Southtowns Record

Minutes(Jan 8th Org. Mtg.)

Government
Town of Concord
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Jan 8, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Zoning and land use

Original document

Same meeting

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Page 6
January 8, 2026

  Motion by Council Member Zittel, seconded by Council Member
Krzemien, to approve the appointments a-y. Council Members Drake, Zittel, Krzemien
& Kassel; Supervisor Drozd, voting aye. Carried.

  a) Tax Collector – Laura Safford
  b) Registrar – Laura Safford
  c) Code Enforcement Officers – Thomas Roberts and Kevin Manchester
  d) Town Attorney – Brian F. Attea
  e) Deputy Town Attorney – Kevin R. Rautenstrauch
  f) Town Prosecutor – Kevin R. Rautenstrauch
  g) Deputy Town Prosecutor – Brian F. Attea
  h) Special Counsel – Hodgson Russ and Attea & Attea
  i) Park & Cemetery Superintendent – Larry K. Heim
  j) Bingo Inspector – James M. Krezmien
  k) Planning Board Chairman – Joseph Edbauer
  l) Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman – Edwin Heary
  m) Dog Control Officer – Amanda Bowen
  n) Assistant Dog Control Officer – Cory Bowen
  o) Alternate Dog Control Officer –Reuben Bugenhagen
  p) Court Officers/Constables – Timothy J. Chase and Kimberly A. Scurr
  q) CPA – Drescher & Malecki, LLP
  r) Consultant for Zoning – Ronald Bennett and Hodgson Russ
  s) Coordinator for American Disability Act – Kimberly S. Krzemien
  t) Freedom of Information Officer – Laura Safford
  u) Natural Disaster Services Coordinator – Michael Willibey
  v) Deputy Natural Disaster Services Coordinator – Philip Drozd
  w) Discrimination/Harassment Committee – Philip Drozd and Clyde M. Drake
  x) Recreation Specialist – Senior Center – Holly Hunt
  y) Concord Van Coordinator – Holly Hunt

3.  Appointment by Town Clerk:

  a) Deputy Town Clerk, Deputy Tax Collector – Michelle D. Dell

4.  Appointment by Town Highway Superintendent – Deputy Highway
  Superintendent Shawn Cramer

5.  Appointments by Town Justices:
  a) Court Clerk – Alicia Beaudette and Jean Kwasnik

6.  Depositories for Town funds - M&T Bank, Cattaraugus County Bank, Citizens
  Bank, Chase, Community Bank, and NYCLASS

7..  Official Paper - Springville Journal

8.  Meal allowance for Jurors - $15.00 lunch and $20.00 dinner

9.  Sick leave for employees - 12 days per year, 160 days maximum

10.  Personal leave days - 3 days per year

11.  Comp Time – Maximum of 60 hrs. total accumulation per year.

12.  Paid Holidays - New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day,
  ½ day Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day,
  Indigenous People’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Veterans Day, ½ day Christmas Eve
  Day, Christmas Day, ½ day New Year’s Eve Day.

13.  Mileage reimbursement - IRS rate as of 1/1/26  $.72.5 per mile

14.  Meal allowance - $40.00 regular  NY City - $75.00 per day

15.  Tool purchase - Highway Superintendent $2,000.00 without permission

16.  Delegate and Alternative for Association of Town Meetings:
  Supervisor Philip Drozd and Alternate Clyde M. Drake