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Tarentum council approves hires, contracts, compensation ordinance and electric rules; advertises AMP mutual-aid agreement
Summary
The Tarentum Borough Council voted on a series of routine and ordinance items at its Jan. 14 meeting. Most votes passed unanimously (7–0).
The Tarentum Borough Council voted on a series of routine and ordinance items at its Jan. 14 meeting. Most votes passed unanimously (7–0). Key actions and vote outcomes are listed below.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of the Dec. 10, 2024 regular meeting minutes: passed unanimously, 7–0.
- Motion to pay the borough bills for December 2024: passed unanimously, 7–0.
- Ratification of hiring Amanda O'Connor as utility clerk, effective Jan. 6, 2025: passed unanimously, 7–0.
- Approval of employment contracts for Sharon Richards, Mark Anusick and Jeff Adams (administrative employees): passed unanimously, 7–0.
- Ordinance 25-01 — 2025 borough compensation (fixing levels of employees and rates of compensation for calendar year 2025): adopted unanimously, 7–0.
- Ordinance 25-02 — Rules and regulations for the Tarentum Borough Electric Department and rates for electricity service: adopted unanimously, 7–0.
- Ordinance 25-03 — (electric grades/update): tabled on staff/solicitor recommendation for further legal review; returned for February meeting.
- Ordinance 25-04 — American Municipal Power (AMP) mutual-aid agreement: council voted to advertise the ordinance to authorize the borough to execute a mutual-aid agreement with participating municipal electric systems; the motion to advertise passed unanimously, 7–0.
- Approval of changes to the police-department 12-hour shift memorandum of understanding (aligning shift differentials from three 8-hour shifts to two 12-hour shifts): passed unanimously, 7–0.
Procedural notes: Several motions were introduced by the mayor or manager and seconded by council members; most roll-call results were announced as "passes unanimously, 7–0." The council recorded members present at roll call as Scott Sandalski, Lou Anne Homa, Raymond Kerr, Kevin Bertocki, Maggie Smith, Susan Clark and Mayor Bob Lane (Brian Nolan absent). No ordinance adopted at this meeting was recorded as opposed or amended on the floor.
Ending: Council members recognized staff for follow-up work required by the adopted measures (contracts, hiring paperwork, ordinance advertising and updates to personnel/payroll processes). Staff were directed to implement hired positions and to continue work on the tabled ordinance and the AMP mutual-aid advertisement.
