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Town Board Organizational Meeting January 7, 2026 1 The Organizational 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 14127, on the 7th day of January 2026 at 7:40 PM (local time), the advertised time, and there were: PRESENT AT ROLL CALL: Joseph Liberti Supervisor Scott Honer Councilmember Julia Mombrea Councilmember John Mariano Councilmember Greg Bennett Councilmember William Even Town Clerk Timothy D. Gallagher Town Attorney Tom Minor Building Inspector Gregory Sheppard Interim Chief of Police Andrew Slotman Highway Superintendent Wayne Bieler Town Engineer Excused Kristin Welch Director of Recreation Excused Maria Galley Director of Sr. Services Supervisor Joe Liberti gave the Invocation for tonight’s Organizational Meeting. Supervisor Joe 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 COUNCILMEMBER MARIANO, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOMBREA, TO WIT: WHEREAS, Public Officer Law, Section 11- 2 provides that in lieu of any additional undertaking, as required by law, the Town Board may approve the procurement of a blanket undertaking from any duly authorized corporate surety covering the officers, clerks, and employees of the Town, and WHEREAS, such blanket undertaking must be approved as to form, manner of execution, and sufficiency of surety by the Town Board, and filed in the same manner as individual undertakings, and WHEREAS, Section 11-2 provides that such blanket undertaking must indemnify against losses caused by the failure of the officer or employee to faithfully perform their duties, or by their fraudulent or dishonest acts. NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the Supervisor is hereby authorized and directed to procure a blanket undertaking for all town officers and employees for the amount of $100,000 per official or employee, the cost of which blanket undertaking shall be a town charge; and be it further RESOLVED, that upon execution of the blanket undertaking, said undertaking shall immediately be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Orchard Park, New York. The resolution was unanimously adopted.