS DEACON ROB SUSKI AS POLICE CHAPLAIN TO A ONE YEAR TERM EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN[4.61. Hamburg Public Library Board of Trustees]
FAVOR A. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD WAS NOTIFIED THAT HOLLY SCHREIBER, PHD, IS NOT SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT TO THE HAMBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HER TERM IS ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HAMBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPOINTS HEATHER JACKSON TO THE HAMBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2030. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD THANKS HOLLY FOR HER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, WHILE A HAMBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPOINTS[4.62. Bingo Inspectors]
RICK, DIMPLE AND RIHANNA AS BINGO INSPECTORS FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. RESOLVED.[4.63. Board Liaison Dept/Committees]
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD RECOGNIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR'S DESIGNATION OF[00:30:04]
TOWN BOARD MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS AS DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEE LIAISON AS LISTED, SO MOVED.[4.64. PAF-Town Board]
ALL IN FAVOR. AYE AYE. RESOLVE. THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE ATTACHED FROM THE TOWN BOARD DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLUTION 65 HAS BEEN REMOVED. WHEREAS[4.66. Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance Service Fee Schedule]
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW SECTIONS 209B AND 122 B, AND AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, PROVIDES THAT THE AUTHORITIES HAVING CONTROL OF A FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE COMPANY OR AMBULANCE COMPANY THAT HAVE AUTHORIZED SUCH FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE COMPANY, OR AMBULANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICE, INCLUDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, AS DEFINED IN THE SECTION 3001 OF PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, MAY FIX A SCHEDULE OF FEES OR CHARGE TO BE PAID CHARGES TO BE PAID BY PERSONS REQUESTING SUCH SERVICE OR SERVICES. AND WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, AFTER DUE DELIBERATIONS, FINDS IT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TOWN TO AUTHORIZE THE AMENDMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES AS LISTED NOW, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE AMENDMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND AMBULANCE SERVICES AS LISTED. RESOLVED, THAT EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, THESE RESOLUTIONS SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, SO MOVED SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. WHEREAS THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED FUNDS FROM RESIDENTS
[4.67. Budget Amendment-Highway Department]
FOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE PIPE THAT HAS EXCEEDED THE AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR 2025 BY $2,040. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE EXPENSE ACCOUNT DB 0.5110.474 BE INCREASED BY $2,040, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WHEREAS DURING SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER OF 2025,[4.68. HUD Grant 2026]
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HELD FOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS TO SOLICIT FUNDING REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL CDBG AND HOME PROGRAMS IN THE 2026 PROGRAM YEAR. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SUPERVISOR AND TIMOTHY REAGAN AS DESIGNATED SIGNATORIES TO SIGN ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR SUBMITTING THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S DRAFT FINAL AND AMENDED, IF REQUIRED, ACTION PLAN FOR ANY AND ALL FUNDING RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 2026 PROGRAM YEAR. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN[4.69. Approve PAF-Legal Department]
BOARD APPROVED THE ATTACHED PATCH FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.[4.70. Code Enforcement School]
WHEREAS THE STATE OF NEW YORK REQUIRES CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITHIN THE BUILDING OF INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED TRAVEL REQUESTS, REQUESTS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. OFFICERS PAUL PIERCEY, JEFF SCRIPT, TRAVIS BERUBE, JEREMY FALBO, AND SCOTT CURTO TO ATTEND THE NF-B CONFERENCE TRAINING ON MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH THROUGH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2026. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED TRAINING REQUEST FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $375 PER ATTENDEE, THE TOTAL COST OF THE TOWN TO THE TOWN FOR THE THREE DAY SEMINAR WILL BE $1,875. USE OF A TOWN VEHICLE WILL BE REQUIRED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I. SAME TIME. WHEREAS ALL PLUMBING AND SITE UTILITY WORK CONDUCTED IN THE TOWN OF[4.71. Appointment of Plumbing Examiner]
