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THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH COLLINS WAS HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 8TH 2026, AT 6:00 PM IN THE NORTH COLLINS TOWN HALL, 10569 MAIN STREET, NORTH COLLINS, NEW YORK.PRIVATE PRESENT: Supervisor John Tobia Councilmen: Ellen M. Mathis Michael Ortiz Peter Robbins Vicki Kehr Town Clerk Lynn M. DiVincenzo Town Attorney Richard Schaus Highway Supt. David J. Winter Item 1. Supervisor John Tobia called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. Item 2. Approved the May 2026 Meeting Minutes, as previously presented. Moved: Mike Ortiz Second: Peter Robbins ROLL CALL: Ayes: Tobia, Kehr, Robbins, Ortiz, and Mathis, Noes 0. Motion carried. AUDIT OF BILLS Item 3. MOVED: Mike Ortiz BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following claims, as set forth in Abstract #6 and in the amount of $227,559.86 are approved for payment by the Town Board: A#, 247,248,249,250,251,252,254,256,257,258,261,262,263,264,265,266,267,268,270,271,272,274, 275,276,277,278,279,281,283,284,285,286,287,288,289,290,291,292,293,294,295,296,297,298,307,308,309,310,311,312,313,314,316,317,320,321,322,326, B# 253,254,255,256,267,272,273,280,282,312,314,319,325,326, DA# DB# 248,259,270,299,300,301,302,303,304,305,306,312,314,315,327, SF# SR# 269, SW# 260,267,318,323,324, SECOND: Ellen Mathis ROLL CALL: Ayes: Tobia, Kehr, Robbins, Ortiz, and Mathis, Noes 0. Motion carried. Item 4. VISITORS: Item 5. HIGHWAY: Everything is good, filling, and chipping. Highway School last week was very informative. If anyone has problems with the roads, please get in touch with David Winter. Item 6. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: 17 permits: A few large houses are going up. LIBRARY: Flag is back up, and the roof is completed. HISTORIAN: None RECREATION: After-School Program is ending June 17th. Summer Recreation is closed for registration. ERIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S: Report submitted. Item 7. COUNCILMEN Kehr: SchoolHouse #8 is having Kids' Day on Sunday, June 14th, 12-4pm, an 80th-anniversary tractor pull; a Village-wide garage sale this weekend; and the Legion is having a hot dog sale. Robbins: Library Roof is completed. Ortiz: The village is planning to create their own planning board. A discussion took place. Purple Heart sings are in. Would like to put more keep off grass signs. Mike Ortiz and Ron Miller will order the welcome sign for the park. Mathis: Recreation is helping with the 250th anniversary. Party in the Park was successful. Item 8. SUPERVISOR: MOTION by Mike Ortiz, seconded by Ellen Mathis, to approve the Supervisors' Report for May 2026. Carried. 4th graders came to visit Purple Hearts signs are here Fireworks of Fricano is June 27th RESOLUTIONS: MOVED: John Tobia BE IT RESOLVED: North Collins Town Board approves budget transfer $234.00 from 1610.4 Buildings Contractual $234.00 from 1610.46 Buildings – Alessi SECONDED: Ellen Mathis ROLL CALL: Ayes: Tobia, Kehr, Robbins, Ortiz, and Mathis, Noes 0. Motion carried. Re: Library Roof MOVED: John Tobia BE IT RESOLVED: The North Collins Town Board approves a change order of $1800.00 for the dumpster usage and metal price change for the North Collins Public Library Roof bid. This is an addition to the original approved bid on October 6th, 2025, of $19,000 for the North Collins Public Library Roof bid. Total = $20,800.00 SECONDED: Peter Robbins ROLL CALL: Ayes: Tobia, Kehr, Robbins, Ortiz, and Mathis, Noes 0. Motion carried. Item 9. TOWN CLERK: June 2026 Monthly Town Clerk's Report: Total Revenues $2509.00 Dog $67.00, DEC $328.85, Marriage,$22.50 Supervisors $ 2090.65, Recreation $10,950.00. Water $361.11 Paint and Electronic Recycling on 6/27/2026 Dog Control report submitted Talked about streetlighting and how no one can get through because we don’t know whose name is on the account at National Grid. We report streetlights out, and they say they are not ours or they can’t help us because we are not on account. Early Elections start June 13th Will be putting the computer lab down at the town hall, so it can be manned during office hours. Talked about the FOIL request and what our process is. If we have to redact any information, then we charge $ .25 per page. If it's already in electronic format, then we don’t charge to email it. MOTION by Mike Ortiz, seconded by Ellen Mathis, to charge 25 cents per page for a FOIL request if it has to be redacted or copied; if we have it electronically with no redactions needed, there will be no charge. Carried. Item 10. ATTORNEY: Garbage Bid looks pretty good, just need to go over a few issues on June 9th. MOTION by Mike Ortiz, seconded by Peter Robbins, to close the regular meeting and go into executive session to discuss personnel issues and to invite Richard Schaus in at 7:05 pm. Carried MOTION by Mike Ortiz, seconded by Ellen Mathis, to close the executive session and open the regular Business meeting at 7:43 pm MOTION by Mike Ortiz, seconded by Ellen Mathis, instructing the Town Clerk to put an ad in the Penny Saver, Facebook, and our website for a Per Diem Maintenance person. Carried Item 11. ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 7:44 PM by Mike Ortiz. Second: Ellen Mathis. Carried. Respectfully Submitted By, Lynn DiVincenzo Town Clerk