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Village of Blasdell MEETING MINUTES February 18, 2026 The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order at 4:30 pm by Mayor Hefner. PRESENT: Mayor Hefner, Trustee Murphy, Trustee Fox, Trustee Drzal and Trustee Castiglia Resolved by Trustee Fox, seconded by Trustee Murphy to approve the Minutes from the January 21, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees. • Carried 5 -0 FINANCE Resolved by Trustee Drzal, seconded by Trustee Castiglia to pay the bills as audited. • Carried 5 - 0 CORRESPONDENCE Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department, Joseph W. Fox, Sr. Re: Service Award Program DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS. Village Administrator – Budget Workshop February 25, 2026 at 4:30 pm MAYORS REPORT Mayor Hefner introduced Russell D. Ward from the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Mr. Ward presented the Board of Trustees with a Purple Heart Community Plaque and 3 Purple Heart Community Signs to be placed at Village entrances. Mr. Ward stated “These signs will forever remind people that we are proud to honor our Purple Heart recipients for their service and sacrifices to protect our freedoms. The Purple Heart honors those who have been killed or wounded during wartime combat. With these Purple Heart signs, you are proudly declaring your commitment to our veterans and honoring the many brave men and women who have sacrificed for our freedoms.” Mayor Hefner thanked Mr. Ward and the Military Order of the Purple Heart for the signs and their service. TRUSTEES REPORTS TRUSTEE MURPHY Trustee Murphy reported that the Fire Department responded to 54 incidents in January and had 4 trainings with 4 members attending. TRUSTEE FOX Trustee Fox reminded people to be careful and safe as winter is still upon us and streets and sidewalks may be slippery. TRUSTEE CASTIGLIA Trustee Castiglia reported that the Hometown Heroes program has formed a DBA, Blasdell Salutes, and has opened a bank account at M&T Bank. Trustee Castiglia stated that next to come is a PO Box and final tweaking of the application. Trustee Castiglia said the Village of Blasdell DPW will put the banners up in the Spring and take down in the Fall and that the group is hopeful to gets things up and moving in 2026. TRUSTEE DRZAL Trustee Drzal reported that AMVETS 897 on Lake Avenue is sponsoring a Chili Cookoff on Saturday, February 28th and that tickets are available. Trustee Drzal was pleased to report that 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Blasdell Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen. NEW BUSINESS Resolved by Trustee Murphy, seconded by Trustee Fox to approve the 2025 Certified Volunteer Firefighter Service Award Program Points Listing as presented on January 21, 2026. • Carried 5 – 0 Resolved by Trustee Castiglia, seconded by Trustee Murphy to raise the annual fee for an extra garbage tote to $250.00 per extra tote. • Carried 5 - 0 Resolved by Trustee Fox, seconded by Trustee Drzal to approve the summer work schedule for all full-time employees. The DPW, Court and Municipal offices will be closed every Friday in July and August. • Carried 5 - 0 Resolved by Trustee Murphy, seconded by Trustee Drzal to enter into Executive Session to discuss three items: collective bargaining negotiations, prospective litigation, and negotiations pertaining to a contracted service at 4:44 pm. • Carried 5 - 0 Resolved by Mayor Hefner, seconded by Trustee Fox to return to open session at 5:39 pm. ADJOURN Regularly moved, seconded and carried to adjourn at 5:40 pm. Submitted by: ______________________________________________________ Janet L. Plarr, Deputy Treasurer