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Tarentum council approves routine motions, ordinances and appointments; full vote summary
Summary
The council approved a set of routine and advertised actions, including reappointments, a parking ordinance advertisement, agreements, and several administrative ordinances. A single item passed with one abstention; otherwise votes were unanimous.
Tarentum Borough Council handled multiple agenda items and formal motions during the meeting, approving routine bills, appointments, and ordinance advertisements in a single session.
Key approvals included: a motion to advertise ordinance 25-03 (parking-violation towing provisions) that passed unanimously; payment of borough bills for January; reappointments of Jim Bonner to the planning commission and to the environmental advisory council for three-year terms; approval for Rifo Youth Football Organization to use borough council chambers (with one abstention reported); approval for Abundant Joy Fellowship to use the gazebo and surrounding area for an Easter sunrise service on April 20, 2025; approval of an agreement to place one officer on an FBI task force; authorization to advertise a demolition hearing for 628–630 East Ninth Avenue on March 4, 2025; re-advertisement to hire an additional police officer (position paid through an intergovernmental agreement); approval of a memorandum of understanding recognizing Act 49 of 2024 for part-time service buyback for police; referral of a facade improvement grant application for 312 East Sixth Avenue to the planning commission; and advertisements for ordinances 25-05 (recreation board membership increase) and 25-06 (utility appeals standardization).
Nut Graf: The meeting chiefly processed municipal business: administrative ordinances, appointments, intergovernmental agreements, and procedural advertisements. Most items passed unanimously; one facility-use approval recorded a single abstention.
Votes at a glance (select items): - Advertise Ordinance 25-03 (parking violations, towing provisions): Passed unanimously 7-0. - Pay borough bills (January 2025): Passed unanimously 7-0. - Reappoint Jim Bonner to planning commission (3-year term): Passed unanimously 7-0. - Reappoint Jim Bonner to Environmental Advisory Council (3-year term): Passed unanimously 7-0. - Approve Rifo request to use borough council chambers (2025 season): Passed 6-0 with 1 abstention. - Approve Abundant Joy Fellowship gazebo use (04/20/2025): Passed unanimously 7-0. - Approve agreement with FBI task force (deputize officer to work with FBI): Passed unanimously 7-0. - Advertise demolition hearing (03/04/2025) for 628 & 630 E Ninth Ave: Passed unanimously 7-0. - Re-advertise hiring for an additional police officer (position paid under intergovernmental agreement): Passed unanimously 7-0. - Approve MOU recognizing Act 49 of 2024 (police part-time service buyback): Passed unanimously 7-0. - Refer facade-improvement grant (312 E Sixth Ave) to planning commission: Passed unanimously 7-0. - Adopt Ordinance 25-04 (AMP mutual aid): Passed unanimously 7-0 (see separate article). - Advertise Ordinance 25-05 (recreation board membership increase): Passed unanimously 7-0. - Advertise Ordinance 25-06 (utility appeals standardization): Passed unanimously 7-0.
Ending: Council chair closed the meeting at 7:14 p.m. after adjournment was moved and seconded. Several items noted for staff follow-up include advertising, scheduling of the demolition hearing, and referral to planning commission.
