Town Board Meeting
7:31. I am calling to order the town board meeting of July 16th, 2026. Would you all please join me for the pledge of allegiance? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Miss Mar, would you do roll call, please?
Supervisor Sheldon.
I'm here.
Councilman Cahill,
here.
Councilwoman Wright,
here.
Councilman Hunter,
here.
Councilman Wagner,
here. Attorney for the town Taylor
here.
All right. Up first we have our open to the floor. Each speaker will be allowed five minutes. Please remember you are speaking before the board. Speak to the board, not to the audience. Uh public comments are limited to five minutes in order to keep the meeting progressing. At four minutes, you will see me wave my arm to wrap it up. If I do not make eye contact with you, I will just to give you an acknowledgement that you are at four minutes. Uh we will not be answering questions, but if you want your question answered, please provide your email address on the sign-in sheet, which most of you did. Uh please respect the speaker. You may not agree with what they have to say, but they are allowed to say it. Threatening statements will not be tolerated. It may be invol involve you being removed from the meeting. With that being said, up first is Jesse Williams. Good evening. My name is Jesse Williams. My wife, Kelly, and I and our three children live at 718 Hard Road. I'm here tonight because our family is in serious financial, emotional, and legal
distress. And after two years of trying to handle this ourselves, we're asking our community for help. Uh in 2024, we purchased our home on Hard Road for 230,000. The property went through the normal real estate process. An FHA appraisal valued the property at 232. We were buying from out of state as we prepared to move back to New York for my position at the VA. We believed we were purchasing a fundamentally safe and sound home, a place where a 2-year-old could grow up and where older kids could come home. After closing, we discovered serious problems never mentioned by any professional. So, we had an inspection done which documented major conditions across the house. The roof was described in the inspection as severely deteriorated and beyond its useful life with missing shingles and the need for full replacement. Contractor reports documented failing shingles and overlay placed over an older roofing system that already needed repair, severe warping or sagging of decking, moisture retention, areas described as non-allable fascia rot, and problems with flashing around roof penetration. The FHA appraisal stated just four months prior that the roof was in good condition. State Farm satellite imagery showed many of the same damaged shingles present since 2017. They later sent an underwriting letter stating, "We must repair the roof or we will not be able to renew our home insurance." We decided to have an HVAC tech come out before our first winter, and thank God we did. The HVAC tech discovered the furnace had a cracked heat exchanger,
meaning if we had run this furnace, our home would take on carbon monoxide. The tech literally removed the outlet plug from the furnace, so we could not plug it back in. The FHA appraiser said, "All mechanical items were tested and working without issues." The inspection also documented deteriorated siding and fascia, exposed structural components, poor drainage, lack of main water shut off, basement moisture and mold-like substances, tree trunks as structural supports, electrical and fire safety hazards, plumbing concerns, rodent evidence and excrement in the attic, and a low lower level wood stove with no proper hearth, among other concerns. Total estimates from contractors exceed $100,000 in repairs to bring this property to code. All of this was hidden from us as outofstate home buyers. These facts raise serious questions about how a home with these conditions passed through professional realators with decades of experience in appraisal, lending, and closing process, let alone qualify for an FHA loan backed by the federal government. Several conditions alone directly contradict HUD handbook 4000 period 1 for safety. Because we could not afford an attorney, fees were uh that fees were quoted in 2025 since we had spent our savings purchasing the house. My wife and I filed a lawsuit ourselves with in Monroe County Supreme Court. Our case number E20250-018240. We tried to do literally everything ourselves, but we're not attorneys. Most
of the defendants were dismissed due to procedural and pleading failures before evidence was even considered. We learned too late that having evidence is not the same as knowing how to properly present and preserve it in court. We understand that our time to preserve possible appallet rights is now running. So, I'm standing here tonight because we are running out of time. The situation has broken our family down financially, mentally, emotionally. We love Webster. We bought this house because of the neighborhood, the schools, the community, and the life we hope to build here. Instead, we have spent two years dealing with a broken house, paying for repairs, filing for bankruptcy, home insurance problems, and litigation. We are asking for help that is within the town's lawful and ethical ability to provide. First, thank you to the town for assisting us with our foil requests on this property. And for those whom I've already met, we appreciate your help and believe these records will be preserved and made available through the proper process. Second, we are formally reporting potential unsafe building, fire safety, property maintenance, drainage, electrical safety, structural support, and building code concerns at 718 Hard Road. We're requesting review under chapter 27 code enforcement procedures and chapter 119 building construction, including the unsafe building provisions of the Webster Town Code. We're asking the town to determine whether any of the documented conditions fall within town enforcement, inspection, permit, or property record authority. And finally, we're asking members of the community for help finding qualified legal counsel. We're
facing big businesses in this case, some of which have extensive ties with attorneys in the region. We also know at least
at least one of these parties are included in at least two other similar allegations here in Webster. We feel this a systemic problem and the families trying to build their lives are less protected than those with money, power, and the ability to hide behind legal rules and contracts. If there are any local attorneys listening tonight, or if anyone listening to this plea knows a local attorney that handles this type of case and is willing to help, we urgently need someone willing to review an organized file before our remaining deadlines expire. We're simply asking for a fair chance to have a qualified attorney look at the evidence before procedural deadlines close the door permanently. We've tried everything we know how to do. Uh we're tired and overwhelmed, but we're still fighting for our family and our home. Tonight, we're asking for our community to help us find a path towards safety, accountability, and meaningfully legal help before time runs out. And once again, thank you so much for the town for your help so far. Thank you for listening.
