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Bradford council approves routine contracts, appointments and Holocaust Remembrance resolution
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting the Bradford City Council approved a package of routine contracts and payments, several appointments to city authorities, and a resolution recognizing Jan. 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The Bradford City Council on Jan. 27, 2025, approved a slate of routine contracts, payments and appointments and adopted a resolution recognizing Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The approvals — taken as a group during the meeting’s business session — included renewal agreements for occupational health services, an employee assistance program contract, vendor payments, an agreement tied to a library renovation project with the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, janitorial services, and several appointments to local authorities. Council members also adopted a resolution recognizing Jan. 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Bradford.
Key approvals included authorization to execute renewal agreements with Occupational Health Systems for employee health-related services and a contract with Health Advocate to provide an employee assistance program; authorization to issue a tax refund to Zippo Manufacturing Company; payment approvals that included Bradford Fairway Ford and Jude Doc Painting; an agreement connected to the Hanley Library Renovation Project with the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford; and an agreement for janitorial services with James Neubert. The council also approved an agreement between the Bradford Fire Department and Jay Bradish Associates and an agreement with Algonquin Woodlands LLC related to space at the Hapkoy Junior Business Development Center.
The council approved appointments to the Bradford Sanitary Authority and reappointed a member to the Bradford City Water Authority. The council voted to approve the sale of certain tax parcels from the King County tax claim repository and to exonerate the city treasurer from collecting certain 2024 per-capita taxes, as listed on the agenda.
Votes at a glance — items recorded on the meeting agenda and their outcomes: - Item 37847: Authorize execution of renewal agreements with Occupational Health Systems (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: approved. - Item 37848: Authorize execution of a contract with Health Advocate for employee assistance services. Outcome: approved. - Item 37849: Authorize tax refund to Zippo Manufacturing Company. Outcome: approved. - Item 37850: Payment/authorization related to Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association (as listed). Outcome: approved. - Item 37851: Payment to Bradford Fairway Ford for police (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: approved. - Item 37852: Payment to Jude Doc Painting (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: approved. - Item 37853: Authorize administrative agreement with McKean County and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford for the Hanley Library Renovation Project. Outcome: approved. - Item 37854: Authorize janitorial services agreement with James Neubert (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: approved. - Item 37855: Exonerate the city treasurer from collecting certain 2024 city per-capita taxes (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: approved. - Item 37856: Authorize agreement between Bradford Fire Department and Jay Bradish Associates. Outcome: approved. - Item 37857: Authorize agreement with Algonquin Woodlands LLC for space at the Hapkoy Junior Business Development Center. Outcome: approved. - Item 37858: Resolution recognizing Jan. 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: adopted. - Item 37859: Authorize Timothy Roth to the Bradford Sanitary Authority (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: approved. - Item 37860: Appoint Fred Prober to the Bradford Sanitary Authority (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: approved; one abstention was recorded by a council member who noted the appointee will be paid for the position and therefore abstained from the vote. - Item 37861: Reappoint Ron Morris to the Bradford City Water Authority (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: approved. - Item 37862: Approve sale of certain Bradford tax parcels from the King County tax claim repository (Accounts and Finance). Outcome: approved.
The meeting’s action items were presented in rapid succession during the business portion of the agenda and were handled as routine approvals; discussion on individual items was limited in the transcript. The council’s resolution on International Holocaust Remembrance Day cites the United Nations General Assembly’s 2005 designation of Jan. 27 for remembrance and education about the Holocaust.
The council proceeded through the remainder of its agenda after the listed approvals.
