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Votes at a glance: July 14 Cheektowaga Town Board actions
Summary
The board approved a suite of consent and standalone resolutions including eight personnel appointments, a library roof contract (amended to identify capital funding), a bond refunding, playground equipment purchase, and several board appointments; it pulled the Skajakwita Creek sponsorship and tabled the police advisory council.
At its July 14 meeting the Town of Cheektowaga board approved multiple resolutions on the consent agenda and several standalone measures. Key outcomes:
- Police officer appointments (Resolution 2026448): The board amended the appointment to make two names contingent on Erie County approvals and approved the appointment of seven new police officers (names were read into the record). The amendment and the resolution carried by voice vote.
- Anna Reinstein Library roof replacement (Resolution 2026451): The board awarded a contract to Lakeside Contracting in the amount of $423,900 to replace the flat roof and repair laminated columns; the board amended the resolution to state that funding will come from the town’s 500 capital fund and approved the amended resolution.
- Bond refunding (Resolution 2026460): The board adopted a refunding bond resolution authorizing refunding bonds and appropriating an amount not to exceed $8,500,000; staff said the refunding plan shows expected savings of about $143,000 through 2035.
- Raymond Park slide replacement (Resolution 2026463): The board authorized the purchase of a replacement playground slide for Raymond Park (~$8,160.83) and noted the current slide had been taped off pending replacement.
- Appointments and personnel actions: a series of department appointments were approved on consent, including a senior clerk in the Highway Department and an information-technology appointment that was later pulled for further review.
- Pulled or tabled items: The resolution to continue as a nonfederal sponsor for the Skajakwita Creek WQIP submission (Resolution 2026459) was pulled from the agenda for additional clarification of financing documents; the resolution establishing the Police Department Community Advisory Council (Resolution 2026490) was tabled after public comment.
Votes: Multiple roll-call votes were recorded on consent and amended items; where recorded in the transcript the roll call showed unanimous or majority approval for the listed items. Specific vote tallies for each resolution appear in the official minutes or resolution record.