Thank you very much, Supervisor.
Yes.
I know we're not supposed to answer questions or ask questions, but I'd like to ask Josh and our attorney a question related to his statements.
That's a short agenda. I'll allow it. Josh or Kyle, have you, either one of you, spoken to this gentleman with respect to his code concerns and safety concerns?
I have not personally spoken with him. Um, I know that our building inspector has been out to the site. Okay. Did perform a site visit. Um, Kevin Moore, our building inspector, has been out there.
Okay. So, we do have some documentation, right? Yes.
Okay.
Thanks.
Yeah.
And then Alex, do we have his email to follow up?
Yes, his email is on here. So, we will make that available.
Up next, Kevin Lockheart.
Hi folks, my name is Kevin Lockhart, town supervisor candidate. I live
Alex, you're in violation of rule number four. Kevin speak about the
you need to maintain professional conduct. It's not I'm not electionering by giving you my title. We talked about this last time and I'm taking back this time on the clock.
The county ledge told you the same thing. Kevin, please continue.
You're again you're in violation of of guideline number four on the policy. Kyle, can you weigh in on this?
Kevin, I think it's been pretty clear you can't speak as to the election.
I'm not your candidacy.
I'm identifying my formal identity. Kevin Lockheart, town supervisor candidate. I'm not asking anybody to vote.
You are at 40 seconds.
Hey, I want my time back.
Continue. Go. Here we go. Set alarm for five minutes. My name is Kevin Lockart, town supervisor candidate. I live at 100 KDER Park and tonight I'm committing myself to voting no on all spending unless any of you can persuade me otherwise. My first topic I would like to address is the Webster solar garden. The town adopted a specific solar energy law, a town code chapter 155, regulating large-scale solar energy systems. The project was approved through an industrial use permit under town code 350-22 and the zoning board of appeals on Tuesday upheld the community development director's interpretation that the industrial district provisions controlled. The question is whether the town may rely on a general industrial use provision when the code contains specific regulations governing large-scale solar energy systems. Ultimately, this question may be resolved through judicial review and I find it likely that a judge will recognize that the solar garden code was
not satisfied through town procedure. The second topic I'm addressing tonight is farmland preservation. According to the 2026 Monroe County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan, Webster has lost nearly 30% of its agricultural land since 1997 and still has no standalone agricultural and farmland protection plan. While Webster's draft comprehensive plan expresses support for agriculture, it lacks measurable implementation standards such as preservation targets, implementation schedules, annual reporting, assigned responsibilities, and performance metrics. It also does not establish a formal agricultural impact review process comparable to the county's recommendations. I The last topic I want to address tonight is sidewalks. A couple of weeks ago, about four weeks ago, a Webster resident in her 90s fell and broke her hip while using a gravel and dirt pathway near the library and the CDS Monarch senior housing. Earlier this week, I appeared before the Monroe County legislature requesting county funding without a local matching requirement to construct a sidewalk in front of 880 Hard Road between the Savers Plaza and CDS Monarch where senior pedestrians safety remains unressed. I we need to build this
sidewalk so that the seniors can walk back and forth without having to push their rollers through the gravel and dirt path. And it does cause a serious hazard to them. Especially if you're 91 years old, you fall and break your hip, it's catastrophic. You don't heal the same way that you know you do when you're 30 years old or something like that. It can be really devastating. So, we can't spend the money because we're so deep in debt in this town. So I went to the county legislature and asked them to provide us I asked the transportation committee specifically to provide us with money to do that or to make it as a contingency for the Bay Road project. This is a horrible inc. It was a horrible horrible incident and um just very very upsetting from uh that's all. So appreciate you. Thanks a lot. All right. See you next time. Thanks.
