Southtowns Record

Village Board minutes — March 16, 2026

Government
Village of Hamburg
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Mar 16, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Parks and recreation, Public safety, Budget and taxes

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MARCH 16, 2026

  The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hamburg was called to order by
Mayor Thomas P. Tallman at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026 at the Village Hall, 100 Main Street,
Hamburg, New York.

  PRESENT:  Thomas P. Tallman  Mayor
  Paul Gaughan  Deputy Mayor
  Laura Hackathorn  Trustee
  Holly Park  Trustee
  Jeff Davis  Trustee
  Edward J. Murphy, III  Village Attorney
  Jason Cozza  Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
  Mary McKee  Deputy Clerk
  Marc Shuttleworth  Supt. of Public Works
  Matt Cullen  Police Captain
  Jacie Schmid  Recreation Leader
  Excused:  Joshua Haeick  Recreation Supervisor
  Richard Schara  Police Chief

1.  MOTION by Trustee Hackathorn, seconded by Trustee Davis, to approve the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees held on Monday March 2, 2026.

AYES: Five
NAYS: None
CARRIED

PUBLIC EXPRESSION: None this evening.

CORRESPONDENCE: None this evening.

TRUSTEE MOTIONS:
2.  MOTION by Trustee Hackathorn, seconded by Trustee Davis, to transfer $45.00 from A.2770
Miscellaneous Revenue into the Police Equipment Reserve A.0878. This money was collected by the Police
Department for copy fees and charges in Feb 2026.

AYES: Five
NAYS: None
CARRIED

3.  MOTION by Trustee Hackathorn, seconded by Trustee Davis, to amend the budget by reducing
A.3003 County Aid in the amount of $90,000 and increasing A.3005 Mortgage Tax in the amount of
$90,000. This rectifies a clerical error in the 2025-2026 Budget.

AYES: Five
NAYS: None
CARRIED

4.  MOTION by Trustee Hackathorn, seconded by Trustee Davis, to adopt the Budget for Fiscal Year
June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. The General Fund tax rate for the Village of Hamburg is set at $24.78
per thousand dollars of assessed value. The Capital Improvement Program will expend $8,226,307 in the
2026-2027 fiscal year.
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