4.9. Establishing Capital Projects Fund H123 Enterprise Software and Authorizing Budget Amendments Supporting Various Capital Projects (As Provided in the 2026 Adopted Budget)

[4.9. Establishing Capital Projects Fund H123 Enterprise Software and Authorizing Budget Amendments Supporting Various Capital Projects (As Provided in the 2026 Adopted Budget) ]

PROJECTS. FUNDS H123 ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE AND AUTHORIZING BUDGET AMENDMENTS. SUPPORTING VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS AS PROVIDED IN 2026 ADOPTED BUDGET, WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD ADOPTED THE TOWN'S 2026 BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES TRANSFER TO SUPPORT VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THE TOWN BOARD DESIRES TO PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND RELATED TRANSFERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE TOWN LAW AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IS NECESSARY TO SEGREGATE AND ACCOUNT FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE PLATFORM.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY ESTABLISHES CAPITAL PROJECT FUND 81H123 TITLED ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE TO ACCOUNT FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES USED FOR THE ACQUISITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE PLATFORM.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY APPROVES THE FOLLOWING BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND TRANSFERS AS PROVIDED FOR THE 2026 ADOPTED BUDGET TO SUPPORT VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS AS LISTED. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THESE ACTIONS ARE INTENDED TO ESTABLISH THE CAPITAL PROJECT STRUCTURE AND PROPERLY RECORD THE ABOVE TRANSFERS WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE CAPITAL PROJECT ACCOUNTS, AND DO NOT INCREASE THE TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS APPROVED IN THE 2026 ADOPTED BUDGET. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR AND FINANCE OFFICE ARE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH ANY NECESSARY ACCOUNTS AND MAKE ALL REQUIRED ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETARY ENTRIES CARRY OUT THIS RESOLUTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. CHAPTER 227 AMENDMENTS. ADOPTION

[4.10.Chapter 227 Amendments Adoption Resolution ]

RESOLUTION. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMENDS LOCAL LAW NUMBER FIVE OF THE YEAR 1978 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, CHAPTER TWO TWO, SEVEN, ENTITLED ENTITLED STREETS AND SIDEWALKS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVISION OF THE TOWN CODE AS REFERENCED IN THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. SO MOVED SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICE FEE SCHEDULED. RESOLVED. THE

[4.11. Youth, Recreation and Senior Services fee schedule ]

TOWN BOARD ADOPT THE ATTACHED YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES FEE. SCHEDULE. SO MOVED. SECOND. THE FEES AREN'T ATTACHED TO THIS. YES THEY ARE. THEY WERE IN THE EMAIL. OKAY.

[00:10:03]

BUT WE THE BOARD HAD SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T NEED IT FOR THE COPY THAT YOU HAVE HERE. OKAY.

YOU NEED THE ATTACHMENTS. THANK YOU. BUT IT WAS IN THE EMAIL IS THERE FRANK, DID YOU OFFER THE MOTION? YEAH. AND I SEEN A SECOND, I JUST DIDN'T. OH, OKAY. GOTCHA. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR I.

[4.12.Contract for Narcotics, between the Town of Hamburg and ECMC, for the Town of Hamburg EMS ]

CONTRACT FOR NARCOTICS BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND ACMC FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. EMS. WHEREAS TOWN OF HAMBURG EMS IS CURRENTLY FOLLOWING THE PROCESS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN APPROVAL TO DISPENSE NARCOTICS ON THEIR AMBULANCES. AND WHEREAS AN INITIAL STEP IN THE PROCESS REQUIRES A PHARMACY AGREEMENT WITH ECMC PHARMACY AND RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES SUPERVISOR LORENZ, FOLLOWING LEGAL REVIEW, TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT ONCE NECESSARY CONDITIONS ARE MET, INCLUDING A SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF AN OPERATIONAL PLAN APPROVED BY ECMC AND OBTAINING A LICENSE TO DISPENSE NARCOTICS. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE.