Thank you. Up next, Monica G. Monica G from Tallbridge Trail. Politics are a tough are tough and you have to have the personality and skin to be in the game. Politics isn't for everyone and some are not cut out for it. You can't be overly sensitive. You need to take criticism from your constituents. You need to be open-minded and view issues from all sides and not to be one-sided in your thinking. If you can't take constructive criticism and think you are being disres disrespected and your feelings are hurt, you may need to look elsewhere for a job more suitable for your delicate personality. If you are hired as a trusted player on one team and then move over to the opposing team, you jeopardize whatever reputation you had as a reliable and trustworthy player. Decisions on policy should not be made on a personal level or party line. When you are an elected official, you are elected to review all sides, all corners, all angles. You are elected to represent all of us, whether we voted for you or not. Your decision should be made for the benefit of the community, the entire community. There
will be times that not all constituents will agree with your decision, and you might receive nasty phone calls or emails. That's the price of being a public figure in politics. don't like what people say about you, you can do one of two things. Grow a thicker skin and let the comments roll off or find a more suitable position that doesn't make you feel targeted. Respect is earned and not given. Jennifer, I have found you to be thoughtful and considerate with your decision-making, even though I didn't agree with you on some. I actually sent you an email praising you on being the deciding vote for a project to advance, and I want to thank you for that. Though I realize why you voted in favor of it is because it would have caused the town a costly consequence had it been voted down. Another more recent vote you made that advanced unfair policy voted on without being on the agenda just as the meeting was to be called to end. I would have thought you would have considered this to be put on the next meeting's agenda so that those attending would be given the opportunity to have their voice heard whether it to be in favor or in opposition. But you decide to go with along along with two other board members, catching the few that remain behind in the gallery and the supervisor and deputy supervisor offg guard. I still believe you are a
reasonable individual. It takes bravery and guts to stand up and make tough decisions that your colleagues from the same party with will disagree with. Policies can be amended or rescended. It's never too late to make a wrong right and hopefully you will rec reconsider your decision regarding your vote on the pride flag and bring the community that feels left out back into the fold. I may not always agree with you, but from one woman to another, I respect the seat you fill as the only female board member. I mean it from the heart. I do. I want to thank Alex for always putting the town and its residents ahead of his own own needs, no matter the backlash and the disrespect you receive from a couple on the board along with the disruptions that occur on occasion. One last thing regarding comments that may be interpreted as disparaging. You can't disparage if you speak the truth and that's a fact. I want to thank you all for allowing me this opportunity to speak openly and freely.
Thank you very much. Oh, no applause, please. I'm sorry. Um, and up last, we have Mark Stoch. Good evening, town board members, and thank you once again for allowing me the opportunity to speak this evening. My name is Mark Stock. I'm a combat veteran and a proud resident of the town of Webster. The last time I stood before you, I spoke about the American flag and what it has come to represent in my life. Tonight, I would like to continue that conversation by speaking about something that goes handinhand with that flag, the pledge of allegiance. For many Americans, the pledge is something we learned in elementary school. We stood beside our desk, placed our hand over our hearts, and recited words that became second nature, like we all did today before this meeting. When I think about the pledge of allegiance, there is one phrase that stands out above all others. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Those words are not simply a tradition. They describe an ideal that generations of Americans have worked, sacrificed, and in many cases died to preserve. One nation, not a collection of competing groups, but one nation, indivisible, not in because we all think alike, but because our we are shared comm commitment to this country is greater than our disagreements. Liberty
and justice for all. Not just for those who vote like we do. Not just for those who believe what we believe. For all. As a soldier, every morning we would stand at attention and salute the American flag, as it was raised, and then as it was lowered in the evening. For many people, that sounds like nothing more part of the daily routine, but to me, it never was. Every salute was a reminder that I was serving something far greater than myself. It reminded me of a constitution that I had sworn to support and defend, and of the freedoms we all share as Americans. We stood together under one flag, united by one purpose. That flag represented every soldier standing beside me and all the Americans back home. It also reminded me reminded us that no matter where we come from, what we believed in, or what political opinions we held, we all served under one flag. As a veteran, I have seen firsthand what can happen with people from completely different backgrounds choose to work together toward a common purpose. That experience has taught me something that I have never forgotten. It's called unity. Unity is not created because we are all the same. Unity is created because we choose to stand together despite our differences. That is why I believe those who serve in public office carry an extraordinary
responsibility. Whether elected or appointed, they represent every resident of this community. Not just those who supported them, not just those who agree with them, but every citizen equally. Professionalism in public service means remembering that the office belongs to the people. It means setting aside personal preferences when acting in an official capacity and always striving to unite rather than divide. I stand before you tonight not as a Republican, not as a Democrat, not as a representative of any political organization. I stand before you as a concerned veteran. I stand before you as a resident who loves this town. And I stand before you as an American who still believes in the words I pledged as a child and defended as a soldier. My hope is simple. That we never lose sight of what those words ask of us. that we remember we are one nation, that we treat another one one another with dignity and respect, and that our leaders always strive to represent every citizen with fairness, professionalism, and integrity. Thank you for your time. God bless you all. God bless the town of Webster, and God bless America.
