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SUPPORT INCREASED AID TO MUNICIPALITIES AND STRENGTHENING NEW YORK’S STATE-LOCAL PARTNERSHIP WHEREAS, Governor Kathy Hochul released her 30-day amendments to the Executive Budget, which include an additional $100 million in Temporary Municipal Assistance (TMA) to be allocated in the same manner as in the past two years; and WHEREAS, these additional investments reflect a recognition that New York’s strength begins in its cities, villages, and towns, and that a strong state-local partnership is essential to delivering the services, infrastructure, public safety, and quality of life that residents expect and deserve; and WHEREAS, local governments across New York continue to face mounting fiscal pressures driven by inflation, increased service demands, infrastructure needs, and rising operational costs, while striving to provide relief to taxpayers amid a rising cost of living; and WHEREAS, NYCOM Executive Director Barbara Van Epps, along with mayors from across the State, testified at the Local Government Joint Budget Hearing in Albany, advocating for increased unrestricted aid and a strengthened state-local partnership; and WHEREAS, the additional $100 million in TMA will offer meaningful assistance to many municipalities statewide, helping to address fiscal challenges and maintain essential services for residents; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Angola applauds Governor Hochul for recognizing the importance of investing in local governments and for reaffirming her commitment to strengthening New York’s cities and villages; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village of Angola urges the New York State Legislature to include, at a minimum, this additional $100 million in Temporary Municipal Assistance in the adopted state budget; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village of Angola calls upon the Governor and the State Legislature to develop a more permanent and predictable solution for unrestricted municipal aid to ensure long-term fiscal stability for New York’s local governments; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the Temporary President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the members of the State Legislature representing the Village of Angola. ‘Trustee Dybowski, Trustee Stonitsch, Trustee Dybdahl, Trustee Ludwig and Mayor Whelan said AYE. AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF AN AMBULANCE FOR USE BY THE VILLAGE; STATING THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST THEREOF IS $360,000; APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR; AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $360,000 IN SERIAL BONDS OF THE VILLAGE TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) the Village of Angola, Erie County, New York (the “Village”) proposes to authorize the issuance of $360,000 in serial bonds of the Village to finance the purchase of an ambulance for use by the Village, including any preliminary and incidental costs related thereto (the “Project”), at an estimated costs of $360,000; and WHEREAS, the Board now wishes to appropriate funds for the Project and to authorize the issuance of the Village’s serial bonds and bond anticipation notes to be issued to finance the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Angola, Erie County, New York (by the favorable vote of not less than two-thirds of all the members of such body), as follows: