Charter Revision Committee
Committee’s purpose:
The purpose of the commission is to review the current structure of the City Attorney position and consider whether any changes would best serve the long-term needs of the City and its residents.
The last Charter Review Public Meeting was held at 9:00AM on August 3rd in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. The minutes from that meeting, and all other meetings before can be found below; as well as a copy of the proposed revisions and a document highlighting exactly what would change.
Charter Revision Committee - Cover Letter
Charter Revision Committee - 2026 Proposed Revisions
Charter Revision Committee - 2026 Tracked Changes
Meeting Agendas:
Meeting Minutes:
Members:
Darlene Bolsover ([email protected], [email protected])
- Currently employed - At Home Health Care Provider, DAV
- NT High School, U.S. Army, Nutritional Specialist, Practical Nurse, Lay Guardian
- Associate in Applied Science, Medical Reimbursement and Coding
- Treasurer SHSO; Share Decision Making Member – Spruce Elementary; President PTA-NT Middle School; American Legion Post; Ladies Aux VFW
- Reading, family, and friends, traveling
Daniel Brick ([email protected])
- Attorney in private practice, Brick, Brick & Elmer, PC.; former Acting City Judge-North Tonawanda City Court
- J.D. Degree SUNY at Buffalo Law School; BA Economics University of Notre Dame
- Crew Leader Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity/Jimmy Carter work Project
- Volunteering, farming, and gardening
Frank Burkhart ([email protected])
Lou DalPorto ([email protected])
- Labor Relations Representative, NYS United Teachers
- MA Public Policy, SUNY Albany; BA Political Science, Niagara University
- 3x on Charter Review Committee; ran for NT City Council in 2005; prior member of NT Democratic Committee; prior NT girls’ soccer coach
- Politics, hiking/walking, Bills/Sabres, Trivia contests, drumming
Heather Farley ([email protected])
Ellen Hutton ([email protected])
Chet Klimek ([email protected])
- Recent retiree with 25 years information technology management experience in higher education
- MPA, Syracuse University’s Maxwell School
- Former NT School Board President, Cub Scout Leader, and city hall official
- Leisure reading, live music events, gardening, and fly-fishing
Frank Laurendi ([email protected])
Mary Martin ([email protected])
James McGinnis ([email protected])
Susan Gosch Taylor ([email protected])
- Retired Human Resources executive with pharmaceutical company
- MBA Nova Southeastern University; BS Economics SUNY Fredonia
- Volunteer NT History Museum; former Board Member-American Heart Association; volunteer- Sacred Heart School; former community rowing team member
- Spending time with daughter, family, reading, traveling
Kate Wistner ([email protected])
- Senior Cyber security Legal and Regulatory Risk Analyst
- BA Political Science; J.D. Degree University at Buffalo
- Current member of NT Zoning Board of Appeals; active church member; volunteer tax preparer; helps pro se litigants file court documents
- Likes to travel and spend time with family