Thank you very much. Well said, sir, and thank you for your service, and you're a great example to your daughter and the rest of the people in this room. All right, we will now move on to our regular town business. I have reviewed the minutes from the July 2nd workshop and I would make a motion that we approve said minutes.
Second.
Supervisor Sheldon.
I.
Councilman Cahill.
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Councilwoman Wright
I.
Councilman Hunter
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Councilman Wagner
I.
I also reviewed the minutes from the July 2nd meeting and would motion that we second that we approve those minutes as well.
Second. Supervisor Sheldon.
Hi.
Councilman Cahill.
I.
Councilwoman Wright.
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Councilman Hunter.
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Councilman Wagner.
I.
All right. Councilman Hunter, you had the honors.
I sure did. And once again, I approve reviewed the bills and found them to be in order. Um, so I make a motion to consider to approve the bills as submitted by the director of finance.
Second.
Councilman Hunter.
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Councilwoman Wright.
I. Supervisor Sheldon.
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Councilman Cahill.
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Councilman [clears throat] Wagner.
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All right. I would move that we approve the prepaid warrant as submitted by the director of finance.
Second.
Supervisor Sheldon.
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Councilman Hunter.
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Councilman Cahill.
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Councilwoman Wright.
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Councilman Wagner.
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I would also move that we approve purchase orders as submitted by the director of finance.
Second. Supervisor Sheldon.
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Councilman Hunter.
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Councilman Cahill.
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Councilwoman Wright.
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Councilman Wagner.
Hi.
All right. This one is rescheduled from two weeks ago. Uh, Councilman Hunter, you are the police liaison. Would you like to give a brief overview of the school resource officer?
Sure. So, it is um and we have the IMA this time. Uh but it's a contract, an agreement between the town of Webster, our police department, and the school district to all lot two police officers um during their school year to assist in any matters. Um we did receive the IMA. I'm going to ask Kyle make sure that you did review that and uh that it does seem in order and confirm that there's no issues.
Yes, I reviewed it and from a legal perspective um Council Mahel.
Yeah, I I have a couple issues. Have you read through this yet?
I have.
Okay. Should I ask the questions first or?
Absolutely. Go ahead.
So, I'm going to go a little out out of order. If um if you guys have your IMAS, if you could open them up to page five, number one um under the district setting, it says the district will reimburse the town for the district share of salary and benefits. The only question I had there I don't know whether the chief has to answer this or or as a leazison I my question is does that include any potention or pension payments as far as the benefits aspect of it?
You want to s you would I appreciate it if
you don't mind chief. Thank you. Uh to my understanding, yes. Uh salary benefits 7525 split uh both everything that's included for the officer.
