Southtowns Record

Village Board minutes — February 2, 2026

Government
Village of East Aurora
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Feb 2, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Public safety, Roads and traffic, Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use

Original document

Same meeting

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•  A motion by Trustee Lazickas, to Approve Budget Adjustments for the 25/26 fiscal year, seconded by
  Trustee Viger, and unanimously approved
  Budget Transfers  2025-2026

  FROM  TO

  A.5.1990.0400  CONTINGENCY  $35,000.00  A.5.1420.0411 VILLAGE ATTY- OTHER LEGAL COUNSEL  $ 35,000.00
  A.5.1480.0410  PUBLIC INFO SVCS  $ 2,000.00  A.5.1320.0410 AUDITOR- CONTRACT SVCS  $ 2,000.00
  A.5.1620.0470  BUILDINGS- DEPT SUPPLIES $ 450.00  A.5.1620.0420 BUILDINGS- MAINT & REPAIRS  $  450.00
  A.5.1640.0470  CENTRAL GAR- DEPT SUP  $ 600.00  A.5.1640.0490 CENTRAL GAR- CONTRACT SVCS  $  600.00
  A.5.1950.0400  SPL ASSETS- OPER EXP  $ 8,400.00  A.5.1950.0410 SPL ASSETS- DISTRICT 8 SEWER  $ 8,400.00
  A.5.8560.0430  SHADE TREES- TREE PRCH $ 400.00  A.5.8560.0420 SHADE TREES- MAINT & REPAIR  $  400.00
  F.5.1990.0400  CONTINGENCY  $  90.00  F.5.1950.0410 SPL ASSETS- DISTRICT 8 SEWER  $  90.00
  F.5.1990.0400  CONTINGENCY  $13,000.00  F.5.8340.0420 TRANSFS & DIST- MAINT & REPAIRS  $ 13,000.00
  F.5.8340.0126  TRANS & DIST- DEF COMP  $ 300.00  F.5.8340.0125 TRANS & DIST- LONGEVITY  $  300.00
  A.51990.0400  CONTINGENCY  $ 2,500.00  A.5.1440.0410 ENGINEERING SVCS- ENGINEERING  $ 2,500.00

  •  A motion by Trustee Lazickas, to Approve a Temporary Use Permit for Meaghan Tent, Town of Aurora,
  for the Town Summer camp, sports, and theater programs, seconded by Trustee Scheer, and
  unanimously approved

  •  A motion by Trustee Rabey, to Consider appointing the following to the position of Part-time Public
  Safety Dispatchers pending a successful background check:
  Ian Schrader, 296 Parkdale Ave, East Aurora, NY, effective 02/10/26
  Kaitlyn Keller, 6350 Seneca Street, Elma, NY, effective 02/11/26.
  seconded by Trustee Lazickas, and unanimously approved.
  o Police Chief Welch spoke about change over and the need for new dispatchers.

NEW BUSINESS
  • 30 Day Liquor notice for the nail salon at 134 Grey Street- The Village Board and Code Enforcement
  agree that they need more information from the applicant. Mayor Mercurio asked Clerk-Treasurer
  Jerackas to follow up with the owner.

Speakers & Communications (II)
  • Kirk Colopy- 365 South Grove- He thanked Trustee Scheer for what he did for the Price house. He
  spoke about a saying from an old HPC chair that said “HPC leads the willing”. He spoke about the need
  to oppose the owners wishes and also said that the HOA doesn’t have a unanimous vote.

Department Head and Trustee Reports
Police Chief– He said that this is his quiet time of year and that police department is working on annual
trainings. He said that they had a minor police car accident. He said that the sharps depository in the lobby of
the police station is now a medication drop off as well.
General Foreman- He said that the DPW has been busy the past 2 weeks with snow, ice and water leaks. He
said that the sidewalk plow has been a great addition and that the DPW is still good on salt. Trustee Lazickas
asked why we use salt and not cinders. General Foreman Stoll responded that the cinders plug up the storm
sewers.
Code Enforcement Officer- none
Village Administrator- none
Village Clerk-Treasurer- She said that her and Village Administrator Krieger met with PESH and they did a
walk through that went well. She said the new Facebook page is up and running. She said that the Village
notified Waste Management that they made a mistake on the recycling dates on the mailer and Waste
Management said that they will be sending new mailers to the residents with corrections. She also said that the
information was posted on the website and Facebook. She said that she is currently interviewing for the part
time clerk position.