HAMBURG SHALL BE PERFORMED ONLY BY DULY LICENSED PLUMBERS AND A LICENSED MASTER PLUMBER, JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER OR SITE UTILITY CONTRACTOR. EMPLOYING PLUMBERS SHALL BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHEN WORK IS BEING PERFORMED ON ANY PREMISES WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, WHEREAS CHAPTER 7627 OF THE TOWN CODE AUTHORIZES THE TOWN BOARD TO DESIGNATE A TOWN PLUMBING LICENSE EXAMINER FOR PROVIDING TESTING, REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS, COLLECTING FEES, ADMINISTERING PROCTORING, AND SCORING OF TEST RESULTS. THE EXAMINATIONS ARE TO BE HELD IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND DECEMBER. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT ALAN HERSHBERGER, 121 PIN OAK DRIVE, WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK 14221 BE THE DESIGNATE BE DESIGNATED AS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PLUMBING LICENSE EXAMINER FOR 2026. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.[4.72. Salary & Wage]
RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE 2026 SALARY AND WAGE SCHEDULE AS SUBMITTED,[00:35:05]
SUBJECT TO AMENDMENTS MADE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR BASED ON CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES AS DETERMINED BY THE SUPERVISOR, FINANCE AND PERSONNEL DIRECTOR. AND NO FAVOR I. RESOLVED. THE[4.73. Part Time Salary & Wage]
HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE LISTING OF PART TIME AND SEASONAL WORKERS AS SET FORTH IN THE 2026 SALARY AND WAGE SCHEDULE AS LISTED, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.AND THEN WE HAVE A LATE RESOLUTION. RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES
[Additional Item 1]
THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH LEGACY PRO FOR YEARS 20 2026 THROUGH 2027. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ARE WE GOING TO GET A TIME FOR THAT? OKAY. AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE. REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS BOTH WHILE WE'RE HAVING DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS AND WHEN WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF I COULD ASK THAT EVERYONE STEP FORWARD TO THE PODIUM AND THE MICROPHONE, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE YOU PROPERLY RECORDED ON THE RECORDING OF THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY[Additional Item 2]
DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO WOULD LIKE TO OFFER COMMENT AT THIS TIME? ANY DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS? DON'T BE SHY. OH, CHIEF WILL START US OFF. LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE A $90,000 TRAINING SIMULATOR. SO SINCE THE UPGRADES TO OUR TRAINING FACILITY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, THAT IS NOW UP AND RUNNING. WE HAD THE NEW RECRUITS ON IT LAST WEEK, SO THAT IS GOING TO BE A VALUABLE TOOL NOT ONLY FOR NEW OFFICERS, BUT OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO AUGMENT OUR FIREARMS TRAINING, SCENARIO BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS. THERE WAS ANOTHER THING. OH, IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE AT YOUR SWEARING IN CEREMONY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE ON THE BOARD AS WE MOVE THROUGH 2026. AND THE BLUE BMW IS NOT AT HOAX ANYMORE. OKAY. THANKS, CHIEF. WE KNOW IT'S WASHED OUT. WE HAVE APPROVED THE PLANNING BOARD SCHEDULE FOR 2026. OUR FIRST MEETING IS THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN JANUARY. ON JANUARY 21ST. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ZONING INITIATIVES. SO YOU'LL PROBABLY BE SEEING ME UP HERE A LITTLE BIT MORE. MY GOAL IS TO AS AS HAS ALWAYS BEEN, INCREASE THE TRANSPARENCY OF ANY ZONING, PLANNING DEVELOPMENT MEASURES THAT ARE GOING ON WITHIN THE TOWN AND MAKING SURE THAT ANY MISINFORMATION IS, YOU KNOW, NOT BEING HEARD AND THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE FACTS ARE BEING GIVEN. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE GOAL AND YOU'LL BE SEEING A LOT MORE OF ME. SO THERE YOU GO.THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE JOB YOU DO. YEAH. SO I JUST HAVE A RECAP FROM LAST YEAR FROM BUILDING INSPECTION. WE ISSUED 2308 PERMITS FOR A TOTAL OF AROUND $718,000 WORTH OF PERMIT FEES. OUR EXPIRED PERMITS, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED SENDING OUT LETTERS, WE WERE SENDING OUT LIKE 3 TO 400 A MONTH. THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE WERE AT 136. THIS MONTH WE WERE DOWN TO 77 BY THE END OF THE YEAR. SO OUR GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING PRETTY DILIGENTLY TO CLEAR OFF THOSE LISTS. WE ISSUED 565 VIOLATIONS, AND THEY CLOSED OFF QUITE A FEW PERMITS FROM 2019, 20, 20, 21, 22 AND 23. JUST A HANDFUL OF THOSE LEFT. TERRIFIC. GREAT. THANKS, JEFF. I KNOW YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD. I KNOW FORMER SUPERVISOR RACZYNSKI AND I HAD MET WITH YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT. YOU REALLY CRAFTED A PLAN WITH THEM, AND NOW WE CAN SEE THE RESULTS FROM THAT. AND I'M SURE IT FEELS GOOD TO CLOSE OUT A LOT OF THOSE YEARS.
