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AUGUST 17, 2026 The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hamburg was called to order by Mayor Thomas P. Tallman at 7:10 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 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 Richard Schara Police Chief Jacie Schmid Recreation Leader Excused: Joshua Haeick Recreation Supervisor 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, August 3, 2026. AYES: Five NAYS: None CARRIED PUBLIC EXPRESSION: Katherine Mohen, 101 S. Lake Street, said she moved to the village 10 years ago and thinks it is a great place to raise kids. However, she is upset and concerned about the flock /surveillance cameras in the parks. She feels that a lot more people know what going on now with regard to surveillance cameras in the county and she wanted to make a couple of points to the Board. 1) Ms. Mohen said she feels that this is a violation of constitutional rights when children are being surveilled. They are just trying to grow and do not need to be surveilled in the parks. She said the camera are linked to cloud servers that have nothing to do with the village. 2) Ms. Mohen also asked what happens to the data when it goes out. She feels that we need better solutions to protecting the community besides cameras. She noted we are talking about public parks, not private spaces, where kids go and are treated like criminals. She wanted to know if other alternatives had been considered like human policing. CORRESPONDENCE: None this evening. TRUSTEE MOTIONS: 2. MOTION by Trustee Hackathorn, seconded by Trustee Davis to transfer $115.00 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 July 2026. AYES: Five NAYS: None CARRIED 3. MOTION by Trustee Hackathorn, seconded by Trustee Davis, to authorize Mayor Thomas P. Tallman to execute an annual agreement between the Village of Hamburg and Municipal Solutions, Inc. for General Financial Services related to the Village's short and long-term borrowing. 29