Benson Board Approves 2026 Procedural Resolutions Unanimously
Benson's town board unanimously approved procedural resolutions establishing its operations and services for 2026 at the January 6 organizational meeting. Supervisor Phil Snyder and councilpersons Ron Blowers, Lori Mead, Scott Shepard, and Tim Abrams adopted resolutions 1-26 through 37-26 with
misc · Meeting of January 6, 2026
NY BENSON — Benson's town board unanimously approved procedural resolutions establishing its operations and services for 2026 at the January 6 organizational meeting. Supervisor Phil Snyder and councilpersons Ron Blowers, Lori Mead, Scott Shepard, and Tim Abrams adopted resolutions 1-26 through 37-26 with corrections, along with separate unanimous approvals of bookkeeping and payroll-services resolutions 38-26 and 39-26, all passing 5-0. Public comment from resident John Stortecky criticized resolution-writing transparency and questioned a reference to an Appointed Highway Superintendent salary of $55,000 annually, noting he could find no documented board approval for the salary.
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Source: the misc meeting of January 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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