Mayor Padoleski, 2 trustees take oaths of office in Medina

Photos by Tom Rivers: Debbie Padoleski takes the oath of office as Medina mayor on Monday evening while her husband Tom Padoleski holds the Bible. Village Clerk-Treasurer Jada Burgess administers the oath in the Shelby Town Hall.

MEDINA – Mayor Debbie Padoleski took the oath of office and presided over her first meeting as Medina mayor on Monday.

Padoleski said the Village Board will be working on the budget this month and developing plans to address issues in the village.

She congratulated Jeff Wagner and Mark Prawel for their victories as village trustees. Both joined her in taking the oath of office on Monday.

“I am committed to accountability and transparency with the public and with each other,” she told the board members on Monday.

She said it will be a team effort among the board members. “We need to use our individual strengths and talents towards a more affordable village,” she said.

Mark Prawel takes the oath for another two-year term as village trustee. His wife Tina holds the Bible while Padoleski administers the oath.

Some of the appointments approved at Monday’s meeting include:

• Deputy Mayor – Scott Bieliski
• Fair Housing Officer – Jess Marciano
• Village Historian – Todd Bensley
• Clerk-Treasurer – Jada Burgess
• Deputy Clerk-Treasurer – Miranda Herbert
• Registrar and Deputy Registrar – Jada Burgess with Miranda Herbert as the deputy
• Three appointments to Planning Board with five-year terms – Chris Goyette, Mary Lewis and Richard Moss with Dean Bellack as an alternate
• Member of Tree Board for three-year term – Lisa Tombari
• Member of Boxwood Cemetery Commission for three-year term – Jacob Hebdon
• Member of the Minimum Standards Appeals Board for five-year term – Chris Busch
• Three appointments to Parks Committee for two-year terms – Brooke Beatty and Randall Reese
• Four appointments to Tourism Committee for two-year terms – Jim Hancock, Kelly Kiebala, Janet Smith and Barbara Gorham
• Village Attorney – Matthew Brooks

Mayor Debbie Padoleski led her first meeting as mayor on Monday evening. She has attended numerous meetings over the years as the former village clerk-treasurer and the past two years as a village trustee.

Padoleski approved the following trustee liaison committee assignments:

• Fire/Ambulance – Scott Bieliski
• Police – Mark Prawel
• Code/Planning/Zoning – Jess Marciano
• DPW – Jeff Wagner
• Employee Relations – Scott Bieliski, Mark Prawel
• Clerk/Treasurer – Debbie Padoleski
• Town of Ridgeway – Mark Prawel
• Town of Shelby – Jeff Wagner
• Orleans County – Scott Bieliski
• Parks Committee – Jess Marciano
• Boxwood Cemetery – Debbie Padoleski
• Joint Recreation – Jess Marciano and Jeff Wagner
• Tourism Committee – Debbie Padoleski
• Waterfront Development Committee – Jess Marciano

Jeff Wagner is congratulated after taking the oath and joining the Village Board as a trustee for the first time. Padoleski, left, administered the oath while Jada Burgess held the Bible.