Village Board minutes — May 27, 2026 (Year End) (full text)

MAY 27, 2026 The Year-End Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hamburg was called to order by Mayor Thomas P. Tallman at 8:04 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2025 at the Village Hall, 100 Main Street, Hamburg, New York. PRESENT: Thomas P. Tallman Mayor Jeff Davis Trustee Holly Park Trustee Jason Cozza Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer Excused: Paul Gaughan Deputy Mayor Laura Hackathorn Trustee TRUSTEE MOTIONS: 1. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to increase H01.2401 Interest Earnings- CHIPS and H01.9901.0902 Transfer to Other Funds in the approximate amount of $1,064.54 which is the amount of interest earned on the Chips Capital Projects in 2025-2026 to go into the General Fund. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 2. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to increase H13.2401 Interest Earnings- Legion Field Capital Project and H13.9901.0902 Transfer to Other Funds in the approximate amount of $825.83 which is the amount of interest earned on the Legion Field Capital Project in 2025-2026 to go into the project itself. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 3. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to increase H16.2401 Interest Earnings- Healthy Neighborhood Capital Project Phase 2 and H16.9901.0902 Transfer to Other Funds in the approximate amount of $379.27 which is the amount of interest earned on the Healthy Neighborhood Capital Project Phase 2 in 2025-2026 to go into the General Fund. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 4. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to increase H17.2401 Interest Earnings-Pool Rehab and H17.9901.0902 Transfer to Other Funds in the approximate amount of $2.34 which is the amount of interest earned on the Pool Rehab in 2025-2026 to go into the General Fund. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 5. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to increase H52.2401 Interest Earnings- Water System Rehab. Capital Project and H52.9901.0902 Transfer to Other Funds in the approximate amount of $37,194.25 which is the amount of interest earned on Water System Rehab Capital Project in 2025-2026 to go into the Debt Service Reserve A.884. 125

MAY 27, 2026 AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 6. MOTION by Trustee Park, seconded by Trustee Davis, to increase H58.2401 Interest Earnings- Community Center Patio and H58.9901.0902 Transfer to Other Funds in the approximate amount of $74.80 which is the amount of interest earned on the Community Center Patio in 2025-2026 to go into the project itself. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 7. MOTION by Trustee Park, seconded by Trustee Davis, to increase H59.2401 Interest Earnings-DPW Facility Improvements and H59.9901.0902 Transfer to Other Funds in the approximate amount of $6,505.78 which is the amount of interest earned on the DPW Facility Improvements in 2025-2026 to go into the project itself. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 8. MOTION by Trustee Park, seconded by Trustee Davis, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $119,200 from A.1990.400 Contingency to the following accounts: A.1325.402 Other Expense $1,500 A.1325.460 Postage $100 A.1450.400 Contractual $50 A.1490.420 Utilities $4,500 A.1620.200 Equipment $1,700 A.1620.420 Utilities $10,500 A.1640.401 Building Maintenance $1,100 A.1950.461 Tax Refunds $150 A.1989.442 Legals & Classifieds $1,000 A.3410.410 Supplies $10 A.3410.420 Utilities $10,000 A.5110.200 Equipment – Snow Removal $7,500 A.5110.250 Street Sweeper $150 A.5110.403 Building Supplies $3,500 A.5110.404 Uniforms $2,000 A.5110.419 Salt $10,000 A.5110.421 Street Lighting $17,500 A.5110.446 Storm Sewer $20,000 A.7110.446 Maintenance $4,000 A.7140.400 Contractual $600 A.7150.402 Other Expense $2,000 A.7150.420 Utilities $8,500 A.7310.410 Supplies $40 A.7310.420 Utilities $6,000 A.7620.402 Other Expense $800 A.7620.420 Utilities $2,000 126