AND YOU LOOK FORWARD TO CLOSING OUT A FEW MORE THIS YEAR. IT DOES. THANK YOU. TERRIFIC. AND PLEASE THANK YOUR DEPARTMENT. WE'LL DO. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS OKAY THEN PUBLIC COMMENT.
[5. Public Comment]
IF THERE'S ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT, IF YOU WOULD ALSO COME FORWARD, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR OUR TOWN CLERK TO BE ABLE TO RECORD. YOU. THANKS, MAX. CONGRATULATIONS ALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENTS. MAX[00:40:08]
DONATELLI, 3264 QUEENS LANE IN THE TOWN. AND MY MY QUESTION IS IN ON THE WEBSITE, THERE'S A DESCRIPTION OF A DISABILITY COMMITTEE AND AND AND UNDER THAT REALLY SHOULD BE LIKE AN ADA COORDINATOR. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COORDINATOR. AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT DISABILITIES IN ANY OF THE THINGS THAT WERE APPROVED. AND I'VE BEEN ASKED BY A COUPLE OF PARENTS TO, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THEY HAVE THEY HAVE A CHILD WITH DISABILITIES. AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE'S THE ADA COORDINATOR? WHAT DOES IT FALL UNDER? YOU KNOW, IT DID A LITTLE RESEARCH JUST JUST RECENTLY. AND IT SUPPOSEDLY FALLS UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING REALLY ON THE SITE TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF A COMMITTEE OF ANY KIND. YOU KNOW, WE WITH OUR HAMBURG COALITION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION, WE CERTAINLY HAVE DISABILITIES.AND, YOU KNOW, DAN, YOU'VE BEEN A PART OF SOME OF OUR MEETINGS WHICH YOU REALLY APPRECIATE.
YOU KNOW, THAT WE REALLY WANT TO BE VERY INCLUSIVE. BUT I THINK SPECIFICALLY AN ADA COORDINATOR REALLY DOES NEED TO BE DESIGNATED AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT THE STATUS OF THAT IS. AND IF THERE'S ANY, ANY COMMENT ON THAT, THAT'S ONE OF THE UPDATES THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THE WEBSITE. AND I KNOW I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE IT DIRECTOR, THEY EVIDENTLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO DOING THAT UPDATE YET. YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DOES OVERSEE THAT. AND SO YOU COULD BE IN CONTACT WITH TIM REGAN. I DON'T KNOW IF MR. REGAN'S HERE. HE'S IN THE IN THE BACK. AND I KNOW I'VE SPOKEN WITH HIM ABOUT THAT. WE WILL MAKE THAT UPDATE TO THE TO THE WEBSITE, BECAUSE THAT COMMITTEE DOES NOT AND HAS NOT FUNCTIONED FOR YEARS. BUT IT'S REALLY UNDERLYING THROUGH SO MANY OF THE OTHER COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE MADE A VERY CONCERTED EFFORT THROUGHOUT THE TOWN SINCE THEIR REPORT ON COMPLIANCE, AND WE HAVE COME INTO FULL COMPLIANCE IN THE LAST YEAR WITH SOME OF THE LAST EFFORTS THAT THAT WE MADE. AND WE MAKE SURE THAT IN ALL OF OUR EFFORTS GOING FORWARD, ALL OF OUR PROJECTS, THAT THEY ARE ALL ADA COMPLIANT.
