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14th Town Board Meeting 07/15/2026 Page 12 court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof. B. Effective date This local law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law. Town Clerk William Even called for a roll call vote: Supervisor Liberti Aye Councilmember Mariano Aye Councilmember Mombrea Aye Councilmember Honer Aye Councilmember Bennett Aye The resolution was unanimously adopted. PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Local Law #03-2026 Ethics Ordinance Update At 7:18PM (local time) Supervisor Liberti called for the Public Hearing to hear all interested parties regarding the proposed Local Law 03-2026 Ethics Ordinance Update. Affidavits of Publication and Posting of the Legal Notice of the Public Hearing were presented, and read aloud, and filed with the Town Board by the Town Clerk. Supervisor Liberti asked if anyone is interested in speaking or making a comment. No one came forward to speak regarding proposed Local Law 03-2026. 6) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY SUPERVISOR LIBERTI, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HONER, TO WIT: RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby close the Public Hearing for proposed Local Law #03-2026 Ethics Ordinance Update at 7:20PM. The resolution was unanimously adopted. 7) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY SUPERVISOR LIBERTI, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOMBREA, TO WIT: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Orchard Park and the Ethics Board of the Town of Orchard Park are committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in municipal governance, and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Orchard Park and the Ethics Board of the Town of Orchard Park have proposed updates to Article 12 Ethics Code of the Town of Orchard Park to establish the existence of alternate members to the Ethics Board to ensure a quorum exists for regular and special meetings, to clarify certain ambiguities, and to provide specificity to the procedures for investigations and standards of conduct for Town Officers and Employees, and WHEREAS, due and timely notice of the amendments having been given, and a public hearing relating to the matter of Local Law #03-2026 was conducted on July 15, 2026, at a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Orchard Park, at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity to speak, and