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Westfield board approves $15,000 county agreement, grants local flag support and adopts budget transfers
Summary
The Town Board unanimously approved several routine resolutions June 4, 2025, including a $15,000 Chautauqua County agreement for a Dan Reed Pier handicap lift, support for an American Legion cemetery flag project ($300), authorization of East Route 5 Water Benefit District Phase 2 contracts, summer office hours, and a set of budget transfers and warrants totaling $313,973.24.
At its June 4 meeting the Town Board of Westfield approved multiple routine resolutions and budget actions by unanimous vote.
Councilmember David Brown introduced Resolution No. 46 authorizing the Supervisor to accept and sign a Chautauqua County agreement for $15,000 to fund a handicap lift at the Dan Reed Pier. The resolution passed 5–0 (Supervisor Martha R. Bills; Councilmembers David Brown, David Spann, James Herbert and William Northrop voting aye).
The board also adopted Resolution No. 47 to support the American Legion cemetery flag project with a $300 allocation from veterans services contractual funds in the 2025 budget and approved Resolution No. 48 authorizing the Supervisor to sign extended professional agreements for the East Route 5 Water Benefit District Phase 2 project.
Councilmember William Northrop moved Resolution No. 49 to adopt Friday summer office hours (June 6–Sept. 5, Fridays 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.), which the board approved unanimously.
The board approved Budget Revision No. 5, which moved $11,770.65 from the SS1 fund balance to cover a spare pump invoice for the Forest Park Sewer district, $7,500 from the A fund balance to pay Jack’s Welding Service for dock modifications (to be partially offset by a county 2% occupancy tax grant), and $94.56 from the A fund balance to pay two Column Software invoices for Route 5 Water District #2 expenses. Councilmember James Herbert offered the budget revision and the board adopted it 5–0.
The board audited warrants dated June 4, 2025 (vouchers #303–379) totaling $313,973.24 across General, Highway, Forest Park Sewer, Sherman Fire District and other funds and directed the Supervisor to draw checks to cover the audited warrant. The motion carried unanimously.
