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Erie Council passes rental housing and fire-marshall ordinances; approves ARP and CDBG appropriations on first reading
Summary
City Council gave final passage to two ordinances—an amendment to rental housing rules and a change to the fire marshal’s duties—and approved two appropriation ordinances on first reading. All recorded votes were unanimous (7–0).
Erie City Council gave final passage to two council-file ordinances and approved two appropriation ordinances on first reading during the same meeting.
Final passage
- Official File Ordinance 40-20-25 (Council File 16529), an ordinance amending article 3.54 (rental housing) to revise rights and obligations of owners and occupants and to reference applicable federal, state and local laws, was sponsored by Councilmember Flores and seconded by Councilmember Schauff. City Council voted yea 7, nay 0; the ordinance passed on final passage.
- Official File Ordinance 41-20-25 (Council File 16530), an ordinance amending Article 131 to add sections amending duties and responsibilities of the Office of the Chief Fire Marshal, permitting issuance of citations and enabling certain enforcement actions to improve building safety, was sponsored by Councilmember Schauff and seconded by Councilmember Brzezinski. City Council voted yea 7, nay 0; the ordinance passed on final passage.
First readings (adopted on first reading)
- Council File 16532: An ordinance appropriating $1,097,563 from unappropriated and unanticipated revenue in the City of Erie ARP fund interest to the Capital Improvement Fund. Sponsored by Councilmember Nelson and seconded by Councilmember Titus. City Council read and adopted the ordinance on first reading by a vote of 7–0.
- Council File 16533: An ordinance appropriating $18,417.06 of program income from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for CD23 projects. Sponsored by Councilmember Titus and seconded by Councilmember Flores. City Council read and adopted the ordinance on first reading by a vote of 7–0.
Procedural notes
- Council File 16531 and one item listed under new business (item 2) were pulled by the sponsor and were not considered during the meeting.
How the council voted
All recorded final-passage and first-reading roll calls in this meeting were unanimous in favor, with Members Brzezinski, Flores, Nelson, Schauff, Titus, Troop and Witherspoon recorded as voting "yea" on each listed action.
What happens next
The two ordinances that passed final reading become law according to the city's codification process. The first-reading appropriation ordinances will return for second reading and final passage under the council's normal timeline unless otherwise scheduled by the sponsor or council president.
