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Depew trustees adopt series of resolutions including advertising tax-cap override hearing, personnel resignations and HALT Act repeal request
Summary
The Village of Depew Board of Trustees on March 10 accepted personnel resignations, authorized hearings on the budget and a proposed tax-cap override local law, approved an amended contract and building fee changes, and passed a resolution urging repeal of the New York State HALT Act.
The Village of Depew Board of Trustees on March 10 adopted multiple resolutions and administrative actions, including accepting two resignations, authorizing public notices for upcoming hearings and adopting a resolution urging repeal of the New York State HALT Act.
Key actions
- Personnel: The board accepted the resignation of Associate Village Justice Paul T. Bumbleo, effective April 3, 2025, and the resignation of senior center employee Andrew Kanzeroni, effective April 18, 2025. Both resignations were accepted by roll call vote.
- Administration and procurement: The board named Village Administrator Regina Granzkowski as the Equitable Business Opportunities (EBO) Administrator for project number 576391 and authorized Mayor Kevin J. Peterson to sign an amended Phase 9 contract between Municipal Solutions Incorporated and the Village of Depew.
- Budget and meetings: Trustees authorized the administrator to advertise for the annual reorganization meeting on April 7, 2025, and authorized public hearings for the tentative 2025–26 budget (to be held March 24, 2025) and for a proposed local law (Local Law 2 of 2025) to override the property tax levy limit set in General Municipal Law §3-c; the hearing on the tax-cap override was scheduled for March 24, 2025 at 7 p.m.
- Fees and claims: The board approved a revised building department fee schedule as presented by the building department. The board also approved claims and accounts totaling $188,069.24 (General Fund $179,950.24; sewer fund $1,619; capital projects $6,500; other line items as read into the record).
- Policy resolution: The board passed a resolution requesting repeal of the New York State HALT Act and directed that certified copies be sent to Governor Kathy Hochul, the state legislative leadership and county officials named in the resolution. Trustee Zimba introduced the HALT Act resolution; the board voted to approve it.
Votes and roll calls
Most measures were adopted unanimously by roll call. Where the transcript records roll-call responses, the board recorded affirmative votes from Trustee Morawski, Trustee Zimba, Trustee Kraft, Deputy Mayor Adolph and Mayor Kevin J. Peterson for the listed resolutions.
What the tax-cap local law would do
The board read a proposed local law (Local Law 2 of 2025) that, if later adopted after a public hearing and required local procedures, would authorize the village to adopt a budget for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2025 that levies real property taxes in excess of the limit established under General Municipal Law §3-c. The proposed local law text read during the meeting cites subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law §3-c and states that a 60% affirmative vote of the governing body is required to override the tax cap.
HALT Act resolution
The resolution calling for repeal of the New York State HALT Act states that the village board believes the law has increased violence and reduced tools available to corrections staff; it demands repeal “until it can be researched and revised with input from correctional staff” and authorizes forwarding certified copies of the village’s resolution to several state and county officials named in the text.
Ending
Trustees also received routine department reports from police, fire, building and public works. The meeting closed after approval of claims and an adjournment motion at about 7:59 p.m.
