Southtowns Record

Town Board minutes — August 19, 2026

Government
Town of Orchard Park
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Aug 19, 2026
Posted by publisher
Sep 29, 2026
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Minutes
Topics
Zoning and land use, Budget and taxes, Energy and data center siting, Public safety, Moratoriums

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Text · page 10 of 13

16th Town Board Meeting  08/19/2026  Page 10

  • No outside storage or display is permitted.
  • The Landscape Plan, received 6/04/24, was approved with the Total Green Space meeting the
  Town requirement of 20%. In accordance with Section 144-44(c)(1)(a)(2) a Certified Check
  amounting to 50% of the $16,175.00 Landscaping Estimate Value shall be deposited with the
  Town Clerk. ($8,087.50) Conservation Board approval was granted on 5/2/23.
  • Any future dumpsters shall be screened, in accordance with Section 144-25 of the Town Code.
  • The applicant is to provide the Town of Orchard Park Assessor with an “independent”
  appraisal for the completed project by a Certified Commercial Appraiser
  • Engineering Approval was granted on 12/11/24.

  2. The Area Variance granted 2/21/23 has expired, and a request for extension thereof will be
  heard by the ZBA on 8/18/26. This is contingent upon the ZBA granting approval.
  3. Required fees will be paid prior to a Building Permit being issued.

  The resolution was unanimously adopted.

New Business #13 Approve pay rate increases of the part-time Public Safety Dispatchers.

17) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARIANO, WHO
MOVED ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BENNETT, TO WIT:

WHEREAS, the Town would like to adjust pay rates of the part-time Public Safety dispatchers,

NOW, THEREFORE be it

RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes a 3% increase (not to exceed $34.58 per hour) to part-
time Public Safety Dispatchers effective August 17, 2026. This will exclude new hires in 2026.

  The resolution was duly adopted.
On the question: Councilmember Mariano stated that this resolution supersedes previous pay scales.
Councilmember Honer recused himself from the vote as he has a family connection to the Police
Department.

New Business #14 Approve Budget Transfers within the 2026 Town Budget

18) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOMBREA, WHO
MOVED ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARIANO, TO WIT:

WHEREAS, the Town of Orchard Park performed budget monitoring as of June 30, 2026; and

WHEREAS, certain appropriation accounts were noted to need adjustments to allow for the appropriate
spending of accounts; and

WHEREAS, the funding for these adjusted appropriations is available within other appropriation accounts
in the Town’s 2026 Budget;

NOW, THEREFORE be it

RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the following transfers within the Town’s 2026
Budget: