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Committee advances several budget amendments, ESRI agreement and police appointments to June agenda
Summary
Several administrative and budget items were advanced to the City Council’s June 3, 2025 legislative agenda at the May 28 Public Works Committee meeting, including budget amendments, a three‑year Esri agreement and probationary police appointments.
Several administrative and budget items were advanced to the City Council’s June 3, 2025 legislative agenda after brief presentations at the York City Public Works Committee on May 28.
Budget amendments: Business Administrator Robinson asked the committee to add $29,684.50 in unspent 2024 funds into the 2025 budget to pay final bills for an environmental study and an impediments-to-affordable-housing study. Robinson said the project is near completion and the amendment simply moves remaining invoiced amounts into the 2025 budget so vendors can be paid.
Health grants: Monica, representing the Bureau of Health, said the city expects an additional $5,000 from the Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania that will be allocated to women’s health services after the council approves a budget amendment. Monica also described a $10,000 amendment for a healthy moms and babies program that represents an internal transfer to allow already‑spent program funds to be accounted for in the 2025 budget.
Esri agreement: The committee reviewed a proposed three‑year agreement with Esri for a total of $126,600 to support GIS mapping and tracking across multiple departments. Monica described Esri as an enterprise GIS platform used by several city departments, citing past use during the COVID-19 response, storm-sewer mapping and traffic-signal asset management. Committee members asked whether Esri is cloud-based and whether it integrates with OpenGov; staff said it is an enterprise system with both cloud and server components and that it does not currently integrate with the city’s OpenGov financial platform.
Police appointments: Business Administrator Robinson briefed the committee on routine appointments of probationary police officers drawn from the civil-service eligibility list. Robinson said the list was exhausted and civil service approved the next round of processing; the committee moved a resolution appointing the presented candidates to probationary positions to the June 3 agenda.
Each item was moved, seconded and advanced to the June 3 legislative agenda by voice vote. Committee members did not take final action; full council consideration is scheduled for June 3.
Clarifying details: amounts presented — $29,684.50 (budget amendment for environmental study), $5,000 (women’s health anticipated from Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania), $10,000 (healthy moms and babies transfer), and $126,600 (three-year Esri agreement). Robinson said the police appointments respond to more than 10 vacancies and that civil service is opening a new application cycle.
