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Public debate over Tonawanda youth bureau pay and volunteers prompts council review
Summary
Residents and board members traded views about whether the city’s youth bureau positions should be paid or remain volunteer-run; speakers argued both that volunteer work is low-cost and that replacing volunteers with city staff would be more expensive and reduce programming.
Public commenters and council members spent part of the meeting debating the structure, compensation and value of the city’s youth bureau and board after earlier criticisms surfaced on social media.
Lindsay Brower Gelski, a resident who spoke during public comment, urged the city to broaden outreach for volunteer committee members and suggested that committees use a public application process. Cynthia Richard, speaking on behalf of the youth bureau board and its director,…
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