MAY 27, 2026 A.8090.400 Contractual $250 A.8160.420 Utilities $250 A.9040.802 Workers’ Compensation $500 A.9050.803 Unemployment Insurance $3,000 AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 9. MOTION by Trustee Park, seconded by Trustee Davis, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $120,000 from A.9060.804 Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance to the following accounts: A.1640.100 Personnel Services $14,000 A.3120.100 Personnel Services $71,000 A.7310.402 Other Expense $25,000 A.9030.801 Social Security $10,000 AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 10. MOTION by Trustee Park, seconded by Trustee Davis, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $20,000 from A.8160.441 Landfill to A.8160.100 Personnel Services. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 11. MOTION by Trustee Park, seconded by Trustee Davis, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $23,000 from A.1325.100 Personnel Services to A.5110.100 Personnel Services. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 12. MOTION by Trustee Park, seconded by Trustee Davis, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $40,000 from A.5110.411 Asphalt to H59 DPW Facility Improvements these funds shall be utilized toward the construction of the cold storage building. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 13. MOTION by Trustee Park, seconded by Trustee Davis, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $15,000 from A.5110.464 Waterline Repairs to H59 DPW Facility Improvements these funds shall be utilized toward the construction of the cold storage building. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 127

MAY 27, 2026 14. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $10,000 to A.878 Municipal Facilities Reserve to support repairs to the roof at Village Hall from the following accounts: A.1620.401 Building Maintenance $5,100 A.1620.402 Other Expense $3,900 A.1620.403 Building Supplies $1,000 AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 15. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $22,500 to A.3410.401 Building Maintenance from the following accounts. A.1010.451 Consultant $19,000 A.5110.407 Rain & Safety Gear $3,500 AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 16. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $5,500 from A.1110.100 Personal Services to the following accounts: A.1640.418 Repair Parts $1,000 A.1640.420 Utilities $4,500 AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 17. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $5,000 from A.3140.250 Other Equipment to A.878 HVFD Equipment Reserve to support future purchases. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 18. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $7,000 from A.7150.100 Personnel Services to A.878 Pool Reserve to support future purchases. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 19. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to authorize a budget amendment to transfer $10,000 from A.7310.100 Personnel Services to A.878 Parks & Playground Reserve to support future playground replacements. 128

MAY 27, 2026 AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 20. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Park, to transfer $11,266.50 from A.0878 Recreation Reserve to A.7310.443 Building Maintenance for the repair and painting of the Youth Center. This is for the second and last transfer that is part of an Erie County grant for exterior painting at the Youth Center. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED Sealed bids for a DPW Equipment and Vehicle Storage Building were received on notice published in The SUN on April 24, 2026. The bids were publicly opened in the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, Village Hall, 100 Main Street, Hamburg, NY on May 20, 2026 by David Britton, President of Engineering at Nussbaumer & Clark, Inc., Christopher Freese, Senior Associate/Construction Services Manager at Nussbaumer & Clarke, Inc. and Village Administrator Jason Cozza. The results of each bid follows: The State Group $ 807,064.00 Hayes Construction Services $ 845,100.00 Picone Construction Corp. $ 887,000.00 Sicoli Construction Services $ 1,005,000.00 E & R General Construction, Inc. $ 1,063,000.00 21. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to award the contract to The State Group, 100 Stadtman Street, Buffalo, NY 14206 at their low bid price of $807,064.00, contingent upon review and approval by the Village Attorney. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 22. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded by Trustee Park, to hold a public hearing on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at Hamburg Village Hall, 100 Main Street, Hamburg, NY to take and hear comments with regard to the abandonment/discontinuance of a portion of Haviland Place, located at the western end of Haviland where it is a dead end, as shown on the survey and property description. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 23. MOTION by Trustee Davis, seconded Trustee Park, to hold a public hearing on June 15, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at Hamburg Village Hall, 100 Main Street, Hamburg, NY regarding Local Law No. 3 of 2026, amending Chapter 182 Property Maintenance, Article I Removal of Weeds, Brush and Debris of the Code of the Village of Hamburg. AYES: Three NAYS: None CARRIED 129

MAY 27, 2026 The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Jason T. Cozza Jason T. Cozza Village Administrator 130