TIM, IS THERE ANYTHING MORE YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON? I THINK YOU DID ALL THE WORK.
OKAY. OKAY. THANKS. YEAH. AND THAT WOULD. YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK YOU KNOW THAT WHEN PARENTS DO HAVE ISSUES AND CONCERNS REGARDING, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OR ADULT CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, ADULT CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES THAT REALLY NEED TO BE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN REALLY FIND SOME ANSWERS TO THAT, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S BEYOND THE SCHOOL SITUATION. RIGHT. AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT CONCERNS, FOR EXAMPLE, TRAFFIC SAFETY OR TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR MATT GIACOMINI IS HERE AND THEY FREQUENTLY DEAL WITH SPECIAL SIGNAGE THAT SOMETIMES IS APPROPRIATE. AND SO WE HAVE THAT. SO IT'S SOMEWHAT WOVEN THROUGH QUITE A FEW OF OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW THE PROCESSES THAT ARE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OKAY OKAY GREAT. THANKS MAX. THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. HEARING NONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR MEETING. NOW, I WOULD TURN TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, AND IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS OR REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER KOSA. NO. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN A NEW CAPACITY. I'VE WORKED WITH LYNN ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE AISLE YEARS AGO, MANY A COUPLE YEARS AGO. LONGER THAN I WANT TO SAY. ANYWAYS, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU NICK. NEW YOUNG BLOOD COMING IN TO THE. BUT IF SOME OF THE COMMITTEES I MEAN THAT HAVE LISTED, THERE'S REALLY GREAT IMPORTANCE TO A LOT OF THEM BECAUSE THEY GIVE A LOT OF INSIGHT TO THE BOARD SO WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON ON SOME OF THEIR INPUT. SOME OF THE COMMITTEES I'VE BEEN ON AND NOW NO LONGER WILL BE BECAUSE WE CHANGE AS WE GO. BUT IF THERE'S ANY COMMITTEE THAT I WAS ON BEFORE AND FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU NEED HELP WITH ANYTHING THAT I COULD ASSIST YOU WITH, I'M ALWAYS HERE TO HELP ANYBODY. SO ANYWAYS, THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT IT. I JUST WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND YOU TOO, JIM, I SEE YOU OUT THERE. YOU'RE NOT HIDING FROM US. COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ. YEAH. NO. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT DAN SAID. THIS THING'S ON. REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO TO GET TO WORK FOR EVERYBODY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR. REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH THIS GROUP. THEY'VE BEEN ALREADY IMMENSELY SUPPORTIVE. SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. TO EVERYONE ON THE COMMITTEES, YOU KNOW BEST OF LUCK. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO'S JOINING. AND I KNOW YOU
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GUYS ALL TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. AND SIMILAR TO WHAT DAN SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN OPEN DOOR POLICY WITH ME. I'M HERE TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS. SO ANYONE WHO NEEDS ANYTHING REACH OUT TO ME OR MY TEAM AND WE'LL WE'LL TRY TO GET WHATEVER WE CAN DONE. SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON MUCH. WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. AND I, LIKE THE OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND MY TEN YEARS IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE. I MADE IT A POINT OF SOMEBODY HAD AN ISSUE. I'D GO TO THEIR HOUSE AND MEET WITH THEM, YOU KNOW? AND THAT'S HOW I VIEW MY MY ROLE HERE AS A TOWN BOARD MEMBER. IT IS PUBLIC SERVICE AND I'M HERE TO SERVE YOU. SO PLEASE KNOW YOU CAN CALL ME ANYTIME. EMAIL ME ANYTIME IF YOU NEED TO MEET IN PERSON. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO. IN FACT, I PREFER THAT BECAUSE I GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAT WAY. AND SO. AND I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL TO THE RESIDENTS OF HAMBURG, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THANK YOU. PERFECT. THANKS. BEFORE YOU START, I JUST WANT TO. MR. MAHONEY DID CALL ME UP. KEN, IF YOU WANT TO, THERE'S MY MODERN DISPOSAL. WILL BE SENDING A LETTER OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY'LL BE STARTING EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE ACTIONS OF ANOTHER COMPANY WHO SENT LETTERS OUT TO EVERYBODY. SO I DON'T WANT TO MENTION THE COMPANY, BUT IF YOU HAVE WASTE MANAGEMENT, YOU GOT THAT LETTER. SO JUST SO. BUT ANYWAYS, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.MODERN WILL START EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED 23RD SOMEWHERE AROUND. LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE BACKING UP THE ORIGINAL LAUNCH DATE OF APRIL 1ST, WHICH IS A REMAIN CONSISTENT THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER WE AWARDED THE CONTRACT BASED UPON THE BIDS. AND SO THAT HAS NOW BEEN MOVED BACK APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BASED UPON WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE CESSATION OF SERVICES BY THE OTHER CONTRACTORS AND THE RECLAIMING OF THEIR CARTS OR TOTES, IF YOU WILL, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO REFER TO THEM. AND SO THERE SHOULD NOT BE WHERE THERE WAS AT LEAST A 1 TO 2 WEEK POSSIBLE GAP, IT APPEARS THERE WOULD BE ZERO TO 6 OR 7 DAYS, SO THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE AND GET THROUGH THAT SLIGHT SHIFT OF IF WE ARE SHIFTING FROM ONE CONTRACT TO ANOTHER. BUT AS OF LATE MARCH OF THIS YEAR, WE WILL HAVE A FULLY IMPLEMENTED LAUNCH AND TOWN WIDE COLLECTION OF REFUSE AND RECYCLING PAID FOR AT A MUCH LOWER RATE THAN PREVIOUSLY PAID EFFECTIVELY. YEAH, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN INUNDATED WITH CALLS. MR. MAHONEY HAS ANSWERED MOST OF THEM, AND RIGHT NOW HE'S GOT THE FLU AND EVERYTHING, AND HE GIVES HIS REGARDS AND HONOR YOU GUYS. BUT YEAH, EVERYBODY I'VE TALKED TO IS VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE SITUATION AND GLAD THAT THEY'RE MODERN. DECIDED TO MOVE UP THEIR PLANS BECAUSE OF THE OTHERS. YEAH. IF I CAN ADD I MEAN, I GOT MY BILL FROM THAT COMPANY THAT WE SHALL NOT NAME, AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR MODERN TO BE STARTING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. SO THAT'S GREAT. WE ALL SHOULD BE. THANKS.
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ADD TO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAD TO SAY. AS FAR AS HAPPY NEW YEAR.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE. WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT RECENTLY, AND WE HAVE A LOT ON TAP THAT WE WANT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE TO GET THE BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE MY TRANSITION GO SMOOTHER. AND THERE'S SO MANY. I MEAN, ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN TERRIFIC. I WANT TO PARTICULARLY THANK NATALIE AND JILL, WHO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE JUST READ THROUGH A 7374 ITEM REORG MEETING. AND I DO BELIEVE WE WILL. I PROMISED WE WOULD BE DONE WITHIN AN HOUR, AND I DO BELIEVE I WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP MY PROMISE. BUT A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH HOW WELL ORGANIZED THEY WERE THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS OF BEING ABLE TO ASSEMBLE THIS. AND AS YOU SAW, THERE WERE A LOT OF A LOT OF NAMES, A LOT OF MOVING PIECES.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOR ALL THAT YOU DID TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WENT SMOOTH AT A REORG.
