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White Oak council approves budget advertising, personnel appointments, police contracts and several resolutions
Summary
At its Jan. 19 meeting, White Oak Borough Council approved advertising an amended 2026 budget and tax-levy ordinance, confirmed multiple board appointments, accepted interfund transfers and passed contracts for Lexipol policy software ($22,737.20) and Viper AI license-plate readers ($6,553.75); council also approved a set of resolutions appointing representatives to regional authorities and authorizing bank signatories.
White Oak Borough Council at its Jan. 19 meeting approved a package of routine governance items including budget advertising, appointments, interfund transfers and contracts for police technology.
Council voted to advertise an amended 2026 budget and, if necessary, a 2026 tax-levy ordinance with public advertisement to occur on or before Feb. 15, 2026. Council earlier approved motions to reopen the 2026 budget to allocate funds for a third-party 2025 audit; council members discussed line item 402-310 and the previously approved $12,000 amount before voting.
On finance actions, council approved the December check register and a set of interfund transfers for December that the minutes list as totaling $469,697.34; the check register item presented a total of $852,245.60 for checks and electronic fund transfers.
Personnel and appointments: Council approved a two-year employment agreement for Borough Manager John Palio and named him to several borough roles (borough secretary, treasurer, RTKR officer). The council also approved multiple appointments to boards and commissions, including Joelle Harbor (vacancy, term to Dec. 2031), Robert Boyle (civil service commission alternate), and David Priest (zoning hearing board). The president recited additional delegate and alternate appointments to regional authorities and community boards.
Public safety contracts: Council authorized a $22,737.20 contract with Lexipol LLC to subscribe to the company’s policy-management platform for the police department; the motion carried by voice vote. Council also approved an agreement with Viper AI LLC in the amount of $6,553.75 for license-plate readers at two intersections; that motion was decided by roll call with individual council votes recorded and the motion passed.
Resolutions and other business: The solicitor presented and council approved resolutions 2026-01 through 2026-07 creating representative/alternate appointments to county and regional bodies (including the Allegheny County tax-collection committee and SHACOG boards), authorizing bank signatories for Commonwealth Bank and PNC, and authorizing cooperation with the Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority for acquisition and disposition of vacant parcels under the vacant property recovery program.
What happens next: Approved budget advertisements will be published according to the schedule; contracts require execution by the borough manager. Several items (notably the Heritage Hill Park gate) were tabled for further study and will return to a future meeting if and when new information or quotes are presented.
Vote detail note: Where roll calls were recorded in the transcript, individual votes are noted in the minutes. The transcript contains some inconsistent name spellings in recorded roll-call lines; the article reports votes as recorded in the meeting transcript.
