Jamestown council approves routine audits, equipment purchases, HUD amendment and multiple appointments

The Jamestown City Council on April 28 approved a series of resolutions covering routine audits, appointments, procurement for the Department of Public Works, bond payments and a submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The council voted to approve appointments to the Veterans Memorial Commission, reappointing Tommy Collado for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2027 and accepting the nomination of Russell Bonfiglio. The mayor’s nominations were placed on the floor, the council suspended the rules to consider them and then approved the appointments during roll call.

Councilman Faulkner introduced a resolution authorizing payment of the regular audit; the council approved it by roll call. The body also authorized the mayor to enter an excess stop‑loss insurance agreement with Highmark Life Insurance Company of New York covering June 1–Dec. 31, 2025, to preserve stop‑loss coverage while the city’s employee contract situation remains in transition.

The council authorized attendance for corporation counsel and paralegal Tanya Taber at the New York State Public…