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VILLAGE OF EAST AURORA VILLAGE BOARD MEETING January 20, 2026 – 7:00 PM Present: Trustee Lazickas Trustee Cameron Trustee Viger Trustee Scheer Trustee Flynn Trustee Rabey Mayor Mercurio Also Present: Maureen Jerackas, Clerk-Treasurer Shane Krieger, Village Administrator Patrick Welch, Police Chief Jeff Stoll, General Foreman Elizabeth Cassidy, Code Enforcement Officer 11 Members of the public A Motion by Trustee Scheer to approve the Village Board minutes for January 5, 2026, seconded by Trustee Cameron and carried by unanimous approval. A Motion by Trustee Flynn to approve the payment of Abstract for January 20, 2026, with a total of $672,075.81, seconded by Trustee Scheer and carried by unanimous approval. PUBLIC HEARINGS • A Motion by Trustee Lazickas to Open a Public Hearing at 7:03pm to Approve Local Law 1 of 2026 for the tax levy limit, seconded by Trustee Flynn and carried with unanimous approval. o Clerk-Treasurer Jerackas spoke about the tax levy limit and said that this is done every year before the budget is even done just in case. A Motion by Trustee Cameron to close the public hearing at 7:04 pm, seconded by Trustee Lazickas, and carried with unanimous approval. • A Motion by Trustee Lazickas to Open a Public Hearing at 7:04pm to Approve an application from Robert & JoAnne Ruh of 315 Center Street for a permit to keep other than household pets, honeybees, seconded by Trustee Scheer and carried with unanimous approval. o The applicant said that between him and his daughter that they have 2.5 acres of land and said that the neighbors are far enough away that he isn’t interfering with anyone. He said that the neighbors agreed to plant wildflowers. Trustee Scheer spoke about his knowledge of honeybees. Trustee Cameron suggested having two hives. A Motion by Trustee Lazickas to close the public hearing at 7:09pm, seconded by Trustee Cameron, and carried with unanimous approval.