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Cheektowaga board appoints Elias Farah as acting assessor at $60,000 salary
Summary
The Cheektowaga Town Board appointed Elias Farah as acting assessor to fill a vacancy left by Michael Milks, setting a salary of $60,000 and a term through Sept. 15, 2025; the appointment was approved by voice vote.
The Cheektowaga Town Board appointed Elias Farah as acting assessor and set his annual salary at $60,000, the board announced during its meeting. The appointment takes effect immediately and the term is set to expire Sept. 15, 2025.
Supervisor Brian Nowak sponsored Resolution 2025-184 to appoint Farah and Council Member Anthony Flipsky seconded the motion. The clerk read the resolution aloud, which noted that the former town sole assessor, Michael Milks, resigned effective March 7, 2025, and that Elias Farah meets the minimum qualifications of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance for the acting-assessor role.
Board members approved the resolution by voice vote. The meeting record shows the board chair called for those in favor and members responded "Aye;" no individual roll-call tally was provided in the public record.
The resolution sets Farah’s salary and an interim term through Sept. 15, 2025; the record does not specify whether the appointment is subject to further board confirmation or other procedural steps.
