Southtowns Record

Town Board minutes — May 6, 2026

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Town of Orchard Park
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Town Board
Meeting
May 6, 2026
Posted by publisher
May 22, 2026
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Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use, Public safety, Roads and traffic, Parks and recreation, Housing

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9th Town Board Meeting  05/06/2026  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 6th day of May 2026 at
7:06 PM, the meeting was called to order by Supervisor Joseph Liberti and there were:

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

  William Even  Town Clerk
  Timothy D. Gallagher  Town Attorney
  Tom Minor  Building Inspector
  Greg Sheppard  Interim 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 BENNETT, TO WIT:

RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve the Regular Meeting Minutes: April 15, 2026 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.

  *** Proclamation for the 57th Annual Professional Municipal Clerk Week ***

WHEREAS, The Office of the Professional Municipal Clerk, a time honored and vital part of local
government exists throughout the world, and

WHEREAS, The Office of the Professional Municipal Clerk is the oldest among public servants, and

WHEREAS, The Office of the Professional Municipal Clerk provides the professional link between the
citizens, the local governing bodies and agencies of government at other levels, and

WHEREAS, Professional Municipal Clerks have pledged to be ever mindful of their neutrality and
impartiality, rendering equal service to all, and

WHEREAS The Professional Municipal Clerk serves as the information center on functions of local
government and community, and

WHEREAS Professional Municipal Clerks continually strive to improve the administration of the affairs of
the Office of the Professional Municipal Clerk through participation in education programs, seminars,
workshops and the annual meetings of their state, provincial, county and international professional
organizations, and