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Votes at a glance: council approves street vacation, mural, planning appointment, hazard plan, CDBG allocation, anti-displacement policy and pension allocation

6441349 · October 23, 2025

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Summary

The council adopted several resolutions and ordinances unanimously or by recorded tallies; vacancy appointment was decided separately by 4–2 vote.

At its meeting, the Warren City Council recorded the following formal actions and votes.

Votes and outcomes

- Council vacancy (agenda item 7a): Savannah Casey appointed to fill the council vacancy through Jan. 3, 2028. Vote tally announced 4 for Casey, 2 for the runner-up; appointee sworn in at the end of the meeting.

- Ordinance vacating portion of Wood Street (agenda item 7b): Motion to approve as submitted passed on roll call with six affirmative votes, no opposition.

- Mural approval, American Legion Post 135 (agenda item 7c): Council approved the mural rendering for the American Legion building (proposed 6 by 8-foot mural) in accord with subsection 40-70-63 of the city code; motion carried unanimously.

- Planning commission appointment (agenda item 7d): Appointment of Hunter Allberger to the planning commission to fill a term expiring Dec. 31, 2026; motion carried unanimously.

- Resolution adopting the Warren County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan (agenda item 7e): Council adopted the county’s updated hazard mitigation plan to satisfy the Disaster Mitigation Act requirements and preserve eligibility for post-disaster hazard mitigation grant funds; motion carried unanimously.

- Resolution authorizing FY2025 CDBG funding application (agenda item 7f): Council authorized submission of a Small Communities CDBG application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for $308,627, proposing $293,627 for Hammond Street improvements and $15,000 for administration; motion carried unanimously.

- Resolution adopting an anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan (agenda item 7g): Required HUD-related policy adopted as a condition of receiving future federal community development funds; motion carried unanimously.

- Resolution distributing 2025 state aid to pension plans (agenda item 7h): Council authorized distribution of the Commonwealth allocation of $495,317.16 among city plans as presented (fire, police, municipal employees); motion carried unanimously.

Several of these items were accompanied by staff presentations or public hearing procedures prior to the votes. The clerk’s roll-call results and the meeting minutes contain the official motion language and the recorded tally for each vote.