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August 10, 2026 VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT o Paul Weiss reported there will be an executive session tonight to discuss personnel matters, court updates and tax assessment review. TRUSTEE NOTES & PROJECT REPORTS Trustee Schuster o Participated in the 5K Children’s League run; she is thankful to have this learning center in the Village. o Positive press for Center for the Arts – M&T and Buffalo Business First will have articles. o There will be an article in the Journal regarding the new Main Street lights. o Dog warden, Amanda Borden, posted about a dog that was dumped on the outskirts of the Village and was seized, there is a 5-day minimum hold. There needs to be a discussion between the Village, Town and possibly the animal hospital to help take care of these dogs until placement is found. Trustee Lipka o Will bring up Trustee Schuster’s concern regarding lost animals at the next Town meeting. o Attended many of the Thursday Night Concert series and it is going well. Thankful to Duane Boberg for arranging the wide array of music this year. o There is a Planning Board meeting the last Tuesday of the month – August 25. o Happy 92nd birthday to Wes Joslin. o Food Distribution will be on August 21 at the Senior Center. Trustee Roberts o No report this evening Trustee Baker o Question to Duane Boberg regarding the crosswalks that are wearing out, they are dangerous and something needs to be done. Duane will get the crosswalks on the Village roads redone. Mayor Belscher o No report this evening TREE COMMITTEE REPORT - None PUBLIC COMMENT o Audra Towsley from 21 Mill Street addressed the Board concerning her interaction with the court personnel regarding a clerical error. This will be added for discussion at the Executive Session tonight. o Martin Golabek from 190 East Hill Run, complimented the Board for a well-run meeting tonight. He also wants the Village to make sure all the PDF documents are ADA compliant to avoid legal issues. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Motion was made to adjourn to Executive Session at 8:18 by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Roberts and carried with unanimous approval to discuss personnel matters, court updates and tax assessment review strategy. There will be a vote taken when return to regular session. Motion made to re-enter Regular Session at 10:22 pm by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Roberts and carried with unanimous approval. Upon return from Executive Session to Regular Session a vote for a resolution took place: Motion for consideration of prosecutor raise of $6,000 annually with discretion given to clerk on appropriation of funds was made by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Roberts. This motion did not pass: Mayor Belscher Aye Trustee Baker Nay Trustee Lipka Nay Trustee Roberts Nay Trustee Schuster Nay The motion to give prosecutor $6,000 raise failed (1 in favor; 4 against). P a g e 13 | 14