[4.13.Public/Staff GIS Web Hosting Service ]

PUBLIC STAFF GIS WEB HOSTING SERVICE. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG UTILIZES A GIS SYSTEM FOR THE PUBLIC AND STAFF TO UTILIZE AND BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE PROPOSAL FROM WENDEL COMPANIES FOR THE ANNUAL PUBLIC STAFF GIS APPLICATION, HOSTING IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,700 TO BE PAID OUT OF ACCOUNT, A1140 .0423.000. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THIS ANNUAL AGREEMENT PROPOSES A GIS SUPPORT AND TRAINING SERVICE TO BE BILLED SEPARATELY BASED ON, AS REQUESTED, TIME AND EXPENSE, NOT TO EXCEED $4,300 TO BE PAID OUT OF ACCOUNT. A .1440.04560001. SO MOVED SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. HAMBURG SNOWMOBILE CLUB, INC. LAND USE AGREEMENT. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF

[4.14.Hamburg Snowmobile Club, Inc. Land Use Agreement]

HAMBURG BOARD ADOPTED A RESOLUTION ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 1995 GRANTING PERMISSION TO THE HAMBURG SNOWMOBILE CLUB, INC. TO USE TOWN PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE ELECTRIC AVENUE PLAYGROUND ALONG RUSH CREEK NEAR PARKER ROAD, AND THE DEDICATED RECREATION LAND COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 65 ACRES, FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SNOWMOBILE TRAILS. AND THEY'RE NOW FOR, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE HAMBURG SNOWMOBILE CLUB, INC. SUBJECT TO THE CLUB MEETING ALL INSURANCE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE

[4.15.B&G PAF ]

ATTACHED BAG. SO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. RECEIVER OF TAXES. TOWN CLERK. RESOLVED,

[4.16.Receiver of Taxes/Town Clerk PAF ]

THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE ATTACHED PAYOFF. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. BEING WIDER AREA MOWER LEASE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN

[4.17.B&G Wide-Area Mower Lease ]

BOARD APPROVES THE PURCHASE OF ONE 1602 TURBO TERRAIN CUT COMMERCIAL WIDE AREA AREA MOWER FOR THE AMOUNT OF $66,184.68 AFTER TRADE IN, PER NEW YORK STATE LANDSCAPING GROUNDS. PC 69683 FROM DEERE AND COMPANY PURCHASES ON LEASE TO OWN BASIS WITH FOR ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF $17,995.67. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A1640 .201 TO BE TRANSFERRED TO A7141 .478, AND THE QUESTION I FORGOT, SO MOVED SECOND ON THE QUESTION. THAT'S GOT TO BE ONE GREAT MOWER, RIGHT? 66 GRAND. YOU THINK I COULD CUT MY LAWN WITH THAT? OR THE ANSWER IS NO, REALLY. AN ABSOLUTE NO. IS IT IS IT LIKE A GIANT LIKE I MEAN, WHAT IS WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE? JUST I'M MORE CURIOUS, NOT QUESTIONING IT. WHAT? PRETTY BIG. HOW WHAT'S THE HOW MANY INCHES DOES IT CUT? JUST. I'M SORRY. HOW MANY INCHES DOES IT CUT OUT OF CURIOSITY? A LOT I DON'T I DON'T OKAY. IT WILL HELP YOUR DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISH THE GRASS MOWING MORE EFFICIENTLY. YOU KNOW IT'S INTERESTING ON ON THOSE TWO THOUGH. BUT IT IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WITH AI AND ROBOTS YOU KNOW LIKE SOMETIMES I'VE SEEN YOU KNOW HOW IN THE POOLS NOW THEY HAVE VACUUM CLEANERS TO VACUUM YOUR POOL WHERE I GOT DIMENSION. I HAVE ONE TOO. RIGHT. BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO VACUUM THE POOL, BUT. AND NOW THE POOL IS BLUER AND GREENER THAN EVER, OR BLUER THAN THAT GREEN. WHATEVER. BUT IT'LL BE INTERESTING HOW THAT GOES. HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT AT ANY TRADE SHOWS OR ANYTHING? ED? NO, NO UNION ROBOTS OUT THERE. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ PROVIDED THE SECOND. SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE,

[00:15:02]

AYE. HAMBURG AND LAKESHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG

[4.18. Hamburg and Lakeshore Public Library Board of Trustees ]

TOWN BOARD WAS NOTIFIED THAT ANITA METZGAR HAS RESIGNED FROM THE HAMBURG AND LAKESHORE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31ST, 2026. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HAMBURG AND LAKESHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPOINTS MEGAN COMERFORD TO THE HAMBURG AND LAKESHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE VACATED TERM.

AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD THANKS ANITA FOR HER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, WHILE A HAMBURG AND LAKESHORE LIBRARY TRUSTEE, SO MOVED SECOND. SECOND. UNANIMOUS SECOND. YES. THANK YOU. YOU MADE IT JUST ON TIME. YEAH, I THINK IT'S. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS TAKE THE DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATIONS, MR. HOTH. AND WITH THE EDUCATION OF BEING A TEACHER, I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GOOD FIT OVER THERE. NOT TO MENTION, YOU USED TO BE THE LIAISON. NEWTON ABBOT FIRE COMPANY, INC. NEW MEMBER. RESOLVED, THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN

[4.19.Newton Abbott Fire Company, Inc. New Member ]

BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST OF THE NEWTON ABBOT FIRE COMPANY, INC. TO ADD TO THE RANKS OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL BRIAN MURPHY. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN

[4.20. Youth, Recreation, and Senior Services P.A.F. ]

FAVOR. YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS ATTACHED. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND TWO RESOLUTIONS.

[Additional Item 1]

RESOLUTIONS? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE ATTACHED TO HIRE A NEW MAINTENANCE PERSON AT THE WOODLAWN SEWER DISTRICT. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE,

[Additional Item 2]

AYE. RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE ATTACHED BAG, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WITH THE AUDITS, WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH AUDITS

[Additional Item 3]

OF CASH DISPERSE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AUDITS OF CASH DISBURSEMENT. SECOND, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY, WE'LL DO THAT, TOO. I THINK WE DID. BOTH OF THEM. OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. SO AT THIS POINT, WE'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE THAT SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. ANYBODY WANT TO TALK? OKAY. SEEING AS THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT,

[Additional Item 4]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS. GOOD EVENING FROM ENGINEERING. ALTHOUGH IT'S THE WEATHER IS NOT VERY GOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RIGHT NOW. SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT QUIET. I DID WANT TO OFFER THE FIRST OF WHAT I'M SURE WILL BE MANY UPDATES ON THE SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER. A LOT HAS BEEN GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE APPROVAL AND ORDERING OF MATERIALS AND OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR. IF THE WEATHER CONTINUES TO GO IN THE DIRECTION IT'S GOING, WHICH IS SORT OF JUST ABOVE THAT FREEZING LEVEL OR CLOSE TO IT, HE'S ACTUALLY LOOKING TO START SETTING UP THE SITE, POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS A WEEK OR TWO OUT.

SO YOU MAY START SEEING FENCING, YOU MAY START SEEING SNOW BEING PUSHED AROUND AND GENERAL SETUP OF THE SITE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND THEN I WILL UPDATE MORE AS THERE'S MORE TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. TOWN CLERK. WE JUST RECEIVED SOME GUIDANCE REGARDING POSTMARK DATES, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO TAX PAYMENTS. THE USPS HAS CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER POSTMARKING ENVELOPES AT THE LOCAL OFFICES, AND THEY ARE NOT BEING POSTMARKED UNTIL THEY ARRIVE AT A PROCESSING CENTER. SO IT IS DELAYING POSTMARKS UP TO SEVERAL DAYS. SO WE ARE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE BEST WAY, THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO ENSURE THEIR PAYMENTS ARE RECEIVED ON TIME ARE EITHER TO COME IN PERSON OR PAY ONLINE AT THIS POINT, OR PUT IT IN THE MAIL WELL AHEAD OF THE DEADLINE. YEAH, AND THEN UNCONFIRMED. IF THE HAMBURG POST OFFICE IS HAND STAMPING AT THE REQUEST OF THE FOLKS COMING IN TO DROP THEM OFF. WERE YOU ABLE TO POST THIS INFORMATION ON ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE FOR REFERENCE? NO, IT'S GOING UP THIS WEEK THOUGH. TERRIFIC. OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S IT FOR US. THANK YOU. JOSH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY, MR. SHAY, NOTHING TO REPORT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO REMIND

[00:20:11]

ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT MARCH 1ST IS COMING UP QUICKLY. THAT IS TAXABLE STATUS DATE. ALL VETERAN EXEMPTIONS, ALL SENIOR CITIZEN EXEMPTIONS. ANY EXEMPTION WHATSOEVER NEEDS TO BE IN BY MARCH 1ST. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. WE HAVE A DROP BOX LOCATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR OFFICE AND TAX OFFICE. HAS BEEN MORE THAN NICE TO BRING OVER ANY EXEMPTION FORMS THAT THEY FIND IN THE TAX BUILDING. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. FIRST JUST WANT TO SAY I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT CAMMIE'S REPORT THE NEW CENTER. AND THIS WEDNESDAY WE WILL BE HOSTING SUPERVISOR FARRELL RUNS AND COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON AT THE SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER. WE'LL HAVE COFFEE WITH THE SUPERVISOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER. SO ANYONE THAT IS LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, OPEN COMMUNICATION AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THESE FOLKS TO YOU. SO WE WILL ALSO BE INVITING ALL THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS OUR TOWN CLERK. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE'LL EVEN BRING OUT OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR SINCE HE'S SO POPULAR. BUT WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF TIMES THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MEETINGS. THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO TOWN HALL. SO WE'D LIKE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM. ARE YOU BUYING A COFFEE? WE ARE. AND DONUTS. THE OTHER NEW THING THAT WE WILL BE INTRODUCING IS A SOCIAL PLAY DATE NIGHT FOR CHILDREN AGES 2 TO 6. WE'LL BE HOSTING. SINCE A LOT OF FAMILIES REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO WITH KIDS THAT AGE, PARENTS WILL STAY, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO KIND OF BE ABLE TO GO OFF TO THE SIDE AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME SOME COFFEE OR WHATNOT AND LET THE KIDS PLAY. I LIKE THE NEW PROGRAM. THANK YOU. THANKS. MR. MAHONEY. GBS. GREAT. JUST TO UPDATE ON THE GARBAGE REFUSE AND RECYCLING. IT'S STARTING TO BE ON THE MOVE. IT'S IN THE MAIL. YOU'RE GOING TO BE GETTING SOME NOTICES ON YOUR DELIVERIES AND EVERYTHING. THE CARTS WILL BE DELIVERED BETWEEN THE END OF FEBRUARY, EARLY MARCH, AND THERE'LL BE A LARGE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER ON THIS FORM SO THAT AFTER MARCH 23RD, YOU WON'T BE RECEIVING ANY MORE OR TALKING ABOUT MAHONEY ANYMORE ABOUT THE GARBAGE, HOPEFULLY. BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING ALL THAT. THEY'LL SHOW YOU EVERYTHING THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO KNOW EACH HOUSEHOLD TO BE AUTOMATICALLY SIGNED UP. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING IF YOU'RE A CURRENT MODERN CUSTOMER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. ALSO, ONE MORE BIG POINT THAT I'VE BEEN A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, MANY PHONE CALLS ON THE TOWN OF HAMBURG DOES NOT CONTROL THE EQUIPMENT FOR MODERN DISPOSAL. THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR TOTES OR YOUR BINS, YOU'LL CALL THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. LET'S SEE, AND IT'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PICKUPS AND YOUR DISTRICTS. SO THAT'S ABOUT IT. I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO THANK YOU, BOB, FOR HANDLING 99.9% OF THE THOUSANDS OF PHONE CALLS WE HAVE RECEIVED IN MY OFFICE. THANK YOU. I THINK I ANSWERED ONE, MAYBE OR TWO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR THIS APPROVAL. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. AND THREE QUARTERS OF HAMBURG DOES HAVE YOUR CELL NUMBER. THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT.

I HAVE CONNECTED JUST TO THE OFFICE EXTENSION, OR I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT DONE ALL THAT. I FOUND THAT OUT YESTERDAY. MATT. TRAFFIC SAFETY. OKAY. WHO AM I, THE CHIEF? JUST A VERY QUICK PUBLIC SERVICE REMINDER. WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LOCK THEIR CAR DOORS. AND I THINK MORE AND MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT. HOWEVER, WE'VE HAD A FEW INSTANCES LATELY WHERE CAR DOORS HAVE BEEN LOCKED. HOWEVER, PEOPLE LEAVE VALUABLES IN PLAIN SIGHT AND THEN WINDOWS HAVE BEEN SMASHED OUT AND THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN TAKEN. SO GOOD JOB LOCKING YOUR VEHICLES.

