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SEPTEMBER 8, 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 Tuesday, September 8, 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 Joshua Haeick Recreation Supervisor ** PUBLIC HEARING RE: LOCAL LAW #4 OF 2026 TO AMEND CHAPTER 161 MOBILE FOOD VENDING ** Mayor Tallman opened the public hearing at 7:01 p.m. The Deputy Clerk read the legal notice. The Mayor asked 3 times if anyone wanted to speak in favor of the proposed Local Law #4. He also asked 3 times if anyone wanted to speak against the proposed local law or if there was any correspondence received regarding this matter. There was no correspondence received. Hearing nothing further, the public hearing was closed at 7:03 p.m. ** PUBLIC HEARING RE: LOCAL LAW #5 OF 2026 TO AMEND CHAPTER 250 ZONING ** Mayor Tallman opened the public hearing at 7:03 p.m. The Deputy Clerk read the legal notice. The Mayor asked 3 times if anyone wanted to speak in favor of the proposed Local Law #5. He also asked 3 times if anyone wanted to speak against the proposed local law or if there was any correspondence received regarding this matter. There was no correspondence received. Hearing nothing further, the public hearing was closed at 7:05 p.m. 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 17, 2026 and the Special Meeting of August 31, 2026. AYES: Five NAYS: None CARRIED PUBLIC EXPRESSION: Brett Shufelt, 167 Charlotte Avenue, loves living in the village, but is very concerned about the Flock cameras and plate readers that are being used. Mr. Shufelt specifically feels they are a violation of 4th amendment rights, where people’s movements are being tracked without being accused of a crime. They track where people go to work, go to church, etc., and he feels that all of that data can be used for other purposes. Mr. Shufelt also cited some statistics that he felt showed the cameras did not make a substantial enough difference ensuring public safety to sacrifice our rights. He also noted several cases where people were wrongly identified as having been involved in crimes. Mr. Shufelt feels 37