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Erie Land Bank approves board reorganization, bylaw changes and several property resolutions
Summary
The Erie Land Bank approved a slate of procedural changes — appointing a new treasurer, revising bylaws to allow electronic attendance and signatures, and authorizing emergency disbursement signatories — and voted to exonerate a municipal lien and request a tax abatement for a Parade Street property.
The Erie Land Bank board voted to reorganize its leadership and to adopt procedural revisions during its meeting. Members approved a slate keeping Mr. Nichols as chair, Ms. Smith as vice chair and Ms. Dickerson as secretary and adding Mr. Pike to the treasurer role effective through January 2027. The board also welcomed EJ Fe as a newly appointed member.
The board unanimously approved proposed bylaw amendments that formalize staggered terms, clarify removal for attendance and ethics violations, permit video or teleconference attendance consistent with the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act and allow electronic signatures under the Pennsylvania Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. The revisions also set a five-minute limit for public comments on matters under deliberation.
Board members passed a resolution updating signatory and emergency disbursement procedures to allow the executive director to sign time-sensitive checks with a designated co-signer and to notify the board afterward, a change the board said is intended to prevent late fees and keep contractor payments timely when officers are unavailable. The resolution names staff member April as an authorized co-signer in specified circumstances.
On property-related motions, the board approved a resolution to discharge a municipal nuisance lien for 622 East 23rd Street (docket 2023-50289), a lien reported at $515.13 plus interest and related charges, and voted to file a tax-abatement request (Resolution A042026) for 1602 Parade Street, a judicial tax-sale property staff said will likely require a phase-two environmental review and subsequent demolition. The board discussed options to salvage the Parade Street façade pending environmental findings.
The votes were handled by motion and voice vote; the board moved through routine approvals including the consent agenda, finance report and acceptance of the executive director’s report before addressing reorganization and bylaw matters. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.