Okay. So the other concern I have is and I appreciate you giving me that information is on page four under police investigating and questioning. Um, number one states, "The SRO has the authority as a police officer to stop, question, interview, and take police action without prior authorization of the principal or contacting the parents. My concern here, sir, is and I I spoke to Kyle about this um earlier today because I was that concerned about this is is is the protection of our children on an active investigation without representation legally or representation of their parents because my as a parent if you're or one of your officers is that's not that's not what means
well then then I'm then I'm misinterpreting what it says because it clearly says
pri without prior authorization of the principal or contacting parents in any instance in my opinion where a police officer is going to speak to a child that child's parent should be contacted immediately
and they are that's part of our policy
well but that's not what this says
because that's not the policy of the police officers
but that's not what this language
says I agree with you so so let let Let me clarify the the section for you, sir. It means that the officer operates outside of the decision-making structure of the school. It means that the officer can stop and question under our policy. Our policy doesn't get written into the contract with the school. Our policy operates independently of the school. The contract provision means that the principal doesn't have the authority to limit the police officer's actions within the school. Our policy limits the officer's actions when it comes to interviewing juveniles and making contact. There's a very few exceptions where an officer can interview a juvenile without a parent present or having representation. The po the point of the contract is that the school doesn't have the ability to stop an officer from doing police officer things. So, there was some concern when the when the position was first put in place that the officer was going to be directed by the school on how to conduct their business. The point of the contract is to clearly uh state that the police officer is acting as a police officer and not a school security guard. that they operate under the authority afforded to them through the legal uh power of their position and they're subject to our rules and regulation and our policies and procedures as a police officer. Our policy dictates when they
have to have a uh parent or guardian present during questioning. So, it's outside of the scope of the contract. Again, that's not what it says here. So, I would at the very least want this paragraph modified or stricken from the memorandum of understanding.
I I guess I'll leave that up to the board as how that goes. But, uh, it's been in it's been in place for 12 years. No confusion over how our officers operate. The officers don't get to act outside the scope of our policy because the contract says that the school can't stop them from exercising their power.
Right. I'm just one of those guys that reads the contract. If it's in black and white, the opportunity is there. And it clearly says
without prior authorization or contacting the parents. And my
main concern is without contacting the parents or having an attorney present. And I spoke and I did speak with Kyle and and he's basically reiterate you're reiterating what he said earlier, but I'm still concerned
about the parents of these of a child not being contacted if they're going to if an officer is going to speak to them. And your policy may say we have to the police department policy may say we have to contact the parents if we're going to investigate talk to a a child on school grounds.
There are exceptions to that though, sir. That's why it's not in the contract. The the contract is between the town as an entity and the school district as an entity. It's not the school giving the authority to the officer. The officer operates outside the the power of the school.
I totally understand that. Well, I I think it's a little bit of like I hear what you're both saying, Chief. I think what you're saying is your policy overrides
all your policy and how your officers operate is not superseded by this contract.
Correct.
They're two they're two different things. What's written in that contract does not dictate the officer's actions.
Yeah. But I agree with John like it's a little like the way it's written is a little ambiguous. So that then Kyle, is there a way that we could clean that up to make it more less confusing? Because I understand why I understand both points. I understand, chief, what you're saying of your policy overrides. I also agree with Johnny. You read the contract. It is ambiguous.
Right.
Which Kyle, can that be cleaned up at all?
I I I don't consider it ambiguous.
I I you know what? I'm going to jump in here because this contract has been in place for like 12 years. We vote on on it. I voted on it for the past I don't know, is this my third one? This is my third one. Kyle reviewed it. I trust what Kyle is saying. There's never been an issue in 12 years. very supportive of the work the the police officers are doing at the schools. Um and and the a police officer helped my son at school when something happened to him many many moons ago. So I think as long as their town
attorney I'm not going to disagree with you Jennifer but to the point you're making is that we re we vote on the school resource contract with the school district every year
and shame on me but this is the first time I recall in the last five years even seeing this memorandum of understanding. Okay so that's a different point
with respect to that.
