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TB Meeting, January 8, 2026 REORGANZIATIONAL & REGULAR TOWN MEETING Colden Town Hall – 6:00 pm Page 4 RESOLVED THAT Ronald Bennett ESQ. and Joel Kurtzhalts Esq. be appointed contractually as Attorney for the Town in accordance with Section 20 (2) (b) to serve as needed throughout the year of 2026 at a flat fee of $12,000.00 for general municipal legal services and $195.00 per hour for court municipal litigation. One (1) year term ending December 31, 2026. RESOLVED THAT Brian Attea be appointed as Town Prosecutor at a rate of $120.00 per hour. Ryan F. McCann Esq. be appointed to Deputy Town Prosecutor at $120.00 per hour. RESOLVED THAT Steven Lehman be appointed as Constable with the rank of Sergeant and Paul Sobkowiak be appointed as Constable to the Justices for the year 2026. All constables to serve with compensation of $24.57 an hour to be paid bi-weekly. RESOLVED THAT Mark Adamchick be the Certified Public Accountant for the Town of Colden for the year 2026 a flat fee of $7,850.00 for AUD and Budget preparations and $85.00 per hour for auditing books quarterly. RESOLVED THAT Nussbaumer & Clark Engineers and Surveyors be the Engineers for the year of 2026. RESOLVED THAT Town Clerk Deborah Jusiak be appointed as Highway Account Clerk Typist. RESOLVED THAT Dawn Martin be retained as the town assessor at the rate of $21,500.00 per year. RESOLVED THAT Town Clerk Deborah Jusiak appoints Crystal Barrett as Deputy Town Clerk at a salary of $38,517.00. RESOLVED THAT Supervisor DePasquale appoints Tammy Nuttle as Secretary/bookkeeper to the Supervisor at a salary of $38,517.00. RESOLVED THAT Michelle Zak be appointed as Dog Control/Dog Census Officer with a salary of $12,538.00 yearly to be paid bi-weekly. The DCO shall assume responsibility for preparing a monthly report to the Town Board on duties performed with full details according to town code. DCO shall submit and maintained an accurate town wide dog census through the year 2026. RESOLVED THAT the DCO be authorized to accept and obtain all information and certificates pertaining to the licensing of a canine to release a seized canine to the owner outside of regular business hours. All information and certificates collected will be turned over to the Town Clerk on the next regular business day for processing.