Southtowns Record

TBA01.26.2026packet

Government
Town of West Seneca
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Jan 26, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Posted by publisher
Jan 23, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Water, sewer and drainage, Budget and taxes, Public safety, Parks and recreation, Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight, Housing

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WEST SENECA COURT ROOM  DRAFT  TOWN BOARD PROCEEDINGS
1250 Union Road  2026 Organizational Meeting
West Seneca, NY 14224  January 12, 2026

Ayes: 5  Noes: 0  Abstain: 0  Motion Carried

45. Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Sherman, that the Town funds be
deposited in the West Seneca Offices of the following banks, effective January 1, 2026:

M&T Trust Co. - Operating, Trust & Agency, Payroll, Workers Compensation, P & A, General
Investment, Reserves Account.
NBT Bank - Operating, Trust & Agency
J.P. Morgan Chase - Operating, Capital

Ayes: 5  Noes: 0  Abstain: 0  Motion Carried

46. Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Sherman, that the Town Board does
hereby authorize all funds of the Construction and Improvement Account to be maintained by a
consolidated bank account, but that the Town continues to maintain a separate Improvement
Account at all times, as recommended by the State Auditors.

Ayes: 5  Noes: 0  Abstain: 0  Motion Carried

47. Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Sherman, that the Town Board
approves the blanket purchase order for utilities for the 2026 fiscal year:

Telephone: $102,790 - Spectrum, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Fios
Electricity: $807,016 - NYSEG, National Grid
Gas: $113,149 - National Fuel
Water: $171,000 - Erie County Water Authority

Ayes: 5  Noes: 0  Abstain: 0  Motion Carried

48. Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Sherman, that the Town Board of
the Town of West Seneca, pursuant to §25 of the Town Law and §11(2) of the Public Officers Law,
hereby approves the execution of a public employee's blanket bond , covering the Supervisor,
Deputy Supervisor, Town Board, Town Clerk, Receiver of Taxes and Assessments, Collector,
Superintendent of Highways, Director of Finance and two Town Justices for the sum of $100,000 and
be it further resolved that the undertaking shall be effective within thirty (30) days after
commencement of the term on January 1, 2026.

Ayes: 5  Noes: 0  Abstain: 0  Motion Carried

49. Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Sherman, that the West Seneca
Bee be designated as the Official Newspaper, and that the Buffalo News be used at the discretion of
the Town Clerk.

Ayes: 5  Noes: 0  Abstain: 0  Motion Carried

50. Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Sherman, that the following titles of
Town Department Heads, elected or appointed officials, and certain other full-time employees not

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