Yep. I I
would it be helpful, guys, if we had some semblance of a copy of the police policy in writing so that we could supplement so that you do have that comfort to make sure that we cover that liability aspect because I I would like to move forward and and vote to approve or
Yeah, that's just asking Kyle if it's if it's essentially if it's possible to clean it up or if let's I'm just curious Kyle. Is it possible to clean it up or is this just illegal ease is legal ease and it is what it is? Well, certainly it can be cleaned up if the town board believes that there's something that needs to be cleaned up, right? And then there'd be a discussion about what that entails. Um, John, when I spoke with you earlier, I kind of explained to you my my viewpoint on it and that uh, as chief has explained, they're they're going to be subject to their own policies and and following the law as it pertains to um,
No, I I to I totally understand that and and I I comprehend what the chief's saying. I comprehended what you're saying, but again, I just go back to not contacting parents. I have a problem with that aspect of that paragraph or should I say the sentence. I I understand it, but again, it's it's a contract between the school and the town, right? Where the school doesn't have the authority to tell the officer that they can't exercise their police powers, including contacting uh children if the circumstances are one of the exceptions that's legally allowed to interview the child without a parent being present. There's times where the parent is the subject of the investigation. In conjunction with child protective services, there may be interview of the child without the parents being present or being notified. It's counter in productive to an investigation. If you're investigating domestic violence from a parent to a child, you don't tell the parent that you're going to speak to the child. There's times where the the law allows the police to have these interactions. And the point of the contract is to make sure the school understands and is signing their name on the dotted line that they don't have the authority to impede the officer's power under the law. Our policy dictates when those exceptions are based on the law and case law of the United States. Whether the
Supreme Court or state of New York says these are the circumstances in which a police officer can have an interaction with a juvenile without their parents present or without notification to the parent. That's what they have to do. The contract has nothing to do with how a police officer exercises their power. It is creating guidelines and lanes of authority within the officer being embedded in their environment. The officer goes to that school every single day, builds relationships with the principal and the director of security who helps manage their day-to-day operation. And it's to make it clear that just because they're there every day that they don't report to them. They report to the uh lieutenant in charge of the road patrol.
Correct. and the criminal investigation division supervisor.
Correct.
That's how it goes. That's what the point of the contract is.
So, what you're saying is never with with the exception of child abuse by a parent that you're going to talk to a child if for somehow it got reported to you. You would never have a conversation, the police department would never have a conversation with a child.
There there's a number of things that fit into that. It could be child abuse. It could be imminent threat. Just like there's an exception to Miranda. The Supreme Court says with Miranda, somebody has to have the author the ability to have legal representation before questioned by police if they're in custody and subject to investigation. Okay?
Except if there's a public safety uh issue. If that person just discarded a firearm near a playground, the police have the authority to interview that person without representation to try to recover the item that is potentially dangerous to the other people. If the officer learns that there's a potential threat to the school or safety issue at the school, they're going to go interview a child to find out whether they know about a threat to the school. They're not going to wait for a parent to be present to say, "Do you know of potential violence that may occur in the next 30 seconds? They're going to take action under the authority constructed based on their position and the legal guidelines that's provided by the court with case law."
Okay, that's helpful to know. And I think the contract, what I like seeing in the contract how you maintain control over what your police officers do, that's very clear in there that even though they're there,
yeah,
you're calling the shots and the pre principal and whoever can't tell them to do something different. So that's good to see.
And and it's also intended to keep our officers in their lane as well because when it comes to the school, they're responsible for those children. It's their property. They have certain certain search rights that we don't have as police officers. They can go into a locker and they can look. Our police officers cannot. So the point of the contract is to create to create very clear lanes on we do police things, they do school things. We don't use them to achieve or circumvent the the rules and regulations and laws that govern our actions. So the whole point here is just to make sure that everybody knows their lane before we put an officer in the school.
Yeah. And I see that you were very that the the memorandum of understanding is very succinct when it comes to lines of demarcation differences between the school district what they can do and what the police can do.
But when I see part of a sentence that says without contacting parents, the antennas go off.
And I understand it. And that's why I'm happy to explain why that isn't just a blanket statement. why that doesn't mean that we don't have to follow the law that's put in place uh
regarding uh interactions with juveniles. It's just to make sure the lanes are clearly uh demonstrated and so that the principal or uh superintendent doesn't say I don't have a problem if you interview that person but it's going to be on our terms when the parents present. If it falls into one of those exceptions the officer has to have the ability to take that action and it's just making sure they understand that their policy is not our policy.
Okay. And then chief, any other past issues or hiccups with the school in any of this stuff?
No, I I will tell you from the time the position was put in place, I was a lieutenant that uh oversaw the school resource officer. It's been a great relationship with the school. Um we've had no issues uh understanding whose role is what. Um, I would say that uh the the way that we have to make sure the most confusing times is when you have a student who comes forward with a potential threat or something they heard and a comment that's made. There's a difference between a school internal investigation as far as the safety of the school and a law enforcement investigation regarding any potential crimes that were committed based on that statement. So over the years there's been some navigating those dynamics, but it has not been a policy issue or a personality issue. We've done very well with the school district. Um, we have a a great working relationship, especially when it comes to some of the special events. So, the way the school district works, they reimburse overtime for anything related to the SRO and any requests they have for officers to come assist with some of the special events. So, um, I I would have no problem putting my my endorsement behind that contract. We've had no issues.
