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Bath Council ratifies bills, appoints tax collector and adopts multiple routine resolutions and ordinances
Summary
Council ratified monthly bills, approved the appointment of Lauren Baksa as tax collector, deputized Keystone Collections Group, adopted several resolutions and ordinances (including removing a handicapped parking space), and recorded executive-session actions; most votes were unanimous.
At its Feb. 9 meeting, Bath Borough Council carried a series of routine procedural and legislative items.
Council ratified paying monthly bills per the December and January treasurer's reports (motion carried 7-0). The council accepted write-in candidate Doug Hamadyk's resignation from the tax collector position and appointed Lauren Baksa to the role (motions carried 7-0). The council adopted Resolution #2026-003 deputizing Keystone Collections Group for tax collection services and adopted Resolutions #2026-004 (Certificate of Appropriateness for 116 W. Main Street) and #2026-005 (council insurances), all by unanimous vote.
On ordinances, the council adopted Ordinance #2026-741 to remove a handicapped parking space at 518 Penn Street (roll call recorded 7-0). It also approved advertising Proposed Ordinance #2026-742 (no parking/stopping along Barrall Avenue from Chestnut to Walnut) to be considered at the March 9 council meeting; that motion carried unanimously. The minutes list an amendment to the Borough Zoning Map as pending further review.
The minutes record a motion to enter executive session at 8:19 p.m. with a return to public session at 8:48 p.m. They also record a motion to adjourn at 7:10 p.m. (7-0). These entries produce an internal chronology inconsistency in the minutes: exec-session timestamps occur after the recorded adjournment time. The minutes do not resolve that inconsistency.
Why it matters: The package of votes implements routine administration (bills, appointments, contract deputization) and some traffic/parking code changes that will affect residents. The tax collector appointment fills a vacancy after the write-in candidate declined the role; the minutes record unanimous support for several measures.
The meeting minutes include limited procedural detail on implementation timelines for some items; for additional specifics, consult borough staff and the full meeting packet.