OF COURSE, WE'RE WELCOMING A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE, BUT WITH THAT, WE ALSO SOMETIMES HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOME OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REALLY BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING, WHETHER IT'S ON COMMITTEES OR IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. AND I DID WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE ON. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A SAD THING BECAUSE THEY'VE GONE ON TO OTHER GREAT EITHER PROMOTIONS OR OTHER JOBS, ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES THAT MIGHT REQUIRE THEM TO TRAVEL MORE, AND SO THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO COMMIT TO THE COMMITTEES OR THE POSITIONS THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY HELD. SO I'D JUST LIKE TO QUICKLY GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE. AND IF I FORGET SOMEONE, WE'LL CATCH THEM AT THE NEXT MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BRAD RUCINSKI, WHO SERVED IN OUR TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE BOTH AS A DEPUTY TOWN CLERK AND THEN AS A TOWN CLERK. HE HAD TO MAKE THAT QUICK PIVOT A YEAR AGO AND
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REALLY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND FOR A YEAR FILLED IN AND KEPT THAT DEPARTMENT RUNNING SMOOTHLY. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT HE HAS DONE TO SERVE THE TOWN IN THAT IN THOSE CAPACITIES, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK JOE MCGRATH, WHO SERVED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AS A DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY. JOE HAS SOME NEW OPPORTUNITIES PROFESSIONALLY THAT PRECLUDED HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE AS OUR DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY, BUT WE DO THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING HE BROUGHT TO THE TOWN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK CAITLIN MCCORMICK, WHO ALSO SHE SERVED ON OUR PLANNING BOARD FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AND REALLY BROUGHT GREAT PERSPECTIVE, IDEAS, ENERGY, THOUGHTFULNESS. AND AGAIN, I BELIEVE SHE HAS SOME ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES WITH HER, WITH HER JOB THAT, YOU KNOW, HAS MADE IT SUCH THAT THAT SHE WON'T BE BACK ON THE PLANNING BOARD. BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND ON THAT PLANNING BOARD OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, I AND AS I SAID, WE SAY GOODBYE TO SOME PEOPLE. BUT THEN WE ALSO WELCOME BACK INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONTINUING ON COMMITTEES AND CONTINUING IN POSITIONS AND NEW INDIVIDUALS, EITHER THEY ARE YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN OBSERVING AND WANT TO GET INVOLVED, MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE MOVED BACK IN THE AREA, PEOPLE WHO ARE CHANGING COMMITTEES THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE WORKING ON. AND WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE THOSE WHO ARE CONTINUING AND THOSE THOSE NEW MEMBERS. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE RIGHT NOW IS EVERYONE HERE. AND DAN, THAT'S WHY FOR INTERNAL COMMITTEES, WE DIDN'T READ THE NAMES, BUT FOR THE THE TOWN COMMITTEES, I DID HAVE NATALIE READ NAMES BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US. THEY ARE NON-PAID COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO REALLY WORK VERY HARD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY WONDERFUL. AND SO I'D LIKE ANYONE HERE TONIGHT WHO HEARD YOUR NAME READ, WHO'S ON A COMMITTEE, ON A BOARD, WHO'S WORKING SO HARD IN OUR TOWN, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF YOU HERE, SO DON'T BE SHY. SOME OF YOU ARE NEW TO COMMITTEES, SOME ARE CONTINUING ON COMMITTEES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. AND I KNOW YOU INTERFACE A LOT WITH OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, WITH OUR OTHER TOWN EMPLOYEES. AND THAT'S REALLY KEY. ALL OF THAT COMMUNICATION AND THE WORKING COOPERATIVELY TOGETHER. SO WE DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT THAT YOU DO AND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING IN THE NEXT YEAR. BECAUSE WE ARE VERY BUSY AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN OUR TOWN, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AT MEETINGS AND TO WORK WITH YOU. AND I'LL JUST MAKE SURE I WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING. AND OF COURSE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON. I'M DAN AND I AND FRANK. FRANK COULD NOT BE WITH US THIS NIGHT. THIS EVENING BECAUSE OF A WEATHER DELAY WHERE HE WAS AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK, BUT I KNOW HE SENT ALSO HIS THE FACT THAT HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE TOGETHER ON THIS BOARD. SO WE'RE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC. AND WITH THAT, AT 755, SO FIVE MINUTES AHEAD OF WHAT I PROMISED, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE REORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? I HAVE A GREAT EVENING,
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.