Depew trustees authorize final sewer contract, return unpaid taxes and approve multiple hires

The Village of Depew Board of Trustees on Nov. 10 authorized the mayor to sign the scope of work to complete the SSES Phase 11 contract with Nussbaum & Clark Incorporated and carried a series of routine personnel and financial resolutions.

In the meeting, a motion to "authorize the Village of Depew Mayor Kevin J. Peterson to sign the scope of work and proposal to complete the SSES Phase 11 with Nussbaum and Clark Incorporated" passed on a roll-call vote with Trustees Murawski, Zimba, Kraft, Deputy Mayor Adolph and Mayor Peterson recorded as voting yes. Mayor Peterson described Phase 11 as the final phase of the DEC consent order work the village has been undertaking.

Trustees also approved returning unpaid 2025–26 village tax accounts to the Erie County Department of Finance. The administrator read collection and balance figures into the record: $12,423,294.24 collected to date; a remaining balance read as $432,624.15; a $2-per-parcel notice fee applied; the administrator added $552; unpaid lawn-mowing charges of $15,441.31 and property maintenance fees of $2,219.49 were added, producing a transferred balance the record lists as $448,617.46 to be forwarded to the county. The resolution passed on a unanimous roll call.

On personnel matters, the board accepted the resignation of part-time recreation laborer Mason Vale, effective 11/10/2025, and accepted the resignation of Village Hall part-time cleaner Samantha Gary, effective 12/01/2025. It appointed Stephen D. Coffit as a part-time court officer, effective 11/11/2025, and Megan Powell as a full-time Department of Public Works laborer effective 11/17/2025; trustees and DPW staff praised Powell’s interview and experience during the meeting.

The board authorized the mayor to sign an amended Phase 8 contract with Municipal Solutions Inc.; that motion also passed on a roll-call vote. Trustees authorized the administrator to advertise for bids for a 100-horsepower ammonia compressor for the ice rink with a bid opening set for Dec. 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. in Council Chambers.

Trustees appointed Todd Razutek (also referenced in the record as Razutek/Ruzutek), a past fire chief and current dispatcher, as deputy emergency manager through 2026; colleagues and department leaders praised his emergency-management and dispatch experience.

The meeting closed after approving claims and accounts and offering memorial remarks; a motion to adjourn carried.

The items above were routine resolutions and personnel actions required by Village Law and local practice; the board set a separate public hearing for the village comprehensive plan (see separate article).