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• A motion by Trustee Cameron, to Approve Budget Adjustments for the 25/26 fiscal year, seconded by Trustee Rabey, and unanimously approved. Budget Transfers 2025-2026 FROM TO A.5.3120.0126 Police Deferred Comp $ 900.00 A.5.3120.0125 Police Longevity $ 900.00 A.3420.0130 Dispatch Part time $15,000.00 A.5.3420.0140 Dispatch OT $ 15,000.00 • A motion by Trustee Lazickas, to give permission to advertise for the RFP for the feasibility study once the documents are ready, seconded by Trustee Scheer, and unanimously approved. • A motion by Trustee Rabey, to give permission for the Mayor to sign an agreement with AMR for Emergency Medical Services, seconded by Trustee Lazickas, and unanimously approved o Village Administrator Krieger reviewed the agreement with AMR and said that it’s a 3% steady yearly increase versus a variable rate. Speakers & Communications (II) • Suzanne Mercurio- 129 Center Street- She thanked all of the department heads and the Village offices for all they do to make East Aurora the best village. She gave her best wishes to Trustee Viger and Trustee Flynn and said they would be missed. She thanked Mayor Mercurio for making East Aurora the wonderful place it is to raise their family and that she is very proud of him. Department Head and Trustee Reports Police Chief– He said that the new officer started today and said that he is very happy with the progress that the three new part-time dispatchers are making. He said that he has become a part of the Erie Crime Analysis Board. He thanked the DPW for all their hard work at the police station. He said that his officers have been attending trainings involving mental health and drug-involved death investigations. He said that the burn ban starts today and ends May 14. He said that he visited both cannabis shops in town to check security footage, and both are running well. He said that there have been questions about the camera on Main Street, which the police department has utilized in the winter, and will be moving the camera back to Hamlin Park when the weather allows. General Foreman- He said that the DPW has been chipping brush early due to the storm damage, and let the residents know to put their brush out. He said that they have been cold patching the road and that they opened up yard waste on Fridays from 7 am-2 pm. He said that he met with Lucas from Parkitects to get going on the playground grant coming up in May for New York Plays. He said that Lucas is going to give him some layouts and designs, and also come to the next Hamlin Park Committee meeting as well. Code Enforcement Officer- She said that every year she has to do a report for the Department of State on the activities of her office. She said that she will bring the report to the next board meeting for the board to look at. Village Administrator- none Village Clerk-Treasurer- She said that the Village Budget is ready and that she has it down to 1.94% increase in taxes. She said that the capital plan from the Capital Committee is also ready to be viewed and will be posted on the website tomorrow. She said that the Village got back its fiscal stress monitoring scores and had no designation. Mayor Mercurio thanked all of the department heads for keeping their budgets tight, the Trustees for going through everything in detail, and Maureen for working hard to get the numbers down. Clerk-Treasurer Jerackas said that she is also getting everything ready for the election on Wednesday. Trustee Lazickas- He said that the Hamlin Park Committee met and currently has plans to hopefully revamp the playground at Hamlin Park, and discussed a few ideas of grants and public fundraising. Trustee Scheer noted that a playground is around $750,000, but the one mentioned online in Orchard Park costs two million dollars. He thanked General Foreman Stoll for finding the parts and fixing up the playground that is currently at