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Factoryville council approves monthly bills, small equipment purchases and authorizes solicitor to pursue settlement
Summary
Council unanimously approved payment of monthly bills (including several large line items), authorized purchases of a Bobcat safety door and a floor jack, and approved Solicitor Litwin’s request to pursue a property-maintenance settlement on Riverside Drive.
At its Feb. 11 meeting, the Factoryville Borough Council voted unanimously to pay the month’s bills and approved several routine maintenance purchases and a legal settlement authorization.
The bills motion covered notable line items: $12,781.22 to Clinton Township for trail engineering, $8,160.00 to Dalton Police for an extended (five-week) policing cycle, $7,140.00 to DGK for vehicle-related costs and an installment payment, and $6,500.00 for the 2024 audit. C. Truitt moved to pay the bills; G. Yunko seconded the motion. The council approved the payments without dissent.
On roads and maintenance business, the council approved the purchase of a safety door for the Bobcat (not to exceed $1,200) and a floor jack for $190. C. Fricke made the motion to approve the Bobcat safety door; C. Truitt seconded. G. Yunko moved and C. Truitt seconded approval of the floor jack; both motions passed unanimously.
Following an executive session that recessed at 7:25 p.m. and reconvened at 7:41 p.m., Solicitor Paul Litwin asked for authority to pursue settlement of a property-maintenance matter on Riverside Drive. C. Fricke moved and D. Engler seconded authorization for the solicitor to proceed; the motion carried unanimously.
Councilors did not vote to adopt any new ordinances or resolutions at the meeting and did not set dollar limits or settlement amounts publicly during the solicitation of authorization. The council’s procedural approvals keep routine operations funded and give the solicitor authority to negotiate the next steps on the Riverside Drive issue.
