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THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH COLLINS WAS HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th ,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 January 2026 Meeting Minutes, as previously presented. Moved: Peter Robbins Second: Mike Ortiz ROLL CALL: Ayes: Robbins, Tobia, Kehr, Mathis and Ortiz. Noes 0. Motion carried. AUDIT OF BILLS Item 3. Moved: Ellen Mathis BE IT RESOLVED that the following claims, as set forth in Abstract # 2 and in the amount of $99,332.02 are approved for payment by the Town Board: A#, 28,30,31,33,34,35,36,37,39,40,42,44,45,54,56,57,58,59,60,62,63,64,66,67,68,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,79,80,81,82,83, B# 31,32,34,38,40,55,57,59,61,65,69, DA# DB# 35,44,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,75, SR# SW# 29,41,43,75,78, Second: Mike Ortiz ROLL CALL: Ayes: Robbins, Tobia, Kehr, Mathis and Ortiz. Noes 0. Motion carried. Item 4. VISITORS: Gary Layton: Introduced himself to the Board as the liaison for the senior group. Deputy Mohawk: Submitted a report to the Town Clerk because he was unable to attend the meeting. He will hopefully be here next month. If you have any questions, you can give him a call. They are currently working on a 411 system. Item 5. HIGHWAY: Everything is going good. It's been a long winter, so we're hoping that spring is here soon. Item 6. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: Working with some new building permits for houses. Working on code violations that are still in court. LIBRARY: Ice hanging from the building tiles is wet, and we'll be replaced. HISTORIAN: None RECREATION: After School Program: Going good. Soccer Program: We're thinking about working with Eden, since we don't have the kids for it. Summer Recreation Program: Made a breakdown of how much it cost per kid and what it would be per camper so that we are on budget. We will be getting the info out to the public to start signing up. Item 8, COUNCILMEN Kehr: Court audits for Judge Luther and Judge Stevens are complete. Everything looked good. I spoke with Commander Don Koch at the American Legion. He's concerned about parking due to the amount of snow, so she spoke with Michelle Figel at the local store, Shelley’s. She said that we could use her parking lot if we need to. Ordered flags on from the American Legion. Spoke with Historian, Margaret Orrange, she is working on a placard for New Oregon. Robbins: Discuss the ice at the library, working on getting it knocked down, and waiting to hear from Perry Green to schedule the completion of the roof at the library. Ortiz: Thanked David Winter and the guys for coming down to knock down the icicles at the Town Hall. The Town Hall is losing heat, and we will be insulating the roof, so it doesn’t freeze. 2 poles have broken guide wires on School Street, will report. Mathis: We had a Recreation meeting, and we have found our Junior Recreation Representative- Lily Montaldi. MOTION by Ellen Mathis, seconded by Mike Ortiz, to approve the amounts set for the Summer Recreation Program: one camper $160, two campers, $135; three campers $110. Carried. Ellen Mathis requested that we put out applications for Summer Recreation counselors and have interviews after the break. LEGO’s – Ellen Mathis receiving 14 pallets of Lego from the school through a grant for the town. RESOLUTIONS: Motor Fuels Bid: MOVED: John Tobia BE IT RESOLVED, the North Collins Town Board approves the Motor Fuels and Related Services for a One-Year Period Bid Packet and instructs the Town Clerk to publish it in the Dunkirk Observer. All sealed bids must be in by March 9th at 4pm. Seconded: Mike Ortiz ROLL CALL: Ayes: Robbins, Tobia, Kehr, Mathis and Ortiz. Noes 0. Motion carried. Spend Highway Funds: MOVED: John Tobia BE IT RESOLVED, the North Collins Town Board approves the Agreement to Spend Town Highway funds pursuant to the repair and improvement of highways received from the state for the repair and improvement of highways. FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that general repairs as needed may be expanded for general repairs upon 20.72 miles of town highways, including sluices, culverts, and bridges having a span of less than five feet and boardwalks or the renewal thereof Seconded: Mike Ortiz ROLL CALL: Ayes: Robbins, Tobia, Kehr, Mathis and Ortiz. Noes 0. Motion carried. Budget: MOVED: John Tobia $ 491.00 FROM 1610.4 BUILDINGS CONTRACTUAL $ 491.00 TO 1910.4 UNALLOCATED INSURANCE $ 63.00 FROM 1610.4 BUILDINGS CONTRACTUAL $ 63.00 TO 1920.4 MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION DUES Seconded: Mike Ortiz ROLL CALL: Ayes: Robbins, Tobia, Kehr, Mathis and Ortiz. Noes 0. Motion carried. Item 9. SUPERVISOR: MOTION by Mike Ortiz, seconded by Peter Robbins, to approve the Supervisors' Report for January 2026. Carried Working with Anthony and Bernie Rotella on grants. Item 9. TOWN CLERK: December Monthly Town Clerks Report: Total Revenues $1326.00 Dog $26.00, DEC $0.00, Marriage, Supervisors $ 1300.00, Recreation $4075.00. Water $3069.60 Paint and Electronic Recycling: February 18th 2:30-4:30pm Taxes went out on February 9th, 2026 ZBA Meeting: February 25th at 7 pm Closed February 16th - Presidents Day Item 10. ATTORNEY: The Planning Board meeting about the comprehensive plan will come to the Town Board. The garbage contract is being prepared and will be sent out next month. MOTION by Mike Ortiz, seconded by Ellen Mathis, to close the regular business meeting and go into executive session to discuss an employment issue, and invite Richard Schaus into the meeting. at 6:57 pm Carried MOTION by Mike Ortiz, seconded by Peter Robbins, to close the executive session and open the regular business meeting at 7:25pm. Carried MOVED: Mike Ortiz BE IT RESOLVED: The North Collins Town Board approves Ron Miller to be paid $30.00 per hour when doing HVAC duties. Seconded: Peter Robbins ROLL CALL: Ayes: Robbins, Tobia, Kehr, Mathis and Ortiz. Noes 0. Motion carried. MOVED: John Tobia BE IT RESOLVED, The North Collins Town Board approves to add to the Re-Organizational minutes, Section 5 #20: Tom Wilder is appointed as Lawton’s Water Maintenance Man, paid at $515.00- plus mileage for testing water and reading meters. Seconded: Ellen Mathis ROLL CALL: Ayes: Robbins, Tobia, Kehr, Mathis and Ortiz. Noes 0. Motion carried. Item 11. ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn at 7:34 pm by Mike Ortiz. Second: John Tobia Carried. Respectfully Submitted By, Lynn DiVincenzo Town Clerk