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The Dunkirk Common Council chose to override Mayor Wilfred Rosas’ vetoes last week in regards to four lines in the 2021 proposed budget.
First Ward Councilman Don Williams Jr. weighed in with his feelings on why the override is OK in the Council’s opinion. “We’re still in litigation and we need to pay something off for our attorney that represents the council on that so we need that money there to pay that,” Williams said. “For the decrease in the law department, again, we said it several times, there’s only one resolution and that was resolution number 60 of 2017 that set the rate of pay for the city attorney at $45,000. We’ve been budgeting for $70,000 in that all along and we feel that the budget should be set at what the actual salary is and that’s $45,000 set by council.”
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Councilman-at-large Paul VanDenVouver ordered Mayor Wilfred Rosas leave Tuesdayâs council meeting because Rosas spoke without being called upon.
Dunkirk Mayor Wilfred Rosas was thrown out of the Common Council meeting for the second time since July on Tuesday. It began when Fiscal Affairs Officer Marsha Beach was questioned by the council about comments made Monday on the radio.
“You mentioned that garbage and refuse was $1,180,000-plus and in our budget we’re only budgeting $506,807,” First Ward Councilman Don Williams Jr. started. “I’m just trying to figure out where that other number came from when we didn’t hear that at the budget meetings.”
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Dunkirk Mayor Wilfred Rosas had someone in mind to replace outgoing develoment director Rebecca Wurster. Without naming the individual, Rosas said the candidate was someone who is qualified and experienced.
On Thursday, however, that individual withdrew his name after Rosas was met with opposition over the potential appointmet from Dunkirk Common Council.
Despite the Dec. 1 meeting where council allowed for walk-in resolutions regarding the $24 million budget which goes against city policy, members would not be as forgiving if Rosas attempted that same maneuver.
Rosas admitted frustration with not being able to have a second Common Council member sponsor the resolution naming the individual. Neither council members Don Williams Jr., James Stoyle or Nancy Nichols would back the proposal that had the support of Martin Bamonto.