HOWEVER, DON'T LEAVE ANY VALUABLES IN PLAIN SIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN THE MALL AREA.

THANKS, CHIEF. LEGAL. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST. GOOD EVENING. I'M JUST GOING TO START OFF BY.

[00:25:01]

I'D LIKE TO THANK MY CREW FROM HIGHWAY AND BNG FOR THE THE INCREDIBLE JOB THEY'VE BEEN DOING. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. OUR OUR TRUCKS ARE GETTING BEAT UP, BUT THEY'RE KEEPING THEM RUNNING. SO THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB JUST TO FILL YOU IN. WHAT'S GOING ON? WE BUDGETED FOR 6500 TON OF SALT. AS OF TODAY, WE'RE UP TO 7500 TON OF SALT. SO IT'S IT'S BEEN CONSUMING ON OUR GUYS AND IT'S BEEN OVERWHELMING. WE'RE AT 56 DAYS OF OVERTIME NOT SCHEDULED TIME. IT'S EXTRA, EXTRA OVERTIME. WHAT ELSE? THE GPS THAT I PUT UP AND GOT UP AND RUNNING ON OUR ON THE TOWN WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAS CUT DOWN ON PHONE CALLS, INCREDIBLY, TO MY OFFICE. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. SO INSTEAD OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING AND FACEBOOK AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOING INTO THE WEBSITE, SEEING ALL THE PLOW WAS HERE. SO THAT IS ACTUALLY WORKING SO WELL. IT'S WELL WORTH THE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.

ALSO. WE HAD AS OF TODAY, WE DID WE DID SHARED SERVICES WITH THE STATE DOT. WE WERE GETTING COMPLAINTS ON CAMP ROAD ABOUT THE OVERPASS THERE BY THE THE HOTELS THERE. SO BETWEEN US AND THE STATE DOT WE COMBINED AND WE TOOK WE TOOK MADE THE THE WALKWAY SAFE AGAIN. SO I WANT TO THANK THE STATE DOT FOR FOR HELPING US OUT. THEY DID TRAFFIC CONTROL AND WE DID EVERYTHING ELSE. SO ALSO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CPR CLASS BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND THE B AND G COMING UP HERE PROBABLY IN MARCH. SO IF IT GOES OVER WELL I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO MORE, MORE THE TOWN EMPLOYEES AND STUFF. IF YOU WANTED TO GET CPR CERTIFIED AND STUFF. SO OKAY. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. WELL ED, BEFORE YOU GO ANYWHERE, GO ANYWHERE YET BECAUSE THE WHOLE THE WHOLE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORTS, AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO EXTEND OUR THANKS TO BOTH OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS, BAG AND HIGHWAY FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS DURING THE SEASON. AND HOPEFULLY WE SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON HAS SOMETHING FURTHER ALSO. SO LEGISLATOR JOHN MILLS ASKED THAT I PRESENT THIS TO YOU. THERE'S A LETTER TO THE TOWN BOARD SINGING YOUR PRAISES, AND THEN HE HAS A PROCLAMATION FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT THANKING YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORK. THIS, THIS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE LETTER AND THEN WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE EVEN THEN. SO IT SAYS, DEAR MEMBERS OF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE TOWN'S HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT AND HIGHWAY CREW, AND FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK DURING THIS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WINTER. THROUGH FREEZING TEMPERATURES, DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW. THEY HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY DAY AND NIGHT TO KEEP OUR ROADS SAFE FOR RESIDENTS. WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT DAYS SET ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE MANY PROFESSIONS, YET THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DAY DEDICATED TO HONORING HIGHWAY CREWS. DESPITE THE ESSENTIAL AND OFTEN UNSEEN WORK THEY DO, PARTICULARLY IN HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS. I SPONSORED A PROCLAMATION FROM THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, AND I ASKED THE TOWN BOARD TO PRESENT IT TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AS A SMALL BUT MEANINGFUL WAY TO SAY THANK YOU. PLEASE KNOW THAT THEIR WORK AND SACRIFICE DO NOT GO UNNOTICED, AND IT IS SIGNED SINCERELY, JOHN JAY MILLS, MINORITY LEADER OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, DISTRICT NUMBER 11. SO, ED, PLEASE AGAIN CONVEY OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO YOUR YOUR STAFF. DID YOU WANT TO GET A PICTURE? SURE. WITH YOUR PROCLAMATION. GO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THAT. WE DON'T GET TO DO THAT OFTEN. THAT'S FROM US. NO, IT'S NOT FROM US. IT'S FROM THE LEGISLATURE. BUT. BUT WE HAVE LYNN HERE. WHO'S. AND WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF THEM. THAT'S HOW WE DO IT. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. HOLD MY HAIR. YEAH, SURE. ANYBODY ELSE HERE? WE'RE HERE. NO. COME ON. I'LL BRING IT UP HERE. HOLD ON. AMERICAN OR SWISS? THANK YOU. THANKS, THANKS. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD TOGETHER. TODAY.

