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Amherst work session sets June 22 continuation of residency-law hearing, clears lengthy consent agenda and moves to executive session
Summary
At a May 26 work session, the Town of Amherst set a June 22 decision date and renotice for the public hearing on a local residency law, placed numerous hires, contracts and grant items on the consent agenda, and voted to enter an executive session to discuss personnel, litigation and real‑property matters.
The Town of Amherst board on Tuesday set a June 22 decision date and ordered renotification for the continued public hearing on resolution 2026‑373, the local residency law, and moved a large slate of routine hires, contracts and grant requests to the consent agenda for the evening meeting.
Chair opened the work session and said the evening’s public hearing will address resolution 2026‑373, described as the local residency law. A committee member objected to taking a final vote without renotifying affected addresses; the town attorney and clerk confirmed the town will renotice residents, and the board agreed to continue the hearing and set the decision date for June 22, 2026.
The board previewed a long consent agenda that includes a voice vote on bond resolution 2026‑423 and numerous routine items across departments. Items listed for consent included an amusement license (resolution 2026‑428) for 5110 Main Street (Jean Carlos Sicilian steakhouse), new firefighter hires for the Swarneville Fire Company and East Hammers Fire Department (resolutions 2026‑429 and 2026‑430), a senior‑center boiler replacement (2026‑431), an awarded bussing contract (2026‑433), Amherst Court employee travel to a drug court conference (2026‑434), the Casey Road pedestrian and bicycle safety improvement agreement (2026‑435) and several human resources hires and administrative personnel matters (resolutions 2026‑437 through 2026‑441).
The board also listed planning items tied to the Boulevard Central District supplemental draft generic environmental impact statement (resolutions 2026‑442 and 2026‑443) and a municipal planning agreement with the village of Williamsville (2026‑444); police department grant and training requests including the Edward Breen Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (2026‑447) and a targeted tactical team grant agreement (2026‑448); a sewer‑plant change order increasing time and authorizing an additional $2,295 to Volund Electric Corp (2026‑450); a contract extension for modern disposal (2026‑451); and youth and recreation and communications items, including a JCI Jones Chemical Incorporated contract extension (2026‑452) and a Newman Center fee‑waiver request (2026‑54).
Chair welcomed Michael, described in the meeting as the new comptroller, and noted other ceremonial items scheduled for the evening including remarks by John Davis in memory and proclamations recognizing Steve Barnars of Willow Ridge Elementary School and National Nurses Month.
Before adjourning the work session, Chair announced an executive session to review employment history for a particular individual, proposed or pending litigation, proposed acquisition/sale/lease of real property, and attorney‑client privileged matters. Chair moved to enter executive session; after a second, the board approved the motion by voice vote and recessed, planning to reconvene at 7 p.m.
No formal roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the work‑session transcript for the consent items; the board stated no objections to the consent agenda during the review. The appointment under Council member Kavanaugh was deferred to the 7 p.m. meeting.
