- Provide the highest quality services, programs, facilities and environment at the lowest, most reasonable cost
- Promote stable, safe, peaceful, environmentally-friendly and attractive neighborhoods
- Promote opportunities for business to invest and locate
Elected Officials
Joseph H. Emminger
Town Supervisor
Ph: (716) 877-8804
Fx: (716) 877-1261
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Responsibilities
The Office of the Town of Tonawanda Supervisor is the primary liaison for residents with questions or concerns and attends to the daily operations of the many town departments.
The supervisor himself acts as the town budget officer, presides over Town Board meetings and assigns members to various board committees.
Members
- Joseph H. Emminger, Town Supervisor - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Shannon Patch., Deputy Supervisor, Councilwoman - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Carl Szarek, Councilman - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Gina Santa Maria, Councilwoman - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Jill OMalley, Councilwoman - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
About the Board
The Town of Tonawanda is proud of its ability to deliver a comprehensive range of services to its residents in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The town and its departments have earned a reputation as leaders in their respective fields for innovative approaches to the challenges facing local governments today.
Meetings
- Meetings - 7:00 pm
- Work Sessions - 4:30 pm
- Council Chambers
2919 Delaware Ave.
Kenmore, NY 14217
Marguerite Greco
Town Clerk
Ph:(716) 877-8800 x 1810
Fx: (716) 877-0578
Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Passport Office: Appointment Only
As a Town elected, record-keeping officer, the town clerk and staff are responsible for the preparation, execution, and archiving of all Town Board documents as prescribed by New York State law and Town Code.
We are responsible for providing a number of diverse services in an effort to preserve the long-range health, safety and welfare of the public at large.
We are the only Highway Department in Western New York to provide Highway, Forestry and Sanitation services and we are very proud that we can bring such extensive service.
Sincerely,
Ted
TED D. RYMARCZYK
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
J. Mark Gruber
Phone: (716) 876-5536
He is admitted to practice law before the New York State Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals and the United States District Court. He has served as an instructor for the NYS Court System for the training of town and village justices. He is a member of the New York State Magistrates Association, the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association, The Bar Association of Erie County and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.
His community involvement includes service to his church, neighborhood schools, the Bar Association of Erie County, the University of Buffalo Law School, the New York State Bar Association, the Citizens Police Academy of the Kenmore Police Department and the Citizens Police Academy of the Town of Tonawanda Police Department.
Justice Gruber is a graduate of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Villanova University, Villanova, PA. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo , Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence. He was admitted to the NYS Bar in 1980.
Justice Gruber resides in the Town of Tonawanda with his wife, Mara (Maranto).
Daniel T. Cavarello 
Justice Court - Judge
Phone: (716) 876-5536
Dan Cavarello is a Partner with Sugarman Law Firm, specializing in the defense of claims against municipalities, school and fire districts and related entities, as well as those involving private companies. These include negligent supervision, civil rights, premises defects, product liability and property damage claims. He has represented clients in administrative proceedings before the Department of Labor and other agencies as well. Mr. Cavarello's experience also includes municipal zoning and planning issues. Mr. Cavarello was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1996 and has practiced before all New York State and Federal District Courts. He is a member of the Erie County and New York State Bar Associations, including the Municipal Law Section, and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. His other professional memberships include the New York State Magistrates, Erie County Magistrates, Western New York Trial Lawyers and Buffalo Claims Associations. Mr. Cavarello is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Boston College where he received both his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees, with honors, in1992 and 1995, respectively. Mr. Cavarello is an active member of the Tonawanda, New York community where he served as Town Attorney from January, 2006 until August 2010, when he was appointed Town Justice. He was subsequently elected to a four year term and continues to hold that office. He is also past President and Trustee of the Kenmore Tonawanda School Board. He also volunteers as an instructor at St. John the Baptist Church in Tonawanda and is a member of its Holy Name Society. Mr. Cavarello resides with his wife, Chris, and their three children - Claire, Erin & Tommy - who attend school in the Kenmore-Tonawanda District.