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Council votes: capital transfers, budget measures, hires and ordinances approved
Summary
At its April 2 meeting the council approved a set of capital transfers and budget adjustments, several ordinances and resolutions, three police hires, and minutes; most measures were approved with recorded roll-call votes.
Allentown City Council on April 2 approved a batch of bills and resolutions, including capital transfers, budget amendments and personnel actions. Most items were reported or had committee review prior to the full-council votes.
Key outcomes recorded at the meeting:
- Bill 14: Amend bicycle-related provisions in the administrative code to align with the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code; passed on final passage.
- Bill 17: Amend the 2025 capital fund budget to transfer funds to capital project 2035 (American Parkway traffic signal improvements) to complete an adaptive traffic signal installation. Council discussion and committee review occurred; the measure passed. (Transcript referenced a transfer of $1,698,288.89 — council text read an amount with typographic duplication; staff clarified the transfer is a reallocation to complete the American Parkway project.)
- Bill 23: Increase the risk fund by $91,130 as a transfer from the grant fund for insurance revenue related to a recompete phase; passed.
- Bill 24: Add $350,000 to a newly created capital project for the Hamilton Streetscape project; passed.
- Bill 25: Create a capital project with an increase of $1,900,000 to enhance road safety and pedestrian/cycle accessibility on South Jefferson Street; passed.
- Bill 26: Supplemental appropriation of $7,624.95 (payment in lieu of tree plantings); passed.
- Bill 27: $300,000 supplemental appropriation from the Trexler Fund for court upgrades; passed.
- Bill 28: Towing ordinance regulating private-property towing — passed with housekeeping amendments (separate article covers this item in detail).
- R37: Denial of a certificate of appropriateness at 927 Turner Street with an amendment directing staff to work with the applicant on a flexible window replacement schedule — passed.
- R40: Appointment of three police officers contingent on passing physical and psychological exams and Act 120 certification; passed. The council recorded the three candidates by name on the record and confirmed the appointments contingent on training and certification.
The council also approved minutes of previous meetings and heard the controller’s reports (p-card and accounts-payable reviews) that included findings about late invoices, duplicate payments, convenience-fee exposures, and recommendations to consolidate EZ-Pass accounts.
