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Williamsville trustees approve budget moves, fire appointments and set May hearings; authorize final payment for Island Park water project
Summary
At its April 28 meeting the Village of Williamsville board approved a range of routine fiscal and personnel measures, authorised final contractor payment for an Island Park water line, adopted the 2025–26 budget as amended, and directed staff to publish two public hearings for May 27.
The Village of Williamsville board on April 28 approved a set of budget transfers, payroll and voucher payments, two fire department appointments and several administrative actions, and directed staff to publish notices for two public hearings May 27.
The board approved budget transfers in the general fund and Glen Park fund and accepted payroll and vouchers covering the period April 7–24, 2025 in the amount of $386,046.33. Trustees also approved adoption of the village’s tentative budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year, as amended, citing Village Law §5-508.
The board appointed two men as active members of the Williamsville Fire Department effective May 1, 2025: Tyler Fuentes of Williamsville and Peter Kaguio (recorded in transcript as Peter Kaguio). Trustees approved an application for final payment to E & R General Construction Inc. in the amount of $102,425 for completion of a water service installation to Island Park; the payment was to be charged to capital project #8905 and submitted for grant reimbursement (the grant was identified in the meeting record as coming from county legislator Jeanne Bridal).
Trustees also authorised the village administrator to publish notices of public hearings to be held at 7:30 p.m. on May 27 for two proposed local laws: an extension of the short-term rental moratorium and a change to lower the speed limit on Hirschfield Drive to 25 mph.
Other recorded actions included the board’s appointments of Sarah Gaddy and David Hall (both listed as Erie County Planning) to the Community Plan Action Committee, and acceptance of routine budget transfers and payroll motions.
All of the items above were recorded in the meeting minutes as passed by voice vote or roll call, with the record showing “All those in favor? Aye.” Individual roll-call tallies were not listed in the transcript for most items; where the minutes show a roll-call vote it was recorded as “Aye” without individual vote names in the public transcript.
Votes at a glance - General Fund budget transfers: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Glen Park Fund budget transfers: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Payroll & vouchers (4/7/25–4/24/25): $386,046.33 — approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Adoption of 2025–26 budget (as amended; Village Law §5-508 cited): adopted (voice/roll-call; tally not specified). - Appointments — Tyler Fuentes and Peter Kaguio to Williamsville Fire Department (effective 05/01/2025): approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Final payment to E & R General Construction, $102,425 (Island Park water service): approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Authorize publication of public hearings (05/27/2025) for: short-term rental moratorium extension and lowering Hirschfield Drive speed limit to 25 mph: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Appointments of Sarah Gaddy and David Hall (Erie County Planning) to Community Plan Action Committee: approved (voice vote; tally not specified).
Why it matters: The motions completed routine fiscal housekeeping and advanced two items for public review (short-term rentals and a local speed-limit change) while finalising a capital payment tied to a county grant. The budget adoption sets the village’s spending plan for the coming fiscal year.
What’s next: The board published notices for two public hearings on May 27; the contractor payment will be submitted for grant reimbursement as recorded in the meeting.
