Southtowns Record

Village Board minutes — May 4, 2026

Government
Village of Springville
Board
Village Board
Meeting
May 4, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Budget and taxes

Original document

Same meeting

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May 4, 2026
  o  A SES 1st grade will be visiting the Control Center on June 10th from 10:40 to 11:30 for a field trip.
  This will also involve the Fire and the Village Police Departments.
  o  Discussion on application process for the publicity funds that begins as of the new fiscal year, June 1,
  2026.

  Police Report
  Resolutions:
  o  Resolution to award purchase of 2026 Police Ford Utility/trade of a 2018 Police Ford Utility (SFD 9)
  effective June 1, 2026 to Delacy Ford low bidder/best value for $44,553.00. Monies are appropriated in
  2026-2027 police equipment and police reserve equipment funds. This was approved by Trustee Lipka,
  seconded by Trustee Roberts and carried with unanimous approval.
  Delacy Ford - $46553.00 /$2000 trade – $44,553.00
  Jim Shorkey Ford- $46553.00/$1000 trade – $45553.00
  McCandless Ford - $48455.00/ $500 trade – $47955.00

  For Reference NYS State Contract pricing is $47,388 for this model.

  o  Resolution to award 2026 Ford utility upfit to the lowest bidder Saia Communications fo $9814.15.
  Monies are appropriated in 2026-2027 police equipment and police reserve equipment funds. This was
  approved by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Roberts and carried with unanimous approval.
  Saia Communications - $9814.15
  Empire Emergency - $10241.53
  10-75 Emergency Vehicles - $13065.80

  o  Police Officer-in-charge Nick Budney updated the board on the following:
  o April 2026 statistics
  o  ECSO Shane Miller reported on the following:
  o April 2026 Statistics
  o Buckle up NY enforcement begins 5/18/2026.
  o The Springville community cleanup was successful.
  o There will be a bike/safety maintenance program in the summer.
  o There will be a bike/safety table at the Art Crawl.

  Fire Report
  o Todd Catalano – Natural Disaster Coordinator read the report in Marc Gentner absence. The report had
  updates for the Board on the April statistics, training and the upcoming events.

  Code Enforcement Officer – CEO John Baker reported on the following:
  o  Final inspections have been done on the Wetzl Development property and the project should be
  wrapped up by the end of July/early August.
  o  Burn ban is in effect until May 15.

  Control Center – No report this evening

OLD BUSINESS
  o  Resolution for Mayor Belscher to make an appointment of Terry Skelton (replacing Barb Lipka) to the
  Planning Board as member for the remainder of a five (5) year term which expires in 2027. Terry’s resume
  was received by Mayor Belscher on 4/19/2026. This resolution was approved by Trustee Baker, seconded
  by Trustee Roberts and carried with unanimous approval.
  o  Trustee Schuster is requesting the Village Board to appoint an alternate for the Historic Preservation
  Committee. This is an active board and resumes will be solicited for an alternate.

BILLS – Bills, as examined by members of the Board of Trustees, were approved for payment in accordance with Abstracts # 325-
337 of 2025/2026 total of $203,761.80 for the General, Water/Sewer, Electric, Trust and Agency Funds by motion of Trustee
Schuster, seconded by Trustee Roberts and carried with unanimous approval.

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