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Souderton council approves consent agenda, accepts resignation and authorizes ordinance advertisement; accepts temporary inspections contract
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda, accepted Joseph Quigley’s resignation from the planning commission, authorized advertisement of a non-uniform pension ordinance, accepted a code enforcement appointment effective March 7 and approved a temporary contract with Code Inspections Inc., then moved to executive session.
Souderton Borough Council on Feb. 3 approved routine items and several personnel and administrative actions before convening an executive session.
The council voted to approve the consent agenda, which included minutes from Jan. 6 and Jan. 21 and regular and recurring bills for January and February. Council recorded the motion and called for ayes; the chair announced the motion passed.
The council accepted the resignation of Joseph Quigley from the planning commission with the acceptance read into the record and the motion carried.
Councilors authorized advertisement of a proposed non-uniform pension ordinance (referenced in the meeting as "ordinance 20 25 8 13 dash 0 1") that would change the vesting schedule (from a multi-decade vesting reference discussed in the meeting to a revised schedule) and alter COLA provisions from mandatory to permissive; the motion to advertise was moved and seconded and the chair called for the ayes.
The council moved to accept an appointment for the borough code enforcement officer (the appointee discussed on the record as "Steven") with an effective date of March 7.
Council also reviewed and approved a temporary contract/quote with Code Inspections Inc. to pick up inspection duties as a stopgap while staff transitions; the approval was made subject to clarifications and amendments from the borough manager and solicitor, and the council emphasized the arrangement was not permanent.
Finally, members moved to convene an executive session during which they would discuss matters not on the public record.
Next steps: The advertised ordinance will proceed through the required advertisement process and return for council consideration; the borough manager and solicitor will finalize contract language with Code Inspections Inc. and follow through on personnel logistics for the code enforcement appointment.
