Southtowns Record

City Council minutes — May 4, 2026

Government
City of Lackawanna
Board
City Council
Meeting
May 4, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Audits and oversight, Parks and recreation, Public safety

Original document

Same meeting

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I am requesting that the attached proposed agreement between the City of Lackawanna
and the Erie County Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services, be placed on the
agenda for the City Council approval on May 4, 2026 authorizing the Mayor to sign same.
  The agreement relates to County-provided New York Emergency Medical Services
(“EMS”) course instruction that is completed online by each firefighter every four years.

  The agreement contains a standard indemnification provision and provides for a five-
year contract term.

Moved by Marrano second by to approve agreement and have Mayor sign same.
Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano  Carried 5-0

ARIANNA KWIATKOWSKI, CITY ATTORNEY

A copy may be obtained in the City Clerk’s Office.

Senior Foreman, Public Works requests the City Council approve the ordinance to purchase two, 2026
Freightliner M2106 dump trucks and one dump body to facilitate the repair and continued use of an
existing plow truck. The total cost is $402,587.64 and is reimbursable through the NYS Dept. of
Transportation EWR funding.

4.  City of Lackawanna
  Department of Public Works

Re: Equipment Purchase / Fund Transfer Request

Dear Honorable City Council Members,

I respectfully request approval to purchase two (2) 2026 Freightliner M2106 dump trucks and one (1)
dump body to facilitate the repair and continued use of an existing plow truck.

The total cost of these three (3) pieces of equipment is $402,587.64. This expenditure is fully
reimbursable through New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) EWR funding.

In order to proceed with this purchase, I am also requesting that the City Comptroller transfer funds in
the amount of $402,587.64 from the unappropriated fund balance into budget line A.5110.0201.

Your consideration and approval of this request are greatly appreciated.

DANIEL GEERCKEN, SENIOR FOREMAN OF PUBLIC WORKS

Moved by Marrano second by Anderson to receive and file, act on ordinance.
Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano  Carried 5-0

  ORDINANCE

  AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025-2026 BUDGET ORDINANCES ADOPTED JUNE 9TH, 2025.