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renewal for 2026/27 o Intermunicipal Agreement for joint ERT contract with the Town of Orchard Park, as written May 5, 2025 o BE IT RESOLVED, the Clerk–Treasurer is hereby authorized to modify the 2025/2026 Budget in the following manner: Revenue – 4.2770 Unclassified - $ 100.00 Expenditures – 5.8560.0430 Shade Trees-Tree Purchase - $ 100.00 Donation for trees, Arbor Day o DECLARE SURPLUS PROPERTY BE IT RESOLVED, the Department of Public Works has a 2016 Chevy 2500 (#502) VIN 1GC1KUEG0GF106998 and 1988 Sidewalk Plow SW-48 Chassis-001881059 for surplus property and is due to be auctioned within the next 90 days. The foregoing motions and resolutions were seconded by Trustee Rabey and unanimously approved. OFFICIAL CONSIDERATIONS • A motion by Trustee Kamp, to Appoint Patrick Richey & Monique Brannon to the Historic Preservation Commission for a 4-year term ending April 1, 2030, seconded by Trustee Lazickas, and unanimously approved. • A motion by Trustee Bojanowski to assign a fire department clerk WHEREAS, the Village of East Aurora Fire Department needs additional support for administrative tasks, and WHEREAS, the fire department needs tasks like required training tracked properly, purchasing policies documents that need to be properly recorded, and required reporting reviewed to ensure that they are submitted by the department in a timely manner, and WHEREAS, Christine Cappola, Sr. Administrative Assistant of the DPW, has agreed to assist with these clerical tasks for the Fire Department Chief and Clerk-Treasurer; and WHEREAS, the positions shall be paid a stipend for this work; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Christine Cappola is appointed as the Fire Department clerk starting June 1, 2026, with a stipend of $2,000 per year. The stipend will be paid out biweekly as long as this task is assigned to the employee. Seconded by Trustee Root and unanimously approved. OLD BUSINESS • Local Law amending the Village Code Chapter §112 Demolitions- Trustee Bojanowski updated the Village board on the changes that were made. The name was changed to add structural modifications, and a staggered square footage size and percentage change to scale. The HPC will automatically look at the property without the Village Board officially sending it there. Trustee Lazickas reviewed the changes as well. He said that he would not like to delay the vote any further because there are a lot of projects on hand. Mayor Wochensky stated that the public hearing for this topic is on May 18th. • Pine Street Traffic Study- Mayor Wochensky said that the Village Board spoke about locations at Center St. & South St and also Pine Street. Along with General Foreman Stoll, Clerk- Treasurer Jerackas, Police Chief Welch, he met with Gina from Erie County DOT. Mayor Wochensky spoke about the volume needed in order to meet what was needed for a stop sign. He noted that the Village would be able to do a crosswalk with portable lighting and ADA curbs at a cost of about $40,000. o JoAnn Ryan- 211 Porterville Rd- She has serious concerns about the safety of pedestrians on Pine and Porterville, along with the volume and type of traffic in that area.