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WEST SENECA COURT ROOM TOWN BOARD PROCEEDINGS 1250 Union Road Minutes - Meeting # 2026-02 West Seneca, NY 14224 January 26, 2026 Ayes: 5 Noes: 0 Abstain: 0 Motion Carried 4. Chief Cosgrove re Title change for Emily Floreno to full-time Public Safety Dispatcher Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Robertson, to appoint part-time Public Safety Dispatcher Emily Floreno to full time Public Safety Dispatcher, Group 7A, Step 1 at the rate of $25.74 per hour per the White Collar Union Contract effective February 2, 2026, to be paid from account line 01312000.50155. Ayes: 5 Noes: 0 Abstain: 0 Motion Carried 5. Chief Cosgrove re Status change of part-time Public Safety Dispatcher David Velasquez Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Robertson, to change the status of part- time Public Safety Dispatcher David Vasquez to part-time seasonal effective February 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026. Ayes: 5 Noes: 0 Abstain: 0 Motion Carried 6. Director of Senior Services re Status change for part-time Clerk Typist Janet Kropczynski Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Robertson, to change the status of part- time Clerk Typist Janet Kropczynski to part-time seasonal effective February 1, 2026, to be paid from account code 01762000.50138. Ayes: 5 Noes: 0 Abstain: 0 Motion Carried 7. Director of Senior Services re Appointment of Scott Cooke as part-time permanent Van Driver Motion by Supervisor Dickson, seconded by Councilmember Robertson, to appoint Scott Cooke as part-time permanent Van Driver at the rate of $16.00 per hour effective January 27, 2026, to be paid from account code 01762000.50146. Ayes: 5 Noes: 0 Abstain: 0 Motion Carried 2. FOR DISCUSSION 1. Supervisor Dickson re Discussion regarding public comment periods and open meetings issues Supervisor Dickson introduced Paul Wolf from the New York Coalition for Open Government. Mr. Wolf provided the following information: - Attorney from the Town of Amherst - Founded the New York Coalition for Open Government and was a past President - The Coalition's reports regarding open government issues have brought about changes in state law Mr. Wolf provided comments on Public Comments: - Public meetings are an important part of democracy - New York State was the last state in the country to pass an Open Meetings Law in 1976 - NYS does not mandate that the public has a right to speak at Town Board Meetings 6