Okay. Thank you.
Yeah, I think the program itself, the longevity, I think it's a great program. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't have a problem putting additional resources and to your statement with respect to um like the football games and basketball,
you're the officers are always there and it's when you get large crowds like that, it's comforting to see the Webster Police Department um at these functions.
And so that's kind of the line we've we've tried to walk. There's there's certain events that are going to uh
require people to pay to have officers present to cover some of the expense. Yeah.
And there's another aspect to it when it comes to public safety, large gatherings. We're going to put officers there no matter what the the correct reimbursement is for those certain um circumstances. And we've had a great working relationship with the school district on theirs.
Well, thanks for your patience with my questions this evening. I'm more than happy to answer questions.
Take this much time. So, thank you everybody. And then from a process standpoint, it sounds like this has been a little bit of a a hiccup in the past. You know, how are we going to work to make sure we've got complete stuff ready for the board meetings going forward? Just because we never looked at in the past isn't a reason to not look at it.
Well, no. If if if we're going to sign a contract with the school district based upon a memorandum of understanding, the memorandum of understanding should come with the contract as far as I'm concerned,
which is fine. No, the board's never never asked for it. Like I said, I wasn't chief when it got put in place. So, if you want it going forward, you'll have it. It happens every year. It's usually around the July time frame. Uh there's two officers assigned. They're on alternating years. So, there's a contract every year and then an officer um gets selected for position usually mid August.
I was more asking for our internal board process. We have stuff, you know, every two weeks. It's supposed to be my Monday night. What process what are we what are we as a board going to learn from this process-wise? We
don't think we just did. Yeah. We just supply it.
Yeah. Yeah, Denine and I pulled the packets from the past couple
meetings from this and it just it never was. So, past practice was followed, past practice
was acknowledged that there was a deficiency. We adjusted past practice and now we have that completed. So,
hopefully it'll be it'll be complete going forward.
All right. I'd love to uh move to make the resolution at this point to authorize the supervisor to sign the 2026 to 2027 school year school resource officer SRO contract rescheduled from the July 2nd meeting. Second.
Councilman Hunter.
I.
Councilwoman Wright.
I. Supervisor Sheldon.
Hi.
Councilman Cahill.
Hi.
Councilman Wagner.
I.
All right. Councilwoman Wright, you are up for the assessment. If you want to give a
Oh, Donna's here. And I would like for her since [laughter] since you took the time out of your schedule to come, I think it would be great for you to come up and explain what this is before we just vote on it.
Can this? Of course you can in your sleep. [laughter] I'm half asleep now.
For those who don't know, Donna Kar is our town assessor. So,
thank you. Um, the item on the agenda before you this evening is a resolution for the supervisor to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Office of Real Property Tax Services for support for the 2027 townwide reassessment revaluation, which you know is already underway. So you might be thinking this is coming a little late. It's not. This is the timing of the schedule for the [cough] state. We started we started our revaluation very early as far as our public campaign. So um even though we've been talking about it here locally for a very very long time, this is the beginning as far as the state is concerned to see which municipalities are doing revaluations in the year 2027 where their resources need to be placed. What kind of assistance do we need from them? And it basically just lays out the responsibilities of the three parties involved and that is the assessor's office, the town board support of the assessor's office and the state of New York in support of the assessor's office. So it requires a signature from the the supervisor which needs to be authorized. It requires my signature and
the state has already signed it.
Thanks Donna. Thank you so much. I have no questions. I have nothing.
Any questions? Um what's the budget amount for this
for the reevaluation?
No, for the steps in this contract like it's going through like different steps that are needed and public outreach and stuff. Is there a specific budget amount to this or is this just ruled within the whole re-evaluation?
The memorandum of understanding is not attached to a budget per se. The memorandum of understanding is saying there's all these things that need to be done and this is who's doing what.
Yep. Okay.
Yes. So the the revaluation project has already been budgeted. What you're seeing there is a page that says if you require services from the state, these are the services we can provide and this is the cost of them. I have no intention at this present moment being under contract with KW Municipal Incorporated to provide all of those services. Either the either our contractor will provide that or we will provide that. So I don't believe that we're going to need to invoke that fee schedule from the state. It's part of their standard notice, if you will. If something should happen between us and our contract and we don't have them, we need them to print a whole bunch of services. This is how much they charge per page, for example.
