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Regular Council Meeting Monday, May 18, 2026 Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. Caucus – Meeting will immediately follow the Caucus Live via Facebook @ http//facebook.com/lackawannany/ Meeting Called to Order/Pledge of Allegiance. NB: Meeting being recorded. Roll Call: Council: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano Dept. Heads: Law, Development & Marketing (E), Public Works (E), Public Safety, Comptroller, Recreation Hearings from Citizens: Approval of Minutes: of the Regular Meeting of May 4, 2026. Moved by Marrano second by Muflahi to adopt minutes of the regular meeting of May 4, 2026 as written. Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano Carried 5-0 Departmental Reports: 1. City Clerk’s Office – Monthly Report, dated 4/1/2026 -4/30/2026. 2. City Comptroller – A/P Check Listing #33, dated 5/7/2026. Moved by Marrano second by Muflahi to receive and file Departmental Reports one and two. Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano Carried 5-0 Communications from the Mayor: Mayor Iafallo requests the City Council approve the ordinance for parental leave for non-bargaining unit employees. 3. Fred Marrano City Council President 714 Ridge Road Lackawanna, New York 14218 Re: Proposed Ordinance – Parental Leave for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees Dear Council President Marrano and the Honorable City Council: At the upcoming meeting on May 18, 2026, I am requesting that Your Honorable Body consider and approve the attached Ordinance amending Chapter 36 of the Lackawanna City Code, “Personnel Policies,” to provide Parental Leave to the City’s non-bargaining unit employees. Specifically, the Ordinance proposes adding a provision to Chapter 36-18, “Paid Leaves.”