YEAH OKAY. DID I, DID I MISS ANY DEPARTMENT HEAD? OKAY, THEN HOW ABOUT YOUNG ZAJAC? ANYTHING FROM THE YOUTH BOARD? THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO REPORTS FROM THE BOARD. COUNCIL MEMBER.

[00:30:06]

BUKOWSKI. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR. YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE THANKING THE THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB, ANYONE THAT HAS TO WORK OUTSIDE. I WANT TO THANK THIS FOR THIS WINTER. WHETHER YOU'RE A POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, YOU KNOW, POLICE RESPONDING TO TO CALLS OUTSIDE, IT'S DANGEROUS WITH THE SNOW AND ICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BUT ALSO ANYONE, WHETHER YOU'RE A PLUMBER, AN ELECTRICAL WORKER. I HAD SOME WORK DONE AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND PLUMBING. PEOPLE HAD TO COME AND DIG UP, YOU KNOW, DIG UP THE YARD AND IT'S JUST COLD AND JUST STANDING OUT THERE. AND THEY THEY GET UP EVERY SINGLE DAY AND THEY DO THOSE THINGS. AND THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR. SO ANYONE THAT HAS TO WORK OUTSIDE, I THINK THE BOARD WOULD, WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU TO KEEP OUR OUR TOWN RUNNING. AND SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WORKERS, I'LL SEGUE INTO THIS IS BLACK HISTORY OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH FEBRUARY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, ONE OF MY I USED TO WORK FOR A UNION FOR A LONG TIME, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE LABOR LEADERS OF ALL TIME, AND MY FATHER WAS A UNION OFFICIAL AS WELL, WAS A PHILIP RANDOLPH, WHO WAS A VERY INSPIRATIONAL LABOR LEADER. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ORGANIZING THE PULLMAN CAR WORKERS. SO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT HE REPRESENTED WOULD WERE ATTENDANTS, SUPPORTERS ON RAILROAD CARS, AND A PHILIP RANDOLPH HAD FOUGHT NOT ONLY FOR FAIR WAGES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HE REPRESENTED, BUT ALSO HE FOUGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. AND MARTIN LUTHER KING HAD DRAWN INSPIRATION FROM A PHILIP RANDOLPH, BECAUSE A PHILIP RANDOLPH HAD COME UP WITH THE IDEA OF A MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR LABOR. NOT AND NOT JUST AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE, BUT OTHER WORKERS THAT WERE PAID FAIRLY. AND HE CAME UP WITH THAT IDEA. AND DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DREW INSPIRATION FOR THAT. SO THIS BEING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE HISTORICAL FIGURES. I AM THE LIAISON FOR THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE, AND I DO DO LIKE HISTORY, AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHER EXAMPLES.

AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT THAT IS A TRUE AMERICAN HERO.