Okay. That was a question of Yes. Thank you very much. Yes.
And then section D. Um, does that need to be completed? And will we be completing that?
Let me find section D. I don't have that memorized.
Yes. On the original copy, I have checked under question two, the box marked 100%. And question three, I have marked July 1st. And the two questions respectively are uh concerning what will be the uniform percent of value after the project. What is our target? We're targeting 100%. And question three was asking what is the valuation date because they want to know if we're on a standard cycle because that helps them manage their work or if we have a different cycle than the standard state cycle for assessment. And we're on a standard calendar. Therefore, July 1st is our valuation
date of the prior role year. and you'll submit that a copy so it can be included with the paperwork here because our our version in here didn't have that completed.
I have it here if you want to pass it through the board. This is the one I'm going to provote for this.
Do you have a copy of that or do we need to get a copy of that?
Yeah,
just because Yeah, our version didn't have it in there. So,
I will give it to Dean to scan in. Oh, look. It's already signed. Look at that. She's on top of it.
Any other question?
What I gave you was the electronic version that the state gave me and I just forwarded that. That was the easiest thing to do.
Right. Yeah. So, this is the one exact same thing.
This is the piece of paper the supervisor will sign.
Simple boxes checked.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yep. Yeah. There was two blank boxes there for questions.
Thank you.
Any other questions?
No.
And I will make a motion for the supervisor to sign a memor memorandum of understanding with the office of real property tax services for support services for the 2027 townwide assessment revaluation.
Second.
Councilwoman Wright.
I.
Councilman Cahill.
I. Supervisor Sheldon,
I.
Councilman Hunter,
I.
Councilman Wagner,
hi.
All right. Up next, uh, we saw earlier, local law number three for the traffic regulations. Um, we need to be able to schedule a public hearing. Um, this is one that we actually had to look at briefly because we have a 3-week period uh between board meetings instead of a two. So, we had to make sure that the date was correct. Um, but I would make a motion to schedule the public hearing on August 6th, 2026 on local law number three, vehicle and traffic regulations and to be advertised in the July 22nd, 2026 Webster Herald.
Second.
Supervisor Sheldon.
I,
Councilwoman Wright,
I.
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilman Hunter,
I.
Councilman Wagner,
I.
All right, Miss Mar, as town clerk, this is one that comes from your office. Um and it came a little bit later than usual, but you did have everything wrapped up with a nice big red bow. Would you like to just give us a brief overview?
Sure. Yeah. So, um we occasionally will receive requests from applicants um asking to wave the 30-day waiting per period for onremise alcohol beverage license. There's a 30-day notification period. Um this one is specifically for American Multi Cinema, also known as AMC Webster 12. That's the movie theater in town. Um, this is just general housekeeping item. Um, we do occasionally do these. There's really nothing new with this. It's not a new property. It's an existing property. They already have an alcohol beverage license. This is really just a class change. Um, and that's really all that I have. Oh, and there's no zoning issues. I did check with Josh. Um, and that's all.
It's pretty standard. We did we did one recently too
for the restaurant on
Ridge Road.
Who's who's up to make the motion?
That would be Councilman Wagner. You are the clerk leazison.
All right, let's do it then. I'd like to make a motion to request for the town clerk's office to wave the New York State Liquor Authority on premise alcohol beverage license 30-day notification period requirement for American Multi-cinema, Inc. aka Oh, there we go. Done.
Sorry. You didn't want to hear the whole thing, John.
He just wanted to second the motion. He didn't give you a chance to finish speaking.
He wants to get to the movies.
Yep.
Councilman,
Councilman Wgner,
I
Councilman Cahill, hi.
Supervisor Sheldon,
hi.
Councilwoman Wright, I Councilman Hunter,
I.
All right. Uh, last on the agenda here, we have uh Councilman Hunter. This is your lovely,
really simple. It's a resolution to approve a list of items to be recycled from the police department, mostly file cabinets and such. Um, I make a motion to approve the list of items from the police department for recycling.
Second.
Councilman Hunter,
I.
Councilwoman Wright,
I.
Supervisor Sheldon,
I.
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilman Wagner,
I.
All right, with that, we have wrapped up in almost record time. So, I will move we adjourn. Second.
All in favor?
I.
All opposed.
I will now close the meeting.