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8th Town Board Meeting 04/15/2026 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 15th day of April 2026 at 7:09 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 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 1, 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. ** Arbor Day Proclamation 2026** was read as follows: WHEREAS, in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees; and WHEREAS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska; and WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce life-giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife, and WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires and countless other wood products; and WHEREAS, trees in our town increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and