White Oak council approves routine financial transfers, invoices and ordinance advertising in voice votes

The White Oak Borough Council on Jan. 20 approved multiple routine financial and administrative items by voice vote, including acceptance of minutes, the treasurer's report, the December check register, several interfund transfers, vendor payments and authorization to advertise the borough’s 2025 salary ordinance.

Key approvals included acceptance of the treasurer’s report for Dec. 2024 and the motion approving the check register for check numbers 50892 to 51020, totaling $676,479.89. The council authorized a series of fund transfers described in the treasurer’s report totaling $1,083,346.39, including Liquid Fuels and Solid Waste transfers to the general fund and multiple post-retirement transfers noted in the record.

Other approved items included payments for recurring services and purchases: payment to Hideaway Kennels for animal-control services for December (amount stated in the record as $370), authorization to pay a monthly wildlife-patrol vendor (amount in the record transcribed as "8 $150" — not specified precisely in the meeting record), purchase of a new hot-water pressure washer at a cost listed as $7,100, and authorization to purchase a full building from Barrier Protection Systems for $949.70.

Council approved advertising the Recreation Advisory Council ordinance and authorized advertising the White Oak 2025 salary ordinance. The council also approved acceptance of the tax collector’s reports and other routine committee motions recorded during the meeting.

All of these votes were passed by voice vote with the transcript recording “Aye” and “Motion passed” but without individual roll-call tallies. Where dollar amounts in the meeting record were unclear or transcribed ambiguously, this article identifies them as "not specified" or reproduces the meeting’s wording to avoid overstating precision.

Votes at a glance: • Approval of minutes (Dec. 9 workshop; Dec. 16 council; Dec. 18 special; Dec. 30 special) — approved by voice vote. • Treasurer’s report (Dec. 2024) — accepted by voice vote. • Check register (checks 50892–51020) — $676,479.89 — approved by voice vote. • Interfund transfers totaling $1,083,346.39 — approved by voice vote. • Payment to Hideaway Kennels (animal control) — $370 — approved by voice vote. • Payment to wildlife-patrol vendor (record states "in the amount of 8 $150") — amount not specified in the record — approved by voice vote. • Purchase of hot-water pressure washer — $7,100 — approved by voice vote. • Purchase from Barrier Protection Systems — $949.70 — approved by voice vote. • Authorization to advertise the 2025 salary ordinance — approved by voice vote. • Acceptance of tax collector’s report and related motions — approved by voice vote. • Resolution 2025-01 (refund of certain real property taxes per county assessment changes) — approved by voice vote.

The transcript does not record detailed roll-call vote tallies for these items; the record indicates each motion passed on an affirmative voice vote.