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Depew trustees approve routine resolutions: appointments, fire-department permissions, sidewalk contract
Summary
The Village Board of Depew on Aug. 25 approved routine resolutions including an appointment to the public-safety dispatch staff, multiple Depew Volunteer Fire Department activity permissions, a community-block-grant sidewalk contract and audited claims totaling $575,114.06.
The Village of Depew Board of Trustees on Aug. 25 approved a slate of routine resolutions and claims recommended by staff and the village engineer. The motions passed by voice vote or roll call with no extended discussion.
Key votes and approvals at the meeting included:
- Appointment of a part-time public safety dispatcher: Mayor Kevin Peterson appointed David Pasaluga Junior to the position effective Aug. 25, 2025, pursuant to a provision referenced in the meeting as "section 44-100 of Village Law." The salary will follow budgeted pay scales. The appointment passed on roll call with recorded "yes" responses from Trustees and the mayor; the appointee was present and welcomed by department heads.
- Permissions for Depew Volunteer Fire Department activities: The board granted permission for multiple department details, including Engine 1 public relations at PJ Cooles (Sept. 13, 2025, 5–7 p.m.), Ladder 5 support at the Tunnels to Towers run in Lawson Park, Cheektowaga (Sept. 6, 2025, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.), Engine 4 for the Central Council memorial mass and breakfast at St. Philip's Church in Cheektowaga (Sept. 14, 2025, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.), and use of the Northside station for an installation/holiday party on Dec. 13 (5–11:30 p.m.). Those permissions were approved by motion and voice vote.
- Membership: The board approved membership in the Depew Volunteer Fire Department for an individual listed for Engine 6 pending passage of a physical exam; that resolution passed on roll call.
- Fill-the-boot fundraiser: Permission was granted for the Depew Fire Department to conduct a fill-the-boot fundraising drive on Sept. 8, 2025, from 3:30–6:30 p.m. at various village intersections, with a rain date of Sept. 9.
- Sidewalk contract: On the recommendation of the village engineer, the board awarded a community development block grant-funded sidewalk contract for the Cheektowaga section of the village. The bid of $42,500 from P & J Construction Company, Inc., Lancaster, NY, was accepted; the award passed on roll call.
- Claims and accounts: The finance committee reported audited claims. The board approved claims totaling $575,114.06 (general fund $564,654.06; capital projects $10,460) by motion and voice vote.
Most routine items passed unanimously or by voice vote; where roll call votes were recorded, trustees answered in the affirmative. The meeting contained no contested votes on these items. Department heads present offered brief operational updates during the meeting.
