Votes at a glance: Depew trustees approve contracts, personnel resolutions and sewer financing documents

The Village of Depew Board of Trustees approved a series of routine and project‑related motions Tuesday. Key actions taken:

• Amended Phase 7 contract: Board authorized Mayor Kevin Peterson to sign the amended Phase 7 contract between Nesbaumer & Clark Inc. and the Village of Depew; roll call recorded all in favor.

• EMS public hearing advertisement: The board authorized the village administrator to advertise a public hearing on Dec. 8, 2025, to discuss establishing a village EMS/ambulance service (motion carried).

• HELPS hiring resolution: The board adopted a resolution enabling use of the New York State HELPS program (Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide) for eligible civil service titles, allowing non‑competitive appointment pathways where applicable; roll call carried the resolution.

• Fire department permissions and memberships: Trustees granted permission for the Depew Volunteer Fire Department to participate in the Christmasville parade (11/29/2025), to send engines to cover village borders during the parade, and to conduct out‑of‑village gift deliveries (12/13/2025). They also approved new volunteer members (Ethan Hernandez, Brian Nickpon) pending physicals and junior firefighter program members (Hudson Rogacki, Jaden Pelkey Fry).

• Conference attendance: Permission was granted for Code Enforcement Officer Catherine Zagranichuk to attend the Niagara Frontier Building Officials Education Conference Jan. 26–28, 2026; use of a village vehicle was approved.

• Sewer Phase 9 authorization: The board authorized Mayor Kevin J. Peterson to sign documents for Sewer Phase 9 (EFC CWSRF project number C9‑6684‑04‑03) related to sewer capital improvements.

• Claims and accounts: The finance committee reported audited claims totaling $1,833,954.57 (General Fund $1,756,095.52; Community Development $51,295.50; Sewer Fund $12,824.05; Capital Project $13,739.50). The board approved payment of those claims.

All motions and roll‑call votes are recorded in the meeting minutes. No major policy adoptions occurred; the board closed the comprehensive plan hearing and left adoption for a future meeting following environmental review.