Southtowns Record

Town Board minutes — June 17, 2026

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Town of Orchard Park
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Town Board
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Jun 17, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026
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Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation, Budget and taxes, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage

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12th Town Board Meeting  06/17/2026  Page 1

A Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Orchard Park, Erie County, New York, was held at the Orchard
Park Municipal Center, S4295 South Buffalo Street, Orchard Park, New York on the 17th day of June 2026
at 7:05 PM, the meeting was called to order by Supervisor Joseph Liberti and there were:

PRESENT AT ROLL CALL:
  Joseph Liberti  Supervisor
  Julia Mombrea  Councilmember
  Scott Honer  Councilmember
  John Mariano  Councilmember
  Excused Greg Bennett  Councilmember

  William Even  Town Clerk
  Timothy D. Gallagher  Town Attorney
  Tom Minor  Building Inspector
  Brendon O’Hara  Chief of Police
  Andrew Slotman  Highway Superintendent
  Wayne Bieler  Town Engineer

Supervisor Liberti read into the record the following: “If anyone appearing before the Town Board has a
family, financial or business relationship with any member of the Board, it is incumbent upon that person to
make it known under State Law and the Town Code of Ethics.”

1) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY SUPERVISOR LIBERTI, WHO MOVED ITS
ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARIANO, TO WIT:

RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve the Regular Meeting Minutes: June 3, 2026, and
Special Session: June 10, 2026 and be it further

RESOLVED, that the reading of these minutes be dispensed with as each member of the Town Board has
previously received copies thereof.

  The resolution was unanimously adopted.

  PUBLIC COMMENT ON OLD BUSINESS

No one came forward

Old Business #1 Authorize the release of escrow funds.

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

WHEREAS, the Town of Orchard Park established and maintained an escrow account in connection with
certain landscape-related obligations; and

WHEREAS, on November 3, 2015, the Town Board authorized the release and payment of escrow funds in
the amount of Forty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Fifty Cents ($45,855.50) to
McGard, LLC; and

WHEREAS, through administrative oversight, the authorized payment was not processed and the funds have
remained in the escrow account; and