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Williamsville board approves multiple routine transfers, appointments and design work; schedules public hearing on sidewalk snow rule
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting the Village of Williamsville board approved routine budget transfers, payroll/vouchers, two personnel appointments and authorized design work for the Lehigh Valley Section House; it also directed staff to publish a public hearing on a proposed streets-and-sidewalks local law on snow and ice removal.
The Village of Williamsville Board of Trustees on Jan. 27 approved a set of routine resolutions including budget transfers, payroll and personnel appointments, and authorized preliminary design work for the Lehigh Valley Section House. The board also voted to publish notice of a public hearing on a proposed local law amending the village code on snow and ice removal for sidewalks.
The board voted on five written budget and administrative resolutions presented together. Trustees approved transfers in the general fund and a separate transfer in the Len Park fund, authorized payroll and vouchers in the amount shown in the packet, and confirmed two personnel appointments: Catherine Balda as village registrar of vital statistics and Paul Piatkowski as an active member of the Williamsville Fire Department effective Feb. 1, 2025. The board also authorized Flint Battaglia Architects to prepare construction documents and cost narratives for interior and exterior renovation of the Lehigh Valley Section House for a sum not to exceed $10,000.
Trustee Silas moved and the board approved publication of notice for a public hearing on Feb. 24, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. to receive comment on a proposed local law to amend Chapter 89 (Streets and Sidewalks) to change snow-and-ice removal enforcement language. The hearing was scheduled after board discussion about enforcement gaps and the village’s desire to give staff the authority to pursue red-tag warnings and, where necessary, contractor remediation with potential back-charges to property owners.
Why it matters: The combined approvals keep standard village operations funded, add a step toward restoring the Lehigh Valley Section House, and set a formal public-review step for changing sidewalk maintenance rules that could shift enforcement responsibilities from town crews to property owners.
Votes at a glance • Cooperation/CDBG agreement authorization — approved (motion to execute cooperation agreement for CDBG qualification period fiscal years 2025–2027). Referenced statutory basis: Community Development Act of 1974; National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (see authorities). • General fund budget transfers — approved. • Len Park fund transfers — approved. • Payroll and vouchers — approved as written (packet amount cited). • Appointment: Catherine Balda — appointed as registrar of vital statistics — approved. • Appointment: Paul Piatkowski — appointed active member, Williamsville Fire Department (effective 02/01/2025) — approved. • Contract authorization: Flint Battaglia Architects — authorized to prepare construction documents and cost narrative for Lehigh Valley Section House, not to exceed $10,000 — approved. • Public hearing: Notice to be published for proposed local law amending Chapter 89 (snow and ice removal) for hearing on 02/24/2025 at 7:30 p.m. — approved.
Board members present at roll call included Mayor Hunt, Deputy Mayor Tory, Trustee Celeste, Trustee Hahn and Trustee Jackson. Where formal motions, seconds and an "Aye" vote were recorded in the meeting transcript, the board approved the items as announced by the mayor during the meeting.
