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Council approves multiple budget amendments, elects president and vice president
Summary
At its meeting, Allentown City Council elected a new president and vice president and approved several budget amendments, department transfers and a one-year contract award; most measures passed unanimously or by clear majorities.
Allentown City Council elected Councilmember Michael Henricks as council president and Councilmember Cynthia Mota as vice president, and approved multiple budget and contract measures in votes taken during the meeting.
The council elected Michael Henricks president after a nomination by Councilmember Sookall and a roll-call vote resulting in "5 ayes and 2 nays." Cynthia Mota was elected vice president by unanimous roll-call vote of 7 yeas and no nays.
The council approved a one-year contract (with up to four one-year renewals) for on-call overhead-door services with TCW Building Maintenance LLC (bid number 2024-54). The administration reported it received one proposal; the roll-call vote recorded "7 ayes and no nays."
Council approved a series of budget amendments and transfers on final passage: Bill 118, a supplemental appropriation of $737,219.43 from LCA for ADA ramps and street milling and paving; Bill 119, a $10,000 appropriation from a developer for traffic signal improvements; Bill 120, which adds Juneteenth National Independence Day to paid holidays for full-time bargaining employees; and Bill 121, a $41,242.57 fire-department appropriation tied to a state grant for bomb-squad support. Each ordinance was reported as forwarded favorably by committee and passed on roll-call votes recorded as seven yeas and no nays.
Council also approved Resolution R-3, a transfer of $50,000 within the council budget to pay legal services provided by Brown Nemiroff LLC related to the ongoing investigation; the vote was recorded as seven ayes and no nays. Resolution R-4, a package of interdepartmental transfers, also passed on a recorded roll call.
The measures that passed will take effect in accordance with city procedures and applicable state law.
Ending: Several other bills were introduced or referred to committee for further review, including multiple introductions related to parks and a set of advisory council proposals; those items will return to committee before a final vote.
