Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Ordinances topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Erie council adopts a package of ordinances on first reading, including building-code updates and water-bond authorization
Summary
On Jan. 21 Erie City Council read and adopted a set of ordinances on first reading (all passed 7–0), including adoption of 2021 building and plumbing codes, a guaranteed revenue bond (max principal $370,884) for water distribution improvements, and several appropriations for police, fire and winter equipment.
Erie City Council conducted first readings and voted to adopt a package of ordinances on Jan. 21, each recorded as "read and adopt" on first reading by a 7–0 vote.
Key items adopted on first reading (council file numbers and summaries):
- Council File Ordinance 16,583: Amends Article 15.01 and others to adopt 2021 provisions of the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) and incorporate accessibility provisions from the 2021 International Building Code, plus the 2021 International Plumbing Code and the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. Sponsored by Council Member Flores; seconded by Council Member Shaw. Vote: 7–0 on first reading.
- Council File Ordinance 16,584: Resolution determining to incur lease rental debt, evidenced by a guaranteed revenue bond with a maximum principal amount of $370,884, to finance construction and improvements to the city's public water distribution facility; includes authorization to enter guarantee agreements with the Erie City Water Authority and the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority. Sponsored by Council Member Schauff; seconded by Council Member Brzezinski. Vote: 7–0 on first reading.
- Council File Ordinance 16,585: Amends Article 1.12 (rules of council) to adjust caucus meetings and legislative process efficiency. Sponsored by Council Member Titus; seconded by Council Member Schaaf. Vote: 7–0 on first reading.
- Council File Ordinance 16,586: Appropriates $140,000 from the Business Development Revolving Loan Fund for the flagship Commodore Fund. Sponsored by Council Member Schauff; seconded by Council Member Titus. Vote: 7–0 on first reading.
- Council File Ordinance 16,587–16,590: Additional appropriations and capital project funding including Police Capital Improvement Fund projects, Police/Fire/winter equipment (amounts including $25,000 and $15,000) and a police capital fund appropriation totaling $389,218.37 (CF 16,589). All were read and adopted on first reading with unanimous recorded first-reading votes.
Procedural notes: Council moved the balance of the agenda and approved it 7–0; these items will return in later sessions as required by ordinance and procedural rules. The votes recorded in the meeting transcript reflect first-reading procedural adoption; final passage (if required by local rules) may occur on subsequent readings.
Vote at a glance: All first-reading items listed in the meeting record were adopted on first reading by a vote of 7 yea, 0 nay.
Next steps: Items requiring additional readings or implementation actions will follow the city's standard ordinance process.
