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ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TOWN OF COLLINS JANUARY 5, 2026 2 12. Authorizing the Supervisor to attend meetings and schools pertaining to the Office of Supervisor with expenses paid. 13. Authorizing the Town Clerk to attend meetings and schools pertaining to the Office of Town Clerk, Office of Tax Collector and the Office of Registrar of Vital Statistics with expenses paid. 14. Authorizing the Highway Superintendent to attend meetings and schools pertaining to the Office of Highway Superintendent with expenses paid. 15. Authorizing the Assessor to attend training programs pertaining to the Office of Assessor and to reimburse the Town of Evans for such training up to $ 750.00 for 2026. 16. Designating the Dunkirk Observer as the Town's official paper and the Gowanda / Lakeshore Penny Saver and News and Springville Penny Saver as secondary publications. 17. Setting the salary of the elected Town Supervisor at $ 43,332.09 annually plus an additional amount of $1,500.00 to oversee the water department; totaling $ 44,832.09. 18. That the appointed Deputy Supervisor serves at an additional $ 1,000.00 annually. 19. Setting the salary of the appointed Secretary to the Supervisor at $ 18.50 per hour. 20. Setting the salary of the four (4) elected Town Councilmembers at $ 7,986.74 each annually. 21. Setting the salaries of the three Assessment Board of Review members at $ 374.05 each annually. 22. Setting the salary of the Secretary for the Board of Assessment Review at $ 218.55 annually. 23. Setting the salary of James Musacchio as Attorney for the Town at $ 15,281.48 annually. 24. Appointing Ronald Paluch as Town Emergency Manager for 2026 at no salary. 25. Appointing Gene Degman as Code Enforcement Officer at $ 10,800.89 annually. 26. Appointing Jeneen Hill as Building Safety Inspector at $ 7,956.75 annually. 27. Setting the salary of the elected Town Clerk at $ 52,294.31 annually. 28. Setting the salary of the appointed Deputy Town Clerk at $ 19.50 per hour. 29. Appointing as Dog Control Officer and setting the salary at $ 6,655.64 annually. 30. Authorizing the Highway Superintendent to supervise the transfer station and the parks department employees of the Town of Collins with the authority to schedule workers in those departments. 31. Setting the base salary of the elected Town Superintendent of Highways at $ 69,597.95 annually, plus an additional amount of $ 2,000.00 for overseeing the transfer station and the parks department; totaling $ 71,597.95. 32. Setting the salary of the experienced Highway Department workers (Motor Equipment Operators) as follows: Joshua Bushen at $ 27.04 per hour until August 19, 2026, when he shall receive a step increase to $ 27.62 per hour; Bryan Bylbie at $ 27.62 per hour until February 13, 2026, when he shall receive a step increase to $ 28.21 per hour; F. Howard Lamb at $ 29.37 per hour.