IN HONOR OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH. THANK YOU. THANKS. WELL SAID, FRANK, AND I THINK WE ALL WOULD. IF THAT WAS A RESOLUTION, WE WOULD ALL OFFER A UNANIMOUS SECOND TO BOTH OF THOSE POINTS. COUNCIL MEMBER KOZUB I'M JUST GOING TO DITTO WHAT HE SAID. I DID HAVE TO GO OUT AND GET THE MAIL ONCE OR TWICE MYSELF, BUT YOU KNOW, ANYWAYS, YES, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY. SO THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. HE SAID. ENOUGH. COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ OH YEAH. SIMILAR TO WHAT BOTH OF THEM SAID, BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND I THINK AT THE TOWN, WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF THE PROGRESS IN THIS COUNTRY SINCE IT'S BEGUN HAS, YOU KNOW, COME BECAUSE OF A LOT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE THAT. SO I WANTED TO ECHO THAT. AND THEN ALSO ON TO WHAT WE SAID ABOUT THE BUILDING'S GROUND CREW AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TAKING CARE OF TAKING CARE OF OUR TOWN. REALLY HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM. JUST GOT AN EMAIL THE OTHER DAY FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REACHED OUT TO US, IMMEDIATELY, CONNECTED HIM WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, AND ONE OF THE RARE, AT LEAST FROM ME, STARTING PEOPLE EMAILING BACK AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING THAT THEY WERE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY AND THAT THEIR CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE DO IT SO OR WHY THEY DO IT. EXCUSE ME. SO THEY SHOULD BE REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THAT. SO AND I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT TOWN. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANKS. COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON. THANK YOU. YES. SO FAR AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH GOES, YOU KNOW, WE'VE CERTAINLY COME A LONG WAY. WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO. AND BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. AND THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR GOOD WORK. I, YOU KNOW, LIVING IN HAMBURG, WE GET A LOT OF SNOW. AND AS YOU KNOW, AND I HAVE BEEN OUT IN ZERO DEGREE WEATHER, SNOW BLOWING MY DRIVEWAY ON MANY OCCASIONS. AND, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY I CAN GO IN AND WARM UP AFTER I'M DONE SNOW BLOWING. AND I'M NOT OUT THERE ALL DAY OR ALL EVENING LIKE YOU GUYS ARE. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR KEEPING OUR ROADS CLEAR. AND, AND THEN I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO JUST COME OUT, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF KEEP UPDATED ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN TOWN POLITICS AND TOWN GOVERNMENT AND ENCOURAGE ANY OF YOU, IF YOU EVER HAVE AN ISSUE, TO REACH OUT TO US. OUR EMAILS ARE ON THE ON THE TOWN WEBSITE, AND FEEL FREE ANYTIME TO TO EMAIL US OR GIVE US A CALL IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE THAT COMES UP. SO THANK YOU. WELL, AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUE SAID ALL OF THAT SO PERFECTLY THAT I WON'T ADD ON TO IT OTHER THAN TO THANK

[00:35:02]

THEM FOR FOR THEIR WORDS. AND I THINK THAT IS A THEME OF THIS GROUP HERE. AND THAT'S WHY I ENJOY WORKING WITH THEM AND WITH ALL OF YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU MAKE CHANGE TO A LOT OF THE CHANGES THAT WE MAKE, COME OUT OF COMMENTS AND THINGS THAT WE HEAR FROM FROM THE PUBLIC OR FROM THE COMMITTEES THAT WE, WE WORK WITH. AND SOMETIMES THAT CHANGE CAN BE DIFFICULT AT FIRST. AND WORKING TOGETHER, IT IT DOES WORK OUT IN THE END AND WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE STEPS FORWARD. WE'RE ABLE TO ADAPT TO CHANGE, YOU KNOW, EVOLVING CIRCUMSTANCES. I ALWAYS SAY CHANGE IS NOT BAD. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WHAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE WAS WAS WRONG. IT JUST MEANS THAT TIMES CHANGE, THINGS EVOLVE, AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE FRESH EYES ON IT AND TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE THAT BRING COMMENTS AND INFORMATION TO YOU.

AND A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE GPS THAT ED HAS BEEN UTILIZING. AND THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT HAD TO BE WORKED OUT. BUT HE FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK AND TO SERVE THE TAXPAYERS OF THE TOWN. AND THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT AND THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM HERE. BUT THEN ALSO, AS I SAID, WITH THE COMMITTEES AND WITH ALL OF YOU, AS WE APPROACH THINGS EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO I, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE PEOPLE THAT I'M WORKING WITH IN EVERY ASPECT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE DAYS AHEAD. I'LL JUST ADD HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY AND BE SAFE THERE, OUT THERE IN THIS, IN THIS COLD, COLD, SNOWY WEATHER. AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING. SO WITH THAT, I WILL OFFER A MOTION TO CLOSE TODAY'S MEETING. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? A

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Feb 09, 2026 2-09-2026 TB Meeting

Link

Social

Embed