Southtowns Record

City Council minutes — May 18, 2026

Government
City of Lackawanna
Board
City Council
Meeting
May 18, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Audits and oversight, Parks and recreation, Public safety, Roads and traffic

Original document

Same meeting

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(2) Any Holidays occurring during such period of Parental Leave shall be paid at 60% of
  each employee's salary.

  (3) Each covered employee intending to take Parental Leave shall give written notice to
  the Mayor at least 30 days prior to the child's estimated due date.

  (4) Parental Leave will run concurrently with all other qualifying forms of leave, including
  but not limited to Maternity Leave provided under the Lackawanna Civil Service Rules,
  and leave to bond with a child under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

  (5) A covered employee may supplement Parental Leave with accrued and/or
  donated time in order to receive full pay during the covered employee's absence.

  (6) A covered employee may only use donated time up to a maximum of 21 days during
  any period of Parental Leave.

  (7) To be eligible for Parental Leave, the covered employee must be employed by the City
  for at least 1 year prior to the birth or adoption of the child.

  (8) An exception to the requirement that Paternal Leave be used immediately upon the
  birth of a child and that the covered employee be employed for one year will be made
  for the Deputy City Clerk currently employed on the effective date of this Ordinance.

Moved by Marrano second by Surdyke to adopt ordinance as written.
Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano  Carried 5-0

Communications from Division/Department Heads:

City Attorney requests the City Council approve the agreement between the City of Lackawanna and
University Emergency Medical Services and for the Mayor to sign same. This renewal agreement
pertains to the City’s hiring of a Medical Director for the Fire Dept. in order to provide emergency
medical services.

4.  Fred Marrano
  City Council President
  714 Ridge Road
  Lackawanna, NY 14218

Re: Agreement between City of Lackawanna and University Emergency Medical Services

Dear Council President Marrano and the Honorable City Council:

I am requesting that the attached proposed agreement between the City of Lackawanna and University
Emergency Medical Services be placed on the agenda for City Council approval on May 18, 2026
authorizing the Mayor to sign same.