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Council approves $1.77 million bill list and awards two tax-collection contracts
Summary
Bethel Park City Council approved a $1,766,420.67 bill list and unanimously awarded multiple tax-collection contracts: Keystone Collection Group for current collections and Portnoff Law Associates for delinquent collections; residents were advised to expect new billing logos.
Bethel Park City Council approved a bill list totaling $1,766,420.67 and awarded two sets of tax-collection contracts during its Jan. 12 meeting.
Miss Kamenicki moved to approve the bill list, which the council approved by roll call 8–0. The bill list identifier was read on the record (as spoken) and the total amount recorded as $1,766,420.67.
On tax-collection services, Miss Garris moved to award current real estate collection, current sewer utility collection, current and delinquent local services tax, amusement tax and mechanical tax collection contracts to Keystone Collection Group; the council approved the motion 8–0. Miss Garris warned that residents would see Keystone’s logo on subsequent bills and urged residents to pay: "So do keep an out Keep an eye out this month as you get that new sewage bill... it'll have the new Keystone Collections logo rather than Jordan tax."
Miss Garris then moved to award delinquent real estate tax collection and delinquent sewer utility collection contracts to Portnoff Law Associates; that motion also passed 8–0. Both contract awards were presented as separate agenda items and passed without further amendment or debate recorded in the transcript.
The motions did not include further detail in the meeting record about contract lengths, fee schedules or vendor selection criteria; those specifics were not discussed during the session and are listed as not specified in the official minutes.
