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Council approves storm-related budget transfer, adopts flood plans and requires emergency post‑event reports

Scranton City Council · April 8, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted a $324,880 budget amendment for storm-related services, approved emergency-action manuals for flood projects and directed the solicitor to prepare a formal post-emergency action-report requirement after a unanimous roll-call vote.

The Scranton City Council approved several procedural and financial items in its April 1 meeting tied to emergency response and flood protection.

By roll-call vote the council adopted an amendment to the 2026 operating budget (filed to council number 9‑20‑26) transferring $324,880 from a Business Administration workers' compensation account to fund unforeseen professional services related to the January 25, 2026 winter storm. The committee chair on finance…

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