Southtowns Record

Town Board minutes — January 12, 2026

Government
Town of Aurora
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Jan 12, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Zoning and land use, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Audits and oversight, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage

Original document

Same meeting

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Town of Aurora | Town Board Meeting | January 12, 2026

MARRIAGE OFFICERS  Motion to appoint: Charles D. Snyder, Luke
  1/1/26 –
  Wochensky and Joseph McCann each to serve a (1)
  12/31/26
  one-year term.
  1/1/26 –
RECREATION DIRECTOR (Town  Motion to appoint: Christopher W. Musshafen to serve
  12/31/26
Code Chapter 28, Section 2)  a (1) one-year term

PLANNING BOARD  Motion to appoint: Chris Contento to a (7) seven-year  1/1/26–
  term  12/31/32

PLANNING BOARD  Motion to appoint: William Heidt and Ben Garvey to
  1/1/26 –
ALTERNATES (Town Code  serve a one (1) year term
  12/31/26
Chapter 23, Section 23-4)

PLANNING BOARD CHAIRMAN  Motion to appoint: Douglas Crow to serve a (1) one-  1/1/26 –
  year term  12/31/26

PLANNING BOARD  1st Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. and, if required,
MEETINGS  3rd Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Aurora Municipal
  Center, 575 Oakwood Ave.

PLANNING BOARD SERVICES  Motion to retain GHD Consulting Services for Planning  1/1/26 –
  Board assistance, as needed.  12/31/26

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS  Motion to appoint: (Vacant) to serve a (5) five-year term
  1/1/26–
(Town Code Article VI, Chapter
  12/31/30
116-60)

ZONING BOARD ALTERNATES  Motion to appoint Stephanie Morgan and Brad Felton  1/1/26 –
  to serve a (1) one-year term  12/31/26

ZONING BOARD CHAIRMAN  Motion to appoint: Paul Ernst to serve a (1) one-year  1/1/26 –
  term  12/31/26

ZONING BOARD  3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.
MEETINGS  at the Aurora Municipal Center, 575 Oakwood Ave.

DISASTER / HAZARDOUS  Motion to appoint: Mark Hartley, Disaster/ HazMat
MATERIALS COORDINATOR  Coordinator; Dan Dytchkowskyj and Keith Bender,  1/1/26 –
  Asst. Disaster/HazMat Coordinator(s), each to serve a  12/31/26
  (1) one-year term

DISASTER ADVISORY  Motion to appoint:
  Patrick Welch, Victoria Sturman, Mark Hartley, Dan
  Dytchkowskyj, Keith Bender, Douglas Hooper, Glen
  Diemer, Code Enforcement Officer Elizabeth
Note: Village of East Aurora Mayor  Cassidy, Superintendent of Highways David
and Town of Aurora Supervisor to  Gunner, Dog Control Officer Roger LeBlanc, Senior
  1/1/26 –
serve as members ex-officio  Citizen Dir. Donna Bodekor,
  12/31/26
  Fire Chiefs: EAFD – Bruce Ross
  South Wales – Marty O’Connor
  West Falls – Sam Bellomo
  Town Attorney – Brigid Maloney
  Assessor Stephen Pigeon
  to serve a (1) one-year term

SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN  Will be appointed on an as-needed basis

SAFETY COMMITTEE  Will be appointed on an as-needed basis

RECREATION ADVISORY  Will be appointed on an as-needed basis.
BOARD (Town Code Chapter 26,
Section 1)

AURORA TOWN LIBRARY  Motion to appoint: Kara Spencer-Ching to serve a (5)  1/1/26 –
BOARD  five-year term  12/31/30

OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE  Motion to appoint: Brad Felton and (Vacant) to serve a  1/1/26 –
  (3) three-year term (meeting schedule to be announced  12/31/28

CLIMATE SMART TASK FORCE  Motion to appoint the following members to terms as
  outlined:  1/1/26-
  (Vacant), (Vacant) to serve a (7) seven-year term  12/31/32

COMP ALLIANCE TRUSTEE  Motion to appoint: Charles Snyder for a (1) one-year  1/1/26 –
  term  12/31/26

TOWN AUDITORS  Motion to appoint: Drescher & Malecki, LLP  1/1/26 –
  to serve a (1) one-year term  12/31/26

ENGINEERING SERVICES  Motion to retain GHD Consulting Services, Inc. for  1/1/26 –
  Town Engineering Services  12/31/26

MILEAGE  Motion to set the rate at $0.725 per mile as

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